8月9号
% B; ~! b- i* X f第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
( S$ h! H7 s6 N* |6 g( k: NNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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1 l: M* X& n6 f) D L4 i7 w+ KAllied aircraft
/ G( L/ A# y/ }' r/ P3 e& ~, j no flights
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% Z% t! w9 G6 Y- ?9 h2 oAllied aircraft losses
/ K$ g- F7 J7 U+ ?+ ^No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. J( H4 }+ Y8 K1 i" S3 R8 D3 ^
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ A; a% X7 ~: l* ?) Z5 c CA Aoba& B7 t# t9 V9 Z6 \9 s, \
CA Kinugasa
! s+ B# O4 w- @% t CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
- Z& {+ J3 ^# ? CA Kako5 ~0 l* i: Z" @& ?
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
4 _0 O5 P& s4 v+ y6 @1 G8 c8 @& a CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6 c) U n0 |. m' B! K1 D% ?1 s8 ^
CL Yubari. q3 O8 a J* c1 p4 y
! G, f4 q8 T8 R4 b$ S1 OAllied Ships
% i% Y1 H( ^% v* O( }& s CA Salt Lake City' `+ K6 V( x3 p) F
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk. N& [/ F# B$ c5 Y! Q$ h7 C3 m
DD Grayson
2 s2 c/ l$ k" A1 W% B DD Monssen
+ l7 d8 ]7 D5 o1 G' L( Y* q8 ` DD Aaron Ward
9 {/ t6 b3 G3 L6 Q f DD Laffey
* \6 w& E- y g DD Farenholt# ?" B% D; W! j. p+ Q
DD Maury
0 n2 r8 l$ q9 i, t) e* p# u4 W4 X2 D, n DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 Q/ W8 d7 s; k" O6 N0 b/ K DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
: ~3 l, R: e6 f3 D6 t2 t DD Stack; r3 n+ v7 V0 b0 n
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1$ f' W0 N" F; p! Y" Q
DD Balch
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% E# j" }, P4 h4 Y, mReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
' l; W- w$ M5 R+ r# r* o: y0 e* p3 zMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards. ]$ c$ t4 r1 p7 b! e; c0 i
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., x& Z( F! s7 N/ f5 i9 U
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' _& o6 N- Q' r0 c+ E* W1 V) `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
! @# ]# z$ c- a, |6 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards+ a( Z' I: F. g7 K9 @
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
" b" V a6 `- y& K# ERange closes to 3,000 yards...& r* n. z" s" A; V. y4 n* b+ n* M
Range closes to 1,000 yards...# Q2 U/ X% ]% t( R7 x" _ Q
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
: `" o2 O/ h4 X; WCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
$ W4 a4 [; {" _0 B) jCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards& r4 u, W- }& `' Z5 k' K
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards0 J. P0 O& K, x) b# \! K9 ?
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
1 Z7 D. V; ~& E+ |; X H e; WCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
* q2 l) i3 z% n5 yRange increases to 2,000 yards x) w+ k8 u) ?7 X; c
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
2 @$ O$ g; b6 f% V' S, m0 UCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards/ i$ Z C. N+ C9 h/ C9 F
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
" w+ [( g$ y/ w; d; LCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
+ A9 x& ^# O( p, z5 R% ODD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
/ k' b. F! v; D8 j" r" LCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
0 e0 {) x/ ], t% P+ g7 h- ?( fDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards' b5 Z; `5 C' O7 I
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
' ^3 S$ B1 Y' w# ?CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards) R5 J) r' M( |; A
Range increases to 6,000 yards
7 K* ]9 a1 x: w7 s" ~7 {DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 1 { v( K3 L! ^+ f9 f* ]. E# o
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards# o# @, c# g* Y$ W3 U% q. _
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
' L% j) T$ r4 Y( m/ f7 wCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
; z4 ]+ X6 D- o6 ? y' }CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
4 l# W! I0 e4 L4 K$ A4 G3 PCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
& P( l, M& F# x( S) uCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
; Z" ~7 v2 ?% A( ?CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
$ p; W% y+ R- N! f. xCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
1 U' y8 A9 F) \4 [0 k( c% |1 gCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards, J; r1 K7 o9 L
Task forces break off...% m+ H1 w# @9 a+ V: J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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* H$ U* {, z% v% p) IJapanese Ships5 _1 n% G; `) R& `4 E5 j/ e
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2. K7 K! S( {- C0 v. A' t
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
) m/ y3 V) J5 }; c h4 e$ {' T* [ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1# J! ?* D6 w, j6 B
CA Kako, Shell hits 1# V3 j h1 K a
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire, {- ?! ^" C. A' a$ F4 a
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
: Q, x) u, o c6 y! c- N CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire% u. p5 v, W; t* Y1 e, ?3 Y
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Allied Ships6 C' [ y5 R4 S
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
- t" {! ?1 v3 I' B CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 L, X) m4 i4 B! b3 L/ ^
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
L: u6 U6 G! `* F2 _ DD Mugford
% y) G1 T* j) z8 w, Y7 \& L$ i DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2! w; o: e) ]! K: l0 w
DD Patterson% W" w, Y; o! p, ^* Q
DD Jarvis
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1 ]; d& `" p% I% Q8 M9 T, F! |( V. kReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight; S5 k% Z! Z+ k) e' M
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards) G. ?$ H+ h7 ^
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( m: B# E( Q# }. T3 qRange closes to 14,000 yards...
) F2 ?! V* s7 Y5 H' r" x; a3 z! PRange closes to 8,000 yards.... f5 N# d8 _7 x+ f* c* V* B
Range closes to 4,000 yards...' h/ o T$ ]4 N
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
2 U( M* ?3 l/ u4 y: `; yCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards0 e( P- I0 X; l+ `' w
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards5 \# m% K* r, y# x% w- H
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
7 m' Q1 w: l* TCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
9 K! H5 |& A \- B' eCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards# H/ {: Z6 x8 I3 m+ N
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards! C# `+ f! k7 S1 g
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
% M: s6 n4 C6 E/ [% F& y3 y0 u& GDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards& ^# J9 r$ D+ W
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
a8 G; A( N/ }0 s5 s$ i: aCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards) M. C1 s/ y% S! ]- S1 ?
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
% r; J$ R- j1 O! G: U$ iCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
7 g& a3 A5 h+ Z) v; q+ DCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards2 v( d3 E& n& Q7 H$ g1 m- w1 k# b
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards0 N6 [9 `% H1 r+ E# V/ N" E& a" C8 i
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
7 a3 r7 V5 `, {, YCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards2 @& Z, c7 }7 G5 S7 Q4 e# x9 t
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
, n J$ s; `7 |% b) i+ ~Range increases to 5,000 yards
! P" @ O- S* eCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards+ d$ W: A( o" u" G( w$ g" R8 s" k, `
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards& u" n: [5 r4 v
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
9 v$ E8 e2 I: B, q$ [" u' @CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards' }: P% Q% [& C" \- z: {( W( F
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards) e2 p! ?3 H- w3 S+ s, \4 J D- k
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards I! Q" B; }" V$ ]3 L
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards e1 l. R8 n8 ]$ Q4 K4 ]- E
Range increases to 8,000 yards
( {) Z- Q6 x- @CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards2 @2 C! z' K5 {4 y5 @, X" |" Q V1 ?
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
8 l% {4 l* j; ?. vCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards, ?! A {3 X; a
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards) {! W& K( Z7 g( W. T
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards' o3 M, E' N. a# Z! p/ q0 [! t( C
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
4 i( U1 k6 R7 X- y" n1 dRange increases to 9,000 yards
0 F/ H0 R0 c# S5 h( kCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
9 P* Y/ M: b! [" DCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
, @( a! }+ y' f, qCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
5 i0 n/ b# w+ K' x" f' GCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
6 H) ~- y4 a1 P; ~9 x+ Y8 g. p* W* ZCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards4 W4 v" F7 W5 N( O
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards4 V3 t( J& H) \; V* M- x1 |% F
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
+ O# ~, f# H9 f# |( M6 fCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage. I- y6 Q/ t* Y9 C4 F# B( \
Task forces break off...+ H7 s4 `# X5 B. k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- W+ c2 P+ l( u8 j5 ]
CA Aoba
( `; B2 K" m" r3 h7 x$ j' _ CA Kinugasa
2 `3 z* \0 }& P2 [+ X- {; b CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
/ J3 `- }/ b( O/ r$ C CA Kako, Shell hits 1% s: Z) G5 G8 r
CL Tenryu
: }2 y0 X- q. y3 J: W CL Tatsuta( R- |2 N" _ f- K& j$ c
CL Yubari% o _6 {2 M$ ]6 e. ^
( ?2 R. r( f9 ]9 U0 ?Allied Ships
. S" U1 d( N6 X) l8 a DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
# Z' T0 T8 x- |' X DD Balch
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# @9 T2 f1 e& C# i+ CReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: v6 J. T! y$ ]6 z( ]Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards3 `9 l% ^7 M; U& l$ d' V& [
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 ^& f# H( B4 h- ]5 HRange closes to 22,000 yards...! Y5 H9 v+ A) @3 ]- s6 W0 S8 k6 I
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* N' ]5 N5 S6 S' |4 }7 ^& yRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 |9 s6 I x4 Q: y h; ZRange closes to 16,000 yards...
( m2 Z& b, A2 G9 s T6 w, ^Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" d7 ?# V. c* [2 k8 A6 KRange closes to 12,000 yards...
7 x$ l& Q$ K. N! iRange closes to 11,000 yards.... Y4 G+ g, m" f% `+ a2 B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! K7 O5 P5 ]2 z8 `9 U- Q) m8 q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
?$ Q9 S1 {9 N- s9 bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. `8 z- w2 n- ]6 U& mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
! Q8 S1 k0 ~% k1 [# ?2 X0 t# c, YRange closes to 7,000 yards...% q, P S4 V. H* {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...$ U" k# `( G$ K' k h" \
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
n: w, ^6 D3 l8 ^# F* @& UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
4 s0 k1 N6 s: T( m$ VRange increases to 7,000 yards
6 M" i, w8 }! \8 jDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards1 a# }+ e7 r! d2 q) S+ {) j
Range closes to 6,000 yards+ z+ Q7 H2 h7 W5 n3 G j
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
d8 w8 U$ o# p0 r- dCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards L {: d( N' K
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards6 `! u+ o* }7 p0 A- f
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
$ n8 ?6 n3 \- M; M( oRange closes to 4,000 yards; ?7 R! S4 l2 h
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
/ e1 I H1 u3 U: F: N d; q! vRange increases to 7,000 yards1 p4 }. X9 E9 I! C
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards. A9 g/ z& ^5 ?$ p
Range increases to 11,000 yards
9 W2 D j$ [7 ^* t5 cCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards3 T; Z( n4 y$ Z4 Y e4 K5 d4 E8 z
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
7 {4 R2 j6 @# zTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards; q7 q* M7 q* V4 z# I
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2 h5 S+ p+ j8 e1 E) M$ y1 R# } CA Aoba. p; d4 I4 ^" x0 r# Q% |3 t$ T$ C
CA Kinugasa1 |; a0 o* V! D$ S8 N, i: J
CA Furutaka
7 q/ y) b* b1 W C+ Y+ s CA Kako, Shell hits 1) M v& W0 Q, K2 l4 P
CL Tenryu
+ P5 e* `8 B4 i! B, J' Z7 F CL Tatsuta3 S% L- Z8 u& y; [9 e
CL Yubari' T# U1 ^. r+ ~- A) o/ s9 c& C& P
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DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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2 T( C( L! F. A I+ U5 S' dReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
3 ^. z3 B# j& `, ^7 \Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
8 z l2 A3 N0 y2 k9 j) P* J3 eRange closes to 24,000 yards...7 g$ N8 n( P* S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards `* |( T3 b9 V$ ?8 u
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, o4 d1 y6 S- e2 ?: \5 ]- R4 CRange closes to 20,000 yards... w4 v6 r4 _" F$ t. T. Q( _
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# D7 w6 h4 ^4 L0 o4 ^9 F& \4 lRange closes to 16,000 yards...
6 t9 u( V; _' _! pRange closes to 14,000 yards...
g5 w [) D2 F" hRange closes to 12,000 yards...
, B$ W- i4 |/ G5 T7 V" b7 JRange closes to 11,000 yards..." q8 h0 R- b* F. M4 M0 X$ w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ e6 O5 D [, ]( @ a
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 Q$ A, ?8 I% ]0 bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
G( n( q, T3 g. @Range closes to 7,000 yards...
+ ?+ G& M, v& h: X) o. U7 qRange closes to 6,000 yards...
2 v1 Y# Y0 s2 l- _1 {Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- L/ r z/ _) h# w" FRange closes to 4,000 yards...
6 r$ q9 b% `* @: C7 ERange closes to 3,000 yards...
& w; S: y* h* E$ s) c1 d5 `CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards$ m5 |1 t$ [! H+ \
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards, |6 ?9 z1 x" G7 K% t, v( y6 y3 V
Range increases to 4,000 yards) l+ f& m* K$ ~7 j o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards7 P2 s f9 @) \0 }
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- k* p6 d, r7 \! P' F" X c! o& z
Range increases to 5,000 yards. Z& q& j& k) G& J
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
; ?- r3 |0 j1 X5 c) j$ t7 ^% [& [Range increases to 9,000 yards
$ t9 Q* G+ x, K6 C: t3 R: l0 I4 qCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards1 l0 W$ u+ a# n% X" O* E0 o5 F8 l- @
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
: {5 m4 b# U; X8 I9 R UTask forces break off...9 X. C4 W, P; C# o6 U7 Q, Y5 R
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9 R. n) i* ]9 M2 w0 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards1 s. n' \4 z9 w7 s S
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Japanese Ships
- `; u A* m8 b7 G7 h CA Aoba6 `0 R7 R0 y7 ?8 V) @
CA Kinugasa Y( F1 V+ b, O& I, ~; _
CA Furutaka% A5 u' i" G6 w0 r* x
CA Kako7 q4 C) c% v( j
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire$ W+ f, B8 T) ~* l4 z+ I. C% z
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
: D8 c# R1 f5 {; R. |4 ` CL Yubari
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2 {, f1 d8 G& A$ |/ g1 j% B V& kAllied Ships. F9 d( Z! N5 G6 q; Z( L' l& X% i1 N
APD Colhoun
. I; W; Z! F* O: g APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
" I! A, `2 v& M DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
3 F! z6 o5 T" E5 J+ I DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ X& g% s1 t. O' _5 ?1 r8 n AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) X0 k' J# w! r0 x
AP Harris
. ?+ g2 k- G/ c AP Zeilin: R! s0 h& f( |0 ]7 ~ b
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. `# {/ j& n0 `, I/ l8 @8 H* N AP Heywood7 Q7 g. h) q. E: @
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire% J" {1 |2 O: y' I5 F
AP President Bowen% t2 Q2 j8 `6 B: r: ?1 Y+ Y
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire! O# E$ ]% }# F5 m3 z- i
xAP President Wilkerson: N" v Q& r: Q I* K
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Allied ground losses:4 n" s+ U$ x/ U5 @$ j
105 casualties reported
7 b) K3 J: {/ k6 c. T5 U2 C1 H$ I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( h# K1 @; P4 D6 y# e Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled5 p9 l. J4 ?0 P+ A+ ~6 G0 \ G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!7 U8 f* e2 }) a- d
Allied TF begins to get underway
8 ^$ w% _# ]1 a u! EReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
' ~4 G- Q( o0 {2 MMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
! f; W% y2 K% Y4 o! N* bRange closes to 18,000 yards...
2 W, L! s5 B7 k+ XRange closes to 13,000 yards...1 ?0 o( r5 x7 U4 z
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." _; n3 |$ b' k0 c
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! v# @- M" b, o
Range closes to 3,000 yards...! B1 P+ f4 |6 E! f' w
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
" L# w$ _9 A) u: M9 yCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards% R6 c0 P2 x2 B0 V: x3 T
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
1 \+ P: @* x) O" u8 C! UCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
4 }. v; w. [& b' w0 v4 d h3 r2 SCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
7 p3 D2 e5 ^, {# S) w' X' m( |CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
: y1 z! z h0 U) W8 ^4 I" w) mCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
+ `( Z, ?. y d- V. m J* x/ m, {CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
4 U; C: G* L# J' ]/ H( zRange increases to 2,000 yards
7 j0 k7 l+ f- d8 c9 ]CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards t; X7 S) k* N( @
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
& ^1 s% n# I: q" ?- cCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards8 P7 p& B& [' F1 g
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards- ?" H4 s T! d% z
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
. v# z) o( u7 W; L: e! E6 q0 UCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
) X( d4 Y q b8 D+ i4 lRange increases to 4,000 yards
2 H4 R+ @! q7 m: O! ~% W' ^CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards E5 B: X$ x7 O* a1 F
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards" q/ @; N& y% o; k) U5 f
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
' L; z6 n. K. I8 {) hCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
5 U$ k5 N; p. L9 I! RCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
: D, d! p3 N: T. N- r3 UCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards3 N: Q ?! @8 n
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards3 c+ b2 y; A& A* ?1 p5 S: x
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
, \: Y, }3 l) D- v1 P# JTask 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 114,1342 ~( R" C0 V6 Q
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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% w1 u$ Q; e4 }8 G/ jRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.0 \: D3 D6 u7 i5 `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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% V( ~6 O+ [2 i3 Q N SBD-3 Dauntless x 82* v0 ` H. I' n
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ?% I c6 o: E! e. J( l SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
+ G( X4 p1 L9 Q, R" s5 R TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire/ }0 E/ T8 Z4 f$ t, @
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
" [" B) W& g& D1 k4 _ CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage5 f1 o2 ^5 |, D( g1 {* O
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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