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....
. P% d/ X1 a @# X双方投入的主要兵力
9 D/ Z% l! O7 m3 e盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB) v" S( ]/ }! w. b
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
# D K6 t( O. A3 v9 A2 G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.
8 y7 w: {. H& ?. `2 }5 q$ ?7 S经此一役,彩云桑投降8 u3 y2 E: {) |, w0 p2 ?( D
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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) e# {: \9 z4 q1 ^; NWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% B: q* M* O6 H& w1 e: E
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 6+ l' U# I" U: w3 M7 m% A
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Allied aircraft4 T* J: ~9 q4 c" _6 x9 L$ u; V: [
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
9 I. f# u! F+ L9 T0 K& x- T F4F-4 Wildcat x 380 s3 W) H% f5 ]" d! ]) s$ I
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131) O- z- n& J1 K% u) D% K7 e) d
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 c' I R* G% x" i: _. [
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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, o8 d( _ v1 KAllied aircraft% K' D& p9 L& E% j+ Q4 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
* m" T' g8 B1 c: D0 l7 v1 t( y8 g: V SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
& ~4 v9 i0 ]: i TBF-1 Avenger x 23; T2 S8 i/ u& o/ `% q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
( }* L4 w% E9 a/ G& }) l9 {# f TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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" S2 U4 @: K y5 M" c/ UJapanese Ships
& d) t; h( x6 A! _8 ]6 T# z ?& V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ F* X4 p# f) L# A# u* k' |% V CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% z: t+ j/ y c' u' L1 o. @! s+ \
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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DD Yugiri' G9 n" S" Y$ a' A0 f
DD Akebono
+ i5 {$ \0 ` e' s3 f7 I6 T CS Chitose
, h: S. @9 R9 I1 n. H( c DD Sazanami8 w& m# r9 K2 Z# | [7 [# q% p& u7 Y
DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 I3 G( f1 H3 V+ `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& T: N4 c8 r9 \; t$ }Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) n2 |. R, x* X/ {9 f, }2 J
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Allied aircraft
; p5 z C3 {) ^ ]- X$ I4 e7 U6 S: w F4F-4 Wildcat x 144 k9 |* R, m f' w. E( U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ^" S8 n, f& M+ v3 ~- b' X/ \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 z3 P( Z6 v+ X
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" Z+ L/ G# H4 f1 u, _# l DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' I6 x9 P* z' c( a, \- P DD Kazegumo
4 \' O9 l; ^4 l DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" O5 d' }8 Y a DD Yugiri" }: q/ o6 t3 ]# k% u
DD Ushio
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( Z3 y2 [% ?- f) h( q9 PMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135+ J' D$ h) U% i( o
" c! T/ q( i5 }8 G3 NWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ L5 s n, u5 _( T6 l9 x* M
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
2 L, d& y- j& C4 o4 F SBD-3 Dauntless x 11* \9 G' k, j* o0 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses. B. |7 n; Q- H$ Z1 w0 z
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged x) V2 z% E; p2 W
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Allied aircraft losses
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. z/ ~& ~( [. `. ?" B SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged. O" ]! V7 n% U9 H7 g+ k+ w3 p
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Japanese Ships1 U% T' g. m1 Y# ^) Y
BB Hiei6 C& x" F5 Z1 l! ^" A
BB Kirishima
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0 }% O0 p' m9 I5 a7 A7 q6 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" v4 \8 t' }3 H" q1 Q( A0 [: ?Estimated time to target is 12 minutes M# k( p- v% S- I0 i3 H6 j
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no flights
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Allied aircraft8 r4 Q2 W0 K6 h6 i+ a' b! K
TBF-1 Avenger x 15" N, G* Q7 \! ~/ h' s, M2 n
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Japanese aircraft losses
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! C6 {; ~( {3 c$ T* n' rNo Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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: g" M* |8 r# L8 q DD Yugiri
6 H7 ]" Y" j7 B. C! d CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- s' U' t4 v, R CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 a4 m- W% \+ s; r# q6 c
Aircraft Attacking:5 `- Z2 B1 J& W' P
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
d) b9 c9 Z, k: E- X7 }0 I; y Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) L6 u# D& B+ }/ j( e$ r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast. P4 q/ }% m' z% d, n6 X
0 c5 a% A8 g1 l* r1 `0 |Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ u& |2 A/ ~8 \ j4 f7 t! I' aEstimated time to target is 8 minutes6 |6 w1 H$ [ B" A' v* Z( P" d& g4 t
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A6M2 Zero x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
& u4 E- Y" L5 s2 p; X6 \% { SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
9 f8 R: e; W+ k4 Y* m1 I4 p TBF-1 Avenger x 111 z3 C9 d" ? K
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0 T! M4 K: ~( }1 c6 r A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; z: H7 O$ _+ V) f" u
8 [4 w( E# b* E6 V3 X! MAllied aircraft losses
# R$ o' a) s% f' C0 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 N6 o0 A: f" G" r" T3 T4 F TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ w9 J$ w) b) g/ R6 k9 m
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1- O/ s8 b# f! Q) q) ^4 t% b& c- ^: r
CA Chokai) j4 i4 b. H8 |; G% S+ e' h3 A
BB Kirishima9 M9 U8 f, X4 n+ Q, s/ p& m- t' J1 }
CA Tone9 c i& P: _; H0 l) e- m
CL Yura
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4 L- H4 j+ J: UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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& Q4 |# Q# d' e( k0 x4 \7 EWeather in hex: Overcast3 i$ S h% g5 Y% Q6 }' Y
7 G8 P5 O0 A. n V6 G/ ZRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" Q; ~+ R- `) s; K" t' jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( N6 w: h3 s3 s$ W) P# cJapanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14$ g- y" v! P/ _& s5 i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30: a: k! ], t8 L# P9 X" t5 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
: }1 g6 \9 T9 F$ w4 s TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged8 f I9 X/ L" d3 d. a/ k6 ~
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CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 X. ^1 [& g+ ~ BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% k! o& M: L2 E0 d9 P CA Suzuya
4 R! m; b. D; q2 Z6 I, p BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2' O. B9 S. C$ G) S2 D$ }% r
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3+ V1 y; `4 a- `
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; P4 V' w6 i! I0 b& Z) H
CL Tatsuta
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! v8 P# y! K; h. F' B1 N9 y- g; {Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137) t# T9 y& _4 M1 c1 U- ?* i# u+ P1 Y% V _
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DD Mutsuki' I5 p6 q _5 e1 |
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1 q8 D/ T5 V2 y3 x; b6 [/ A! K SS Amberjack, hits 1 |