8月9号
: m7 [% x1 h% j5 V: B$ H5 G第8舰队勇闯图拉吉5 {# c: _! y' j* v
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards$ m, Y' t9 o1 T0 i
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Allied aircraft! m9 X1 _9 u3 p* W
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
9 \, y0 }/ u7 L2 I {; [ HNo Allied losses6 w! }3 r7 k/ }* z8 \* T5 f, p
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1 \- k. t. l, m( h CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 k, B2 U0 l3 T" v$ ?8 F
CA Aoba1 o- t+ H& W, F2 [6 m7 U- ?
CA Kinugasa+ X) \5 K u" Z* g
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 43 |4 S8 g# I, i% g
CA Kako# V" A1 Z8 c: Z, h+ @
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1- Q) ]. A6 E9 k8 [0 o! l' t
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
$ G7 ?$ B1 O ]+ E0 s- L R CL Yubari& v1 z1 I4 @4 K, }0 n
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Allied Ships
% v3 ~$ p/ Q% T; Z0 B1 I& S CA Salt Lake City
z2 p. P2 z- n4 ] CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
4 w0 Z0 _) P( t) B9 m DD Grayson
9 x; X( G) d) k6 ~0 q( }0 X8 ?- ?0 i DD Monssen
- ^& t+ k4 K) D9 S' h- B* Q& L2 p DD Aaron Ward
* z- ^7 D: S% _ DD Laffey
8 r# e" b" G2 N3 }+ [$ p8 l DD Farenholt1 K( h; L* B, W& m6 `3 x. l) S
DD Maury4 B+ Y1 `# R- N% r# t7 M. o! t
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# S. L- |& w1 h$ t2 v& v
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
o. R0 ^5 k: w% W DD Stack% u3 x5 ] s3 P; C
DD Sterett, Shell hits 19 c2 k0 D% s9 C4 r& H/ U4 Q
DD Balch
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* q' l* m1 |2 }0 D, WReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight8 ?9 Z% m/ y/ z; g7 [' U
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards7 N) C! T# ?$ Q. f" _ |
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* E6 U G4 ~8 o) m2 z
Range closes to 14,000 yards.... ]6 _$ \; a: {3 z9 n4 Z7 N: K0 {
Range closes to 8,000 yards...: x2 N9 ~' t5 Z8 t2 _* q' M. w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
8 z+ P( i0 b8 n+ M) t+ u7 V: z% p5 Z) R/ MRange closes to 5,000 yards...
1 M" m E! z, _) q/ S0 T8 `Range closes to 3,000 yards...) C# d. }- }( w3 p- c$ r
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
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2 G. g8 q7 g B5 V$ [CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards2 }$ k6 S% K* R- |; U+ X
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards; v5 p* r7 \: B: j% Z7 H
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards( X0 g j9 E: I$ z, L7 ^
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
4 v& M+ m, Q7 a" V; _, @CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards, S/ n, Z q# y* e4 |9 l8 M e
Range increases to 2,000 yards# w5 y, |8 z4 x0 u
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards7 Q; u. v) s g
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
0 b8 w% B$ i9 E# nDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
6 j5 u4 B" l( H9 j4 K6 _CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards) f4 G8 l2 d$ s9 m4 }
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
% q2 E+ t% X8 O7 e4 yCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
# p1 e7 Y* i. ADD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards" `0 [4 _0 d1 j
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
3 L( \1 o# a( d8 |CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards. h* Q/ E+ L# G7 |
Range increases to 6,000 yards
3 R, p1 A, f# c! fDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
3 ]9 f6 z: ^; l- v, y$ ZCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
/ a: U. E X" ], ?" W! C6 n2 ^CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards- f5 {% o" g; S# p' j. a1 P2 }7 @: O3 ?# t
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
& I5 {& A' C0 ^+ o9 A+ z: Z1 bCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
: q9 w, [8 Y9 v9 M, @2 b( xCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
) c, b" e' q8 GCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
- z6 f* h1 l! @+ xCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
7 J% w, d1 X& C$ S l& C- YCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
) l2 M! `- U2 B2 Q' o1 `CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
( H( N0 T7 G/ UTask forces break off...; L4 X' {! E2 h
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards+ i- Z8 b5 s: u. {% i
$ y+ m i' W$ @5 l' fJapanese Ships
/ M- m( O n# h. a4 I$ [ CA Aoba, Shell hits 21 T' `1 ], q& S' n) _% O
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
* T4 P3 Y0 N1 \& r5 ?: w# @0 ^& n( F3 N CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
+ H, c3 D6 m3 ^* c CA Kako, Shell hits 1( L5 [3 C Y! J) I2 y% o! A$ x! D
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
# c1 J8 U, d( W, S8 d, L CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire( O% v& t8 T/ Z& {# w6 b
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships" e$ o6 d* j" W" x7 z, ?+ c
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire7 I3 |+ P) H0 R
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 d- V* x5 r4 K, z A+ T; l& {
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ Z0 f: R3 B7 j7 g1 U) q' p DD Mugford" s& |+ \3 C* P
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
& g3 N* ^( n" p) i DD Patterson
* C q: D" \+ N DD Jarvis
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+ s9 K9 e6 }- p9 AReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight/ e. Z; P5 U7 \3 v' e2 S2 ^1 m* j
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
1 d' \$ u& N6 V8 x6 n& V+ wRange closes to 20,000 yards...0 a$ s+ ^& X$ C2 p$ G$ a
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
* i- v5 H0 J4 H% z, e' BRange closes to 8,000 yards...! Y/ `6 I2 I, o6 F; `
Range closes to 4,000 yards...8 p f* S/ r6 Y' _/ d: j; T
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
: \ E3 c8 L/ d. E% eCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
. N, F2 z/ i1 ]5 MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
& ~; O9 W+ x, P; [% |; f) z. ^Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
z) O. g! E8 @& G# ~6 X( [CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards5 b$ O' `( g% j" m2 p/ n4 \+ s
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards7 j: K. G+ L. q, W5 w
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
4 |2 n& I1 h/ D1 J; l+ k+ \2 VCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards3 X4 X6 _2 d! }- L: E2 ~
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards$ C# X4 T1 N* y }! `
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards! ^. O! x4 U; ~
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards2 ]6 @9 ~, `2 [
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards9 a' S/ H4 I( I
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
4 j7 i% c7 C. ^- a+ S% d3 ECL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards" ~2 S- l# I1 b. x3 }% G
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
% e) X( U* n; q7 G% hCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
q0 S# ~, [! {: GCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
0 I$ O9 M8 W) v& I4 [9 |CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards3 o, x) |0 X1 M3 o, U9 P
Range increases to 5,000 yards& a: g. d( v3 X& O: ?0 P+ }
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards2 ?' v* m! A7 W, @* a
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
; E$ T( e6 w! b1 T+ y' g( FCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
: c# S, k8 N. U. lCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards$ G) Z9 ? ^5 F7 ^1 O' j
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards. ]' Z' z# F/ ^6 z4 H; C3 {
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards4 p1 Z1 M) ~% u/ |
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards, m2 f$ `% _2 K
Range increases to 8,000 yards
% C" \% ?+ d M5 v; W6 zCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
0 y1 ]& Z# V8 MCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards" |& }8 e; T% u9 U. X& D
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
6 f( j7 d0 D( `9 E% SCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
8 ]. ~8 g+ S" o; WCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards: i6 q7 ^+ T3 X$ T& |" W2 |* y& K
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards" U. C$ \5 V& n: { z# D
Range increases to 9,000 yards
" ^: J, I" S% u& Q' Y0 i i5 i5 |! mCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
1 S+ J* m* ^% sCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
6 S; h" }( k# H0 z; y+ MCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
) j" d( ? n' a8 @CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards5 P" m( B9 w5 J9 b9 H' |4 P t
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
+ Y- ?! e7 F2 OCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards, v- y# g( ~. [" F
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
5 S g5 x; J9 P; g2 t' C, k5 @$ mCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
# U; }, k8 D- e( ]Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards. `+ Q" j4 B4 Y4 _8 j
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Japanese Ships1 y9 R4 B' m$ G# u' ~) _
CA Aoba1 e O% N3 u0 D+ T) s4 G* t
CA Kinugasa8 W: N6 m; m) h% D
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
3 m9 z9 h* T+ y& h1 o& q, O CA Kako, Shell hits 1
2 q2 h4 s1 v* Q3 o CL Tenryu: w# l) I$ _- N, ^$ H
CL Tatsuta
: w0 B. ~1 A& |" W, I1 ~ CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
( U2 r$ Z; C1 R' m# O DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk+ s. A" ]3 j9 D( d }# Q( u9 r
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
t4 b- \0 L8 TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
u% L1 R' W2 eRange closes to 24,000 yards...
# `- P6 k8 @- R% \& hRange closes to 22,000 yards...: s$ q; {: J% J' h; |9 o- m# b
Range closes to 20,000 yards...( c2 g* |+ M/ p! C# \
Range closes to 18,000 yards..., ~- v, ]9 X6 \& X) J: d
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
2 F& s' }% q. J4 m4 G8 ~- n) F* pRange closes to 14,000 yards...! ?8 I/ T, f& _) N5 ]0 L9 H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
2 Z" X! y [( a, cRange closes to 11,000 yards...
# a; p% ^- B! IRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 V" U4 Q2 U2 s" k; Q" r. ~# B
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
5 h* a9 p9 }7 J7 U$ t0 zRange closes to 8,000 yards... ^6 |) O2 k. S* C5 ^4 z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards1 Z! `8 _% W6 o/ p9 G
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
8 G4 n% _, S9 T0 o( oRange closes to 6,000 yards...3 i6 J& z, w9 j9 O+ T, ?% g! |: R
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards( u8 m! x* s4 N D0 H& v
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
3 E) K# @5 z3 Q8 G/ j1 i; pRange increases to 7,000 yards. Y2 J0 J$ _/ w8 o6 K
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
T; J0 w6 f" y/ @6 ~Range closes to 6,000 yards
3 w+ a2 E: S6 Q+ |- JCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
9 G& i L: S( V( R" N* FCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
+ E* L" ^" [, T2 ]CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards$ M, \1 n7 ^! [- k( S& v. q1 ]6 `
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
& Q( n3 W. p# ERange closes to 4,000 yards( L/ z8 m: h C6 b9 J, A
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards: k" H' P: _, ^' t [% p/ I
Range increases to 7,000 yards
N* e ]; Z# f# ICA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
! N: T& d" N7 C7 t! j3 sRange increases to 11,000 yards
, c! r; _+ ?0 e$ l, r! ]" Q& Z# a8 QCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
. _6 f% \3 D" p- v& n* jAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
5 q0 F: ^0 S$ s4 JTask forces break off...
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/ w7 Y0 \( J4 f) U0 d+ I eNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards; B T1 \" S' m
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Japanese Ships3 i, d/ u0 q8 Q9 \) R
CA Aoba
: |- p4 Y8 ^; B6 s: W CA Kinugasa/ S8 z; N. P9 Y3 Z. {0 f. t: Y2 _
CA Furutaka* V& h6 S- |+ B6 J6 R$ j
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: N' ~" A4 Z4 d! A. T CL Tenryu
* t; a$ |- u8 @$ a T Z2 o CL Tatsuta
' {: |0 E: L M8 s' Y) I CL Yubari
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( H, G% ^8 E2 K+ |) W9 q) }Allied Ships
% @+ Z, D4 y/ C4 p! }$ I! A% Z; N DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
( Y! Y/ `6 E( n9 d# CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards2 A+ e. u3 z, `5 F! R
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: h1 d- _: P* Z, Y9 N, ]; V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. c7 Q; a* ` e+ Y7 m" X- @, R$ ]Range closes to 22,000 yards...
* b1 C- z G3 U9 h8 ^5 P% Q. m' KRange closes to 20,000 yards...8 a2 [& O% k$ r: @ n
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; e) z7 a: B# Y) zRange closes to 16,000 yards...+ d: w) i1 A- _+ M
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
8 u5 u) R! y3 g: t5 g6 [* f* W9 JRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ M: X+ `1 |8 M/ ?4 [4 ^
Range closes to 11,000 yards...4 n6 K$ H4 `$ X1 p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...) S6 G/ H. l# D" N. ^
Range closes to 9,000 yards...' u- n( e3 d0 E
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
+ k2 ]( l" G8 URange closes to 7,000 yards...
; b: L/ _$ K# O2 aRange closes to 6,000 yards...
- d. h" J4 i; ?) JRange closes to 5,000 yards...
$ j% l3 [" V/ y) s5 _+ ERange closes to 4,000 yards...& z. |4 ^+ d, y/ R& T6 R
Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ w w X8 ?; i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
/ P- B, N1 Q0 \' g! lCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
' ]) v1 G& ]& aRange increases to 4,000 yards& S% m# ~* F1 u1 Q0 ~7 }7 g# b3 x. s0 e
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards" f+ j, M2 g9 C! d; ]# I4 o' V
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards4 x' u$ N; m( t
Range increases to 5,000 yards, {! p2 s& A9 F% B4 r, s% i
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards8 o. b) P. v% n
Range increases to 9,000 yards
V2 V) f8 h% B$ V$ I$ [CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards; e. r3 [0 Q% p; i2 `) O1 w
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
$ O/ K4 D, c/ F3 z- R0 u4 JTask forces break off...
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6 ^+ @. u+ { R& j/ B! ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards7 r1 d3 B& ?/ e# _9 }, _
+ n+ c$ F$ K* w$ X/ L- T8 YJapanese Ships* K! S' ]4 \# Y+ J; E4 `2 f& ]
CA Aoba
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CA Furutaka0 q6 p. M/ U4 @' `9 q6 l8 h* [
CA Kako) G+ _4 c$ G5 S6 ?
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire+ `9 ?% k( \, ~8 `* S4 B
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire4 L- ^. ~4 ] q' ~$ s8 ^2 D0 q/ J
CL Yubari9 H5 X+ `1 J) e, C
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Allied Ships1 Y& g% \) j9 u5 y4 Y
APD Colhoun
g0 Y) @# D4 |6 ]0 \ APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire F, \ r2 g b' I
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
0 g6 ]! H# M% `6 K: M0 m, a DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* A& S7 f- O) i+ O- @+ h5 s) A AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, R( H' G! Z' x+ K
AP Harris
2 C z& y0 n+ z7 j2 {4 T E) n AP Zeilin
2 k0 J- c$ q$ z. i/ y% j AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage- Q. H9 K. x- t3 C; r! d- W6 v$ [; w& j
AP Heywood6 W; H" x: \6 q$ Z5 ~" C, w
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire3 S9 I ]0 u0 @: ^# v' \
AP President Bowen
; A2 n! C/ P: m2 X AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
! |- @* l+ v: g, d6 X xAP President Wilkerson+ Q% T7 a4 U ^. _4 M# _1 g& j
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Allied ground losses:, v/ [* x0 ]% P9 W5 f) w6 {
105 casualties reported% h1 q! q7 u. s- P$ `% P* G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 B$ s5 j3 b$ b/ v0 D ~ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
1 S) {/ `/ j$ S+ F( B( K& _* d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; L6 K' E* w# t) X5 @
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3 f8 O" {2 S% T# o' a4 N6 }Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
3 ]# j6 ~ l$ X# \, FAllied TF begins to get underway
6 v( h; v) ?( E9 }- u' @Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
5 J$ u5 \& o: Z0 b! n/ fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
6 _. C+ y$ l9 E: pRange closes to 18,000 yards...
/ y8 M! W( A6 O9 d% c( XRange closes to 13,000 yards...) b& S9 ^( }+ f1 Q% W7 P+ K
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
8 W) I* V6 u. [; R( B' sRange closes to 5,000 yards...: X, H+ e) h; O
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 ]* p9 k' K/ }8 q5 D u+ rRange closes to 1,000 yards...
4 _; @3 ?" }- @" |* w; ^CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
- w5 U1 T* f3 S" V! H2 r1 pCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
. d9 P- ^) B- z; h+ W& E1 @CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
2 ?, O" y ~' Y3 PCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
" u# z, T, v) S, b; N7 d+ x b) G& jCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards% s/ U+ f6 @+ S ^' v" [! ^7 ]
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
/ l" ?# T3 ], s. @ dCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards6 J& E) ?; F( G
Range increases to 2,000 yards& m# G: i5 e) b# u0 Y. s
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards* A7 i& ~5 `2 Z, p3 ?7 |+ N
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards( s' n& T9 m- M3 |1 _3 U4 c
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
$ f/ U$ e3 u. v# `CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
% s2 }, f8 T$ z, }; eCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
& _0 Y4 z8 Q$ T( A" J+ v" fCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards, u5 z/ O6 {7 F/ G
Range increases to 4,000 yards# [0 D4 J& C- A3 ?
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
/ D- f. v& w; @. t5 W f- o. ?CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards5 P* Z/ z( L' W6 q8 j
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
. r4 F/ B: x# R3 H* mCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards9 T& }+ b# R; n
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
; p$ k- O) k* y5 M8 v' z3 Z- nCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards" c0 q; O+ y, @1 q) ]( h' w
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
6 E) A- \. d" v; ]/ c3 d$ L+ f- aAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
( X3 K8 u9 E4 Q0 D! ^Task forces break off...
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3 }, M @) E2 r) g8 @6 F7 w3 g第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。
& [1 e, A+ v5 I( h万恶的58！！！
$ H7 p3 I1 m6 [) i& D f( NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1342 ~& ]( A( F3 e4 N" _; o
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- g/ u. H/ y8 [/ y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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no flights
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Allied aircraft
+ {6 ^2 p8 A( } z( z# @( \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
7 ?5 Q- E) n! G" B SBD-3 Dauntless x 82, j" \4 `1 w. E; u) S( b* `9 K
TBF-1 Avenger x 39# _- g1 O R6 L0 C1 P4 }4 |
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Japanese aircraft losses# `; k) i" v2 q8 D3 ~6 ]! f
No Japanese losses
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: k! q6 G3 t7 ^; u* lAllied aircraft losses
* q5 Q* ?2 M3 \; t' |4 } SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
+ \+ R$ B2 @" ]5 B5 B7 s" D- J; h TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged H( V/ E$ d4 m2 _
/ ^) } a9 g6 J' LJapanese Ships
3 _4 ?, D; M* V: P+ d2 { CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire7 @0 H3 n# G$ d L/ P7 y
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk S2 m5 R/ d9 ?5 O, O
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage* d5 D5 ] H0 B7 c, K6 s7 e+ H- p( ?
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk- `) b/ c0 Z2 c* _% M& E W
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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。
