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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉1 m7 E+ M% G; W$ e
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards( G" |1 M0 e# ]- v
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no flights
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/ J' ^; o. z4 w( s( yAllied aircraft losses: \* ?! \+ c# J( u
No Allied losses; b3 X6 C6 B6 Q9 W' K3 \
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Japanese Ships
& ?# Q: a4 N# d0 s# u. T6 i CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: ?% D9 F8 b! @& ^' S8 ^3 Y CA Aoba* K7 m b/ b! O; @. A t
CA Kinugasa
& i2 @. l; |4 J+ K5 K CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
0 S: \% {; V! B$ b9 B3 X9 \ CA Kako5 H. u; \5 F- w( `; C2 L/ x8 ]
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
2 Y3 I$ U( T. V9 u8 k) L+ h& L CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 64 }' i2 u0 x4 u' c5 F S, @- i- K
CL Yubari! R2 Q! ]* |4 a& r
) s" V. X4 } Q: SAllied Ships: p W1 b9 n# G7 k. i: o; ?0 a
CA Salt Lake City4 E2 k c, n0 r8 u0 a! s
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
. v+ | y) P H+ B) \5 r& Q DD Grayson' h$ M6 v! v% c- P
DD Monssen2 m& P8 x& f( h8 h3 [4 X
DD Aaron Ward# v4 t0 p/ Z1 n% n9 s' g
DD Laffey: {. H% P# `5 Q, S
DD Farenholt
7 x# m1 R* ~, `1 [8 m DD Maury; M0 W0 C5 r" R- Q5 [6 J( c) S
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) a% u$ d2 `! x2 z
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
: f8 e/ |6 X" x1 c. l/ X |" ~ DD Stack
0 v0 n9 ~1 v; q, K, ~0 k/ L DD Sterett, Shell hits 1. r2 L7 Q# }. `# k4 F
DD Balch8 J. w7 j' }+ A6 h6 Q- T0 R
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7 b, [: J5 [) ^! k2 J9 C lReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight2 K, Z$ q/ y7 z3 {" |: j
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards5 `7 c' Q' @; B* W8 K2 ~8 r9 I
Range closes to 20,000 yards...- S7 h* K0 g- q; [' t- E/ ?
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
- |6 L J# }3 r, L# X% BRange closes to 8,000 yards...
8 h. W( Z5 w. { X2 e. JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 ~6 s3 z, v5 L4 q9 ~0 gRange closes to 5,000 yards...
7 _2 y3 _! H. X9 h' z& t: E8 WRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& {+ b5 H4 H$ f# I% @, |Range closes to 1,000 yards...4 H& X1 g+ k6 I& d" W# [% o5 D
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
3 a" m9 g7 Y$ v! ^# S5 fCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards, X2 a; V6 V! k) O
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
3 ?5 |6 }* m* g0 a# Z1 LDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards* a" M9 h; X$ s& p3 {" p) [; m
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards0 a, F: J5 @2 X
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
# F r( Z! S% R( M: GRange increases to 2,000 yards
( R& M6 ?( {4 xDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards& G. j+ }) V6 ]$ [8 c8 `. @4 d
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards' B& W! h; Z& @/ o) [1 s
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards) b' ?* E! [* B
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards/ S- t- w4 b5 m$ _5 O
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
$ ]; ^; U2 F# E9 o: R% RCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
" t: t& Q4 K5 c2 ~8 b7 ^DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
, p5 ^2 H8 Q$ h% Q2 h2 V% ECL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards) i3 o: W9 G* A$ r f5 u/ ^" W# O
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
7 Z- K' T1 t+ K/ [5 bRange increases to 6,000 yards
7 W5 K1 m) {' o0 p/ LDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
( {) q/ W; N/ w! G3 m) Y [CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
- _# J& ^+ E3 N8 n2 A& v. nCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards2 \: Z l4 ]9 B
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
+ S; E5 K! k pCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards6 \1 f# U$ \; q7 B3 N
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards, p9 y) U: G3 ?3 R
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards8 y W& y$ D* Z u- Z- G
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards1 p% f3 Q- F( x1 [: a
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
; S: A4 V0 B. [CA 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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Japanese Ships
$ p+ d) i; a, i4 Y0 {4 r% V CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
% x) m8 ]" f* ] k CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
5 S. v6 D$ Y2 H' b/ T CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
: I7 o! c( J7 R" N CA Kako, Shell hits 1( [$ b, k8 c" w h3 c& y% J7 e$ W
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire- J' r; W* h' r- V& D& {
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 X' R" q/ N: Z2 R9 \ CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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, C$ ^: K8 ]: ^$ g1 ` CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire ~' i3 |! ^" _
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# G+ G' o0 g0 t* F6 I: T+ t CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ \5 {& c2 Q. d% u
DD Mugford
8 X3 m( y" R, Z+ i" F DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
" b$ j4 ^. s+ B1 g. [1 x: Q DD Patterson- R8 W. v$ k# I6 u; T
DD Jarvis. J1 |0 s4 W1 U( A2 Q4 ~. U# p
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/ a* q: x1 U0 N2 L1 b9 PReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight1 ?2 u0 J' }; y
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
0 i" |0 H( C* x* A i' iRange closes to 20,000 yards...
4 T6 f% q& M) @7 Z( `+ xRange closes to 14,000 yards...1 i4 D: K9 \# e% @. \. o9 G
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ ]; p; }5 G3 X$ {4 IRange closes to 4,000 yards...
+ O2 W. ^# v9 N. v1 G* |Range closes to 2,000 yards...& w7 @& Z y/ M
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
7 V" n6 g4 h" ~7 c, n6 MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( [) r; G) W( N4 L( R5 qCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
/ \% N2 t# l9 C9 }+ D# M* tCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
( q6 c( h4 z9 D7 \" _CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
, c% }! j9 U2 j; \CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
% r7 L, G- _$ \CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards! ]0 u: Z, g+ v2 h/ Z6 ?2 }! @4 @
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards* f. ] L7 X" k" ], A/ n
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards/ c4 h1 f4 b7 ?. x6 _6 f" k
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards' ]- H5 L# T4 u7 v# @$ B9 ^" c, Y
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards5 X* I. B& L/ Y& x
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
3 Y% R; v9 `* }: k; }CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( p2 u$ v) k9 E, S6 U
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
8 d, G! |. ] h1 m4 qCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards/ T% d" N0 E3 t% r. V; k
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards2 D5 g3 ^. y$ b/ W; B4 @
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards- l% x' m5 V0 v2 N- v* _
Range increases to 5,000 yards# K2 m# a; e: R* Z& F% L9 L3 e
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards5 d& _; E' l1 k: U; M+ L
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
O! ~* k2 P" G' [6 g7 U$ wCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards3 b, e" P* p. n# J# m }6 p
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards( R- }7 `! T+ U3 U+ j3 F1 C
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards1 t0 G, C' L" a/ ?
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards$ K* o$ [# }4 }, S: b: u# M
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards/ a3 b9 a; j: H! U; ?7 s8 ^
Range increases to 8,000 yards/ l- f" [) I0 N* G% g
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
4 D% F$ W6 i# }: I4 V5 GCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
5 Q" T4 ^! h. YCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards% ?) |( U! H# d3 Z' B
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards3 X* r {: N# P
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards |$ z% L: e! z6 f3 e* S2 B* g
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards- R% C' N3 w$ p! |
Range increases to 9,000 yards
7 m' W4 Q: Z4 r5 z. n$ q5 H: HCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards4 c+ g0 W( x' ]$ [
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards6 w- w8 G3 Z! w( S
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards. N2 Y0 K' I& O; i- v/ z1 ]5 u
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
+ a# l( E* e! t# Z% NCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
2 M4 m. B: a/ S7 XCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards+ G% c8 j9 y+ V" F( T
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
( w; u8 |- E4 e4 u# N2 r! qCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage8 G) Y; }1 g y4 B7 E" s( |
Task forces break off...4 y% W$ @& t' M
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6 M1 {0 s8 ]; f ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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$ g$ ]! x6 V6 t$ SJapanese Ships
, n, J+ M. X d$ ~- i CA Aoba
: E( t7 a- w5 n l& w- D CA Kinugasa% J& S1 \: L v m) g* n {
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
/ F0 k# i* F1 M" Q0 f CA Kako, Shell hits 1* o8 A' o7 A; P1 \' P
CL Tenryu8 }: h) h. m+ H f
CL Tatsuta
) b6 e9 K4 f$ a) Z) P CL Yubari0 S: E5 e }3 E
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Allied Ships
8 K' s1 V4 j. w/ x' y& E DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk/ w+ p) ^( t) _2 |
DD Balch7 u1 _8 |$ B7 I, ^5 u1 R$ R
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8 }! v2 J- c% A: E- yReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
9 t+ x) ~# u2 C7 [Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards$ [! ^$ C. i$ @# w8 I( I0 s
Range closes to 24,000 yards...4 W% \+ ^( y: o% w% ~4 A, R
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
) R: {. A! ?" ]; o; M$ e P2 U- b) lRange closes to 20,000 yards...
f- j# [& ^, U! o6 QRange closes to 18,000 yards...9 ]$ h1 @9 ^- R4 s/ E! Z
Range closes to 16,000 yards...$ H# l! w3 P3 Q) G% w
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ }. Q: D5 l- lRange closes to 12,000 yards...
$ B& r# D. |7 P! cRange closes to 11,000 yards...
" T$ o% `* D7 gRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ ?) H. P" c, d0 F: H5 JRange closes to 9,000 yards...
) j; S8 j2 Y: \- C. h |Range closes to 8,000 yards...4 e- F( E. H8 Y+ Y# c+ X2 N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards1 Q0 Q2 ?4 C8 k' [: ]$ \8 n
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
* ?6 C0 @! @5 C. c h7 l1 [( P0 XRange closes to 6,000 yards...0 {. j; B/ r/ [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
) F$ U* F0 q5 H \2 } t1 B2 gCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards% v' B1 v8 K7 e1 W
Range increases to 7,000 yards
; ]: L, J6 p& B6 u& O, TDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards! d& ], g% m8 W$ r! X2 s
Range closes to 6,000 yards
, S0 R9 E- t9 n* v) VCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards7 h# Q5 g8 x" F# A
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards: `0 J5 k6 |0 X1 h" [
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards: i2 K1 {5 L; ~$ }2 m
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
, V% U- v, t8 S2 @4 d. URange closes to 4,000 yards" m& Z0 T* V# Z7 [& q8 Z
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards) _& ]: D& ~. B* |- F' n
Range increases to 7,000 yards
$ C) T8 F6 \) U; f, L( y% ]& QCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards( f! w6 i: `& a# m
Range increases to 11,000 yards
" r6 P" }: Q/ g: O! R0 A& o& UCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards: |! z1 u+ U5 r2 m1 ^9 t: Z% S
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
9 `# T( U- ~" x. P: ^* GTask forces break off...
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$ h/ B S5 o `6 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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CA Aoba7 h: d, H0 D% G- G( |8 C
CA Kinugasa* j9 N) _+ D, t5 l- q
CA Furutaka5 p/ G2 i7 U% | ~! z. L
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 C3 U5 W+ l* j, v& s" a CL Tenryu3 C; \' v- y/ i6 S
CL Tatsuta( Y+ I I' R+ M, x1 r. y
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships) a/ Y3 `5 n9 y& P; O
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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" X$ H$ p6 H _5 v0 x' IReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 t% ?5 g" Y9 d! O3 Z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards% r4 }2 l. O. }) k4 S8 j: n
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
4 \8 D- \9 q( Q* m* [* {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards* z# q+ h! y- `) P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
: b+ b, Z7 g6 _+ c; uRange closes to 20,000 yards...7 X, r6 R1 _# k4 Z
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; n( j" T# d) K" @) I7 U) y f& U0 j6 sRange closes to 16,000 yards...5 I; Q6 R o) g/ g' r+ f
Range closes to 14,000 yards...5 I0 j! L3 A [! z, H9 y% P/ }
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
: [2 b5 @' }. R# x9 ?4 l, t( {Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ c" B3 i4 v9 P0 ~: dRange closes to 10,000 yards...6 N. @1 z/ n- b, d7 K
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ R- v0 s7 z7 }% }& ?Range closes to 8,000 yards..., }* q. w& a% m+ E4 N' v
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
. E' K8 i4 i5 s( p ?Range closes to 6,000 yards...7 p( v; {/ z) `& h9 L T/ R: ?
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
, ?+ y; _! {( q/ _. b; q2 ERange closes to 4,000 yards...
. n6 j6 {/ I- Z) B% g( \4 R* TRange closes to 3,000 yards...
5 \+ j: W' {# P9 t4 q: x) x2 y! YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
; t: C5 b& z0 U9 UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
7 y$ g& o% Z; dRange increases to 4,000 yards. O4 p: M0 y1 B c8 ?0 N) u! o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
( ]6 l0 \+ p! ICL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards4 y" a/ l% {4 b0 Q- V
Range increases to 5,000 yards p( U8 Y7 D; @ J
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
4 I% q6 K6 ]1 y" \5 HRange increases to 9,000 yards, z+ L) O* w) T! ?8 \5 k, v
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards; n( A7 Y' J, t( P. Q! B5 x
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
3 u5 n7 A$ [( N9 Y% C8 h! NTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards9 z8 T- s) Y2 S. F8 x
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Japanese Ships
1 b5 A+ a5 h1 V* b6 k CA Aoba
7 P% B) y# J0 i CA Kinugasa
+ T& i; D( m7 z3 u, E( C CA Furutaka+ K; N4 J. a! W! k( o# T
CA Kako
. t6 @: {$ a2 K. H CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire. d* G0 ~( p) \( |
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 \1 R; g- {4 r! q, R; l CL Yubari
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; y3 k) W P: H T& x. hAllied Ships3 g8 j1 D) ^& b, a/ R
APD Colhoun, o) B5 n0 ?9 F! v+ D
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire5 U8 x: q5 z6 P& @. p( y3 ~
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1' f- d3 Y6 u) O( t/ e
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 _( f8 `0 g- ?2 j1 o
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires8 @# F6 t1 r3 V2 c% J
AP Harris
0 Z% H5 a1 O# B. C# n AP Zeilin
8 E3 H: X" L% X3 g. V& R AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
; M7 t) s2 A+ F8 n( \+ F AP Heywood
0 D' H$ u( Q# K" k- _5 E. E AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 }, m& v1 ^4 R3 L. F( ~7 w& [ AP President Bowen
s: f6 D6 R5 U! d AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire4 w/ Y. _. L% `7 z, s
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:: ]3 L7 P# X2 S- Z
105 casualties reported, ?( ]8 L0 ~0 N( H4 k: y' o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 e2 @- l9 f _, c; K" e
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
% ~- l: o' N& Q9 V( B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" P8 @3 l, C8 m% E: s, i0 z
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
8 j( J s$ e0 Y8 B' N; X5 mAllied TF begins to get underway% G2 F2 _, t' d2 a5 C6 I
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
0 _& M+ Q* j& D! e( {& uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
' k* p4 p0 Y6 G8 r; a2 xRange closes to 18,000 yards...
% {9 i" |, C% m* v! ^/ nRange closes to 13,000 yards...
2 V! O1 ^- {8 r, T3 bRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ m9 S* z. p9 g7 u1 q7 J$ o& J5 E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) J5 _. N' J+ {* _; ^Range closes to 3,000 yards...( I. y2 N) d* n7 k6 ?- j
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
: k% _$ c0 F4 W1 ~3 r! xCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
! x3 e4 j3 q: Q( v zCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
, E. a: g4 w: `; u+ z7 @CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards. F$ |* z# e- S4 E
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
: @9 L8 W3 @7 N2 o& z( u" C nCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
& A! H/ T, {1 tCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards1 \7 F4 c1 U, c- ^
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards/ G+ V! e& T& s4 D3 T
Range increases to 2,000 yards
& o& _ ~' P, X. h; d/ W3 v% Z% g) UCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
. t6 p9 j5 E5 w0 ]7 BCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
) m$ M4 w/ _! }! F9 s/ W% Z8 ACA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
! M! a( w1 i, k/ X- @. S; }CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards5 c8 k( e3 w- E. D5 n6 O7 u
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards$ Z9 A4 z5 N9 G0 n4 w
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards" j+ \" U6 z0 p* k
Range increases to 4,000 yards
; t" x! m- _$ Q5 x, {* ?# f* P w4 {CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
" l9 X5 Z( W! R" H+ y0 A1 Z# `CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards# Z. {) J ^3 B3 e9 U: T
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards6 T' W# ?6 S' F: S6 p4 a
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
# P( z, n8 v# T/ |' `: l/ ]: kCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards1 @4 q2 M, X* J/ F
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
6 t3 U9 i8 i: I# ~2 Y$ {- oCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
& x9 i* \4 i1 R/ QAllied Task Force Manages to Escape' }; L* C- Y' r
Task forces break off...
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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7 {7 K# l7 r( p' g( N+ L' [* ORaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 Q+ w+ h& i8 U0 wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 w9 h( p0 u( s
no flights+ d- b9 q! r. T$ M! m2 n/ S7 b
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Allied aircraft
. X1 F5 j N: F4 i% d F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* ], V0 @4 W0 j0 g" Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
" Y8 B( K2 X. h1 A0 a& D TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses6 W; i8 N2 w; b% n) I
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! M6 x; x5 f, P6 D5 A( }: Q1 s
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged1 O# I+ l" U1 ^8 I9 s; n0 c
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Japanese Ships3 X( l, X! ?7 d- C
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
& u* V) N R! q& ?% F* Y3 } CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
5 i0 j" P. E$ u: z6 `5 L CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
% M4 r" ~, b; }' P7 e6 ?# A CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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