8月9号
4 p8 S( N. a+ o第8舰队勇闯图拉吉, x/ `$ W2 V4 |9 @/ \1 L; h3 `% ?
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses. y0 o) y$ P# w/ t
No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
8 C0 l j- x; h CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 F5 \4 g4 i+ ^, A
CA Aoba
3 A, L1 u. S0 m4 F% Z4 x CA Kinugasa/ J7 {7 r6 Q7 D& i S! y$ C
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4& G) C( |0 Q2 G9 ~' j# b7 N
CA Kako4 n- ^" x( ]8 @: o
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1! o/ Z" U1 c' {4 c9 C
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6! W) N/ v7 f0 S/ E9 O# r
CL Yubari( y" V; }$ `; `& `
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CA Salt Lake City
; }4 H, q* \: \' F2 J5 C5 i CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
% v4 _$ k9 {$ C, ~ DD Grayson
6 a9 O4 H$ B8 f DD Monssen* D7 K3 f I) D' W
DD Aaron Ward, G4 W* q/ Y( P
DD Laffey
5 |/ S6 n8 S! c- p# r; U5 ]: @7 q# I DD Farenholt8 i) ^0 R' `' K/ s
DD Maury! }, U* W/ Y6 A0 L# ~
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: l, J! y% b+ X8 n$ f; O
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire; H, H2 D' N. J( a/ i: d/ n3 v
DD Stack; x( ~6 v9 H" G* `6 ^1 E! ]9 {' j* E
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
m- Y% e3 T5 ]5 z/ K+ e8 t7 C DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
. G1 O: c6 H( n Q- @* jMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards, C) \& a2 R# y" J# B& m) N: u7 R
Range closes to 20,000 yards...# `2 `% I$ r5 p6 c( V, G) Y% P
Range closes to 14,000 yards...$ \6 k8 W. D, C9 N( h& N3 `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* b% P/ b) B* e4 E6 o( c @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards& S3 R/ I! G9 n: f
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 f7 ]) |, r: b4 a8 ZRange closes to 3,000 yards...
' I5 Q6 z; C. L4 Z% m! SRange closes to 1,000 yards...
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/ j* `- E, k9 v4 zCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards0 e0 f" N4 t, }
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
0 d" X+ q) V% Z" \6 H" u# s0 yDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards! j: T0 _2 b( T. j4 q* R8 {8 Z/ I
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
+ s' I$ i& I, Y5 |$ D# U5 WCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards% N/ k6 w, R8 [8 O: S; U
Range increases to 2,000 yards
( j0 V) E7 W) L! gDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards+ r o* R1 Q9 ]1 m1 \
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards+ N! w& G5 g3 [- y" V) @& {
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
' l; q' T2 Q) k9 d3 Q4 iCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards7 g- X6 G) Y. y, F" l6 ]- I& n( w
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards6 y/ g* _; c2 `9 h4 k* z; ~; v
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
% @3 d9 h$ i& r- IDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards; m2 W G' J0 x3 ?
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
6 ^1 g" H/ ~: ]+ DCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
6 F0 @- c" K( L Q* k aRange increases to 6,000 yards, s# j6 D% ^9 C0 V; L
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 2 N( `0 c3 M* }2 y# S& `
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards5 J# t. o9 A6 m5 q
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
, b) I' T6 B+ U" N# v. E' ?- j- sCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards4 T$ o/ r% _# O& V
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards5 Z! u7 ]. F8 p C
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
- s5 z' A# w0 ^7 t mCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards1 c0 E5 j |- ~3 E/ E- n6 H9 i
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards; \& G+ @+ ]" N1 N: [5 w
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
; h) t Y4 P QCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards: t7 O# C% i: J, Y% v
Task forces break off...
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0 |; s3 E' m* g3 N5 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards" x+ h4 v1 ]% h2 o3 F* ^1 |/ f7 {, e2 x
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Japanese Ships' G4 a: g* d. x1 I. A& l6 T
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
9 `( I% m, g2 A% ^: n; x+ \ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 ]/ }; B8 m" B9 b CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1. c2 ] a2 N) R+ C! u+ N, C/ H
CA Kako, Shell hits 1! J- h% x5 Y* q" f7 @
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 Q* t, w- _! e( V9 A CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire% M0 _2 \4 ]) D7 u+ \
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire4 E: i0 J' `, x
' C# |, b2 u- Q0 qAllied Ships* n0 }) b. E1 a& F3 n1 ?
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
' e# ]" A& F. E0 H1 O! j CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% H: s+ V7 h/ ? CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 z1 m5 N7 @0 l* a+ z
DD Mugford
' X4 m8 E' H$ v$ D: w( _ DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2& M; v' S @6 R1 _7 C' E0 ?. i, s
DD Patterson; `# W! G# a' i4 i
DD Jarvis: P; m9 z$ M' b1 c0 w
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
3 A2 d9 ^0 M6 y( Y' t: h+ \# gMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards) J& z. }- B1 V
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
% e* H4 G% e9 WRange closes to 14,000 yards...
9 p) G0 Q) g# B! {8 ]' NRange closes to 8,000 yards...
7 a' X, v2 C: R9 c7 Q& vRange closes to 4,000 yards...( d1 ~4 ~9 O8 ]: K
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
Q: Q9 W4 l l l, yCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards& _6 ~- o& `9 l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards# d* v: n- F3 M
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
: w0 j y! c/ D% BCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
# V+ L, j* t9 |% YCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
5 n2 q. j2 h& w* z, q( q! \5 LCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
, o8 g' [1 e; W0 q5 w gCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
: X/ B8 n0 Z5 ?. l+ `$ dDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: V; l: i2 }! ^/ @- q% eCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
; M% |5 h. y5 [- _CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
% D- m8 m0 }6 x, h( x% v5 HCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
S' v9 L9 R- ]6 vCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
! ]* F# e& b1 Q, i- t( ?CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards/ _, p2 T# x/ W
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards: W+ j, i) h2 ?
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
: F* V' u" N4 G6 @$ @$ mCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards' o3 S* V4 @: _. R n
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
" D! W6 [! m# O& k% A4 }Range increases to 5,000 yards# W" U/ A8 a+ W3 X
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
% ^( i1 G2 q' ^# Z: iCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
/ e! B6 j j4 U' [CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards" U& T4 J7 U2 g, i* Q
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards. |# A% `7 g& |5 ]" N! c; Z
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
% U$ u$ Q6 {7 V- t: gDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
( }4 b8 l6 c8 Y, p( O7 Y2 dCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
/ E* @/ X( i6 J ^9 {6 v" RRange increases to 8,000 yards
5 E- O, v$ H8 F# d1 fCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
# T R# [$ D6 X9 v9 _, }CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards, y( N. _- g: p+ h6 U
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
! N6 U7 d- [; Y3 fCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
n. d' }! W5 f! h9 B1 rCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards. {! d& |1 i. B+ J& F$ P9 k8 P! M
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards C; g) a* c8 [5 R! Y
Range increases to 9,000 yards) V, l% H9 {% Z r, [
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards9 y4 ]: b- {4 g4 |. _; t; Y% C- _
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
* C5 T, N9 y+ w7 O+ L6 YCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards" d, ]' |+ x7 u6 D* N
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
" ~3 T. |" N; z* P8 O2 LCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards9 Y! z# |2 }9 K n
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
" e6 R/ u% r, N+ jDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
( B, T6 q9 R, v# Y5 O f# VCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
f/ S" j) U/ s, lTask forces break off...
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9 b0 W4 \- O5 p6 h4 Y, zNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards. ^; s* d# T6 c5 Y) T
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Japanese Ships5 B& i* F( W; k' d4 t2 a* O, B
CA Aoba
6 ~/ L7 P# u8 b* ?( `2 H CA Kinugasa2 w( ^) v3 {) y7 \
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 28 W+ W6 y1 v; j( x9 |
CA Kako, Shell hits 1* P8 Z; }* C8 z5 Y. `
CL Tenryu
0 {# P! W/ V: F5 ]6 H CL Tatsuta
' m" Z/ E' S9 N CL Yubari
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DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% |; R. [+ \# a; ]$ z. t DD Balch5 h4 d. X6 u0 }& e) Q
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight9 r5 q% |: [# ^0 f5 U% j, Z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards- ?2 ^8 T7 W. \2 o
Range closes to 24,000 yards...3 ~. \# [- L" v6 S/ {# H! g
Range closes to 22,000 yards...6 i [! `. t; {9 C
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) B K9 c' k% V. O7 u; V3 wRange closes to 18,000 yards..." w6 y3 R9 t( r" m3 @; e) |9 _2 t6 f5 f) }
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
! n; s" m* Y! |& M. |) p3 @; v: JRange closes to 14,000 yards...3 s; b r# E4 _& X
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 Z. b8 o$ R W$ O$ d; JRange closes to 11,000 yards...1 K3 y- g: d- M* n6 T1 V4 x0 E
Range closes to 10,000 yards...3 x2 C- i$ w! v9 w' s3 f! y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 S) z: B" e' V$ @
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... l9 Z' ~/ h- |1 S# Z$ h1 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards) `3 e' k* o3 h6 d; o T+ P
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) I0 h. u& F' _/ m( t- X J0 a6 xRange closes to 6,000 yards...
; R" X! ?- Q- d; a8 JCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
+ v2 l& Z* o' v$ `; kCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
3 w9 C$ O, ]5 G# l' p9 tRange increases to 7,000 yards
* F1 [! F) Q9 Y& E/ j" FDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards/ Q! n5 T O6 u- m% @* b
Range closes to 6,000 yards
3 m3 a7 ~, r; l2 E; o$ l2 j1 Y( e! uCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
8 M3 d* x; n4 q: d% n9 \ kCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
1 J8 b2 C J: W2 `$ P# RCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
4 h; E2 Y3 @% [: {DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards G* D! N; a: @2 b
Range closes to 4,000 yards
' Z' \& p0 v$ y$ YCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards+ S! l0 Y) f; O3 [
Range increases to 7,000 yards. x& O+ `' I+ |1 V$ T3 F7 a
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
1 f+ q) `! k; l+ m% V( P2 I- fRange increases to 11,000 yards4 z& S$ R5 f) a; y8 J5 @# d
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards, n `/ Z. ~5 J) k0 `/ V
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape i( R) _# n4 F9 D7 o a' t
Task forces break off...( w6 f/ w3 k7 h/ ^
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3 Q0 V0 z& Y9 ^: HNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards: a4 D# M7 p- ?& \# _
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Japanese Ships
* i; r! U$ t8 a" k1 Z; F CA Aoba6 _# I4 |8 D$ E1 q9 o4 F
CA Kinugasa
2 p3 z7 H4 }( c- L5 K" I CA Furutaka
$ B; t* m; K( I, Z4 f# B O4 n CA Kako, Shell hits 1/ K* |& N8 c$ c- H& M1 g7 W( k
CL Tenryu
/ e. I$ E9 z4 A3 B CL Tatsuta& }( O* d9 d2 P. ^) Z" B
CL Yubari$ v3 w; |0 Z# N/ z4 K& N9 x
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2 P1 A- o& k/ B, h DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire5 b: L) o4 ?, O" T7 X7 y
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight: n! B X* V+ `6 x' V) I6 `# y
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards$ R5 R1 x" G" i7 W
Range closes to 24,000 yards...0 c3 h0 W6 V$ {' q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards* }. b, f6 \' Q. X9 N$ C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 h. H" A' n' L. r; h. Q; [
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; \- i# N) Z: e3 [& v M1 Z
Range closes to 18,000 yards...+ B0 s9 }3 N2 ]/ E: A8 O1 E% C
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
* n6 j5 J& w( i- W5 `) D& ~: ?Range closes to 14,000 yards.../ g4 u, s# G, h; M
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
7 u& S9 f9 ]! ]Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- m \# x F! @6 B1 K& J# LRange closes to 10,000 yards...
' B6 w8 f4 l5 u9 N6 F6 T' WRange closes to 9,000 yards...7 r% Y3 @3 Y8 }& n" A8 r c# w4 ~
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
8 A7 x8 ]% g# JRange closes to 7,000 yards...* I x( V4 `* G8 c8 H) ] q; `
Range closes to 6,000 yards.... O! W ^% J$ X$ u
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... v. o8 P( B+ Y: k' J* B5 g) u
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
" U' y5 P! g, M" sRange closes to 3,000 yards...3 |4 V4 o5 l r! d3 ^# |) t5 ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards0 R U% d O1 Q0 b4 c$ a& h8 Q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
7 S! t3 u5 x; g/ ?0 b3 r' [Range increases to 4,000 yards8 b. r9 W. v9 D8 O9 `
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards6 [ V+ b9 g* K9 l b) p
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards+ a& n& v& p! Q) Z& J# f
Range increases to 5,000 yards
9 X8 T- W2 X8 G( A5 GCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
c$ G ]8 Y8 }4 K$ s8 {Range increases to 9,000 yards' a1 J9 L U9 D! Q5 A/ b% v' W
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
5 W9 e2 Q) ^2 |; T/ G. W: P, @2 NAllied Task Force Manages to Escape$ P1 {/ q! | d' o
Task forces break off..." S6 ~4 I8 `! P$ s0 p6 S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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6 }' ]) y! n& d" pJapanese Ships
2 p* \% G5 M# i/ _5 n3 B7 I CA Aoba$ [: d e2 v/ E! \7 }2 t* L6 x
CA Kinugasa% r: m; ?; J. h8 u
CA Furutaka# z+ P5 v) o# u: }
CA Kako
( C3 g: z* n0 I& E+ [; m: A/ z+ p CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 m o/ w3 g) L% k& l# A L CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
; I. {1 m: s1 U8 D, @4 E CL Yubari7 A" G+ Y2 Y' C5 P
5 B/ h2 W8 F" ]5 U# SAllied Ships
% Z9 z" w' B# L9 Y; E3 v+ ` w1 K& B APD Colhoun2 j; [1 x4 a$ u( _/ x2 T: s5 `
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
( s7 L( I% N& v. m: @ DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
7 N* v# x+ ]: U0 i, k5 w, j9 U DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 z9 Y; X' O, I" ]) p0 \ AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
9 X1 O( o" C$ ?: N% t: Q AP Harris4 B% I5 _9 Z9 v! x3 Y h3 @. d, ^
AP Zeilin
7 g, a) p* y' Y+ H4 w0 h AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
( R2 A7 q- l4 x9 H( w AP Heywood+ t/ n* r$ x2 Z7 ^" f
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
. k/ Q# f* y c/ J& j1 K AP President Bowen+ _- G7 ?. [7 V+ P) u: X; b0 N8 V
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 e6 _. w* ]1 e' N xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:. j+ s# d0 d& [# d5 Z1 ?5 F* f" _
105 casualties reported
7 }# E, O1 Z, `2 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% T: k- c; h$ \! {3 o. K
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled$ i- J) N5 t& U1 r }5 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 G6 c9 d; a9 R# ^Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! w2 _ @7 Z% U% h: z
Allied TF begins to get underway+ g1 z, e0 T8 f8 y) w
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight# y# H* |0 n) W
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards6 ? S8 ^( m% z/ d9 _" k) v
Range closes to 18,000 yards...# N& O; Y% r( P; q# E6 T
Range closes to 13,000 yards...2 v, } m4 s5 h9 Z; { Z e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...- E$ N/ ^+ t4 B& k( J( i! w/ u& j D
Range closes to 5,000 yards...1 ~* c0 X# l% r" X0 M2 n9 B( J
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
& I2 Q, e$ W% u9 eRange closes to 1,000 yards...+ L' q4 m+ }- k& o. m' _
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
) r4 i' {. G, e+ VCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards$ n6 c8 q1 b6 }
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards. y- W5 L1 O4 h0 N0 D: k
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
* g9 M" A% o- WCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
0 v' f1 k& m' `7 @8 L1 uCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards: u) c5 ?) r) u1 g
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
% |5 b9 \- f7 c( ]Range increases to 2,000 yards& ` J; G. u# _, s- l
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards- P% w/ I7 _: z
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
( ]# {8 x% N1 U" ]9 R! CCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
5 i$ n0 Y1 L. Y7 T) Z/ ^" yCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards. A) G1 G1 Z' M e5 X: A
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards) H6 T, W8 W* l4 X3 A
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
' ^) z( d0 E/ _* \9 E+ GRange increases to 4,000 yards
* d/ w0 e; k a" R WCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
' K: b) p/ s, h. f. `) R+ UCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
( y8 W" y/ f3 \: x: Y, F" c% UCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards, l, `; t+ t8 D4 c: |
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
* g0 I2 ]- s1 T% ?$ nCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
1 B7 f e5 B, W5 w2 G7 TCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
- k* x+ A5 }) t8 [CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards: f# Z9 i. S K
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape" a6 q% d& `4 s" J1 R$ v+ a2 {
Task forces break off...
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3 w- j3 S' Y+ ]; B2 N Y第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。8 M$ a/ `0 u2 p3 g/ B" l
万恶的58!!!$ [! F, J% z% g$ ^& B! b% H
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134. x4 q4 E! _1 y& x6 I7 M
H8 S2 T5 Z I& e8 MWeather in hex: Clear sky
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, a1 \+ {1 g4 x* }" @% k) MRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
- P2 [( a! X1 t# Z+ AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( j$ C) `2 r: o6 [: m9 PJapanese aircraft
1 E, ^, K3 `; ]$ z' W no flights
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5 k0 Y; A, A: R* j- yAllied aircraft
: H7 R$ t3 a, n% P/ j k) e F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 N4 b6 g/ Y8 F, e9 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
1 n w+ \7 G( v" @8 H- F# y0 W TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses0 y; U" @/ u! B, ?9 P r* K0 n
( J8 }/ m/ m0 X. s- p! i* U/ rAllied aircraft losses
, I/ |, V* |* ]& ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 d. x8 O" {8 l7 ]& w# n8 C
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged4 d' ?# D$ X; G" Q( B8 {4 h
' r/ I! K% }4 w# ^. k! R8 z6 AJapanese Ships2 f9 ~" \2 D9 K6 \$ k" U/ \9 f# k
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire6 \8 \5 G z6 @ ?
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
7 [% i4 [- e9 E CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage; G2 c: P3 b, s: a
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk) L/ o3 f: L6 c2 N J/ J
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