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 H- q- U1 y) y9 Q双方投入的主要兵力
% i5 W- P; ]- l8 u5 V盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB
0 O( P, {0 o- c日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
, z* L1 o$ L; t9 S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.
2 y [. |4 Z2 j6 Y. }$ w! _经此一役,彩云桑投降
" \ U9 z- k! ~AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42; u- x# G5 Q- I6 J( i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133) d4 a3 x0 v; e7 z, \; \ N9 C/ M
) ]& Y" \3 T$ i) C1 BWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 t H' F/ Y; ~" X- H
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes) b' f, P$ B' O; f! z
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B5N1 Kate x 6% x# K; l# u1 g2 N8 ~
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2 M) `5 j- L2 C0 W! }* ? F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
' b3 a" _3 F5 L. E" N9 ~ N F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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- o: w) G$ l D, NJapanese aircraft losses! C6 \7 X0 s4 [3 _9 t. ]# m, w
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131) r8 C6 h1 ?. J D
5 ~2 L0 k" `2 pWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( R& m+ g8 v3 t) |Estimated time to target is 47 minutes, n1 s$ ?( K' |" M- [' s- a; Y
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Allied aircraft
% b3 J2 P$ f* J: k3 q- p; K F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
8 g1 I8 f9 u6 q4 w" F& Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
, e- r0 h, C! s TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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* f& `" y1 g4 f0 JAllied aircraft losses: w; k7 D1 |( K# `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged, O+ ~) @% M) v) A! b& x& X, D
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships: y3 c% V% }! ], r7 z6 N
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 D/ D% I9 X3 C1 c% E8 g6 I) e! o4 t CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
2 |* s# h% ]' g+ R1 R+ \ CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 ~2 _2 W! w$ W0 q z& K
DD Makigumo
# i) \2 S7 h# G2 S8 f* t( w DD Yugiri5 j& E1 ^0 }: g% Z4 |
DD Akebono
2 B1 _+ U8 w5 q* L CS Chitose
1 l# v( a( m( W1 q/ } DD Sazanami1 l# g% C; b% `+ g1 {
DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire( o* M$ S# B# m0 R- ^
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$ L. L0 y% j0 q! N0 X/ I4 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131+ r8 B( S4 S, x4 q
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% e. E. ? t4 f; ]
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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) D6 \9 U: k4 _4 X S9 hAllied aircraft3 ]' S; d3 R1 h3 z$ M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 144 C' \, O; n' d* W- B$ |1 O9 J' X6 u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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Allied aircraft losses
/ D% }# h! R7 f& Z; p" B4 o- c/ g SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships* [4 d+ q* b0 o& @6 G) i( j4 M
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: ~1 ]5 s6 `- [ E0 q d9 \
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 o3 _* A) R: |; e( l
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 F: v( n5 O2 b DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire% M6 q7 E( A! z p( }
DD Kazegumo
' N3 W: v0 t# x# y DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire& O$ t0 Y+ g( [6 V2 D) r1 V" \
DD Yugiri9 X: R) M* Q& j! Z% \; e
DD Ushio- o: k( o2 {/ h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1357 E6 ~$ W6 X* z: c$ T/ f1 R
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Weather in hex: Clear sky# Y. }( q8 h. `: d& M/ f
7 _: a+ e, V7 l8 hRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ x# K0 J2 ]3 ?4 u# ~0 h( c$ o4 z/ Y
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes& {3 B L3 ]$ Z% k2 p
) @' V( z) I0 U; q7 {% R7 MJapanese aircraft
9 I8 M* ]; ^, E8 F, m* \2 ]6 x# y A6M2 Zero x 52 i H1 b1 v i2 t2 m
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Allied aircraft
3 t0 \7 X+ Q. _0 a5 v. G3 C# a F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
- u6 j5 P% ?! E SBD-3 Dauntless x 11# X: N8 A3 ~2 B9 N& q% y9 ]; k
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Japanese aircraft losses. r5 i- K i) T, S# q6 j
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged. Z# M( A# P4 _0 H' L/ N/ _5 \. U
0 I+ R- c: S; A. |, c5 jAllied aircraft losses
! a V7 C$ H% L) l/ A F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed7 f* R7 Y, R( O* f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships. h& B4 r8 e" d. e6 Q! p1 q( _
BB Hiei' @2 h- T! }: Y6 l: K
BB Kirishima
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7 i# z. n3 g8 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast3 n2 \/ l+ Z& _3 P0 K$ J1 V
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 f o8 t# [: C# KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; A" A4 |$ o: t: G1 _
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Allied aircraft
# q# S1 l# Y( N% ` D% `1 q TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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& Q+ V. Z/ C" VNo Japanese losses
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% w( X- q4 g$ r0 D* i+ D' SAllied aircraft losses
4 A: U, r, @% w7 [* S% ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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DD Yugiri
( B+ {! P: |# z' ~/ ? CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ N- F9 Z$ X( p3 z9 C CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 }( Z$ \8 w) V& ?
Aircraft Attacking:
) E& Q }+ ~8 U9 {0 d 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 C# S8 Q/ l: i6 X& P0 ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135' q9 I4 v- Z8 n! M
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- G4 q& W/ M0 u# [6 QEstimated time to target is 8 minutes4 r. e- E1 m2 I7 i+ v9 z) R- Q; [- `
" {2 {/ G$ t4 e) HJapanese aircraft% {6 A/ b( g9 T9 A3 f) E5 a( J
A6M2 Zero x 5
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7 V% ^; @, U% n/ g: nAllied aircraft: u$ r% L8 s0 U1 Z4 f* R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 424 q6 a" F2 O" n" Y" B: y/ w$ Y' t+ q3 z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 217 U+ k/ k7 g8 h# H9 V$ i
TBF-1 Avenger x 11$ y, z! Y$ I2 f$ K
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* C9 ? o; X: Y1 n/ e: l/ G) |Japanese aircraft losses$ [2 y- B! `* w1 W3 n. O
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( y8 }+ z1 a' j* S0 T; U" ?
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Allied aircraft losses7 M& [4 K8 y, ?7 v" F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
/ w% K& t1 U1 N3 k% G TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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; X4 T( X- F5 n( `4 p" E/ zJapanese Ships
% D# X- `0 M+ G4 n! t$ u+ P BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
4 B$ w/ \2 K* r& C. U f7 C CA Chokai
( @0 U5 S: v) @- _' ~7 `0 U- s BB Kirishima
& {" P) e, t* i4 K( `6 @ CA Tone
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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3 l' y- s8 T2 U2 VWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 O: ^ u) b- A% Y; ]5 W" b
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ Z) R( S- N4 |$ q. T; ]$ I
8 N+ d4 b7 E3 L) _Japanese aircraft
- _" X3 K. c+ z! i# |( e A6M2 Zero x 1
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
3 E1 b( ]- K! ?8 D- X SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
; ~7 J1 K6 j6 M8 {. I/ V- f6 f# H a TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 u+ r% Q8 j7 D1 DNo Japanese losses* J' F0 [# O* E* y
1 M# x) v. Y6 z( cAllied aircraft losses; ~) J2 A" p- f7 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged" i, |, N$ V) G7 [; {8 `
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged% h" W0 ]5 g/ j; W1 S; ~
& C4 k$ y6 U% V P" BJapanese Ships
7 |. h0 p! x. |0 K! l% Y7 ? CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 J: L/ A" L$ H. g( Z& g
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire- [- W8 g6 ]# _* c6 R+ u
CA Suzuya4 b5 S3 I8 q' Q/ U9 u) G2 i! v7 g
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2/ V* |' O$ x0 x
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
i7 e# l- j4 I CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ J' b6 j& B6 G' q' \- V* ~- L; V0 ^
CL Tatsuta
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T) g2 k( G! b9 I7 s& C9 F5 z2 BSub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137" R+ g% \7 m# Z X: P8 q, {8 `. z3 z
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Japanese Ships
5 K: o3 e( N' T/ Z% O DD Mutsuki* W# b+ N K- a7 }9 ^1 b a3 f1 |2 C
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SS Amberjack, hits 1 |