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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
; d5 O3 e4 T' Z2 _5 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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1 A R5 h1 y2 W( D0 g& Q, |" pAllied aircraft2 i: L1 K+ h$ d; v
no flights
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/ r W% b2 K+ A9 G7 |Allied aircraft losses
_! Y1 t1 b. C( KNo Allied losses8 ?# T6 L- F# Q
8 ]1 _: o; q9 s6 iJapanese Ships M- j; N1 Q0 p: i
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' y; P2 b* ~7 K, T CA Aoba
2 w5 h! W; B% Y' ] e7 A' C2 G7 ?( C CA Kinugasa3 J. U8 n: J0 l( i: ~3 E
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4& K) {; t2 y% P+ A# X
CA Kako0 n/ y0 q4 j0 P
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 14 e2 g& I8 p) A
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6; B2 g5 ^& u/ \( M
CL Yubari
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CA Salt Lake City
5 @6 ]* G. \" u- j$ x CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk* |2 l# c& |3 t1 L! t6 H
DD Grayson+ g5 n8 F, L, M. m+ ?4 I5 e" H5 A
DD Monssen& C+ C$ K8 U- R6 Y. L
DD Aaron Ward$ X W' n! d Y8 o
DD Laffey) \+ B3 g% e- d
DD Farenholt
# V7 R4 u; t: N/ E5 N8 a DD Maury' }% m9 ?' `. l3 M: C( t6 c
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 g: W2 ?$ m# S7 W DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
% q7 q0 S5 w/ f5 P: k. Z DD Stack4 d \- g8 W* M% x
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1' h7 |9 z, M2 W5 G7 ]0 N8 z, d+ X* n
DD Balch+ R! l$ a4 c9 m8 h. q' O! H
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
% O+ e4 S# T5 q) ~' z/ n* P- B' RMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
6 N( {- Q! A q3 J% [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
2 L7 F7 f3 G1 O! d$ Y4 e# aRange closes to 14,000 yards...
6 f9 C, T, M" l& F; w2 x! ?8 HRange closes to 8,000 yards...! i9 Q) Q8 Y: o. O% w: }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards1 _6 ?7 W5 x1 H+ M! N/ R
Range closes to 5,000 yards...- {1 a; U+ \( s- ^
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
9 ]8 M. c4 Q& g& LRange closes to 1,000 yards...
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" ~7 a8 v# ~! x Z5 w) W9 O/ J" ~CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
3 n5 d, c! W$ _* m+ hCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
0 ]5 |$ h" I( _' ~+ zDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
' a% d8 ]; v+ L1 {$ _CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards9 Q+ k; R+ k8 o: \- m4 Q
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards0 ]' S2 l& {$ u2 E& \ ^
Range increases to 2,000 yards
) Z# [9 C! Y/ W6 b# C* f9 _DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards6 \3 G+ y) K) Q* \# f: Q
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards2 J& `4 L7 A/ o% w4 E6 t6 @
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards$ R+ W0 R! @) V3 j1 k, v z
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards5 x$ f! `+ W9 X& M/ T- h
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards, ]& W* K/ j- E+ L
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards4 Q5 C) ?) W) [% ]; P* Q
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
' a2 I& I) ]. W7 tCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards( I9 _ f* n4 q/ e& o3 Z
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
* r* H1 B6 A4 n0 Q2 [Range increases to 6,000 yards
9 a, x+ A2 W* k0 D* fDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 % B; U3 Z5 Y4 Y
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
M: P. P" r! n4 I3 q% s: `CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards$ i2 p2 ?5 W/ e- h( Y. k
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
& o+ Y0 G/ U$ r+ zCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards7 p( T6 j! ?: `% j, m# Z
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
. Q K- N6 `1 L7 u0 y3 g3 dCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards M1 D1 _8 B+ B9 K2 x/ b
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards6 F3 a+ P1 B8 {
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
6 ]9 k+ J) S' m5 y- rCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
# a: \, X2 h9 u8 n" _# D$ E8 i% GTask forces break off...
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: a# m9 G7 q" w$ u2 H6 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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- ^# W3 J) L. s6 r- S+ VJapanese Ships5 y5 v3 o6 {# E) o( S& a9 v
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2* S' A; L7 |2 ~1 z4 L+ H
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
( B* [; U8 k+ S; d- m' F CA Furutaka, Shell hits 13 ^. H: N2 }, Y4 M$ D1 {
CA Kako, Shell hits 18 k0 `) W+ j/ I8 d0 Z
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ Z0 ^ V- m% @% J* v0 e CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
# i* U8 ~6 I- `8 J CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire/ o( Z# b* F' F+ l, f4 e
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Allied Ships
1 f5 n: e& A+ z8 s) d# W+ M2 n CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
( V8 U7 x8 _: }% c CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 G4 q# S6 k* W0 u9 C CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: k9 v* ]5 N& g, T9 [ c3 [2 S
DD Mugford# R+ ]" b: j+ M7 Y( g( _( H
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
- r$ U! W; r7 ~7 L5 r# m4 o5 d DD Patterson$ a5 }) U1 U" t
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight; h6 _) `; {6 o
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
; `% q3 C- p! R: O! jRange closes to 20,000 yards...' L+ i! A; @4 k) B& |
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ }, U) [0 B6 p& F- C: J; ~# {Range closes to 8,000 yards...7 I' A/ P' G* f
Range closes to 4,000 yards...' a- s1 i2 P" l, I1 [( c+ O$ z
Range closes to 2,000 yards..., O7 [9 d2 ?6 T
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
* \9 w$ {/ g3 N4 O. t# WCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
) S- G0 g( V/ Q# J. |* O% WCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
3 u( I9 W" F6 a9 m" G5 wCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
3 M7 r- x$ V& `% x a7 i. g8 ^: @CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
! l+ F2 z* y) }CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards5 K3 S' u8 s2 j( |+ o
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards6 E7 [/ M4 V% ?
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: d. \3 W3 ]# U5 U6 q% lCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
- x a/ ]& k7 j+ h1 F, VCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards7 a) H7 v6 s% P2 B+ }0 t( ^/ ?6 i
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards( j! \% Q+ k6 v2 h
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards* x% D* X' T0 B! H' ?; l
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards2 E0 \2 C7 P. l/ A' j6 t( e
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards6 F& ^$ h7 j1 _
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
h5 }. z" m! `5 s# J, aCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
% |! M0 O! `# i. f4 ~CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
0 c0 y( b! t% T6 jRange increases to 5,000 yards
g1 w' U1 r! ?) S4 f0 _, jCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards: X8 r5 \' t4 v* Z) R1 S$ i N
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards1 w/ m- F& K1 v( D( J" T
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
- u; k! F& {- R3 X! t, dCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards6 `9 f) Z f& B1 k& y
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards% i: L$ o( K( Y! [2 [# {& O" c
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards2 Y4 ^5 Q4 F; S
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
) w7 D, y% c) K& vRange increases to 8,000 yards
2 Z; R. `7 O9 T5 A4 w# }CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
1 R5 z9 {9 `2 t- eCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards. g: o0 M" _9 P0 g" R* E5 p
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
9 O# g! t& d* M: K+ h9 }$ p% uCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards! s8 d) N7 F/ `( G. {1 f& ~3 [; `
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
6 E, y' U& p; }" U- `: WCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
( u" k0 M3 g/ A% }/ Q7 {6 _6 b8 \Range increases to 9,000 yards
0 H; V' y5 _8 c7 u9 JCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards9 L7 j# f' P( e# j+ \1 J9 Z3 r8 T! N
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards( J$ Z$ ]' j7 k7 N+ ^; t
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards! H: w3 z8 J- E( ^& Q2 C
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
# @( a# D; e# Y4 kCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
0 j1 I2 f3 g( U' s/ A2 TCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
/ m& k1 |) p# K+ K: |DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards3 W8 J {7 U+ E0 H4 ^
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage: E) P/ ~9 r u* z4 x S+ E- p1 m0 ~
Task forces break off...& S& l% I, {% o* T) o1 \9 d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards* P4 @- K6 Y- O* {* X# }0 b
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Japanese Ships6 E, {* b7 G# j, E5 q. A5 l
CA Aoba
& p2 I% R! b/ J/ s( B6 W! h. _ CA Kinugasa$ W6 c+ P- ~& P% f8 X/ `% D
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26 o$ m# w6 V9 Q$ J9 W8 p! B: z' t; g$ U
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
2 l y* K7 C8 m CL Tenryu9 m0 ?5 {/ w6 H: f% e9 Z. n: d& r
CL Tatsuta
: x1 r0 _6 |) ]4 e. t CL Yubari
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Allied Ships& Q; @! e o! i) t+ V- ?
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
+ t5 \; H6 W. i! h DD Balch6 D7 F* [# o0 I% S; @9 O2 ]( O
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight) }% ^# Q. l! L5 E5 A2 G1 |+ k
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
, ^" s% f- t) b6 l* g( b- v/ `9 V8 ERange closes to 24,000 yards...% @5 e' {3 D! j+ O
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
& T: [+ x+ E) ^Range closes to 20,000 yards...- h& `- p3 t* l. J0 x7 @! f
Range closes to 18,000 yards.... m- n6 h! a* z9 G4 E E0 a
Range closes to 16,000 yards... m$ o; }1 s; B% \7 E4 m/ K* t
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' y0 q, W3 P; R# e/ z2 k3 a
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." ?1 p7 r O2 k3 a3 S3 o x+ y+ b
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
. {* n, [/ [4 s+ l: ORange closes to 10,000 yards...
7 d8 c& y1 u" {0 c2 n6 {! Q/ O8 xRange closes to 9,000 yards...
% o, @: E! L+ y) s7 F: yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
2 Z8 a* Q5 N+ gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards6 y" y: [( ]/ h2 C3 F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
) }4 a) E, t# O( m$ m! q- JRange closes to 6,000 yards...
& e+ j. u) y v4 S/ f' n6 k* uCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards! F3 M: N. i c8 K } Z2 l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards( V- ^% X) c& T' C/ M* e7 I
Range increases to 7,000 yards, v G( T/ M! t0 }0 b. S7 d$ @8 z0 Y* U
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
6 F# C( F4 L4 o- xRange closes to 6,000 yards
6 c+ M4 m" n! m0 hCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards$ }" [, s$ s( B& W! {( ?" \$ M. f& g
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards% L7 y, M4 N6 J, m& Y
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards' w/ i/ e/ O K- A' r c9 u
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
3 W; z: ^0 I$ h* A( M& F* vRange closes to 4,000 yards
/ a0 |$ r+ \2 |3 c' TCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
( o, l8 b8 a8 E7 ^( @: D) PRange increases to 7,000 yards( M" H9 G4 V$ b. {- m' G
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards9 i: r- _( z8 }7 p p0 N7 ^
Range increases to 11,000 yards" G D+ D( D7 x' c" }
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards9 J: \: q1 q9 O
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
1 N3 J3 y% h5 @Task forces break off...
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5 n$ n. p4 n2 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards R- X4 F7 s8 Z( s! w/ `3 U" |0 Z
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Japanese Ships
) J. P7 ~* u9 }0 {! y$ y CA Aoba" |" F& [3 ?6 T) K
CA Kinugasa" p" d8 z8 S. j1 t" R. C0 R) F
CA Furutaka E2 K/ b7 P/ _* B$ w5 R8 V) x! P
CA Kako, Shell hits 1' `" N8 g1 b! m# I
CL Tenryu7 \: }1 }( P4 b. K& T A4 E$ L
CL Tatsuta0 w i. p ^+ e0 }
CL Yubari3 ^4 }0 z- J* N9 P' c
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Allied Ships
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 N2 F5 c+ @. eMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
3 i4 D/ s& d9 JRange closes to 24,000 yards...: L4 ?9 @( X4 t J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
# {" W" \7 }. i% X& RRange closes to 22,000 yards...
# I6 c7 t4 ?: _$ [4 d4 {Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 e5 B; E& x! jRange closes to 18,000 yards...
, B( v3 ?, G( R% j/ J& PRange closes to 16,000 yards.... H" V9 @" k v! W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ I% ^5 G( j5 q" ?; ~Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 y' D' F `+ j$ D8 Q2 m9 Q( @
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* B3 I6 `/ d! c3 b
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! y6 Y" w3 r ?$ Z' r8 @Range closes to 9,000 yards...
; d$ k0 I4 G- y1 K! ]& uRange closes to 8,000 yards...
Z/ P% q6 q- f6 Q2 S5 PRange closes to 7,000 yards...) I" F0 f: j! m- x, K
Range closes to 6,000 yards...8 G) j P" @, F8 O6 I' T0 k6 s6 q
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 ^! {$ ] n* S: D( tRange closes to 4,000 yards...7 y) d' M" K5 m2 }; @" B
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
" o4 C# c# I9 V6 GCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
k8 Q3 C0 n% A$ ZCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! o4 @% U9 m$ t- T
Range increases to 4,000 yards- F; w% A7 \0 N) T9 C9 B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
3 R# I: ?( h( C, y' O/ zCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards2 r5 e* E- L8 \4 i8 A. u
Range increases to 5,000 yards* z d6 v" f/ `5 T) M' ]+ u
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
0 h* Z0 J& B. K6 d" iRange increases to 9,000 yards
/ ~1 I! ]4 c# K9 h7 BCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards; M! K u9 o& A2 Z! t. l
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
- q8 m6 o3 e, rTask forces break off...
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" I& k% s; ^+ _, T& ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* u% E+ B/ F+ f, y9 J: v7 o# p CA Aoba `# H. T' a1 g* F& B
CA Kinugasa
+ X6 X2 _3 O* S! t4 L9 i _* j CA Furutaka
4 O7 W9 t4 G# E4 ^/ z CA Kako
6 @* V8 p, ~+ g& b CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 H! S, k* H( s- M: X: H$ v CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire) u# _, _0 U% ?' a$ j: ]
CL Yubari0 J9 L; Q0 v8 H% _ i1 j V
9 G5 \) B2 @2 m! }Allied Ships1 ~2 b: l4 I k+ e3 D/ l& L- O
APD Colhoun' o2 S/ q; g2 G9 b2 \2 F; K
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
; X1 {6 I" S8 ]3 _$ e( z! l DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
5 z& h6 ]! s# F! H+ d6 K DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage" Y0 M) Y- U2 H1 R3 \
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
% ~5 B$ }0 K1 N AP Harris" b0 t" ~$ F" h. N
AP Zeilin
' O8 I' V! u$ b: X AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. q/ |6 S- Y6 U, B AP Heywood
3 N# O. W( e2 N1 i+ [ AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire5 C2 |4 \8 F! {* c, h' [
AP President Bowen6 K4 `0 _5 u1 ?
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 |0 V! c$ D/ }# ~$ S7 P xAP President Wilkerson
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% K, X9 ^+ z* n y! zAllied ground losses:
% Z ^$ _0 G' l- j 105 casualties reported! t5 T% i: g. Z B; H$ T8 Q7 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! d8 n9 [9 ~! L1 H2 V; [+ `
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled( O% i- h$ ]2 V' o& d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! e6 l7 Q. N7 U& Q, P/ U
Allied TF begins to get underway
' n3 W6 a9 W E$ {+ O( Q6 ^Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight2 h8 ]0 z" i, m
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
) y0 {9 Z6 D$ f6 k9 Z9 qRange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 q0 X: Q( b$ V7 S1 L! mRange closes to 13,000 yards..." T+ s$ g: n/ a, w. {$ s# y& t
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' S1 c( K; Q1 P0 E5 e
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
6 [3 @; N# L! U0 O; r# `Range closes to 3,000 yards...# D3 U( W3 O# e1 ?' U8 `* E
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
/ E# K1 `; [* E qCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
& P6 G% \ S9 S( t4 X& r4 l1 W2 PCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards2 o4 n( l9 I2 I# N
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards4 |. l6 x7 ?4 ]$ r; K
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
2 `* S: @$ O% wCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards. k3 X8 o, ^; v1 n$ e
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards) r* S8 c( X. M! L( b& I" R0 _
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards4 Y; @7 S# ~# e/ ^! h* O
Range increases to 2,000 yards( |# r9 s3 ]0 g! I6 ?+ }( Z
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
\2 o$ ], @) k2 TCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards( \% {% G B' F) Y' h0 T
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
y, a) s. y! ECL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
- `' W- B' [) ?8 ~8 O* kCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
3 E' z: D4 }8 v; {3 YCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
2 Z2 ?6 _/ a$ b+ j: pRange increases to 4,000 yards- R E6 c2 A$ Q; L# R" g
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards% s) Q0 r* U* h, o. p: Q
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
2 @' g# z; y+ pCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
' R1 p" @5 n; QCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
- G8 N/ {& }1 E: Q9 j& qCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards/ E! B1 e$ P, @
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards+ f4 k; y' `0 v( ?( t. ~) f
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards8 U8 q* ~. d2 f( j2 |: \2 M6 d. m9 V
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape: W; N9 ?, O1 s8 s; g/ J* M
Task forces break off...( g9 X l I& Y2 @0 }
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
5 H2 Z: ]3 H4 m万恶的58!!!
- P" V, B3 m* BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 J; W1 [3 G2 V9 A2 n
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
3 a( P% P$ Y# zEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 @; `! E6 y0 t8 h! D
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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3 V; u) U. i$ [1 q TBF-1 Avenger x 39$ _4 d+ V/ p' W; R6 D* q O
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2 G. t t" g) K) {( Q4 W/ QJapanese aircraft losses
0 k9 p7 I( L* S; UNo Japanese losses
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( z" C4 `9 }4 b7 r0 I+ `8 E. dAllied aircraft losses
; V- h X2 o5 x7 g" G SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 E$ I- Q6 |1 R8 d5 f0 Q2 ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ K/ g' A' @% }3 E# I4 a
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 b7 P* B ?; z1 v |
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
+ f2 E' V) j( h; G3 T CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage, W: {& o' d: b
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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