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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
; t# v( b3 y& K2 w9 Y0 I- B, oNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards/ L8 z( C7 Z1 M3 C1 y
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Allied aircraft4 f7 {" p; w) U; {6 L/ P- E
no flights1 v8 G7 Q, W. X
* a, `7 b6 U. m# X& Z) P5 U6 aAllied aircraft losses
" M8 l3 [' O; e7 X4 BNo Allied losses) K. B; H3 I$ n
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Japanese Ships1 S4 H1 \# ^6 f; ]
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 I0 }6 z% o* A% Y* y
CA Aoba V: j4 \& T% t( j' E
CA Kinugasa
/ E6 J" S1 A. S' I k6 e CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
z& L5 q( @( ~, l5 L) r& L* G CA Kako; C) X+ N9 M: Q; ?- r
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 12 p! d- |$ D0 t( h8 w4 y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6( k* s1 Q$ a2 ]
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
" B% @6 S* W$ R CA Salt Lake City
# h- @' P" @; |( J% ~4 G CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
+ x" B, s3 x* b5 J9 Y7 j% m5 \9 r DD Grayson& f8 N$ i, q/ _0 |
DD Monssen4 s% G% D0 j; n* h
DD Aaron Ward
5 e! \. z% k1 h% X6 b5 q DD Laffey
0 @3 h9 ?8 a, z) q- [6 ?8 w DD Farenholt
4 e* j( o. W# M7 I DD Maury
. j- [* R& j: y1 S" S2 [ DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 y0 V/ q; z* Q0 f DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
7 B' F! A0 @1 K$ H, ]) G DD Stack
! n- Z% \8 n2 z1 ~7 l DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
( N! p4 Z; V( w! {) M8 Q DD Balch6 m8 Q6 R' |- j$ n7 e# T8 L: P) D
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight3 v' ?, K. J5 |' D7 Z1 n
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# o+ ]$ o6 d- IRange closes to 20,000 yards.... E0 c2 _& y7 l
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
; Z: S9 w# k2 \4 `Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 b. G o% k" LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
$ o9 e$ I/ G' x4 v |) H) X9 ?Range closes to 5,000 yards...
! I7 r7 X4 g4 w1 D. M6 R- HRange closes to 3,000 yards...$ Z2 d3 z1 v* c, _
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
& _/ \! e6 g* @: w5 DScott, N. crosses the 'T'' }; ]8 q; h8 \$ b
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards2 G$ ~/ ~, q- T; f/ T X+ N
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards) ?, i; g+ _. S4 z( A; ]: m* T
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards1 V3 ]5 n# D9 r$ U( \ n+ f
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
/ k3 ?3 A4 B+ h9 m% U+ FCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
4 v6 w5 f2 _3 J% _# Q# Q# B& o2 ^Range increases to 2,000 yards7 {, G4 c* L3 y- g h
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards1 P/ K5 r" E3 z' `* \& y
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards- ]% Q; V0 g# f2 g, \
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
$ P( b& D# k. S: B# NCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
* G" T. x/ l. i# R3 LDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards, s* ~, v7 C; F9 |/ b
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards1 U O) P& e: u0 n& V w
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
7 h) h1 K/ c; w, Q+ lCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards0 D! G& l( p9 l2 e9 b8 d4 z; J
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
6 F7 u! ]" V7 P0 bRange increases to 6,000 yards
3 @/ \$ j% M0 ^1 _" v9 @DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
6 N5 ^' g8 T5 w+ Y' U5 MCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards a( @, p8 T& l! n. g- G1 i
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
0 |; @; C, v7 Y8 Z& M N5 cCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards) f. M# o% [2 e2 h
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards+ V8 O4 o! s H6 v; @
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards! g$ G) v0 \6 M' R3 Q1 a' b
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
5 ?$ z4 U7 G- R7 Y, N. S7 B8 fCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
7 c( p7 C A, r/ ^* w2 O, VCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards( ^1 |. E" I+ [4 p% v2 {$ {, m
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards, ~ y6 D7 F# {, `. s% L G
Task forces break off...6 `; s+ ?* p8 P& M2 O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards; Z/ Z S1 P- Q; Y0 G
1 _7 _# {- G& O3 A: \! r eJapanese Ships
: M! \8 v( ^9 E7 e9 e CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
$ I& Y& u/ {' ?+ ]8 W9 x# a9 r5 ` CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
$ F$ [* u$ U8 W/ Y CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1( |% `5 K( ~0 I4 E! U
CA Kako, Shell hits 12 c4 ?1 w7 W# C9 |
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire' q4 u" p$ F# |- }: \$ l' \" ~
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
, x9 Q- i3 V: ~9 W CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire$ |* P: u3 I+ z$ n3 F7 x, a
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Allied Ships
4 d$ i; C+ s- O- Z; _+ A CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire T9 o, C9 o+ B/ ^. z* y
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 W. U' Q/ f8 O# S9 U" i7 A0 C CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ O. x9 [, S7 K; f N0 F; x
DD Mugford
! o& `4 _: O: L DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 22 n: Y7 Z2 `4 m. o+ Q0 @1 B
DD Patterson& g$ B+ x2 \9 h9 q; ]$ \
DD Jarvis; K( e) q. u/ W1 ` \
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& N) ?: J9 v6 D7 d, Z! Y8 JReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight: j: G: U7 X+ u' ^0 J
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards# o" Z: Q* y; {5 p/ A
Range closes to 20,000 yards... w# n* v* Y6 y& m, s' G2 I+ {
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) U! h3 [6 i) n6 H- M8 o, R9 Z9 |1 aRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 G+ | b A0 r' n9 @Range closes to 4,000 yards...; |6 R8 {3 \1 C A) J8 q2 e
Range closes to 2,000 yards...+ W. S( T5 m6 K) J; E
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
+ z: ]0 e& D. J; z6 c/ W& o2 KCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards6 s7 w" w Q& s3 x; J! Q/ v
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'" c3 J1 s! p* T1 }& e( l
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards$ l6 Q+ K: x: _) J, y
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards" r( M+ R+ d/ G8 p5 h/ t
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards ]7 |$ g. ?" x2 c5 X {
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
6 _2 z! L" v. W+ qDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards: b$ r, Z7 a. i7 |" P2 W' u5 v
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards. a; ]. x; c" [; w3 W
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards% ~5 x% F) J0 r1 M
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
% _; ^# o+ H# }CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
$ q+ M7 K |/ C7 vCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
) b4 |$ o, f# ^1 V( [CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
3 ~- l; z& V2 H2 @" O# b0 E y( ACL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
# M" @. M d4 [4 G* \CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
8 J3 M4 M$ h; ^" pCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
- b% l; L- R' Q) \, ]4 GRange increases to 5,000 yards
% y6 w7 |, W/ [; B$ KCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
, _) E( S1 A, G; iCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
! ?2 N2 U4 B+ K, mCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards1 p2 y& A1 u0 U8 g3 d& ]7 B
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
8 f* L! z- j% p8 s" f3 @6 oCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
' |$ Q5 w' a9 e- NDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards0 m6 }) M7 a7 r7 a: a
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# [. d$ ^. z% a: S7 r
Range increases to 8,000 yards
' h# D6 P0 J" jCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards# e# I3 [0 N: S8 Y
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards* R2 c0 p. W- R4 n' t! m) B
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards1 s# l u7 n3 A* z
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards7 N1 K5 N: ^/ h4 C5 U- x' b4 E
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
4 E* u, G( y9 H/ |CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
1 u# @% {1 y! J' A M$ O- ]: ^Range increases to 9,000 yards
8 c) C* t3 x# yCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards3 G; T3 g' x) `
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
( F9 p7 X+ U7 k" b( s$ C4 TCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
7 }8 V7 U; m) N" w6 zCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards; y6 q6 v% M# O" }
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
# ~. g$ Q. Q5 V2 m6 LCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards" Z( c O h6 G5 N
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
" U1 [" X$ X& r [6 QCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
2 K& H# z8 c* tTask forces break off...
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$ h D" T' ~3 o4 F; \Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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CA Aoba8 w3 k7 |7 {& i6 L0 b
CA Kinugasa
1 F, H6 G) m+ S, y* r: T6 O3 G CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2/ w6 h+ {8 I, ?, Q( D; [3 s
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
5 o; C8 J @2 W CL Tenryu
7 o0 k" r" z5 x$ `7 u; x; v CL Tatsuta, ?# d) r9 i4 Q& Q
CL Yubari
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- P+ k( L# [0 J0 ]+ N9 g7 hAllied Ships$ f; f! U- e4 Q% Y. T9 f+ E$ v" H
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
6 e1 i0 e% j- M9 K D, g9 R DD Balch) R) X$ ]/ p" D. n4 e- [
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9 y3 F- |2 ~, ~- x5 h) BReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
. A J) Y8 t/ ]Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards" l- c. b9 s O; A) O& [
Range closes to 24,000 yards..." {* R1 N% o9 d9 x2 w
Range closes to 22,000 yards...7 c6 J! B7 |% A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 S- Y- |( H2 f' ]# [: R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 W2 D9 M# |5 ~Range closes to 16,000 yards...+ t3 O) \+ C/ K! ^
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
- f. e3 X, |, CRange closes to 12,000 yards...
9 W4 e( Y* f4 FRange closes to 11,000 yards...# ~/ l! B: C( j7 H+ n9 t) `7 }
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* t# ]; ~( k( Q- s/ u1 B8 N4 MRange closes to 9,000 yards...
' P# T5 N8 {+ w2 N3 B5 D/ f3 j! S2 bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
) r/ X# U8 S {. }0 L8 T& n uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards; g* [8 L* k9 G5 }
Range closes to 7,000 yards..." h9 p) P4 G5 m# Y, u
Range closes to 6,000 yards...3 V* L: V) A5 M" U _7 Z3 ^3 D
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards' _# d6 Q# k; k t$ \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
% ^" K I( D1 v4 {/ U% RRange increases to 7,000 yards
5 h# D7 I( n2 [* D% f9 G1 F7 Z5 aDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
# m, A! P* v/ [0 v0 r: h% uRange closes to 6,000 yards
3 Q4 q6 S7 M# U* T. ^* qCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards3 R4 x# R( m2 f3 v
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
4 ?7 _; |9 }/ j" d) FCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
8 }$ I# E) k) |DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards2 o2 w& c- B7 W% j4 L
Range closes to 4,000 yards
. _6 J7 t5 w) BCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
. [. J) x" M' `, y" r4 QRange increases to 7,000 yards5 S* w" Q( F$ S: v, D- A/ |
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards1 {, ?/ r8 L n D: ?% I
Range increases to 11,000 yards9 d1 W4 C. q4 A$ E; k
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards1 K' q5 @7 k) V i
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape* K: d' V* ? l3 r( O, k. D
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards# s1 v* h& d( |+ f
8 |0 T" l& l8 h2 r. _Japanese Ships
% a* a5 y. O* f9 C* V5 ]) U9 c CA Aoba
9 D2 ~- C8 f, V6 W+ {3 n) { CA Kinugasa
1 X! {1 M7 P8 Y, }: [' Z8 b: n' \/ W CA Furutaka
S. Y9 G2 S# S9 h2 A' _+ K+ \ CA Kako, Shell hits 1
! k: [$ P: I6 F. l1 J) m CL Tenryu; P$ O- e5 p; u4 ^0 M
CL Tatsuta
) N" c! `# M; }) h% A CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
8 U$ T: c, K S+ G2 r' T DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire1 ~( C& L- ?1 X; _+ Q- a1 |6 G
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3 \% t9 T, t V3 O4 j% P# c+ F4 WReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight0 B0 [4 o% h% @1 s7 C& C
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
k; e' x- N d- h+ L5 lRange closes to 24,000 yards...5 ?$ M1 K2 a e3 p5 F1 D! n* g' F. g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
# o, w; Z2 L2 \/ c& Z- N+ ARange closes to 22,000 yards...& f$ U! m( w3 C& X, v
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! c4 K4 ]3 e/ |; {
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
& p6 c6 P) ^! e6 E1 F7 pRange closes to 16,000 yards...
/ a8 p+ I% U" j9 W; g9 ARange closes to 14,000 yards...- o' I: I) W; u/ N
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
! @- F0 C1 O# _! r( JRange closes to 11,000 yards.../ T6 F5 I, \6 T# D9 `" Q) y+ n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...4 l B/ _; [# H: J0 Q% [
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
6 j- ?2 M0 l$ B5 T. i4 I: E% KRange closes to 8,000 yards...
' `# A4 M. P" K% R' xRange closes to 7,000 yards...
- s2 W+ k0 e8 y- Z3 URange closes to 6,000 yards...9 z0 w" I- o% J+ m7 u- L! `
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
0 ?. `" |% G1 rRange closes to 4,000 yards...* @$ A, w* m: Q" `' P+ n' K0 y6 t% D
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
& r% t- L _4 j* i* sCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
& x& K: I$ m7 R1 ?7 |; ECONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards: I0 d5 N {& {( x2 h
Range increases to 4,000 yards6 Q/ T7 J' E& @" G0 A
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
6 |7 i! a% O3 v7 l6 o! q! OCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
6 J* v' _, K2 ERange increases to 5,000 yards
z9 d) |, l$ x6 E0 O+ F; JCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
0 i5 Z% B' \5 r8 o' M$ `7 sRange increases to 9,000 yards+ j3 N I# O) e1 Y
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
" E: Q% J' ^) m& qAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
- q" t4 w [* Q/ x1 wTask forces break off...5 `/ ]2 Q$ o; R7 ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 \8 h6 H* n. ^- Z. C9 ^* Y/ M
CA Aoba
( i* Q) J, ~$ }5 `1 D CA Kinugasa
9 Z5 N( ^1 F/ O CA Furutaka
% T+ m" l) J# _- U8 C2 ] CA Kako$ |& C" n5 @: K
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire6 {% j. t4 H- [: }2 k: _
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 U6 {$ N; ]" t% |6 C CL Yubari% Z. s% b/ E! h' k+ [6 ]3 |( Z! i2 c
' c* S6 u/ ~3 W9 SAllied Ships
' V \) e4 `/ g! s: S$ W; \8 K- I APD Colhoun8 ^, V# X# j& V b, K
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire% T8 O( x K/ e- K3 ?
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
' Y1 j5 g, ]. ]- e DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( u; ^# d7 q* h+ [6 \
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires9 p4 ^" o. E' P( M$ C
AP Harris3 a$ a; Q2 g+ ?
AP Zeilin
S: D* S- L# g* Y D+ F" f6 f+ C; h AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; ]. J( L! r! l
AP Heywood
& Y: ]: |. y- v! U9 w. D! Z) { AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire& d& I. T# Q! w
AP President Bowen6 F- B3 ?) b# L. A7 ?% m% b
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 L/ t) _, f7 {* a5 a7 ^ xAP President Wilkerson4 N! j" ]3 D8 W) y- L4 G, t
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Allied ground losses:' x: H( T* t* s! H* }& \% c% e
105 casualties reported
2 T. i e0 ^' \# J$ ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( f* ?% @# R* R* z: x2 A& R' h Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled. _4 y: \ `/ v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 @/ x% X; X$ \
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; N7 R F: D- h4 r3 cJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!) V6 T$ B" \( L" Y: L; U
Allied TF begins to get underway
' @9 `+ B) I, ^, bReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight; `. _4 e) e( L8 w# }% b/ a
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
+ `( A& X" ~# i$ s" T# F; g4 a+ aRange closes to 18,000 yards..., @. H+ y, ?4 J6 @( q
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
1 C. J% \, g; mRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 a8 O" p/ W. s$ l( z& M$ n% ~1 h7 |
Range closes to 5,000 yards...) {8 u9 g) ^7 n5 c1 d
Range closes to 3,000 yards...5 x; ^3 h8 N# f0 B$ J
Range closes to 1,000 yards...0 B( J; \& A+ f! R2 V
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards5 o: P- f8 A0 `7 ^; V1 _
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
. ^7 x' K! z. |' O* e) I, w5 ~' @) xCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards6 |/ z. c; I/ h2 B
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
# ^3 M; l6 B0 W! [CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards6 m' G3 s# g7 k2 B l, L$ m
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
8 A) u& W' j2 vCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards; s9 U& @! s7 u/ r
Range increases to 2,000 yards
1 D+ c, t3 p- N- W) H0 d u: wCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
; y- {* Z! y4 K/ @- L9 xCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
1 K/ C! d) v' Z8 D9 ]# \0 |CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
# S$ w) Y, X1 z7 T9 w+ m5 ACL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
3 N& {' F3 A- c9 }' _3 L/ y* g" DCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
7 z* p( w2 S" SCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
0 b; C. y$ `' O, [% N! s6 c& FRange increases to 4,000 yards
( v& u+ ^& v9 y" FCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards) s7 v: d; v1 P& f, U3 S8 N! h. W
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards# g- [0 g7 |- G& j! O0 R
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards0 h2 i7 n+ _( _# `+ r
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards! C+ j5 J }4 c: C# M
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
Q+ _9 C! o+ O$ qCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards7 B- D4 X" G; m+ r# R d
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
% ^! u. o( K$ f, Q$ P. G( m' u+ `Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
$ r$ F8 R- C9 TTask forces break off...
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。0 ^: u2 f/ w/ o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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* y! ?7 N2 c, B' Z/ R; AWeather in hex: Clear sky
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" Q# X% \ P! z5 W4 d' ~2 X( YRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.( P% d" g! T$ B5 k4 i5 \! Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* k" { f5 i0 e3 q/ [- B
no flights
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Allied aircraft7 d8 Q3 p# {- v: }) i2 b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8! X. |& K, x- e! K/ O9 J5 F. {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82* `6 R. p" t- L* e
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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/ z) Q5 g8 g6 m. d/ [6 g0 z% B% m0 x4 LJapanese aircraft losses
* I# C: ?3 B) R7 ]/ Y. V$ o5 UNo Japanese losses7 O9 Z9 ?2 a3 S: E
2 d8 m% D( z0 w' j# N5 E& TAllied aircraft losses
+ o' l( M, R. }4 l/ T SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
% N1 P+ E l5 X6 ]+ _$ x TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" n7 t4 L0 ^1 c- `6 z& \% x CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire! p8 V7 A/ U4 z4 G* m* G) p
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk! t/ \4 D, M. u0 K/ \4 a
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
$ N+ u1 p1 A2 T! U4 \5 T1 d* o CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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