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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉! x: d }4 V* b% R7 U
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards4 Y/ p; q* {7 e
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Allied aircraft8 p& x( k J" X$ C" F- v5 w
no flights
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* r) ]0 u/ u# UAllied aircraft losses) L6 H T$ j6 |) X; s/ J& w4 y
No Allied losses
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CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) e- j% b! g3 v4 U
CA Aoba: n! D" E: m+ U5 A) c% }& s5 ^3 f
CA Kinugasa- o$ q! L+ q8 b; E- T) g1 P
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
; n: K. W6 c8 H/ P# F* t8 h CA Kako
# q, X+ [) U: C; R CL Tenryu, Shell hits 15 [+ F- g7 A- P R' E
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6; x' @+ s2 R, Q
CL Yubari1 H4 ^: V/ B3 e0 v, B3 x1 o
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Allied Ships! H% J5 R& e7 Y( q. i. c8 [; }4 v
CA Salt Lake City
# k. p0 o0 p6 H: a- A( p CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk0 m' u2 ?8 D! U+ J
DD Grayson; S4 `# ]- E }
DD Monssen
# G& k$ f- g8 K, I# k1 N! g: S% @1 q DD Aaron Ward
3 g% g6 c ?* a. W. w DD Laffey1 l0 D3 c# M# S# x; a! }/ F
DD Farenholt7 b9 q7 X! L7 N8 U
DD Maury/ X5 f; v. K- i7 y) Q) R" z4 F
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 W& O! h3 }2 A* ~9 k! Z1 b0 C; p
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire5 ]! g! S' F" l5 _
DD Stack) F' ^& Y( R5 V& T4 c0 ]& c
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
8 A8 v: s w4 ~* c. X DD Balch* B, f/ O% `8 `4 B* t4 K" b
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight; J1 U* _. d& ~- x! u
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards; a, x6 }- P) S0 q$ |
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( _5 I- o, L0 N. _# ERange closes to 14,000 yards...
" e) p+ s5 I0 U/ V2 a: aRange closes to 8,000 yards...- j7 E6 Y6 P4 a4 G, n3 P* B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
$ l, r4 W7 K. g. X4 `Range closes to 5,000 yards...
, J( Q& Y. Y9 z+ K: y5 ?Range closes to 3,000 yards...+ H) q1 [; }+ e% r$ m2 ^& \2 o7 Z2 k
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
W; `& e9 t2 _+ i% ], C* @Scott, N. crosses the 'T'/ [( w0 x+ Y, A
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
# O4 t; h6 u& j4 u, E$ W6 o8 QCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
' A5 M+ N5 W( v* P+ o* ^& l1 wDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
- O9 R8 h7 S" i5 J8 C% fCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards: P ]* Q, R/ m. s* r! ^& h
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
J0 b+ x R# K# ?# I/ A5 gRange increases to 2,000 yards
+ u5 m0 D; ]0 k" d8 W3 HDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards7 y& @5 F( k$ ]( \& N4 t7 @
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards9 X) S0 ?) ?- l
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards }* G* ]0 Y" i; h, H1 r
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
& R8 X6 |7 q" @, Z# C" L9 ?DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards% [7 n: Z i9 O7 N. j. q
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
# p- T! W* }( ~$ W. K, iDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
1 A# e7 g+ H4 u* BCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards! q$ j, X* I: i- @- M0 {$ [7 Y
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards! b8 j% M1 q* q5 ^! T: E$ M
Range increases to 6,000 yards! K* ]5 {$ H$ g
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 + @/ H- n6 a. n* P* R" V0 d5 k
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards6 p2 k/ x$ E% l6 G7 @, u8 x
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards j+ ?, m( |' W. z
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards$ k" ~: v7 @/ d) X
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards) A5 H! J. D5 l) V
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
. K+ T2 S3 P+ y3 v: c* tCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards0 I+ ^: ~8 k' n
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
0 H+ C" w( l dCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
8 L8 `9 [& O$ \: N' bCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
% q1 x2 E- _# a; ~8 HTask forces break off..." R* o- P( L3 b4 N7 J3 N! r5 I
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" I0 t5 I' i) t- {5 y0 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ b" S, A N9 U( c CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
& H7 b! i0 H( @5 F, _2 G5 X CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire3 S- k0 P7 Z9 L1 Q$ K$ p
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
6 h9 R# a$ D4 e+ m! m1 I! ~# ? CA Kako, Shell hits 1
. [, h# h: v/ j2 m, u& L CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
% S( {5 b5 G$ g& G CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire% Y7 o% T0 H5 K z9 H5 [7 r
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire2 G1 E, w5 @! {
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4 X, H- X4 A' N2 K CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire1 J* |/ R# q! v- w; ]
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 t+ E3 T4 {$ W2 ~
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) j! d/ ~' n/ _$ @ DD Mugford. z# Y: k" p0 x2 o' l! i9 x
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2! U. c! F# y! h/ K& Z8 H! I
DD Patterson# x; ~6 c4 ]$ g: ~, i, r
DD Jarvis2 K( e& q( T$ R% I+ T7 Z
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/ V, b! R$ Y$ S0 Z+ o; S2 e+ xReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight8 o" z( s' _) ]+ u$ K
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
( z. g. ^ f7 V) Q. ?Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 u8 d9 Q9 d3 a% ^2 R8 }$ f
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
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& Q! G; t/ `" i$ v( WRange closes to 4,000 yards...8 g* y, e; q) M7 Z. i5 i8 L
Range closes to 2,000 yards...$ {2 ~: u& S0 w: e4 q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
% A* G' L. W9 `3 @CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* A0 ?* f* z3 {; S' {9 W1 DCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
; g- ~: Q, g9 i) nCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
1 x; J" p2 p6 HCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
+ ^9 z4 G' J% i/ P3 f; ?7 b! f0 lCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
9 a$ ]- j7 W ]CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards1 i0 L1 }) k% F3 ~ n
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
" D. w) ?- G6 R1 Y1 l/ _ f4 TCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
+ p: q0 O" b& J& s$ \! CCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards) ~: P2 U6 r8 ^9 x9 {3 B
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
7 f: U6 q! u& uCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
* W/ A% v E! F! W( YCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
9 B6 q; n m2 {$ e& _* UCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards# @' D/ Z+ O, n, i7 F
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
) X3 ]% D* z, }: M2 ?" NCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
7 | Y: r& g. C1 U/ Z" |: uCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards$ S! G7 o% S, U& R+ V2 l# o) t2 o! u
Range increases to 5,000 yards
9 S8 R; M( n U. E- y* n7 yCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
* m( ?, [9 D |CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
, a, X: p5 Q5 a9 q4 C3 }CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
7 e7 S: c; {$ P) OCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
' Z- z' V2 U8 G6 V9 n% `* Y6 }CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards3 L' J, o/ U% z* x
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards; z1 K) Q5 f6 E/ ~2 X! @8 E& h
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards" h* {8 A6 O; m/ l9 l" Z: x2 K
Range increases to 8,000 yards* L8 X9 V C% h+ b! p: @
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards# z' I" o H. l2 o8 k
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
2 ]+ E X, k6 @; f" X( i4 p) yCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
; Z4 P+ C6 c6 \4 e* ^/ @CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards- ?" a* ~2 h6 P" f8 B0 s' ?
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards6 ]4 c' R Z. p$ ]! j7 M
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards7 ^0 |+ _' e. }& I' g* z
Range increases to 9,000 yards
" o# s6 N: I: \: U+ zCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards, y# Z6 }( |; Q" p% e' u
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
" s r2 }- r5 a7 k: iCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
- }8 {" J# U6 P% c% R" c# kCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
' [5 V5 h+ C5 W- g: ^% ?CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
1 @+ b9 z# c( O0 vCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
/ K2 z$ m$ p3 X, P+ w5 \" d$ ^DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards6 M! W' ?& V/ K# ]3 k
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage) H, |9 D5 @- ~) R1 H
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards% p9 W, j. M' |6 x4 M
# q" R2 s5 A. nJapanese Ships" F. h% D" ^: Q, P ?: A; g' P
CA Aoba
& [6 n" e- g5 k* A- S2 d. Y CA Kinugasa8 _! e, X6 u3 I, T+ i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2' M1 [6 L) E" L4 Y* S# H
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
* g/ E6 M1 O% `% z7 K& W9 c% h CL Tenryu! v+ r# `( ^( v" N
CL Tatsuta' y; [0 W+ l2 R8 U; Y6 c7 n- B
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
' ~5 H) X' i% b$ s& _ DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk7 d; D5 D1 v! A) ]) i: q
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
u- x' y$ ?& K& N/ `" bMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards# w( _1 k# ~5 b/ }8 A
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- l2 n0 S/ _+ r6 [Range closes to 22,000 yards.../ E& r7 M8 x3 `2 b, N# x7 F. @- U
Range closes to 20,000 yards..." @" I [- N& u3 m$ K
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- f2 p: P0 `6 e% [+ i' @1 J9 V$ cRange closes to 16,000 yards...
$ O3 I a1 ^2 |+ e) J+ W. O; eRange closes to 14,000 yards...
) B9 [; F3 k) u" ?5 a) PRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ _ f( _8 Q# f' V0 D* A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
9 m5 N$ G, W5 l, V6 E0 LRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 d$ H' D2 J* }1 q- H @
Range closes to 9,000 yards...; ~$ C( W) X, |
Range closes to 8,000 yards...! z& s- ]! A: _+ m3 s; l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards% g: M; Y+ H2 O1 u9 g2 b
Range closes to 7,000 yards...4 i; q0 U) d5 t
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
( Z% C4 x. K9 Y! c; YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards+ l: F: L# ?# O4 g6 u
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards; i, d3 K/ K7 r" c# i o% f8 S& B, l
Range increases to 7,000 yards
; u! Y; G( A' F! PDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards% a2 ~: d* U' N6 U$ _: X
Range closes to 6,000 yards
5 l# k: k8 T3 q$ j( v; Y3 ]CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards; h1 c# a7 c: Z. ]# G
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
4 W9 P( ?7 q0 T, t! {% g; v- JCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards, k! c4 u5 X4 f& `/ x
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards2 X& }3 S2 \. R$ J4 {
Range closes to 4,000 yards
: ]9 U" B! p* [1 YCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards1 J" @# `# c2 Y: f3 K
Range increases to 7,000 yards
; ^1 J6 Y5 @! H$ ]CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards0 a: x' v2 C3 k8 q- O3 k4 O
Range increases to 11,000 yards8 e0 V( a5 ?4 I6 A- y8 M
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards; F9 J$ D% g5 ~9 G3 B
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape" H9 x2 U0 m5 m$ t0 T
Task forces break off...
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' e+ U6 S7 G9 S6 g" k" [% KNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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6 n# e; R! |! ?& p2 i+ y4 N, m& ? [8 YJapanese Ships
$ `: ^; e$ Y G* }: u CA Aoba
v0 m4 }: ? m0 e, ~ CA Kinugasa$ o6 f B4 S( T, P. p+ p
CA Furutaka
8 t6 j5 V' W7 d' S: I, v CA Kako, Shell hits 1
( z0 {8 i- V* G5 L+ u6 _ CL Tenryu+ \2 s- h) i5 \3 o' ?
CL Tatsuta
/ w* F/ Y. |- [ CL Yubari
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4 Q3 B, X2 y* J" wAllied Ships
* r" ]1 B, D3 n* d; B DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
; J* Q1 ?8 {; TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
* t0 Q0 J" q) C+ E" ^) b! ZRange closes to 24,000 yards...) l6 g3 }* f2 l' E8 h- v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards8 L* I' O% ~) r/ v7 x+ Z6 K
Range closes to 22,000 yards...& `0 m0 M2 ?2 m, I+ X, o) y: n
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) f" Q4 v$ C, C# g5 B: y2 G4 @- D
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 j- K4 x! G1 MRange closes to 16,000 yards...1 m, D8 F0 h, ^+ Q: a9 }* v3 `
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
: u. Q' D( n/ P0 V1 B8 zRange closes to 12,000 yards...
+ \; y8 C" O5 E3 _ D) y8 ^+ J' pRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* z9 n# ]6 z3 E# @% a/ rRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 f9 m- o) d% r# N+ Q v6 L
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
' J. T1 y! X" C4 B5 P" ^" yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
' b: E9 F, R! i# lRange closes to 7,000 yards...
" m8 z" O, [: }4 u$ QRange closes to 6,000 yards...$ p0 \6 [( x# {6 p) t
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) x* v9 M' R! W& B2 s9 D( j: @7 fRange closes to 4,000 yards...
2 o- D0 ]2 I1 Y# URange closes to 3,000 yards...
$ `: B, @8 P: Q% _CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards7 x2 [: a4 E" X) F4 H2 W0 v& F" ~
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards( o, |$ M/ f+ y8 q
Range increases to 4,000 yards5 T5 W* J9 d+ Y" G
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards6 N B0 O- j; N+ Y9 }. a7 J
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards4 n% e$ i2 w: X; X
Range increases to 5,000 yards* e; [8 `/ [: Z2 w* l
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards/ L4 t) [; l1 O" y! D
Range increases to 9,000 yards# t3 g& [0 I3 }9 g: J; B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
. @7 h5 J* o' w @: h& aAllied Task Force Manages to Escape& T/ j" v; K) }5 J& N9 K
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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: C4 l& k# R* `$ y. VJapanese Ships
4 k% ^( x$ K6 Y! t& n4 M CA Aoba
" |- d6 j: M( g' H CA Kinugasa
8 s: {) q9 u2 ?/ a CA Furutaka
, W4 `, A( }! O- U7 p9 g CA Kako
' S! P" J$ o7 K5 r CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 t5 O+ W, }! i! Z/ I9 ~% o CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
D& ?: }7 v/ X/ E2 W: K& [ CL Yubari
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Allied Ships. L4 I' i0 |3 x8 l* T
APD Colhoun+ f+ f0 Q6 p8 D
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire# _# r% s: x' j+ H, f2 b; G
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
/ `% g" t( w; p5 D$ J: Q# e DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Z6 s s! H6 E4 d$ Q# f; E- S
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 s) ^0 Z1 H }' u& O AP Harris0 V5 b8 Y4 U. P
AP Zeilin" |9 R0 n7 }, H
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ~. z: Y, J' A1 p
AP Heywood
) U6 \, {. _9 r* b; I" p' P+ w AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 T; \* l$ b$ [0 H4 ^ AP President Bowen
w* R% W4 R+ O4 D AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 @# x* h! @: N xAP President Wilkerson: j0 L. p+ P$ C
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/ F) ^% W! `) T4 i) ~& u0 ]Allied ground losses:
* q2 q* P' z4 M" ]9 Q+ S; q 105 casualties reported
4 k% U7 k( h1 r. X/ Y6 W0 V! c7 | V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 `" `1 A6 ?5 D5 Z" H2 t4 G4 Y
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled: B9 }$ w1 y* g) o0 O- d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 d3 v: O* [/ Q7 C4 J. c9 ]Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!/ F" H2 v# k3 o f
Allied TF begins to get underway5 r- {& t* I* H3 J: R
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight9 L5 f8 j6 G+ T
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards- w V. r% t1 V L
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
) ^1 ^# K7 U7 N2 h% ]2 {0 DRange closes to 13,000 yards...
; s x( S: K ]Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* b x- l+ L9 Q# L, k _, W0 j& BRange closes to 5,000 yards...
& Q) ^4 d# ]+ {. q2 d/ I$ z" WRange closes to 3,000 yards..., N, T+ o& u9 N
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
! q# _) S5 `: R, A; l4 rCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
! z5 j* R% Q7 G% L% [, V. [CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards8 @% b* Q. @- ~0 j4 v3 o, `9 L. ]; A
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards/ x# ?6 Q; E% x! X+ g+ P
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
$ o& P$ p+ Y8 `9 E; x' n9 B* q$ ?CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards) A8 ?, S( F1 n# A) a& D% L
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
1 U1 z& h$ i tCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards4 }& d2 g: ^7 X3 ~+ Q2 W1 q* {5 b6 N% _
Range increases to 2,000 yards" G/ K8 d2 F) b" S+ _& w: Q; z
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards9 s/ }; g6 P1 L5 ]
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
! \) e$ T9 w* Y! oCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards! [: O" F+ F5 c6 T- z2 b' M
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
+ F9 k3 S* D3 |+ wCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards) }3 y5 q9 s9 ?: f: s
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
4 L$ T: H, q' x* O# o' ZRange increases to 4,000 yards( E3 s+ b+ G" w: C- `* v
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards: ^5 _7 `8 Y8 U+ K
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
1 ~0 o4 h+ }' L- ]& H% pCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
/ s. E0 D% D6 |* u! R# g4 ZCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
6 O6 Y; f2 C0 ?/ s/ f! zCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards% A2 I; D' W+ b
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
: F3 ]9 y$ W# w9 ]CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards, z7 h3 n6 T: }9 q
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( u7 n' s+ N+ z" `# p; A( D; @
Task forces break off...7 C; V# k, ^) s, M+ k: W- j$ h" T
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9 @6 _ `2 n6 a5 r( X第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
2 h9 p0 q4 j# u& ?% c, N万恶的58!!!, s8 b2 p2 X" @' c
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1346 t" M( {" G7 N. Y
' @; W5 K+ F6 FWeather in hex: Clear sky$ ~- [8 b9 `5 F2 o: {
- c6 g; R# a* k1 _6 `, SRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 c/ F, S1 ~2 F' N" U. {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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0 a1 ^' ]0 g% m1 ?8 _Japanese aircraft
4 f# ?( q7 W2 U1 a3 m" e( @4 _9 p no flights
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! ~# l: j! ^$ }' j5 a7 N( H0 yAllied aircraft; y" ` a, s% m* n0 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8! h7 P7 k0 |/ U6 P, ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82 j9 S8 @4 I* A: H2 [0 B) i
TBF-1 Avenger x 395 `) W2 C- E: Z+ Q# f: u
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: P& U9 x0 H5 O% |0 T4 hJapanese aircraft losses
: B: h6 b/ s! o" i1 u5 B3 FNo Japanese losses9 i& n$ }0 z) u1 i) g
+ N! D) ~8 C K* Z- Y- Q1 i5 BAllied aircraft losses( J1 |" `! R/ J5 |: }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* e6 w+ i8 i: H: j
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged3 A( ]; P' e$ U
& j" q* V# D6 z- i7 k9 CJapanese Ships
/ E2 b# V8 g1 n3 c CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
6 h e) w# [* I CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk( A- x: t% w8 N1 Z
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage( y; E: R( S+ D# P" d) I' q9 w" D5 j. T
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk' F" ?( M' n8 o) O& h* o: X
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