8月9号
0 m. g$ c) c/ E( p7 O# R% ?第8舰队勇闯图拉吉+ [ M1 Z5 ~; N! C, r$ z D
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft% O7 \ G8 C- J# i _* B
no flights
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. t& i2 t; O" m, K% k7 M! NAllied aircraft losses
p( ~+ G0 f5 H2 k- l/ `No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships w4 ? E3 r4 p* k. ]- I5 s
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 i) W9 r& j* O7 [* @$ Q* t
CA Aoba# y; ~5 y" C8 w% s w: J
CA Kinugasa: @2 p7 k4 n) J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 45 u8 q% A3 U! Y% C9 Z+ b% `
CA Kako( ]( g- j/ t4 g
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
4 _5 l, K! m. n/ s CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 62 P- t9 i [5 p8 u, k' \
CL Yubari8 B+ F: P0 Y+ Q) w! o
& a4 y7 J0 o% _+ z9 }; l. P3 gAllied Ships8 I2 A2 q3 E9 X7 h& U E' ?
CA Salt Lake City& Y" Z, J7 _: R+ a
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk; Q6 j: P1 R, ~
DD Grayson
, K" B" X- U! m. q: M; p DD Monssen# F, B' ?& ?% J; j( k* g5 T0 b
DD Aaron Ward% |# s! n0 x# h+ _7 K6 I" Y, m
DD Laffey$ ?7 l4 Z3 [! V6 W9 P* M
DD Farenholt
8 [) c/ O/ o# {2 J8 K" R% ? DD Maury
3 q) U: E; y0 K% f' @ DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( S" C M% p1 y. ^ DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire! M, _: k$ F: x% U" V6 P/ V
DD Stack
# m3 i3 y; v4 C- E DD Sterett, Shell hits 1+ G5 c/ w5 o5 i# W" h7 U2 j j
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight$ O! s: S4 t4 x: w7 A% F0 d2 ]
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards8 D- V; m* v& \& x6 t4 o
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., ]: x, a" [7 R. ^
Range closes to 14,000 yards...! `3 L6 r- V+ G' v
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* o( p! y/ w4 k1 |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards2 g4 ]; s& G0 i: A) S
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... _: R" U$ K2 Y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
5 a. E7 c5 o; l; d5 j7 l' l. V6 { ?Range closes to 1,000 yards...3 I+ w# E4 K% d p. d; U$ J% v
Scott, N. crosses the 'T') _+ N+ U" n& i: u
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
6 w B3 X* C: h" ECA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards* u' H7 V1 [+ a F' ^) U
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
; ]* o% P- \9 }9 L6 QCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards) f8 g) i' G; a5 K
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards% H6 i9 Q+ R1 L2 H3 @1 \+ U
Range increases to 2,000 yards
4 \7 h* u# V6 A/ {9 B5 ?+ qDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
& Q5 _& `9 ?2 n2 _- K0 S) Q/ gCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards, L5 m: P4 F6 B: A1 f
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards- z- x0 n7 B$ w5 F. W
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
" ]7 g n9 L/ P+ _9 q0 FDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
. I4 X4 _* @ {/ PCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
6 T( w3 e8 ^6 ^! G5 zDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
0 K, W; x# I& }3 l- g/ {CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards3 u. l- l& O3 }, {! ~4 b6 S- T- [
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
0 n: F* `2 y/ l* E5 L3 E: ?2 b7 X2 LRange increases to 6,000 yards- p2 B* ?7 D! m! ]4 E
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 ( |* ?1 Z% S1 g& P( }* i, E, F" e' p
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards- f( `, E9 b" v
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
& {/ G3 g. k+ f4 b0 L" P! I' |CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards" G; r/ I0 b" O" \' k: i s+ x# |
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards! _) @1 e& [$ ]. } d
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
2 c/ o2 t' g# B$ HCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards" [+ K/ g3 ^) T! ]
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
, g' R- l: g C. A9 Q9 ICA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
4 E! a) b* u/ H1 K- U/ F# C4 B. FCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
& ~7 N8 Y3 w X$ ~& \; k l! k5 }Task forces break off...
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0 C7 C$ f2 n/ L3 |# aNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ f3 y. X5 U. w# \ CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
6 a2 s; T2 Z3 U CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire0 r. a! f2 I$ y' I. i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 11 k" z6 D# Y9 O& }
CA Kako, Shell hits 1- @/ S) Z- ?* A! K
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 w* t u4 ^7 I7 s* Q+ U& ^) r; E CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire$ p2 U8 h1 A& O9 K4 }
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire- E- W6 } @) Y7 U
0 c( T0 J& {7 e: L* FAllied Ships
j- q& g9 q2 G( X5 A! C e- Q6 n9 M CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire% c( w& X4 K8 x, }) G
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) k1 e2 V# Y" i: l- h CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 j7 @. A1 }; j- H% n, c
DD Mugford
5 g0 Y. n o: \$ r DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
; r6 w9 u* C, @/ Y5 Z DD Patterson
5 s) j1 K2 ?! g1 W DD Jarvis8 {" [6 v* J1 F1 u# B# E' d! E3 X/ I$ {( k
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/ O( b8 A1 b6 s4 H7 B; m0 XReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight! ^" z! u. ?6 z% I% s
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards$ p( o2 P; P8 k4 {3 D
Range closes to 20,000 yards.... O! M" Z8 C6 r* H H: k! _9 b
Range closes to 14,000 yards...( N6 O5 N! X6 V. w0 ]1 d
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., [" n& [) s/ d
Range closes to 4,000 yards...6 \3 M0 L3 b# c, }6 P8 U4 g
Range closes to 2,000 yards.../ T: U) x; U& u9 `2 d6 N
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards3 M2 d& b- d1 n: q* o8 z+ \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
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% }- c; e' n9 E5 Q$ j, X, z2 yCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards2 P4 S# q( z; j2 N
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards2 |- d' C7 ]. a' k- b# D2 t
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards. T2 b# V; B- [" L4 ^" d! g
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards& a3 r) L8 k0 |$ w
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards# U3 f4 e3 X3 T* l
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
! }2 T R0 v. f+ G; ^; }, g4 T# VCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
. W1 t5 ?' B, [- _7 KCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: K& H3 y* O6 T6 X _( XCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
1 p8 x- `8 Y m4 pCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards2 L, ^8 J' g# U6 ^3 ~1 A- z
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
9 H& W$ W# L0 J+ E0 K3 L8 bCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards9 C- r; H7 C# [; b( e5 R) a3 \& X3 X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards d$ J/ k: C2 v/ U
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
% P9 Y% ]0 B8 Y" y+ O& i% H& j1 oRange increases to 5,000 yards
( U% j- d7 _: i$ ?CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
3 }# a: j* ^/ s: l) ~2 |7 l& c% y( ?CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
2 G$ K+ W I, f- o& `6 F9 Z8 _CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
0 ^; i" y4 B" O3 t" a: O3 {& D8 sCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards- {& y6 }# M( z- q, {8 N
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
+ C4 s: G) b5 @6 wDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
" }" F7 Q# ?0 i4 M# ~CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards; K4 @1 @" u h: K/ \- r0 U6 o+ e
Range increases to 8,000 yards
( Z6 w) K U9 e7 ~. c6 U5 z" m# ~CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
. o4 Q- }4 V* R. ?! g/ jCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
. n! `! J5 t3 Q+ x" @5 aCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards+ y0 Q# D9 g3 e7 J5 W/ w7 e
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards0 H! J4 G$ k0 b0 A& Y+ [
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards Q& Q, E* C% [7 x6 S
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
7 _; P3 ~" R kRange increases to 9,000 yards) k$ Z# ^- @- f! Q( O; @- W
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards7 {6 i; k5 |8 M; b. x0 a
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
/ X9 `; S: x9 T2 O: U% w1 dCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
+ }& P3 l F/ e+ a" rCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
5 B+ e2 \( l" V9 }. r9 l# XCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards2 d! N! ]! M- Y8 k B, A9 c
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards( s& x9 P* i8 Y, X2 y2 I
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards$ k. n! I' ~' Z) T- w) W& O& S/ u
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
* j7 @8 z2 q8 `/ oTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards, O! p' ?: f4 B3 r! s
. y# i, H4 }$ {! D: y( kJapanese Ships9 R7 p6 O, i$ }0 R1 z* T- e
CA Aoba D) ~, u+ h# s, L$ t" o
CA Kinugasa
# p+ p" r4 L( W e' R" N. } CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
5 K6 m! G. `4 I1 }5 m4 {4 |+ d CA Kako, Shell hits 1; J; @$ \" K5 {) L1 A: N
CL Tenryu
G* Q/ ]4 p' o8 t; n n9 m5 O CL Tatsuta, b+ [: `) _, b$ s+ \
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships' ~$ @; p6 E) ~7 f! {
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 I8 } k4 H( p: l DD Balch; Y/ w) t& V! p6 G1 x- B' W& j
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( V$ Z* N& k/ W! { {! g) P+ }Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight; Z6 x7 r! `* X* w |' T/ C
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
3 _+ `$ `. O6 E' z8 j% _# t+ kRange closes to 24,000 yards...) y( `0 U/ c/ W9 Q6 S8 P3 ]- b
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
7 C. ^# l8 \( {5 t' H$ m% yRange closes to 20,000 yards...8 H9 V) g o0 ^: ?( i" |# `
Range closes to 18,000 yards...& N0 }7 L4 q5 [& o
Range closes to 16,000 yards...& c6 y2 w6 ~5 g% D
Range closes to 14,000 yards...& O" P5 Q- @9 q# q/ d8 \( a
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
# }) T+ d* N; p' o) nRange closes to 11,000 yards...
4 _: s( R/ t& F) hRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 N3 O3 d4 P5 `) G) _! j" l8 ?! C, W; `, o
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ o% B, j4 t6 ~2 {2 L: VRange closes to 8,000 yards...
' f! O, H3 ~) BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
% H+ ~ A k, ]) @2 t$ DRange closes to 7,000 yards...0 J0 g+ I* I# \* h
Range closes to 6,000 yards...( D# c' C; q5 r, s- ]& ?* f
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards. {" n0 L2 `9 x0 n P: b
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
3 J8 b5 r! e/ a3 c1 ^$ Z8 kRange increases to 7,000 yards
) C7 K- }* p) J. [3 Y& a2 T! YDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
" e; G/ E3 E% n5 O% u6 e; E' E+ \! vRange closes to 6,000 yards
: s3 I" c$ j+ ^* H+ yCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards& |( b. j9 Y, [, c- Z% u
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
3 v9 K6 L( T; q# ] ~1 P5 m! a; SCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards0 w1 v& q9 e& k7 Y+ i, R, V
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
7 x6 K" U* F- L; \' k2 |Range closes to 4,000 yards
( f( Y2 M& i; X# p5 U. k8 r4 dCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
) \. V' G% N, f" o- {- _( |3 M- QRange increases to 7,000 yards; r& h: V& c- |" {7 V) r. l
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
7 q6 a( O1 o6 r7 `$ c- M: }3 mRange increases to 11,000 yards
5 b/ `7 g( e4 Y( SCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
' Z" o1 r% k# U! p: KAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
4 `* o% D% N# i8 v( N; ~: CTask forces break off...
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0 K8 ~, {2 Q. A7 T/ PNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards$ x- w8 K& D8 A! `1 e7 @( Q
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Japanese Ships
0 X- L$ R9 z6 \4 m9 ? CA Aoba
- P- ]" W8 k! x9 b CA Kinugasa
$ b# ~ s. ]5 y8 y1 Q8 g$ f CA Furutaka
* c" f1 Q6 C7 E) W! _ CA Kako, Shell hits 1* Q; k% V- I v* f" A+ E
CL Tenryu
# @, Q8 s0 O0 F) _7 F CL Tatsuta
+ W0 e: x% y9 I0 G) v CL Yubari# N0 `) v: `; C/ @) N5 t
' W* w7 ]( j: z( J" l) l* bAllied Ships
6 [' t( G8 G+ n+ A0 A) T) [ DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards' | s1 z- S. _( ~
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 X2 ` m- a9 p. oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards% r* ~% Y1 `7 U) U
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
( e6 ?! J! k0 oRange closes to 20,000 yards...2 H1 J! x& g& R0 u! t6 M9 z6 `
Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 h% a- U5 Q2 V5 t0 C2 A
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
) h9 i+ {- l" o1 mRange closes to 14,000 yards...( y* x$ ?$ s( _2 ^
Range closes to 12,000 yards...0 Y; X' S0 Z2 D2 M" W
Range closes to 11,000 yards...7 ^; `: H$ M: J2 Q2 Z9 G. ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...9 l7 z/ q& ?% _8 B2 |& \4 T
Range closes to 9,000 yards...6 m) h: V- s4 f6 Y _
Range closes to 8,000 yards...% G5 @5 x0 {/ H7 i' ^# j
Range closes to 7,000 yards...7 @9 `3 t P2 H6 D L, |6 s- U
Range closes to 6,000 yards...) e( A- Z) A6 ]# H4 n3 Z C- O
Range closes to 5,000 yards...- w+ I* k% t0 |5 r0 b
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
6 @: d0 `* A5 Y, u2 Z9 vRange closes to 3,000 yards...
, b {5 l3 k- m9 B: ~4 B6 tCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards2 ?! N8 G$ |9 y8 K
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards' [2 P; j4 m$ Y$ k/ c$ R
Range increases to 4,000 yards
2 ]$ M$ j& S! CCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
9 ~, l1 A4 w! T. |$ a. _/ x' d/ _1 @- q! JCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
" ~2 a! l0 {& ~ k( L' L7 ^Range increases to 5,000 yards
' Y2 L9 C; y# [1 V! c3 P) L: @CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
W g4 [/ T% ^6 g: IRange increases to 9,000 yards
5 p$ P) q& b/ s6 M1 g2 \CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards4 ]( _7 [( {1 ?- U
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
7 a& h: [ e1 {# ~Task forces break off...; ^+ e0 R% `0 Q9 w5 [& _6 j8 W
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( W! Y% Q+ W7 k; Z# |3 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 A7 H/ X# K0 R( Y CA Aoba) D1 @) H. l: Q1 M6 S9 O) n+ ^
CA Kinugasa
_7 Y9 [4 G5 B$ ^! X. k CA Furutaka
{& j( M5 e" O5 Q' b0 x CA Kako
0 `, b1 I. m( g, v8 h# z CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 _ ~- z: P* X CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ @1 ^+ U' l$ ^% R) v0 b CL Yubari- }4 t4 }. P9 M$ a) e2 I# b
0 H& p- N, q1 p2 C0 v; W HAllied Ships
# O; t+ @3 Y$ }, C APD Colhoun
4 G# E7 U- w& n, C# n) [ APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire& m/ O i1 M, T5 f- Y( G) m! ?
DMS Southard, Shell hits 13 V% J0 d& W8 @. t
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: ^4 W! K1 i8 Z( R) A4 n
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 f- |1 _8 m( b& t7 m8 G AP Harris/ k; t$ M! e3 L$ `
AP Zeilin
; ^ Q2 c8 ^ n& z @ AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ]* q: [: I2 n- k8 S AP Heywood
, L- @6 H% N' Y AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire: ?! l W' u# F2 E, w1 `
AP President Bowen; c6 m" `' s$ h0 H7 R! ^
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire' t. [( X0 K, A+ m4 |; w/ k0 G
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
# } ]& N4 s7 X; e) \4 u* p. A 105 casualties reported k$ s$ I5 ?" i. t6 p3 P4 B& S7 h# |0 f/ X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 T9 J5 d/ N) w/ q* M7 F
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled P* T0 F& O; s% S3 h7 j' l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!* i! E! t$ m" n- n6 _ S/ J9 F9 a' Q
Allied TF begins to get underway
' W0 ^0 e( T2 E1 rReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
( X" Q4 ?1 J- Q! V9 ~1 \ ?& DMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
* I2 H g! t# URange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 z$ Q/ r& ?2 g% IRange closes to 13,000 yards...
! K @' E5 w6 j' f6 dRange closes to 8,000 yards...
5 B2 q/ ~2 e n0 v* P9 hRange closes to 5,000 yards...9 K7 L6 _$ ^3 Z4 ^! u6 e: i* Z* p
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
: y/ o! ^6 M" rRange closes to 1,000 yards...1 L8 t" M: l3 d1 C9 }: Z; i
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
! O/ Y4 }; ^: l j- c/ tCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
$ s, e! a( x4 z$ R) L* KCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards$ l1 I9 P; G" e
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
9 }& u- Y! q$ u) C/ @CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
) C2 X& l) A9 H$ `/ BCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
0 [1 C( u* z* z) N* T, mCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards n$ [; A) Y3 A. j
Range increases to 2,000 yards
- m, Q( @: T$ n( A8 k- Y& YCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
$ F F& b7 l7 w. m8 o& x4 FCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
+ c6 I9 ~& g5 ?, h& {CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards7 U+ ~2 z- H! N2 M7 o
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
% S3 }3 ~7 _* P/ R- @CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
, q2 Y g; B# J3 n1 y; ^' `$ BCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards9 C7 j5 q6 i. m! F d
Range increases to 4,000 yards# \ m& A+ m) ]9 ?' [
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
# l( j$ }* e$ a8 f5 l% DCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards2 M+ |0 ^5 R; F x3 N9 U1 A' V# |5 Y5 b
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
5 j; y+ p# I: M1 MCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
* D% ]! J5 n- o% `0 w+ A: eCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards8 @0 W6 C. U' ~, B- R" O
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
9 c/ x; ~+ U5 G5 _6 a0 [6 ]! x ACL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
% L6 q# l" A$ O0 u7 V; i f5 QAllied Task Force Manages to Escape3 I$ U3 ^* p' k0 f- c) P! r
Task forces break off...% S' f. a% G+ R/ @) k
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第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。
# }+ ~& X; x0 m/ Y, D万恶的58！！！
* L1 F9 a8 g! P! l+ PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134( ~: {, a# g! X+ p" B0 G) f5 `" M* N
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Weather in hex: Clear sky: u2 H5 Z5 W6 r. [8 e
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
% O6 u; r% b& z5 n5 A. T# F6 GEstimated time to target is 12 minutes9 r8 E+ z/ ~) ?
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Japanese aircraft
1 ^1 E o# i$ [( L no flights; Q4 M# u# b; f1 { S" Y! o. b
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( v$ Z; M- V2 B2 h' v1 JAllied aircraft" D) I8 Z9 G; v8 _4 Y# s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 85 X' g" }% C- g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
# b4 F: z5 m7 M( b+ I. c TBF-1 Avenger x 39; G4 d' O. R; u
2 l5 }; Q9 z. H3 V
$ e2 h. ]" X3 i9 k8 ^, E: J1 aJapanese aircraft losses
2 f% o8 w. w8 Q. d6 j' Q7 N Q! r# ONo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% Q/ g1 T) ^! C& N0 h: n SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
; ?# ]. V5 s+ m; Q- B5 |, J5 F TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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4 o% i! m w9 D5 H, i: P& WJapanese Ships
* D& e# c5 |% w; S j/ F- O0 H6 ? CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
: d, g( e/ I4 u, v3 [8 T2 b) v$ h, k CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk& ]/ V1 O8 Y! `; Q. o3 N- l9 l
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
9 F) o C- e3 T" a' ^9 o# [1 s CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk
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发表于 2010-4-20 19:59
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兽兽桑。。。在3BB+3CV出来后突击PM或米龙湾吧，瓜岛丢那随它去。
