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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉5 a9 E8 L* j2 N3 T: [5 g( j
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards/ {' T" q5 j$ ?- d2 m
& ~# F7 b$ R) `& d8 A, e/ MAllied aircraft
2 A+ A7 U7 _- Y1 F4 M' { no flights
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: p2 i) M, M" i; A$ ?' v9 \" NAllied aircraft losses
9 v& h( N! F$ n& Y7 B: b) S( oNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
! Q8 A7 z+ U' w! g CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 E# @' u& E# u2 F4 I3 M6 g CA Aoba; n2 z% ~, k7 G7 { }* T
CA Kinugasa% {# l5 W3 N" n+ Q" U
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
1 R" H; E! x5 u$ {5 ]! ]/ w7 P! _ CA Kako4 s9 M0 N7 V' [8 n# t
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
|$ t0 ?: j. E# o( }9 u CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 66 q5 R3 U* C, W- P* V" R& p% _: H
CL Yubari; V% C, I# H" d4 O8 v; A
: } f2 x: L4 D. IAllied Ships& P( U' `3 U; t% X7 _0 K9 [: e D
CA Salt Lake City
1 a# F9 Z- ~; p CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
! H7 m" W9 s( h- `2 j DD Grayson
; ` ` Q% U- Q2 L$ _8 W! w+ T% a DD Monssen
0 c# H7 b7 n* ? DD Aaron Ward
" Q x! A/ s% O- H DD Laffey
3 A' e+ R' n8 r9 k3 f. c* a9 s DD Farenholt# D' l: s8 J1 O' r( z% X
DD Maury
/ p3 c2 V# b2 f0 J; q DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, `8 ]) w2 Z; j9 C4 k DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
& L3 h5 F% W* v1 S: }2 l: x8 `1 B# y DD Stack
/ S7 j) @4 M- `, g' k# J DD Sterett, Shell hits 1% f, f5 C0 U& r' C
DD Balch' D% K V3 t5 Y/ O1 T
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
' q6 r9 `4 E( g$ z- T4 @4 VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards' R, ~4 f% V& [8 F
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 p) Z$ Y" a0 ], d0 x4 m# |4 _2 Q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...! c7 a( Y: k9 B5 `8 @, h: V$ i
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
9 S" I8 l6 f& C- W+ zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards* ]7 u* L5 j, |+ T3 i2 R" _
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
( o8 m) t! E5 A! {) p, _2 m3 ?! lRange closes to 3,000 yards...1 H" `% O* M1 L. D) L
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
) X* D, I9 U% W( l! nScott, N. crosses the 'T', w2 Y) s# c/ e- f
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
. ?. M5 J6 h2 L4 M$ A7 XCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
. A: o4 t& B' A* RDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
, U& h- Q0 |! A) ]) |4 g! m" iCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
6 U7 _! b( R6 qCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
2 M# l$ H9 L0 Y3 }0 O8 W$ ERange increases to 2,000 yards
, U4 z$ l8 H( f3 V; N2 M8 iDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
4 Q) X/ q9 B7 h BCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards5 c3 r, y ?) k; N/ o: S$ h
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards5 |; U8 {# Z4 O. O" P
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
" r+ n6 Y- j! U/ PDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
5 |7 I% Z* j& ZCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
9 O( U2 R9 q* m7 W4 t9 o4 SDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
" k9 h- U( T n. o# BCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards) z# B1 u2 S2 }; |$ u
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
' S, r/ U# }% y% f! J2 H6 A v+ ]+ l- [Range increases to 6,000 yards2 `- X& S$ W8 W$ x
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 2 ?3 @7 A5 N0 n! s
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
3 v. d0 L3 Y" O8 ` S; T6 R, F, H3 tCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards7 V Z- b7 s7 w7 J o, G
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards, Z5 d0 c& ]1 z* e
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards8 E8 P: t5 U9 F4 G; k
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
% n6 e; u B; ^3 q7 J: xCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
+ o7 v4 l2 j6 S0 n- N. ^, ICL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards- E3 t: n" R+ |8 _. e, `
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
9 j" V- e1 o& U5 V5 h0 A7 gCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards6 i; {: g: B$ W! z6 t) p3 r
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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P4 T$ L9 i$ s$ w2 r0 a- ^Japanese Ships
/ N, B- m Q k) t CA Aoba, Shell hits 2& ~ z. p$ i4 w; w; ?
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire- ]* g u2 N% Z
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
. q% A/ R( `. S4 D" M CA Kako, Shell hits 18 `$ m0 N( o/ f/ e: M5 i: D
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire/ o" D* M x* Q9 b; R* t! r& o, w* Y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 [6 M0 T, B4 h) _# C, O0 z2 R5 o CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire( {- h- ~4 A+ D0 v0 D& L2 M
8 \( P- R1 X1 H8 t1 _: ~9 \Allied Ships
& N$ w u0 P! v! }) S& H, l CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
7 }. [2 ?9 @9 J- b CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 q( @. Y9 M& L9 ^5 k CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ B" j3 p; r9 A1 R$ |* k4 M
DD Mugford
, U/ y! C7 K: n8 e; Y DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 23 m$ \( @# w1 v% e. {
DD Patterson
; S" t2 Q3 |% G) l; p, e D r DD Jarvis- V+ w# {! c" X, ]" V! i3 F
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: [3 H, S" w! R5 K9 ~$ p2 fReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight5 k. x7 @- J1 Y. l
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards0 i r$ A1 M$ t) ^
Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 Z$ [5 }+ c- }2 h: ^' L9 w8 j' k
Range closes to 14,000 yards..." Y% t( u/ E/ q. w9 |
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
- r/ W8 Z5 i: l8 o- ^Range closes to 4,000 yards...
6 N( o! Q9 {7 Y7 \Range closes to 2,000 yards...
' @- F C$ Q0 c/ l, ICONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards! M% U1 W, D1 o# R6 K3 e, ] o) O
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards9 v& ^ S4 }4 q3 b6 `/ D
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
# Z0 |; Z- b9 j" JCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
8 I+ O2 A: A7 gCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
$ ]- H3 e* K; b6 ] w, tCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
) _) \3 n% ~, ]0 vCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
0 }# n& e9 y9 @5 E. KDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards/ r, p# V7 e0 f c0 |( k& k
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
. ]8 c8 h) n& i9 JCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
3 o, h0 g1 F) y- g4 o' S( tCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards5 x8 i( c& H; z( t
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
2 q" \( s! r r; O& p, _CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards& r- o! ?8 H/ `6 I9 O
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards& w5 {6 Q& o ~+ p5 d
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
9 o5 L* z# g* LCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards0 w: w1 l/ w1 E+ t: _4 a: ?2 v
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
! h3 L/ b& q4 Z9 r5 A# _7 Z7 O! lRange increases to 5,000 yards5 Y7 L9 v. h; W" S; ?+ T8 c
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
3 n, E* z- m* R. j: W8 p' w2 JCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
_) u- Y, ?9 B" K7 U1 jCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards A: T' i5 }/ `5 [6 c6 m3 D
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards5 e6 W$ m4 y# S1 x
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
( F& H) B1 j2 zDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards, [* E [% `* \2 }$ ~3 [! `& [
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
8 f5 i# [% F; ?# }Range increases to 8,000 yards8 ~; _! h# w$ g b3 K: U- h( u4 q
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
( ^) I, @* ^! M! UCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards# h7 n, g; _! s) V& D
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
/ B; `; X4 `$ q$ X' m( B% ZCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards4 b9 [; u0 m3 H% D- `, o
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
& y! `! E3 h( P* ?$ a3 G- FCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
E( A$ {( l Z& i( G* \Range increases to 9,000 yards
! P6 e! u/ B! p, Z- s' M) iCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
; P/ C6 h! A0 Z; P( X0 a# QCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards/ G8 p+ z: B. l
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards/ T& z* F7 t9 u+ M0 k
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards, `; w/ ~2 i; U. ]/ u8 a
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
" I2 N9 Q; S, {: B. g' s* `, \CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards l2 c0 d, O$ K3 O0 h6 i
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
6 Z2 j2 {. Z/ ^3 x$ a+ h. xCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage' Z }5 c! J' M1 m; n
Task forces break off...$ Q1 e! h9 a g0 i6 Z; S" X6 |
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" t$ K1 ^+ r" Y0 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships! T3 f" r* S/ O; O
CA Aoba7 D8 F0 `1 \4 F- M, f* G: @
CA Kinugasa$ y* [ k6 O7 b" q+ _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
2 b* W O7 p$ v z/ R CA Kako, Shell hits 1
5 T5 E- `. Z* u7 q, h& b9 y& D CL Tenryu
6 l1 _7 w* {; |( }- l* B CL Tatsuta
f: O6 r3 S* i) W$ G* U CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
% S% }9 \, g. J; P DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
8 G3 w! d# K# p; D S DD Balch
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: ?# p" h/ L$ W8 lReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
* @7 F. w! h& w' ?& DMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
! c" ~7 a a5 N5 U9 G) eRange closes to 24,000 yards...
. a( R$ t" l% Q9 g: V* q9 {" ?" TRange closes to 22,000 yards...
, \, L, E' q4 A& C7 f. MRange closes to 20,000 yards...
! I, Q; U1 M1 v2 ~' H, Y8 B6 y$ V" ERange closes to 18,000 yards...5 h0 d2 |2 F3 n
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' r) ?% ]4 i) k* w
Range closes to 14,000 yards...5 {( ~" W% s0 e3 v
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
* L- ?0 n0 U: O% `; wRange closes to 11,000 yards...* |& L: L8 X3 m; r! S/ T
Range closes to 10,000 yards.... J/ n* M1 p4 b4 q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 y# b) V6 z, _9 S$ ?Range closes to 8,000 yards...* x/ ]& O9 w) R8 g0 }5 y- V" f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
0 n$ X+ |9 w7 S) A' oRange closes to 7,000 yards...
% E8 f& s8 j# ~: V$ yRange closes to 6,000 yards..., Z: _+ T8 a% `1 P% Y) P
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards0 P0 z7 A( x! [5 d |4 \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards& G" a1 o) p/ s, p, o
Range increases to 7,000 yards/ E9 Z' {! l9 b( j/ i6 X
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
7 E+ w" D! ^) P& R+ i# URange closes to 6,000 yards. B2 e" q% y; h v# N1 C8 {
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards2 R r+ N* b! Y v& z4 {4 B
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards+ N% M7 Z9 q3 p7 p; E
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
; a7 {% g" x5 u& @2 u xDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
0 f. l$ ~2 ?4 xRange closes to 4,000 yards
0 a% ~$ m7 O) S" Q/ ^# m+ eCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
' a. W+ F2 d( D1 WRange increases to 7,000 yards- \1 ~& U$ k% B* s: M K/ i6 T
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
+ \5 Z* K; [5 ~: `. R% ~Range increases to 11,000 yards, I, t# y, n7 L& F8 s9 y1 o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
8 D0 s$ }+ ` K+ WAllied Task Force Manages to Escape p) d: M% ~. m% n/ P n9 C
Task forces break off...
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+ O$ J1 C4 `( @; R/ _Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards7 h; {7 F1 C2 k. h
6 V0 S0 k1 [2 v6 Z. HJapanese Ships
! J" F# x: J/ ~! n% o$ ^ CA Aoba0 P" U+ p2 I4 c& Z' l
CA Kinugasa
" A/ S0 g: ~4 H. q3 S6 v" o+ e4 F CA Furutaka$ }$ U f; `- L* T9 d, o
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
% Z- M& D$ E! n1 B+ _: d/ [7 e$ L CL Tenryu
+ a8 J2 X! v% K, E. ]8 F" r$ x CL Tatsuta2 Y5 }' h0 ?6 I/ I6 D
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
& }' A$ d& q! F# L* ^& u5 s; N DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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- P5 E" K/ |" m) q+ qReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 Y9 r/ o, `* x. I. c' ^Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards9 \' ?% I4 _1 p! |0 E
Range closes to 24,000 yards...4 ^1 |( _: u. e' I2 S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
* z9 y v8 J+ t& `6 CRange closes to 22,000 yards...
0 f) J+ K9 V2 l' F7 \9 k( s7 `Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# X- T% } X) H( c7 RRange closes to 18,000 yards...% D, | t% c3 r9 d7 f8 R6 o
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
: U& D; f. s8 J; A! \Range closes to 14,000 yards...! Z% }% `( l2 o: [$ g- r, R
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
! [& s8 j/ P S8 L/ l, Z Q0 zRange closes to 11,000 yards...
! `7 R* n2 w- d4 [Range closes to 10,000 yards...: M' F6 A O' |
Range closes to 9,000 yards...% W* O5 b$ O4 m2 p
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." O h% n' D k2 ?. g0 O6 P* t
Range closes to 7,000 yards...; y. S1 K F# `3 w; `
Range closes to 6,000 yards...5 r1 v5 ?' E" h/ g
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
4 s9 `$ i$ }2 V3 N8 c& aRange closes to 4,000 yards...3 Q" `9 |; @+ O7 ]- Z+ W7 E
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; \: }- ~3 Y1 L
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
; w2 {; \" U1 w' {5 @% _CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards( l3 t& X" ~& V+ J9 u% @; b- u
Range increases to 4,000 yards/ c2 ^ G5 z$ R) A1 _
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards) i; X y' b& g- ^7 i7 f& X
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
/ i t* F+ Z! N g+ YRange increases to 5,000 yards
% X( W$ |- i) E% g o2 L# b+ i+ {! ~1 Q* uCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
+ M+ H" ]7 K0 J8 oRange increases to 9,000 yards( I( w) {" m9 t4 Z1 D6 j6 Y/ t
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards' J- p2 `" x' n5 u _0 J: }
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape- f, ^- n' x3 N' j& w
Task forces break off...
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" F0 k2 D' y ?( M* Y# A( t" UNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards: n/ e! M/ J! R' c) f* L) W
/ G! N+ S$ `$ i' d% d" YJapanese Ships) W8 K: |7 c* p) e
CA Aoba5 |! }2 G- Z4 o, k \2 T- j
CA Kinugasa
. I5 N( P! | C CA Furutaka
1 x) M% h( \4 u! ?& q CA Kako; U( e2 r3 i: g2 E: r
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire( E- i2 _( n4 L, _' a
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
( m6 ~( y, b/ ~3 ~ CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
# E# l& H# V3 p) o X APD Colhoun2 Z* H% r. y$ l7 G R
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
) B, x# t1 K$ ?6 K6 a B DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
; m: z, k" b9 m: |. h# J1 B7 U$ T DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
% Q4 B& Z* X( ~ i( F AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
( m0 w8 y, ]3 A; ?$ O AP Harris
. d7 B2 Y; @8 O# r AP Zeilin8 A- V; }, f# u8 E' R- a% I
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage. I0 t5 S2 ^4 `( g4 o5 Z( i+ y! c
AP Heywood
2 m" w a' P$ f$ i, }$ f AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
- ^1 N% s" t0 H4 N. V8 i AP President Bowen* [5 m. n x$ a0 `7 k- e
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire5 f7 o0 N1 c! |" \
xAP President Wilkerson5 ]2 T, h5 \7 y1 f
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Allied ground losses:1 o. E5 B; b4 q8 Y/ P. ]$ l; F" j
105 casualties reported0 z/ B& z6 a6 h- O' ^( V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, {0 o/ }) I. h* V1 A3 i7 f. _ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
# Y& }( O! B, ?# Y4 n7 T! B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 G- k: x/ m' e& t* c# _- h% W
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5 j) B, m% {$ a/ ^) ^/ VJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!' S/ B2 a( V y
Allied TF begins to get underway
+ z3 z& X" }' E* _( ]1 U& o4 TReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight1 _- e+ P0 z2 R& n, e
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
3 T! o$ b2 |0 X4 nRange closes to 18,000 yards...
7 y- P; C9 `/ \# A% A: xRange closes to 13,000 yards...
% Q) O2 s- j) A8 J" z1 {: B) R& eRange closes to 8,000 yards.... y' h0 b/ Z% J8 z+ w
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 u" ]8 ]8 H0 O0 w1 A
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
5 d+ B! E1 A! l' o, C" DRange closes to 1,000 yards...- i& _ T4 g ~$ |1 c
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards+ J9 H: ]( a; N2 Z7 h6 I$ |$ m
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
/ {6 R L6 a$ w/ h6 zCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
$ v' _6 e. u' G7 L) @CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards- ? v( A4 {( @% S
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
: \- r+ p1 y1 u: o2 HCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
& V" `7 v7 j& JCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
- Y/ ?* O. j9 _3 pRange increases to 2,000 yards
8 ?2 b4 l# `( c" i$ R% g+ ~& @CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards; v* Y5 }8 y* V- y7 m; {2 V
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards3 A/ U1 f' B) p
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards/ {* e/ l8 d V8 Y) O
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards' k7 b$ s! C/ g) `. T2 E$ j
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
: i7 l6 o, e( D1 V$ O' uCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards4 W6 U& t O( L. {" i* H% G) ^; f
Range increases to 4,000 yards
& c9 p% v# T8 E$ ` E2 iCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards$ d! A- z% K, t$ {% R( j8 u
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards% S' g* z2 }, n0 S1 j
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards( Z5 W$ Y2 F/ s* {5 Q( P& q
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
5 p0 Z, F9 H9 a4 e( e; ]2 m# S3 pCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards9 w$ p# z( x. d0 n; p- T; P
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards3 D, N; q* S4 }8 j# l0 U
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
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Task forces break off...- B$ L; ?9 }# F6 ^# M3 S2 D( l6 g% O
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; Q: L# D5 _+ p第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。0 J+ T- t; p2 f* n
万恶的58!!!
5 u+ [- M- d# jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; t8 @4 {5 \' f% M/ f( N1 S
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, U& W1 W/ B; q+ {Japanese aircraft& E- \& J! o. S8 m. a
no flights' _2 R+ Q" I, q; }: h) v& F% A
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Allied aircraft7 z' p3 E. q! B4 u, N6 L7 S5 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8, y% I6 @2 v& e* v' x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
/ I( H# q3 |, F# T TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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8 D( p8 m& d5 K* `2 S$ {9 \- @0 vJapanese aircraft losses* y+ o0 ^# K! A1 s, k
No Japanese losses1 X/ t( R6 q) ]1 l
3 P& G. J: U6 _7 g; zAllied aircraft losses
. b2 e: F$ \% j3 q5 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
7 z0 o7 V Y: v% ~! l TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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3 W% b- L- T8 p; tJapanese Ships
7 x* M7 e$ s; P5 ~+ G) i' c$ ~ CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
' l5 d5 x% O0 x' |; _/ k9 V CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk/ H6 }, W. d9 C% j5 ^, h5 s. g, G
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage! ~/ z# F5 x" E; \0 B7 n+ k
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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