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..... C! ]; A5 l, C9 {- s
双方投入的主要兵力$ K; i* P$ a1 G
盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB
# x' w/ C& H$ O+ X日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
D0 j; T8 w! E9 B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.4 U% o/ ?0 }# d
经此一役,彩云桑投降
: L" i. \& t3 p; G+ l, j+ {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42
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5 ]8 } C6 p4 a% R* IMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133$ B- e9 g6 n4 b+ _2 J- r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. l- a* Z4 m* V0 q4 ^Estimated time to target is 52 minutes" H" U! N9 Y7 c
. j5 N. j b# t# m+ k3 V# z0 p7 a& e/ kJapanese aircraft
+ w) n( E5 O* o2 y) _ B5N1 Kate x 6. b! D9 `/ a- c7 [
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& b! y% |; J# o& X% P/ QAllied aircraft: c! ~2 w) ~. V
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
E) h" [3 Q' |5 Y8 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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4 s. o5 C/ H, q" C2 ~2 F$ B# hJapanese aircraft losses0 \) _( C4 }! u) ~" h/ ]
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed8 N: U# ^# v9 k* x7 n9 m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131* K4 ]" n# P/ o: L% I
t) C" c* ~1 I, u+ r2 O4 TWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 ^/ P- i- ^- K( _ w: X* U/ Z1 _Estimated time to target is 47 minutes6 b1 e* l" w! x5 K+ A6 b
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Allied aircraft
F4 T) a( z ]2 Q$ @1 D F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
- r6 e8 ]0 S& Y% l9 y SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
# H! R& s) G% n3 c- H. I/ L/ z TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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Allied aircraft losses
4 s v2 U2 G* b* d" K* P* m U SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged+ f. ~- }) L* r% D' j0 }4 b
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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/ Q% ?9 T% h# v& kJapanese Ships r5 S l( ~5 O& C- u6 m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 }9 m( f$ d, Z/ L
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
0 U5 n& b& c8 E CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 n7 ~0 ]! v1 g0 J4 k* K' Y/ G
DD Makigumo. t$ W" M) C4 V4 t0 B, O( ]. K
DD Yugiri
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CS Chitose
4 O8 B5 i/ S# x: y DD Sazanami0 i5 D+ N, E; i& I) b
DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' u: x2 p/ s5 z1 k" |# c3 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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, q" F- A0 _1 l S eWeather in hex: Overcast7 R( X* C' j" t: z) e {4 a; Y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ R# f% m$ e8 w! _0 ~5 gEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' N: }4 h" |( F F+ C1 x
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Allied aircraft* ^/ J5 d9 i* z% h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
. m* T6 l5 @" V( z8 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 34, |7 |! S$ q' w5 g/ f5 o$ T6 I
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Allied aircraft losses% \: M# T$ ^7 `+ \1 f. w% p2 l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ N) K" Z* D \ J
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ l: n1 k- {' A1 H! V9 \1 F" Y) K8 y- [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) N9 M# U- V# u2 x. V CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; ^* _, n4 ~' j2 C
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire! G) D9 |# A+ ^# a; F5 X
DD Kazegumo
- c; ~' r! n# U! b, J0 x DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire! D! M% m& c' Z6 w6 Z6 N+ v k
DD Yugiri, n* @5 t. T; h% W; z
DD Ushio5 a O" j- M3 B1 r
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2 j# v1 a2 u9 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1351 @8 }: X/ V( j% c) I5 V
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 v3 p, q* K& {( p
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 @% ^ g; M6 ^+ R. l8 `" k A
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes! z& \) k: `4 ?" B. P8 w: C* f) M
- b5 [. f2 `8 p C5 UJapanese aircraft
* V# V; l! F7 @; g/ m: J1 U6 i5 O! M A6M2 Zero x 523 Z2 j& C) m- v/ v6 I
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Allied aircraft. T# l9 z% } a5 L. L1 v; K
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
1 e/ a/ ]: p7 [2 B3 e( h SBD-3 Dauntless x 11/ M# O4 r3 O8 a4 \! q+ V: n
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ S6 q' ~* e. b+ I& W8 j" S+ x3 S A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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6 ~. Z; C( K7 [9 U) ~" RAllied aircraft losses" J) ]- u$ f: y9 {: w; H# z2 t; g
F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed; P/ W" p# I1 j0 S# f% L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged( m# Z! {; G# R& J
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Japanese Ships5 z i7 \! @% \* E9 k8 f& i, n
BB Hiei
$ Z0 @5 t/ q2 G! c1 V BB Kirishima0 ]' S% |. Z; l$ y1 Z& c* M5 _7 C v
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0 s, f3 k) s J7 P7 a# g) @Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131$ B, j+ s2 `. a# H/ Q+ ^
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 {2 e& [0 v$ E% p# ?1 s
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; I+ x+ S( I3 l$ s: o2 bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes8 w' B( d1 {& c
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Japanese aircraft* d3 d5 _& P, s |+ w2 ]' T; f- Q
no flights( u& V, J* W: s8 N5 X( s) X6 B
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Allied aircraft
4 Y" Y C5 ]$ e$ R" \. U/ b; T( M8 d TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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2 Y! ~7 j6 ]# h1 k$ E% aJapanese aircraft losses- o+ E( m9 ]/ U
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No Japanese losses
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' e, d2 R$ |5 ?) u+ tAllied aircraft losses% L$ x8 h0 L' Z9 d8 N& q' ~3 i( D; ?, Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
6 c$ I7 _' G- v% o* P% _ Japanese Ships6 p5 j" g% z5 I' v8 m# {7 U
DD Yugiri7 Y9 W5 j& F6 D+ {% V& s& M& v* h
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% j- {* l& n8 _& J( s( G8 @ CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ @+ }5 C8 n: X
Aircraft Attacking:
- ?3 L& Z% [1 D3 ?7 ]: d7 O 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ l* m5 b s; _) r8 b1 g
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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- ^7 e: ]4 h. @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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9 u$ _% ~9 u% q1 [" zWeather in hex: Overcast
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) e3 d5 r: _9 f8 X/ T6 sRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; ^6 I7 e( \8 S8 L/ m9 m
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. k+ g: c4 j- D' @, w9 ` A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
3 x: O0 |' Y5 f% ]4 v4 f9 y: u4 }7 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
' X3 M% D: a' a# Z6 u1 E6 M SBD-3 Dauntless x 21- _4 p' {* q1 |4 H4 _
TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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. _5 \) n" I3 p% tJapanese aircraft losses
f% [. |% I3 I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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: Z% F6 e' u" h7 w; A" GAllied aircraft losses% \4 {4 b2 K5 o2 e% M m4 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged8 X1 p7 c; P- i0 p7 u
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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! F5 u6 C4 e f3 U, m; MJapanese Ships
+ x& I" `/ Z. p7 G; v7 j( Y BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1+ y5 g7 p, A6 I% {
CA Chokai' M' w3 E' a6 N M
BB Kirishima$ D# q7 R5 [5 B( D% b0 o0 G
CA Tone
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1 G# D4 @# _; |% ]" n. }9 q3 ^. nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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0 a+ K/ @! W. O; u) ^Weather in hex: Overcast
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. q' I! W$ h. KRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& O$ \* c7 j! Y0 k, ]" ]/ bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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. f8 p% t; h* e) _) CJapanese aircraft6 v: I& k4 ?3 x1 W, i+ D4 ?1 e$ K
A6M2 Zero x 1
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" |# G: q) f/ t3 q$ ~- u( Y& VAllied aircraft
& G& x' p) D0 G# J F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
6 a6 z* _* x1 q; F" n: p* x) G SBD-3 Dauntless x 306 S! E- {2 B0 ~# D
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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6 d, o% P: U( F) C! `2 h1 eNo Japanese losses, X8 x f' E/ m3 u) K- z) v2 e
) n9 j9 |# Q7 F( mAllied aircraft losses7 d7 e) d- y$ d& b) d5 l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged1 S0 n% V# y0 o9 _- q( O9 D) n
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged5 C3 `( d" ]9 `; e! M5 i
( E8 ` t" |+ R, e+ n. _Japanese Ships' I! |5 Q6 t% A$ H
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 f3 I( Z7 m0 B
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire" M0 M$ k% q! a( K9 z* d" E! A4 X
CA Suzuya" u& U$ H- @3 _8 v. A) A1 I$ V" K4 g
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 21 R2 u3 R" _" m* u# Q* g# g
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
& M# }- y& x1 r CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ [( p! Y4 S- K+ ~* |9 j CL Tatsuta% n2 E. Z: l( W
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137& h" X6 p% |/ \9 K0 @5 \
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Japanese Ships. @& G2 F/ f& y: P" Y
DD Mutsuki
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SS Amberjack, hits 1 |