8月9号
& |, D( U, m; {, T: h' q. ?; H5 G第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
& w! D7 q4 i* b/ h5 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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% ~3 w: z4 H0 T- e5 s* EAllied aircraft
2 K' s! }7 I- V+ w$ E9 G no flights
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) D1 Q- a( @$ hAllied aircraft losses
* Z3 h( I4 l3 r. Q% Q% jNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships) F+ o, d1 O* t* s5 K3 _, L+ A- E [
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ L+ e; u: f, ~9 h
CA Aoba0 Z1 ^- Z X2 w( D
CA Kinugasa/ c0 r2 M, ?8 V7 F8 C: [# m9 a: m8 c
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 47 N! q/ f& [% ]- B* @: b
CA Kako
: u* q3 Q2 s# w, K CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
`4 }" }6 x* {+ c9 N$ b+ y CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
0 t6 ?* A9 ]* I CL Yubari
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. W8 E0 L; v o. R, V2 w! }Allied Ships
. k4 q# X! S2 i: t# i6 ^6 A CA Salt Lake City
! J2 \5 w; v8 J8 s+ P% \ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
' h! a! ?0 D- B DD Grayson
, P/ |2 G. O+ B0 P# S9 l+ Q; q( u DD Monssen
0 b) q- |; {; a; Y& t8 T DD Aaron Ward
9 O/ T& g3 b& @4 \+ x DD Laffey
. P) t" K( Z% J+ Z1 I U5 ~, \* ~ DD Farenholt
& S4 [3 @. h% p2 H9 H DD Maury: D3 _2 o0 M/ X! C" |
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. Z$ E( L7 _. W( { H& Z2 t9 [" B DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire2 k. |2 s% K. e8 t
DD Stack
7 G/ j/ i6 P: B$ l DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
% x! j* Q+ f" r DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
6 P" K$ B, k) P1 A1 i, ~7 {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards9 c4 A! n6 e4 ~# i, `0 D+ ?5 u
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& ]6 f: \# Y I" U0 w
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
* N6 u$ i( t+ v6 R' CRange closes to 8,000 yards...! | D1 f" W- g8 E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
* Y6 h* g+ l3 U: f% a% W" sRange closes to 5,000 yards...' }4 T! v2 h) L- w! Q( h
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
, K" J% o" o7 g M/ }Range closes to 1,000 yards...- P$ f. ~# P1 J! B6 E" y
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'4 [: }2 T+ Z8 E1 X1 L% y
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
! Z4 F+ D9 v4 A9 B: JCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
) J% u' y" ]# @0 \! u) ^; RDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards" a! Z0 ]( }1 v% ^* g' b
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards4 `3 N# J4 v) X* ]$ L
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
) k x4 e/ k; t* S" lRange increases to 2,000 yards7 B9 C# B0 m- t, L6 K" k9 N; Q' m
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
" k/ n) F1 t1 p9 X- LCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
5 J% n3 ?' i3 u8 e/ E! HDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards8 [ l8 n$ H: z7 m) v8 Y$ H
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards2 X6 [. c! U9 `- D' b, H4 ^8 M+ M
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards* k5 |6 x) L1 f' S0 ~
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards! m/ l& a9 p$ I. O i
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
7 h5 Y, `3 C5 E0 m# j) A# [. mCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards- g6 ]# Y) F! X% q
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
, ^8 `9 h y( `+ p2 lRange increases to 6,000 yards$ M/ _ j5 [+ m5 I; T5 V
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
- w$ a/ r9 ?5 V; @% X: ACA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
* f7 h4 G+ G, @CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
: Q3 D0 P( }" V- [" i, Y3 TCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
! T& U) D* r1 I: ^6 Q3 qCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards, G; `- u$ H8 u: [% [ \
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
/ A- z6 f6 l" {CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
; s" W: q/ V! G7 D: _' ~9 hCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards9 G# U( a* u9 I* g, f$ b9 }6 x
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
" G% S/ d1 s1 _. y* A+ c* jCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
1 L8 R- x; } }: k+ z, r3 `Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards9 \ d* Y) p* [$ b- S2 Y
' { q4 d% A1 {8 {: iJapanese Ships5 C7 ~2 V4 ]; I4 O
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
[& @1 b, L4 o7 b* i' f- s. V# u CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
: z) J g9 @+ b2 T CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ ]* ?/ R+ L* e0 W5 l$ H' C4 }* ^ CA Kako, Shell hits 1
7 C3 f; |$ q/ @" p# e8 } CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire a0 j- `0 A/ Z( k: q
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire; s' O4 I5 \& g9 }- ]
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
/ q8 A( I$ S( \) T: l% V! P CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire1 L0 ^; j/ H2 S. S1 p. y5 E
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 `) X$ ~- W2 ?
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. D. A2 L( K1 n1 @& f
DD Mugford# O4 |# L2 g% Z5 P
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2& O) c% O: X! d4 O
DD Patterson
$ m$ Y- D- D% x+ @& ^5 j DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
/ F5 D- |+ b" h& |1 |Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
' e r2 L& z9 TRange closes to 20,000 yards...; {1 \) V% |5 C) |2 p6 g; Q7 |
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" ]' [1 m: E% O. d6 ?. XRange closes to 8,000 yards...6 N# x- n4 r6 ^2 `) \. C! }$ H
Range closes to 4,000 yards...- x3 Z$ p! e0 m
Range closes to 2,000 yards...: K2 g! e& R% N. y* j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards$ M. x9 V/ ]5 j# i6 G O
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
% G8 @5 g# [7 W' FCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
- F! \4 ~% y, fCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards L) i4 V, I! V7 y# W6 T( s
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards- f3 R1 x; H6 s: I- C
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
/ }$ Z) Y. O2 k1 y7 L. OCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
1 t6 q; l3 o1 d( h! m. XDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards$ J1 M3 O* S# [$ i( V5 H/ \% E: N
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards4 U9 ~+ ?1 g7 i. h% k! b( I' d
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
2 G+ I. p$ w% jCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
! K$ S/ ]( j7 Z# e' |CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
" n# |3 H% Q9 C( W/ B1 d- K VCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
) s! i8 f9 l( y: Y6 O* MCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards. ~2 ?2 w- x- ~( ?6 T$ W
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards9 d r3 i! h& n, I& E' c9 I
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards( X! [( ]9 ?' B( W6 Y
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
+ b5 `8 T* ?; ~Range increases to 5,000 yards- }4 D& L/ @. q( `' t0 H
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
1 H& v" N ]% Q* n7 W0 H4 ]) Y+ gCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards/ P/ ]+ z, p# \9 w% S7 h( w& N
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
! ?# F3 e( ^3 F2 k7 W8 NCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards1 P3 x, b1 e: O% _9 c# A; V
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards" |1 N! j' s/ i; A; U5 B
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards: p4 H) n' ~- B; Q4 E
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
. L5 r7 n: A6 J% U7 xRange increases to 8,000 yards
8 j5 m% {1 B" V6 U; Q- T [7 r3 S8 PCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
# o, G* D6 e' Y! A9 X0 wCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
; Y! n0 C. Z: q, g6 MCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
; D- |. |9 X# I0 n1 J9 e- H% UCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards5 q: E2 j ?% L) \
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
- d0 L- h/ G( Q. rCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
2 c$ K; z0 e- F' k( H1 @Range increases to 9,000 yards
6 O" f! s4 n* l( [* `. MCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards+ I* x# s% i* q0 I; ~0 y
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
8 W( z0 S6 y$ V( BCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
' g# e4 ^- O' O6 q! D, }CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards% C# r% f; @/ q" i9 S
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
8 Q" S- v, z+ a8 C3 u- N% V8 @CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
+ t8 Q2 H1 d9 {0 yDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
% k& A) F/ D2 B6 _, qCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
5 Y; O6 j' M$ Y# ^% z, {0 O* uTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 @" [4 a! B( D CA Aoba7 {% o4 i- l k, L( d Q
CA Kinugasa4 k, p6 T& W! y* w5 W/ Z: {
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
' I/ |; A: J* H CA Kako, Shell hits 13 A5 z* I* U" S+ W4 r
CL Tenryu
- x* n0 E8 Y4 q& G9 S+ |) p5 r CL Tatsuta
; X7 W: P- j" n* y- ^. ], a2 Z CL Yubari( p$ r: p$ W% b: @. T& H9 R
+ o3 P1 e2 I4 v" V" l# rAllied Ships
! d- i4 q' ^& O. |3 ^ DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk: ^: z* m& ~3 v7 E
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight, p( I- s& o* Y. D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards' h- G9 I5 s9 T6 b
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
: ~" c4 k3 ^5 XRange closes to 22,000 yards...8 a4 |1 G+ w' h: L- d) y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! z; d6 K) n5 x B: E- E0 rRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ n: t k. h- o8 e! X% i
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
, c4 j1 E- o2 a c) oRange closes to 14,000 yards...
( e7 f/ ^1 ]9 mRange closes to 12,000 yards...
$ D& f. |* o( b' s8 Q: A* }Range closes to 11,000 yards...( _ b; t7 B' d& V
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 w! E+ y1 c$ z5 X ?2 l1 K- |Range closes to 9,000 yards...) H1 i: [6 d6 ? \- M. n
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
' u6 }: I: F! p; NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
9 j- e2 N( W2 V8 l, iRange closes to 7,000 yards...
9 V# s: _) ?* GRange closes to 6,000 yards...4 Y; u: O! C% ? y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards; H6 K+ j, `; H& Z4 E- D
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards% _& J/ k5 R. z7 M8 G
Range increases to 7,000 yards: ~( ~1 R8 F+ o8 {" n% h
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards5 n- q) O/ Y0 ?* g
Range closes to 6,000 yards6 E( J+ Z! ?# J
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
8 z, o. o( \# S" G, `1 j9 PCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards6 f+ {, c: k( x& W
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards8 D1 ]1 s- @9 L, x, u6 X
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
4 }- \- a/ |. F: @; \/ DRange closes to 4,000 yards! l$ ^* R# K* z" \/ b3 F
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards* `- K6 F* G1 X4 E* o
Range increases to 7,000 yards W/ J* @- p2 F8 f2 f
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards* o) L6 ~; C0 T6 M
Range increases to 11,000 yards
0 N' x! h4 R7 O6 N5 _! MCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards, L1 V( m& t1 N9 w$ g
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape& ?! p- f0 c8 V& D5 i% R
Task forces break off...4 F% I4 \( m3 D9 \, O( G0 z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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* T& ?5 ?7 l0 W; \( g CA Aoba- [) E3 N+ b4 d- z& j) Z
CA Kinugasa+ }' m# h" q, c, w0 c
CA Furutaka& z9 K5 ?5 d, D+ a" t2 y
CA Kako, Shell hits 18 ^0 T; W6 C$ d" n V/ U0 N, V
CL Tenryu
! i4 \0 G2 F1 T5 h% x; t CL Tatsuta
" K& K2 }+ b% c CL Yubari! S& N( B5 Z" \1 A+ k! `" s
' h/ ?8 u( y) h6 uAllied Ships
' j1 {6 L' C; \. q# w" N+ p* h DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire7 [& b1 ~0 k8 ?, f# e' s6 q
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9 N! N8 q: X- C. E' XReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight( T I) _8 S3 e! H
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
3 m4 g1 U! x8 }( bRange closes to 24,000 yards...+ v0 l) @# D! e( D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards7 g: h$ U* j0 B' a) {$ {' m1 Y
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
9 @5 ^& a0 O0 r5 E% l5 i* cRange closes to 20,000 yards... a# F' h5 {1 ?4 H( \
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' g3 U0 X d) C e' M h1 C. qRange closes to 16,000 yards...9 k$ Y& I/ O5 Z# k& w% J! @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...7 Q( G. @, n& f/ ?/ u# ^- o& x: g
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
& W) I+ U* r# E- t/ h# y3 x7 QRange closes to 11,000 yards... ~* F& [ p: m' ^" }; z2 c7 p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 S/ M9 F/ c& E1 hRange closes to 9,000 yards...8 q' I; Y1 r, E J3 e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 W8 `" P- |. m8 x1 w4 B. Z( w/ lRange closes to 7,000 yards...; O8 p5 E" p- g I
Range closes to 6,000 yards...* D2 S, G. E0 R' M& T
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
* S. Q4 u: c) MRange closes to 4,000 yards.... h! F: P4 \8 m. @) s- r/ R
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
* ]8 g* c4 W/ d) x$ P" t# oCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
& T3 \! V! n% lCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! q9 F3 r! a9 K' X
Range increases to 4,000 yards
1 _# V# B% c' d; r( s# t5 NCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
8 m, L, S# c2 n& C+ QCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
. f" k- d! L1 m- L6 x0 L" i$ ?Range increases to 5,000 yards- Y7 c5 {, t0 M% }# }0 r) |2 s# m
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards/ B% [1 ]) d0 G9 H3 [
Range increases to 9,000 yards
! L" l/ }6 ?9 i$ c# A( ?CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards3 }) F* j0 U' u+ |% w" z
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
9 v5 Q- q, C% h; yTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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& V3 K& k. k( l; }Japanese Ships) V9 _. F& M7 |2 K# P
CA Aoba
( u/ h- V0 O" g! j- c5 w) {/ Z CA Kinugasa
$ s y4 ~/ I# C CA Furutaka9 Z7 i) b) Y# k0 k/ D- s0 }. ^+ V
CA Kako
8 t9 F' S" U1 @! W% A: h CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire; s/ i7 ?' e y" B; x
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire7 c" K( y! o. ~* o( `' o2 I5 @
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships1 V! o6 D( D4 G# @; e# n3 @
APD Colhoun% H% \. V. ~" Z+ v
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire w1 Y7 ^% ~4 l! ]. \2 C
DMS Southard, Shell hits 16 |) s; _$ h; W0 v
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ]; v( ^4 d) _5 k" r8 W AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
: K0 [# k. d; d( a AP Harris( ]* `+ m, u1 v& X8 b' B9 H9 V: j0 l
AP Zeilin/ T( i# z4 ?" c1 q* @) f, A" b2 j
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 @0 G( b2 r- U7 S AP Heywood
7 u2 T& S" I, k+ T: x- L AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire3 U' ]! t* g- ]# {4 T
AP President Bowen% ~8 N" b b5 t7 v' k" l
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
. ]+ a3 x6 X! h7 c) Z xAP President Wilkerson% R/ k2 ?- z& k9 G
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' a5 S* Q, Q" r h9 R( ^8 t8 xAllied ground losses:
b2 z0 V- p& G. t% x5 f 105 casualties reported
0 ]" [4 W; s1 w7 s3 w4 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) k5 M1 n3 R0 @8 _0 ], R5 P
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled% W/ W$ P- `# ~6 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; M2 G( O0 g/ F. j S: \& T, `Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
, ^! [' b3 \1 g6 \Allied TF begins to get underway
- B% n% k; s4 k- C& L% z) W3 qReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight$ K! C* ~/ w3 u# Q7 r7 d, }# J) C
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards5 u y" h0 [, D/ x2 P1 {
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# D6 ]5 G% y7 bRange closes to 13,000 yards...6 E4 h7 s$ s& C* R/ ?
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
: z' Y N; i( V+ Q4 PRange closes to 5,000 yards...
) w+ A5 q* {4 l, s5 TRange closes to 3,000 yards...
/ M3 A) t1 L, LRange closes to 1,000 yards...
" ]. f3 R1 R w" B3 g0 f" Y) tCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
3 j6 u0 ^: D/ {% g6 xCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. E7 {# Y! }- R; l% ]- I- f
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards, J1 ]; w) B: o/ v! r2 W: S
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
2 C* i) Q; D$ _% N) I* t4 E _/ _CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards3 f9 g- a$ [7 E1 y
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards- a3 L8 m7 H' _. | p
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
6 Z3 a* z8 k+ x. @$ ORange increases to 2,000 yards8 v7 t* p- `; X
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards L, j( y. Q H7 n
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
" h7 G4 t, a* u2 ?' O+ _CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
# Q5 V$ V5 I* nCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
$ ?5 R: H0 Q2 N/ C3 LCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
1 G1 T, R+ R* @5 C. g& A5 W0 vCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards! d r: b9 a/ p
Range increases to 4,000 yards4 i- ?9 Z& f! |6 G( D- W0 N
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
2 V; i5 e+ f7 `CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards; t- ^* A# ?5 r* |2 j( x0 f- a5 M+ [
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
* w: B" h( T- m+ d2 V8 ICA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards& ]5 o4 e. m; [2 S5 }" m
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
% O" \: d/ f) M! R: N. m) UCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
6 o# p0 V/ Q. Z- K$ `: b$ N$ gCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
4 Q) m( p1 f3 C" ?, y5 KAllied Task Force Manages to Escape3 B2 H) q& O/ P) U8 N
Task forces break off...* {- h7 h5 E |8 k% T5 d* E
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* g( b- i: ]# X' W1 `+ }1 E. O2 W) H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 114,1341 |2 j% M# |; l! u4 g
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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8 D! m) E+ S ~( BRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
$ O6 G% r; x5 f, [3 X: L& d4 DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( f8 ^% K' z1 m" v: w0 w, qJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
8 K/ ^7 X, N: ~0 P' X F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
+ M0 [; m9 M. I |! ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 82& p3 z3 K! `# l! P& N9 y
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
) Q8 B* b. U. h) o( V! { B- ^# @5 TNo Japanese losses
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, _5 F5 B0 V) ]3 m/ p# T# p, Y4 J; CAllied aircraft losses9 k K4 @ f: _2 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 h! \7 |) F4 g
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships- z6 h0 S+ l4 m" a7 n
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire6 K$ N+ c" Y7 C
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
) Y+ S- }& O% |3 ~/ M: B. a" A4 W CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
0 S8 ~3 S. R6 R" v; p" m4 [; O CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk5 A8 K( m! S' `; z
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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。
