8月9号
8 W0 ^/ z! G# J1 X5 ?第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
$ \7 X( Z# n/ ?/ h& n# pNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards0 r0 `5 T" |5 Z& V
. H, W( y1 e' E$ e. U5 ]% \Allied aircraft
5 b+ y2 P$ F! w( @ no flights( o9 T. f: l; Q# c' z
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Allied aircraft losses
5 D2 ?: A1 C; x5 M- U. x/ DNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
6 s) g2 L# `6 c; V* j CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 W2 h# Z Q9 |% \6 _8 b( r CA Aoba& |! z; E4 P3 ~ l8 ]' G
CA Kinugasa! c' ~2 y- X9 x7 S
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
2 s6 H1 u ^; K; |5 l CA Kako( o+ U) M }; x7 ?4 O
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1! C: ]8 U/ J& c/ e$ Y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6/ J3 Z' `( t/ q% |/ n3 D
CL Yubari! q2 `, F( c& h1 u- Y
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Allied Ships
4 G4 K/ H& V0 | CA Salt Lake City
! q2 ~. {+ ^% i' Q, V1 W: Q CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk1 A+ a( `6 y! l& p
DD Grayson
: { X- F1 t6 |% Q" N DD Monssen
5 }( C. }! p- D0 z- J DD Aaron Ward6 _: C T& z5 ^5 l8 s* e+ V8 L
DD Laffey
! V* h1 X' Y( s' p; t* ~0 Y DD Farenholt& f- B' Z/ n; U. Z
DD Maury% b) m0 b* h5 g7 j+ e: s" |
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, e/ Y0 n p8 v. U7 R DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 y# s6 p& \6 w% X# a# ? DD Stack" E/ E/ J1 z, ^: a7 z6 l; U R, R
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
8 ^( w6 c/ N6 ?" j r: ]/ ~ DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
$ s: \# R1 ~. PMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards6 U+ C, [+ t( m# p/ ?
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
% ^& V+ F$ c8 N- ERange closes to 14,000 yards...) B8 S/ J$ p3 f7 [$ l: Y7 g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...4 [' ~3 {9 A9 k$ x/ O( J7 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards. X$ K; f' A6 {
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
- d! B( ]/ y( O4 V2 z" T# `6 pRange closes to 3,000 yards...
9 r2 s6 ^1 D: P5 D& G+ ]Range closes to 1,000 yards...
; r+ j: V& s3 |8 V/ @* u/ yScott, N. crosses the 'T'
' d6 c* U* `3 }- w sCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards0 `2 X$ U" @& Q+ P
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
8 ^9 B5 i7 ^/ NDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards" L5 X5 o1 k6 Q- x/ }9 S4 K' H
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards2 F: O1 W( k! V5 ~5 x9 ]# Z& {' Z
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
. i7 L- J A# f3 j3 R" bRange increases to 2,000 yards
: t# V5 G9 V6 z3 }/ k3 U, EDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards0 W; I1 d3 C' ?/ b. L" B
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
) s8 r, M9 w8 Q8 I' d/ \DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
+ W( e: s9 \: ECA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
, E8 l Z7 _1 Q% {4 KDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards9 X( R& K/ j& X T# G$ N
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards, e% B$ |( U" D- R/ E0 R4 F
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards( ?& |. w9 J; H. G! Y6 {
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards, c. k c0 r: f9 T" o- ]
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards0 N& `' ?* D3 ]
Range increases to 6,000 yards% x' O7 q1 V9 h5 {+ T
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
T, y/ R2 t' Z) T9 t+ G" f' g: qCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards! G {+ E/ Z+ v4 ~/ U) @1 J
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards5 @7 I, g9 [; d' p5 o+ \2 H$ \
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
/ i6 D) x: D; i# F( NCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
" P7 _$ h7 f1 ?* C( g3 XCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards C- g3 u# l/ @; j9 }# {$ H: r7 [
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards& t/ f2 N" g; Y+ }6 v
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
, o" y. t5 V, B0 g7 OCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
3 b+ }6 \9 p- VCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards- ^- M3 l$ X" o1 F7 ~* p: q
Task forces break off...
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2 [& J* H6 x0 P0 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards, n. ?( D$ G3 `2 W
$ F2 Y* N* e# P N7 X6 N) XJapanese Ships9 \% N! k/ C- D' w
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
C1 E- v+ `$ x CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire: E( M: E/ x, ^4 m3 \; |; b
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ {( O8 F/ ^3 ]" u/ V) {: \" f2 e CA Kako, Shell hits 1
! U3 d1 q+ l/ k% M# w CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 j& A9 @' ^0 m2 O N CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
- l0 C. w6 ?0 a' c& } CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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' H! ]$ }; `, ]9 ^ CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire v/ P, B7 X) ?5 U: }' g; y
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ r4 a. {0 P2 ^! o8 g8 g CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ L- p. ~" L6 J5 ?3 M' f
DD Mugford
0 c" c: ] l& g7 J0 H DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 20 {2 p- c) x, t/ z3 H8 \; q2 \" p! w
DD Patterson
( T/ t# v8 U5 r# B2 H: l& Q9 h1 X DD Jarvis: Y/ K- L) K% p5 X! ~
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight/ o+ x; q, @+ o" M
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
- s* l: y$ f dRange closes to 20,000 yards...' h1 E% T$ z: t) Y8 W j/ ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 z7 m8 L7 W+ v& I3 y$ o) x% Z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' a* ?& V' v& m f* V4 n0 U
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
* A4 [# o% ^/ T* }3 S, R- pRange closes to 2,000 yards...
. ]: y9 ?& ^7 `6 g3 v: DCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards' H5 b$ C0 ~5 Y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards+ A. e, U0 X( ]2 Y: z
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'0 u4 ~$ `, f& f! ^
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
0 {5 b, ~- J- ?0 g/ rCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards+ x+ o$ R7 `3 v5 ]# C0 z
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards4 U. U9 b2 U+ C; q# Z# Z {
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards6 a0 J2 M4 I7 q5 o/ q7 q( M( g
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards- N' w3 V. S9 Q+ [
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards/ K: x, }9 l; \
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
- c1 y' F0 }( NCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards% [9 F& u" d, x: @
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards4 `% U; M% O9 z% d \' C' ~
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards3 w( m U, @+ H# A, {% k' B2 d, s
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards! E; W# l4 h0 Y+ |" R9 T$ p
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards: @, n: U. J) K. v
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
; {* V9 }- z3 @4 LCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
: V0 Z' ~0 q2 D8 o" KRange increases to 5,000 yards
0 a( j3 W/ y7 q% W; l' }CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards8 R* W- m7 ?. D8 L8 q b
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
! _) I/ w& K! uCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards8 L; k0 q# J" _4 r' n
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
. l W) Q+ K) `; sCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
- o5 I. x1 ]0 V) l* H% [4 f' ODD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
, i: a k, S- v$ {3 Y5 v+ u0 l9 ECL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
+ ?' o2 S# x Q) h! g' mRange increases to 8,000 yards- Z5 c4 D( N, x3 K9 E7 B" F
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards1 X6 l: c! G8 J* \0 u- f
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards4 x; [ O$ O$ V/ h
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards. q. C' y/ W, y8 L V3 k
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards5 o5 q" \9 R8 d# f: u$ T
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards6 y* b z+ a0 D9 o
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
* O2 z) ^/ n* ^" I/ k' \$ V* Q MRange increases to 9,000 yards
b+ s5 b$ \9 a! N: w- a1 KCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
' C' I5 s4 E% r0 D5 p5 O. Z3 M2 H( jCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
: R# ]& w7 F# x! t, q& {* vCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
% t, H+ J( \9 ^: ~6 JCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards. k/ S- B. |9 C/ Q- J) p8 q
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
- M0 }& X8 {8 a) @- Q6 hCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
& v) C! J- Q: N% Q; F" n( VDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
. w) z$ Z0 d6 f7 z( mCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage# f4 T; K/ ~+ K+ H/ _! I1 Z' z5 \
Task forces break off...; l3 {9 Z9 o: ^" F' B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ V% ~" |/ I# z6 Q z
CA Aoba$ d# a: B9 T1 |' ?& W# \6 x
CA Kinugasa
1 U/ h- `( P* q! x CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2! n% }# Z: l1 {( \2 Z/ H+ |* P
CA Kako, Shell hits 1! O" k+ i% o9 |" Q" \+ G$ _/ c+ J
CL Tenryu- z) Y# X1 A! r5 m& [. b: n4 e, D* D0 B8 e
CL Tatsuta, D8 q( p# R! e- @. O
CL Yubari
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# U! m g/ r- j; }Allied Ships
# U" v- T( y- i& l0 S! _1 g. v) u DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk% F5 Z* `: K8 k0 p7 @
DD Balch2 f `5 X" A$ k! `) h
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
- g8 n% u1 U9 {0 v, L! d! zMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
4 M" r( A3 O( q2 ^# K0 _/ `- `Range closes to 24,000 yards...
$ X- d$ { Y: A+ E6 ORange closes to 22,000 yards... V% X& j6 T$ _$ ~+ F
Range closes to 20,000 yards...- l) N) h- B6 H2 y9 g& a" |
Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 Q. v+ j+ g1 M/ l7 @4 G( k u
Range closes to 16,000 yards... L; a+ d5 M- G" i0 ^1 H& |
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
. t) @2 k* s$ R8 v- [Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 ^9 m, i0 y5 \2 E. ]
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
; b$ f0 m5 a7 u& I/ a4 \Range closes to 10,000 yards...) N: C6 h* s4 t
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
& O/ g% L) m K8 A' zRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* I6 T/ ^5 C: F4 L- q+ X( GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
i. m$ j5 X" ^1 D b7 FRange closes to 7,000 yards...2 W1 ?$ N# L5 O. M0 }2 o
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
* p8 k7 b. U' GCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
6 d) _5 \, L O7 F7 j8 R! G# ?9 g* QCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards* s4 o- A* i1 G& a0 ]
Range increases to 7,000 yards1 [1 h5 y8 _0 i! U3 c9 T' ~
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
% `! Y" s) y& f. |' t0 K7 \4 I. MRange closes to 6,000 yards1 G8 F" B' o7 R" e$ R9 @* j
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
# _ H2 I* V: d% M4 O# ~& g& rCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
5 p2 J6 @5 E+ V+ @9 C& dCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
# n; p4 _% k+ l5 k* `( ~DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
- z) i1 M/ h$ r' T: b* GRange closes to 4,000 yards
, T# W1 z" b/ o A3 ZCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
% i5 k- y: n8 l+ e0 i. K3 jRange increases to 7,000 yards
6 o2 n/ v t( I1 cCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards# J" ~! e% J2 z* _
Range increases to 11,000 yards
8 T2 F) R" b2 j& S& xCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards: ?8 `8 B4 @. B8 t5 z/ Z
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape# y1 v4 w$ z' h6 m
Task forces break off.... ~) n; T6 h8 ~. L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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' l) O4 C6 |$ O' I8 OJapanese Ships
, p1 D8 F# o0 E+ m# }" p8 U% c CA Aoba' |+ u% A, b w
CA Kinugasa: D. r# a5 _9 N0 B, q$ y) C4 ]
CA Furutaka
& Y) o( B! j1 Z" {$ p( A1 {& `* W CA Kako, Shell hits 16 f; s: D- g- g
CL Tenryu
, w8 C. J k7 p. v- S4 v5 c CL Tatsuta! s1 X. a' d/ `
CL Yubari! P" J$ F6 ?6 Z4 U
8 T1 E: X" @# f9 o; k1 B7 S% BAllied Ships
5 w1 f0 v2 z7 K7 J+ E w DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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7 U3 w0 f. d( KReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
& \0 k+ F* I" \7 q3 P4 yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards4 m/ u3 `: G, ~. \7 g
Range closes to 24,000 yards...; ~( \# n; u- h/ Z) U' e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& P8 \9 H- ^( F+ L; o0 _ `5 zRange closes to 22,000 yards...
0 f$ Z. y y) w& i; ~1 xRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 v8 C( ?/ ^* _* y9 `, JRange closes to 18,000 yards...0 Y9 ~- f2 p! f' D3 Y% X% f
Range closes to 16,000 yards...* t4 V% `, o, f! U8 @$ v
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" g9 p& z$ U7 vRange closes to 12,000 yards...
4 F- a0 B+ j: j/ o6 B7 o- `Range closes to 11,000 yards...6 c8 `/ F# E0 e9 k0 k- b6 }& T+ u
Range closes to 10,000 yards...+ x7 G3 M8 M# ^6 Y+ a
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Y1 m) \ c6 I! U! oRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* R" S) P4 P9 h7 URange closes to 7,000 yards...
5 L. K8 v( b0 x7 j/ qRange closes to 6,000 yards...0 T+ i$ P. ], k$ O
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
* l0 I) o: w8 U# S& |9 w/ b" HRange closes to 4,000 yards...7 [; o" W5 g$ r0 |. k& z
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
' Q* Y% ^7 @$ u, l5 X$ MCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards& s' v8 i; ^" p
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards+ }7 P/ i' M8 p/ k4 \8 s% |" i D
Range increases to 4,000 yards7 H2 } K$ b9 b" ~5 U/ ~ R9 c
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
0 [, C U0 { V+ Y+ l/ ICL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
6 d. ?& I8 v$ _% N- _* n% e3 W8 {Range increases to 5,000 yards+ T& N1 C2 x8 I' q
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards9 G; D1 D- }! y& x/ z: [) T
Range increases to 9,000 yards
) j" \ g6 }6 n5 TCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
0 }% s; l0 s- j* }3 Q* AAllied Task Force Manages to Escape; ^, M) L; i3 K( F( r
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards1 j; l5 V7 I0 R& s4 b" c
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Japanese Ships' d7 T. d$ U' V' k# J+ `
CA Aoba
- G2 ]/ H1 A) M$ d& s CA Kinugasa" ^4 f/ a# z# p% J, K
CA Furutaka
5 Z; A7 A- {% C# ~" f u, U( `0 F CA Kako- d" u' t. _/ m2 Z \& B9 I5 T! d
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 J& J) p6 c) a0 G* V CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 O) f4 v" A2 K CL Yubari# w2 U, C# q# a8 H+ q; n
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Allied Ships4 \ A' B' \- R$ g. k2 ^
APD Colhoun
% H6 I& v: J4 g# R) g* R APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
; G% ] a2 F" |: r7 y! G DMS Southard, Shell hits 19 Z* h9 [# h% r- \( t4 R
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ~7 d- _: D. z: T! O AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
, M' z& M5 s- l* O AP Harris c% f7 U8 P& S6 K/ V l1 h
AP Zeilin
3 n6 G( p7 j( t7 G! f AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ t3 h9 T( \& ]! q AP Heywood" l2 Z" T0 ?5 ^! x9 y! U5 ]' S
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire+ t; g. v# A$ }/ _* o( T
AP President Bowen$ ^7 H$ X. }$ Z# P- o6 V
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 @: Q! @* J1 d; J/ l# F xAP President Wilkerson# Q/ L( a! [' F- P8 o+ t4 p
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Allied ground losses:% x0 f' O9 k* o$ U) S
105 casualties reported5 d' I6 T" p8 c l* t' \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- `% V5 X8 j6 l& k1 q
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled5 {; Y7 N! j( E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! h$ j7 A9 `9 f' s) y [Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!+ G# X0 h7 g2 ^% f' I3 L4 V. r
Allied TF begins to get underway7 d R- M* }- M, x
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight0 m4 V" L9 q0 A2 ~4 A) s8 R
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
0 a/ b4 T3 r2 j: eRange closes to 18,000 yards...
) k( O7 |4 o3 N ERange closes to 13,000 yards... S2 u+ ~" P7 i7 q \7 F) K% e- Y1 [# H; R
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
( }) D; Y" W/ D4 O0 s$ @Range closes to 5,000 yards...
9 O1 A6 I4 o3 V6 o. @Range closes to 3,000 yards...
: X+ ?1 X# m E* b! fRange closes to 1,000 yards...
0 N( K) q o" ]0 s$ J1 M* xCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
# ^& B- N$ O. `( r9 yCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards( \/ H- U7 O. ~8 D! |& c
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
& X1 x2 P6 b' K& j6 u2 d7 uCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
* v' n: r" G( ^2 zCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards. q9 m& Q- j7 J. h* [7 [% C
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
9 A' _6 M# C4 z0 h5 F0 o% a$ BCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards! ~ u' j- q: h0 ~4 {# S/ F
Range increases to 2,000 yards* P8 S1 v5 @' S& M; n2 m
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
5 {. n! M1 I G$ ^2 W2 g0 N. fCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards8 T1 A. m3 z) s- G
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
& b- g4 G9 g. m. l7 a; j wCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
8 ]) V1 {6 B$ P2 x7 e2 W/ [$ GCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
* q2 c9 r Z( e% Z5 a& {CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards, b3 \1 C! j" B7 D6 J+ O
Range increases to 4,000 yards. G% ^: `! V, C8 \5 i
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
- `) l" U9 d. i1 W# L) |' BCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards3 b9 b" D, |4 c @
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards" ^/ X& n/ z" R# _8 |% V
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
; a! F( B7 ^4 B7 G' k' XCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
2 ?) R- v5 A. Y# `# ?2 B$ g1 eCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
1 U$ q8 L: Z$ c' s0 oCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards: ~. U" D! w, M6 k' F8 G+ |7 @
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
o, K4 {- |; \+ K+ m4 lTask forces break off...
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# k; Y& {* f/ [/ J1 K第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。1 P3 G" F. d4 M6 H
万恶的58!!!. f- i/ |6 Z' b
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134& k7 u. N! r1 C6 d+ R r7 _, ^$ Y* z
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 m2 W: w( u& D- l
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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no flights
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 82- _$ J9 q6 J9 ~2 _2 ~" ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses2 M' ]8 J# b2 J
No Japanese losses3 ^. \$ C# Q2 v0 B* D6 o( n( X1 n% d2 {
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Allied aircraft losses4 V3 p) m5 ?5 d0 C- E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
3 q1 m8 Q& g6 ^9 Q6 ^8 q, P0 M& V TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged' d+ I9 w* e9 |- n8 K V
0 e) S0 v# u0 v& ^0 u0 LJapanese Ships5 E% I; Q: u) j. l4 a+ w
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
. J* S# t1 I& C CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk: d; X- D9 Z9 V5 g
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
4 K( s6 `# m+ n7 J- l* R( M CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk# P1 K0 x# K Y6 m8 e( n1 N% \& _
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