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....0 X& O# f1 Q8 h# l6 B
双方投入的主要兵力/ }# C# R5 d: d
盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB! V) C1 v/ g7 t/ k7 g3 E/ p
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB5 t5 U7 L. t+ E7 d, D. [
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.$ c4 q, i1 ^; b5 Y1 \
经此一役,彩云桑投降* X9 @* E% l- \3 C+ u9 G
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 422 x# A$ L5 I4 D: n8 ~9 f
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8 }2 z, {. {6 n4 `) _* \+ UMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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9 O/ s6 J# c5 O6 gWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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% d( C/ Z* A! G7 M; oRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, Q) ` c/ {9 y" G4 h0 u/ OEstimated time to target is 52 minutes2 w8 t H4 P8 P S* e' g7 N
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Japanese aircraft
r% e8 y( O7 Z, S. ?* q B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft
7 L6 V2 `9 |+ @& x$ V- ^. H; m F4F-3P Wildcat x 5; I8 T0 O9 @0 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38& e; K! M& {) e8 K s- D4 N$ H; A
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Japanese aircraft losses" t( e. g' R3 K
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed3 M% Y* W2 B) r- Q, y4 D, c6 H
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; M, }2 Q3 ^, M) D3 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131$ {% K0 k5 v2 t6 i# y
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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/ Z4 l) x6 c; c1 m0 G' l) m8 SRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; a8 C; {1 O% l8 _9 ~0 a- `
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes4 m1 p) g, L. q/ A; Q$ F5 y
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Allied aircraft9 M% c, X1 c, j' q# z J2 e9 j" @" Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
. e+ j9 |; ~! f5 {# @ d3 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
% W( `$ E7 J. C TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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* s, G% w# {0 ~3 \8 OAllied aircraft losses
9 v% {% o" d, `4 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged5 V4 a `( |# s8 O, S* Y) ^6 F
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged2 N# Q% E) P' \; J. A
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Japanese Ships9 K j/ u; @7 y! k/ T! f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; X$ q M7 \9 Z0 g
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 u4 Y/ N9 M, V8 x- K0 }( _" ~: q CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; R; C* C% M% F& D DD Makigumo" x- g# m4 J% M5 O1 g0 h# d+ q
DD Yugiri
) w! o8 b" R: |' q7 S2 m DD Akebono' @# i, A* r T% U d7 C
CS Chitose
; T+ z2 ^ @: ]8 q0 H DD Sazanami
5 k) f- y7 ^* s. p" G* ^! m DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131# j' R7 T. Z5 i. V$ d" [# }, {
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 _* ~ p3 `, y i( \& l; H) P
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 x( E; V0 q; h+ x! T
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes- u2 a2 y r0 V/ C
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Allied aircraft
" K. F! ^' h( t C; N" J, I0 z F4F-4 Wildcat x 144 M# h1 t% b5 o, o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34" V! w& J( k1 B
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/ Z- D0 z! k1 T# L8 z5 l3 `Allied aircraft losses {6 u, c: U$ U0 }! u/ I" Q. S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% e* W/ B+ b* A2 {' o1 _ CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* @6 c# l7 V f" d) f CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 S z5 i1 C* b. V
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ]4 N2 \* H. R& B- b# s DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 ^3 |1 p- Y- q2 A, V
DD Kazegumo
7 I& L( c+ l) R0 M% x7 ~5 g DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; n& D8 B- ` E) E: B DD Yugiri- J! {5 p; J. P+ n) D0 E
DD Ushio
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135% c5 S {* H, x; L: F! k& \
G( l% f* E7 d0 M+ [$ MWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 x, Z1 B. O0 h( n
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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) k4 C: Q% J7 k0 w5 t3 ?6 lJapanese aircraft# c! Y3 S, c1 t7 ]: e {
A6M2 Zero x 52
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Allied aircraft
% Q0 i- Z- a/ M4 U2 ^+ O F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 b7 P# k# ~$ \6 F' {; I7 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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5 ?5 s6 k* i+ H8 G7 B5 n7 {Japanese aircraft losses
$ g. t7 t" O/ M6 v; ? A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged. O a$ K) l7 z3 M9 B7 l
/ @8 l1 }9 j2 h9 K! \6 L" mAllied aircraft losses
! v* P% v) Q& S( b) P F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ d! r& O9 B1 _$ J4 O- ~( `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged4 ^2 m! v" I, P; [
! \2 b: p; @/ }2 p$ E7 jJapanese Ships
5 F q0 u( V H BB Hiei
" o( U8 ]# w n% C5 n; j BB Kirishima# J& [3 {2 Z4 o' j/ x% {! B
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" r( W2 z! \) ^; n) Y: K& dMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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3 G, ]9 `" o+ [" D4 o8 K( sWeather in hex: Overcast, h8 \1 \! h+ |
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' W" r2 \; \9 ~5 A# s NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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8 ^( Y1 G: b) Z; Z$ |0 ]$ r TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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) e/ P- P# |; V( F# g! CJapanese aircraft losses
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged& F9 p2 B. Q T/ i( W7 V
Japanese Ships
" |# b, h& f" E/ w DD Yugiri
( e3 Y* |+ g3 K( i* J& h CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ E3 x2 i0 c- Y4 }1 k% @7 l CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 e S3 U7 I/ n- [ Aircraft Attacking:4 Q9 R8 `9 |" ?
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 Y8 i% F; m4 t Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo2 ~' P% [* G' T! z
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9 n+ n- e1 a1 E1 r1 x7 e; VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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# A: v& p4 C! z9 N+ C( H2 HWeather in hex: Overcast' D7 |2 N' o0 F" N( g+ ?
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. M0 M- N/ G- O$ a* T0 @3 tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes2 o' N( j9 r3 m, u R: m
% h' U7 v, b% r$ |9 JJapanese aircraft
, h8 J' v" N( f A6M2 Zero x 5
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S1 i6 L7 a# ^& hAllied aircraft
2 A7 m' x n9 L, o1 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
# I; P9 F5 O1 N- q SBD-3 Dauntless x 215 f* y8 d6 E) V1 ~/ S r1 R
TBF-1 Avenger x 11% d+ D5 L D& _2 G
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7 k) D2 r+ S+ H6 _Japanese aircraft losses+ J2 R( \7 n% K; [, ~7 t, X, K
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! D0 r9 Q4 s; L( [8 `4 u
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Allied aircraft losses% t: N+ X2 @: k- \2 T g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged% G& D) d( g! r* }
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese Ships
m; }" |' z$ V7 }9 L& N BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: }! X: y2 V" H, `2 y! c# W CA Chokai" x4 R# w( v1 A6 t
BB Kirishima
& R& b3 [- q$ P; {3 g+ l CA Tone
9 [! `) c; B* Q+ `( {7 Q/ A0 r% R- A CL Yura
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast, `) @# v' r+ y. w/ w. U5 U8 B
/ e3 c4 L0 ~4 |. DRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; u2 ^$ g9 t4 J$ e; I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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7 ?. q- G* o3 U$ c6 S, m) u# d; QJapanese aircraft
\2 `3 \# w; H A6M2 Zero x 12 }8 U7 Z" M9 V; X4 S" j* m' e F
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 146 s2 w- ~- Z- m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
. L: M2 \ [4 ]8 X# B TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses( M5 H; o; ?0 z, |7 ~* v: ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
; z# F1 b/ }" }9 W TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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3 z3 x7 c0 J; n$ x5 Q" zJapanese Ships
' V4 H" _& P2 Q. ?# E CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ }0 ~2 T) p# I9 }7 v& [/ Y BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% c N4 Z N7 ?! Q5 J9 h CA Suzuya
7 o" H5 M6 E2 D4 w' l7 s& E, k BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
0 ~% y5 r* W4 K2 q9 ]9 b' e. H BB Hiei, Bomb hits 30 v2 e- ^' I6 M; g- v
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 a0 E( W& C' g0 S* w* b, K3 g8 ~* o CL Tatsuta
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,1379 l; q* [# s% M" \% G( U _
6 J0 l6 s; |# i VJapanese Ships
|4 r6 D2 `" f6 t! ~7 ` DD Mutsuki
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5 q3 z/ s3 B; N8 I$ T SS Amberjack, hits 1 |