A 23:43, Aoba ta lookouts hange Scott ta karfi, amma Gotō zaton cewa sun kasance Jojima ta jiragen ruwa. minti biyu daga baya, Aoba ta lookouts gano jiragen ruwa kamar yadda Amirkawa, amma Gotō ya kasance m da kuma directed da jiragen ruwa zuwa flash ganewa sakonni. Kamar yadda Aoba ta ƙungiya zartar Gotō ta umurnin, na farko American salvo smashed a cikin Aoba ta superstructure. Aoba aka sauri buga da har zuwa 40 shells daga Helena, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Farenholt, da kuma Laffey.
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