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 [8 V3 f' R: L) E x2 w
双方投入的主要兵力
3 O$ G0 \! n& I; q, M6 U3 a盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB9 ]2 |5 }% Y3 ^% d, z( B
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB/ d( u9 ^3 i7 Y P% S J
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." H' {2 x& F- q
经此一役,彩云桑投降) V$ V9 i* U2 e0 n7 g# x4 p( c
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42
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; p2 S8 B& J9 ]! O( l8 |* e, P; lMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133# z# C% w5 b# B3 t2 I5 |
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 `$ |- u0 X9 P3 E) ~5 z
1 U$ o( U& H* \( w* l( l8 i5 P0 d! HRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 @- [$ J% @- A# n% l
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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/ s# a: V* v W `Japanese aircraft! S. Q( ^/ G- e3 {+ J% m
B5N1 Kate x 6
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6 j3 b2 Z9 r- L: r% {/ S5 I: PAllied aircraft
V4 G" @7 n3 k, a/ i0 h F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
4 L3 p$ J, q6 e4 l% `( k6 S- F F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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0 f! c4 U4 @! TJapanese aircraft losses: d6 _3 [% C# ^5 N$ w( T
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed$ O3 E: }& }) r! T. B' b
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m+ Z0 J8 Q: R( W$ @& W2 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131 q% A2 g6 C: s. ?8 }, {
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% i& D/ O7 } ~, PRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Z* k' n& \ E) ZEstimated time to target is 47 minutes2 t% P2 B0 x# o# q8 f/ h1 a
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# f7 u; m; K; Z3 `1 {Allied aircraft
: r6 a2 }+ H) q8 @1 ]8 x F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
! m( s A/ A) I2 `+ }0 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 49& G; m) `0 E5 X! c" H+ J* l
TBF-1 Avenger x 23* r, I/ D5 R! P2 K- z
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Allied aircraft losses
, |! h6 x* G9 [6 G3 \( Z& h# B. K SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged% A% P+ ]8 R+ k
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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0 i4 k( i* S9 x3 y; `* r- Y0 SJapanese Ships( S- `) D/ G1 z! j) j3 m1 }/ n
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& U5 o7 f9 O' y; H CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
+ ~3 y. h- C/ T9 ^ CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 M( T: ^- g) g DD Makigumo* O% w8 j4 k( q- O x$ n$ j( Y
DD Yugiri7 v' K6 c/ f7 O
DD Akebono# [9 @: B3 H; ]/ E) e$ @3 j6 B
CS Chitose
+ j3 A6 \) {# J( Z& m DD Sazanami/ l' I$ W" u4 z
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: Overcast
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: `: a# p5 Y$ E" wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% U6 x8 ?& O0 T3 `( D$ A; G+ a4 ]
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes. g. L3 q( {/ F# D; ]- X& O, x- D
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Allied aircraft/ R8 m( w* m2 b1 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
# R/ {3 u0 t; g4 C8 ? l/ H SBD-3 Dauntless x 340 N0 l, A" T7 t2 W0 j% X( R7 i
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Allied aircraft losses
: a! [3 l+ z) E) d& q9 r SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged4 [9 M/ k8 ?6 I5 a( }
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+ @2 V9 e% u( W: g5 M; _ CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 H0 t/ J6 s" a, _( z3 \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 l0 ^3 S% ^4 d CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ~. b' |1 Q" R0 X' P4 v$ r
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 t+ R W- \4 f4 E2 d
DD Kazegumo
4 v' X# G, x# S# Y DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire* q* n5 r8 S: x' v; E3 D
DD Yugiri" ]- j9 X/ i: l" ~' }+ I9 |/ B
DD Ushio2 `6 {! N5 r+ i- a6 B; B
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. i8 N' G: L9 `( s, ?, H- pMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135: F% y( t; W* k
& ]) Y/ d1 O& V9 I' fWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- @, q' G/ w+ X$ f* @+ B& m @
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 u0 Y# |' \4 i& [6 g% ]4 \: `6 f
A6M2 Zero x 52$ Y8 ^4 n: d/ e
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Allied aircraft
8 @0 s% D8 f$ s4 n F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
$ n4 ^2 f+ G, W SBD-3 Dauntless x 11% H8 \5 C' @- V) C
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 U# o/ c4 G# P0 X4 R3 H7 c6 f0 i A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged* z2 K. j2 Y8 v
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+ J$ z8 P! h# g3 Y F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
T7 \/ r) \& n1 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged7 z4 M) O7 r$ {1 V
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) l3 |" D! l1 q6 p BB Hiei6 c9 Z, _) e: Q- s
BB Kirishima" S! o4 m! T3 A. q: ^* ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131' L; j. V8 V) j$ z; l9 ~: c- x
9 o3 ^- z% k1 s+ c3 E# J7 W' xWeather in hex: Overcast1 c1 E9 F* j0 F7 r {) S
1 p: r n4 z$ o( g i0 {! `Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 b3 K4 ~9 w4 w D
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes! J7 K( l( o) f# D8 d4 u; c
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Allied aircraft
, O' v2 S1 I5 a { TBF-1 Avenger x 15& v9 K7 L9 I# N- T, t& T9 E
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Japanese aircraft losses3 A8 \5 V+ u. Z: f
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- J/ e* ]8 A/ @
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- X! N( G" H+ [
Japanese Ships
3 |- ]6 r3 L! ~) k' F. O- ?' X0 D DD Yugiri4 g7 ]$ M. ^$ S( ]+ Q$ a: G
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) S- b: L/ z' N/ C
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- f4 f; P' h6 }; E- Z j
Aircraft Attacking:8 i( Y" f! J X1 a( [/ l( o' ?5 B
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 N4 [( W8 b0 }+ Q8 O! n
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 V6 A1 c* ^ u% s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135/ P4 T* @5 P' X2 o3 v
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% o' [( i, O* i/ Z3 [; o9 jRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* E( G- `3 m4 E2 c( |' O9 u# TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes0 h! y1 z! G1 ]* K- M* u+ k" X
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Japanese aircraft
; q0 O5 P4 t3 N1 `& h: h A6M2 Zero x 5: s3 D- a- u# O% @
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Allied aircraft
0 b. g9 _5 v& z5 `& m c" d F4F-4 Wildcat x 42/ y! C$ K" h% @$ P; \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 21* Q1 N$ }" e" |. d6 M2 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 11+ ?2 N: m/ q+ i
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* _3 S. Y3 H( G ~1 V9 F; L
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Allied aircraft losses
1 D+ U+ T; y; I3 T; p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 Z) e! K9 I& `; L* Z8 c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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" M5 q* Q n R& @; G# b& X5 \! CJapanese Ships
) t- z0 ]2 C0 E1 c; V" @ BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* u( M9 ]7 w# X0 i! @ CA Chokai
! X1 G& s0 r- ~! C BB Kirishima
7 T/ u; ]! y; a# N CA Tone, q" B9 E' P- f e" w
CL Yura
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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% b& \. q, S" k3 @* r2 q- N: LWeather in hex: Overcast
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- S1 \! ^. t" V: L2 H" b1 o) M3 WRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 d' P- F. K% H, R f! ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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2 s" a% ^8 ~7 O" b/ q2 aJapanese aircraft
5 |& t# }4 ]' ^0 ]2 Q( ] A6M2 Zero x 1
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7 ?2 j+ W$ q! H- r eAllied aircraft
, _# Y# J) n" H/ l9 K/ J F4F-4 Wildcat x 142 i/ F0 B3 h1 [* R5 g# p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 302 D" h# s1 B; W
TBF-1 Avenger x 150 }; }8 k0 o0 l$ u! p d4 A; n; s, e5 P
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' E. L% h& C" x& }No Japanese losses6 |3 m" k" o( a! q/ N5 L
$ w/ S( [: X: Q8 D) ]& G: gAllied aircraft losses
# _. J. f4 {2 ~" r ~6 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged- ^ w( I# w, E& U. K/ K
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( M0 L* g9 x/ X' t6 g9 E+ p CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. J% d: n+ v9 R. ]
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 @- y! u. s' u+ z0 }5 e* r2 a
CA Suzuya
0 ^4 @" X8 X" W9 L$ X9 `8 _( I' x BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2# |# Q* A ~6 K
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
% u! k. ^! f, s* G CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' Y3 d1 ]' f R0 a0 a
CL Tatsuta7 b3 S; }) U/ P$ r* b8 e7 y
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* _! U: ^( i' C) |; G- s8 aSub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137
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Japanese Ships4 M; H( A8 w( R
DD Mutsuki
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Allied Ships6 T, _* w0 t0 x' U' q
SS Amberjack, hits 1 |