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....
8 K0 p3 A" b8 Y6 @2 g双方投入的主要兵力
1 l6 E& {: s( U' X盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB
2 e$ |0 U9 Z; k日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB) g* O6 V0 N" f0 |+ |+ s2 D' }
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.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 423 x8 X' L# a1 g! f4 \* v* o4 u
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7 Z- \4 L2 M3 u$ o) I# _Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ }1 Z0 S$ h* J' o4 H" D- i$ A
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." ?/ P5 c6 H) Y' I t) O& C, o
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes- D# [! l$ k- [8 V5 a+ m
; {. e9 W, w, j# i& kJapanese aircraft9 H! E2 S: V3 @7 u6 O8 B4 N* x
B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft7 S; C* B. U. U& [. w& g
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
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n0 N4 n1 \2 G& L B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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: O' w9 d* S( X9 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 }; ~2 i: {' i% h* ~& mRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, i- y( |4 C0 F b# t: q s3 O CEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 `6 R* F: R4 g- z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 86) D, O ~0 p3 ?7 W) ~/ p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 497 K3 k5 P: k1 X( D& |8 o
TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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5 o: ~" e4 k! @' DAllied aircraft losses
9 A" l+ @- j) V SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged! F [2 \: |& L3 Y+ \) d
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged% w3 h- V0 V- {+ W5 E+ o
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Japanese Ships g2 o; T# [; X3 \6 W* V2 J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, t! F0 K/ l L& Z, R, L9 \ CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
. [3 o# u, W# J* ~3 g5 G CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 u' l6 _ }/ H+ i( T7 h
DD Makigumo5 b' @6 D6 B: ~8 V7 h/ `! y) y" Q
DD Yugiri
5 @4 j, P- H% v" G; {/ E6 o6 | DD Akebono" j$ L; F& S$ Q1 x, x& @+ u( n A
CS Chitose# D& [) y9 R7 h" | v4 ~
DD Sazanami
7 }! ^/ {' A. B$ o/ a DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 a8 b' j. j+ m8 V. Z5 t- O9 Q
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z6 Y% s! n% _; K/ ~3 y* L% uMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,1310 n3 L3 T# [' {2 X; K9 N& R
+ ?0 N9 B! g; B# jWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" K& k+ w' g$ Z! v9 @; M8 }Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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% V1 R# C* T& u8 h" V; f' x0 {$ h% YAllied aircraft
2 [1 Y& j1 w+ d7 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
& {) S- P& K- W SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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Allied aircraft losses) g# b0 r i8 T2 k2 N: c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships* Z9 C$ w1 s5 X
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 g* q! O A) ]/ Y6 l8 I+ ^9 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& x: j, X. s; T0 y9 t
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ {7 P: L- i$ M% v) N# S5 j
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire. F1 I! b' C M# i
DD Kazegumo
& a; o7 |( d2 P. w( h7 p* ^' n DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% X n. R! c$ ^ DD Yugiri
! P# w6 l9 n; G% c! \; k DD Ushio1 B* m3 z* G5 F! |, c9 a
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6 d5 r$ N$ {- w7 m( sMorning 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.
! `( `5 @1 O( ?. K1 t( M3 m2 oEstimated time to target is 11 minutes9 y3 U) G7 n; [) A
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Japanese aircraft9 T8 ?7 f4 q7 [; }) x; o- s
A6M2 Zero x 52
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Allied aircraft
; j4 T5 ^7 O3 J4 C F4F-3P Wildcat x 107 g. |& f6 @; \% E( Y0 H( e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11' n0 Z, p! J0 I" E- P3 n
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Japanese aircraft losses
H {% h1 e4 U9 p. g A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
) }- l5 u* P$ d( O6 B, \, f F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 s$ T& s8 t5 F( g4 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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BB Hiei8 k$ ?* P7 n; [
BB Kirishima
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 f- O r* d7 G. e# D& z. bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes& x% z! @) p# I: M
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Japanese aircraft5 B0 O+ Y. B, _- n0 f
no flights
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Allied aircraft
) Z+ H7 D% y' V* y TBF-1 Avenger x 15* S/ K0 C# ^0 o
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Japanese aircraft losses2 G9 {; J2 ?% a
$ y& v5 o- n2 `. gNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& i7 U1 v8 C0 A0 } TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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4 G# Z- j4 I+ r o7 I1 \4 G9 X) [& `1 F* ~ DD Yugiri" U% r# b k- `, j0 z5 F
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( K1 f% y0 F; w2 o CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
c5 t( T1 c! n& x1 O, { Aircraft Attacking:# s# m+ a/ p# W, l' m
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" a& \0 d( M% n4 G- h' i
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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9 \8 B/ L, W& [, T6 e4 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135" R0 ?1 L* q) `7 X! u# e k5 s
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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2 |( X2 k9 n6 B% D% v+ M& LRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 W z' V$ s) i( K) P S, M
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 c$ a A- M6 m3 U$ {
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Japanese aircraft' X/ R5 r8 n& z% _" R {1 u3 i0 A
A6M2 Zero x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 42; \: A2 ^5 J" g4 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 21: H0 b* x! ]9 D5 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 11& a# R4 r( R! n6 n8 s, v9 \( |
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* w" [# }* V; I8 WJapanese aircraft losses* J5 z' X7 I O9 E9 i& Z& e
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged7 A! U5 S1 Q2 c, s j0 Q% b2 \
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged0 J. {" ~- I/ E k7 t6 l
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Japanese Ships
. G2 y0 Q2 z U* b- { BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1! p+ g% k6 D2 }- B* \$ v }
CA Chokai1 ?& g8 X: w! M3 Y
BB Kirishima$ W( V$ S8 ~/ A- @6 b6 s
CA Tone
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast s; x) a0 y, {. u' C1 v+ B: _
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 I0 K: v# c5 V( e! mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 1
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! E, l4 D& @% q) g+ o3 I F4F-4 Wildcat x 14( g3 s# e& K$ i# d& \$ p' x# b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30, ~+ z. X! i" m
TBF-1 Avenger x 15- S; ^5 A: b, u3 O5 g. o) Q+ A* N
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No Japanese losses9 G8 Q' P' ^4 f
! O, R* Z3 g. U; r( JAllied aircraft losses
- Q: q0 U; d4 U9 h6 |) O( M SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged: U$ d2 [! z: t& n6 I
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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( G# a+ x8 L* I! M. n1 H CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! u0 b4 e2 _2 a- _! B5 `
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, L& N7 N I$ ^: L CA Suzuya# y9 w- k- p# o' A' N% j Y
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
/ f1 k6 @- ]+ h7 }3 T' N* V0 ?( @9 W BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3+ S$ t. b! ~, K6 ?' O* R
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137, T! x4 r# |2 x- s% E
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Japanese Ships8 J4 |: F2 v6 y8 `5 G' ]0 p6 i3 a# f
DD Mutsuki
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5 y7 F- o0 q+ F& K, n SS Amberjack, hits 1 |