8月9号
. |8 D- Q9 h' N. a& l第8舰队勇闯图拉吉! k+ i' V3 E- Z2 i1 t
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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# U5 b- W7 \0 M- L1 `+ j; HAllied aircraft/ U9 h j( [9 B$ u, C. a
no flights% U* e4 z2 u" q; r* d' G4 V. ~7 r
3 j- X* H: r V2 y) EAllied aircraft losses* P& ^- C) O7 J$ ~+ ?" E7 r
No Allied losses' A' [- x& w+ r* C/ N
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/ s3 K% w& V0 t, Z# q5 m! \ CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. J- ~7 ~' z2 z: m9 m2 l
CA Aoba
6 v y9 k& \, s- i9 `) ] H: ?8 x CA Kinugasa: e2 g" Z# D6 H6 _7 D2 z2 U: h) l
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 42 {, W! a3 G1 _% [% |
CA Kako
4 q+ b0 t- y, K CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
+ g. l {9 z% Z( Y7 }+ u) L CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 62 r& S" @$ L4 f# [1 Z- l
CL Yubari
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+ o, |" ], ~; I3 TAllied Ships2 y( `3 S& j& B. h+ j2 q# P# q
CA Salt Lake City0 d; K3 T) U8 C5 m0 n
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
# }( q+ D7 k2 r% [. q! a. K. e/ E DD Grayson
|( ^4 `0 P7 U0 W. l% @& w0 Q r; ? DD Monssen* O. ~4 a) F- ?4 \, V
DD Aaron Ward
& {) W2 t& J F1 j+ W# n DD Laffey b# e* O% [) k
DD Farenholt
. }1 R5 P$ u8 x4 w3 U DD Maury* X- d0 L, b h+ A/ L% Q1 p0 R# J
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ]0 x( ^2 J/ K' }
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
( M5 h6 }& Y! z% Y$ O DD Stack/ @! \/ U7 A, j
DD Sterett, Shell hits 10 S& g/ f+ i- \0 A/ h6 p/ U
DD Balch
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+ P* z% Z* G& c4 N0 a# kReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
; W8 `) x* p) F/ u7 VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
- A# h" T, Q( I: `Range closes to 20,000 yards...% E8 b ~$ }& ~5 L& m4 {, H4 v
Range closes to 14,000 yards..., v @2 h, T2 F9 {
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 a& I. d6 H1 S6 _# [0 _+ a tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards% b5 [" v' x6 h2 l' x: X$ n+ o
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 q, J* D! g, ^. X# ]2 u
Range closes to 3,000 yards...( r, d" `9 b6 `, f/ M/ l% Z
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
1 @# i6 w- o4 I2 ~$ T; RScott, N. crosses the 'T'3 u$ M( N- L6 M! L) ]
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
; t# Y( N+ D- H8 L4 L$ z1 CCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
- f# c: P1 n1 b/ Q/ eDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
3 D8 Y! P9 k: g eCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
1 X8 X. G" A) [CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
8 d( f4 P# _ J( A+ uRange increases to 2,000 yards7 u8 U2 M7 Q: p0 A# ?* f' ~1 |
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards- F; A1 q) [# N, G/ l
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards. \6 R$ [% I/ ]3 B
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
2 \6 o) O5 |5 J" n- MCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards; t/ U1 k5 x. f, i' ]+ P
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards; S& S" f, q% w/ @! n- E
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
4 C' Z0 @3 p0 fDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards- L# o4 p! J' o0 S; S
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
2 [# L" J8 W9 z6 v# ?' u& CCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
7 H' c C! |9 F2 GRange increases to 6,000 yards
3 m. T0 C0 z4 O$ b2 q/ X/ aDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
- V" b" \2 [$ N+ {; E" [% RCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards1 t1 o3 N8 w7 J' v* N, l; {
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards5 U( { s, {6 X) g: B
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards4 d3 p: ?& H( {) k t
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards* _ X4 e9 |6 c) `$ x* l
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
0 ~1 a5 Z4 t L/ q ?9 @. zCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
! q. k- ?/ g, B/ wCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards: Z3 Z5 b4 x! ?
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards& y8 I+ R0 x- a0 f" G6 w
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
+ h' g& I0 F; Y6 g8 Y+ _2 ^- ATask forces break off...3 H) H, y/ P. b, @8 l \+ {) W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 x* y' w; G9 }$ s CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
9 X- o& Z- q: g- ` CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 B6 V8 K8 M' b7 z- Z3 n CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
) G6 ~. {4 {6 c' W CA Kako, Shell hits 12 P' X; m' z( V6 S
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire/ }( }% M! ?, m: E0 s$ l) A
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
& }, a1 [# p8 I$ O CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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& }7 M4 Q) Y6 B+ t% Y( A; r" k3 d5 ?* G+ k CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
; n u- O: u [; c4 a" S3 V5 p) J# G CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ O6 k7 u: M( ` CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# U7 {$ n6 ]$ N1 J9 M) I0 f7 B DD Mugford b) u1 o2 F) a. j, |# f$ c
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
$ E" {& C2 Z' Z' e4 F DD Patterson; U8 k2 p; \5 R5 X! y7 Q
DD Jarvis* g# g0 e7 s- y, Q: ?' E: q
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1 S2 w1 L7 C3 J- HReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight0 `, `2 p3 i8 v* d/ v: B. O+ J
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
' b: y% G" ]8 ARange closes to 20,000 yards...
. _9 S7 D. _, l" K+ p* ?Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ R. J- I1 X. D( A( i" `/ v& P1 Y; Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. [: f/ P9 \" }$ XRange closes to 4,000 yards...6 d* z" J; ]% o, t
Range closes to 2,000 yards...: Z% Y- H4 z, C7 e, i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards9 |9 C. t6 k9 J$ h
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
* E- ?* c/ m$ U. Z- M/ Z8 TCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'9 o. [9 z! y' E8 s I* E1 S
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
: L0 M" r, k' W6 X8 U) dCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards* r+ D3 _5 s: N0 |( \
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards+ _' _! P. M: }7 h! p+ Y
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
! a6 H$ ?$ V |/ O1 U7 e; e UDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
% K5 Z2 T1 `7 s5 Y6 s5 oCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards% `9 v- |% d8 ]2 d* T8 N
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
$ R5 G. {7 h9 zCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
' V! s2 u7 {" R: A5 LCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
) }! |3 \4 @/ l/ W" S' VCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards; w4 f& A5 X- |5 ~* r H
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards* m$ V, v/ H P1 y% O; _" `
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards8 U6 R5 |& j' G# X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
3 Z! _5 m+ N) YCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards5 w% K: ]2 E- i+ t ?/ N* L9 J! @
Range increases to 5,000 yards
8 O0 f# A; S( U5 r& O0 E) gCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards, h g! r/ S; U- ~
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
3 l7 {4 B5 ~5 T/ o8 Q5 ^5 L+ dCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
$ j% ]" ^( {6 nCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
+ n8 _# e7 N3 C5 ~CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
& d5 ]& J2 h2 e: b) e, Y: vDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards& ]6 X# e5 {; `. S: P, y, |
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards$ Z! Z; ?. U- n ^) i
Range increases to 8,000 yards+ ^2 o3 Q4 Z& H
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards" X/ v' o# L) |% u# T$ r8 ^
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards3 ~1 X+ t) [0 E( a. U, M0 v
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
6 v$ M7 N( \9 X8 ^% \+ [# pCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
& ^# y2 X, M9 a( U( ^5 ICA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
% s5 o6 I- z# j% _3 \ [+ {% hCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
" c5 }( m( _' o5 tRange increases to 9,000 yards. i$ O9 m$ L6 h+ I2 ?& K
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards7 X0 c7 Z% B( C# K+ P$ V) e |
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
2 k3 U/ }6 e& A0 j7 @# u. VCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
7 y z+ E& k+ v; Y4 N9 BCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
|, U- y. @5 W- vCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
! L3 G7 G& K/ K" d3 L0 A7 H6 Y( [% rCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards0 z+ A7 y4 a" N
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
/ l: h6 ]& b* C# ~( P4 t- Q' dCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage4 u% E, d0 b' J( A/ Z& m
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards* R; C' S# D$ O
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& S4 V; |/ E; I- k CA Aoba
9 P+ J/ _+ m2 w CA Kinugasa: `* Y4 j, j6 ~% G
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2' E" B# i( R; N
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
! x0 c3 H" E2 w. D1 I/ e CL Tenryu
6 N, {# _1 g' N6 C CL Tatsuta
+ W2 G3 a9 H4 A% k3 X. l2 G; S CL Yubari5 B; R6 Z% I/ O4 J9 M, X6 u' Y
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Allied Ships) l9 }7 Z$ {! y1 }: Y% M
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* ^6 a5 h0 m D+ p, G
DD Balch
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: q4 D) z7 k# c9 ~: v! oReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight& B9 ~8 y' Y0 Q1 Z! B6 z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
{: ^4 p% `0 T! Z2 {2 y6 p: CRange closes to 24,000 yards...
# }, u% B, e6 S$ CRange closes to 22,000 yards...
6 {. V% X- r }/ ORange closes to 20,000 yards...
" j& s+ I3 \/ n# E' V( s# {Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 {5 G! m, q2 r" l
Range closes to 16,000 yards...) g* X) ~1 B* |6 w" v# _3 S7 }8 _ H
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, w! _% F1 j: v/ CRange closes to 12,000 yards..., i" }4 e, K; ] @# D/ e
Range closes to 11,000 yards...% g+ b9 D3 G6 w) L8 A C
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
. Q- F J; K" s# V7 uRange closes to 9,000 yards...
V3 l8 x' z( c& | ]" kRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 j' e( D6 W! u O0 M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
7 f. e# R. n% \; f: @ ZRange closes to 7,000 yards...* M" T+ f5 X8 q* H3 Y/ Q
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
* E) q( e+ F; o9 \' d6 @0 }7 ]$ l/ uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
( u4 w1 C' n. E4 A" Q2 y+ c3 xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
/ x, m( ?- j- L; ORange increases to 7,000 yards
; b7 [8 D7 y' e4 f& t4 v* \) g1 U& L; ?DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
& r& u/ ]2 [9 d# `: nRange closes to 6,000 yards
$ R7 J( M/ M: A9 J) P3 ]3 eCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards! l# L" D3 B4 A6 P& w
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
& A9 C" S- A/ [2 ?) RCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards. h6 Y9 o! W$ S7 |: G+ ?
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards. [/ Q( C5 q2 P# a7 L
Range closes to 4,000 yards
! Y+ Q) J a {, U: P$ O% Y- U2 d! sCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
2 c- ?/ X, V* G/ ~9 U3 dRange increases to 7,000 yards/ U$ f* F- _$ U* C1 U
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards; [$ \' X3 W! L
Range increases to 11,000 yards
0 ~9 ~3 t+ K( C5 p; ~; kCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards' k: T6 N6 }" n5 I8 l0 q
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
! j# x3 j* T6 `: k7 J3 o7 q3 h# N3 RTask forces break off...
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& z& {( p0 L% e* HNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% Y5 f' ^ N3 i8 x5 z4 O+ t
CA Aoba
/ t8 T; |+ I( B) Z; ~) Q7 R7 ^ CA Kinugasa
: s% q7 r: {$ X% U) x; S+ | CA Furutaka
. S" m, U; _' I& } CA Kako, Shell hits 1
3 d% o8 C4 g% |" S, X" m. V! Y7 v CL Tenryu' p! |# j+ Q7 `! V
CL Tatsuta+ A. q2 h& P0 `0 y1 e9 Q/ H* U
CL Yubari
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# a& G; h1 t. B, yAllied Ships2 t+ N A! W0 P6 |4 \. q& U
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight+ g- |. l/ N" D1 P' v3 Q
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
* T# r5 ^ ?/ W! s/ ^ BRange closes to 24,000 yards...
6 a' B' E5 y. kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
: |7 ]3 E0 w4 ~7 W( M+ g oRange closes to 22,000 yards...- e! L5 w0 Z: ^: A2 ]" |
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' S2 x4 `( B# s6 _: |! \0 b4 y G, o8 mRange closes to 18,000 yards...
( y! l9 z& u' \0 t, \9 _' RRange closes to 16,000 yards...
3 a5 Q: f! D1 b# i1 x( k$ o6 kRange closes to 14,000 yards...8 b* F0 n n7 r3 ?* A
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 R" F# W6 q, `- y! ^" A* ?
Range closes to 11,000 yards...6 r6 a( z! i. y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
# y: V7 o a( z6 ?: x4 }Range closes to 9,000 yards...
$ T( t- b, W# t" Y/ ? `' @Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* p8 U/ X" W# JRange closes to 7,000 yards.../ @2 [% K5 L M; `
Range closes to 6,000 yards...$ Q9 v6 q& s; H' Q' A3 C
Range closes to 5,000 yards...5 g$ i; x; I3 y( Y0 S" v6 q, X, S
Range closes to 4,000 yards...7 X: B6 |7 T1 @$ H/ T' w0 R) V0 {
Range closes to 3,000 yards...' A! l& z" U S3 |+ {
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards0 r( p+ `: Q+ B) U0 g% q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
) y6 h1 }( b) {' j; Z5 qRange increases to 4,000 yards
* C. o$ ^% ]5 k# W* ]1 j. dCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
2 n7 `$ w6 V* |9 PCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards9 G5 w5 U" C7 ?0 V" _5 X7 I# H
Range increases to 5,000 yards; S& k) b# u8 E0 _7 e" W
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards/ X/ m) F6 g3 I2 t+ [
Range increases to 9,000 yards
+ k, j% f9 [' M8 b2 h6 v/ KCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards/ N- B" F2 s1 B& p* N* ^8 r7 \
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
) W* `" F( }/ d: C4 ?! aTask forces break off...3 ?$ r* [& n% V! G; A, B/ ]
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9 @5 `" S; ]4 N4 `' O$ n7 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards/ E! T! s: X8 {; E0 x, x
( C) N, l: Z+ r2 ~) m' L" fJapanese Ships
7 R# w* Z0 [: D. Q p0 W% {. E% y CA Aoba; Z( r9 v. E( J/ o3 U2 Y0 c. b
CA Kinugasa# {5 C* a! l9 ^2 O1 p( N3 t/ K
CA Furutaka
8 |5 v* ?( q# b" }0 y: D CA Kako& Z1 d, \8 D: A [7 B
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire7 C& c: _# H, M* @' T! v' ^; T& w. A
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire `1 Q% o* Q" d" I! R8 C0 [
CL Yubari/ h7 s9 D! i) e ?8 P2 S2 p
" {; I' G# W- Y0 v! U' EAllied Ships% R/ I9 X( R; Y* ]" E$ B
APD Colhoun! c, O ~* Y+ j3 o5 `
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire2 ]6 b8 \* u2 u, D' L. \7 y# b! S
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1: p8 n" w* B$ j7 w1 Z/ H
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 Y' H: J1 L9 G1 P$ E) u AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires5 ]+ a' H2 n7 m" S4 _
AP Harris( z8 B4 D! {' o: k
AP Zeilin
6 w# x% x) F0 w0 o; d, I- b3 J AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ U- e: ^, s1 J9 p5 d AP Heywood
6 z1 U: J8 a G AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
# c5 T. q+ I5 V" C# J% N6 \ AP President Bowen
" ~8 k3 l) a' q5 g AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire4 e; t0 Y! j2 M
xAP President Wilkerson9 q- W) z/ A7 Z' Z0 H) w( z- ?2 R
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Allied ground losses:$ V5 E, }7 c8 K6 A* u- l
105 casualties reported1 q. m6 E8 ^7 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' n! f2 \/ n- ]6 { Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled1 b4 v+ o5 J) m; X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. J7 ~# u) d/ J: \$ e) @
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$ P6 q3 e% Q/ b) EJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!+ T/ t# c( o ]
Allied TF begins to get underway+ [: i- ~- p' W3 f' k8 K
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight' r) J, t$ |/ O. g0 U! Q
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards7 ?5 }1 M' w7 a, l; u; R1 d8 l) W9 j
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
o/ W: y0 W7 M# Z" m/ ZRange closes to 13,000 yards...( P( |9 B5 L: i1 K3 D' ?
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
; J( t/ D0 t7 y' t dRange closes to 5,000 yards...1 m/ M& G! @ p5 B% z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 D1 G( _. a9 V, nRange closes to 1,000 yards...& Z2 p6 ~" l4 p
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
$ u7 N) s, I7 V9 ?: h" mCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
3 C! U) d; j- oCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
- o0 }; L8 }2 ^6 p4 @2 l2 ACA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards- n* j: E' N+ c7 X) J; {5 E
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
5 q$ }, Y' {( A! n! aCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards5 h( m8 T' ]+ B
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards( y* \/ M4 D3 n% J0 |
Range increases to 2,000 yards& o8 u; z. D* R6 W$ x2 e3 G* }" \
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards1 \9 W- ` }2 {% p
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards% R: W) W" ^- K% _: ` R' P4 ^0 X
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards! f# } e$ j- }8 [' M8 |( R
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
9 t& b* C! w3 m. U* YCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards0 e3 r; d7 }3 y* j
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards# F% h0 {/ r U# M( N( F. a0 e
Range increases to 4,000 yards
0 ]+ U. N; `# W: JCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards7 Z: I6 W3 P8 `, h. c, Y# W
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards4 A- e6 C3 p8 `; ^0 W, u# b
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards& ~) i5 i m# E6 J
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards# ^ J% t/ {# u
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
$ T5 U2 h3 V7 g) aCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
: E5 T, O* y1 N. |9 W$ b, ?CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards+ O4 M( c4 k8 T, [! G
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
. {- m& S# a ~7 @0 ITask forces break off...! Q" ^) e% z/ f9 H3 E
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; n( K( t: c& t' n- D: T
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.6 e4 l$ G: l8 ~' L& ^% n
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; K* E' k- [+ @, N$ N
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Japanese aircraft) m6 }& _0 O. O" A. O. ~
no flights
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Allied aircraft) M8 { K! H$ Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8- G3 O0 l+ X& C3 v; N- v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 824 m2 E+ ^/ u) W2 I2 B
TBF-1 Avenger x 393 D' W# H0 i J0 P& W1 j8 }. F
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! Y8 K' K2 y U, U1 [* o9 QJapanese aircraft losses
! I. Z7 q5 x' L- D2 K: a" E1 FNo Japanese losses
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3 ]8 ^( T1 @# A, J" ]Allied aircraft losses
8 L# s( S* W- i& H SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
! P# `3 c/ u X TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% F, h% f% H5 Q K* T
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Japanese Ships
" C+ Q* E* i: i$ R+ H, J- S5 Y CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire* H: s% s8 b7 n3 R. {3 T
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
7 h% B+ }$ b) B8 t* L$ e CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
) ?. Y! a% R, p! B# V7 P CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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