8月9号
* j, |7 \+ A, @" h' J5 r第8舰队勇闯图拉吉! K5 K( J, n! E" I; _
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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: R" @# y4 e) d4 Y% t; vAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships2 r9 ^- ]! d( D; ]7 C- Y
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 O/ f9 P i# `0 ` CA Aoba- k. B/ G7 Y: ~& E6 u
CA Kinugasa! S+ g& [8 G$ c" y8 w
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
9 c5 r( S! v8 q9 L CA Kako S1 k i; q8 Y1 k6 O( X! v
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1; l( G! ~: Z+ X, E
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 69 Q5 l1 n. C1 {: o( b1 u+ V0 E6 t+ a% u- X
CL Yubari- j+ M3 T) ~& D: v; A; V8 @6 J) c/ H
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Allied Ships" f$ v5 w4 ~$ c$ u2 M
CA Salt Lake City7 @5 K$ e1 `* w& |0 e9 w: z1 u
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk# N2 ^/ K0 t+ ]* i3 d# `( a
DD Grayson0 k8 i4 d1 g3 `! N. V* R
DD Monssen! M) _) V4 ^- X; P0 n
DD Aaron Ward
4 {9 y! ?- n; M7 |& O7 c" A DD Laffey
% x2 ?/ z! M3 f8 T DD Farenholt' [5 j( v+ j+ _% O5 ?. U) x% u
DD Maury% A0 [2 s" x# I8 G: p3 K) z. L
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; U6 j' N% z0 X6 P DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire5 q2 ]/ A3 N, l! _, n
DD Stack
0 r: t6 N- b. \! r DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
' f7 g9 ~ a3 T5 L) Q; `4 v- H DD Balch. C9 Y7 t* K6 [( }4 P
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight1 ?* c& x' i( o+ I" ~2 u* e# ]2 ^$ |8 V
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards1 o3 d& `# ^6 `& t3 ? ~
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 N; u( i4 w# B5 h. {: ^
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# F" i& ? o' S5 j1 s* }Range closes to 8,000 yards..., Q* y) j/ U- p& x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
3 }3 |, L. |: D3 T- TRange closes to 5,000 yards..." a1 n/ k# h8 x6 D& {: e
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
& s/ l. U# l# \ \* T% x. E/ wRange closes to 1,000 yards...1 O3 T" r2 r$ s. l
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
K1 w0 l1 {$ m0 ^# ]' zCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards. ]! W( e& h/ K5 A2 ]9 n5 q9 C8 V
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards7 V- o" }, t* p+ Y: g2 `3 f$ S
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
: j" T4 j7 n" j: `' I) G* b+ \CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards3 @ n S9 r) W
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards9 k4 U4 X! \! L3 Y6 H8 ~9 i$ C: i
Range increases to 2,000 yards# \# j3 I0 q9 c& ~! H
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
$ D8 O/ j! k) w- w2 tCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards0 m# U4 z* m, P* Q7 p. x
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
) d6 X F% b; x' m$ X$ bCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
$ ?2 x- k3 |0 X6 n1 m0 K* J- YDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
, d m7 \4 z; m% N8 KCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards, |. G0 D9 U* }, T) w
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards/ c/ V0 O4 m7 y3 S
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
/ c7 [" y. R" |CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards/ r8 Q7 t2 r( x* n7 w! A
Range increases to 6,000 yards j9 l) h5 n: F' q2 X5 S
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
$ X& T! J' ] O, YCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards. U6 Z# G3 Q ?' G
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
9 a9 m) c* l( h- H' y/ P o6 n8 h# }CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards- B7 t6 [& U7 q
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
5 \7 L) y* X% V: _ aCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards6 R% `$ H1 D! u/ p. ~
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
4 \: c9 J+ U! O& WCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards$ S. P& d5 H% x6 ~, W# e0 b. V
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards. E6 j; N+ Q- x& T2 r# f# e
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
+ q4 }. y5 Q, M/ ]) y- t- \Task forces break off..." r* \) Z n# f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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1 J b j' {9 n3 \Japanese Ships, y8 ~. N& Q/ g) O
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
# r$ L! m" U+ ?0 \( S: N CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
; L, g: p5 H/ p$ \9 g# C CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
! J# ~8 k- M8 z E% i3 M CA Kako, Shell hits 1
, K3 Z, v. g, B4 b! P, W" I CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
' Y: H, Q! e. [" i, ]# k CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire9 V4 M& n6 L1 F v
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire3 d, K1 }0 s, k# F
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Allied Ships' P" d' g4 Q' R
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire- Q- v3 z0 I. ~5 u/ v
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ j: H+ I4 J( y1 M; d
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 `& D* z% D, }+ O- Y: Q DD Mugford" ]0 h# j y, F$ d* j* r
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
( q9 K7 S4 ^6 Q7 }! e8 } DD Patterson& K/ `) ?) `! w; v$ f8 d: W0 B. @' P
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
& C' {3 [! i$ [Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards' N2 A. J/ E* k" v0 `
Range closes to 20,000 yards...9 W* j$ q) n* T
Range closes to 14,000 yards...- g, \9 @& T/ ]! ~- J! T6 N' O8 B5 [
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ Z9 m+ i$ R, h' J s. ^# X. O7 g) t4 }Range closes to 4,000 yards...
" \* X4 o: _% ?8 P( KRange closes to 2,000 yards...
& T9 K) u' q! M/ sCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards( ~+ h, J& A$ q" W7 j A
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards0 M/ d& L# t4 H+ W8 X6 Z$ h
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'% l# {; c/ y/ E B) q
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
# E% s) P7 `$ [7 e9 K; j! mCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
: `3 X- m- @5 v, _* [ j: [ BCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards3 n) v5 G+ K8 x8 N* @! `
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
7 b- M5 p. t! F9 v2 D, N/ {DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards/ L3 g6 v% n; c# t7 `$ R" x
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
2 n4 J- o. X9 HCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
; p0 Q2 a* b, ZCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
8 O/ z) E$ u8 q! iCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards \- Y' D, G8 M& h6 Q( F9 ~9 u" j) m
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
! Y; K J0 p, r1 I: dCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards$ h, r' {6 w4 h: l+ i" z5 G
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards5 P, E. @/ `; }& q
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
' e! w& `6 t7 y7 r9 b8 s9 P! o; D$ TCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
( u/ i6 c& z- g& c: S: A( g' |) {Range increases to 5,000 yards
) F2 i- O& i8 pCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
) I$ a. A: `8 f: B+ [CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards K( C# o0 u- y
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
' Y7 U. K' w2 t/ ~CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
; x6 ]2 M b& M& a$ n" BCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
( W0 X, r2 e7 x5 o2 n* i& r' y, QDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
0 m5 k: J, {' U d" v. }" e4 VCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards5 Y+ |1 `9 a& x$ {9 h/ x
Range increases to 8,000 yards
1 z/ t: U1 Y4 [" U. ACA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards; Q- f: x! u8 C! D6 q
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards9 L; L% e3 `- h5 {; o4 X7 M. |& _
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards5 ~8 Z* X# |" `; S b
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards0 S2 m8 t% q0 C7 A+ C- h( t
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
/ E8 F/ ?$ K9 D+ _/ HCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards" H9 Z4 r+ G+ n2 K q5 E
Range increases to 9,000 yards4 h3 q3 K' s0 ^9 B1 y6 ?9 U
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards5 H' x2 Z) m! c) S, ^
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards# h9 i! Q1 { A: F
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
2 G% g8 [; w2 {5 O( P8 ~* ICA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
+ _) g/ S; u2 G5 K; J0 PCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
4 L) |- j4 Z. b: t. jCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
) U" @9 ^. P- Z3 KDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
( ^; [. o0 B4 O, ~8 iCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
! _+ H! }) b8 f1 R7 U* N5 [Task forces break off... {' i- e5 Y m& t* v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 I8 t" l' d( B+ Z
CA Aoba1 p& Y( b/ Q# ^$ o9 J
CA Kinugasa
$ c& x- A1 @" J# J- t% q _ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
% o7 y" [: ^. H/ x CA Kako, Shell hits 1
8 q: b- w: ^/ X6 T* ~9 { CL Tenryu- J) k( }/ Z5 a- M' W0 S
CL Tatsuta
5 z8 V% H! t# |- ]2 K3 I CL Yubari
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) M" I% I b3 e7 h# i: c DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
9 N, r) }- l: b8 v9 N1 l DD Balch4 E: p7 c4 s, j, ]
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight) Q& P0 Q1 J4 ?; f2 M, R! v
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
4 A: U" l# `% JRange closes to 24,000 yards...
8 {: Y' H% e; fRange closes to 22,000 yards...
4 z' S; x. d' C3 K3 j# M0 ^( WRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* m- a* D5 d ZRange closes to 18,000 yards...' H/ R5 c" i% d% |
Range closes to 16,000 yards...+ q9 H5 F5 J) z9 u u1 X* F
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ P. V- M- ?! z2 P7 Z6 LRange closes to 12,000 yards...
( J: y0 ~4 S% D2 A8 f+ cRange closes to 11,000 yards...' c- i6 G+ z1 D7 B+ l
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
, F, E$ e& s) O iRange closes to 9,000 yards...
; ?, o# }# s, IRange closes to 8,000 yards...7 Q% l4 v2 z+ p) p/ z( c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
: U) @& D" z* p, Z9 [' \ q$ IRange closes to 7,000 yards...6 f- ?! Y$ U* x! A6 b: S
Range closes to 6,000 yards...8 O2 y0 {- e: h5 d
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
0 M: U2 V: s; a. z6 e" kCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
& f4 ^; L1 b/ x" f. ?2 ]! U! RRange increases to 7,000 yards0 f1 }* N: S' j: v5 \. j- E. D$ z
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards# q u! w* B% y6 V
Range closes to 6,000 yards/ S& E7 E0 T0 u4 v) {
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
1 e" g( Z% y8 ^; c4 J, U: YCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards8 a1 G* i! B/ z/ C0 N) P
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards/ a) D$ n. k8 B: t* H
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards# ?1 E: M( O9 x
Range closes to 4,000 yards* l$ x" {5 l% Y! {1 P' u+ M% U
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
8 j0 b7 _: |; u2 oRange increases to 7,000 yards
. n a: D5 G6 N: C" yCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
7 a4 ^$ A3 c9 @: ]+ H# vRange increases to 11,000 yards2 m9 D: o7 g0 o; P4 a6 u
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards7 r5 \3 l; M8 G( T( z: ?
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape9 J+ d/ l( P7 D2 r r
Task forces break off... c* g+ N8 P; x6 P" ?- n
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I6 o" R& |( ~, l4 ~3 ^2 q2 Y9 Q$ R( xNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards& R, S Y( w0 Q+ n G, |
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Japanese Ships) Y4 Q1 ~5 L6 g( U2 ]9 \+ w
CA Aoba8 n. b1 z; M6 A" c1 X
CA Kinugasa
9 G/ t6 A- |; ?! d CA Furutaka
5 w& K3 Q1 q* F8 ? CA Kako, Shell hits 1
/ J7 x3 u, T. K) T& @: n- e CL Tenryu* v1 ` M4 v3 j( X6 Y ]. K& x
CL Tatsuta
" |6 ]; {3 y6 _. F3 l( a CL Yubari/ H: M1 ^6 G& \
( [1 U) w" j3 H" ]3 ?0 oAllied Ships' E, e) `% i+ Y* |. X3 \/ V
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire0 P# q1 m" H, r f% S" V
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
% m- O9 r. i9 _3 b/ S6 M- j1 gMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
, ?* p) i+ C! G. Y- L, {Range closes to 24,000 yards...8 t4 V k0 b' Y9 Z4 j _5 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
- U# x8 F5 P" H" k1 F# @, J" A/ B, TRange closes to 22,000 yards...
) A% h! s) R0 l S6 j2 H. r; ?5 jRange closes to 20,000 yards...! Q- E3 c# f6 _
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
7 x6 Z3 ^2 [6 @) Q+ TRange closes to 16,000 yards...
, x" b1 l: _9 e5 j. t3 xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
: D6 \$ w$ H% V3 s* _Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 F1 }4 _; J, n6 p nRange closes to 11,000 yards.... W# O* U6 g$ b2 P
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! q8 I: }" g$ ^( ^' xRange closes to 9,000 yards..., U6 s( q/ B' i' d% V3 I; q
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., C' ~- N s% N/ t* ~, I* G: K
Range closes to 7,000 yards.... j: a* F/ U4 ]7 ]! S/ C
Range closes to 6,000 yards...# x2 J, d3 Z) i
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
$ ?3 {6 O# v! hRange closes to 4,000 yards...- w5 ?( b; [8 W
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# B3 [! g+ D( x6 U2 C1 W9 t
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
+ k" D% X6 I' J$ U) d- s ACONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards# q; j# x+ t$ M: L/ B3 T
Range increases to 4,000 yards
6 [; T v+ D$ P) NCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
5 D$ s5 |1 q8 A5 C. \CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
2 X# B- V/ B P7 r6 g k7 h9 G7 [Range increases to 5,000 yards
6 l& l( ^+ L9 ]! ]! O7 J6 k& ]CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
/ s# m; D9 u: J0 f# iRange increases to 9,000 yards
2 k. D3 @$ e0 q% h' ?# q8 [CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
2 X% Z! P) u& t* C. M6 d+ QAllied Task Force Manages to Escape2 N G5 Q/ @- B' `0 ~
Task forces break off...6 h4 p0 G( [! d8 g% w. r
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4 H f5 q n* r9 T9 P. D% C3 j, }1 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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% i6 F+ M0 f! Y9 {+ z% TJapanese Ships+ e. u- [. \3 I: F2 p' F
CA Aoba
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CA Furutaka9 @( ~; ]" ~4 b; z6 u! _4 Z" Y! |
CA Kako' \# D4 V5 J& i2 Z1 Z$ \6 F
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 g8 O: e8 Z. `0 n( q7 t+ A% S CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire/ P& x7 S! s- j
CL Yubari! v H. D5 j$ g' |+ J
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Allied Ships
# s7 ~, m/ G, h; t$ m APD Colhoun
4 r0 L5 M, n$ z' E) j APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
p8 q( k$ P# B+ |6 Y1 I: j' E DMS Southard, Shell hits 15 u* U# h& U" n S
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ B# }7 L- y5 z: G- ~' a AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) s# ?! G" q! A) e5 V$ D
AP Harris
1 ?% i+ H: P- J5 W. p AP Zeilin9 Y7 y, v" o! l7 J
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ o% g2 I- A+ M0 r6 l AP Heywood2 q5 u3 c4 q3 s8 M, Z. s- U8 l6 U' ]9 V
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 L E% U% D4 J3 W! s- n AP President Bowen
3 L; u# z& \4 n9 b$ D* Z0 l AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
i2 m- J/ s( ?/ P xAP President Wilkerson0 e7 v, Y% I! X2 u
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6 ?3 e) d3 I# ~: d" i! {Allied ground losses:, T* O: G9 o9 S1 X2 E3 @# H
105 casualties reported* V( o7 ?& I+ y: s4 K4 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# G2 Y4 M2 z3 u3 Q( t
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 J% E( l8 c4 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!7 o6 h- u Z: _" p' h) z: A6 I
Allied TF begins to get underway) P! ^9 J( ~9 ~, c6 @& k' Y7 h
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight! S1 @1 A! J" D% [# a% t& H
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
: {2 S7 @9 m) |7 R3 [) ?# ~Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' |0 w7 Q+ _1 eRange closes to 13,000 yards...
# q5 g3 P2 X# U _3 L+ F8 U- h: i% fRange closes to 8,000 yards...4 }2 b& ]4 p# P9 E1 R, Z. d
Range closes to 5,000 yards...! Q8 \& d0 Y7 `. z/ U
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
d$ s* Z/ c! K- }( B! RRange closes to 1,000 yards...
3 E3 P% J* ^' |4 SCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
/ {: T$ u0 \8 h* i+ e" QCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
' @) X8 J! z/ J3 eCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
& j5 a7 S: X R6 J, U* }( pCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards5 R, J/ ^8 l. X. F. r8 ^8 w
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
" P( t3 q8 L3 r9 e0 d1 P( [( a2 B8 rCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
% A1 Q8 R/ H: C7 s8 rCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards) o: ~9 `4 w* s( |( r1 O: `
Range increases to 2,000 yards
+ G {1 A& {+ D/ f9 H& k3 ECA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
7 }+ e" P- b2 nCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards$ t6 T/ {- |+ l& V) X4 m
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards: Y; b# n3 a. m& ~4 Y4 e
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
6 g+ [' Z U6 z9 Y9 H' C& gCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
F$ @3 P+ b- o9 N* ?% C5 bCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards9 z8 i* _3 y: g6 m3 e: K
Range increases to 4,000 yards* n% K5 @" B; _8 u
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
$ j* m" q9 M0 L! F$ J( ICL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards6 d. O1 k" t+ Z" \
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards4 J& J0 q' q" {3 ]1 v7 ]
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
0 f6 }7 D2 V/ c, E; m/ K( G* r5 ]CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
& }! C: w% o9 Q) B; WCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards* P' j$ Z7 Y- f. F: W4 Q- O
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards$ r W/ b/ o! b, k3 e+ [' i: ?
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape, r/ c% @, i5 O9 N
Task forces break off...
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0 x5 |7 q. U+ g2 J9 z% R: V2 n第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。2 `5 S) N- z; W, O5 _
万恶的58！！！: t: c$ r$ R" v* z( |& t/ z
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1341 E) L; h- i8 _
" \1 c. \( a) M0 zWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet." N; h/ l7 N1 p; T6 X: ]/ g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! P& ]( j: D* [; Q8 c
no flights& l+ a" ~1 ~' S6 E" D1 K
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Allied aircraft7 J' j4 C x7 ?5 ?* v: o1 y7 d0 J, t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
* Q9 h* k' i% C- X2 U: c5 G; k SBD-3 Dauntless x 82* L) {, \. M8 W4 S, ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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" v2 n3 R+ B C# GJapanese aircraft losses! Y9 o3 u$ S0 \4 L8 [8 x( P
No Japanese losses
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; T. o. B2 @* fAllied aircraft losses
0 t6 U& N# q; s* F SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
3 h: k7 P6 E& s* L6 L, P8 D TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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' u Z# Z% B9 v2 VJapanese Ships
4 ~- A" ?( V6 u; K8 S4 G CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
! I3 }) |# v7 j1 s CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
0 L% e& H5 W* e# U" n CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage* x3 J, {5 C4 s/ g% g4 U
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk' g G3 P$ A) O' _
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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。
