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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
* x3 j! W5 a* p6 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards% l4 x: c( ^( Q+ v' i6 d
* P4 j: {4 S9 V' `Allied aircraft1 t1 p l c, E: Q
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses1 m) L x4 \5 _/ j% f, L
No Allied losses
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8 R; j8 U- M- T& v# [Japanese Ships5 T( v* M: @5 U# g u3 V9 n
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* h8 H& ~4 @7 P% U0 O7 L+ ~9 A CA Aoba
* B. f8 [* h: j# [) g CA Kinugasa
( _8 i. t E4 L CA Furutaka, Shell hits 46 S7 e; w9 ]2 \: ^ [$ Z; D
CA Kako
* B. L; F$ ^8 G CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
* N# o5 N& }% O; ? CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
! @; C! v0 L$ ` ] CL Yubari+ g9 h5 G' _" Z+ c$ D: R
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Allied Ships2 `& t2 l: r" U3 n
CA Salt Lake City! q+ A: r: k! M
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk6 Z# \* E$ B# I
DD Grayson
; M3 |( }" s3 f$ M3 V DD Monssen
/ S+ U( ?9 p) I& t: f DD Aaron Ward$ p" I ?; J' z# U
DD Laffey+ ^* O$ m1 V' l" E% b' D+ {4 j& j
DD Farenholt
* U3 X0 J% I. u) L8 F0 W/ p DD Maury
. D1 J0 r5 I4 r( m DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" X7 w9 H" j9 B7 | DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire9 w: b- Y6 c3 X
DD Stack p- B5 h4 R# v- A( N- i- _. [5 D
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1: F. m6 v8 I( u1 e! Z( L0 ^' h# ^
DD Balch, ?" _: w2 L% r- f! k
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight* [( n+ \7 Y+ V j9 i0 x
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
, D/ p( w4 I s* k1 P. B4 }8 ERange closes to 20,000 yards...
- E+ M9 x' g. O! [Range closes to 14,000 yards...! h W* u' Z* V9 _
Range closes to 8,000 yards...2 _) B& P5 C! O7 R5 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards1 ?7 ?! q: _; A% a, _6 {
Range closes to 5,000 yards...3 [/ ~" L) N* U" E; W
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. U5 Y1 z! {+ g5 e% oRange closes to 1,000 yards...8 F6 U( U3 b9 c
Scott, N. crosses the 'T': L: }+ ?2 n. m- ^% _& _
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards7 n. x; R: {( L" M2 b
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
. z( B" I. |9 B7 BDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards6 z, V: k" G% I& h1 @8 M9 l
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
# E; ~0 y& G6 ?CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
' q' m- O: G8 Y* N4 w" XRange increases to 2,000 yards
. i5 B8 M. x x1 h+ ]7 C- _6 xDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
* K H% J% j" bCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
3 K* {7 ?4 |+ @7 FDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
. _/ |9 C9 v! `) ?CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards a& l$ c3 `* S
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards6 F5 Q& a& H8 F" }: E; w4 `( }
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
! s3 u% }. v3 k: o/ U. }DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards! d; ^% p7 g. Y, l
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
9 l9 S1 x- ]5 s* P h2 i* F1 fCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards$ f$ T; k/ [; G% w) _7 E1 k
Range increases to 6,000 yards
5 H4 |( J( L9 u/ G3 Y( dDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 0 v7 F7 i9 b8 E4 W& V% x
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards$ Z: o( j" F4 {" t" ^* X
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards- D/ {3 {" y/ G. P6 s$ i! G- p
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
5 o& ]2 \% C5 q& S% C$ k' r$ W9 _CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards0 R, N' ?8 l- x
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards, F* i/ g" I3 _6 k1 ]1 L$ V
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
3 `! Z8 _1 s: |/ W! l* H0 z* ~CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
) w6 T/ M& @' Y1 w$ KCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
9 z, Z: D( m% z. f7 D* MCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards7 a/ j6 @7 Y5 U& N
Task forces break off...5 Q) L5 T W7 L7 K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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% j7 Q8 n. L$ ]7 U @' D2 N1 v+ ~$ F) z- bJapanese Ships
" x+ X1 s' _' X3 I0 p! _. O/ N CA Aoba, Shell hits 2% E5 C0 ~6 k {, D0 U1 X3 _5 \
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire- Y: b9 D" N. G5 G3 J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
" ?' s: }" ]/ d! v CA Kako, Shell hits 1 b/ k( o- Q$ {" e& a7 s! q6 U
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 x+ B* Z; j9 c& f8 Z* W( x CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire! S/ x" J0 `4 h) R3 f8 @
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
% _3 P3 X, M/ E5 o& R5 ?& M CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
" r7 g( u* U, Q CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- T8 R8 H! e, [1 d' s6 k7 [! @ R& C; r
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 U* V- i8 K: c DD Mugford
! x: M+ }8 T3 i DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
: T' K: H( N& q J* X1 E DD Patterson- c+ s5 B+ `$ s: s+ |4 O
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight7 R8 ]2 ?3 g5 v6 O
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
1 U6 ]# ?* T/ @4 J* S5 B) d. xRange closes to 20,000 yards...) y! I1 B" x. v' X3 B+ R6 J( V) Z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
. W. s. F$ H5 c2 H5 _- xRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* k+ W. w( _4 T7 H! zRange closes to 4,000 yards..., f9 U) g3 z `
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
& Y$ E* @4 G- N6 |CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
; o6 Z* n g, Y* {3 P3 `CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards) R1 B* c) r J2 X3 p+ T
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
7 ?& u$ M7 J( |1 U, d3 ?CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
9 b' J6 g% J4 N0 U- \CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
9 R/ ~5 W# O4 g' K$ RCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
5 {: E3 @$ o4 V7 o6 GCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
+ q6 B& c* @ e% {1 l- H: iDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
; r& Y* }' e: j: H, N" ACA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
) e, S0 O: T4 x- J }CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
, p& [$ _2 }8 p: b4 C: d# ?CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards8 q5 K6 e; r# Y# Q! ^/ P! {6 a3 f% [
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
9 ^5 N$ ?; g! G0 J4 [1 u1 G# m3 LCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
: @1 o. N" Y- m' J% c# f! p2 sCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards3 x) A) _# E/ y x& b
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
9 o7 R: d% l" Q+ A1 `( _+ F+ L, ]CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards% W4 b( T" f% [& L0 w* ?" F
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards% p, ^+ @8 Z3 w& l
Range increases to 5,000 yards
& h1 Z/ g7 ]* K6 d- @CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
$ }2 p& z% M, t+ FCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards B5 T9 c( q, d3 ~# e2 [
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards. S. M0 |0 O) y8 i
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
/ A* S( J7 W- O: l! U0 \# a" g/ _CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
; B! s- `/ J) z) m% d, y1 ~DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
1 ?$ \5 d! j, a( {2 e. m0 G. cCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
/ B& c y! }' g0 J9 O4 H$ URange increases to 8,000 yards
0 \9 M+ h5 }: X1 A! YCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards8 E' }% N/ q+ [- @
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
6 n" f* u6 c; R7 r6 e0 rCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards9 X' J! x3 I4 G, I- [ C
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
7 s$ G( M4 e, x- |+ ?8 \, RCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards% v8 n! ^% U* O& o
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards, H; Q4 d6 m2 ]+ x0 a
Range increases to 9,000 yards B8 |; u2 x7 {& a
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards9 r* U: X( [5 B
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards( z0 {/ Q1 S# c% y' e
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards, k+ u; x8 j) I* R
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
. [2 D6 O- K4 U3 C8 ^CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
2 N) z1 \+ B y% s) ]" _3 X* N/ ?CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
g5 C" ?* f+ K% s+ i# o( h: EDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards) \2 U: i, R# U" g5 _% a
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
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2 C. d8 p; D- c; A! |1 pNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 S) d$ C" O9 w3 y4 z CA Aoba
F* H! h/ Q: q CA Kinugasa, v7 t+ @( E# ]( B$ c- I
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2. k T3 t- R) o; z9 `5 o' f# k; {3 y
CA Kako, Shell hits 12 \5 T& B( ^4 e9 u7 T! J. ^
CL Tenryu7 R r3 C ~; P) O5 K, Y" o
CL Tatsuta2 S' O' g! v8 r* C6 \1 T$ x5 F4 c
CL Yubari
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) Z: u9 o$ ~- |' cAllied Ships
: A# l2 Q/ ?7 ~! X; a DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk4 \6 h, H3 l% N3 R
DD Balch
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7 A0 d2 N1 H" A1 A4 O/ i/ {Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight, l4 M* |) p0 Q8 h
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
7 V; n6 y- F, b+ _5 X$ eRange closes to 24,000 yards...
) }/ A3 L4 c# ~9 o) E& ^+ ^Range closes to 22,000 yards...5 h" s) x# Q7 n; k) @# H7 Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( q/ b; t: p% O8 [Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 p( i: R4 x: ]% H- N
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
. n4 }' `3 ?3 Z2 l8 f1 D0 g) _Range closes to 14,000 yards...% Q }: }7 a( c/ U* B
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
0 a) F; q/ n w* o! D9 JRange closes to 11,000 yards...
# u W: ^6 \& HRange closes to 10,000 yards...: U3 n8 Y! v$ g
Range closes to 9,000 yards...% T/ w7 V) }5 S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
; n5 q1 X ^# j) f: N9 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards0 T6 t" g! V( {4 I+ o# n- s
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
$ ^. K T- _' y/ X. @Range closes to 6,000 yards...
# O. {2 ^6 D4 U) Q# V: uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards3 ?2 Q4 z4 s5 {4 p
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards9 Q- `7 G% B( g3 [7 [
Range increases to 7,000 yards% w; e" o% T- _* f- J
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards4 g2 c% o, H% q' J" {
Range closes to 6,000 yards
! L+ F& D: p* z7 F. f9 |8 P' VCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards2 C, B) R1 f8 [' O. O8 J( i
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards5 v/ v: s0 w& q/ X1 K q
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards6 h9 _( e- s# ]5 G1 ^+ n, J
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards2 [3 v8 [" U$ n) g$ V K
Range closes to 4,000 yards; `% z% E' K* P9 y" q
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
& R9 e& Q+ X5 @Range increases to 7,000 yards
8 G: }2 b, Z2 s! SCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
9 r2 R. V# u6 y5 b8 P! CRange increases to 11,000 yards4 I# M& p& V4 j' [% w
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards0 r# t5 Q& M2 e- n; f8 }$ `
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( z" J( Y& }; Q4 C
Task forces break off..., g1 e" X; b: \
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; g" Y9 ~+ t$ F" R4 k9 R3 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards3 p. ~3 p% i9 }3 r2 [- E: Z
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Japanese Ships7 R! I( f- X5 O$ y7 h$ q4 U) J
CA Aoba
/ ?, d9 S( B* C' w% M0 X6 a& a1 U CA Kinugasa' w1 H0 u$ H3 l" m
CA Furutaka2 C1 K3 d3 y. J" Z
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
6 L- g/ N) i+ Z CL Tenryu
. G- R, s0 P6 c# E6 t! K CL Tatsuta ] ~$ t( ]! N2 J
CL Yubari" Y5 j0 R2 _% g4 N. C, D
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Allied Ships% ^6 w2 S" y9 v4 @9 X% q5 O! ]
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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7 w: R* a9 U, TReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
# P& ~6 E) j5 E8 h5 GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards& I, a3 a% E3 h0 k2 J. n! }1 F& U m
Range closes to 24,000 yards...9 v- i& L( w1 W( X$ h/ t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
9 g- g5 g$ D4 l9 t$ V! wRange closes to 22,000 yards...$ q+ q! p. P! N; M0 ^* _7 i
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& t3 F9 k. {9 O Z) M/ k% O
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( r' j! n- ^) l) {8 wRange closes to 16,000 yards...
3 u5 p: j5 s! G4 `8 x# G( g$ GRange closes to 14,000 yards...& a2 n; Y( w8 S+ C& @ _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
1 [( V* q- |( z4 aRange closes to 11,000 yards...; n% a8 u8 ^, @' }4 ?
Range closes to 10,000 yards...5 U: z" s, h/ k: B
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 i8 P. r5 z2 S# f5 A( m
Range closes to 8,000 yards...* {3 L0 b4 W/ U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
9 B: o4 }" t9 R" m& ^7 wRange closes to 6,000 yards...
1 T. S9 Q+ x" A; URange closes to 5,000 yards...
( L8 ]8 S4 f' c; S! u4 ~Range closes to 4,000 yards...
( n! w$ W2 G8 y; {/ mRange closes to 3,000 yards...
9 |8 z9 y9 _" gCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards6 {4 _; c) C* s2 H" n: J
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards' l. [4 F2 {' u1 o1 n1 d
Range increases to 4,000 yards0 d$ E% i/ h: r; h7 R# v
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
2 K8 ]0 j* ?( R- u& qCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
$ U2 U8 x5 T3 Q, V* YRange increases to 5,000 yards7 C6 r2 t3 o/ l+ A6 t' @$ {
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards* ^' l6 Y7 E2 x8 L
Range increases to 9,000 yards: q: d f1 T9 \5 O! }
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
9 d9 Y! c( z9 p" E1 u0 s& mAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
2 ^$ z, ^2 A! B0 }Task forces break off...# v) M# L8 ~3 ]6 P- b! I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 ^; f9 A- ]2 a x3 _: }
CA Aoba
: _5 q8 S9 _1 b; }5 r8 B CA Kinugasa
7 `* w( ?5 _/ A, r+ M CA Furutaka2 X2 `9 n- R0 A. k7 z
CA Kako7 N$ K: D1 D8 C
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 j, c+ [$ O# K F9 ?; Z CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire, M6 {5 Y' v T0 G9 E
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
}" u1 O- `& x* r& a5 J APD Colhoun2 k- P' \( A# ?" ?& q6 d* [: `
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 J* c ]4 G; T0 K f% r DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
P- p/ `% q: ]8 v DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 M. P7 l( d8 E/ u: l$ ? AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires4 V$ @. B0 u4 K9 S) f3 u! p8 S& Z
AP Harris
& z4 S4 ~2 c! { AP Zeilin
3 D- }3 l V' v9 _1 t0 ] AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
* l9 H$ p' p3 F7 l6 P AP Heywood
% z# E+ g. h' @3 m- w5 ` AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire! r# \2 m' h: T7 ?0 A% a5 n9 Y5 q
AP President Bowen
2 P" O$ s6 a0 F) R9 t AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire4 {. p6 g! @" j& L
xAP President Wilkerson3 v8 E/ S" }, R& L" z( U
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Allied ground losses:
: P( S1 W7 p! y 105 casualties reported
6 b. W' a4 h x9 {2 N% {5 a5 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 i( q8 Q3 ?# v( Y# c* P2 ?' ` Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled5 g% W7 \+ y' R" m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: L6 I; X# Q7 ^& o. h
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) @- S) ]$ {- }1 R8 p, [6 s. JJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!4 @) I, B3 u- b
Allied TF begins to get underway8 v/ C& v V, T; T+ B& B T
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: M/ Z6 I% l4 C+ l- A* c9 ]. XMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
( H% V/ F. ?( _8 Z" }# {0 \Range closes to 18,000 yards...% y# Y" I- \+ K9 A2 F& I
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
1 x4 [4 S' X' i) L- Z( F, sRange closes to 8,000 yards...
2 f" S3 l! E5 U# A# p1 C9 n" tRange closes to 5,000 yards...
# I5 J' J+ d" m2 P# q) D( L( L9 K5 }Range closes to 3,000 yards... v( ], R% ^" m9 O+ ^+ r+ w+ q
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
, K. F; r" t- o- _8 O4 \CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
* h1 o6 y5 t' XCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
" M0 Z6 M$ E( T# T) B4 mCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards7 t4 K9 r* N' l) ^, f+ H% o8 K9 K
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
0 H+ W0 d/ K x& b) Z3 \CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
" E) ?2 K# h( `- i4 a# pCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards$ O& M. Q5 a" G1 s: }( \( D
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
( G4 i+ Y! {& H( f$ J2 F9 _0 i% MRange increases to 2,000 yards6 N) M; g+ `3 F0 M$ Y# Z
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards' H. W$ U1 D0 ^1 l B1 }: `6 p
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards( J9 a, [4 u% O# J9 v" H, G
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
: V% I$ J2 e0 ]( z7 x' KCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards0 l6 \0 X! q2 {# @0 g
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
6 E8 w) W$ I7 ICL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards9 p6 _" A8 Q/ h% \8 h# ^) v4 M
Range increases to 4,000 yards
4 G `) S/ \% V6 c4 Q A3 ]CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards/ l' f0 F9 N) N" X! l/ Z3 {* G" i2 P
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
7 i$ b( D5 K" l+ }# J- uCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
" G, d3 K( A5 e' Z# z8 U( J6 T6 CCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
. g/ X4 K+ e1 Y( ECL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards7 ~6 q! Q0 T' R6 K" D/ x
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
% b- q. J( P( [8 ]9 G9 XCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
" l5 b Z2 F. f1 RAllied Task Force Manages to Escape) i" T+ F9 X( L! |& d$ {
Task 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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O$ K; ]& u4 o: x8 z" uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky6 T( \$ a- K/ d/ o5 T6 h" W$ ?5 n
$ S) I6 @3 w- q0 J, Y- ARaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
% ]0 K0 [# M) g$ _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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s+ Y7 z' T8 oJapanese aircraft4 V( v( d, L+ q3 z1 b
no flights
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Allied aircraft
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; @1 |& M$ g) Z3 U H: t SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
4 {: ]; H7 a! B6 x& A TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
, Q2 @+ k4 r6 U5 [ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 R5 x5 m7 T% R) C) g
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
- J8 [2 }* U: }# c: W, ? CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage; F& G# F2 U E0 x/ n2 E
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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