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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉9 N0 m( |: v; d0 ^
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
5 F" H; o5 p6 L5 W6 b" b5 _! H# ? no flights& y6 F5 Y: P. A8 e
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Allied aircraft losses3 w8 f# P! D( D( R; y
No Allied losses
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% Z+ o$ }0 \8 L) iJapanese Ships
% y' w6 s( J' E+ O }2 K& C CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( D& C6 G6 A/ u+ v7 ]2 ^ CA Aoba# c4 {: d N, o6 s4 E
CA Kinugasa# F( R# a. g' o* A$ H* `$ t2 ~' |
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4& R! B- Y2 O' [1 A- i& S
CA Kako8 S. v% ?. S2 Q) |
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1. B: a/ W+ i: R/ L2 C1 g6 \5 w
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6) Y! p) _0 u# P/ s; ^
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships; R& Z; ~: @/ S2 U5 ~
CA Salt Lake City
' k* q5 O. o% f$ k CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk$ c4 F- s# k8 t9 _$ D% q
DD Grayson' \; q; y$ X# V6 I) J3 U8 q
DD Monssen1 y3 q: }# O! O. O$ ^4 t9 l* V
DD Aaron Ward+ E& n- F9 i6 d% t( y- L
DD Laffey" Q, v- ~% Q6 a6 n2 H' R: m
DD Farenholt
# D6 u; y0 n% d- p$ b DD Maury
/ y5 A/ h: ~6 e3 M/ u7 d r DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
N" v3 ?7 F5 _9 M DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
5 }% P, b% Y/ p O0 ? DD Stack* s% K& {" \9 W1 z h& b
DD Sterett, Shell hits 15 I4 F* n% D! E; n# z
DD Balch, C+ H; [9 Y% l3 y+ H! A
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# T# R4 k3 q N9 E# ?; GReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight. L+ \& M: a$ I2 J8 d+ H+ P- W
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
. u+ R" w' s* { y; Q8 LRange closes to 20,000 yards...
p! ?4 _) v0 P+ a3 N# B* \& t# Z8 YRange closes to 14,000 yards...
- ?2 h( o! [4 \- G6 |: ~8 JRange closes to 8,000 yards...
6 k9 c/ ], |! O) f' F8 f' QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards( J3 M7 T C3 Z* Z9 X
Range closes to 5,000 yards...* k- ~5 K' q: T: O8 C0 R: r g
Range closes to 3,000 yards... D, y" c' W' K
Range closes to 1,000 yards...: E! _0 q) `# [. ^ M+ C' X+ H k9 _
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'9 `4 _ `9 A: {0 A
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
! o/ X, W/ K) ZCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards3 }$ x# X0 R5 f; i2 o% _" n2 ~
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
4 ? r2 X2 o A7 v5 PCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
% K% @$ G: H: e, ~' E% dCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards9 w7 }$ V( P5 U+ b( U( k* ~% K
Range increases to 2,000 yards: Y# j/ T' i8 X
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards/ q4 g' G* a6 C- W9 Q0 n4 j, C5 k
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards# z1 s0 _' L- q% w$ h- v5 E! O
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
1 r0 I: }. v$ g2 G+ zCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards9 J% ]3 E+ M+ O) S2 m; D: o/ M
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards2 J- F* V: I+ A/ X; y1 g
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
* g3 C4 {8 d# P1 t7 iDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards4 t* I' G0 m+ s' O; c: F& |: h! d% D
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards) k R. E, o- Y- t5 U7 X* k
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards, |! k8 d+ \. t* D& P7 O+ k+ u
Range increases to 6,000 yards
+ w. E" R6 k. s; {- S. U8 u+ _& DDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
8 X! ]2 T& T) k6 X& k6 C iCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
" F: `! N0 F2 D( w9 a, ACA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards( K+ I. i, n7 ^5 c
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
$ U$ S0 L. M' W: V; }7 rCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
5 @" K; ~! k0 [/ {3 Z8 F/ NCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards6 `) s* O/ M6 |, j( W
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
! p- |* i) S' g4 @% i2 B- bCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards* c/ R! v$ i8 |( X, ~3 x
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards3 q) d7 N, H" y+ s, J, d+ e& ~
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
8 I# z# y7 o& M1 B- G% c/ |Task forces break off... B. R: A* C; S7 U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards& _7 u+ k1 J( d7 M5 v
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Japanese Ships. d( ]& a: S; N! b: P& U6 f" ]! X
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
2 z- M' G2 Z+ O2 g* P% R9 x2 { CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire( A+ u/ g3 [) P3 ?7 I4 y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
u- N5 w" C9 {5 o$ G2 z; E CA Kako, Shell hits 1# P/ g2 _/ F8 A X/ z1 ^2 `
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire7 U \ B! r+ {9 c# j2 i0 x! A6 O
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire& R' k+ q# p. ]
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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* G4 _/ o: q5 E CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
' g- \0 b4 V% C& R7 r CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- [; @% Q) L5 j8 x8 Q, A% l# ^ CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# B# V+ |: C2 O M. C DD Mugford
" Z4 d' r8 A( |+ } DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
7 C7 r/ v! H5 J DD Patterson6 s- z8 y/ E' H$ F! o
DD Jarvis1 ~/ A# b* p0 q) d, @
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1 f4 a! v4 @: K1 \Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
6 d! u+ O/ X1 c( j* ^Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards, f' i* Q. `2 k$ a
Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 }+ ~ Q L; o0 U1 Q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...* W' N0 y) J# z; _
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., |* T9 h' }. j" k, X& ]
Range closes to 4,000 yards...! \0 c$ E& Q( r
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
# p" E& I5 f) s, D! l( q$ ]* RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards: [0 q/ t. v% a6 G4 |8 z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( T6 M$ k$ W4 j a4 OCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
" t2 E1 t- w7 g6 }( JCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards( J( F# U0 g* P4 h2 ^8 S5 o- o/ I
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
. g* }: ^+ x v" P3 s ]CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
: i& G' j! c0 \CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards+ f' s+ m; S1 b0 o
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
6 D: I9 J9 m& G1 Q5 r7 e" bCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
; _* d+ _7 Q. V/ ?CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
# O% ?: V; J- q! P- W S, SCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
- s6 V5 p3 e) p" t4 r# A b4 O/ GCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards8 m* G" S* P! d, w: ^
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( g- h0 i; Y& b% {, B3 s
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
: k+ F3 h: S. v8 VCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
) G7 D5 ]2 V* H# P7 DCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
4 M. I. r7 m' pCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
2 [! T% Q- `4 |5 ?" CRange increases to 5,000 yards
: ^4 v6 s3 i o7 wCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards' q+ O: ~$ ]# |4 b
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards1 G$ u1 [" T; d3 b: ?6 c% `- x6 W
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
3 S! {5 E# U9 c- V# M2 c! HCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards3 h- l( ^0 ~& f0 k
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
0 }3 d9 \. O2 w- hDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards) {" ]/ V) s2 f6 c6 V
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
) M( L$ ~. b& LRange increases to 8,000 yards
, k! b8 V" [+ `5 ?CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards2 x& Z7 }& w2 W; E( a1 _9 m6 X
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards% j) k: t" G( V1 X2 y, [2 r1 n
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards! d# V& m, l) E( F
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards' S, U5 Y3 z* f1 W
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards8 l, s4 F- `3 i+ G
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards) E- t9 d9 R: I
Range increases to 9,000 yards$ j* m) C1 d% G3 s9 l
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards4 b! ^: m; J. `' |. A
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards1 {* ^! }& w$ L. x; x, C9 B5 ~; m% k
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
; ]" a2 A$ Y V( s; C% G) z. m/ l/ bCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
$ q# b M ` V# v5 p1 Q2 R$ |) rCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
# K, w% a( o6 a+ c' rCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards4 u. A9 d1 n0 V! A$ i
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
! x+ [+ B/ l h. W2 U% lCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage+ b) P/ M; z& g8 `
Task forces break off...! F" e: n) }3 e; p9 i+ N; Q @' O
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards7 G9 t! U$ z+ m6 y
8 |* i) ~6 B) B/ oJapanese Ships
6 U" E$ I9 C2 g" w CA Aoba7 C1 j2 M0 d5 z& u
CA Kinugasa
R9 B( ~0 o# [ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
6 h! z; C5 o; c2 R: C9 X4 R CA Kako, Shell hits 1
5 e8 O8 j Y, v# q9 g/ A V2 \* P CL Tenryu. s1 M, F- {6 G5 f- E4 T
CL Tatsuta' e# ^2 B* L/ a* c6 O
CL Yubari
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3 h5 w! ?" v0 ^$ ~+ ^ V$ oAllied Ships
# d* p+ u: b1 Q" g3 ^4 C' E( g9 { DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk5 L; [" U/ j1 t8 Y7 u; e
DD Balch
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* m0 A: h. ^7 f- M, q |+ DReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight3 E6 V- _& `4 n3 O: }' ?; D- r
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
6 W, H* q9 N& j9 Q) W% _Range closes to 24,000 yards...4 k# e8 h% y$ a* C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
* M2 Y8 ^+ f. M7 F9 g5 h! ]Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 q: I8 z6 f& j: N2 l
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; q8 d$ R4 E s6 o9 dRange closes to 16,000 yards...5 {2 H9 z# U9 C3 V; ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...; ~% \- q6 G0 b1 G' T. t
Range closes to 12,000 yards..., T; s& C0 Z h" y) G. }- e2 X
Range closes to 11,000 yards..." j: P! y$ s/ s) _2 @( d8 a& A; }
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
) m$ V* l Q" W- h; u$ z% M$ y* tRange closes to 9,000 yards...0 \0 m5 f" _. c
Range closes to 8,000 yards...7 Z8 a6 E1 q% K* M* V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards: I% W Y/ d! _. K! ^/ m9 g6 G$ A
Range closes to 7,000 yards...! J, h, {5 ~! F
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
! U# M2 _% r9 B* u2 T+ g6 ~CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards: F$ A1 N0 L& L# q W, [
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards8 o" \! i' q1 p, z4 K( v
Range increases to 7,000 yards
$ u2 y' s' b" A5 YDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
+ {% E7 ~- S8 E0 z% _4 A8 C, H# X2 ]Range closes to 6,000 yards
! [6 c0 O1 A5 }8 H$ a4 BCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
8 l, j+ I! V0 K9 E z( |+ l; ?CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
+ V- y5 u2 O2 u6 `% }2 b* M$ }7 |CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
) e$ C5 x& K/ lDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards& @# D# M' P6 q* R4 {7 f
Range closes to 4,000 yards8 h! U, Z, N$ k+ ]
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards5 e7 U4 g9 g% k" P6 }. |7 K
Range increases to 7,000 yards
; A2 l: b" w7 N! v( Z8 w/ MCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
+ [6 J( `, T, c; O' t" q, kRange increases to 11,000 yards
5 v: |& Z4 L# R; a7 qCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards) F3 K2 _9 o3 h) q* X- t
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape) M( s; R3 x6 s' I
Task forces break off...# h9 q6 ?/ [6 Q
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6 F( v# c' @ nNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards" X( P: J# O& y0 k1 d
- k' t* D! ]" A5 |, p' X) V: J+ CJapanese Ships. H! z7 ?5 o1 [/ G$ f ^2 }6 l9 f
CA Aoba
/ X( a, C+ I+ U3 Y3 c5 y" m# l/ _ CA Kinugasa
. O) k5 c6 i! u! N: f, j0 V1 L CA Furutaka
& `/ H- v: W9 h; q- I CA Kako, Shell hits 17 e, E I* s( v) L8 [# x
CL Tenryu
, P+ ~9 F1 S& H# O! N( M/ T% E CL Tatsuta9 I q; T2 T5 V3 n% L/ i
CL Yubari
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. O" {+ Y R- o DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire3 t" N: h. P1 ]$ ~
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+ P$ x e9 k+ N) rReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight- F; \# v! Q& o. B7 R6 m! ^, D o
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
. A9 p- q3 W# A' MRange closes to 24,000 yards...
( |4 d4 P7 ]- p4 q4 U$ \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
# q. I: a9 V/ t* Q! gRange closes to 22,000 yards...% q9 y8 e/ U. d) l* @
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) R4 X7 _: ^; a) h5 P$ C; p
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# l8 { Z& |0 b) e! L0 K) k$ c- e. ERange closes to 16,000 yards...
# t- N$ O1 J! Z! x5 C8 \& E8 h9 gRange closes to 14,000 yards...& b- G) e I* d+ |# I. _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 K! o6 }: [- M/ V$ |) E& O
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 H+ L6 `$ i' T" L7 QRange closes to 10,000 yards...9 J$ y( K$ }1 Y3 D0 l: Q
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
- { \& A" N1 N: r9 XRange closes to 8,000 yards...+ Z7 c& b4 ?3 I, s& P4 O
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
D) q* b$ P/ ^! S* ]Range closes to 6,000 yards...
7 T% o% Q+ D/ T& f. U1 mRange closes to 5,000 yards...# d- t$ I6 ~% e( n
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
7 q8 `& r- V% _6 }. T$ WRange closes to 3,000 yards...
- W2 ~8 w5 q. ~( nCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
9 ~& v! E7 ^( t7 x; r9 ^CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
0 x) Q5 r8 x- T6 |: R; K& c5 q- bRange increases to 4,000 yards3 \) l% C( h' S, N4 B) g- t
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
8 {5 n5 J( t4 g+ o) \CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards) ~ w! }. I$ v* r) r2 F$ F3 k4 d
Range increases to 5,000 yards# ]( @% k8 t$ H1 [; X7 N" D7 p
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
6 l* X* Z) N9 y4 lRange increases to 9,000 yards9 x, c( p7 p- A8 z
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
4 y9 f2 ~- E" D7 n& rAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
0 Z! N0 N( v0 _6 w! F) W% R9 D1 gTask forces break off...+ \; E4 c! J0 r8 U0 t: T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards8 e( ~- n- s; Q) D5 o4 K
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Japanese Ships
6 ]6 m2 W* p* P5 ?" i3 H& c CA Aoba
; D2 i" `- F8 S9 ^, }8 \ CA Kinugasa
3 \4 m+ b# F" C CA Furutaka$ o+ _7 y4 | J! ?" B1 U' k
CA Kako
) k, y- S- A0 ]. {- k CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 b$ Y9 R! R; l! o; x) }. C" g CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire% ?) M7 A8 {: `
CL Yubari7 [# e3 G' y3 ^! G F
6 C! w& c) U7 w) y RAllied Ships
, z4 `' [& t; P! ]9 |( T APD Colhoun* P, Y9 e0 g! Q: V; x0 O" {3 y6 L
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire5 A6 L0 C B" V( F1 ?
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1- b/ H5 k; B( T4 f1 t+ B" x
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' u8 a& ]! E& H9 O( W2 o9 |0 e AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
6 w0 N6 T# r7 x8 G: y AP Harris9 z$ A+ ^' {- |5 q+ ]6 m( `$ ] w
AP Zeilin2 G: \/ O9 C; C
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ~$ B- _' @& X4 M/ \$ q AP Heywood
! c7 n, \! E. W+ H7 B& z AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 A2 j0 T: ?0 M4 q AP President Bowen
3 e8 T' T1 A; x$ A AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire) h0 I& V/ d ^$ L9 q, P$ O
xAP President Wilkerson0 E& w' A- r5 f2 _. _% Y# U f3 I+ z1 w
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8 n# I) v b( ^/ K5 c' EAllied ground losses:
. w2 M6 a2 R' O& x9 l 105 casualties reported
) r/ g+ M1 y: Z8 v$ Z* R) Q E Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ L: U6 ^% n7 p, H0 a Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ t/ ], E2 L* O. B! O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ H4 z i$ O. [! ~, T
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# v% N: Z x$ Z0 g x' Y# z/ DJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
3 ?" f' ]" J8 c$ J# H- M0 `: H! DAllied TF begins to get underway: U' j' F# t: X; A1 `" o* Z
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 S. X5 l r" K4 \5 H0 ]
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards1 W' X! Q# Z! j% Z2 }
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' c9 y& ~! ~8 R n& l5 y: `8 V1 [- b7 WRange closes to 13,000 yards...
% q1 ]6 z# h7 o9 [! R* `Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% p# D1 i7 q( B8 ?8 ~ m3 I+ }" S9 H' `Range closes to 5,000 yards...
z; H3 F. @9 xRange closes to 3,000 yards...% E9 s) M3 g9 U, C3 M
Range closes to 1,000 yards...: x1 M. m( j" v2 E
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards6 p/ J) I) ]" b4 A) X; f, j; z& r
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
* v) w+ r& i; M* e7 p; W5 _CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
' e- v. \1 `0 p$ w/ w! D1 DCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards' F: j7 b! @& q
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
: P. M; h# v0 z. MCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
( c8 P/ y* G `5 {" X3 zCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards0 q" V& X! b0 N2 |0 k% P* v
Range increases to 2,000 yards5 @( J0 X1 M- N' C8 r6 k
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards. X, G! t7 I7 S( m: c( L k4 p
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards" c) `) y# Y& U' D$ ^' @
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards: v5 Y O* v3 O: n6 f+ S
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
( A6 ]! H- C- C, dCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards6 F# C- z- g9 W V, E, J
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
; {* s! _& V3 @: iRange increases to 4,000 yards
% `2 w6 r- f' C0 M' b5 BCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
# Y+ N* U; Y6 w) C* D% rCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
2 h8 E1 C* h+ i6 y% y) K# J. BCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
$ Q0 [. f/ ?. ~0 ?) k, OCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards) a' G! R6 j3 ?, D3 q# t2 B! ~6 w
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards4 Z$ ~7 S1 p$ h" C
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards d" ^9 j, s) \7 K& r5 Y1 j
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards3 B4 i( J+ { g6 e) |! [+ [( V
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
8 c! l6 L4 C) f5 c' l: |* MTask forces break off.... Z$ X2 I( k, x6 c* Z7 e$ p
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/ { n5 a2 a7 ~第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。$ n3 ^; B+ W) u( q
万恶的58！！！
) e/ A' N0 _' X) y$ ~3 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134' g, L( b7 e. u" W, K' M
& f( j9 w! ?4 P& _7 O( n1 cWeather in hex: Clear sky4 M0 `, M: c# B& L! }
8 I3 E, i$ J& I; ~1 @Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet./ Q U& h7 u. S1 Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft x5 f7 c3 t% F/ _; B- j! A+ U! @
no flights2 U7 G0 ~/ a# v6 Q1 R" y; z9 g
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5 H6 u+ h$ [7 P1 U3 ]! M8 L, bAllied aircraft
8 _( n. e( I" U% R! ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
) Q1 w- U6 b( m) G4 f& f SBD-3 Dauntless x 824 u& v$ b2 U' B, L- N
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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, D+ O# C6 x) U' Y2 E* A9 lJapanese aircraft losses
# @; x$ y6 p( I* N% h& H$ INo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 L$ r3 J! C- J; i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
& g+ y1 X. I7 v" z TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% n5 {1 [% F4 c2 l
) F; O4 i- {% P) T/ R4 Y, q5 m& x1 AJapanese Ships. H& k. F; W( G5 {7 U9 \4 R2 O
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
) T% F' v* T3 x+ v CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk' v, v1 d+ R: H. X
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage$ t3 J! Z1 M: H* s4 P: ~
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk
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发表于 2010-4-20 19:59
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兽兽桑。。。在3BB+3CV出来后突击PM或米龙湾吧，瓜岛丢那随它去。
