8月9号
5 k" m6 @" D$ L G第8舰队勇闯图拉吉, v/ S& U! d6 w! o f
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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3 k0 s( W0 D4 v2 \! LAllied aircraft+ L/ T6 Q+ Z' W: k' s1 T
no flights; d! z, f+ q$ y* z
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Allied aircraft losses
2 y1 L) v# m0 s$ o4 _" WNo Allied losses
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5 ]/ V7 W; G- b4 vJapanese Ships, [' f7 {0 P- t& B4 u
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 ?! x5 a& S9 E: h; s
CA Aoba* t! j1 a! }8 b1 L! W2 J$ s Y
CA Kinugasa; C% v! r5 a, w; _/ A2 R
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4- ^, p# F6 T* N7 n5 U! m( o
CA Kako
] V/ W* m) X CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1$ m7 c" `9 t0 C7 z" r
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6! U w A( @; Y
CL Yubari1 W5 H# l: Z" K# A' o/ V
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CA Salt Lake City6 O( |% R3 N( f) Q% X
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk, r9 ~9 i$ I3 F& C5 y: E0 ~8 N
DD Grayson
/ T4 X- u+ ~0 E" L: X4 Z DD Monssen
+ ]; I+ c* ]- N7 B DD Aaron Ward/ r! {! V% c! ?% j6 f8 L( Z
DD Laffey
; o) o: k9 m! `& g0 [ DD Farenholt! o2 D% u- t0 ^
DD Maury' Q" B/ [, q3 V$ X& R2 x, d( B- _
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ N" U: w% a! t% t. s" d4 ]
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire1 `; o: L7 y0 ~
DD Stack
0 `4 t8 a* F6 ]* f7 @8 r* f DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
+ T8 Z& o$ \" E' d7 N DD Balch( d( [1 S2 i' s0 V: {4 T
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V9 U# R, ]1 u) KReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight' ?0 Z) l/ N! H0 @* z& f& y! S
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 i+ ~( c' ]0 @3 S: W4 b: f5 F
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 L' ^/ i, V5 wRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 ?- ?8 X' b3 l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
& l. d: ]" j0 v$ h5 V: Z5 QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
3 y$ T; }% H+ f) h- _9 RRange closes to 5,000 yards...
; K! N+ j% @' j: d( VRange closes to 3,000 yards...2 P5 g$ S2 `! t1 B) { Z
Range closes to 1,000 yards...9 T. o0 S5 q" _8 V- m `
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'8 K+ t: d% L! ^0 Z; H2 y
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards9 p/ t2 r! L8 B* Z
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards) s3 C: U; }7 q0 j+ G O
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards3 j# v; }/ y- e
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards. D; E, b$ E( H, A
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
) d/ z9 ]( X' ~* \, S' ARange increases to 2,000 yards% r$ `3 W2 y# i1 Q# z# K0 |
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
$ ]2 p' V m! t/ Y0 y+ s [; yCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
! l( G" n+ q7 G9 y5 Y4 h; lDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards, g3 _, N$ O. @
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
& E; G1 A) ^: N/ H4 YDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
; _7 o' N) w4 ~$ o; m# eCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards7 U* h8 |2 d" Y1 |& ]: c; O
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards- i2 s g+ T9 N- N p; T* Z) n
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
1 @* c% f( t/ i1 o9 W( V$ w4 A2 uCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards& g7 F! H2 f# m% m' P5 I3 d
Range increases to 6,000 yards
2 v; T) J: F. ^DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 " u) B- r- t' Q. `6 H" o/ Z
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
2 {$ x1 H! k e& |, ?0 dCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards t5 j: G3 d+ i/ x3 o
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards/ h4 V, W( ~+ c3 N+ J. H
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
7 L1 b, K' O9 Q g DCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards& G* O2 n5 G+ ^5 `0 y7 R% `9 r
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
4 P9 o1 G* B5 R9 l! \ n+ f' G7 }/ v2 uCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards0 k6 B( a0 e, l% v
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
! r5 ? a. Z# q- R' pCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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V7 p, J( i# d; E% l/ qJapanese Ships& o( A! h9 I) @7 ], D
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2$ H; E4 r# } R7 ^
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
9 @+ G. A- ?4 G! q9 `& G CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1* c6 X B& U7 Y# R0 _. f
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: d8 D- Q% t0 ~9 a! y CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire: C* j# ?* \1 c( c z
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire# b" q3 I7 \+ I( Q- |0 U, L2 z
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire) g0 [" ~2 M7 o9 o; f7 g" Z
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Allied Ships' T* A: A1 ~: f! n Q
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire' _2 M b) H% I+ p# L) i
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 ?$ Y5 u8 e/ R8 F/ g CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. m/ \. o7 ?6 _
DD Mugford
. B D0 g4 M; U6 i4 K3 x% b DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 22 Z l; N1 {% g! ?
DD Patterson
! V; R5 O8 N: p+ m2 V7 F( P DD Jarvis6 o% ~ U8 p) `. e
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
8 W& y9 H( C! Y0 Y! jMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
- f1 o" z& Z' N! m1 P! WRange closes to 20,000 yards...
+ M. |) C- _# K4 J" O! g- @% U" mRange closes to 14,000 yards..." r# N# x6 Q- [/ ]
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% V% ?6 [- h4 {. m, YRange closes to 4,000 yards...- y3 p. [4 [- r
Range closes to 2,000 yards...4 ]1 o# f5 o( F0 Q' U4 l+ D
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
. q. ~- Q" o4 ] }# m F0 TCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 K8 W8 @' V N2 }3 ?! h
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
; d( K* z% f# z/ J g" b% WCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
2 [/ s$ W( \+ J9 T6 y) g9 D7 YCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
3 o5 i. e4 f" Z2 f; WCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
$ l( j# D+ \* ~CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
1 b* O5 o1 M M9 \* bDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards5 o, F# Y' M8 J# H( T
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards7 q2 v' T) z" A: @( @% Q4 h' g
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards0 @: D2 t0 H6 y4 M/ R
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: i% b5 {" d5 u9 }) x& o. q: PCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
8 L, p: Z( @4 N1 c6 _0 I3 VCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
6 x7 E" q$ S" J1 C; @CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards2 X2 g7 E% I- ]1 T. D0 ]) ?2 B
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
( E! C, P3 v, g8 z4 KCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards2 G+ b4 I' z+ k k: F- u
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards9 y# T, U: v1 T2 a6 H4 G. J1 Z. q" U! d
Range increases to 5,000 yards% Y) S8 ~& @, L8 S+ v+ }
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards! ~. ~+ r% P L% a6 `) I* a% Q. w
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# I" j' ?9 _$ i4 F
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards' G* s! @" o/ D9 d
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards3 H$ m' q. l% j" L- p, h+ W/ }; k
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
- n. @+ u. F( K! e9 qDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards0 J) P+ F0 f/ S" K. X0 m
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards! q. S. @6 }1 B' a% o& @
Range increases to 8,000 yards
; {0 n1 B7 @6 ]2 TCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
/ Y' M* n$ a1 v' o& K0 VCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
1 g0 V# h5 J: I" RCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards* G- i4 R3 Q; f3 x4 }6 a
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards8 z4 \' e& u7 n5 t9 g/ J# y- |
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards! x' X$ V6 {. R. C8 B4 {) i
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards8 R- E1 b6 ]- d9 ?3 w* y& k3 t5 D m
Range increases to 9,000 yards& E. a# M* o, \+ ]4 \4 W5 p7 u
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
& A9 G5 d' z2 f& y0 z% aCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards$ A3 `+ f& `, z% ~
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
6 M7 I& r$ L+ q+ f0 ~9 BCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
7 f( y% \, d) f& V7 \) E, @9 ICA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
$ S1 t0 i3 J& S* ]CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards1 u% n% p) |+ p2 O: t
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
5 H4 b9 E+ q' H! _9 B6 \Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
) _! B8 J0 Q; YTask forces break off...9 `, P! P" y% w8 o8 g. A
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2 A8 _) F5 c6 n+ m. |7 R( m& FNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards2 i, y7 \5 L$ N7 D$ |
& g7 y/ J, j1 P6 ?' K/ ]- GJapanese Ships% j6 J+ ?+ p* p$ t$ o
CA Aoba& Q) B4 g! C4 f
CA Kinugasa
" q) X# Q1 k Y# ^, A0 B; W CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2" u) P: l$ ~( o
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
" } u( a- N' L9 `" K% S1 Z# v CL Tenryu" a7 Z, D- m6 i. c- ~8 W4 }
CL Tatsuta
) s) M- h7 I9 R2 y( a* [ CL Yubari) i' A" ]/ G- G! Q% L5 |7 \
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Allied Ships% ]- O. @% _6 V3 g
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% Y5 [( [ `! x2 [! S
DD Balch
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% Z0 Y7 i, Y- H8 |0 m' h! U; ~- UReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
" |) X; Y D/ n3 `" l* EMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards0 b, q% X4 X4 Z y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...! q1 D }" j7 n2 c/ r" q, |% i" l- J
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... K0 L' P. P, H1 ^& s* M
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) z# x6 n, v% mRange closes to 18,000 yards...
, W2 B" M. b5 J6 A3 _Range closes to 16,000 yards..." `* I2 a1 r0 g
Range closes to 14,000 yards...- K; O8 c6 L8 ^' e; c; J
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
1 ~; K* r( j5 Y, g+ \3 c: |Range closes to 11,000 yards...
9 u. m/ I, k! I0 vRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) P% w5 n; F/ Z, l3 u; RRange closes to 9,000 yards...3 `& p' V& o5 [- N- b, v& _# c
Range closes to 8,000 yards...: w% k) {* B' w0 E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards0 U$ d, H7 d9 y9 t a
Range closes to 7,000 yards...$ ?2 |5 n/ @) ]) e4 v U' N% K
Range closes to 6,000 yards...& F% g- H: z( e3 K2 h$ y. Y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards! a2 ]! ?' C8 ~2 z1 Z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards" |; g- q/ L$ o" H, d$ P9 `
Range increases to 7,000 yards
+ c: Y* u. ^; J D) FDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
) P8 l: ]' W# e9 n1 k! ARange closes to 6,000 yards6 h! ^! [$ ` P5 Z8 z
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
% B5 `- S& F# A; ]6 \' Q- OCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
( A1 {$ V' w2 T% c+ a8 ^3 ^/ \! lCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards* |* p; X0 @3 d
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
) V2 U" V) S4 E7 d MRange closes to 4,000 yards
, J# k# L I) g: ^( j0 K, x5 NCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards: Q* m' [- E# \, a; K- }
Range increases to 7,000 yards' {" r( U: k) B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
4 @* P: x$ P# _) ?Range increases to 11,000 yards
" T( N3 c( ?) D% f' t# h; F/ k" _CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
6 w* a s0 ?# w& y) Y3 l$ K- tAllied Task Force Manages to Escape* a! A; k1 Y, J1 V. w2 z" L( B
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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0 L- H0 D2 K! W1 E8 dJapanese Ships
. P6 Q0 k! `1 h. d8 { CA Aoba
% F8 j$ U) j- ?4 e, l# I( ^8 w& A CA Kinugasa" n' l$ x1 m3 Q* w# R# A; z
CA Furutaka
% S1 ?% y2 x) c CA Kako, Shell hits 12 p4 u; ]! U" }8 a1 u( D" O
CL Tenryu
6 G0 }* }6 N% B" l/ i. i CL Tatsuta
) \4 s; W3 w8 p CL Yubari
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Allied Ships/ O/ G9 s* V8 e" L. A
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight5 g) q2 M! J8 c
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards! f" z; F) u9 _+ e% M J5 I
Range closes to 24,000 yards.../ ]" x6 R& K' h# [& q& ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
' e$ H9 [6 `5 l- e) p8 h( o3 RRange closes to 22,000 yards...
" y, ]& J) X2 l6 E* fRange closes to 20,000 yards...' [. }8 \& c& I) q( T: V
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
" u1 ?* L z/ ?/ kRange closes to 16,000 yards...( e3 d1 B$ ]1 v3 C4 X& ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
: W5 C$ a/ x: ^7 g f: c, ARange closes to 12,000 yards...
1 r' u# l: U3 q8 lRange closes to 11,000 yards...( D5 ~% ?5 |) \# D5 Z+ A5 h
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! V' P% p7 H) [, k8 O# p
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 y' M9 L+ `+ g: f- x p5 iRange closes to 8,000 yards...
3 A' s4 ^8 ^7 k$ r& kRange closes to 7,000 yards...3 J) ^9 M9 r' w+ B o
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
2 Q9 g4 n* W5 nRange closes to 5,000 yards...
& Q a: s: P2 C& \Range closes to 4,000 yards...
8 \ C& y/ E' U% @1 RRange closes to 3,000 yards...9 ?7 v- |2 e8 R$ t8 a! b- r+ Q9 [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
! s2 @) `8 f- | MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
4 x/ _+ J* O" h& f9 ?Range increases to 4,000 yards3 e# f2 N2 U8 M. Y" @
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards7 v9 s* k; {) ?% j7 g
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
. W4 C1 a" d' I9 F$ a0 Z; RRange increases to 5,000 yards+ b. |* P% c0 b8 w2 x
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
6 Y4 `8 M3 Y9 C7 SRange increases to 9,000 yards
+ \! a* B# H( c' i% QCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards5 r4 y- c% @+ [- X3 P" Q
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape+ K( \( l! u$ {( K: G: p* `4 T! W# s' J
Task forces break off.../ Q- ]% }- m& c5 Y
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2 N7 q, \3 t8 O: ~0 D) B. zNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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( h: |3 }2 j2 n9 y6 dJapanese Ships+ H* ]2 c' {) W9 ^
CA Aoba
; W7 D& U3 }% r$ s; h0 `- B* z0 R$ `/ o8 [ CA Kinugasa
9 D' i3 [5 J( y2 O& y: l) [# Y5 R CA Furutaka
2 k# o6 w" F- w* \6 D% I* z CA Kako
5 I/ z6 \; H, y/ b* k7 {. J CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
" r; o/ Z5 T. [# s" P9 a1 d, m CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire+ t. d# w* h6 q; M4 j; S3 V
CL Yubari
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8 `/ l2 s/ Q, ZAllied Ships
1 L9 T( c) I2 `+ @" ^" {" |/ v' m9 [: Y APD Colhoun
1 N* D+ }& G3 I/ k# n: N( }: C6 t APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 h: [) A! _6 J% | DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
5 b4 W0 p4 e' N! q8 z DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
: v `9 M6 P- H7 `+ }: b AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
$ C6 v+ ?: p, T, I5 [ AP Harris7 j( P$ U) O1 ?- e3 U( B4 L8 E
AP Zeilin9 L( Z- G6 a0 s. `
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. v0 w' w8 ]1 M% H: ^ AP Heywood: L1 t0 M8 m0 |6 S& [2 ~2 L
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire6 W: V5 ]& G/ m6 \5 j6 N- [# H( A
AP President Bowen
4 z' [ V2 V. }7 c; w v AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire A/ n2 J1 q& @/ B) |- G
xAP President Wilkerson
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$ _) R: M" d% u) y+ |3 ?Allied ground losses:
$ o) ?! e, \/ X9 u; ? { 105 casualties reported
) k; v" {2 o- u# M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' T2 Z" E) O5 K/ U' n( u
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled3 ^% k% c% m, G- E3 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" f$ X! _- {5 T, |" d% Y
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: T' ]+ D& q5 G( w; UAllied TF begins to get underway0 \; N) }: r/ n. y+ e+ k' {
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
# \( }8 s& f2 V; r% @Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
+ q; m$ n& T* R0 KRange closes to 18,000 yards...# l5 k! z' K2 C3 K4 t9 t8 l& Q! n
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
$ n) A5 P* _. s! I0 U5 BRange closes to 8,000 yards...4 @/ S0 L* y" R6 m5 D6 p
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ m, \* l! q _9 J5 }1 M" B3 t9 BRange closes to 3,000 yards...6 U, _2 I) `4 K+ O/ C" n
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
, R7 P T, [% }& Z8 C- ]) bCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
7 G3 C/ _- b; K, h/ j0 A1 uCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards' I/ Z. C, S& ?7 o# c: s# |. b
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
# H% k9 o: c9 @/ v! lCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
; Q1 A' G3 o/ B: ^CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
p6 N& e# D1 _. c8 NCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards7 [% Y% `' {6 S6 Z4 I- U" D
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
. k4 ]$ Z3 P! G8 M% I9 FRange increases to 2,000 yards
2 g8 @' ?5 C" M; k* Z; fCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards Z* A& f/ |8 ]% @0 Y
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards1 X2 b' G; l+ L- _2 t
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
d6 ^; {4 x }- E; H0 v6 O3 ACL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards0 K1 d3 r; l* k& l6 e+ t5 a
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards; g. W& ]+ A. w/ p/ h* P
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards8 w& G, Y) d3 s8 y0 E
Range increases to 4,000 yards$ k5 E% u. ]4 e3 n% {1 h: O
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards$ C0 r7 o9 R* C/ z& P
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards$ N( _9 }$ L0 y. p# J
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards5 ]5 g/ H9 A- ?( I" e
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
4 E) X* S% g7 n; h7 W9 U( `CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
" C9 T8 Y2 f6 Z" f" JCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards' }- k3 U3 j0 J8 `
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards. L% q$ c3 [: D7 G/ V. h x
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape! o" b, f5 C' o# C+ I1 ^
Task 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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134% X7 R" B: M7 j& x
1 H7 ?" ]% j) k& [! B6 hWeather in hex: Clear sky6 v* ^9 |8 ~0 A- p
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- j8 f/ K" o) D8 M, H0 @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, K# D! m4 n3 M7 n4 Y1 @% a
no flights
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7 u4 Q5 ?$ G) dAllied aircraft1 G' d9 O# {: J+ C9 v+ d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8( B. t: g6 |: S" C5 K8 W% e( F N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82/ n; J# P x9 R( x; h# K2 Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 39( J8 U3 }% c7 u& l6 l
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Japanese aircraft losses3 c- q% Q# p/ L ~9 g3 y
No Japanese losses Q, B) r& w) d" Q" H [+ |
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
) L v* K7 d$ l9 Z2 O% o. _' ?; w2 ] TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged7 n7 w, Z" u& H* h) o
1 R3 H3 ^9 L! |0 Z& e, o. gJapanese Ships
% @ k! I# ?$ _: d CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
# T) G- p) _4 @( d& q- | CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk L* b- u+ `& ? q/ i9 p
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
1 }( s. O; P8 [ CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk5 v2 d5 w: m& |# l9 t- v6 `
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