8月9号
& I) r, s- ?" O( v第8舰队勇闯图拉吉8 o+ {; `0 l; i" v* j; A
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards" q8 a/ O9 w- s4 t. u( o
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Allied aircraft5 E- n, s0 @/ @& m
no flights v2 @$ _1 {; X
, h/ _! [8 b; r, u2 {. x8 VAllied aircraft losses
1 G1 h1 f, K5 h8 uNo Allied losses
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2 d/ s) C) Q- Q$ X+ gJapanese Ships
* ?0 ?2 q# y' x8 c7 u CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) ~$ Q3 }( ?9 f
CA Aoba
7 C; G0 C2 g! b# \ CA Kinugasa
z" c) X* V; F% h* v: h5 N7 L: y CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
9 H. ~5 @7 ?0 G CA Kako
" q- s2 t4 P: A* N1 d3 U: @ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
6 \7 Z+ l7 x( W8 D- E5 k7 W CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 63 }8 a: s- X7 M( Q2 ~* j+ T+ N g
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
9 `, ?. m- W2 F CA Salt Lake City
, Q [- O- X& U# w CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk3 a. \& E: Z+ W: L4 Z1 n
DD Grayson( @9 m* p8 f# G0 D6 i/ `% w: Q
DD Monssen1 [# r2 M! Z5 r% h9 g3 E2 M
DD Aaron Ward" v0 A3 E6 i. V3 a; M8 F
DD Laffey
. p+ r- F5 {; j$ L) T4 Z8 T DD Farenholt( E" `8 [. x) I/ T" Y
DD Maury ?+ Z' r" J8 M/ H8 {/ @
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# L0 U S2 Y+ d& l# i DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 ]3 T3 b$ _4 s* q DD Stack Z4 C% L' g- G0 W
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
, \5 X" D, h) H, F& S: Q* l7 v DD Balch
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/ ]; @' t/ i8 @ n4 k+ W3 YReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
5 Y! A5 r1 r# k4 dMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
6 F1 J( M: |0 e0 i8 tRange closes to 20,000 yards...7 G0 g* Q! S8 r
Range closes to 14,000 yards..., j# ^$ Q! c$ _8 L0 I$ ~- r- z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. A5 F& [) i% \) }: u" `" z8 [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
. P3 }9 L- C/ I% N# f3 g6 [Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- I5 `' X0 f6 R' ?4 x( CRange closes to 3,000 yards...
) N1 E# G0 t+ b% yRange closes to 1,000 yards...! J# S/ h- q1 y+ d" O* h. d8 r# G
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CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards' k9 D* i; M# V$ }
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards9 f, `, X. k5 I, ]" P
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
" k, |# q4 H3 v' n* r! {7 SCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
# w7 T* W. V2 G# Q. b6 MCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
e" X" k, s4 {: O8 `. ?Range increases to 2,000 yards
) @" S: `, L( n: G% S5 l+ }DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards* H" @1 f6 P9 Y( m: s5 t1 e, a
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards T5 U( O- a4 X, |8 J3 f
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
# N* J3 I; o6 V# }+ Q& Z2 U- KCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
0 E4 r0 D e. wDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
3 C* ~: ~+ D# t+ e# F) r) QCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards% z# R0 R! C& e& o! V6 s
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
3 N4 ^8 x; a- s0 |: hCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
{) f7 O* O* d" Q; wCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
% b3 j/ H* @" p6 F2 \- yRange increases to 6,000 yards& J( a# j0 e" \+ j3 }
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 # c8 |, D, b3 E$ u% }
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
' l* m: ~, Y/ y0 p& h/ s PCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
$ a8 T& d" o( o1 a/ B7 FCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards, C3 M2 L5 M. k0 [
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards5 q- d: h4 Z8 F& n
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards# B* F1 J! n/ e- {1 W2 E
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
: E9 V4 x t& Z4 @3 Z1 PCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
# z, ~2 T, T) w2 M( bCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards' J S# ?7 p, M+ A
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
1 w+ L. G+ r' Q: P! x5 ]# w, UTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards3 q1 z; g; g- N' V
/ h- ]1 \/ A: Q" p. dJapanese Ships3 e& |5 I- C: k3 e
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2( [% f* s: l$ B; b' @: n
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
- Y( c' z, ]# v2 J CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
5 ?$ R- k0 {8 q* D+ t9 J CA Kako, Shell hits 1* H+ K9 C# G( w3 f
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire/ P8 V2 H" D0 P
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
: \7 k$ G1 c F/ T: k- u CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships% N& Z* [9 o# D, k5 a' `, Z
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire0 |: O! _# q" J8 u4 }
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 }9 x |( a. r9 M, F/ r k CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- r l8 Q. i7 V( T! k4 X& n
DD Mugford
3 C( m2 i- A8 b1 N+ x DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
6 |8 c9 b. z& f( J. D DD Patterson. z4 @$ [/ L* }5 J% ]
DD Jarvis
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. p2 w* ]; Y2 Z' b4 ^Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight+ k& ]7 z; {5 b
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards! I) o+ ]* ^6 ~9 e# s/ T4 Q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; I) V5 J8 k$ c0 z! x5 ^) }
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 W! k! R2 Q F, p- E$ {" ARange closes to 8,000 yards...
$ X1 Q9 {+ Q0 p. e: ]6 z3 o2 B; G' MRange closes to 4,000 yards...
; O9 U/ D/ j8 A: ^Range closes to 2,000 yards...
$ d* H- S. ?9 Q Y X: U% G+ MCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
# [% m e# Z7 i8 X2 uCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
! g+ j! C8 x* m' z- yCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'1 R) q" a8 h/ a4 z. u+ O/ P( t
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
1 [/ U8 R2 G0 U% YCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
1 ?9 W, ~+ n8 ECA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards. R: ~. Z+ C. ~4 i& ~- [
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
* r+ ?1 A4 A1 O" ~DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
3 Y1 y, q- o, n" Q+ y7 W) wCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards; L' ~ U: \4 J- h# q2 C! |0 M$ ~! T
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards2 ]! G7 e5 K9 p" ^2 a9 R
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: D7 Q9 x/ s' y% vCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards. L! U6 C7 l( G
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards2 V/ F+ p0 F* v0 g* `
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
7 i# t2 b3 S; k$ E2 n1 d& kCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards/ x: m5 X% q- j9 Y- O
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
% [$ H" q# X+ |1 |6 e; I% ?CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
6 s+ ~7 r3 V2 ZRange increases to 5,000 yards4 ?4 g& d |- \' f/ }3 ` W
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
2 x4 a9 [5 ]* W- V7 oCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards9 v4 [) M: ^ h- J: q( m
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
: i4 O7 |4 w: r: n: J& w" r5 F8 ~CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
5 K% n0 r$ w$ k( rCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards3 ?: N7 r/ z% f* q+ [) _
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards& {9 {8 v- _+ F% |
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
7 z( m, V" H& s# \7 X/ E; j; \Range increases to 8,000 yards
! i" v4 z$ g* R1 m2 j* i4 \CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards( W- Q+ ]9 T5 D& y$ v4 m
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
2 B: K, }5 j# k% k8 `* WCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
: I( I# c M' V5 D* ?CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
8 Z o2 R* _, E% ^: eCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
8 m% g4 y, G7 U3 j2 @+ G5 C" M& Z* jCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
& |+ S0 |8 h+ I# ?' N! t7 `; i2 bRange increases to 9,000 yards
7 z5 U ^+ H q. C, B3 m+ xCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards: F) K+ {1 H$ O# |
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards: A& {# A. e3 y$ `) i
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards" g; m2 f! [9 X$ c0 X
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards! H5 B+ w( S! b
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
$ n7 I/ [- n3 H, ^CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
6 G( @3 j9 M4 A6 _2 fDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
; q! X, k0 f% {' S6 hCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
# {/ T( v; H7 A6 nTask forces break off...
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( r6 ?, y' I& w4 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards, ?, D: \- J( J/ X* x) m/ K( H# w
3 U3 U* M' P9 Y- r5 p# A; yJapanese Ships
6 e7 d) Z' a+ I! O& W* h CA Aoba
) F- c8 F) @ b4 O2 W0 L9 o5 u4 q CA Kinugasa4 ?; V$ Z2 N5 i, } i" d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
- r' h$ j6 ~( r# }( b, ~) [2 Y CA Kako, Shell hits 1( k2 Q& M7 q$ {. `6 k" x
CL Tenryu
9 F* z1 z1 T! \ P. G; A: g, ]# y CL Tatsuta+ Z7 f) P" Q9 a7 D: b8 y$ G
CL Yubari5 p+ \ H6 r! k8 a! p3 Z8 L, }
, B# I+ f, m( wAllied Ships8 V( `$ n0 y; o: n( V0 X( Q1 M P
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ z) l) f# h5 V2 P$ [( n/ v DD Balch
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+ M& K! ]) l2 W! T4 x5 |2 rReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 |, x7 U% w8 y
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards y/ w5 r, L# i7 G' c8 I) O
Range closes to 24,000 yards...7 p2 q. b% B% k9 x D
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
% C8 Z. I, l4 T' ^: ^2 W" L; @Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 a/ r/ ]7 b" ^* v l9 CRange closes to 18,000 yards...2 N9 x( ?& }1 [" D+ }3 I
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" O$ A. P! D4 {3 SRange closes to 14,000 yards...
2 J4 U4 u) z1 L" Q bRange closes to 12,000 yards...
0 _. `4 Q! J3 B; mRange closes to 11,000 yards...- `, I: z3 C9 o3 G }# y& c* W) V
Range closes to 10,000 yards...7 Q( X8 G7 W) Q7 l4 m
Range closes to 9,000 yards...$ S9 q# k( u3 @) W& l+ f$ ]
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ p( I0 m% Z: B( PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards& _9 l$ i6 r$ o( D% T1 f, \
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 h {) H8 v4 J8 Y' ]
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
: ~6 D( w. B, h" BCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards0 C h: ~3 J& [" ^; D/ H# I
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards+ |2 u# h3 g N+ X$ j3 ]
Range increases to 7,000 yards j9 t1 \) q2 e- o2 W: U# W [
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards( J# z: F z4 D+ a# G
Range closes to 6,000 yards
: |5 Q! z( I" Q. L jCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
1 M" Q' ]$ P3 u# ?9 zCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
$ X r) q9 d5 L4 Y- K0 X, B- ZCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards& y8 X$ I) Y' M* t/ V
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
( q6 p- q2 g* V( ~Range closes to 4,000 yards5 T) K! x' p" |
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
+ D: r6 O) B! Q1 s$ @1 k0 ^7 f {% zRange increases to 7,000 yards+ f3 x- j9 I& _5 B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards# a1 q9 s$ i' m/ Y5 ^$ \
Range increases to 11,000 yards7 Q3 Q1 Y) M3 O
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards- b* f+ o+ b% @5 d
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
# h& i8 E; O; ^3 H7 P8 S5 ^) vTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 z) E2 L, H9 I7 H2 C/ @" ~
CA Aoba
. u0 Q& m# O2 ^ CA Kinugasa+ _+ ]4 C( n8 @% F1 e) l+ U
CA Furutaka a( O% j! a8 t6 j6 N9 C4 }
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
- |2 F+ w( o' ^) ?6 E/ K4 X9 { CL Tenryu
( e& ]8 q$ u& l' j0 C$ D CL Tatsuta
& h9 H" o. E" ]& l7 T4 P CL Yubari- g j$ s' K" I& Q, L+ R! O* f
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Allied Ships
" J& Y* Z5 w8 s! W6 w, @$ C1 x DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire% r, p" s; O% _9 w
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight$ m7 l- E$ Z$ o- \: m" G+ X
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
* u* ~) L6 ]) I3 a8 J' dRange closes to 24,000 yards...7 w( v9 w* U7 x% O' u6 X0 V8 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards. I. ~. U* s2 H, }/ U D5 a
Range closes to 22,000 yards...) y+ l3 ?. ~ a, ~. E
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; Z4 y, I& r2 _0 Z3 F1 s j5 L
Range closes to 18,000 yards...' P+ v5 T* J2 D* m0 d# L
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
0 E6 W8 |5 _+ Q8 X% QRange closes to 14,000 yards...
) F$ c( f H4 [; [* k8 zRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ S, {" g" G# l8 ~5 t6 D
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 B- j9 ]% u$ D6 q# Y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 E* F% L( C! Q6 Z2 q% o
Range closes to 9,000 yards...$ x. T* s0 f/ d# z+ |: O% l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 N0 W. r! K4 _) s3 E6 x! O# rRange closes to 7,000 yards...
; Z) G& D: }! w# I7 s4 U! p! i' Z: RRange closes to 6,000 yards...: c) V9 j2 v- m3 d! N
Range closes to 5,000 yards...) _/ n+ i1 |9 c" W2 u5 A* F9 A
Range closes to 4,000 yards...4 J1 G- I% B9 T
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. X0 Z9 C9 c! XCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
9 y) p3 r- o' n4 q7 u% A4 CCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards& Y) [; s) _$ b3 ]3 L" l4 [+ L! q
Range increases to 4,000 yards, U2 B7 S" c& r) j2 M3 Y* k$ a
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards* [, z+ Z. D" M
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
- B7 S: A W. c& Z [Range increases to 5,000 yards
- U% [, p2 O9 C. eCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
$ l0 u8 f: P5 \% _Range increases to 9,000 yards+ d0 a/ V5 _+ j$ d& A
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards( g4 R- p, Y0 D b( o3 R
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
& ?( @; _/ Q) {) }6 bTask forces break off...* K% g4 l5 M b* I) R+ V. q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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4 L9 c/ h0 m' l( `9 v: UJapanese Ships
+ v8 v9 S! Q; w' H( l6 y/ i CA Aoba
" Q! P: _$ ~% L CA Kinugasa' z* Q0 w3 g' G- y1 Q! ?5 i8 G
CA Furutaka1 `3 V; I! K! s
CA Kako) V, M4 G# w4 Z* V% R
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
& W; Y+ ~8 m3 T ]* f CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
% X+ w5 r/ \3 j3 `9 Z& ` S+ _1 S CL Yubari
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/ ?* \1 |* X6 B/ ]Allied Ships
& [5 \2 y) G+ t6 Y! Z8 `0 e/ O! g* G APD Colhoun
) ~4 U; j3 V+ O APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
" Q/ G5 S8 X1 @1 c& d DMS Southard, Shell hits 18 b3 J" U) b! _ E7 P) {/ A. @+ ?
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: @: |, P) d' M; b6 Q5 {' Y
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
3 f# I( H6 [1 b1 T5 R# c AP Harris
9 R% x+ z9 M. A AP Zeilin8 `, U$ {) b4 x$ |8 R( o" h
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage# Z3 s: ^7 v# t: m
AP Heywood
/ h* e- [. Y( q4 Q) p AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire0 l0 X, Y, ]& k# x0 N" g3 H t
AP President Bowen' [7 ]' Q9 o+ B* K0 l
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
* E$ Q% B( @/ s" P2 l8 E xAP President Wilkerson) i" \5 x4 y6 z) A! H
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/ z4 c: \, v- L& W4 L. f8 U6 iAllied ground losses:
& K& z1 O+ x0 p8 E9 |. _; c& ] 105 casualties reported
4 c3 |2 K% t0 Z5 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' c5 S Y' a+ j) S
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
; f! w4 d8 q M7 f+ r& I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 v2 I1 S2 v, K2 G. l5 m- p
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& M. a2 }) ?6 G. H4 ~8 pJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!" y/ Y7 `# ]7 D. F4 G% c
Allied TF begins to get underway
# I3 D+ S% l5 c6 [) P# pReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
5 q. f/ v" P' p oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
' X3 I" j" p3 P1 `: a, v( J; ~Range closes to 18,000 yards...
3 ^" y. Z' F/ ?+ r. Q# ?Range closes to 13,000 yards...
/ M. q, M7 e. p( E: g" l8 P QRange closes to 8,000 yards...
2 `4 p6 k5 [$ c( [. D1 l+ {Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 z3 u3 S6 U; M; m1 c: \) V
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
3 \, Y! S2 `7 kRange closes to 1,000 yards...
# e/ b, R9 F* H |CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards( `5 y. k% G& G. s( L9 L2 E7 |
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
( D5 \8 M; m: x1 e& Q6 CCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards1 V ?) m$ F2 F+ Y. s/ H$ s
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards( Y5 ^1 d5 Z* l$ U
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards6 @3 g) k7 m; \; K
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards$ Y' C3 R3 C s; D/ j% _
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards# T" d' B3 _) ?8 J, t$ I$ \1 J
Range increases to 2,000 yards3 U* \" h0 T3 l
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards: u0 f1 C2 @$ G% S2 N, |1 G; p
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
5 w- [; o; a1 LCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards4 [( [3 b0 x/ n" p# v8 M. i
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards1 [! f W9 X8 G* ~ n
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards) e( \, p) Z0 {: p2 H
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
2 i4 F, z$ H7 {( z/ X9 Y/ rRange increases to 4,000 yards
V2 @! c; \* oCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards$ s; Y4 w2 x6 }. e& s
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards+ m$ E6 r3 c: ?7 z8 J
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
7 k! L2 I9 h0 U) @8 W5 D4 SCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
! j& e/ a! c0 n, ~/ E MCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards' D5 W$ R: j1 @( y/ e; U" G
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards. {2 o% M: S) J) w& [6 A" Q5 }
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
9 G( U' |- X% v5 a/ j. s9 JAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
4 K$ D: }# p9 k- o& W! kTask 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。% O3 B' s( N8 t+ {" [
万恶的58!!!
* b9 r% c: ~. `/ r- u `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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0 c1 [8 l3 f SWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
( I5 ?0 o' J3 A- s+ Y C+ K1 i no flights& h# E) v; v" g6 u! A; \: L% s+ Y
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. ]% E# w7 X" q: h" O; lAllied aircraft
" b4 \" R+ w' @$ b# ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
" N* i' P, D" ]2 l) s5 N SBD-3 Dauntless x 82, m8 G5 b" v# N
TBF-1 Avenger x 39+ q0 X- M9 c0 ~2 L2 _, i" H
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 i7 O) z& K6 x' ?No Japanese losses# P0 s+ B! J4 [% T, V9 l
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Allied aircraft losses8 v/ g; _7 l# p6 J. o# g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
% Q- }9 t4 J4 o1 G M; i TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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" T. V4 Z! y# ?3 _! D8 w1 mJapanese Ships/ v% @! x! R" O9 ^, G
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire( x. M$ C$ N l: F& W! l
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk. j* M/ V& P: C) g4 V
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage4 H( B7 S u9 L( A+ G
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk$ ~5 u7 q+ Z. c2 \+ e
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