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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
' @/ h0 `: ~* s7 X0 [3 f2 B- Y" K7 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards- t2 e5 ` _0 ~) O
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Allied aircraft
+ x5 T. J6 E8 z3 L8 h0 O* J2 F no flights
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Allied aircraft losses* _" u( V6 I+ g% [# L: F4 e
No Allied losses% T4 h# Y4 |3 I( z, H( Z
) H6 \0 r8 z8 m; y) hJapanese Ships
& z. @+ p6 A9 ]8 F* P CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" q; X! Z0 t6 u0 Y: V/ [
CA Aoba, d& p( z. Q* r& R+ i" c9 F/ \+ m
CA Kinugasa
3 h/ q$ ~4 u7 ^) g, A CA Furutaka, Shell hits 49 p8 x: j9 k% @/ u; K1 d
CA Kako+ W5 b: }, i9 H1 N
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1# r) S* j* O1 W
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
- f3 k8 p+ F- ]8 T, u+ [ CL Yubari
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4 o* a' @$ n# k k( v$ p5 [Allied Ships
/ M' j! u B4 @( n6 p2 R CA Salt Lake City( S+ p7 g) d) W1 d' j, i- J
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk# `0 C4 [$ Q" W( b/ M4 S0 h
DD Grayson) `' \& g8 d( Y$ i) ]5 \- f4 l
DD Monssen
3 R) @9 `! i1 ^, o3 A: J( u DD Aaron Ward) s+ I' p+ G6 ^0 t; h& r
DD Laffey
) s+ G$ t0 H0 `( U2 h DD Farenholt
2 V: z5 C' Y2 k7 e) V: N/ r9 S) S DD Maury
0 u+ m) u* i+ ?$ x4 b6 M+ | DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 f$ L Z: ]9 N% J
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire, {# R" K% r: t' O+ t% d& m# ^( h4 Y
DD Stack
8 ^8 B' w; u& N- P+ Z DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
/ u `1 P' g" j3 }4 Q DD Balch
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. g$ R; Z& ?! b/ H$ CReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight9 i* Y$ G. ?. W6 L: R$ H
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
* l1 E: w5 I; a- C5 iRange closes to 20,000 yards...
# D$ T- \0 _ b8 F& l7 FRange closes to 14,000 yards...! n% g- X6 }: @ s
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 I# m8 P/ x1 U+ i4 W( ]$ rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
- M2 {* O& l5 T5 ARange closes to 5,000 yards...( q# G# g& R/ J4 G
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 X) [ @: c5 k; t5 cRange closes to 1,000 yards...
8 |. {1 e, F: SScott, N. crosses the 'T'
# C( y8 [1 R0 U8 ^% e" ACA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
8 @ h y/ H/ C* X6 ?CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
( T, f+ t. A' j& x4 GDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
: O, R5 P- q- ]+ WCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
8 f; l/ o G$ t7 ^5 JCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards6 L4 A0 C6 C: d, r
Range increases to 2,000 yards
; b7 m1 h2 [1 N& pDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
$ H. U+ |5 J; b' b2 ?: r. u% wCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards3 P# w8 d+ B. a/ U
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards9 k& c& K9 ~" R3 V' Z0 o
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards) t1 I) b" B* N3 n
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
6 b& f5 q* Z+ g6 _" s4 NCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards+ d, t4 z& D& O- t
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards& j+ n" R- q y# C* \8 |1 A( ?! O7 V
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
1 z: @* R3 g3 q1 `: K) yCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards7 G4 T) E5 s/ y3 X$ P2 Y5 l, Z X
Range increases to 6,000 yards6 z) |+ p# B! k& |$ \
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 4 ^/ C; ?- h) U% k, X: J# g
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards q% e0 l1 K" h; r( p4 m+ ^" ]* ]0 ~
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
' z$ i) I f3 ]0 YCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
+ ?" B \8 j( ?' o! ?2 HCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards) d: p3 N( z" S( ?2 t
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
0 ]+ d( J6 o( f' j2 zCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
2 i3 m8 d5 I0 \, QCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
8 s* ]* _' Z' `4 uCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
$ M* G3 w6 I3 `& Y# |( ^5 V) x8 tCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards( `/ Z3 D$ U- b3 O7 Y" ~% y5 Q
Task forces break off...7 E+ m Q# y; c1 M3 h% y! L8 s
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# K- U M7 s% Q# i$ _3 o5 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards0 x+ B5 e0 i/ T* ?1 J+ c1 x" O `1 [3 E
6 { @3 `+ S. O' l" _; \: }4 iJapanese Ships
9 O: R* a0 E, g2 T CA Aoba, Shell hits 2 J; e% [. W( y# b
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
0 ]) Y% m+ B3 M: L2 X) y CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1, }& Y, E- M3 v0 m4 x/ E9 k
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
3 _8 X) T0 k6 r; H- @/ H CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire. H& E8 f; S9 y+ H- g7 H9 j
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
v% N$ k/ F. q" @7 [# G; I CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships. w8 N* Y+ F/ M' A
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire7 a! _& V* B0 }' r7 ~7 u
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- R2 c+ a1 Z# M/ ~' B6 k
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 ^& i8 L3 Z6 @3 Z) K/ i: x, A
DD Mugford1 g% s9 {0 Z5 C+ m4 `
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
0 \' F8 c1 Z3 }' C. P DD Patterson
' J: I6 U: V3 } DD Jarvis$ {! N) w) N1 ^2 j/ T
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight+ ^+ h. X0 Q# |4 L+ D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards/ S1 |/ E4 T2 g4 h1 B. n( ~! u
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 {& O% S4 o( b- @. U5 yRange closes to 14,000 yards...
& R/ Y! \7 P! L3 r4 Z. [! WRange closes to 8,000 yards...
& L8 b& z# _$ Y4 |Range closes to 4,000 yards...! I$ N c1 _/ w5 u' ~
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
; z0 v2 C- _8 p4 b0 \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards+ Z2 O; _% ?3 a$ Q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' p$ g) d7 s/ }; @1 I
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'5 a4 s7 [( u3 @( c k
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards7 C3 s" X7 J1 k
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
0 N4 v. D/ h% Z7 V8 C/ C9 ^* x- oCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
0 O8 A' {, x# V2 o/ L* @CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards% ~- V$ H9 H" p
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards* F0 X$ [3 M e% `* q+ k" W$ C
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
+ y4 ~2 J& z F: _; cCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards; ^( L8 @3 p8 B- ]
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards9 d) A+ V% H6 N0 A% J6 U1 s# I4 s! L! B
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
8 J: d x5 r! I1 n& m. `CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards d' Z) m2 ~) O' i" g
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
0 r9 {" x' r# uCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
; [1 ~3 ^: d8 s9 x$ W* @6 o F3 g" gCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards( V7 `3 y; a/ N( @. E9 Q9 v
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
$ `. A F9 b- j) {* W" f7 i9 c$ GRange increases to 5,000 yards
+ S% N2 _/ z* G! T; m1 LCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards2 f5 S( H, w* l' K8 K* O. ?& q. }
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards' F5 z7 g) }8 {3 q$ P
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
+ p0 K6 B5 f6 c* `& oCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
0 e. {4 X* Y) @# D1 C* rCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
; D8 W$ ], i; jDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
( r- Z5 l; d3 g6 yCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards U5 A, d/ J/ Q3 e& R* }6 }
Range increases to 8,000 yards
` m: s: G* s) SCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards F6 }& F/ z# F3 l+ C/ ~
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
4 U7 b* Y5 V" ?, s4 \( KCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards2 u# |) Z8 a& |
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards) S. m4 \; v4 F: `
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards$ @7 Q9 y2 x2 B5 J4 c
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
9 g- o( a* G, s/ Y3 n2 ?% ZRange increases to 9,000 yards- |% o8 g; A- j4 w3 V
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards# s7 a+ H/ A1 N1 b/ [4 {
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
2 M8 K; |5 D6 }8 ZCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards7 `# Q5 u* S* d) X. o
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards0 N$ [ Y' w/ L8 D2 R4 p' M# A
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
, N/ l- d0 R' c6 NCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards# h' E! ^; t" K; a
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
: \4 K: i& I. v( iCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
/ u, k' Q5 t9 ?; z% pTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards% t! i1 j- }# O9 M% }4 {5 b2 L
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Japanese Ships& n' ?$ M1 g2 x D( R
CA Aoba
7 y1 G1 w% }5 ^0 h5 N) q CA Kinugasa
' s+ p( U7 z, q0 }- T6 Y! L CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2% y `( f9 @! m' f
CA Kako, Shell hits 1/ S) `& ^) O- J" X% U" r8 d
CL Tenryu
# L& A6 h! `) g CL Tatsuta
0 N+ x1 u$ u/ j v6 g9 x' V CL Yubari; g5 z& i1 e3 i* [0 I' x
. k- s. p8 E9 C2 c. y( kAllied Ships
5 n3 S8 _# R: X4 f9 T: |1 F, T DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* Z+ ]1 D6 ?9 L. r& x4 t' W
DD Balch [# J1 h+ n, Z( X
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 n" q; a; q% n8 c0 d, ^/ l$ TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards" g. [; t3 Y& [5 V, E* I
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
4 e! Y" Q5 O* P+ JRange closes to 22,000 yards...
% u6 ?5 l# f( URange closes to 20,000 yards...
, f! v8 [9 ^$ |Range closes to 18,000 yards...
" g7 T m! k; m. z" B L- p0 wRange closes to 16,000 yards.../ |, S. S t4 O# K
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' a, h% V1 f1 e1 s* R
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
+ i+ l8 v. B8 CRange closes to 11,000 yards...9 p3 G0 k3 |. i# [% n7 R
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
: U4 \$ O; [% G8 T9 \$ W. \% X! lRange closes to 9,000 yards...$ }. J" {' |$ L- x C
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# X! D8 Q+ t" Q- a( ?$ q# z, [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
4 B; H& z/ l3 K5 {& kRange closes to 7,000 yards...$ x2 E! w4 t0 F
Range closes to 6,000 yards.../ R4 `0 X }& c; Q# G; ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards* k: @6 J8 p4 v8 O D/ @6 W
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards. F) f/ ]1 d/ A. M1 d8 Q
Range increases to 7,000 yards1 J, |- O4 o/ N E; d9 H' Z: w8 S g
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
! N) g* ^0 C5 URange closes to 6,000 yards6 t! M; d+ p5 N
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
( D$ D; F A6 x4 r- ]" e& ACA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
+ T- ]9 l, r/ _$ O9 N- p8 K( L1 Q' n% ICA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards3 Q4 i) z! L, v
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
) M- V5 q% D; ^3 z I' FRange closes to 4,000 yards; {$ p3 J: G' ]; @2 Y# ^
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards7 `3 y' V9 K, X& G$ N
Range increases to 7,000 yards* \2 V5 Z3 x5 l7 G/ z6 Z* Q
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards0 w- L/ j' y8 T3 \$ J+ ^
Range increases to 11,000 yards
3 {- a3 E j# _5 I1 Y+ \7 V3 GCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
( T$ o% N" t" q* H0 ^Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
& b8 m g$ J4 C* f9 K2 @0 W$ E' bTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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% R3 r5 |# w2 Q1 d9 }/ iJapanese Ships6 k% M& h7 x! ~
CA Aoba
2 l/ Z2 ?1 z/ i2 M3 J CA Kinugasa
9 d& a! d7 ~- Z2 s" Y0 d1 e CA Furutaka
( N& R0 O. H! p* Z2 K( U6 @* _) c% E CA Kako, Shell hits 1
- C$ {3 t6 O/ L. ?; _& C0 v; L CL Tenryu
5 o4 ^4 t' U: y1 [% W4 ~ CL Tatsuta
% K& U6 x9 c, {4 h0 P7 l CL Yubari2 F: H$ t) r8 y0 x) Z. f
4 R% H& D, n, q( i; Y2 H+ bAllied Ships
% o* Y) ?* m9 P1 z DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire1 L f6 F$ m$ H- d) [9 ]2 E
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% D+ n5 j; a: ^8 `! B6 h- T! vReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight/ ?+ y" G6 c# A, G1 k5 o O
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards3 B Y1 K( u$ Q
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: F1 D% ?* I1 |# g1 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
}+ [) S& M( U4 h uRange closes to 22,000 yards...
$ M- q3 G. ^( WRange closes to 20,000 yards...1 y( H1 U7 e" |& P0 Y, W
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 s% z9 J7 `# ?0 ]( }# C- B. ORange closes to 16,000 yards...1 X2 F$ M% _' X% z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...5 j. n1 _6 V/ o2 u! j! s
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
9 C$ |* \: p; {4 o; q4 z* r$ p0 wRange closes to 11,000 yards.../ M1 P" b+ |4 v1 x! _% U
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
0 X1 U$ ]" `* e: @1 sRange closes to 9,000 yards...
6 m3 j5 y* B/ J" `/ d+ sRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. G5 E( G' l) M: V9 SRange closes to 7,000 yards...2 X# {1 n+ e& g' e
Range closes to 6,000 yards...% q$ a* S R* h) \6 v" h! x
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 p- V( n( ?( l+ X# ]2 MRange closes to 4,000 yards...
& q1 m0 M5 l |% `( dRange closes to 3,000 yards.../ Z; P* f1 P# [' K5 e
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
8 E6 g: T, ]/ ?+ ]0 _/ K- YCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards( v/ m2 M# h9 @
Range increases to 4,000 yards/ p1 i1 w$ Y/ \7 H) O' \) ]
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
2 f- L1 R" s0 ]+ \9 oCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
% Y! F6 l3 Z. Z S6 BRange increases to 5,000 yards
+ J3 E/ H1 |6 }; MCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards) x1 |* P' Y, J+ V( r; t
Range increases to 9,000 yards
: O# a! L# p# h6 U3 wCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
, b7 Q3 i, E/ z9 v7 n- }+ T& _Allied Task Force Manages to Escape' l* M$ q$ K" W# Y# `
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards: F" D% I3 q+ |& f
7 a, d" u- r9 R% i$ d$ XJapanese Ships4 Q4 c- b/ T/ a# x9 R
CA Aoba: u c# n. [7 c" S/ A( ^
CA Kinugasa
4 n5 f/ w# L0 ?* b7 P, | CA Furutaka
3 o4 u6 r9 X5 q/ h/ C" B3 u( H# | CA Kako. ^+ E2 Q% E& I ^
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 Z; u. Y; C5 v0 _' V1 k C2 f& x CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire1 A& Y7 Z# e, [- K- z
CL Yubari3 c- r9 e) Z) r1 g% g9 x/ w
# I* a$ U R) m( L. d) q4 q" O7 kAllied Ships
. w$ p5 o8 \5 E1 O* W APD Colhoun
3 q5 k5 `% ~2 g* a. u8 i% s APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
: C7 y7 t9 E7 T DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
! R; P8 y4 c1 L/ h DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage+ b2 {0 {9 ]+ m& f6 G/ p
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires1 y9 k4 _9 ?) }2 ]
AP Harris% z2 y# G* X/ L
AP Zeilin
3 a3 H. b3 O9 X- B1 e AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 e/ I( U* B5 v# C AP Heywood6 b, k# ]6 Y N5 f4 w" P
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
D# u1 f5 O2 g6 M4 \- Q9 d6 X AP President Bowen* C5 \4 M/ ?; ?1 T+ C% J, g" \9 Z6 }' t
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ u# K, ]) m1 k$ T) t, ~ xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:7 g0 k% g9 N5 y* y6 Z* w
105 casualties reported
$ }# u+ f ^( N7 b# g Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 [* K; Z0 j. X& D4 c
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
) l- v& }& U' i' C y% G. ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Z: d0 C. ^3 |+ k
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: d1 x9 g" K$ nJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
6 D4 y s% \+ n; ~Allied TF begins to get underway
" `; H$ C& A1 A$ a5 LReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight! ~" o- @+ N# c7 r$ e# [
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards8 H& ?1 x& H# T2 r" b
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 q' o8 i/ ]: N( zRange closes to 13,000 yards...
6 v6 r8 _: M, q. N7 V7 |; ~+ E8 W6 I- p |Range closes to 8,000 yards...
]% t, j* n+ p* N$ n' d0 yRange closes to 5,000 yards...) H9 U5 Y- c+ e! B7 V$ B0 `* l0 B
Range closes to 3,000 yards..., z2 I" O( [0 [$ b
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
* j' O+ r; ]2 e# @$ w3 G; j& LCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
0 |' _' t7 n& _5 n9 j/ u7 SCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
7 G" p4 O' R9 a$ R1 A& m8 MCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
# u2 V4 J$ N/ q, Z0 i" T4 F) tCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
- ]* l, j H% \ ^5 \CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
$ L, ]9 x& H' R. Z: r% K9 G9 h _$ DCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards9 o8 q; E3 L; d: V- \
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards1 z, q( g9 u# y- t# L8 v, J) F
Range increases to 2,000 yards
- X+ x$ M3 o7 N# W7 i; L1 [CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
* |) s0 M3 s z& H* mCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards3 o3 j4 p" P) I. `% f
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
+ ~1 k5 H: s; g7 o3 t5 A( w9 aCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
: I3 N* q9 c4 v }* mCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
4 K, G( Y ^) j+ SCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards O. f9 d3 W# n7 Q4 O% V' @
Range increases to 4,000 yards
/ Y" W5 V' C5 A; J9 tCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards1 B8 E* s+ K/ {1 u, H; z; T. C- c
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards0 ^5 R4 F. x+ [! A9 I* [1 G
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards+ K4 h5 x9 g2 b+ c2 L
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards" _& j2 F7 I1 ~! U& w
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards5 H' a- i$ o- r5 Q7 I0 N
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards% `! ?3 s, y3 ~3 C* q
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards9 y7 o) s7 o$ ]/ K [
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
% Q0 O! n# e# _+ STask forces break off...
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. i+ t" t; }5 x9 k! @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# W4 |0 ~' v8 h) Z( J4 N% Q1 j
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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* N+ \$ P# H6 DJapanese aircraft6 |8 C; e. N, _' y- P1 \
no flights7 D4 d4 b, C0 m O" a
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. V( x. J' f3 L, W; FAllied aircraft
9 m& `1 c! _6 W+ a/ [& T F4F-4 Wildcat x 8" S2 h, _9 i z3 D: `) X0 R% t a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 824 b x& H3 X' J) V4 s2 e
TBF-1 Avenger x 39, o2 I( C5 C/ S+ p( W, e
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# \/ x1 I. C8 H1 @No Japanese losses9 N2 a7 P$ q- Q$ k% H! v0 f
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Allied aircraft losses
7 R5 M+ H# ^% t% L/ ]6 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged, \$ t7 X! `* }% S1 o% v6 K
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# Y6 E' w3 |/ d: |9 A1 N3 U' r' m CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
- x0 P4 A+ ^8 v! p3 C CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk1 H" @6 ~% J. D
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage9 g% }' e* @ \' Y# T
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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