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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
) Y& t$ E1 w( q4 }- ENight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards, W+ i& ^8 r) P7 f" K: T" R
# y' u' ?9 \& E4 V. I+ U' W3 zAllied aircraft
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1 O1 _; j; p* }- I2 VAllied aircraft losses, z1 B' i. d5 k5 q* P
No Allied losses
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4 @8 ?9 R( { Y8 g CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 l0 ^8 ~% }% y8 A" ^- l3 s
CA Aoba
) B& ]$ _: r9 ^* Z# w4 B6 [ D CA Kinugasa
" B% J8 f3 B/ L CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4, m7 z, k% i# h+ K, P$ s% M& D
CA Kako6 S4 ^/ l! r; E% N% A* h
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 14 h, i$ k3 N, w0 K- i0 \
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
$ c/ w( b2 \2 ~7 c: j/ o, V CL Yubari
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% b+ e7 L. l g# M0 V CA Salt Lake City2 ^2 g, o$ o) B' p
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk [5 E! J% K2 a- | N8 y
DD Grayson# e& s0 D( `5 {6 P! V
DD Monssen+ ^4 H8 y* A8 G9 U- s
DD Aaron Ward! ?) E7 y" v; }3 U7 _- f
DD Laffey N( a# P8 M1 C3 a( w
DD Farenholt
* z! p- p1 X+ @, e3 m3 [% ? DD Maury+ j7 Q0 N4 f* _1 U$ Q! z3 S
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 j- A; ~! y: x) d0 g Y+ | DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
3 }5 P! d o9 r' s* T6 C {9 P% D6 x Z DD Stack' a* v' l1 J0 x% s/ i
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
! ]) i, M \( |# r9 `* ^8 _& p DD Balch
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8 y% P6 b k; J! I/ jReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
2 Z6 `5 \) R7 E8 \0 @Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
0 J/ v9 m+ r0 b' a$ n# d8 T' N" \Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 P9 |5 S5 a) x- c2 O
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
[, A U1 @8 HRange closes to 8,000 yards...
- Z6 H8 ?$ [, r* ^( ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
, `6 H$ ^) C5 g( l4 BRange closes to 5,000 yards..." V2 y$ Y2 v+ b! K3 e
Range closes to 3,000 yards...! G) i# C, N) I% W- i
Range closes to 1,000 yards...( |+ g- n9 t4 ~6 z
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
' `. o$ I1 W- F) h" wCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
8 \% @3 B: ]6 Z1 o; y: N1 [CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards' G9 q# a& ]" G
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
- | Z! F" h; a1 I2 dCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
+ @1 ]' H B! Z% N+ vCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
5 y$ N1 n( L( X0 E6 L" n3 G9 PRange increases to 2,000 yards! N( ?" {( ?: F( U" K- C: d
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards) [) p3 V# W" q# i
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
B$ }, c) o+ g& F% |( ~DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards& n% ~9 }% ^) ~( X# K, K
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards1 z8 b/ |& h% b( m: _( v _& |2 v
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
2 \/ X2 A; ~$ l3 o. s& LCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards9 R1 ^% K5 w7 P2 W9 P& M, E% ]
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
- \# R. p4 A9 I: p* HCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
9 @5 L# Z7 Z8 i% m L9 Y, NCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards+ h" j4 L! S! U' }6 D( n1 z
Range increases to 6,000 yards
6 r: ?& I, E, ^, s6 z5 ~DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
& u; E0 {+ r) M! x {+ ^CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards+ X# x8 q0 B7 W: S6 ?0 v5 T
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
" ?- Y' I1 a/ e8 _1 k; ECL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards. v( b5 w( }" F8 h$ Y% O
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
Z. c% C$ a* O' Z xCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards. g, `0 d4 O8 |+ k& l, b% ]5 V
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards; {# K8 f1 A6 H& A. D! n# o
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards+ T4 B5 T9 ]; U3 E$ a( @. h2 @- i
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
% H5 t6 e" `( a: iCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
) q t n! @" {* TTask forces break off...
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0 ?/ x5 p, u! h4 i+ B# UNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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0 J" J# I+ v- e: X0 y$ TJapanese Ships
& U# i; M1 N9 S. r8 b CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
6 J% ^' w0 x' |$ [9 s8 u$ @ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire/ V( E4 V1 t: f
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1) ~ f2 [/ D! ]5 t9 Y: f
CA Kako, Shell hits 10 C) m, `+ h9 Q. R* K$ T1 a: ^
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 e6 H* ~4 l3 O E3 J1 `. m CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ u. }. v+ T9 G% g! w5 ` CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire, i- [1 F5 g1 o& v& O. p( L/ ]
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 V2 s7 \. ^: m9 { P( i5 \; X# N
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' A- F* e& R, d; V0 R& n3 e
DD Mugford
) @' n& T) z5 L: n DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2- |& m) A/ D; P: H
DD Patterson& d5 a, U( M' Z
DD Jarvis
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: a4 x7 c9 U3 }4 {. E! z3 b0 zReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
e9 z- c( d2 q6 _: Y; yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
5 C. }) [6 R+ O2 O+ l* yRange closes to 20,000 yards...* s5 O8 v+ M+ [1 O0 F
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) {+ w, B" n' i/ H4 l: I; V lRange closes to 8,000 yards...: ]3 Y5 t# n$ A
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
: J: B4 J* }! V0 u# m/ eRange closes to 2,000 yards...4 |- p* I+ M2 t- b/ ? L
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
5 q) u% R5 O9 ^! h; W7 wCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
0 p3 a" k9 r; n& o; O* Y& d" lCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'; p) o8 c6 X$ d
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
. m% F) q' F/ X! ?. P1 f; {CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards+ q0 R9 S1 B' L% i" k; `9 h( E% Q
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards% L% J" K* }0 {8 E; X: g f' r) p
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards* H7 @8 T6 @& O: n" T% A4 o
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards: K3 |' z' ?, i9 O
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards' c& o. k+ [* D6 o1 P; w8 _
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
4 C# m6 B8 k* G1 W1 JCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
. o) n& N0 q# wCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards& ?( M) T) [( s8 d/ y% F- j: m: S
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
- O( X; K: ^' C) s9 ~CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards: ^. S2 ^; z% O! e3 _& I v1 m- J
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
; a! z2 `0 A- t- w9 S0 _: BCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
2 l2 @: N* n/ u/ M+ e' ^CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards6 F [ ?: C( _: C9 \7 S- l
Range increases to 5,000 yards1 k5 V- d- Z' m; I' ^1 `! ~( n. t
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
6 z/ D5 |' o. ~# m8 Y9 MCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
4 |% f* k! I! x% s( b2 }( JCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
) m( d& @9 V0 BCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
- r1 \$ ^$ R% vCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards. w; M8 ]& j( J1 k
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
, C& f8 R4 e; p! w; kCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards/ b7 T+ z; ^# b* B' C
Range increases to 8,000 yards; A' B* n% u& i6 t7 }9 B
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards( Y" q& G4 Z) s* F* B, `
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
, j0 a2 w0 T! h3 xCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards) B% Y) u. ]# C* J" @
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
1 p+ _/ M; w9 L. C* t8 q: PCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards" `8 t* n$ m& k" V$ l
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
% O4 O2 c2 C4 _* f2 {) vRange increases to 9,000 yards
9 { r6 u9 L) M- k bCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
/ {* U6 O- p2 V; I; ^CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
$ a4 F: h) M1 D K) I7 TCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
2 @5 j) u; {" {, ?% E& ECA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
3 h6 n- y3 Y3 B8 `; B( v+ `CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards4 x8 o9 s$ Y* p+ [$ F* p9 y' W
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards1 Z' W9 x' a% N: Q, r& v
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards/ D- W% P z3 D5 [
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
8 s; d3 `# A; I9 ZTask forces break off...
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: J% Z9 S- f+ O4 H5 _ L0 h5 R$ dNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards* L/ B- o- H1 ?
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Japanese Ships
* b' M& K. i$ ]3 M3 ^0 k& \ CA Aoba
. c' C# ~0 I- O. t$ N3 c5 |: c CA Kinugasa# c9 M6 P) E. y" A5 a. T y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2& |5 M* z2 X! y3 j
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
+ {: f; g; D$ C0 w1 o$ L1 \ CL Tenryu+ C9 j$ X# Q0 s8 d
CL Tatsuta# d3 u. [2 x. t* b5 Z! e
CL Yubari
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# \# h. E+ P( [5 \" EAllied Ships* n9 I& L. v: o+ [
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
$ ~$ E* {0 V4 q4 t7 W DD Balch
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: U9 H8 \0 D r# K$ k3 z( z: xReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
5 ?0 G0 T$ z* sMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards$ u* u/ [/ D2 o$ |) B
Range closes to 24,000 yards..." ]! u- x* s) I
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
6 q' l8 Y1 p ~- b ?Range closes to 20,000 yards...
% ]+ W% p* k3 C& `: F, m6 NRange closes to 18,000 yards.../ j1 y C# A' y5 {) t! L D5 f
Range closes to 16,000 yards...* A* V5 i0 u5 H
Range closes to 14,000 yards...; ]) }/ N+ Q2 x' d& h+ N8 S' p
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." o! v, x( j+ M4 o, c) c
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
8 t2 P3 i: c2 J) [, ^Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 y2 |1 `3 Z* L. i
Range closes to 9,000 yards...6 J+ G: W' i, \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
9 w" H% p0 m# j* v8 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards& B; f: [" s( y* A* z5 Z- ]
Range closes to 7,000 yards...' U( \ m* U1 X( s0 R; W
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
6 L- m0 f% {4 N0 dCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards3 ] ?: r) [8 z7 V5 k, O
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
1 w+ a9 A8 D" z: A l, @* T& J) bRange increases to 7,000 yards
* r2 Z7 E* c. }3 ^ j ZDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
; k3 q( S% c% C/ v& W6 z; W- w0 uRange closes to 6,000 yards
; q% m9 a9 o6 @CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards7 N5 V7 {. s* R9 s9 H* G5 u
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
?# l. B1 o1 V4 G$ oCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards" K0 l: u, \1 c' O
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards' C3 h- o R! D
Range closes to 4,000 yards
2 G4 o1 B( P( V' y% HCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
1 W: @& X' H8 |: |4 {& x: ~Range increases to 7,000 yards6 ~4 g7 `8 Q1 q7 `- ]
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards2 H* Z" W# x; O# L
Range increases to 11,000 yards6 |9 t1 }! \% I8 N6 d
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards V2 @8 a4 F/ j5 l9 y. p6 h
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape0 a- K7 S: e; c+ Z
Task forces break off...
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" b$ e: E8 z$ j. ?0 } b) iNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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2 K. u% y( \! c8 J1 l& Q6 NJapanese Ships
& L- r' z. b9 v3 A CA Aoba
+ m9 X7 r2 }- d/ Y- L CA Kinugasa4 _3 X. i# n1 o4 Y4 L
CA Furutaka
6 ^6 N& v( H. G" F- V2 f5 r7 v CA Kako, Shell hits 1& w# X6 D W1 D( r0 I
CL Tenryu
2 p' h4 R3 a# M' _; I4 d9 I CL Tatsuta% g( s8 h. t% d5 h
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
, m! L& _; P1 q0 L: k0 ~- t DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire/ S9 T* d# x1 F7 F* _" Z
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
5 r8 f' q7 N1 [6 s, b( P. l$ KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards& B+ G$ O* A4 C
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 S3 `: N2 x% h X% X, jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards' C3 e( _7 X! x5 Q
Range closes to 22,000 yards...9 J% k& D: D' V$ T8 e
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' v# d* h0 g* B# VRange closes to 18,000 yards... N+ I1 ] _6 L. @) i" U
Range closes to 16,000 yards..." \3 b2 Y6 D, O" w6 }! f- {
Range closes to 14,000 yards.... L& f& @, H0 N+ D/ k( \% V
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." @0 q4 H! i& U0 G8 A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
7 O+ q" f' @% a! D! z9 \: zRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) K8 r, Y7 @( M9 t7 W; R/ mRange closes to 9,000 yards...
8 p1 z/ d8 L9 Q3 u' _' uRange closes to 8,000 yards...
& a/ D6 v3 [5 ~6 K7 }* a% IRange closes to 7,000 yards...1 ~- a# `8 B! U
Range closes to 6,000 yards...% [9 u" m7 A' v
Range closes to 5,000 yards...: Y) {4 _ s" e1 q1 M
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
! ~+ h/ j) }2 S9 e8 \Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. ^ ^1 x: w9 y' `$ ]7 PCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
9 z# F' i5 q* R' J: `# ~CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards: K6 a) Z$ E8 {2 e* }0 o) F
Range increases to 4,000 yards
A: H, z2 n3 N. J7 x3 P2 dCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
1 d7 F1 h @8 T6 \3 z/ fCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
8 X" b h$ s8 D3 O7 M+ M! c: M5 B( tRange increases to 5,000 yards
1 z0 N, {7 @" } {) ^CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
, |. T6 o: C9 ]/ H/ Q0 @# eRange increases to 9,000 yards
! S) k" i. R6 D: O6 ]CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
6 s2 P6 ^# a5 _/ k' R! r9 x+ ~Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
) Z. f" b& E1 l+ m/ |% n2 ?Task forces break off...- T: q. R5 s' U- o+ f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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0 P% C$ I: v- @! s: C1 yJapanese Ships
) J' k/ T5 m/ `3 { CA Aoba8 }6 C# j f+ U, P; e; I4 _
CA Kinugasa
/ J7 Z; j# n3 | CA Furutaka" D9 ]! _" g& z0 V; H
CA Kako0 p) c/ Y o: E0 x; x
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
' G) G l, G1 l; X$ m CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire9 g3 N# w) d- l) j E* R" _7 J
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
4 f) z- E) H% I& y& y& v APD Colhoun3 H9 m/ U* L& D, H
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ C' p7 {: e) h' ~ DMS Southard, Shell hits 1+ w% p. k" E O# @ [& [' h
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! B1 w X' h) n2 m# G3 X: Q7 W
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires! x. H! ^& A8 \4 ~9 E4 `3 R" {
AP Harris8 i$ F0 G4 q7 u9 M1 ~$ ^2 a
AP Zeilin- f6 H/ J2 O1 g q; R/ }
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage2 R# v: v2 S7 L: Q6 V
AP Heywood
: _, x# V0 U, M. P7 ~4 m AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
, ]7 B' }( `- N' Z* n9 v8 m; f& \ AP President Bowen3 |0 a' A2 r0 j- w
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
" M; k: P' ?' r( ?$ G xAP President Wilkerson
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4 w+ D; p$ ~+ h$ s" t ^# ]Allied ground losses:( f" x* A/ [# k S" z
105 casualties reported
9 M. f6 I0 [& k6 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" P% S. ^* D9 m; L9 Z8 l Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled& l0 w5 K9 d( J- d( V# I( p2 d+ A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ]! P2 J+ n* E9 F
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
- P& i, ~$ q' E! QAllied TF begins to get underway/ _* L2 R' T0 P" Q. t
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
0 \5 Z7 T; l. R9 iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
" F# D" h0 w( LRange closes to 18,000 yards...7 g* @9 U2 d; X/ ~! B
Range closes to 13,000 yards...# [0 _1 S- r5 `' @
Range closes to 8,000 yards...8 F+ G6 p, y( U$ @# ?7 }: [6 L
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
% {" H/ [7 i% \9 o5 L: d# r8 ERange closes to 3,000 yards...
8 f5 h% b V3 W) O# x3 q. zRange closes to 1,000 yards...
7 E# E3 \3 i% i' D8 F0 qCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards& I: y0 ~1 s4 y% F" y
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards6 _$ W8 |7 L9 ~( s
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards3 _& d1 {7 U- k% N* ~0 z+ M% z3 M
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards: F9 {/ P7 {7 m/ U& ^7 }; `3 q" p9 R
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards3 h5 h0 V5 E) k& H3 i
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
5 ~: F) B ?, G6 S% R. OCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
" s% Z- ]1 `1 tRange increases to 2,000 yards
" Y: _# `0 X* Z" X' U9 o* bCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
, _/ h8 O! \$ k; zCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
8 H x" L- O4 {5 wCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards& L r' g3 Y0 E4 U0 m
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards0 i0 a# C: ~( r$ G3 G
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
4 z4 B& v% b4 K9 ^; b) g( \CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards6 y8 ?* z! H! T$ [) U
Range increases to 4,000 yards. r! R$ @8 g, o, l- `" j0 m5 f
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards- U$ ^# V' N6 Y! ?7 z6 G1 Q n
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
0 {8 y2 C" y8 _. j/ v& lCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards3 ~. {: k+ _5 F, \; d7 u
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards0 u) _! J! w) r0 B4 K, E: ~
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
X/ H: U; P, L4 s" R: FCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards; ^: w( }9 w+ y4 U8 M/ Z7 z, j" `* A5 m
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
1 \4 P( U# A2 Y$ u8 lAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
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1 s" G: E) w) n" n+ q2 X4 Q. X4 C& e4 p0 }第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
7 J* T: i2 {5 Q4 B9 C万恶的58!!!' `& o5 R& q6 @" e9 L+ j
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1341 l! F ?% T& C6 Q! O$ b+ T* Q }7 T3 x
R) l9 j5 R& F" qWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 h \. Q# @! [' g. t0 EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes2 F2 o$ }+ `6 G" v. I% |
1 j' [3 x6 G9 v/ t CJapanese aircraft1 |8 J9 d/ G) E B6 \, ~; C+ Q
no flights: G" R+ V A# j5 {
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Allied aircraft
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' Y4 U+ t( _! y SBD-3 Dauntless x 82) c: ^6 K- E3 `3 b, f
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" m- r0 _$ U$ J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged4 e. X* }9 i4 l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 l* W) @& `2 d; s- H CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire' N2 U4 s# e6 U0 e) i) z' f+ h* J
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk% N+ u2 N3 i5 C7 Q$ q# ]1 `$ D8 g( {0 M
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage7 s( h, {3 H7 Z$ G3 G
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk# O. K. ]2 Z# m/ r; }
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