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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
$ Q) Q, s4 R( z0 C7 _5 ?# `Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft+ [+ \' G4 E$ q- u8 U& }2 x
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
0 W' s1 C0 v9 ?No Allied losses4 M7 w2 w( _. R1 P
" Q! k# ]' ~4 e( QJapanese Ships
- D3 d7 k7 B3 r% U3 k S, c& [ CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' w9 A- Q; m) u* @& Z+ J4 W" @ CA Aoba9 ]8 }, V2 ^" K) }
CA Kinugasa
: {! z6 T1 t$ L# @ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
/ |' k) b6 K& @$ z CA Kako0 ^1 C3 B2 N* J" o0 n
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
% `1 ]% s5 G1 y8 c: U1 _* ~# H CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
: e5 i0 A6 k* m& A8 p CL Yubari& W4 U d0 N- [# M5 u: @
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5 K) |, r+ o1 E( e0 P' N3 ^ CA Salt Lake City
, k$ o% f! y! ~" \! S CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
6 J' Q- b( F) r2 ~0 F6 E) x: R DD Grayson
) V2 p Z) ^% A. G( ? DD Monssen; X: g2 }# x9 Z+ ~' P
DD Aaron Ward
- m) ^5 `2 o( @6 p2 T! E DD Laffey# k" }$ _# y; i( h4 _
DD Farenholt+ A' l1 H0 }+ x# d2 ?
DD Maury; B# \, |& I. S7 K' g# D
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. C6 O% d5 y* R* O DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
' V, [. a) p# D# A DD Stack
, k4 m$ K! L7 U$ X3 m DD Sterett, Shell hits 1 T+ A/ {) F$ D& x% ]5 D
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
w% c0 q; E5 O1 i& U1 dMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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, n3 G! |5 {/ k. Q) Y) kRange closes to 14,000 yards...
0 `/ f) \: z- v4 V% K7 {" uRange closes to 8,000 yards...- V$ B8 W. p" w. i# h1 p; k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
7 Y( x+ i4 a8 z+ XRange closes to 5,000 yards...
4 s. ]) w! ~2 g% LRange closes to 3,000 yards...
) t. f0 ^' b2 ^# C2 }Range closes to 1,000 yards...7 R# `9 C' A3 k/ T
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
# h" A) M" n" aCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
7 M% W0 f6 `" K: h2 p; hCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
' ?( q. |1 }" h. MDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
: X) W% V/ F: l8 l3 \2 ?CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards/ ^! R1 u* [, w9 |& I
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
5 B; \$ c/ _. @$ ^6 k1 e. @ `( RRange increases to 2,000 yards) t5 B% ], t X# |6 O1 P
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards! \/ r5 K: q" R7 {; u5 k7 D4 U
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
& j8 ^4 K) s( w [+ v( u9 J. KDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
W% f1 j7 t( U, pCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
2 B) F: z: u. `$ p( s5 @DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards& ^3 q# K! [, s" H/ j
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards* p. Y1 p2 B, m ]& B. ]
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
6 X0 B; g$ k9 M) i/ gCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards6 p5 R' @! b; s% c; ]& [+ p0 D
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards% H7 v! x# ] l2 Y/ f0 }" G& Y
Range increases to 6,000 yards; q& T3 Z& m) q
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
7 l# c! d: F) ?" R+ w% XCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
! \2 B0 z! N H( T6 C r- {CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
. }7 j6 H. _# K8 x! gCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards0 c% Q- |9 G G% a+ ?4 L
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
! l5 H+ J$ M; OCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards0 h) i" H& w$ V+ f T4 q' z% p7 e
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
K5 s; h: F+ h9 ^; {; c1 jCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
1 k P& V$ B- R: h+ wCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
; X5 d8 L* ~) gCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards t3 p, i& f* n1 p+ m* C
Task forces break off...
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8 ]9 n/ M: x8 b! hNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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6 t$ }6 W3 w. ~) y" _. H CA Aoba, Shell hits 2) ^ c$ y" U# m2 c
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire5 t- d! P4 z% C7 c
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1% ^& \8 F) f: `' [ ~5 Q7 K6 `% ~7 Z
CA Kako, Shell hits 1& m# o1 F/ u! v
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
* b' `* G# X! i5 k. s% E4 e CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire \$ R$ U, X1 _- F
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
* g9 \/ E0 ?% k CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 X! `7 ^8 G( m0 h7 ]* u
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& N" B- G' m1 t5 ?8 M2 p
DD Mugford8 u O& r0 J" d6 h W, C
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2% _+ ^) |! e, [, B, r3 ?5 x( W
DD Patterson
1 b4 J% K u4 v; f: V) i DD Jarvis# V6 O+ \# o! F
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& r5 R5 G4 O/ EReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
# Z* T1 {1 b' ]* ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards) E7 l* t' D8 L2 J1 A4 M% I6 n. G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 U& |8 M j% N* p( z# z8 M2 RRange closes to 14,000 yards.... K6 V6 E3 z1 d( x/ ]
Range closes to 8,000 yards...$ z2 |! u/ G3 y: i- d% w
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
4 q. X) w( ~/ _' ~0 w' p9 G. _, RRange closes to 2,000 yards...
' ~+ ?0 F$ M1 a i8 F) K* ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
6 x" V3 |/ {" X9 OCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
" z: Z- f3 t3 D8 k1 PCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
l8 X3 L, S9 j) z; p0 eCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
; t* ^3 t; `1 n$ @CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards2 i$ J- Q9 S* J" K
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards" Q8 u d& ?- T' b8 F
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards9 D8 H' T8 a- }$ y
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards) f) T6 Z1 T# K: m3 M* R
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
. W% M% u( v$ H8 j5 [CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
. ^% T' D: ^1 S* p6 tCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: C3 H+ q+ x7 u% XCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
7 x. K% h Z7 d! sCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards' m- v3 _0 U) X* L5 i
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards2 Q" ~3 `' h/ Z p1 s
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
/ S) s" G3 H, y9 fCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
" R2 G3 V) L3 E7 d/ G; `CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
& p0 Q- F# V" i" N. c! F' `Range increases to 5,000 yards- d( H6 X# p5 D0 |% T+ @8 w0 l: N
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
8 ` t( m1 F& {* N7 l: D6 | y5 T" eCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards m( O8 R$ b" M4 B
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
2 ]0 u7 [* d4 r+ `, | xCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
# q& o+ o2 g/ W. Z( _$ HCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards: s" B. K( d, l& j
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards5 `. h, t9 f3 Z# K3 i6 Q, a- O2 P
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
2 S) E5 t: P8 H% m- p, \Range increases to 8,000 yards/ j. Q; C) A# b& ^5 ~7 Y/ i8 b
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
+ w( t. d7 ~: e1 V; S, DCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards( P" _4 x& {/ J$ o. y5 Q: _2 ~
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards7 U/ R2 d: n+ U
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards1 M6 @2 [) S3 B! \, [
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
) ^; z6 E/ q/ [) u$ H; G: CCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards0 |' a. ]; |! H) I% S
Range increases to 9,000 yards
* \9 j. X+ e0 c m( L: }CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
7 b! u" K1 Z, f a- ECA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
& l/ p; Z' z/ h3 @/ qCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards' Z& K5 a5 O8 M& o3 G
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
) C& u/ I9 S& FCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
Q" ]+ x. g1 ?! HCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
: s/ p- L) F; [) e! R& nDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards' o! W* v4 z0 V1 m9 c! D
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage) T' _" G% O& R' q! f4 j
Task forces break off...2 p* o8 V( x: K4 [9 t1 |& c& V
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" J# r9 X0 i/ Y( ~8 T5 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 S' g' v E/ W9 J6 _, l, f CA Aoba) }! h/ {; q7 M
CA Kinugasa
& x, `5 c# w! D# Y5 O( S CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
$ W f+ E+ C5 ^ CA Kako, Shell hits 1% p% {1 \+ M0 D
CL Tenryu6 D% g% i2 Z# q
CL Tatsuta+ i- V. E/ |% W
CL Yubari
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: z8 Z0 L( k. ~% D2 Y/ R DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
1 q2 m8 W. n; ^, i DD Balch
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/ w6 v1 M( N7 b5 ]Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight, c9 i( f y, p* @9 ~
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
1 F! z0 t0 o4 x7 S1 N. hRange closes to 24,000 yards...: `* q. ]$ {2 A% C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
1 }1 Y% N- h7 U! E) D3 O6 WRange closes to 20,000 yards...: O& X- Z% d0 t3 e6 t" ]/ [/ f
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
6 r: N4 Y4 F1 E1 `# Z" RRange closes to 16,000 yards...; C" ?- p+ z; V2 @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...* H9 K% y7 y: a) V1 d* v% ~1 w
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
% g A: K, @9 a6 a ?3 a! D7 i( }Range closes to 11,000 yards...; |; M3 j/ L% D( c! l3 ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( q1 r. ]) w$ F+ {9 w5 |# T
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) @( n* r; | i3 J1 S# rRange closes to 8,000 yards...
2 Y" d# Y% O" U6 B; aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
+ g) ~) Z3 u: P: n% }+ C0 nRange closes to 7,000 yards...
% B+ S6 W0 d% d! y1 w: fRange closes to 6,000 yards...
3 [2 A5 z) |- N8 |, BCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
0 E8 k" f @* j0 k4 r& Z1 X7 HCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards5 s7 L. B5 W) P6 d0 [
Range increases to 7,000 yards4 T/ [& C) t+ f
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
9 C* E: r: P3 M j% e0 XRange closes to 6,000 yards
3 s( W- _3 @ z' ]CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
( ` T5 {8 ~, d$ o, J# H4 SCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards5 ]* X5 L7 @& C( E/ f0 ^+ x
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards* l, `6 Q0 e" Z3 ?( ^
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
6 T/ s! h( {! A' ~; r8 {Range closes to 4,000 yards
0 ?8 b0 Q% b$ Y$ e5 A( KCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
0 I$ G$ O" o6 V3 ]7 _! iRange increases to 7,000 yards
6 A& {: U4 f1 r( [: L/ _% {CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards% ^* N/ u! X, O7 V# _
Range increases to 11,000 yards- j2 d D" G7 B5 p0 Q- o; y4 P7 ?
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards4 Q" X7 z$ V9 E R2 L& \
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards4 s5 ~2 e' @" l' ?0 m- s
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Japanese Ships
- K( e: a# O; k- l! j5 j6 L CA Aoba: x. L: W0 h$ Q7 g
CA Kinugasa
; H" J+ j& S# n) }6 ] CA Furutaka
8 Y8 Z+ Z. H$ w: ~ CA Kako, Shell hits 1
) O! I& A% Y+ F CL Tenryu0 t1 P8 r: N( F' m" q0 t& }
CL Tatsuta
% I9 _/ j4 ~1 `7 Q CL Yubari8 N8 M" M* X, ?* P% D! s2 u$ d
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6 Q0 f& |' `2 L( G8 Y DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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4 `# D3 X: U' `% j* m3 I% e" H/ [Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 K4 W+ Z3 y) N, D( W( ~Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
$ t6 F5 m9 \' g+ S& W) }5 YRange closes to 24,000 yards...
! `/ W9 S4 @ GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
6 n. C8 t- V+ ~' Z6 G0 K9 aRange closes to 22,000 yards...
! f# j6 ~: m( ^9 J0 G0 XRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 p. k" z) u {% aRange closes to 18,000 yards...
" q w8 e4 \3 T/ X5 @- _Range closes to 16,000 yards...; H' m x0 \% ~- O/ k+ p( n: a' x
Range closes to 14,000 yards...# @: y# n" C' n2 E @& g
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
7 [: Y2 ~; y. p3 c) Z8 Q5 oRange closes to 11,000 yards...( l6 f) x2 D1 u+ T
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* q% h" [# `/ R4 dRange closes to 9,000 yards...
# `- f% W+ [ n- Q0 _Range closes to 8,000 yards...
2 z8 H: Y* z; P7 W, hRange closes to 7,000 yards...& _6 d9 H D. b. x7 f5 T
Range closes to 6,000 yards...# k$ v2 p& H; O; }. @# Z7 q+ y. ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
( D8 y0 x1 H7 |Range closes to 4,000 yards...
1 _9 R0 G1 i5 ^5 a( pRange closes to 3,000 yards...
* \/ }8 ?" s+ j( }CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
( k8 ?+ @# ~! w( fCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
. v0 p, o( ^' @* WRange increases to 4,000 yards
# x* J' p W3 l% x/ y f) ~- zCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
~$ Z1 } }4 o+ E+ OCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
6 j7 [. @; Y# ARange increases to 5,000 yards
0 H8 v6 S+ [ JCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
5 s* u" k* z7 H4 M7 B* I2 W' g. fRange increases to 9,000 yards6 ? P- D& B$ ~
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
6 a+ |) A) p" ?* H# VAllied Task Force Manages to Escape: V6 O2 N/ }1 R7 {+ y. |
Task forces break off...
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$ b4 l7 _; h7 Y" t2 R4 X& L5 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; z8 n- Z+ o% R N3 o
CA Aoba0 y) }: K _8 }3 m/ L2 X
CA Kinugasa
' C: m; D3 d9 O* z* k" D4 k CA Furutaka
6 L! U9 J4 b0 ^6 R7 }+ f P/ ?7 k j CA Kako
4 ~! N3 j5 ?$ V CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire* N2 x/ I, ~- S/ L
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire9 |) D0 k/ R0 o
CL Yubari
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! W( G5 J, P; z, v, q# TAllied Ships
7 V5 d) J$ S; a% |4 z APD Colhoun; e) Y+ |. w4 a: {# g$ e, b* h
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire6 r% X/ u3 x! t2 o: ]0 h
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
5 }9 w Z; `3 c6 w, v m, P DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage+ T6 Q4 ]+ I0 q% k6 e0 Y' T
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
. T1 w/ T( k4 r2 H- q. D m/ m AP Harris
# v- y9 I7 D& U4 M/ L; J AP Zeilin
: N9 q4 K; O f) R+ z7 b. G AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage1 z$ O) l r. e
AP Heywood; w. ^- N4 y. b/ d1 e
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ O) ?7 Q. r# [7 w3 q AP President Bowen
0 Z$ e6 j4 e9 i; O" F AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 o! X% U( P0 ]7 G" N. c8 u xAP President Wilkerson
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4 e6 P. \/ v5 i" `* EAllied ground losses:0 {& a$ i+ o0 A5 w
105 casualties reported
$ f- \* {+ Q' Z) ] x) w1 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ Y% N* o9 u# J0 ]0 G5 _ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
7 Z0 d3 W6 J, M3 s. B+ K6 @2 d1 e. y5 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!5 X! k" D5 x" N/ Y0 G# ]
Allied TF begins to get underway
$ k; k+ c! K' Q' |$ v* H+ RReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
& _& f' b5 j# wMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
0 u( n* M! X1 }# `Range closes to 18,000 yards...- ^, ?' Z. L, a# j0 t3 y; f
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
' q1 _7 a% x" U; \ BRange closes to 8,000 yards..." Q4 Y/ i' o' K# M% j! Z0 {5 f0 @
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
2 F) r7 {6 l1 I, S( ?) b% eRange closes to 3,000 yards...
7 e4 R! Y+ a" ?+ nRange closes to 1,000 yards...; m6 A3 D( h) J* z
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards) K+ U7 J/ O+ F" x
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. E3 l! U# \7 `! f
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards* G, A, k7 z! \: K: ~" B/ S( {4 E
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
9 e- x( Y" X9 l' E+ k1 e6 S8 sCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
2 L8 d/ c) r5 l( R7 K U; f; iCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
6 `5 X. O& }' hCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
- [' |) N2 J1 x3 X5 mRange increases to 2,000 yards# |: R, j# c$ x- }1 D
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
' f% T. C5 C; |- a2 I3 w, ECA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
3 H) j- @. D8 X6 _0 A* S/ ^& FCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
% M5 b* Q9 \+ W) R j7 fCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
/ ?' R# E6 O# PCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
' r6 M1 A/ P5 K! J' V+ q3 @$ ~CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards+ m' \7 s2 D2 I0 M
Range increases to 4,000 yards! w$ `* p5 z, m3 R" ^/ N/ B
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards# o: f$ u4 N* K0 A0 Q r; J, F% k1 r
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards/ x; V+ q, [- F! B5 u. V, m% x; W+ I
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards/ a% [7 ^' g5 j1 \8 Z& @* T& I
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
! b$ ^4 X9 \2 O! B) r8 }CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
: C$ e; {0 v6 M4 L) X! cCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards7 R |: ^3 Z2 O- M6 ]) O
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
' f) r' r4 J! p1 O8 XAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
- U5 s/ A7 X+ K0 y$ w j/ o! ]/ |Task forces break off...1 y7 j5 D, z* D/ |7 R
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* D) g( V( y- p! O, @0 ?: J第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。- Q+ q( O1 q. k# {" Z! H: v2 @
万恶的58!!!
9 n! p" A" p& |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134 X: G& Y; {5 @9 Y" I7 l0 r7 t
- h, }* r. U7 @, c' \$ E8 CWeather in hex: Clear sky8 ?3 o U) p9 L
5 \- t1 u& q/ N) Z, N( O" [Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 V8 Q$ Z% N' p& h; N: BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ _& d- G; c, T6 ?' ]0 k/ ^6 pJapanese aircraft. C7 m D; w" o5 A. D4 j
no flights2 F+ g1 b$ h/ P1 @! a
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: Z \& n/ }) f( V1 CAllied aircraft$ ~0 I p% T6 s' n5 r6 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 83 X" N: Q3 Y% v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82! V7 E b) H! U7 X4 F) `$ C# m+ L
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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, k/ K, Z1 k- M5 y! z5 g5 KJapanese aircraft losses6 I. l4 L9 V4 w( \2 o' v
No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- @. a" b7 N( ~; n( O" r3 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 V6 j6 } m. u% `- W
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged' A/ X( K. h& J0 j) F
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Japanese Ships
: F/ U5 ^7 X# @8 _; j CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
@; |- h/ v$ ~& U CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
2 b. A) d" W* o& ]2 D5 p CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
' {2 b& m5 W+ x CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk6 Z9 ?6 @8 u8 M% g& a8 O' P
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