8月9号
. E4 a; K2 Q- p. M第8舰队勇闯图拉吉$ Z* W F8 {1 b
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft5 m" T1 V7 y, y
no flights, ]4 E ]9 A2 b {2 U \8 n
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Allied aircraft losses
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2 k9 o2 z" m' s, y+ Q5 s! a! HJapanese Ships
6 `; e& L3 c6 P* Z4 g CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, d4 b; G7 z- |+ v0 y$ M! `
CA Aoba
( q$ e2 ?* Z! E0 Z3 ?8 } CA Kinugasa
* a: U9 h" P: u8 V) L2 o CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
& v U/ K" r- K, I" ~( r CA Kako
7 F+ _8 @! ]; |# b CL Tenryu, Shell hits 19 h" e3 h' g! R( g
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6$ e/ T. G- O+ _0 _) C$ P. }
CL Yubari- j" p% g6 `0 U$ E# V# A& d9 z/ j
7 h0 y+ o3 c9 c& C6 L& l* dAllied Ships! Y9 ?1 U. |% ^5 N. S& q
CA Salt Lake City A/ D/ q" l7 O3 h& r X
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
4 w# p& [1 F8 v+ t/ a, u H7 J9 E DD Grayson
' B. r( r) B0 } _4 k8 M+ x DD Monssen# ]0 j: s; V& w
DD Aaron Ward
% K0 W+ }4 |' q; A DD Laffey7 ~5 L) Y' Z3 t& d6 ]# N
DD Farenholt
- J" O/ w$ O: t W4 y/ f DD Maury
4 {% N- t, B1 }. F9 _ DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 J" R5 G, y, B8 W+ k# o! H* v DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire6 i- P- g2 x6 ], C/ j" j
DD Stack
/ S" Z8 j: C4 ]: R/ B& x6 i3 \ DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
' M8 P: j x8 Q/ g DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
, e; y- U. F; d# UMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards0 b- P5 A# K( j3 u1 Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
m: k- Y/ ~# m6 y7 i ]Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ @7 U8 x8 t& u: Z! j. [Range closes to 8,000 yards...
: Q1 _( R+ c" P. f4 [$ w. M. BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards% _* k$ j' Y$ C0 j
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 b" ^3 r# l8 @1 t% E5 V
Range closes to 3,000 yards...& }/ b; m+ e5 \' A m
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
4 h& [4 @3 F# Z4 P' UScott, N. crosses the 'T'4 X) a. D# Q* B
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards7 H! x! g' A; [( |% w5 G& x
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards, v5 b# z( {1 i! D
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards( o1 z1 j2 M) }* X( R
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
t$ v5 x3 O2 JCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
: p4 W" O; y; b; \8 x" Z* K* rRange increases to 2,000 yards
% M0 E* T0 e) sDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards" \& u+ p6 i7 Q y$ K+ @ y
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards n0 F; x3 j; h- G* @6 n
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
9 N9 t1 `- E4 w- f2 dCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards& L; {7 t0 c U, @7 T1 `
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
B+ c8 R. I3 c4 M+ B$ G) ICA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
1 A/ q& A) F& g5 I) Z8 }DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards8 B2 E! O% h# `, ]
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
! b# l! O4 u7 g" d2 OCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards7 L% Q: N/ c& D6 C
Range increases to 6,000 yards
2 a) p- J/ Q, W: ?( X" w5 ]DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 : i' R- W: y' G6 E/ }
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
9 p4 F6 D T G `CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
* n/ b( t& ]$ cCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
7 N) k2 U6 F: `! `$ iCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards( S& h5 g# w0 l+ [3 O
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards4 o- ]! O! \3 k$ W N9 a J
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards2 Q0 A2 l+ R9 R* o1 K' j0 w
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards) q5 `% {% Y! j$ z2 Y9 N" f A9 O' V
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards( Q2 Z! v: r' I' ^" @+ C
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards$ n2 q2 k7 l& z% f! q/ q
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards$ x: u$ x& [8 M, d. C6 z6 {
+ e& C0 `2 {* q9 F/ U2 CJapanese Ships5 R% t! w5 X3 v7 |' k9 p
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2& m: ^ e, D& M. `+ [
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
6 v* e% q' g8 ^+ V" E CA Furutaka, Shell hits 18 d3 g( ~+ _: d$ a
CA Kako, Shell hits 1- h! {7 E+ ?2 @$ Z% c: l& J
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 a: n3 u% E. P+ k' [+ \ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
' ~3 r4 E( Z/ D5 ^ v4 Y CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire! M- {& C P: H, \1 }9 H
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Allied Ships
, L) o" O6 T% v/ } \; d CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire* `+ L3 i3 V# ]. u! E/ P }
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% }2 I$ f! f: ?5 T1 Y4 q: D CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 o. B& s0 B8 b# K
DD Mugford8 Z Y$ m- \& ?+ [/ [
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
% i/ D8 W7 }: A9 p/ g5 N- \ N$ v DD Patterson
5 a. ?$ a' l5 x' n( d+ P DD Jarvis, E/ A+ p1 a! w7 b9 X
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8 \4 M6 I5 b5 I6 JReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight8 Y, t1 b; q# m0 p! _9 a, C2 C
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
+ r2 O" _& D) C! w' Q nRange closes to 20,000 yards...
% h* t1 O" y8 H- Q. p u7 [Range closes to 14,000 yards...
& _+ m" G/ m9 Y: ]( @Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! a3 J5 ?. B0 G0 e5 LRange closes to 4,000 yards..." ^# F, I2 V. r7 P/ l b# o
Range closes to 2,000 yards...5 P( U+ D% _1 }$ k! E
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards( i7 D% ~% I- p: D P
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
: t4 k( p' R: hCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T', x$ n% s. T0 \( ], K- d2 H" I, x1 v6 B
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards1 T! p- w: a7 Q4 ~, A0 [ b+ \/ M
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
4 |) [/ k/ m9 s% ^7 i. k% }CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards7 k5 O: p7 |$ w+ z
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards" w% l. E x/ O) d7 Q1 X
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards7 @# ^4 V5 I; S) p
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
, d( Q" i' }" ?, e w5 yCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
( }/ _# y% H, D9 HCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
/ \/ K* r: e5 f; iCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
7 S* ~9 _) W9 ^: C" O6 S. yCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards4 S7 A" Q3 H8 c6 `" O, J
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards$ |1 c0 @0 R' J
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
1 |9 d4 V; v) w$ {CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards! L3 A3 C. b4 M0 t7 a
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( W1 V0 d6 a7 @0 c( K3 g
Range increases to 5,000 yards
6 S$ H2 e6 d: P" N( C) |$ CCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
1 i4 L7 [% c: E* I0 K. ]6 ]1 {5 eCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards- G( R5 Q ?! P( C* {: U8 S5 t# z
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards8 @- v. x+ h9 S* i& N1 u- y9 s
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards/ ~8 |4 x5 @$ p" [7 }0 s/ ~
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
' J4 h+ ], M0 mDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
- g: g7 n' I3 xCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
; B) L* u5 X6 g* s% Q9 `5 L& z$ VRange increases to 8,000 yards1 k8 |4 P" y7 Q
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
) d$ a% {- r( z/ F- M8 T) XCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards/ I! D* a$ H) I! ]8 C4 H
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards9 k2 u! e$ H9 x, n1 ]. A
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
/ |# x+ E+ I+ ]4 t& \CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards" v m! G: m. y4 i/ e8 L
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards. U. F+ s$ J1 m! k. l+ g
Range increases to 9,000 yards3 }/ u0 I7 E! [4 o; L) g8 \
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
( n0 z0 H/ l( F$ \CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
% c \+ i g- E, X$ X1 ?) G7 cCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards$ p6 |% v+ H, w+ E# |/ x$ C
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
: b9 @ b3 E5 |) c( DCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards4 @5 ^* X% e4 q0 q* P7 U2 S
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
0 p/ o% S. @6 m4 R# @6 U, U8 _DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
# \4 }& g$ l9 PCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
/ X& V* o* z- P3 O9 DTask forces break off...- h1 D& A* `% t9 K+ s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 y! I6 `# P! b' e) } CA Aoba1 ?+ o' Z% J1 n, ~" S8 m# S4 d) ?' P
CA Kinugasa w* m- X; U W9 F7 A
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
4 i* O* N% l" |& h0 }' Y CA Kako, Shell hits 1
8 k$ P0 ]2 u0 U ? CL Tenryu
7 }9 o) T! T7 n; a8 J: U& N5 v CL Tatsuta
; o' q* w8 @/ b+ G( ?2 l CL Yubari4 z9 D$ q: z# x) ^+ q) G
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Allied Ships; n; p: J* q8 ^7 k; V
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
4 O$ ~$ T1 P1 c2 E6 s DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
6 m) r% ~3 m% D; l3 b" CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
0 a( W5 C* A8 H% C* PRange closes to 24,000 yards...
9 S5 J3 D# I: T$ ?; m5 G& Y0 YRange closes to 22,000 yards...* S1 F+ H& h* E9 _) _) W& g
Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 ?+ _9 Z% ?3 Z% _# Z( l+ f0 E
Range closes to 18,000 yards...! N% \% ~# _9 \8 V9 @
Range closes to 16,000 yards...% t' v& n0 v' y: U" t) z% p
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
7 z: F' g; {" _, f, y: F7 B4 JRange closes to 12,000 yards...: }, n& i7 C$ E9 i3 e* c$ q) `0 |
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
/ U* r: H0 N, JRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 I' t; B' E4 S: z1 z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
9 a9 _* P4 w% x' ]( \' mRange closes to 8,000 yards...5 y; j: {) j$ R, t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
; f( | _( u" z% x0 ~Range closes to 7,000 yards...* m& f6 g* `- D/ v
Range closes to 6,000 yards..., z& J. \! ~; Z# h! a. Y1 [4 P
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards# n9 J6 a+ {8 x) B
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards" p% e6 K" j+ e. t! o- ? k
Range increases to 7,000 yards
6 j8 H1 t5 r& P( U8 g, f7 CDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
9 R' Y4 O h. ~( O9 a% BRange closes to 6,000 yards9 j) O( x3 M. B
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
0 H+ Q6 T2 Q2 Z+ B4 i' Y/ {' Q+ ZCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards% Z6 j, f& }9 w% x! ~
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards- N# _5 r: n7 m" c; ~$ C6 @
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
/ t3 t& @' a) h9 R! C: `4 oRange closes to 4,000 yards
" ~1 ^( d3 B; _7 _ ?* X3 l: ~: a% dCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards& t* @1 N$ U8 k! d" u
Range increases to 7,000 yards' `- {% ]& J( \% ]- G
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards' J) K6 J$ t, t' N% G$ \" m$ t
Range increases to 11,000 yards1 J- e3 z' K/ H3 T0 M3 k8 ]
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards5 B6 u7 J0 A! l& j5 g" M1 [
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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1 ?6 q' @, D r2 a7 H4 x# i% NNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards; I: w& g' W# k
8 }: Z* s8 T9 r- m) x: Q& hJapanese Ships" K# L! {! T" h7 ]. ?8 E% j
CA Aoba
: e/ F9 l* \1 I CA Kinugasa
( V7 a4 _# G1 k) d CA Furutaka
" g0 n1 m7 i( F" g7 G CA Kako, Shell hits 1* L# t1 C% I9 W1 D/ v: J9 }
CL Tenryu0 q& Y: g0 I2 z% m& d! o- o
CL Tatsuta2 S+ Q' `( I: i% }
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships7 U4 W( y/ V. C( \/ [9 S1 v8 N
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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1 s9 ~6 {3 x: {! ~' GReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
" \ ?+ @. {; f. yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards g7 w, v1 j* X. ^( g
Range closes to 24,000 yards...' h g. i: S; _! c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
2 f1 o+ g+ |5 _Range closes to 22,000 yards...$ U2 v4 c6 w' f9 |4 v; D5 n+ E
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 X" z1 o6 w$ A2 ?* l- q k& BRange closes to 18,000 yards...0 `; f& ?, u4 ^8 X
Range closes to 16,000 yards...3 V, O$ t9 {9 V" h C
Range closes to 14,000 yards...2 Q! s2 n; s9 k( b/ r2 h; ?, N, F
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
" s' W1 {. ~ X: ^2 QRange closes to 11,000 yards...
; Y5 O5 D( ~1 F& A( CRange closes to 10,000 yards...
; m9 l, _. J+ Z% X$ }" uRange closes to 9,000 yards...
9 G6 S6 W- c2 R7 F! v# ]Range closes to 8,000 yards...$ }) i y0 U! K' [" X
Range closes to 7,000 yards...0 `+ m, l' G3 ?7 Q$ w
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
* E; j) k& v% ^7 N. M' s5 b2 dRange closes to 5,000 yards...
" X, n7 V* B3 a P, f" qRange closes to 4,000 yards...
4 ~' c+ V0 I6 u% s: H1 @- `Range closes to 3,000 yards...
+ S x# f! Z4 n) f* Z1 P. KCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
- |5 M* z$ e8 `' MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
: ~6 J' Y2 ^0 r: Y* c" yRange increases to 4,000 yards; q( d8 e9 T+ n, V# w- ^
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- A0 X, L6 [: H4 B9 Z: y
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- T7 h# u7 K \2 c$ K! ?
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 k7 N% v5 @$ i- }( ~& mCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards8 a) v- H5 S9 c: X6 D; w Q% b E
Range increases to 9,000 yards( Z9 {0 E4 v) @) g8 g. l
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
6 u) z' f' V) i* q7 M; F1 xAllied Task Force Manages to Escape/ e# T9 g( K i% W2 i* P# t6 O" _1 j
Task forces break off...3 Q* f( \7 F2 d9 x2 L& j& _' T7 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards! {& t, A7 Y: i- Q/ T
r, }2 F* H( U4 oJapanese Ships
; C/ X9 `# U6 I( s' R4 z3 S CA Aoba" x. {! G+ U5 `: p1 \( L7 J# b
CA Kinugasa
2 w( H, V0 I5 p; `8 H' t CA Furutaka
% @& r m# ^9 D- u, s CA Kako
9 t4 g( l8 K- [* g4 q* {/ n' c CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire7 ]) l# S: @; J" ?! z0 L* p
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
" s% c" c4 A) A* T CL Yubari
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7 Z5 P8 B- @2 VAllied Ships
2 ]7 J% I3 W, a# A APD Colhoun
" P/ y# c `' T7 ~! n9 R) c APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
- I2 F l t5 h DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
! ~7 D2 C! z9 h1 \: x5 L5 I DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
( a1 C# ?0 ~6 V AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires! b) {' C% t: U$ M% H
AP Harris
2 t& V+ W4 x' A9 Z3 [( M, e9 o4 g AP Zeilin9 t* ^- m9 y; M3 }) `( E; M- _
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ]2 K" U) ~8 l- s# X AP Heywood7 R, F! Z9 V+ J( R: ]% Z
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 { l$ w, [1 m9 W( G: } D AP President Bowen2 B4 I( t; g0 f& p
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire5 s2 q! |+ C4 R$ N$ E; X: r$ W
xAP President Wilkerson: U5 {+ f( ]& P& K, N+ C
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$ r' K! K/ P1 dAllied ground losses: n4 t7 f/ O* z% {- X
105 casualties reported
i2 l# S6 [% B3 n7 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
o4 }. I: p9 q$ z$ f3 b1 Q Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled( e8 n) H' ]: D& N8 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!9 X$ r% q- _5 u
Allied TF begins to get underway/ ^( `+ |, X. a. ]. D3 E
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight& }" D2 I$ g2 ?, `
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards6 o2 k( P! Q5 k) i5 Y
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# Z+ D6 F* @( B4 T% y2 W5 F: bRange closes to 13,000 yards.... ^4 K4 G9 C' w! K7 z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 r8 h; p0 B9 BRange closes to 5,000 yards...
( E7 t5 h( s0 C- i/ x5 E8 X$ nRange closes to 3,000 yards...4 I; N% z; X. Z' f
Range closes to 1,000 yards..." t; Z- u+ j+ }. R; s- C% s/ p# j
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
+ u) ^& T' B8 r9 u' |4 C$ [CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
/ `" L* F: \3 j) q7 UCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
' v5 q7 S" r; v4 x zCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
; a; j6 A- a, F* C. j' L0 ZCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
0 e' i1 x2 Z A( bCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
. x/ M$ ]- W% B; M( rCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
2 H, M- e7 X/ J5 n* Z) W0 qRange increases to 2,000 yards
' ^# w# X! I `& I; O" FCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
2 j, o4 T7 h' R* v, D) A$ ACA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
) z+ _. @ h5 C. U4 ~CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
4 _" }# F' {/ E( V# eCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards0 i/ F H5 y2 e. m' h: N4 v t5 F
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards7 |* ]( \0 ~: P
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
+ O& t7 T2 X2 w/ }9 B4 n+ zRange increases to 4,000 yards
, x5 c# [* U& d- O7 P: tCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
% K. p9 P6 z0 \CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards, a q. P9 ]/ \0 S8 M( |) D* F
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
, a8 y7 S2 S; {! |CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
0 j! e; F" S% V8 A6 wCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards$ @# w- ]' Q% G! B
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards6 y. d4 ^. ^4 t
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。 }# P) @7 `9 b% g* P( x
万恶的58!!!
7 q" w1 o( m6 `# J3 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky: D: y) a; ^* v% Y9 ]) e7 E
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
3 O/ V- H: [# ?! {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes: }! @4 M: V0 d
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft% v z1 i& b5 Y" _0 a2 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
# u: V; K1 u, H1 h SBD-3 Dauntless x 82' D4 \1 _# T$ P, v: ^5 O8 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 396 E: p$ q8 |( M* n! e' q8 @4 C {
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses9 F$ V2 H) ?4 m! i5 A- b Y% D7 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged: s" s# I- V4 y& K; H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 Y% M; ~- ^; j+ d$ {+ d4 }
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk/ L5 ]! g" H$ r% @. c
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
+ Z9 v# K+ m! y: D( s6 i2 J- a CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk+ t) \' \3 n( Z4 o4 R
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