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....
6 ~/ y! E( s1 N4 x4 N# C双方投入的主要兵力
6 k, m8 F4 L- b! b. F盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB" y, Z* F' ~' [% d h6 G, Z' x9 ?
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
v) ?( ?% I$ C, I% 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.! D8 N) C/ I9 ^% e2 o
经此一役,彩云桑投降
' }8 X1 n& F( k2 yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42
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1 r+ H. F! u( D8 F# m, ^$ V& X" C4 Z6 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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8 u o0 q& _# G0 T2 Z7 c4 NWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ t! Y3 j$ Q' A6 a W, o
, T( D) X# o1 SRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 m; ~- V7 J9 |- t& xEstimated time to target is 52 minutes5 ?9 ?' G5 w5 o, g, m% U0 D2 i% M
" V! m1 y9 I( j- rJapanese aircraft3 K t* A' ^1 C9 T
B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft
z3 l8 S S G0 p$ I F4F-3P Wildcat x 51 C; I& H; W. F# c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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2 V$ {; L5 L& ]+ a& T* T$ K1 FJapanese aircraft losses
7 S3 K6 O" o8 V" z2 i# e( T B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131; L: P1 e( T! h% f. k1 m: [
: M7 s6 P. J2 L9 cWeather in hex: Overcast
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! T- J' u! @3 dRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* g: U% }5 a5 i8 C4 mEstimated time to target is 47 minutes2 \; l/ d0 w. m0 |
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8 F' q. O9 Z* W. |. O8 i$ `( H7 `Allied aircraft% H2 i- i: S# L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 86# d$ p b) Z3 H P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 498 f4 L3 R0 C c% R
TBF-1 Avenger x 23/ S: ?. |* W* A7 ^, V; X
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0 M0 I& w/ c" I2 w6 k& DAllied aircraft losses
% W0 e, e9 X. A @- K SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged2 \8 w1 K" Y" @3 A, t6 c; V& J
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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2 f; T) N) n) s7 k; b' JJapanese Ships! M" F( Z- H0 K& f6 s$ H$ e; `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; Q, C% H6 A ~+ P7 }% B CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( o3 j5 k) n. O. U CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 S& p# c& _- A+ o+ b4 W7 ?
DD Makigumo! i% G/ A3 d$ K" T
DD Yugiri
# t4 O7 | x [! E# i: M* V DD Akebono
* O3 U7 q0 H* n6 B* X! P, L CS Chitose
/ O- ?7 Q$ ^! b* g' N8 K DD Sazanami
* |( x+ F: A& A3 o" M DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 u) z; a4 C r' |0 Q4 M$ V1 b
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! }9 U4 w) |+ L% B! u1 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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, \7 s* N ]6 c8 k$ A! j( R( ZWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 v3 V2 K3 l# p% F' d0 B6 n+ sEstimated time to target is 31 minutes5 k+ _# N3 {' b4 Q
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Allied aircraft
; k* u3 D1 B4 q4 R5 |- D F4F-4 Wildcat x 14( ~& e( i: u% b( {" D2 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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; r$ @, v9 ?. v# PAllied aircraft losses
6 R0 E' g" x; p SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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" E$ b/ r& I( o9 U9 ?% _" pJapanese Ships
, J* d, Y5 x9 n1 h, p CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) E( d; }6 P% b8 \) Y3 ^, ^* R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* A, b/ c# h) O+ B7 X" g& E9 w CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. c* Q4 j- p& | m; ] DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% ]6 l5 Y8 U8 W' W; N1 D, w DD Kazegumo5 K2 f% g4 |0 Q
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) `" v$ Y2 B8 z DD Yugiri* ~3 M: C% u9 j* `( d
DD Ushio0 c& Y+ I3 h' T- g- Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 x- q! T+ U) I2 R' F4 N: w# ]
7 \+ m& D: `) E. sRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; P& U8 l& R9 j& x, _9 o0 I; qEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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! l* X. X* Y) \Japanese aircraft5 z; d! n; R+ \9 P
A6M2 Zero x 529 ?( x7 b' `3 p/ y( E% Z; Z
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Allied aircraft9 G- G" P" l, E; p, }
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
" g. b$ U2 Q7 I% d" x SBD-3 Dauntless x 119 x- h/ e5 e) Z8 H
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) E: t8 ` q& Z$ {+ \$ CJapanese aircraft losses% A) Y* l# {" g* w; H' d% Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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8 v& ]4 J* V3 U' dAllied aircraft losses& F3 R' `2 I( L" O/ s9 {
F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
7 K* i$ i/ m. \- M; _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged9 z0 _# }$ f% q
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Japanese Ships
- g2 n' Q& b; N/ N8 o BB Hiei
$ F1 z1 i2 ~% j6 D9 Q5 L6 e# o( R BB Kirishima
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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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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- s% h& N4 \$ NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ u$ s E3 ^3 O; ?$ X
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Japanese aircraft
: n3 \& O" Y8 k ?+ x no flights; R: h3 J0 k$ ~+ c* T
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Allied aircraft
) I6 X+ N9 U% d5 \9 a& a% W TBF-1 Avenger x 151 J R4 F: T3 `9 O0 A& |
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( u' L" i$ o- J' o+ M, P# o5 VJapanese aircraft losses
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8 p1 {: r9 m$ }6 l" j3 D) `No Japanese losses% Q( [0 l+ I4 Y$ x- f- b- g
* Z k' X) Z2 |) j& B0 bAllied aircraft losses
P$ m+ h4 k X9 `2 b6 q n) h8 ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged, \9 r, N; w$ {9 T
Japanese Ships* `4 @$ J! j7 d' `
DD Yugiri6 o) S7 F) x+ U1 l( k( _
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 F# A0 A6 J: o9 b
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( o& X. W2 A5 p) o5 n, B Aircraft Attacking:
. e. e4 G4 L& s, f2 m% k 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- C2 s0 I- D; y: }0 g# U Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo( X$ v2 }; A- R8 n. C( ~5 A1 X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135$ |' X) d3 U/ G- b' k& g# n
9 S2 I' ~. L, {. v" b3 o [; a% |Weather in hex: Overcast
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- W: g% Q3 P2 `& q- B5 pRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 ^- i; E- s1 H9 _5 }
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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6 U) |6 W% \/ ~5 H a4 \# FJapanese aircraft
) l, K8 Q B1 E6 B) h A6M2 Zero x 5
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- _. ]1 P% Z! Z" F4 ~. qAllied aircraft3 @( A( [( Q* }6 y k8 t! X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 426 \, ^' \4 k3 T" Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 216 `5 {6 W8 V# }( u
TBF-1 Avenger x 114 P" e2 v+ V9 P' [* F a. }
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6 d: `! \) ]& r" q5 |. SJapanese aircraft losses2 q b' s9 {7 R" l* u2 ?9 z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) s3 A& H) ^0 n( ]+ u
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Allied aircraft losses+ L+ i: ~7 r, Y3 D$ v2 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ j2 u& n, z( x4 ^ t3 f TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged+ b+ S* w, u' Q0 `
, V6 N4 M2 i1 V$ Q5 W% RJapanese Ships
$ J3 O6 ~/ v4 O. t/ Y/ q' U# A: s BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
]9 w2 w* o$ V9 H CA Chokai4 p: i6 f0 o3 \ H
BB Kirishima: B; j: f3 O. F+ G7 w
CA Tone
' J) z) h+ b- ]" d1 r0 R CL Yura
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& z" Q7 C2 C; i5 A! r8 X3 _0 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135( d ~- @' }4 s/ [- C' L
/ Q) l8 d1 e% j: N/ z# }/ z" a& x; rWeather in hex: Overcast8 z" y% L- L4 |
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( O9 D5 k& p' JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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. Z( c2 q; I" J2 V7 G% E( f) fJapanese aircraft7 e# G% d c; G. q/ J4 ~! ]
A6M2 Zero x 1
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1 _* b" j/ m& a, b& m$ [7 y' r* H7 wAllied aircraft6 R) Q$ P) C1 K$ b% W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
+ X7 g% K2 T8 H- C" \- c5 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
' h% H: k( G9 k' m TBF-1 Avenger x 15, y0 w* _4 `$ A/ F% U! @( J# h
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No Japanese losses" W4 x/ Y4 @; W) i/ D, p$ w
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Allied aircraft losses2 c9 }4 b; }: e& t5 y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
0 e" Z: e' _* d( i' U+ m6 O! @0 ] TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged2 R( ~* ?; M( g" N( V
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Japanese Ships& w4 k" n1 B, T7 c0 \ Q( ^
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 O* S x7 B9 c. i9 ~. c0 h/ h BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire( h1 x( ~5 W$ g$ g
CA Suzuya
$ Y0 @6 G2 g3 O6 S7 v5 h BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 29 Y$ ]( d2 ^5 a$ `
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
2 n$ |' N5 T& [4 @, d& y* Y& g/ \ CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 {9 H0 _ ^1 ^. a3 s# a% ~ CL Tatsuta
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137# m& h8 |' W& O7 Y) d
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: f9 Z7 h6 I# ?. G' `* H; ` DD Mutsuki
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. o2 c6 J: R1 ^9 z" bAllied Ships
5 V2 |9 u5 ^+ \" B1 j/ V SS Amberjack, hits 1 |