8月9号
( S9 z0 F/ o$ ^( W$ [: z第8舰队勇闯图拉吉1 X( Z: Y/ {2 e
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards7 |+ @% u1 ?" Y1 g( y$ p" v
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Allied aircraft
& v( [# l: N8 G+ ~/ w2 N no flights8 M- i5 O" |9 `; c
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Allied aircraft losses
7 K! R; V O4 N, t$ V8 r, ?No Allied losses1 ^8 v, T2 }1 u' W, |
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Japanese Ships( p* X# k9 Q8 M* m' {
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' j) ~. |5 G* Q9 o- u' x9 y8 \
CA Aoba3 q. _+ r! }1 u' W5 Z( Z
CA Kinugasa2 ?) D [7 y5 o* ]
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
. m* b# Z5 V8 ]( [ CA Kako
`% N! U/ a4 v2 o. \/ n; z CL Tenryu, Shell hits 17 C$ i) `. f7 r I# P
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6+ j- d$ X% }7 I m6 t* }
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships- B1 ?; `6 }" V9 B8 t
CA Salt Lake City
5 ^$ m, O O$ N CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
) A3 P; J, _. a1 L) l+ J, p1 U DD Grayson4 h) e S, k6 y [1 b9 J1 v2 v
DD Monssen
8 } y. |' O) b [1 F" Z DD Aaron Ward
a$ u7 ?; A! s' i7 Z DD Laffey, Z4 H8 I. A. o& S# |5 R' h$ r
DD Farenholt. R- S- q6 P- r5 v
DD Maury$ \( z( Q2 E' v- E7 J9 q: v
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ~/ Y+ d/ i6 V DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire! L; V& `. t9 m) ^: I
DD Stack; b4 ^; d6 [- `- B# I
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1; p/ C5 [3 L/ O4 ]0 x! H: k+ X/ S
DD Balch" p) o" e4 M l2 ^( [, z# F6 E
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. x8 \" }1 I' w: E: U+ bReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight& j& @6 c, H$ Y6 _
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 V) X4 ?5 J$ X. P. IRange closes to 20,000 yards..., C$ V) a2 o. S( Q0 g9 y& b
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
2 j: z6 j% D1 n0 m# _+ U7 R+ I$ A3 n* vRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 d) a5 x( ^/ ~$ ?& {0 D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards; K, o! g9 R1 B* A! i) W
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) f. V0 Z) E% D; N KRange closes to 3,000 yards...2 L/ E* I3 R, U7 H( }# ]
Range closes to 1,000 yards..." V9 {6 H3 l) t- ?. U
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
# v4 F" x& e$ h% dCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards3 U! J+ x* b, m7 B; {) h- {4 g8 e
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards; c8 T/ H; b. {1 `& X- f
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
: A: M" V2 ^. P5 gCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards$ ?4 ~: m0 i% b) c7 ?
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards7 E7 r5 [8 n+ T: F* C1 \" y3 J% l
Range increases to 2,000 yards
; L7 e$ B! N/ A; x& R2 r* M* ]DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
k8 d7 K) a3 a- h2 f3 u' \CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
" F# w7 s$ B4 s# `) wDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards& H3 a# \+ b+ N- W/ T; b- d+ c
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards1 u2 W1 ^9 u5 t" S0 s( F
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards/ E# w7 k+ E* M+ D) x
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
7 U! K# Z% ?* b# p* hDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
' m+ @: ?# O3 K- a& jCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
- f/ J& |0 [" g1 X0 k; x* Z% XCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards! c( r: N$ }' J0 c) U8 h- x* e' W
Range increases to 6,000 yards( D0 v- E/ w5 d9 [9 b4 O
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 0 e3 ^, ^1 S8 d/ Q$ t" P$ i
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards3 G* Q# m; O. x+ E: ^
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
4 u9 i7 u1 w! iCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
, b1 u" t, l; h3 |CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards) ^ r* q" q- U* k
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
0 ? A. X/ o# ]$ Y" _CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
5 `9 |: Y. G% k; G* z- iCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
3 g$ d3 `6 U+ K5 vCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards1 T U6 O- O( m: i2 V" }/ T' V
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards' g( O2 e: G) `
Task forces break off...
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1 P8 r- m: `( VNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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4 S# F5 B7 U; Y* F CA Aoba, Shell hits 2! ~' l' ]& n- I. o2 ~! g7 |) f" ?( X4 v
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
! W6 @* o7 z3 c" n# c# U/ |" F6 I; Z' x CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
# u( ~- V6 l+ M CA Kako, Shell hits 1
' n+ D9 M$ o1 j0 [: G, E* E CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire1 B; V( S6 S/ q5 Y5 z
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire+ K" A9 i7 P: ?' S6 J% i% h
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire/ Y+ D0 l2 F$ S1 M5 }
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Allied Ships
F8 n1 O9 O; g: t) ~1 }, c CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire* Y7 t# f2 U7 B6 N( }) P
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( D Y# \1 j1 {3 Z! c CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. Q9 e7 \/ q' M4 F M% U# Z DD Mugford0 l' L2 q4 W2 W# E
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
% p& F9 b' h. ?, P# }0 A' p DD Patterson- f- U/ {$ w" \. D5 M0 K: g
DD Jarvis+ h) f& o* ?% [
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+ Z" o. C. H4 y, R( W' l1 h+ |Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight1 G1 ^5 u. s/ N, E. B w
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
' l) G0 `: t; D( H/ O; }Range closes to 20,000 yards...7 k! l. F9 C) v3 [! T
Range closes to 14,000 yards...$ @# f; W4 e4 x/ p2 T# V
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 }1 K6 b! g1 T8 Y. `- h1 M$ SRange closes to 4,000 yards...
4 ?1 P5 n/ J4 A8 X2 \- hRange closes to 2,000 yards...
6 B. A% V" [0 W% i1 g) A5 rCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards7 O- d) x6 s2 x2 b3 t
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( v, r' J4 N. m$ K: yCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'% R1 R& B, I2 |
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
7 {( D2 H" V' K; o" P# u4 C9 i xCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards+ H8 o( I; k0 l8 M
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( {0 g5 Z A/ @ Z. ~$ ]: `
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards% j/ z4 Y( }6 r0 {$ _0 c
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards/ l+ r# v" f& x% Y* Q
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
8 F+ k: p9 V& l+ z) L. Z( j7 GCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
( x# u2 y7 s2 U7 g( [CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
* ?- R1 x' d( {2 g% R7 i" LCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards( g7 t9 I# L- j( `$ v% I/ S
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards3 y( e0 `) W; J+ r4 p. p
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards4 q- w; K9 H2 m. t, L" E
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards. Z& j3 a% ^% z" O
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
7 B: q$ D" T3 g/ uCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
/ I$ j% R$ ^! Z' q. [/ W7 LRange increases to 5,000 yards W; x+ r; d1 e H. ?) N
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards0 Q' i9 A8 R; |, e/ f) j& n
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards) H$ z Y3 p( c& w! z
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
& P) J! u- Z1 h/ r9 y0 j) YCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards8 R1 P8 s# C* f$ d
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards9 R! ^! g2 l0 W5 K
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards" N3 ?. t! l6 `* t" N3 S! P. t8 S7 [
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
; N1 a- F: P, C, C# ^Range increases to 8,000 yards# E% D+ w7 X Z0 |) c- ]
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
& F2 H6 _* a" ?2 |) c$ D9 k$ ^CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards/ x9 F% T+ p8 n+ [. S
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards. O) R7 l& p" F! a7 A9 J' z
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
% v3 r! b+ w( Z2 B" |( F$ z5 aCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards, s% F0 j3 I4 V6 x, f2 u, a
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
& M& E2 Q) G7 P( T# xRange increases to 9,000 yards
q* ~3 H, S2 t" UCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
. x; A( T9 Q2 dCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards) x" y- A+ j4 B5 s1 C4 T! P
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
6 _* l! `4 n# c4 [6 b# Z: lCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
) p1 ]- e! |# q; I! T0 C1 ^CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards4 w" V7 v1 ~, m# }% n2 ~
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards+ P5 j- S- L9 A9 c3 L/ x% g
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
0 r5 Z1 L2 K- U2 m# t$ E4 N- mCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage& \7 I4 |5 V* T
Task forces break off...) k z7 B2 O6 D% l& @0 C7 y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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/ ^0 @* ]4 ]8 e/ mJapanese Ships
9 F6 R, S7 v; w4 K0 @ CA Aoba& G: F6 n: j: B" ~7 f9 e$ }* d' H
CA Kinugasa ^& d/ b: m: c& y Q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
5 n% W' A" f6 N9 z) G CA Kako, Shell hits 1- Z; L1 c& I# j) D/ x) u
CL Tenryu5 K! s9 C9 H! O* i. K
CL Tatsuta( x% @, j" l6 J& R3 a2 f5 E
CL Yubari/ g8 S! y& G/ `* f9 d7 s
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Allied Ships
# v1 z/ }0 R5 d; E' I2 @8 y. t' T DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
0 K2 i& S" j/ P# f& a& c* ?; B DD Balch
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" b; m5 G9 t5 J4 H9 NReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
; x; u/ d' t y q- ]3 @Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
9 g# E& i* J4 E, P. p, F) FRange closes to 24,000 yards...; D+ {# n5 a# j; ]( j
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 Y* i3 k, [. d: F9 H! NRange closes to 20,000 yards...
$ u/ s1 g& w% C9 r1 L, u+ rRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 { l# g* {5 tRange closes to 16,000 yards...
4 G7 w: S# Y7 M9 O! G% J( T$ lRange closes to 14,000 yards...+ U ]# M4 ^/ h( O, f6 U% B. E
Range closes to 12,000 yards.... M2 U: ]7 ^0 Z
Range closes to 11,000 yards...' @, p E( R/ L1 R9 Z9 U) x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 z+ d7 }3 p& y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
2 W% O# ?5 R" i& ]8 uRange closes to 8,000 yards...5 |) d; q, y" i( m! Y! d5 ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards5 b! w4 Q2 n/ e! p! w8 I
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
$ a! l1 ]3 L( _3 qRange closes to 6,000 yards...9 c; p; x& d% G+ y2 ?* S
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards2 \( q5 q7 T2 L/ G; r+ i9 s( I
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards" |( d1 u6 Q n" q
Range increases to 7,000 yards1 I( K6 y. \! z/ W7 P0 O0 b
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards. j8 `+ L. v5 r* _& B
Range closes to 6,000 yards
, [4 e) T6 }" Y$ R) q$ hCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards- z7 e J3 H* h1 n' ]
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards) F5 w; D+ _7 T8 J% v; g
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards/ S4 |5 B0 [# |
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
# C8 Y# z' e# a! k$ \# H6 Z: WRange closes to 4,000 yards
0 x1 J0 q- h2 ?+ U7 V; C. mCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
% a5 C; L1 c) h8 YRange increases to 7,000 yards3 M6 v% a0 y J
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards% G+ b* p- n' v+ a8 ?0 ^6 d
Range increases to 11,000 yards* E2 ?" i/ W: y6 |2 r+ T, J
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards- _! W+ z; ^2 M0 p% v
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
* d1 S: |% i: r6 o' @+ ITask forces break off...+ N5 w; z( o# Y% j: z: \
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, ~4 @3 Z. s1 j" l+ f! GNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ B2 H9 I" L& u CA Aoba/ s* I! p$ ?2 b; g+ q
CA Kinugasa0 \* R$ E. U( ^( r
CA Furutaka
4 Y* w4 A) m+ k, D4 q3 | CA Kako, Shell hits 1& ?) `+ z7 N9 ~" {" m9 K
CL Tenryu
# W' m, c+ R3 H/ b9 a7 Z: s CL Tatsuta
, f5 T K, Q. O6 I1 h CL Yubari
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: ], }# L; \ y: ]. @0 dAllied Ships
) b- ^- K- n3 R( D DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
" B$ Q7 J% a+ o# j5 BMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
5 S1 y3 L- M$ F/ g* c( hRange closes to 24,000 yards...' Y' c0 ~* n5 z6 z a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
8 L( P( H! {- F9 D( Q( K; iRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 @5 k/ M$ @8 E. f* G9 G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' ]4 F* e9 P/ `% X% U; DRange closes to 18,000 yards...: S$ G. h( b) J) l- G# [
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
& y0 @. ]# E4 ]1 qRange closes to 14,000 yards...( L: Z5 `% z3 u1 E9 K+ E; u
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." f. j+ A. t) }2 z2 k# |
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
6 Q0 I# t9 U! s/ E5 n2 e; gRange closes to 10,000 yards...
' p6 \% W% F7 xRange closes to 9,000 yards...1 M0 g: y7 H0 L) y" _
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... ~& z" d3 m0 U/ q% F5 ~5 Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...& w9 Z; q' B5 }; K
Range closes to 6,000 yards...1 n7 L2 R; ~/ v! i
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." Z! d v$ ?/ p3 y8 @, Y
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
9 o( y+ v5 d- K2 F3 x. [4 H8 `8 ^Range closes to 3,000 yards...
7 z& \. r& Y. }2 M" d- ACONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards% L6 N! ~$ }7 A* B& t
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
# |% M* D" O# o& K3 @4 URange increases to 4,000 yards: c% F n, h3 g' v2 f# [. p
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
9 q" d- `) W8 K3 B8 Q q+ x" K+ ?CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards4 m O. W3 r# P; U
Range increases to 5,000 yards
/ T+ _! g1 a8 Z" z. \$ I/ m! \0 PCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
9 s7 N3 r) }0 L4 l- N# w; e& WRange increases to 9,000 yards. n3 Z& p4 t9 t0 s0 }" C
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
( R( [. }4 w, m3 z9 `1 X+ JAllied Task Force Manages to Escape* ~4 y2 w- v/ Y5 F. t+ s
Task forces break off...
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: |; ?: d' [7 S- E5 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards, r- \+ L4 \' o4 V/ F) M
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Japanese Ships
- M5 D7 w) P- Q3 ?( z9 U* l& q CA Aoba4 P% v5 Q) X) C* w- Z9 c7 `
CA Kinugasa% U: c3 _! u7 @" Z2 X
CA Furutaka3 F- z1 k. l* o% S; Z3 v9 _
CA Kako5 B+ r4 v" O" Y
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire6 k4 Q* [1 k6 e
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 n/ Z. {4 x5 k2 h CL Yubari" A1 \2 `( ? P+ }, X# f9 a5 W4 d
! \) `' @: h0 t! G, wAllied Ships1 x3 B" `6 F* Z/ {. K& E
APD Colhoun
; b; t& E5 u) C# a* w& K APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire" b9 c) R+ G* b) {) o4 f
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
7 } p/ P, I% |- @' P& _: H% G h DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ r; {" R& l2 s; ~, o/ a4 k AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires% G& h. Y# n' }. h9 p
AP Harris
) P' W. d2 b h, b AP Zeilin) C% b7 [9 n8 Q7 N
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
, T! J3 a# l2 p! ]; Q. S AP Heywood
: U: d. T8 I! d- i AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire0 T+ m! e' j* F' \
AP President Bowen
2 {: X L5 o- x2 W( b6 J AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
. |, x2 L) @5 i3 [$ r: f; O. {/ b xAP President Wilkerson
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% x+ t3 g6 y# u5 U5 V1 w6 ?) CAllied ground losses:
+ D3 z" V8 X/ x) ?' P$ M 105 casualties reported, _. l4 j+ X# a. }* q4 e# B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ S- i1 C/ Y0 }4 i u
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled3 o z' M$ d: I( [ h/ v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
2 ?; Y& j4 X! cAllied TF begins to get underway
3 l" s. j; H# u) Y x# f2 iReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
2 |6 i( x" r# q# f: s; [2 ^. i1 u, tMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
# Z7 t7 j( Q1 tRange closes to 18,000 yards...
8 L. @% T" x; L( }Range closes to 13,000 yards...
" F( r6 s7 g [- r3 D- ~7 R# {5 d1 aRange closes to 8,000 yards...7 S; s) R- R: X. n
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." K5 f3 Y& M4 l
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# d, C3 J v" R! n: T, _( z C+ f* ^# Z
Range closes to 1,000 yards...5 L$ b) g5 c+ l
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards# L& ~1 k& i$ R. F9 ]: ^ |
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
Z% u, c. f& z3 e! p+ g4 ZCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards6 w0 u) |7 C4 d' J& u
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
1 }8 s' W+ F5 b: r# SCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
( B2 h" P7 z, U( C4 J' E1 @9 Y; ~CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards" v8 t% N" |8 w5 Y, O5 W! o
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
7 s0 d' @5 J. t8 U O1 zRange increases to 2,000 yards
% ~$ u+ x$ S6 h7 ]. dCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards5 S; Y3 g) q6 E' ~) [$ J& a# [
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards" e0 H6 z5 e9 U r, v$ h8 y
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
: t0 g3 e& {4 \/ t ?CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards! n* P. r. u& y" p" X3 {: m
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
1 c+ _" {/ T, c0 ~9 ^2 \CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards& H$ }+ Q2 i( j. @
Range increases to 4,000 yards m3 u6 R5 m4 R( m
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards2 }6 [5 D1 ^ C! \
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
/ q/ }3 ?. n4 n( h; U3 lCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards, d7 P# }! F+ d6 |/ \6 n- u) w
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards" M/ l8 ~) r& w6 X
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards8 T( Z, `$ s4 M B5 L h4 m
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards5 [9 o, c) V, O* J( n/ M
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
/ Q! H& j' [4 m( J. Q+ R9 ~" wAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
$ S3 ~) E" B6 S1 hTask forces break off...8 g2 F) l1 J' z! L" f9 x, D
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6 Z$ l4 A2 Z- f' C p) r/ \7 y5 x- Z, Y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 114,134. G/ r5 t( C: ?' F" `
4 Y. t3 q( @ a& w/ lWeather in hex: Clear sky
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; F8 r0 o& P6 {- h: TRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; o7 ~# n h( G) H
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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* h! I) n( H% u9 I. hJapanese aircraft p. S B. _$ D2 K% C% O
no flights n& S( ]" o; w0 f" d' z8 k
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Allied aircraft; q% A7 B6 J5 M% N8 `" N4 V2 D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
: ]; {7 ]3 W- [! j1 T SBD-3 Dauntless x 822 `7 I+ n% I4 h6 r5 S, [
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
! O* Y) n o+ W$ ANo Japanese losses* T2 p6 j. J6 x' p, d2 z2 b* B
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Allied aircraft losses9 @% F8 i0 ?* d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
; ]# _5 _9 D. K3 h7 { TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 O: {; k7 h3 j( o3 \+ B. o CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 j9 y! F* }% K& ~# j. L CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk6 l+ P0 N6 K( X& ]/ R% A
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage# G& \/ v; l2 _ P/ d
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk
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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。
