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....
. D% b' `0 |: m4 q双方投入的主要兵力+ R0 t7 l2 K8 S Y- D- Q p
盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB9 f! ^, Q& B; g0 V- o4 P
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
. J) z& z! c8 O" ?1 w1 o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.1 F" b- M% Y' L% b" [/ r$ F+ q
经此一役,彩云桑投降
& A0 @; j# Z# P+ D) @: U( yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42 ?, Y) N; B' A4 f2 O
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; e; f/ `3 `" VMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,1338 J) h9 ]4 }; y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' {) M( M, L; ]. J- p4 ] eEstimated time to target is 52 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! C7 x) V2 Y! v$ N- J B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft
1 H. c6 O! X, Q& l+ ? F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
2 j. I/ m( R, n% u F4F-4 Wildcat x 386 `5 A+ ^, k2 l2 E( C0 O# V
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B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed: P1 o; y7 A% D" S
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4 \/ b% ?- g4 G7 m( S$ tMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,1314 v8 a: W5 x m' H! a
: N. r; D& B6 i3 X7 zWeather in hex: Overcast( f0 `; ]4 H8 ]1 Z
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 u0 s3 n" h H/ Y) B& @+ DEstimated time to target is 47 minutes' ?! P9 Y9 [. }# v
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K0 ~/ A5 R: ]6 D1 ]. x/ ^- cAllied aircraft' `, `* K4 D1 m# W( r+ q8 E! y) }% I1 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 86) O" B/ N! {- D; s( W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
4 |) n) H# P8 G6 h5 M TBF-1 Avenger x 230 c; I: b2 \% E. \
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" {4 g; T) Z; m$ P( QAllied aircraft losses3 v9 H! {( b/ W# n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
: @. M% p# R! G+ n TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged% }9 H z! ?- ?7 Y2 O7 [: d' b
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Japanese Ships
- U: t. v9 i2 B+ K( i `, p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 W" k2 E; f1 D4 ]1 D5 [5 E
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
0 X: c! |9 \# F* \7 C CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# D/ {2 l9 y R. E* C$ ` DD Makigumo T- n0 s* H8 x, g2 F
DD Yugiri
' x+ i. A: q7 C# Y& g! q DD Akebono$ H& Z7 J, q: w& ]) B
CS Chitose5 H* y0 n9 [' U; c
DD Sazanami% ]) [/ Q" N7 s. B d* F! A. Z
DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ X0 c- i" P, G) C. R) N
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& T- @ T, R: a( F* J6 I! _; z5 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast: x7 M- m7 T% S
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 ?' E; U$ i, R& T( \Estimated time to target is 31 minutes. z" T/ T) @4 M t/ I$ D5 V
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Allied aircraft
! S/ B: \# J `% ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
2 M- U% O5 l' j6 O+ }( S0 i) T4 g SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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Allied aircraft losses
/ [7 @. [6 K# l* l SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged% X( y- W' w; o+ I, ~. ?8 p
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Japanese Ships
# A* H3 I# y8 Y5 L: I/ P CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& H5 W5 u7 N, |+ m5 }7 T4 | CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& F. O r4 @$ K" E/ C/ K
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 v$ \5 J2 ^/ a6 \0 F DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 B( I, L D+ b6 g. A7 c
DD Kazegumo
4 X" U* @$ a$ ~3 Y* A, P* W7 g. v DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 k: q9 k; P# K5 Q
DD Yugiri
/ `) Y2 s r6 P+ e* D) D7 X$ | DD Ushio' k5 S$ m' ]7 ?; O
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& m! N! t: g( ?8 [3 d; P& [Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 q, _! D/ e: b& h% B
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) @! G# E- i0 T4 i E) m
A6M2 Zero x 52; J9 _" w5 p3 O3 @2 Q. E
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Allied aircraft
+ e. f% V) x/ v5 n F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
2 N. x2 T4 d9 G$ J5 x SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 f: s( g8 b5 P& e/ h, C& H A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged& z; X0 Q. ^/ W& L
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Allied aircraft losses
; ^2 {9 f, }9 `) ?9 t; G F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
R$ A, b5 i6 f' o) V# |. Z O SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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% d- A0 ~2 ?" S- L d0 cJapanese Ships
8 M: x- W+ i: {: }: [ BB Hiei% W. V* E3 o, d$ b$ ]2 S6 R! k9 h
BB Kirishima
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5 s3 t$ V; y, ^* yMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131 y5 J. C! ~9 {& z& @
; N' g( }' z4 s9 B9 S5 AWeather in hex: Overcast
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1 v n. R; z6 Z! Y7 z, P- eRaid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" F( {7 I+ k: X0 N! c! AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes9 H- w& ] [$ t+ F# Z" \
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no flights( n( A* Z8 }/ f+ e4 X7 }
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15& g5 v$ y; u: C2 n! G
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses) t `& d4 I. n' V( ]2 |: \' k
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
G" c4 ~1 z1 q Japanese Ships2 Y5 {& J. D( x4 E$ \' M
DD Yugiri0 h. d1 o0 E- O7 `* z5 H2 f
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ]7 [, K+ i+ p* p6 `! z; i; X J3 |$ y CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ U' D9 _6 f8 o) E% i5 k& h
Aircraft Attacking:
c$ w" K" t8 K# d+ B( m/ F; s 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# `2 w( o/ R4 w# l6 q Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast9 @. ~8 f2 D2 D
4 s, p9 _; f; W9 |1 [. E. i+ c$ TRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ R$ N5 w+ @5 z3 n
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes. I6 h: I3 b' c- `& C
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Japanese aircraft1 v) t4 i5 R; A
A6M2 Zero x 5+ B( a) o/ K5 w! ~. o8 I9 i
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! d6 }+ m/ I. b2 M4 _& p F4F-4 Wildcat x 424 d/ w" s" {& r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 21* y* T: r2 y s! J* q: _; I7 a- {
TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses: H- n. o% Z, \2 e" k5 _, d
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" i* g+ h, `' W
( c6 H$ M9 z# W: P; O/ T) gAllied aircraft losses
& ]7 _/ s0 m* z" r/ k) e8 u$ u! Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged; Y; V& |4 |, k6 `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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; f& l# W+ Y; u/ o3 LJapanese Ships
2 s: z& F% Y2 S BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
% _! _& O1 Y% `: Y CA Chokai
. `, Y6 n9 |0 W5 Z BB Kirishima
' o9 G' T5 O% N1 s* e CA Tone% ]7 c( S. h [ Q" x& ]3 {
CL Yura
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9 J9 @; S: \) G% j9 I/ c, cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1356 t, \ X- H4 l3 p) M) g4 H
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Weather in hex: Overcast3 B& {5 I0 Z& g: k9 {$ K# d' X
2 m, W( o+ \' B5 GRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 t1 ?5 ?+ u0 Q h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, u1 P6 _8 f7 T5 MJapanese aircraft
3 O6 [1 o& o+ m1 ~! ] A6M2 Zero x 1/ Y% y0 C7 H. q% G/ y
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) J6 A% j3 W0 N9 D; ]Allied aircraft
% Z7 I! e9 }7 q/ r( p; z/ r F4F-4 Wildcat x 14# ]& h6 k7 X$ J5 ]8 u8 o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 306 O" k& o/ w1 ?1 E+ a
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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) Z/ g7 M/ z0 u }No Japanese losses7 ?7 B2 D2 }2 u8 I3 ^, n' N8 O
5 o4 G. A u/ o u6 sAllied aircraft losses/ L% U f9 x( l% ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged& M) `) E; u: \, [
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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' N" a, n$ i& z9 n# r2 d& e9 {! z! lJapanese Ships6 t$ A: R: ?2 h
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; C5 [: T4 K* i5 v BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 s' J6 b# i+ s( U O" @6 W1 k4 ~
CA Suzuya* M! R! O; s. K0 k7 ]7 C
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2$ D9 u/ s2 S% I0 ~
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3$ D( g9 K# n4 a8 V5 u
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' b1 R, R; ], F" ]8 B: Y
CL Tatsuta2 ~/ ~7 u. p5 m. U
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4 z. c) r7 o* b" T! t; J. Y9 ASub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137' n8 d+ l- g: U
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Japanese Ships% ?% S8 O' A, m9 d4 z/ a9 S
DD Mutsuki
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Allied Ships$ c _* t# H2 c: A
SS Amberjack, hits 1 |