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....& {& ~' |* T2 M2 O# I7 o0 {9 }8 K
双方投入的主要兵力
& V# q- ]" d; h3 u3 A: |& c盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB' }& z' W# t4 E- D' t3 s' i5 I
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
3 _% ~# _4 W# k# G1 m! 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.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42! c s6 n* U4 Q \
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$ i; e( \2 V( x* Q1 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ q1 g; {5 x4 Y" b* g, F. s* R
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 e5 p1 \8 q. w, Y- o, t0 }
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: V' h- ~2 ^# U B5N1 Kate x 6
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5 Y; y% G0 N9 c# UAllied aircraft. T/ {- B! I; o' ]
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
6 {0 @0 _, _; h$ | F4F-4 Wildcat x 38/ l2 a) C2 k# @7 a: a" j9 ]
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! k9 y: \0 B# J; q2 YJapanese aircraft losses4 P& h* @# E3 V% A# E) P$ O" t( B
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast: n6 p6 _" j8 z4 k# _7 P {
4 ^; B; ^2 b: B) kRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 y* y% [% q" H
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes/ G* C* E- `* y' |% C. S P
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 86- S5 O# Y7 K7 F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
J: ]. q$ o6 [7 R! v$ Z. X J9 ` TBF-1 Avenger x 238 C% K* z7 ]) d# {7 A
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Allied aircraft losses
4 s4 J6 O' m* @, W7 s( w SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged* ^3 ?! f2 j! l
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged& e( Q+ p F% [
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Japanese Ships
% E e7 X6 d) p6 Q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 `/ n$ P: X& L g( d# [ W7 m
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
% ~. S$ o0 n$ _+ l2 s CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 k6 N* U, K/ ^. T DD Makigumo2 N# x9 F- \7 R$ ~: J
DD Yugiri7 I* s. Y5 r$ |
DD Akebono
w) v' U o |6 i5 F0 t2 W5 T( _ CS Chitose* p. r6 X' g+ ?1 b0 @9 Z# U
DD Sazanami
2 J- a0 b- m& y4 b% j. @ DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast2 w& ~3 K- o) F& C* I" R, M
4 i2 D, H8 Q& c9 IRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 C" \5 J1 Y& i4 ?' ^( d
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft' p' u* t) M" ?3 J3 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14+ `9 v) p0 T# N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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3 ?: b0 i8 O/ h& m, o- y" oAllied aircraft losses d+ }( p# m3 y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged. Q$ M6 r& [, P1 ^; u
. G) o% l0 E! T/ D( J) ^% AJapanese Ships
1 s6 s+ Y3 Q$ |' k1 w0 p CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% _* {; N/ y. @- j2 h$ a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ j J' w; a0 S% k CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. \+ S* ^/ [+ O( o2 }
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 Q* E/ ~5 J$ E" Z6 f! o DD Kazegumo% u2 A; T2 K: B! e" k+ k9 Y# G$ N
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire. {- h1 E- g* B2 o% Y( f
DD Yugiri6 D m8 c% s- m5 c- ?
DD Ushio# t8 x7 O( N, \* S& G
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+ `, w' I+ Q& `# Z: }2 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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* D5 ~1 y7 @. _8 m: mRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: H' O/ r8 ~# p' l8 Z8 b) R
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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$ M! c. u2 h3 x T, K A6M2 Zero x 528 e! x0 r$ p; _/ m7 B! |2 A
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
9 g: c/ x7 L( X1 m- { SBD-3 Dauntless x 115 U! r" y/ W3 [
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Japanese aircraft losses5 V: G0 z6 F' J
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged0 C N! [; ^7 h; M3 s: }
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Allied aircraft losses
/ I# }) F7 e% j$ j6 z f0 t) l F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
Q3 r, J7 }; P) n; F4 M9 L SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- h& m' K* J# O BB Hiei
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. R! ~2 S1 a6 P: EMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,1310 m% m$ _2 F2 H2 e( O
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, L7 D8 Z- K2 P+ M7 K& E* c) Z/ ]Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 \5 T3 P* n8 i' O1 | TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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DD Yugiri0 L: @! Y) L$ F% v- b2 w
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# b# K3 V' u' T' N5 u# }
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ G2 j* V* \; t$ A( p
Aircraft Attacking:+ s5 O8 N# A. S/ R- k& C
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 Y2 p' M4 q$ s/ O1 q9 _ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1353 M/ O2 m3 K' Y: w1 ]- S: }" @
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Weather in hex: Overcast# Z, v' {0 B* E
0 ]. K" o' ~$ [. z% L" X4 b4 j& ORaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' t3 [3 @# c7 Z( W% x, @/ TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 h( m! W; d# c2 e( X# i
A6M2 Zero x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
3 Y' B* N. g" H# T$ m SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
/ T* d* `. Y* x, V+ X8 ^6 e1 ^$ X$ n, Q TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged U9 t) X3 H6 L/ V5 m' P; }
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Japanese Ships
" @; r- \: x# \4 k2 K BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ l+ B$ Z' U% ~0 {' {+ b4 q% a CA Chokai
% G$ E. N6 G, s* b" ?$ G BB Kirishima
& @# i1 P8 a6 h2 K CA Tone
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135. W. c% ?6 c/ X0 W
# v. |" R9 E- K: S; ]1 b9 sWeather in hex: Overcast
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# g+ _# U% y: A4 {( G/ n, KRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 l% \) j. ], O2 l' v! IEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 B2 [4 \' u6 _9 `* U
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. f( \# R* k& }! N3 k A6M2 Zero x 1
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c) S+ y0 Z4 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
& y) n& ^" T! t! w* r- W SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
5 Z R2 d) N+ a TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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/ z: R- I0 U, x- r3 V5 V6 uNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# t d8 @9 D/ {9 \" {) E+ ~, e8 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' g& Z3 a& ~, ^ BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 S1 d4 q! u. g f' _4 y% ^( b
CA Suzuya
+ h% F0 P% B8 X; G- p Q/ z7 s BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 22 [( d) C9 f& Y: F$ u. ^
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3- \" f; K+ z9 _7 z
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
2 j$ e9 b( I% V2 m( c* D7 s. P: k5 q" m CL Tatsuta
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137 v; y% c; L1 I
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8 F+ C* j+ k2 H3 n E DD Mutsuki/ P# _9 m1 s1 g" @3 Y& R
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! T' }. z& i, Z" J9 s' U" K SS Amberjack, hits 1 |