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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft' q! D4 Q, \4 c- l7 @7 e8 {% z: U, D
no flights
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* \# D! {$ g$ M. Z/ QAllied aircraft losses
2 ]) w1 b% L& K( K( E; j: c) RNo Allied losses2 m: c/ y: _6 n1 k0 K A
: }) H J1 M, x8 g- F8 {Japanese Ships' O* f) p) B+ X; M& N* l# k( ~. ]) I# I) {; j
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ X! F* D) G7 o' k2 i$ d
CA Aoba1 V) B0 ^$ @2 d7 i* {
CA Kinugasa c3 _" Y% J; i$ A5 {
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
$ q [$ X& w% c3 X/ Y$ c# ?* W0 I6 y4 O CA Kako% f. n6 C5 z. T0 _, g0 Z
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
1 U [: D' z; L4 s" Y Q CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
9 x- [, U' R4 }3 {1 n: \: f CL Yubari* Y) `" L( w/ @4 h! V c
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Allied Ships
- ?2 Y# T7 C% }6 f7 f: w& }, m: J CA Salt Lake City# z0 \) q" O$ b. q( W
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
: i' L' G, C! \ DD Grayson
( s" M) j5 s! t3 C! L1 |+ Z+ R DD Monssen
" @; }9 s; O* S* X8 R* b7 ~ DD Aaron Ward* @. U" Z; \8 \ T& z& z
DD Laffey
5 a- v$ V( w" ^5 s" c* p DD Farenholt, r: f U8 [6 D% P1 f
DD Maury6 [' J# u9 j) A, Q: Z! B9 `
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ v" i9 w" P9 t/ `$ H6 V y
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire) K2 |7 d8 d% N+ B
DD Stack1 O, H. R; r5 f- Y; C& i. W, w4 k
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1" }5 L0 @1 r" r1 e8 I( y1 W. }0 F
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight2 O+ P5 l% ?5 p# N+ a
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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Range closes to 14,000 yards...
: @ f: b3 [- p1 xRange closes to 8,000 yards...
E/ V/ O7 Y0 V; W5 _5 WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
6 D% j3 H8 H0 ?& u0 B ? ERange closes to 5,000 yards...
4 C1 E- Q: {$ hRange closes to 3,000 yards...+ Q4 \' t l% B/ j7 R K
Range closes to 1,000 yards...: n6 h3 _4 b& r1 V
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
7 z( }% z0 N8 d4 {0 jCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
% K$ d% B1 j' ~ }1 D! [CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards4 p1 r# V, ^) i1 |1 G& _
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards: L4 c$ L! M5 l" V, [) S* K/ d
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
8 {0 ~% E7 V$ n% nCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
9 u; f6 I. @, {8 G9 VRange increases to 2,000 yards8 w1 i f. o, W, T6 A
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
/ I) K+ [1 ? p9 hCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
5 t: D5 f% g8 I/ ]. S9 V* [: KDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards* Y" f1 Q3 W' `5 b% q. K
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
N0 g, C1 e; g; b2 HDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
+ M6 L' B8 Y6 ]" f! |7 q4 x# N; wCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
7 @: V; @5 D5 D! }0 o# [DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards$ m' ~7 s0 }( P, D
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
9 W. W3 _. r0 @% B6 D* mCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards; h0 v' r1 r4 `8 }3 E Y
Range increases to 6,000 yards
4 E; {/ Q0 A3 L5 {DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
/ j: T! i+ T3 n) U$ n j# rCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards5 Q- N, L7 n5 b9 H! }% X
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
/ S; q) j E' z- h' j) T* _ a- BCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards& d/ p9 w% z! [, T/ J
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
/ I0 T2 N3 c! _, e& p S J! E* ~$ ?CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
7 q1 I. D& V- [; lCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
4 W9 q% T( b8 l( R/ RCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
2 g: x7 W& ~( D6 R! N* A8 GCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards: K+ G, _9 v8 B, z. B' K* ?. [6 R
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
. O+ ?# Y' p% F1 s2 g/ y. }/ p uTask 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
! d/ b* s% `. M+ ]( Q1 q CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
3 D/ m7 f4 O; x% `' k! U: }' z CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 Z% B1 K; s7 b2 b CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
C+ ?. N8 J8 _( o# I! V$ P" h1 H CA Kako, Shell hits 1
3 r3 u+ Y/ O5 K9 t) D: C CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ v1 Q' \: i; | CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 l5 r/ F5 s6 U CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire3 N; ~) J" s8 k
9 O1 I, O- ~, t9 a! O( dAllied Ships- ]2 s( ?0 a+ U5 I
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire5 b4 C' _1 ~8 V" c
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 Z+ U- `. e- y5 J+ | CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 K, [8 V5 }. R% M; F( u+ R
DD Mugford
6 U' P$ F1 T4 t$ W3 { U DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 28 N& D$ j% z. ] u* o
DD Patterson0 f) d0 Z" \7 O/ N
DD Jarvis% J) ^" S2 d9 d4 d
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight0 R. m* T5 O y V& c# ~" W' z: C
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards' l9 R/ d: S; d. O+ w: H4 R3 V
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ b) O7 h z: d6 }. S
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# G1 {$ E$ A0 n L% NRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 q+ G9 ^ M7 e ]Range closes to 4,000 yards...' {% I& V- G! J m5 E( U% S, K
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
- n; C5 c' ^. D. Z E1 h, k7 L# kCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards7 o) p" w1 z) c# @
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' H; E" `0 Z0 E" O4 z1 v# _: u
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
" m7 Q3 N" `0 v ICA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards) n3 G# R( U8 Z* u% l6 F
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards( q) j( \' M" y) d
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( \+ s. x9 m/ a1 A5 W- ]2 V
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
* l7 s* P* |/ ^' l! H& k' H( ]DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
5 E8 o P! Q7 G3 }CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards+ `1 p' W% G( r: Y
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
% c) x" t/ ^. I& L9 v; n% P; PCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards$ h/ N+ z: }% F7 ]" _3 _2 R
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
. _' P% x3 R3 R1 FCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
9 t0 y, H/ R+ Y. t9 r/ J% u# JCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
" l; n3 }' _0 i5 i9 b) cCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
7 G' r+ q1 u0 e. d1 B0 c+ fCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
7 d; y- e$ N1 [CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
- u& B% |& N9 q0 _& sRange increases to 5,000 yards
9 a# [: _1 K: {4 z kCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards4 w& A% v0 W% k# g* C
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
6 k$ L3 v4 w( d( j0 u$ z8 gCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
# G3 A1 v1 x; g! E# D" s; PCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
" _# m1 T4 ]& l; l0 i+ @! WCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
; T. d: H: c( O3 p1 XDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards8 \! o" u; v( ~
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
% v$ E+ |; ~& C9 ~5 h& yRange increases to 8,000 yards% O V% b: B8 M( u- @& Y
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
" K. G2 I+ @. m0 [# n) eCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
& y2 Q2 G% n' q' F8 ECL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
( `+ \$ T" |, V. v6 uCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
& f+ u2 u* n9 `; G" ^. VCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
& L8 D7 u' f4 N5 [4 Y# D, o% vCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
+ g& H# ~) u1 t) I TRange increases to 9,000 yards1 o% ]" z) u# G, [, f
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
7 D5 y3 H* D z; ^CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
5 T% v4 ?7 ? j2 x, HCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
" o; R$ {/ C$ u7 cCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards! Q u) \# m5 J
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards- l1 _5 ~) l4 f. i
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards' K' m8 C; `( E6 i% M9 t, t
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
/ T0 F" ^0 |2 t$ B# _) JCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
& X: x% H- G: Z9 Y/ H7 KTask forces break off...9 T1 e$ B% J5 |; f' Z
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+ y U* l/ n: _/ N: NNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards6 R6 g+ ?# S7 N( e& T( I
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CA Aoba
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CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
6 C8 y& x* m, V CA Kako, Shell hits 1
3 y; G3 x$ X) e3 C( O9 K CL Tenryu- G) B+ D8 t$ p1 b2 U5 o
CL Tatsuta
\$ y! r9 i0 e6 a9 ^0 V& W8 I CL Yubari& P' l* e, i& j/ O0 V$ a( U4 x- E
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Allied Ships/ Z) \+ d8 f3 H* O' i, ~ M
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 c% I: N1 k- A
DD Balch0 l2 ~4 `- g% t, ?( `5 f5 f* W
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight) f$ f3 o' r- J0 k
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
! I8 D+ o d# E9 [+ QRange closes to 24,000 yards...
! m0 U% G$ N0 j. {/ aRange closes to 22,000 yards...
8 u! B! |- `) H3 ]: |Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' b: ]5 ]% _- z+ M G1 o1 ~Range closes to 18,000 yards...6 W' \% Z, X8 P2 X
Range closes to 16,000 yards...8 j8 l4 l. k, `; P# u7 z! a
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
\8 d, E1 U; d6 g" E; t& v* y) ]Range closes to 12,000 yards... V0 X2 Y4 B! T- {
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 V1 G4 S% Z+ f' W
Range closes to 10,000 yards...0 R" J" M( {: }* F7 O& N0 c* O
Range closes to 9,000 yards...# d r" j+ b7 K" x
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 r3 Q1 h* G3 B* r" x* n, z/ \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
& t% W) v$ B" P c% s' {Range closes to 7,000 yards...
$ G3 a, `7 F* C& i3 X5 ^9 cRange closes to 6,000 yards...6 ~& Y9 a6 c; k# u
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
. e2 s R0 ?% x" Z; aCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards# J0 M; P. b% L# v. s
Range increases to 7,000 yards; Z- ]1 c+ Q& }; h, a2 d
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards# L8 @6 c$ J6 W% t
Range closes to 6,000 yards- g8 R$ n% u* o# H/ w- S. I
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards8 e, W# M. `% ^( [+ T4 A
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards' j7 M" f7 |4 y% S
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
) g9 V. O1 L9 u1 [8 `6 UDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards3 h* h+ \7 P9 d: R1 p6 }
Range closes to 4,000 yards B0 |7 ^" v) S1 x2 c# O9 z+ F
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
$ I6 W. A9 s4 ^& ^' QRange increases to 7,000 yards! Z" L+ ], Z" w/ n5 U: \
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards& V: p% W( W. N( O5 g
Range increases to 11,000 yards
, t+ y) l* x: L( o& I) fCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
I0 m5 T+ K( Q( ^* B2 B) H, VAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
7 v$ F; Z9 C |9 UTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards' [* q& n6 O2 Y" a
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Japanese Ships" f2 I5 ]& s+ Q1 Z( O, d. M. L
CA Aoba8 q7 r# W8 Z) p6 h
CA Kinugasa2 ^3 q1 [# ^1 ~; M5 O7 O9 C) F9 F
CA Furutaka. \& [$ L! s3 N" e! o
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
9 T" C0 q( u6 a% h/ c2 z8 g* b CL Tenryu
8 e' `: s1 T3 x# R CL Tatsuta
9 J* E# O. Q7 b$ } CL Yubari6 E4 _! Z; P, |3 H, J$ C
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$ W8 y7 g' Q, Z3 N' n DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight9 {8 v4 k& Z& U' a4 ^: n& l2 \: Q
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
' e/ |& |3 p2 ~) j+ pRange closes to 24,000 yards...
3 R! s4 ?" N9 U; B$ kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards( {$ l \# \. K# X3 C& P
Range closes to 22,000 yards.../ {5 e* o! w3 R7 ]! A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: Z# u. U! _, E* A8 M# IRange closes to 18,000 yards...5 H8 ], b% T9 X
Range closes to 16,000 yards...4 H. W5 @0 m- l3 G% p
Range closes to 14,000 yards...: | W( u' w" T1 X! X9 v1 Q' J
Range closes to 12,000 yards...) F/ C- g: O0 K/ b; T& q
Range closes to 11,000 yards...% Y$ B" X) Y, l3 H( f) q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
. B* \" w2 q% }: m4 kRange closes to 9,000 yards...
4 N; z J* R: t( n( B' Y, kRange closes to 8,000 yards...
5 k- W) k& Z+ N( L" gRange closes to 7,000 yards...1 w) y' i$ ? k6 }8 W2 S# v
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
, H+ Y# Q* |3 V Q; n* T5 h1 aRange closes to 5,000 yards...
+ s2 y. F$ A7 [Range closes to 4,000 yards...
) x) T1 \+ u0 M: c# }. BRange closes to 3,000 yards..." L$ |# O( r; d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
7 L: ]2 B( n f/ S* T3 J' yCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards3 f4 j( E* k4 t I: g: S
Range increases to 4,000 yards/ e3 N# |( c1 a! V4 A
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- }0 a9 O- H: @8 z7 q2 l4 H
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards" P3 K6 H7 B+ [0 `" ^! t
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 i1 ~5 r% }" k+ I
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
. L2 t; ~9 D+ P4 L, E: D( zRange increases to 9,000 yards
7 y* q' V% ] ^- k! ?1 UCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
4 ~6 Q" a/ W/ eAllied Task Force Manages to Escape' [' n. B, Q/ o) }: c, ^0 A$ {8 K( v& v
Task forces break off...
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Japanese Ships
% d* |' x6 S6 Q: @ CA Aoba
) `3 s. q" N0 _/ s CA Kinugasa
: c7 R. i6 c. G1 j e CA Furutaka
F2 X1 q* Z: Q CA Kako/ H7 E; V7 W; e P" }
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire0 W( Y: I2 p( \/ T+ E5 ~4 e4 y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
X/ R7 a6 g! T2 M* V CL Yubari
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/ N- k9 s+ _1 O( s2 U* t& [Allied Ships
9 a4 l L Q, ~- t1 l APD Colhoun
9 W. m* N: x( d6 E) { APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire, x; q2 C% G* t2 Y$ N
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
& v# C% T1 w9 X DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 R8 p9 g# F2 p5 H AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 Y" T+ z# n' y* O( S AP Harris7 x% t6 W, G5 G' @9 }8 n* M' u
AP Zeilin: K- ]4 J8 P8 P6 U* L6 n
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage) [9 K; @. m. e. U$ y
AP Heywood7 Q, ?6 \' f( S: d0 O1 n
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 d- d8 Y% A) m) {: ~7 d; z9 G, ~ AP President Bowen
- D- a2 Y4 }* T1 W AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire7 e# D; U7 o. E# K* _' p, T" {
xAP President Wilkerson& t$ A5 u. s6 ^1 B+ N: g* t. c' I2 d
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* U5 c4 ~' s+ O' c3 Z1 w1 JAllied ground losses:
9 _: @$ h4 ^1 ~ s4 _- @2 J4 o 105 casualties reported
2 s( N& v; \! |/ P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 P" i) H& n+ ?0 _" Y, H7 ^, N3 A" Q Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled8 c6 S! L" g2 T" _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! B' C! `; |! d' O# @4 k
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
% r" e8 s! g& s2 W" q8 LAllied TF begins to get underway
# J9 e7 K, J" r, h" ]Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
$ N* F" Q# Z( M! R! cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
3 I: O0 `8 Z' S. o/ \( C4 gRange closes to 18,000 yards...
" `. |" N4 T+ ^ i4 v' @Range closes to 13,000 yards...6 X4 M3 e7 B# y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% ^! Y; R& K2 r: f, S4 ^, WRange closes to 5,000 yards...
, d# M: ~$ F' ]2 E! I) TRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& Q4 ~5 T( v$ Z6 B9 rRange closes to 1,000 yards...
/ |4 \: D) l5 v0 I) j0 zCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards9 R8 \, t R9 i+ ]
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
- \0 Z: _6 y& w4 w9 c7 BCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
+ t5 {" S2 x, M8 a& CCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
5 F* R4 U6 G1 |CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
% {6 X( T& D" B, P8 Q1 [& MCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
- O0 D2 }* t( @: f8 BCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
: ^- o0 B! V4 `; r7 }Range increases to 2,000 yards
; g& ?6 t/ s* `CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
" z- O6 y1 j/ ECA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards8 u# u. l+ I+ b; ~
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards5 x" i4 t5 ]. m( Q9 @! s
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
+ {% X# q/ a _* V f ^- rCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards1 y# B( }7 ]% w/ p
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards) w5 `, B7 H' A( K
Range increases to 4,000 yards
& ^/ _1 _" _0 o# ^* ] LCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
0 _. C+ b" |7 N' r/ ]% X: sCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards4 X8 N$ [, s" N6 W/ n4 q0 {3 k
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
8 c E( a+ z0 W4 jCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards- g( Z' f8 ? Z
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards/ U: Q( D6 v) f/ M5 L! [
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards! S( Y/ d. v3 e8 ?9 x0 K' t
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
/ \) {. Q1 A) gAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
2 D$ y* T2 T! M6 JTask forces break off...9 h- _. b, N/ V; T s# L; i
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。0 |+ X p0 ]8 g! y+ ~$ r0 }' d7 s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1349 n! @# v& C9 b" b3 B& ?
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 n( T' ^2 c7 M/ {0 k+ W
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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# {' q1 Y9 D( P V% zAllied aircraft
. r% W' V1 J- s# H- u# |, Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ f( F0 P0 d7 K SBD-3 Dauntless x 82) |3 e' d! [' E7 I H3 {! O
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses5 e" p5 i! d, a5 R' `4 L
No Japanese losses
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r3 w, @: m- `; [* |% gAllied aircraft losses M& H) w% j- J4 r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
4 s- V c6 S% Q2 ~ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged* D7 x; f; u& y" z# T4 d
7 a0 U% i. u; a) Z4 WJapanese Ships
" `% M7 t7 U) P7 k9 i4 P CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
4 F( X$ `( D8 _0 Y* J3 D CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
( r3 L" m& D- v5 b# ] CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage# P, r, M6 z, k4 m9 r$ `; ]. v
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk R' K( }5 `. ^5 y. k% W
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