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....( Y5 q# J) N' s5 ?, f7 j3 E
双方投入的主要兵力8 G6 d, k+ c8 Q( J" l
盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB' V. n0 r2 A+ M; Y6 R
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB0 \6 M8 J$ d9 @% e0 V
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.( t, t3 f, p# `8 K. n3 o: R
经此一役,彩云桑投降 G2 M; }' e0 V' E' U; S
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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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 d1 r- l3 L- p( y. _, ?Estimated time to target is 52 minutes6 n) Z! n' X4 {: g0 J3 d5 o N5 L
4 N( M! R' I% b5 l2 DJapanese aircraft
: |+ r, T& f8 J) Y B5N1 Kate x 6
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* r z9 s$ r& Z9 M" j$ }Allied aircraft
) T0 r, n3 K9 b* \; e F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
, n3 U( v9 B* S: F) |! F# [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* D; e0 s4 X0 l2 x8 s2 h3 h0 p3 sEstimated time to target is 47 minutes5 z6 c7 y L+ v: ]: S
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3 R7 _8 r) ?- H [; X2 R) ?1 bAllied aircraft9 p+ A* ~. Z9 Z6 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
% Q5 G0 }8 c* o' B" l8 M SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
0 U* x7 M3 Q: G! u7 u TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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2 v( W; x. n% h# K* b) ~Allied aircraft losses
G" N8 ~4 [7 N! J2 C1 S$ f/ t5 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged/ W3 U( Y& e* Z0 `9 v1 I, M) U
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 `- G$ G4 s+ f U5 o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ O% }+ q( Z4 g
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires2 N6 E& \4 d" j$ \: r2 p0 F- r
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; V* l: Q- b& l3 D9 o0 q DD Makigumo) e# e- e2 c8 g+ X' U4 j
DD Yugiri6 p$ x) I# u- w0 F5 n7 x' A
DD Akebono, X% v2 h6 b2 ^8 U
CS Chitose5 W, H, W* O' W' }. U( c" C
DD Sazanami
6 H) G' |6 j( R" D7 ? DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 b& ?0 E/ w$ C. Q1 N' z$ W
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- u- O3 `0 b% R4 U eMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131; f+ X6 ?* f1 Z- L
! o6 @9 L5 i$ K" oWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 z: R+ Z9 X* l
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 `* E+ J1 F' s7 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14* X' Z8 e& C& n( |/ k0 Y" B! }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 340 y f1 F( y }* N5 W9 P: S
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Allied aircraft losses* }8 C1 q3 o; K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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7 T3 ` P' h/ F; f: ]" PJapanese Ships
9 H; O+ r0 s+ ^( E# O CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ~$ d7 O% o# G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) w2 N& _- C ?5 H) L
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 v8 _/ u+ E. n, c# q* D& j DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire q4 _( l% h" E0 D& s( R
DD Kazegumo
& ?; Z9 S* Q' u) K6 ^ DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 c/ m$ H3 l) o9 ]2 F DD Yugiri" V6 U- Y9 G/ r7 v$ h
DD Ushio+ l2 X# `. S4 @) X( o4 n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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4 ]: s# _/ i& E& S# p3 e6 g zRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 P8 k" i! w N; w
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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4 f5 V/ M( U' t5 WJapanese aircraft6 e% b& a$ w! p- z$ i3 y
A6M2 Zero x 52
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9 c, V \* I* _! wAllied aircraft0 z: n, U( X3 E' N" K) b# F
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10& p- {1 j: m3 Q8 r5 C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11" i/ G2 {# q7 l5 C+ k7 `1 o5 ^/ k0 {
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Japanese aircraft losses4 e' K! o; D2 V
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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8 t. v0 C0 F- J: N0 gAllied aircraft losses* y) h+ c( E7 f* T! P! c
F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
/ l+ F0 @7 X4 d( Y4 z& j SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged* P6 g8 o! e/ @( [: c- {
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Japanese Ships
4 Y4 `% l. o! e+ h3 E4 M BB Hiei
) s# r5 o( i5 ^; j BB Kirishima
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: z, G6 v9 Q* F+ gMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 ~4 n, S* h m2 aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 L, J; |; c3 H- G S
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Japanese aircraft1 c( a$ v( l) n
no flights
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) _2 ] y6 ? J& _0 n+ RAllied aircraft' X2 d7 X* T( d; e- [0 {) R
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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& f0 v* H1 m8 c, W, s( UJapanese aircraft losses7 M Z8 S# D0 c
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; F, Z! E' V7 E B; p TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
/ ?( F# F: G7 L" Y% Q Japanese Ships
6 C; t7 x7 g; K) y) B DD Yugiri
" e! v: X. [" s. W; a CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 o5 T. E: g7 k CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 X! ~6 W/ r5 B/ _! H- z
Aircraft Attacking:
' E' |1 U' g( ^0 R, \0 \ 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% |( [6 \9 d( y9 [ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& r2 ~ a2 t G. z& W# o. M2 z H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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+ K3 t: F" i) W' v7 c3 ?5 URaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- s0 @9 ?, O- S( Q8 }9 B+ @
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ j) E% e2 i) g( U2 q9 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 42- q ^+ c5 i& Y+ \ l% v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
1 e; \ S% O6 ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 117 ~3 U5 e8 \* c! a0 [% u
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+ v. H) C6 ^! `Japanese aircraft losses
8 w" g( g- y3 R. n3 { A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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/ W! ^- c5 ^) c7 mAllied aircraft losses2 O2 V! B6 ^2 K. p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged" y% c7 |( m& {2 L. k* s* k$ l
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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3 t: C, F, e4 t) |" N1 |, a4 ` BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1* b% N- q G3 |; Z! o1 n
CA Chokai
& \* h+ ^ Z3 _: | BB Kirishima
( Q6 h4 g+ ] l) ? CA Tone* Q. S7 C9 b1 _% D( z& f6 ~
CL Yura
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, h" k, `. @6 S+ l5 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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& {. N) D5 ^3 F0 e; M/ e. iRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" [( R' n, Q1 K6 }1 SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes9 J4 N B; ^7 l! {* y \
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Japanese aircraft& }7 O$ a3 }# O# H. c4 s0 g
A6M2 Zero x 1
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/ O% e8 h- I, T+ j. UAllied aircraft
: y8 `, w/ V0 g/ e# g2 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 14+ L; {, _4 e! o8 P$ v: d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
}( }7 R" H( k- _" b TBF-1 Avenger x 15; C+ \ D+ v$ h1 D
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* v. c1 t% A! J( |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
/ a$ {6 z f0 @# i/ g6 Y3 S TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged! L& f& o! t0 _5 O9 L, q9 i& d$ r* }
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CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! n% u4 J6 A6 o! p BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire; {9 s$ ?" b# U3 S0 D$ G
CA Suzuya
$ l1 ~1 I, I' E BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2& x p+ m- U! I" d1 | z$ V& z% {
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3( x+ h# p9 v; k% ^9 |* V1 r
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 n' X$ w: n. e- \0 _' b6 { CL Tatsuta/ ?; b: v; o3 G+ G* r
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,1372 M9 t9 u8 `9 ?4 K; g& O) |
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DD Mutsuki
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Allied Ships
4 ?6 B3 U2 z+ a SS Amberjack, hits 1 |