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....4 n4 k5 H' c. K/ g
双方投入的主要兵力
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日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB: ]5 h, @, W& p
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. y% b% U: J' p9 e V
经此一役,彩云桑投降' \$ H% a- L# V, _0 Q" i, T2 W
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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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 }- q0 t# P; a' {. lEstimated time to target is 52 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" J! Z! z9 a. Q2 {
B5N1 Kate x 6% C! B. L* Y1 c7 L% D+ i4 G
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, J. G6 X4 V! M8 P( u+ oAllied aircraft7 |# _+ x* t3 V+ N. Q
F4F-3P Wildcat x 57 y- d% I$ k- F/ ^( q( e3 [+ R) o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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8 O# e9 {8 c5 e" RJapanese aircraft losses
3 ~6 o+ p: g, q6 t% e 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* }, U {& {/ B$ l1 Z- i; x
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 J9 E3 `& j3 j, oEstimated time to target is 47 minutes* y2 G! n- u) q& S7 p. s; s* g! {
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& E. O+ F1 ~) L3 s4 l9 AAllied aircraft
% e' l0 n) j3 U- h7 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 86- T) l7 x$ x( T# h9 |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
( e' z- `, i0 f1 a8 |+ v( `7 H TBF-1 Avenger x 23) k: G, n! K! n( f0 m! I
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Allied aircraft losses
7 W, l5 S# t6 F0 C SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged) P* b0 h, r5 b
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 j: o. x+ g5 A w( u# _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage x0 C" S- Z. l& L+ m( s
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; `, w) d/ O/ Y
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 P! h" j/ d& s! i3 J J1 H4 A" w
DD Makigumo
3 v( }' ~. J" e" J& B0 A' ] DD Yugiri
" N: G7 ]" P+ k: K8 ~& U: [ { DD Akebono3 ? `9 r8 u7 F" Y% h, A- d' J& f
CS Chitose
* t3 E% d* P2 j DD Sazanami/ `/ m: e# n' f e
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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) @( n1 p' E* tWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) |4 U" e, M2 L. {9 U% ]9 ^
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 I7 a5 [1 `1 T1 |. A F4F-4 Wildcat x 145 g( `: f- k' F: @9 r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 343 P/ S' i! a' ^' a$ R9 M5 E' Z
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2 j2 U* K# t5 E5 `Allied aircraft losses- r/ |$ D2 {( w4 s) ~ }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged! k/ W, l+ @* L( U
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Japanese Ships0 M. Y/ |- w9 Y& N& ?
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ^" K+ M+ h" |/ D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* J- ^$ P: e$ @9 H
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* d$ |0 h* x. N$ N9 i/ a7 J DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 c' Z' ^" `& F9 ^ DD Kazegumo% l3 D9 ?& Y5 D) U3 |+ p
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire# i7 S' h0 I- n, ^9 l4 }
DD Yugiri
Z0 q& G3 R! }; s DD Ushio
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135+ f- c. ` z* [2 o! y. e
9 Y$ m6 r% o; Q/ `Weather in hex: Clear sky) W2 Y& ?$ a0 \) Q0 `8 r- e
9 v, j7 H4 @. S. A/ ]# D$ KRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' \: o1 B1 Z( d i! Y. ~. H
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes8 Y, l+ W" k# ~. @
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Japanese aircraft: S* E" ?( P7 l& F
A6M2 Zero x 52) u& M, |) d0 D) E7 A
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 10" a6 L2 Q0 Z# s( ^7 M3 v8 \9 ?3 T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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5 G3 }" H( w3 T1 l$ H1 \4 sJapanese aircraft losses% I9 v) ^0 _, m% o$ [6 j# C
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
: g* f+ A2 i: |% I1 j; W9 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged5 b9 s: c; V, O& _: A4 _
5 [ z; ?& d6 q% R/ V" z! [# i) S6 C! cJapanese Ships
# r- G; n$ ~& E8 T, Q; z- K" u BB Hiei
8 e) ?4 d' `7 x0 P+ k: l BB Kirishima% Z; D, A, P% o4 p4 i% n; m8 |) j
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8 f" p2 }$ Q4 |# j- @) ^0 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131+ U. Q3 J/ L: d; Z! D
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Weather in hex: Overcast) d/ L% p( k) ?/ F f+ j
5 v$ { o+ @: J: h+ r" FRaid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 Q8 q* B4 Q2 [# t6 k: Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes7 {# O$ d d1 D; m3 l
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Japanese aircraft4 e( @ _& c2 P% M4 _. }
no flights
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0 v# i6 _" r# d! A6 y TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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2 @ C! p, O# ^4 P ?Allied aircraft losses8 P! [6 Y1 l W! y% p* f! I
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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DD Yugiri7 Q F7 ~, W- Y- ]+ l. I7 ?
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
s o3 i9 m5 X: r# x2 q CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* P/ g# n" w6 _; w$ I5 O( O# K
Aircraft Attacking:3 @( `& H1 j0 B% q9 |
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 ?. U- r& k `1 ?' l: j" x
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ `( b9 o% [) H3 Q3 i! V3 P. d
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6 x" V/ m; t% RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 ^2 q8 \( X! t+ J/ bEstimated time to target is 8 minutes, D- J" Q4 ~7 X4 a& U
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Japanese aircraft
" E0 E6 j& u: q- x9 X0 W7 p# W A6M2 Zero x 56 n& ?- S6 p8 B% p& G+ s' \/ v
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
+ D# o, j/ A' n: |; I SBD-3 Dauntless x 216 j( w& C' [& @* H" `$ Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 r! I- N6 a2 t2 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged. \- z* }* ~8 [% @# g
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged- v7 g- |/ [, L3 p3 I6 t7 K6 g& X, E+ ?7 {
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Japanese Ships
8 o4 g9 N7 r, T2 C' l% a9 ` BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1) Z% h$ t! w' G6 S ^
CA Chokai
3 q+ j* X& L p; P5 k: z* M! X BB Kirishima3 r+ {8 _- X5 D2 }3 c3 H5 l
CA Tone
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135, I" V. R- o9 X* `# k1 P2 M
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Weather in hex: Overcast- `1 d$ u4 l, C+ i" h7 A9 N
; `3 N. T1 H1 ?8 Y" DRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." _. [! j; i" p: p3 \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 1* P. P% p1 g8 y8 q. m# u9 M! {( L
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; V- y) J! h5 `8 ]" i& {8 E' f F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 W; n/ m& l9 W6 \) E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
8 }/ M! f, ?: B7 p TBF-1 Avenger x 15' n! }2 R2 w' l, v
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Allied aircraft losses9 w4 X( Z$ k+ I# F) n7 k8 D/ ]7 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged8 j k* ~& t9 g; O) Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged+ R: p* w; s8 v$ Q- H! ^/ q# a
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CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ C; z& ^/ W% |- R0 E* S6 h( {" j BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire }3 i/ X+ Q/ c
CA Suzuya3 |1 x8 s3 _: `0 ?$ d5 @8 p
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
) I6 r P# [3 l' u& d1 I- U" h+ E8 | BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
8 R" z/ |7 x1 H4 V CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; E8 N8 T3 Q: o$ B CL Tatsuta7 g3 s) a7 n; O$ k
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! h% R4 l2 K* x4 J' _3 OSub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137
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Japanese Ships
6 q; u) \, p% |9 B, C DD Mutsuki
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Allied Ships
- Z0 n. d) ^/ r6 N8 A7 q SS Amberjack, hits 1 |