在CV回悉尼补充了舰载机之后,TF58开始了支援向瓜岛的补给运输行动,同时,日军也蠢蠢欲动瓜岛附近再次爆发激战....
* F9 b- F9 c) r) ?5 n7 {4 Y# g9 D3 \双方投入的主要兵力
2 W- @) |; I" v8 x! o% N/ I# p: K' A3 _盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB* t5 P" f* V1 @. ^
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
. T: ?0 x! ~% l) |$ H: \! q. F+ |由于日军没有料到TF58会北上,日军CV去LcapBB编队,本身并没有什么直掩,被盟军舰载机痛殴,当天沉没CVL瑞凤,其他2艘航母也重伤.$ a# R2 {; |3 \
经此一役,彩云桑投降
2 f- v& U1 |7 n) X5 ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42
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( @6 U# _. A7 |0 u8 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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; W% O7 G8 b$ |7 |7 l( K, ]8 iWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 F' ~* h, h8 h7 A \1 R% tRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) u+ s, g" a) X1 ?* u
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes2 y x' _& u% T
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Japanese aircraft
! b: B0 m, _ i. z4 Z& b" `0 C& d B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft9 S2 s! j1 i( n1 O! w
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ }, m9 T& `, B% Z1 Q' I5 Q( J6 X B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131, w) [* W& m* i" r3 w+ v
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 D1 }1 w, n/ \3 ~. E# {
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 A/ y# _! `7 c& x7 N$ h6 K; ?Estimated time to target is 47 minutes' V4 q0 n4 Z1 Q" o7 r
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Allied aircraft( Z4 M& Q9 W0 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 868 v6 ^ D R% j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49; G0 r2 R7 M6 L; e' `9 S
TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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$ X, S# z$ U! O, c: q) yAllied aircraft losses' ]. S" F: R7 D( {6 K7 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
! }9 X- ]" R) D5 B1 n3 w TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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8 z( S( Q0 a+ ^' p* q% Q. L& ?+ WJapanese Ships
3 V$ ?$ [) V4 M% G' w$ ? CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; T) r% R& M/ [1 j1 A
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( P; q- P* o( G0 `* p# S2 i
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 s, F- e3 u; Z- G
DD Makigumo
3 E* ?2 G) D6 m% D& Z DD Yugiri: @+ X" `: G& J( A: c, c9 g
DD Akebono& ]6 `7 m! _( l. }1 y5 M" B( Q+ f
CS Chitose
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DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' @1 }$ z( F& E1 C* L1 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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' X7 q+ Q( h7 B: [, l/ I, WWeather in hex: Overcast
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_$ a- M2 b# D, pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 U- G8 ?. o s) Y1 F& ]
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) i9 N( U- r, i' A% c) ]
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Allied aircraft
n6 c2 [$ g# G2 U/ E F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
. G* h. g4 w$ c/ N. W SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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Allied aircraft losses% d( \/ m) S7 q0 q: r& V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships( l7 X% o. C( x
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- Y6 J" ?- v" B5 b( K" ?/ Z6 {$ P: W x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 o7 ^" s6 H. v/ H CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! ]9 i0 i7 M, r7 D- `
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire* _ e" X. Q* Z
DD Kazegumo" Z! \! I! V$ L# }
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire- Z& {8 A4 e9 \, s* `7 ]# b
DD Yugiri8 b4 O6 F" d/ @0 w p
DD Ushio
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1352 n' p7 `; D& u B# H
6 g0 S0 q5 Y% l( rWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 A9 b1 j4 g1 u( L2 ^. n* ]
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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% @4 N4 a" F9 m8 e# c2 EJapanese aircraft, ~0 K- h; `7 d+ P
A6M2 Zero x 52" `5 B$ t1 d3 ^; u0 P V- r
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4 s4 o. U) c; L- j, z$ }3 M' `/ N F4F-3P Wildcat x 10) |2 z4 N8 z& n' `# A/ E) [, l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11, Z, B- E B9 x% ~
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1 U9 {3 K- ~* l; g; t3 H5 h) qJapanese aircraft losses5 m/ O; ] i. l; n
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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4 u7 g( J- v: a0 J1 XAllied aircraft losses
/ n; f) a+ n P/ @6 e" N0 D, q F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 f: A* X$ k* A ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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; R2 }7 a1 t# W1 W q/ a$ _! Q- O5 Q1 HJapanese Ships
' ^) n# K2 R0 s: l BB Hiei" R% x1 C( y: F$ d2 n; W" }
BB Kirishima* q/ j7 b; T+ C& z1 B7 e* T1 d" w/ C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131" c4 u/ d0 _3 @- c4 G, x& Q
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Weather in hex: Overcast: N9 H1 ^- y2 I8 v" S& f
- l% H% g; Y; u3 iRaid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' p# i, h# s1 |, s1 e5 P% o6 g( o4 HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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no flights
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15, X. v9 p2 _$ x
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7 I( h1 u0 `- @. S8 D+ Z% iJapanese aircraft losses; } _( c& J+ b( ]1 m$ V
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ H1 o! X7 i8 ~2 E TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 ^5 e& v/ Y" j: r
Japanese Ships
! ? Q$ ]8 g' n' u DD Yugiri
: j7 _& I. o/ x" [4 x" F CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' T: B# a$ G. l; j- J, \
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 C, i4 [3 k- |1 I8 O
Aircraft Attacking:
% {! L( G) f- [& O! H 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ |8 u+ w7 v* K3 o. W7 m. `9 n
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# g _' v0 e3 R/ \) x5 r- }
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+ o: \ K; X! q/ {3 j, U# v) ~; wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1357 X4 M& n a4 F3 g$ X* N3 a" Z
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Weather in hex: Overcast, r2 z' W3 |+ x9 P" o. N6 {1 O
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" [' I7 Y6 B8 _1 J+ g& O1 K' I* QEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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9 [/ t* t5 y- p/ ?5 E( U; OJapanese aircraft
8 B/ O% L' j# K4 L+ G9 z A6M2 Zero x 5. f6 s+ s, b0 h# _$ t
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0 {# O2 ^, @) V I4 {- M F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
# S) U6 \- z* i SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
9 L$ u ~9 F7 v" v m, | TBF-1 Avenger x 11" S9 [( X+ H# _
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( Y. M2 T7 G& g7 W4 `/ v: lJapanese aircraft losses9 U% N9 A n. C- Q! L6 h
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
* n* [9 L E8 ^9 k# S TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged2 R1 p9 b* f+ P7 z% y% n
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BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" w% I4 v) ^. L8 g# g5 h
CA Chokai) n/ {0 F, L$ r
BB Kirishima
3 ]" r* U- {$ ^: U CA Tone
) m0 e* T2 F8 [9 q6 m O) e CL Yura
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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2 S5 P% G0 ^: _Weather in hex: Overcast
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9 j! T" V" K3 d$ @; r# P1 G) xRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 ]/ y+ B4 W5 F- v4 _
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' N0 x1 [2 H& i) k g2 g( O A6M2 Zero x 19 I- K$ J3 F. a
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Allied aircraft# ~: s: M$ E- ]( s3 ?7 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 Y8 n( v5 O3 k& ^* O& n% _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 300 W; l, A& R6 q! i H7 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses, V9 y3 y/ ^# f4 Q
/ X& J/ V& q0 B5 A( e! A' c$ {: zAllied aircraft losses
( Y4 @7 q/ J" ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
& [& k C. O+ j( Z5 R* M( P4 Y: S TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged8 e& p, }+ h! Y# g! ]" M* `
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Japanese Ships
5 P' P1 Q1 o; K! P CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage m+ o- n7 I# C9 I3 c
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 R3 K4 p& L; E& V$ e
CA Suzuya6 O& S& G& ^7 `7 Q/ B
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
u1 {2 q7 B/ E. {; f* t" t% v BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3 D- `: D: D) [5 P' f* G
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; W" P" `- H% x4 j6 E
CL Tatsuta% k2 w: d$ F) N
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9 ?- w, M# G3 m PSub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,1376 B- _( |9 w* B) M0 N1 J
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DD Mutsuki: w+ l) r9 E% a- A5 i
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SS Amberjack, hits 1 |