8月9号
2 _& a& B- T% K2 s, ?+ v/ u; E8 |第8舰队勇闯图拉吉* { P) `3 {$ _* n5 \$ M9 D3 H# Y
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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6 K' J2 G8 v# A$ Y. OAllied aircraft+ o- Q/ A! m _) R' s" N
no flights: p. @6 U4 z7 L/ G
+ g4 R3 r7 v5 \/ ?: F r% X2 YAllied aircraft losses `1 k0 g2 x9 `& ~, j
No Allied losses
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+ }4 Z! r6 B! V% W! X3 n) DJapanese Ships
' q9 T" H+ A+ T6 F+ _ CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" t$ v% B a c K1 @% `7 V
CA Aoba: O& j: {! O$ U* f, Y
CA Kinugasa
6 k6 S! V6 a! Z% ^3 _ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 48 j) }/ p! B5 B S; R
CA Kako
/ H- }. P& K. T+ k+ f q CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1: p9 }( P1 x$ P8 l
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 60 y% d8 _7 J: j' Y$ N
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
7 C, O& z% z0 X* G) m CA Salt Lake City6 i+ u9 I0 |$ l. N8 v" I
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk+ S: O; j/ [7 G6 t( n
DD Grayson$ N2 h$ \0 V+ J8 G
DD Monssen ?/ m! L9 k: J# ]3 }- M4 F
DD Aaron Ward
# Y5 y" ~ ?5 z) X' u DD Laffey
% R: Z1 b( H6 _. U% J1 ?0 b) l+ @ DD Farenholt
- ?: e G" j" t' R DD Maury
0 M1 A" S D9 P6 z4 _7 l4 N DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ [) B- M$ b5 ?) I. I6 A) Z: t
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire9 L+ O/ H( \' K; Q3 p3 J$ ^
DD Stack3 _/ Y+ s! a3 {7 Y7 R
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
" j( A" H' e; p& @ DD Balch) M) [7 l; D$ _' O8 r$ e
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+ q" _3 k3 P5 n& B. W6 JReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight$ z2 ?- I$ z. ~) g& N( w
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards/ c; H6 t, o* d2 x
Range closes to 20,000 yards... v, g9 r. \2 e9 }
Range closes to 14,000 yards...3 A. y3 M! `- G* h& Z/ P+ F
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., c: j" R9 `) y1 f9 D- n$ X; X; I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards: G) ~6 Z2 G7 @8 K
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
% E/ l3 Z$ T; _) y( V& A9 I% E0 d" hRange closes to 3,000 yards...; @0 a" j* c: p
Range closes to 1,000 yards...2 k& Z5 O- v" O; G! }
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
. b3 n) k$ L$ E8 x& {; I/ z3 GCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
$ j8 t; j& i* M4 X5 \CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards3 b! U* @9 V) K7 r1 o# `
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards$ k v: S0 S2 J+ F) |
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
. `! {# W: ^' W* r5 sCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards$ R" ~5 T2 W: Y7 O$ ~
Range increases to 2,000 yards
1 R- T2 U+ h; o3 ?3 NDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
' c" Q. E0 S b# Q4 g/ ]6 _CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards- ?$ u/ s4 A5 b0 K; _; h1 u* ?8 Y
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards$ |* u9 i" o! o1 `/ r$ b) p
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards! Y" _0 p% R+ o. R t4 f# p
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards, F+ x# _: h+ D. d6 ~* w7 w8 q
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards( q) R% c& t8 ~/ i# O: i
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards% y! r V+ ?, M( ]! P% P: n7 C
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards' E5 E: D, e! f% G+ D
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
: e$ d( r! H, B# G; QRange increases to 6,000 yards
1 z T! a6 {: J+ N, WDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 2 ^6 }2 b6 f2 x
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards+ F$ r; Y+ M1 Z) c% _7 \
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
- w7 i* d3 a: O; U5 Q0 q7 `CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
" l$ l v6 m& M( u* F9 N. P2 @CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards4 j9 E* k( m6 Y) b5 N6 u
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards7 h. c$ X& ~5 I8 [; D- ~
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards$ y: S+ E: P2 d
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
" F4 w( Q: A, y ^& e" dCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
% b' b+ o: L) O6 ^8 c k" ~CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
! k* |% _. n8 v; D9 DTask forces break off...& i, f2 c' Y8 d. R$ h$ ?% x/ N
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. m7 z4 L2 V: s' BNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 Z5 f. t8 S& ] CA Aoba, Shell hits 20 O) |$ f7 O) a! K z& A
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
3 M) w$ O. J/ ?. |. g1 V CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
?. ^5 {5 w- i" k' E( Y" u! r, t CA Kako, Shell hits 1( K, \! A: p1 m w7 i
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
% v4 V5 k$ w# x: c! t; @ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
" L: S- g9 {2 a# O W CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire) _9 B% T F+ i& z. V: P" q
: O. Y# e# T% o2 Z/ K; UAllied Ships# V: X$ J, r! J4 l9 |" h5 `
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
0 r" b3 y. e6 D5 ^9 _ CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 @/ x) W6 \9 G7 ?$ ] CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 ~ R: V6 c( r& K: R9 {# F DD Mugford% F% m3 ?7 F% ~! I
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2- F6 t* |6 T4 I4 V
DD Patterson2 P6 h, ?1 v; t: g8 I
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
* p6 i- O+ Y; OMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards3 c6 l9 b0 y/ F( g! p- a: w
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' r/ x& L" d F7 k+ Z1 L: P' ^Range closes to 14,000 yards...& s: Z d* ]$ i! X! G6 @+ P4 H
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# [9 _, N3 R N7 y' w+ V
Range closes to 4,000 yards.... s. M" V E3 O5 u& T/ \# ?
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
( f' E- |3 D5 NCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
. T, u- W, v7 `( d* b; @" rCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
4 v" |% k/ g5 N1 z/ HCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
0 _. z# e9 ~; b! Z4 T3 \1 xCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
5 }8 _' s' O6 ]CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards0 t3 X% _ O4 X# x. h
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards: @+ }/ |7 O4 i4 ~- G& K2 l0 E
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards u! X* M7 \# v2 e
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards' L6 T: y/ Q$ U+ G5 F6 { y
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards* _2 p) _) _2 z0 }" o
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards& [8 M& q' K, l$ s
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
+ _. V% \7 z$ [- L# H! PCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
# j( V9 d* K+ D1 G. g/ T6 ECL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
0 ^9 p4 T8 _: V& d% yCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
5 R9 }: V4 Y: @! M/ y. ECL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards0 L- Z& l0 O7 ?! m6 Q
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards0 X$ B" E9 G7 U' B- _
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
/ v/ S0 G1 T& U1 x) [0 PRange increases to 5,000 yards5 c% I' {- V( f6 R; u9 A( K& g% ]
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards, b! ~8 F& d( G; D
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
# P, L8 Y9 z; K0 ]3 }% w; VCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards- \, `# k3 P' W* A5 u6 Y
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards, ?$ z6 Z. p. Z: H
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards5 W! Z+ c/ M) R O# G8 E2 x1 w
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
7 B1 x9 _- d5 s; E* o3 t: H, \& dCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
+ `6 K$ d/ n9 G/ SRange increases to 8,000 yards- T$ f: ^# S+ Q% _2 M; c
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
7 i6 S1 `5 \* aCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards! P) v' u+ l% p% R: L# l" N
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards$ u( n) Q$ o! o- R
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards0 @8 j, d/ b' q; R! j' I/ N! x9 D
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards2 t2 m2 m) S1 G4 v
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
t. ]4 |) _0 x) @8 aRange increases to 9,000 yards
* O6 f) k3 B- ^+ o& G6 fCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
9 ?! e8 q) V) V, Q8 hCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards$ H4 w& `* a: C& V3 O1 C
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards6 {* m) c% I" c. F+ e
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
9 h! ?4 ]5 p. A# ~+ Q* CCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
5 t9 B( H* Y( p* @/ iCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
5 J$ q0 c" m/ W( _3 [DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards: v1 G# R |) y2 C o# w
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
# |& c! R' T3 a- p+ n- `Task forces break off...
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# Y( O& {' p/ {' u$ S- dNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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1 ?: H, x5 {+ \9 G1 L+ E! d CA Aoba
8 o/ w& a0 E O# Y/ W CA Kinugasa( ]* Y# A- C+ Q; P2 H* D
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
- A% a; w, b. {+ g& E CA Kako, Shell hits 1; b v* A) R: A/ v$ B1 ]9 [, p& G
CL Tenryu' X, M9 l6 ^5 J1 C% i
CL Tatsuta6 s# w% V; b# i
CL Yubari* |+ l! F& ]5 G( T; O% W K
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DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk- h/ Q- Y! Y% W0 G' j# f9 r
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight$ W! P- @2 q: ?* }; y5 E
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards' h& w7 B- l* @9 B5 l7 ~+ [
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
4 W y% n" e$ T2 `+ J+ b7 fRange closes to 22,000 yards...
: C$ J* `! ]3 }Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ d0 D& b/ U$ K/ m+ iRange closes to 18,000 yards...% }& }# @1 g% O. u
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
3 {& ]' L, u6 ]2 yRange closes to 14,000 yards...
& g7 M( V, e% n6 J8 W, |. v ORange closes to 12,000 yards..." c( l! H& l1 U q8 j0 t
Range closes to 11,000 yards.... @& e/ q; e1 U+ R" P( x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( E+ q9 b7 l& a1 j3 B$ D
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
+ @2 l$ Q& U" N6 m$ U' T JRange closes to 8,000 yards...
+ y4 h* f- P) b" A' S4 i, w1 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
3 k- W3 z" X# D6 vRange closes to 7,000 yards...* H: e' k. q J0 a# _
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
9 B2 c5 w* C0 _8 ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
- j0 a: w2 X$ B8 J7 o9 [CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
" l% g1 O' B$ C7 o1 V) {# NRange increases to 7,000 yards- d& ?2 a% P7 O! M Z, R
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
+ N. k8 ~0 X( f$ BRange closes to 6,000 yards
# e" U i/ s( l2 vCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
. \/ @, y+ c N* MCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards" `* ~, x5 H* o _! Z/ U
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards9 f+ A+ L4 Q6 r
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
. b6 ?0 H9 s$ p, _& [0 qRange closes to 4,000 yards. @1 s- |; Z" {% c0 q
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards0 H% {9 |2 l4 r8 K
Range increases to 7,000 yards
! s! {) H" d; K8 G Z$ h' H8 vCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
) r( j4 G0 I4 V2 kRange increases to 11,000 yards
* f( M8 w8 B: x. M1 c3 I# PCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
! Z/ l+ a; C1 [: ]+ O3 q' zAllied Task Force Manages to Escape( D2 X' L t: o1 l x
Task forces break off...
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+ x: S. P3 S, V) ANight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards7 P1 @! Y% W. e& M: e2 z
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Japanese Ships6 Z! E; q) C7 k4 R5 z
CA Aoba( V& o# t1 g8 n7 X2 t
CA Kinugasa+ w2 L7 M% \8 Z! k: d( y
CA Furutaka8 F h. B7 u: H0 ^- L, I7 V
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
) Q2 Y8 C# |. P CL Tenryu
) s2 k' _& S0 }6 j CL Tatsuta, }% M' p) Y0 O4 i5 ~4 H6 W* r* U
CL Yubari
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% N {: N! ^. M8 V. HAllied Ships0 B% _+ A3 h, n& \8 {
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire5 ~- R9 c) z: I; I; D& B) O0 M
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight( @1 C4 B% Q, \) t1 _" `
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards ^- `" S7 e2 a# j" j/ W" ?
Range closes to 24,000 yards...2 z0 y$ n& m- Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. i) C8 I+ E2 n! W& b- ZRange closes to 22,000 yards..." D- l/ q @8 }5 m, R* S1 z$ S
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% C7 \7 D( `& E; S0 T: l
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 d5 A" {- l* v$ m7 \Range closes to 16,000 yards...) t9 a! S* T5 \. @7 ]
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ g/ |8 `2 W" T
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
/ c F7 F! _7 K" Z1 PRange closes to 11,000 yards...' b; a$ n/ J% v9 e$ ^5 K
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 ]: g, [1 }* z% J6 E x
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
8 D, S6 e+ q0 a% M VRange closes to 8,000 yards...
4 r" d$ Q3 l4 nRange closes to 7,000 yards...+ w$ s; e; q9 w! q6 B: U1 l* L
Range closes to 6,000 yards...8 s; o( U( D/ Y& @$ \ r4 }& p
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 g# \5 u# @+ p- p& x& C) j
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
7 B+ X- b/ _* T1 lRange closes to 3,000 yards...# z* k, B& |& f1 u
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards4 b) X) G+ p6 I1 S* V1 `( w* }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
: T) ]+ V1 ?& d/ L( fRange increases to 4,000 yards. _* v3 I+ n5 k# _
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
0 T; w7 o; [! F! @* WCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards: }) f" t0 l* M& B, f* z
Range increases to 5,000 yards) Z( y/ j/ G1 G, p
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards% ?7 R, D, R2 V' u3 f8 v' p
Range increases to 9,000 yards. N, {% \! x- V2 H
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
: R# Y Z. P1 @4 N: Q& ]- O. E$ dAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
. S- M5 f* i6 e- a. ~$ e3 XTask forces break off.../ a7 i9 p" n0 z* ~9 U: c; p
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9 Z$ x2 r X0 H$ Z8 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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4 l- Q, P0 T4 l TJapanese Ships
3 |9 s/ y& s; Y3 x/ g2 ] CA Aoba5 I# D2 j7 p$ K! v% W4 a1 g
CA Kinugasa( x6 y( j: Y5 h' b& K6 [1 G. X2 s
CA Furutaka3 K, t$ w2 g9 V, @! S7 k
CA Kako
" e |* |- G6 o CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire% f, q( G% [3 ~& N Z: i+ x
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 b" C( h% ?. V: d$ f' t CL Yubari
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* K4 X! r: B$ [1 bAllied Ships
. ] Y+ j' n5 l1 `" m; k5 L, |8 I APD Colhoun
2 V6 i( v+ i1 h2 J0 l s APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire6 X! N1 P8 b G9 T1 G
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
! U' I, }9 }9 g) w3 ?( Y DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) |3 S; Y/ Y, j' }1 r2 K# t V AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires: B2 P/ a: v p6 q% g
AP Harris0 ?' C5 a- W+ C3 U8 k, `
AP Zeilin* x% D5 B8 p- A; F" ~. J/ b
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage% | Q2 K P2 d2 X+ ~ G) O3 y
AP Heywood" m$ Q. U1 Z6 C J: R( W9 _3 h
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire$ w1 J$ ], c; |9 C, l+ f' V
AP President Bowen, x+ T3 B7 B8 t) k& [2 x2 j i, L- K
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
$ Y- |5 ]9 X+ d( ?6 i8 N xAP President Wilkerson4 B& u0 N6 |+ O- I( c* E8 J
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3 k' H2 H" Q, H+ QAllied ground losses:+ d0 e i* G0 o# i0 Q5 _
105 casualties reported: ?! S6 S0 e9 U) d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 T1 s* W- d+ Q4 D
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 D) n( \. q3 z" w4 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Y5 Z# G* E# U" O
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1 ^4 x6 k" d: ~1 t% P* k3 r7 {Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!: u5 c7 K7 M& H1 U2 J% m9 J$ V: k
Allied TF begins to get underway( \2 u" C" M# \
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
& ]( S( K# ]5 {6 ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
$ j$ W+ T: h6 f4 t) g: m" YRange closes to 18,000 yards...
8 G, ?" ~, Z0 x' n' q2 ORange closes to 13,000 yards...1 D' B% c1 \" @1 v
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
: H+ c- T% X0 b! HRange closes to 5,000 yards...
" Z& v* ]& r' BRange closes to 3,000 yards...+ ]) t& n) i. x } _
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
5 I+ ^1 w" N% V* @6 p8 S1 {) yCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards! G- w' \ g6 [4 e
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
4 T2 _; \# l, r0 h* H. LCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
9 s* B: D7 b j( u5 r( PCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
# D- S8 ~: g$ z1 O5 N% pCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
, r9 ?1 U9 a$ ~2 A9 }CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards7 P* e+ X4 I+ j
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
& N! G7 r3 Y5 M" _Range increases to 2,000 yards7 B! ]# k; S8 C1 }! |
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards, d' o: Q, K$ F; @* q
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
$ e) C' X/ f' H5 bCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards6 m' I3 _% F* P; U) D
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
3 S7 p+ W. s* l2 t0 f# PCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards0 S" x- v+ T% b8 `6 I% o2 J
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
& h# y3 B! z- ?1 C8 Z xRange increases to 4,000 yards
' D# J9 ^; t+ o9 _, JCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards4 z: y. { O( e- a/ t
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards8 u" z1 v l5 @) b+ b. B
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards9 K% H5 O4 J) d4 O
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
6 D, v. p9 R5 d/ Q E- eCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards5 D4 o5 x/ D# K! h5 z# Q# F3 O" |
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards: B" b2 U' S' f- d* ^6 k
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards# p5 j+ `5 l: l6 f4 s# h
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape6 o1 A; g- q4 N
Task forces break off...8 c6 {1 u8 I) M l+ D
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万恶的58!!!6 F/ M; F* z: |9 T x
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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$ Q, J, j1 l3 n2 S4 i1 x& G4 mRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
# Y6 s$ b' l# {4 D T. nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes4 M, c# T/ |/ O* g/ ?. ]
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no flights
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 82# n& {3 G) V7 n I; ^0 Q6 d. D
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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* _6 r1 l5 ^! i& ~0 dNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 W+ R/ m' a# y9 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; P9 f3 Z- ]5 B/ h6 H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ @7 ~; q- j* P( g- k; M9 E
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
9 C7 x+ r* x% H( ^* W CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk/ u5 Q$ s/ c5 r7 |9 |6 e; B
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage# M6 u0 Q/ V$ [, A
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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