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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
i* p( g4 V) A' r/ S, kNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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, L# k4 E1 r1 ?! `: ~; }Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ^) |# K( Y& e+ I8 DNo Allied losses& e: y$ n0 b4 a% L& r& z# c
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. h' z8 }5 m" [4 z" g5 y+ { CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- q% ^) v! k3 Q# k0 b# I) P. u! r ?
CA Aoba
2 v8 Z7 t5 o C: @ CA Kinugasa8 ]8 v, h4 U8 v% Q1 X, ~
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4' ]; g6 r- l. x! g& `' d
CA Kako
6 w% n" w, a- q CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
- J# U: H, z& \0 a: L1 P CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 68 v* R0 z; s# E) E% m/ d
CL Yubari
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CA Salt Lake City. n; Y B. t d: I5 z
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk/ N, _, @' q% l2 }& w* J
DD Grayson: h5 i3 Q6 w# {% ~
DD Monssen' X; K0 d5 \# H7 @# c7 t+ _
DD Aaron Ward: u/ I- `4 ]5 k
DD Laffey
# \0 \6 e; `, y- w/ r DD Farenholt9 Q! y% a# Y; ]9 P) N
DD Maury
9 p X7 \! e! a5 M- J7 Y DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 z( J; [/ a2 b6 } DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
8 O/ R& U0 K: ~5 q5 i# e# W DD Stack
`: q4 b0 _; g3 U, m DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
H! G4 I% K: l( H4 C DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
6 G2 v$ E( x. U- \1 jMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
( M; x" q& l. B( CRange closes to 20,000 yards...* \, q+ e$ a; b* Z& L% ]
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ |# C: ?0 V; P: iRange closes to 8,000 yards...3 }3 V/ ~, V" N2 F7 @3 N) i7 L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards- C- |; V. m/ G4 _5 @. S2 g0 {
Range closes to 5,000 yards...- r5 L- r3 X7 S9 y7 I1 I. U9 y, @) G( w
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; m: S" X$ ~6 ?3 M {" G! [' |
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
# v# l, }1 {. ?+ t; S) Y! YScott, N. crosses the 'T'; @6 N& E' ]5 \6 q; x s; D
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
^+ \: v( M7 E( {+ P& ]+ OCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards# h0 ?6 c2 F) a1 R, M, h
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards7 ~$ E) v- K4 ?0 [9 p. J
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards; e4 h" h- b5 H$ W9 ~% Q; n# o
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
: q: p) M8 X) d: P4 WRange increases to 2,000 yards
' R5 S/ Q: R8 a- ~8 }DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards l" J/ G' I2 l! L/ R3 Z, ~5 g& _
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards( |) k- H) v& z, h7 E4 a
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards q! K9 q8 h* V, }& w
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
" M2 h% }, K4 a7 k; J+ C& D- lDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards9 `) R" p9 Z; u9 ~
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards$ h2 I) I O$ ~+ u
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
: Y T3 O4 }9 \$ ECL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards; E* \4 C+ V, u
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
3 F. n! o" p: P5 Y* {Range increases to 6,000 yards
2 e8 I+ o- r0 ]4 GDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
: _ O% L& t6 d h. ICA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
+ R4 \/ W. d- c3 O8 A1 N2 }CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
6 q: z; u2 N5 d v' m( nCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards/ K/ k. @/ q& w" h4 S( I" v
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards# x f. r8 E" U: _! c+ j3 Y
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
" ~9 C' [1 I% c5 q. u! ACL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
9 Q8 [0 r/ s' R* V- k" |% VCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards6 h& j, t( k* h9 I
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards) j6 ]* \! D& N, M
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
0 P8 A+ h% I3 l" a9 QTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 G; H1 R" K) B7 I6 j" q/ Q CA Aoba, Shell hits 21 K6 U$ s$ C* y9 ]/ m. q6 u- n
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire) s( Q' L" }* w7 u
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1! ^3 I: a/ H) ^2 ?! Y3 J% t9 s
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 D) x# N0 S/ e1 i
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire% x8 c) r! ~' Z7 z! B. q5 m
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
% C6 ~( k$ R9 }$ ^3 c7 @% C CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire! b F0 n s# G: P8 K5 \
3 l& l6 ]+ V1 D, TAllied Ships# j9 X& ^8 [$ G$ V6 R* ]3 b
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire1 f# {. w T& G! @, P% H Y+ M
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: { u$ S2 r: ?; s CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ z! Y( I1 P+ o8 S4 p/ r DD Mugford
8 e7 a( A0 l0 O+ h3 M; P$ j) N DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 25 q8 _3 t' ^( t" G* f s; V
DD Patterson5 |) _" d' }; p) ~
DD Jarvis3 i/ ]% |0 q. }( e1 u
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight! K6 ?1 `9 D+ h/ i# S
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
8 G. F7 p; F) w- l3 I; n7 l" IRange closes to 20,000 yards...
+ j$ W( t% R$ M, MRange closes to 14,000 yards...
+ u2 d' t4 y. @3 @7 CRange closes to 8,000 yards...
1 i4 p. ]+ B6 c4 L, J `( |Range closes to 4,000 yards...6 s4 c6 B* ?+ x+ S0 Z) ^
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
) R( E, z% o& Z7 b2 k2 mCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards- ^! \% n2 Q8 L9 S; ?
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards% m$ N5 w& Z4 ?
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'" n( b& e, k4 F, B, L
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards+ P b% e9 f" x
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards8 m5 m% s7 C& D
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
+ t, T' L4 e# l3 D: FCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards: V7 w/ I& Q& Z
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards# F2 [9 k! x6 P6 g+ d) @
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
; S/ z$ U4 A' K3 L6 VCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
3 T' {7 K+ I$ ?) y; @& kCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards, i4 ]8 R$ Z; W/ B+ T# f
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
0 l9 M- t# D& H; Q! p% b+ |2 g* C6 WCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards5 m9 U8 W' X' m0 _
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
# Q/ T/ E9 X+ Q: s) t" ?( ~% ^- q6 TCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
% z# e6 u* e5 _3 s) e) g5 G7 tCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards; ]+ W% p' B4 y$ k
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
: ?: {6 q, U- g" v4 NRange increases to 5,000 yards) P/ `& e' G+ k9 S
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
. @: U' k0 W$ H; @0 ECA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards1 r# ]; F0 K# g6 i+ g* s, d
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
7 c0 S: C3 C3 A4 }- |/ u- qCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards& |( N0 {% G( o$ R$ u: B3 e
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
/ K0 D& t: j' l+ g2 y6 UDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
7 {# G: T# J, o6 \CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards8 [6 k. ^ F: v4 C: }" V4 k* v
Range increases to 8,000 yards
0 L. I/ e: X7 e! M P) }$ kCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
- k" T- Z3 j8 I' q' x2 YCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
" S: z+ Z# P& \. ]/ \CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
0 z3 O) M. I' b0 Q* {, xCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
5 Q; |- X3 [4 ]1 K: D$ t" o9 SCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards& X* N. M. l$ s* J8 c7 X' C& R
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards x3 T/ k9 F& ]3 A6 R/ X
Range increases to 9,000 yards
. L. s, m1 t- s( }/ BCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
) A0 y% Z+ G( G( p0 SCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards/ C% d) W; K4 v5 B
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards* C9 @1 W S0 i% O' Y
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards% E2 y& i- s0 ?* I3 |
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards9 L w, i4 @4 |! t
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards, N; J H/ b6 Z" }- j8 ~ j& _
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards5 m* Q$ }! o% P1 a
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
7 @( E7 X+ S& \; W. O' fTask forces break off...5 [" ~4 r( y8 x. F$ b
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# G9 |0 [' x+ _( N9 f) k% gNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards" C! Y- e2 m2 @4 w) X- [
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}! z ~0 D/ \' g CA Aoba
7 I( K% Y! Y! \. {4 l+ q CA Kinugasa
0 R/ \& R) K( l, ]& l( a' O W: m CA Furutaka, Shell hits 25 x- I! O! e: p6 e4 \3 r# Z
CA Kako, Shell hits 1( Z# ~9 y: D7 e* p( o& j
CL Tenryu
% @, R& g0 l1 a$ o. R2 g CL Tatsuta
; Q( X6 d, J6 ~ d* P+ V. m1 G1 } CL Yubari; W% ]6 t1 p$ T2 t
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Allied Ships
2 t! `& r2 _2 g6 |3 p6 {9 p DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk' j) j3 a- P" ?$ D; j
DD Balch
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3 r3 [% L; \! d% X4 D2 ]+ sReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 x# _' j' U3 HMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
( } S0 ~4 a: m4 O6 f9 f t7 `4 g# k" ?Range closes to 24,000 yards...
! A) N7 b# Z+ r! X, u: ]7 `Range closes to 22,000 yards...
% N1 G, C- @/ i7 E4 Q9 ORange closes to 20,000 yards...& T* h. d# X, f( R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...! I- J$ e1 w/ g0 a( H3 I
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
; y0 k" N0 V* J8 i: nRange closes to 14,000 yards...
, }+ _- M. N6 MRange closes to 12,000 yards...5 |) p0 o7 D) ]) R% {$ s' w
Range closes to 11,000 yards...3 h& R( T8 Z6 t/ K. E
Range closes to 10,000 yards...' D; `+ I. a8 C% }" Z! v8 M) g4 b
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) S! ~4 _" U- C g+ k0 ZRange closes to 8,000 yards...
8 j5 b0 O! Y. B9 D% k4 W4 |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards; d- L7 V% I- x) F' |9 S
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
, n7 c3 }# y. S. p+ z j; ~Range closes to 6,000 yards...
3 ^( D( i6 d F D" ^- M/ eCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
/ q; z; L% m5 ~' Z+ n3 ^CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
! l- B j. E) {7 l, T+ f( s3 h TRange increases to 7,000 yards# G, G- G8 {3 ], _1 [; K
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
/ a1 l1 T5 _2 @2 b* s% t7 j2 lRange closes to 6,000 yards% g2 c0 k! I* g
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
; m4 Z& C8 a% K; C$ P- z2 N: G/ x' c7 m6 aCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
' r% X) R: h4 W# O2 [CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards$ u' ~1 U V4 p! Y7 Z& I( D" R
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards# ?) V2 ^0 i0 l% l M1 T
Range closes to 4,000 yards0 r: q. k* W3 f$ A0 v! e
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards' H& b# }: @* [# r3 A
Range increases to 7,000 yards: }3 V( X* p# z$ N4 j" a
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards" n) _+ Z, ~* K6 [$ Z7 H* z' Z4 E" D6 c
Range increases to 11,000 yards
/ ~' u* I1 H' l2 ?1 E4 I9 Q$ tCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
. o( T) N+ i$ G I. Q! }- fAllied Task Force Manages to Escape% ?( N. O; X& ?- ?5 b
Task forces break off...; k$ y( d# E+ P* p( R4 j8 \
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7 k- ~9 L4 L" r* I$ f% ~( SNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards. i. {6 j# @7 f' K. i0 g
% s% p$ N/ @8 JJapanese Ships
! u$ U' N' s( F' z CA Aoba6 C: ~% | R' a1 a* @" E
CA Kinugasa
! ]4 q6 O- _# s f: c CA Furutaka
2 Z, O" j* |: K6 O8 [" j- F CA Kako, Shell hits 1) r3 Y7 P; }$ f: D
CL Tenryu
0 I3 ~) o. u! O+ v CL Tatsuta# N' [2 f2 @5 F$ M% \
CL Yubari6 G* G8 x; K8 R k( R
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Allied Ships
, Y' }- k$ r% J) _; S DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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9 [& h4 i* G1 K9 C) H- z, ]. Q mReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight7 G$ t- C5 Q0 l% ~ @, P( I
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards! ~- g6 ~& i: S' _" w8 u
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
: G5 u3 r) I7 k* P" m3 i& HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
- q g: k7 C, _2 x( u2 L0 j5 \Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 C) `8 `6 I4 a. i; I
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; C( C4 G7 c/ X: e7 H
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
c) h0 k z+ ~+ `; nRange closes to 16,000 yards...
3 X$ q) B8 m2 z1 u I# [Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ y8 X) x( N( \6 `7 [* kRange closes to 12,000 yards...4 E! ?! f' T, \* M& U1 G$ J' Z
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 s/ D6 s# Z/ M0 J; K. W8 pRange closes to 10,000 yards...5 `& D' K3 a: L! u
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ j( b" g4 l5 F7 K+ rRange closes to 8,000 yards...3 K+ ~& }2 }# J
Range closes to 7,000 yards.../ Y |# A8 z1 w% k2 x$ V: r
Range closes to 6,000 yards...& V" v: t4 a; W- P e2 ~4 |
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) P. q d) z' _1 yRange closes to 4,000 yards...; `' E! Z' I8 J9 J$ T7 z7 y( [
Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ f; e2 y" C: a. V3 `
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
' s* c: L" l" Q# b! C X# U6 sCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
, @: P. e7 r9 }: x* B- URange increases to 4,000 yards( @9 O3 A7 t. @+ H! g6 X
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
/ A2 t/ B" L4 T4 h" yCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- U1 M9 W8 \7 x/ H$ R* K( C* E) [3 \
Range increases to 5,000 yards2 j* X8 Z' f8 b* @8 _" X1 l. k
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards5 [/ T6 ~; F9 u- g% x* i; {
Range increases to 9,000 yards' L" f1 A" @2 w3 Y- ?$ s8 \
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
% h, r! H) Q7 @7 k, l sAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
% A7 n! b; c+ \% VTask 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. t* `/ t3 A: ~" T
CA Aoba
6 Y" Y0 _5 X; n) n CA Kinugasa
) _2 e9 ]8 D8 x1 s9 U0 k; V( V0 Z CA Furutaka
/ d1 _7 m" r4 ^ CA Kako
" D' V1 ^- f% W; D6 @6 d! Y4 g$ M( d CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
c. f6 |% X3 H CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire/ K$ B. V' {) t0 g
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
m) D1 Z W3 \* ~5 l5 l APD Colhoun
/ N# J1 }9 y, ]( t APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire0 v" ~' e& o& Y7 j
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
4 ]0 ^; C0 }0 F DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ M$ I1 L" e: B3 m+ v+ k AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
* X7 ?) I( _/ f AP Harris6 {/ U5 \- G! u5 {# H1 [; ^; @
AP Zeilin& m9 L0 e: P6 B+ S0 Z A
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage: I& ?" D$ c Z5 Z; A
AP Heywood
) b5 O) x- p- ` AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire7 ~- Z [0 l! Y
AP President Bowen5 `% Y5 m) Z4 N" ]2 O
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
- |/ [7 A: P6 y* o( l. s( s xAP President Wilkerson
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- N( v6 c* u% ?7 qAllied ground losses:% I H. f( D) P u; }
105 casualties reported
+ U7 C1 d d* h- F, X" E: k: L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ c$ r) p! j" Y, f/ u" s
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
# F) B) m% \/ R/ {! f& {5 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
% ]1 ^+ ]# V* W5 W6 }Allied TF begins to get underway
O4 B1 F7 m0 P+ L9 ]6 LReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight! A9 w+ e1 L0 v {. T- |, ^. @
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards# w3 N9 G" t; Q- w1 R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; a R1 f. C) ^& E# z4 e, `Range closes to 13,000 yards...* S7 ~5 r- p6 P8 d1 b8 u
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# g; A% y6 ^8 c$ r1 v
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... A8 ]' u& A1 l5 J6 L. {, e
Range closes to 3,000 yards...9 O( d$ E+ T$ [
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
, F+ I) [7 D- i; }2 ECA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
7 [. T# M) `4 O2 g' ZCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
3 f& a9 d) b% L' [( H9 X* h( lCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards* {6 P/ r- J: |0 L; ~' a
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
t; K* ~# D9 k: q7 FCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
8 X2 t% v/ y" d" |: v7 L! GCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. i6 a' \/ Y' G1 `; ^1 I6 ~
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
& ^* {/ V Y URange increases to 2,000 yards( k3 U' i" u) N) d& U
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
9 [% O1 {9 {$ gCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
3 X( ^# ]0 o e- E" Y4 V6 ?! }1 k2 _! S; RCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards! V9 y" P$ i) L& R+ K
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
& H; \! m5 B% Z% C/ VCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards4 U: j- W3 K T5 i
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
8 A) }8 H" x* \) H8 `9 h: P/ QRange increases to 4,000 yards
, y' i. J7 ~9 r# c2 {: iCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards/ P7 v5 H2 G6 d* @
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards+ B* _5 V! c- e* R1 B$ V
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
+ K' P& O" C( t5 U4 V( n, ^CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards0 ^# i# v4 H# h- X, ~# s. {! r
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards- s8 ]. X; @( c6 {
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
3 |8 n( N! l: i2 p9 i R9 U7 j( ACL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards, i" ^% ]2 ~( E% F- S
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( r$ j/ w. n6 q, V
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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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- A1 `$ G* N" |/ v& b. KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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8 x" {; C6 j: A/ z2 aRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ g5 a' O9 n7 Z& W
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) D j& a6 S& {2 t9 }2 \1 [, R
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no flights( `7 I/ Q8 }7 R9 B$ F8 @
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Allied aircraft
. e5 C: D) c3 i7 d* i6 b# Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
Q, r' ]$ K- f" P% W SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
2 T* E3 @9 f. M TBF-1 Avenger x 39& K$ j7 y, V$ H; A$ r7 z
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. [: R) T8 u' S5 f/ M3 K% eNo Japanese losses
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" Z4 A& J6 e: [6 `7 cAllied aircraft losses
R& @9 q1 `8 Q; P SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. X& c$ N. ~* w* \" y* c9 ~8 C* i
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged4 } d$ k3 ]: D; L8 x- B
! g9 J/ j4 M6 o& G- |0 J2 TJapanese Ships9 v: O' {7 A" @1 K( V$ l$ R
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; t6 a$ ^- d1 }( G8 p* f CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
* |% S& X$ }; u9 z/ m CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage$ r7 D3 p- H8 Q. i M2 s0 ?
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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