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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
+ I9 a" v! z) r+ ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards/ ^8 q1 p/ P3 E5 \
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
, M8 @& k- x G: A9 G: ]7 sNo Allied losses% K) o) v3 H8 ]( I+ f( ?
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Japanese Ships: G0 I8 N! p& p% C4 o! T/ E$ S1 C- @
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" E5 y7 r8 {( a# ]/ q2 `
CA Aoba
( f: A2 k0 k2 g' Q+ o# x& B CA Kinugasa( E- q6 Q1 H( Y& C w
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
( m6 v3 d& [- B1 x; ~ CA Kako
6 t& O2 d1 X; G1 T9 ]( I" }' b7 F6 X CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
3 O9 H! G6 l3 {& M! f CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6( d8 M5 R- ^" |' w4 r# A2 ~6 y- y
CL Yubari
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* F" M2 f9 q( e& y6 pAllied Ships
7 J+ A8 s/ h; Z, {+ d. u CA Salt Lake City4 ~" O& e; ]/ W# M# W
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk) w; J$ J2 X! O' w
DD Grayson$ y, ?% Q" Y! D/ ]1 ~/ p% S0 v7 w9 h
DD Monssen5 h' q( @: X% c, q+ F0 m" L" F
DD Aaron Ward. Z3 [# [* r6 b# ^4 k( }- W2 F7 m
DD Laffey+ C3 f3 p/ P2 v
DD Farenholt/ W4 x' f! p# u, W1 U
DD Maury
5 n7 G; `, [! ]" ]7 H DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 h1 X, J4 y7 w) q" L* |5 \# J DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire# Q5 O0 p" g5 g! W
DD Stack
/ {& |; W. v$ Y" N& a DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
/ u0 A1 `" j4 R/ I; k DD Balch9 [% [3 R" [3 @* \+ m7 _ M
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
" F k8 R5 e7 V, g7 @2 XMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards' f, X( G0 P+ O* U# K( W9 @1 |
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* V$ i1 o( u' Z7 o5 a' ~# n% w
Range closes to 14,000 yards.... c2 K" h; j0 a7 ?+ M q( a
Range closes to 8,000 yards...2 E# x( H) c8 G# T. c" m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
% l, f% k5 t' A' ]+ DRange closes to 5,000 yards.../ X8 Y5 Y" @ R& a
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
! Q7 i/ A7 k2 M7 m) KRange closes to 1,000 yards...
9 n5 P- }1 O( D O cScott, N. crosses the 'T'/ m% d& y* ?( M+ B+ K* [. n- q6 H
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
3 W7 p9 } }1 `CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
& U& y1 ^2 L5 |$ n6 C4 g5 EDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
" l6 W% {8 g& ^" T8 VCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards' ]; H. U; k. O
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards5 d+ o% g- y+ h
Range increases to 2,000 yards
1 ~1 c, m8 @) N) [2 cDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
4 n' g" [3 P3 x# U, GCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
U# {/ D% c, a6 v0 o ?8 cDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards: m: b( s$ x2 Y' f! q3 Y
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards; @/ c6 ~# I5 Y9 ?3 n1 F
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards& c6 q9 j& D4 D0 h4 b* d
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards2 S& `+ W( n$ \! r6 i8 m
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
+ P$ ^ h; I/ Q& k- K, v# PCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards" q9 x }4 H$ a' g. N
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards S' W1 U7 s3 M4 k
Range increases to 6,000 yards
0 f" C& K2 j3 m$ Y4 R" FDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
+ E0 m1 s, g* C8 r+ HCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards3 W+ x4 F' ^' k' ~& b
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
0 {- H% A+ V6 p# m0 l6 {( X1 p9 QCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards5 R, b- u6 w1 S2 ^
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards( R. [% m/ z" x
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
0 q% T6 d% e# ^CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards6 A R+ S# L2 V2 O. t9 h
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards7 a% U$ w' f( R# b4 R
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
2 y/ w" ^: O( `( [7 `( kCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards* l$ P- g6 q1 {
Task forces break off...( z- ~" E X" y; \
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9 y/ E2 Q8 r- CNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards9 c. O2 n" Z/ S3 J; V* S5 A
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4 p# q! Y* ^! j- c CA Aoba, Shell hits 2( h' J$ ~6 x' \8 t
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire" ^, c" d' p; N: m& Y" @4 K" E
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1# ?6 O1 K& i u! h
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
- ^; f8 H; D8 w% z: K( g; H- [ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire% x" G4 L9 D; ^. ?2 `
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire( s6 h! ?# S# }$ @4 g/ P4 s% w7 x
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire B0 N; }/ }/ a/ m& k
% I0 t. S* e! ^, R8 v2 T; a4 AAllied Ships8 ^* U4 O; l( N+ f
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire l$ N# p4 N8 P$ q+ n8 L$ \9 K
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& s3 h) A7 l( d# I
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 {7 ^" u: F' i1 L# b' U DD Mugford
( z4 x' s: D" I) a+ Q" ~; I DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2; g. r) D- j, d# O) j1 z% O
DD Patterson
/ d$ T/ e+ n2 n' p+ X, z DD Jarvis+ o7 E7 T: d* e6 r4 j* Y3 T$ @0 a
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' K- j% d( Y$ U1 g5 |Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
$ G O+ g6 V: I3 R( A: YMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
/ g; e+ `$ `" h, CRange closes to 20,000 yards...8 a) [7 A+ @& H8 F& H" q c4 ]
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) e) r- Z: M( u5 y1 tRange closes to 8,000 yards...' n3 _% N9 v& q
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
6 h/ D( D* R# URange closes to 2,000 yards...6 c7 O8 M; x0 N8 c
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
) z a4 D$ g$ `6 V0 D+ d; p7 \CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
3 a- x% r5 d4 P5 vCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
4 `7 D% Z/ P: T8 |- r1 [CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
1 \3 |4 w5 ^& o! ]CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
* b/ J9 m# Y1 i8 zCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards. _' Q) m5 p# j0 L$ b
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards0 M, B/ f" z$ _3 b# G
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
/ \, S: P7 z/ q- \6 G4 {* _. PCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards. q/ i+ q3 ^) n1 n9 W6 v8 _
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
! Q) E% y# `+ N! l* N6 G5 zCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards, p* H( n- [ D
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
3 g9 W" p6 v9 k. Z6 R" ?" bCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards2 F3 Y. P! E2 q. y% K4 g- Z3 x
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
4 G. q: N! K$ L) Z4 E+ J0 CCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards6 @ \" e) z+ T& X9 D; Z
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
' m0 U1 E* W6 v2 Q$ L2 J I2 S jCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards6 T) T- u$ a. W! o; U4 S- y
Range increases to 5,000 yards* I8 d: Z7 ^. E- l: c5 [
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
, ]) a N5 F( {CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
3 ^- }& }7 |5 h0 T! X# a* nCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards4 s+ n) d+ u& l& j, z3 }% P
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards- M% a f8 Z3 `& m0 [7 b
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards b" \0 z r: f, ~; |/ l- ?$ p
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards J; g8 @2 @2 C+ a" M" }+ \3 B, k5 n
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards, j# S: T9 v3 F4 B4 G9 y, A
Range increases to 8,000 yards* r/ J/ }( _, a. V) Y6 J5 k2 `
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards6 `3 _. P, E9 f; z$ e* I, O# |
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards& |" h! n. N# o" a4 K n+ g
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
& w6 i7 V n2 m" XCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards1 t$ D- z' v7 S& o& r4 S4 h" L
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards* S [* a s$ {+ S+ }$ T
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
0 w5 d4 Z8 ]. o' s4 ]4 vRange increases to 9,000 yards& C' [# g: q' }- Z Y
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
+ B2 V/ W. \1 P6 E9 }2 E; N; a8 S2 {CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards4 q, L2 _4 U1 | ^) l$ B
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards) r* u0 ` B2 \0 z8 h$ d
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
/ c, b* R, `2 eCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards- V( x3 ]( E! f* V1 \. i
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
7 n) K/ ]* b; p5 d( c# q6 iDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards0 C0 Y: g5 c# d
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
* O2 @& ^) m' ?/ r9 ^* F2 XTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards* b f& |7 x! @
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Japanese Ships- B9 K2 I% p) G# B m
CA Aoba
) N0 d5 n2 W+ a, U; h& W# h0 v CA Kinugasa
8 D9 l+ Y$ s8 O" U9 Y/ H CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2. a& N+ i2 v; N' `- M6 F% r' q
CA Kako, Shell hits 1- L9 ^& c8 H2 L& _: ~6 u
CL Tenryu6 ?0 {2 u: g% X' `/ o, |# |% s
CL Tatsuta" p5 d/ {. f1 W2 l O% D
CL Yubari
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( `9 h' T% G8 F5 f) @Allied Ships
1 U: y" s v, u4 ?2 K3 C" N5 Y; r DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk3 I3 I; a8 d1 _6 F4 t
DD Balch
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h, G& ^) } h& X a) P0 B: RReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
1 }% `/ u1 U& _6 @8 d7 }3 s+ S8 D/ zMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards2 l/ q1 J5 _% ?5 |- |$ `
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 Y* d# b2 A' K5 HRange closes to 22,000 yards...: Y9 |$ e6 B2 j4 g
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ z4 d# i8 Z$ {" c [7 ORange closes to 18,000 yards...8 `2 a9 a; O- e% z
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
) b, \' ]! K7 O' \Range closes to 14,000 yards...- j% E! R( h" s5 k6 k
Range closes to 12,000 yards...4 T v" E1 y9 t, o
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ Y! H" p o# Q0 M: e& T( C( bRange closes to 10,000 yards...
. T) e' M J t* XRange closes to 9,000 yards...
# X5 q- a* j X+ \8 M' u. v, {. c1 c5 ZRange closes to 8,000 yards...' H) F0 H, B6 `( F9 a7 W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
1 C3 k2 y! o$ M% h5 W# qRange closes to 7,000 yards...! Q* ]' f3 D( Y: _. t* w
Range closes to 6,000 yards...: o8 ?- z' Y5 f9 A' x
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards7 \) R i p- X/ w
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards) y2 v# E- D+ x9 n z
Range increases to 7,000 yards8 U8 I! M q! [$ W9 k. R
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
7 i) t# R% M0 g6 yRange closes to 6,000 yards# {5 x0 r4 i. Z6 g" ^
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards! m# l( k" i" L F# q
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards2 }2 F: q9 U& u7 B
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
( N+ G* R5 G: m' iDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
% ~& L, O- c6 A) N* s# q% u' R( _Range closes to 4,000 yards J% a# l' w& r) M& u4 p1 i+ r7 m
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- {: o# w( c8 }' Z
Range increases to 7,000 yards' u5 o1 o9 \1 e# j) C; ]* G' q' P# R
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
7 Q2 g& d* @# O! c4 j" Q: [5 ^Range increases to 11,000 yards
$ H& |. O) H( P! YCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
% F( f8 u# N5 t3 Q( V, ~( @' vAllied Task Force Manages to Escape2 N4 J$ U2 J& o$ T3 Q
Task forces break off...
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- ]* z& V3 J" v; _4 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards9 M3 h5 l* ?: K4 `: E
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Japanese Ships
5 }% F9 e5 B! F. c& F2 F/ ~& D CA Aoba( I7 U. o$ I7 H4 I! B. a7 j% p
CA Kinugasa
( V9 ?; j& x' @8 x( } CA Furutaka
- J" i* B8 r. K G# C9 p CA Kako, Shell hits 1
% n# P0 f8 F6 n! x W: d CL Tenryu8 p4 j- T* t& F: j4 F2 o# X
CL Tatsuta7 g9 d* y) N2 Y9 j/ A
CL Yubari# s# K: B7 c- O
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Allied Ships# d- R3 r5 _$ ^
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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% q: s2 w& {1 n1 _4 _5 K! X# _Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
2 M- c% O$ H3 c' C6 k* A: J/ p3 vMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
3 | ]' X3 c2 M7 t& XRange closes to 24,000 yards...
* ?% c1 f F, D3 W. g$ T0 [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. v$ ^: B! `: _# X8 |' wRange closes to 22,000 yards..." a4 D/ @* a# C6 |8 `
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 G. m% |, R; d$ z* [. P8 k
Range closes to 18,000 yards...( A# ^' n5 k4 v: i" \
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
, p8 I4 |( y4 F3 ^Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! R& d( ? A$ i$ x1 Y, aRange closes to 12,000 yards...
7 L$ }' C* E+ V7 x& a7 G( ~1 tRange closes to 11,000 yards...) l ?. R; k4 |) J5 m# h3 m3 p& b
Range closes to 10,000 yards...) z, G F1 G; _) u- z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
, N! w6 L" \4 p2 SRange closes to 8,000 yards...! w" Z; C$ f* S" B% c
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ s3 s% [$ G0 X( p5 {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...( [) y9 q! j& p& c$ \1 P
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
4 i2 L9 R3 i5 I9 BRange closes to 4,000 yards...2 W1 \8 G* H, l6 w# {
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
6 X) |' [' k* ]3 g. XCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards' U5 C# u/ m2 k
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards1 T7 U, X+ x% h/ p7 U9 R; N& ^
Range increases to 4,000 yards
& C# w9 h( B2 j+ l8 r4 }# H* u* mCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
; L& F; | C" f& P. C8 T# S* |8 _! R/ OCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards/ j) V3 j5 `! l
Range increases to 5,000 yards
3 B/ U( T5 m0 L! z: Q1 WCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
: P u$ h% @/ X/ U. ^Range increases to 9,000 yards$ r& m# _+ _. p) N( @2 m& l# v# o* v* w
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
$ L0 _7 B% V Q3 m/ ~" ?* fAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
6 p. p Y( |; ^% e9 C. k2 h i4 O; dTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; ~) x9 s E" U* l
CA Aoba
" E# \* M L* M U CA Kinugasa8 l3 ?" \5 v2 [, l& \- W
CA Furutaka+ ?$ M' \: q, C4 ~; i7 `
CA Kako& D" b. K3 C9 a
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
; T. b* m. e' \, M CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire# C( C5 G6 F: P* D8 I, C
CL Yubari
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+ u% u* n& J8 \( g( [; WAllied Ships
: S! L& F9 O+ c" a APD Colhoun
. {' C. l( z" ?- I2 R. h' p6 \ APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire8 g+ r* N6 @0 l' n* F
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
5 e+ r# N% H2 n4 Z g( i F DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# y7 [1 n& J8 C# D, |* h: x0 _
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires: v: x5 s$ I1 S6 C* r4 D5 J
AP Harris) }5 Z& U C1 U) Q+ B" o- G" {
AP Zeilin
9 [. p) D* S6 t" l0 t( p: B AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 F5 A. ^' D3 N! w2 ^5 k AP Heywood
" C% w, W4 _4 }2 M3 b. d3 G AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire) ?4 j5 Y- O. s( V
AP President Bowen
, D n$ Q8 J% L AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire: W: X r+ @ _$ O
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:# K2 k, | Z) T, u4 {" x
105 casualties reported X1 E3 B% c9 X. a" B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) o* ^3 L. z# b, {
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled4 d- r t9 B4 j. c( U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 w2 |% s# c" X6 X3 d( J. {! IJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 }. q4 M7 O3 ~6 _% X
Allied TF begins to get underway* f4 K, `2 k0 ^6 F' ?/ I
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
! j5 p4 [7 A, iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards% o* s) k% H0 [7 U* f4 h: y; e
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 B2 U! q# {' U1 W! E$ g3 y
Range closes to 13,000 yards...) Z1 g( [2 t$ ^ }. Z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
& O; S b" l9 K- t% u- WRange closes to 5,000 yards...
( x1 r& v& H" B/ [Range closes to 3,000 yards...& K9 I, g6 L$ r- P4 G% x: F
Range closes to 1,000 yards...# Q- M1 ^% n2 q# g/ o# K
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
+ I0 T9 i: O2 v3 HCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards _# l) D$ z) d$ m3 }% T& j
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards2 T( E/ \) }$ ~) }0 g: x' ?
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards9 z+ Q" A4 P/ ]7 K
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards7 v1 T3 U* K% ]$ Z# [3 @" x. f
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards: G4 q( y* p2 l" Y' F- r/ T
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
' t8 j9 N) e+ H* ^& Y5 d4 c; ~Range increases to 2,000 yards, |- e7 f# F& q. u
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards$ y" f. Q- ^. E+ l9 b' t* G& ~9 c
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
# h; W1 L/ \' \5 s; L* E2 I- ICA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
8 B) g9 V1 ~" |! s8 ]4 i/ ECL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards% i/ Y( Z3 t8 L
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
$ I; @8 P0 Y- m5 XCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
/ n j. ?; R8 g- P B* SRange increases to 4,000 yards
4 ~: r( O9 g' J6 c9 ]: lCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards" v9 W0 r0 `( D1 W3 K) l" S
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards& _* v4 `! y! ?8 _
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
! q! F1 a) b. k" Q5 J CCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
3 X q3 U3 A0 FCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards# U5 i& m# @: L; k4 P/ {' ^
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards5 Y, X0 K, s5 n. g+ `6 N0 `
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
8 \5 m8 A; @" A- M5 ? dAllied Task Force Manages to Escape5 c Q6 ?9 J% s; p
Task forces break off...0 C1 I& u7 @. Q; e, Z
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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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* N5 K% ?; V5 @) w3 z7 h0 A8 @2 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.1 d N1 U2 A% h; y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes' `. x$ H) |& ]7 L
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8' @/ i/ @0 R; }2 g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 826 ?* ?+ @* b, T, b
TBF-1 Avenger x 39/ }' t1 G2 ?/ J4 C8 T- x9 {9 o
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 z; L0 F5 D9 i9 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 ~" q2 I( v i+ r0 n) C
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged9 k' `& D! U8 M- m M4 C
6 P; Z9 G9 j* C; cJapanese Ships0 W7 |7 t: T* ?" R
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
6 ~3 L2 w9 z) U' m. ~" O+ F CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk1 ^7 [! y7 W- Q7 C/ l1 E3 W2 Y! ^
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
) X) M5 |& y; d* J9 {! [1 E CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk# y: c4 s2 ?5 W$ D
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