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....
1 ~5 P# V+ a$ _5 B4 r双方投入的主要兵力
" N1 e9 x" h' B% N' U* [, X, `盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB6 |1 u) R7 t' r' R' f. U
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
$ [) ~ D' ]- k( g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.; Q7 n4 u' h8 X
经此一役,彩云桑投降
3 c2 D5 U$ m9 X3 mAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 422 j' w) F% e) F- G
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5 \# R: [5 ^! v' Q( k: ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,1336 [( q: O4 U* S. @* G# V/ l* w# R
+ f4 Z. @; G! W. y8 OWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ A# o# }7 c2 g* C3 L- q, V' v
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes: b& i: Y k: a# k6 y- N" C M6 Q, ], Z
% c6 L- y9 j% j( W3 o/ QJapanese aircraft6 K, Q/ t, g) \
B5N1 Kate x 6+ p) S; L# p- a# T" n$ k! P1 P- V
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, N& P7 J5 K% m4 BAllied aircraft2 k: X8 {1 ~/ H" O
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5* h, Y$ R2 a4 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38; i/ ^5 o; u) L2 w% Y4 t3 v3 P
2 W% H; R) x+ w2 }+ G( T/ x
7 a' B8 E1 d( I- E3 m4 WJapanese aircraft losses; f7 C7 c; P9 Q5 O7 `6 \
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131 Z, G) s e) V' N/ ~( Z4 E
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 Z* O! Q, `$ \Estimated time to target is 47 minutes8 X3 g1 ~2 s7 {
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, n5 o$ G& d9 N3 J+ [0 VAllied aircraft
' G G; v# Q# o( d: s F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
6 y o/ y, d6 ?% Q W$ {( G, } SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
. x4 }8 l7 V( Q# U TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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?7 d& d" s. o6 _/ |Allied aircraft losses" {3 Q$ u j i" o+ k; V7 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged1 T0 {; K' Q0 F2 Y4 e
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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6 E3 W6 j! l. B$ D2 MJapanese Ships& ^( f9 x4 }+ U0 U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage! ^5 `+ R( [- _) J/ Z' C
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 w R; Y w7 N) E- [4 u3 l
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: p P6 j& r7 t/ @+ w5 |. b# q
DD Makigumo
- r- x2 ~4 A6 u; j DD Yugiri
) L5 G, e- ?$ b* e+ d" l3 q/ D DD Akebono
, p4 g3 x; n0 j- _1 N$ k( |& | CS Chitose
% ]- ?/ r7 n- a9 V [ DD Sazanami
5 l& K2 |. z% `, j( h. Y3 g DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire# i( N" U8 X) H) K: [
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( s+ { f3 y, n2 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast* W E' W$ t' O) |
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" }. _) C) ^8 v0 M5 AEstimated time to target is 31 minutes; [5 E4 @9 d5 x1 v& S
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" S |9 S5 ]6 S+ e+ p1 R% sAllied aircraft
" s9 d( U2 [/ g7 a+ Y3 w1 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 Q' J% c- j: [6 z! D8 ~2 e0 v, s, ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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Allied aircraft losses/ u1 Y# A% G8 O0 G% n5 T8 P2 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 `3 \) h- b/ P
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 H! t! r. e% G+ F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ |* P& c" {" P: m( N2 o CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: Y, Q5 Z7 T2 |1 B$ ?; f
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 h( J( b) `- E
DD Kazegumo
3 M. ^9 _/ I& r/ M DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 Z- d& F! D% x1 S: @( H' X, E DD Yugiri- ?; I+ U7 T0 P# ?7 o& w% X1 c
DD Ushio2 i0 X2 p& w" N9 T) `$ d
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) w1 P6 v9 h/ c3 Y3 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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# Q, s& `! } j; I) Y( ~ o& }Weather in hex: Clear sky
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' z- y0 i9 b3 v$ K6 P) XRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: j/ m9 k8 q2 O' Q
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes* O& ^1 z5 D X2 | {& {
- B% X& t4 L& O! zJapanese aircraft# q' E3 w4 J: W, [8 G
A6M2 Zero x 52
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" G- e, R ?; C8 bAllied aircraft
. [9 j2 y: Z) {3 n& g' v F4F-3P Wildcat x 104 ^& P2 o# f5 m+ e: l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 112 H7 O* A9 `2 \, s+ `
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Japanese aircraft losses# N! C8 |# H o3 a
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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3 _4 d; d* L7 Q: UAllied aircraft losses
2 g# ?# n7 ^) z F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* m/ K# @( V# B+ z0 ~1 V# e SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 Y1 i2 {" w6 N# T* t2 x8 L
BB Hiei
* m: T1 L& t1 q" [. i BB Kirishima
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131$ E% H! S, _" w8 R4 j
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% z' T6 b3 F. q5 N$ u. iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes; ?/ ]' R3 i" i- {
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no flights0 d7 }$ |% w, O- _# h/ k
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Allied aircraft6 g1 {3 `8 d1 f! k! r% g. f
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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+ o6 _$ V9 |3 Z& t, d1 v4 D. nJapanese aircraft losses7 C0 y- d( v4 f5 L2 W1 r
# D' `+ }* U! n) ~) `3 k; e: NNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses/ p6 u, S# `7 E! [: }: E+ S
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged, p8 S5 H! k* X$ v
Japanese Ships
+ f$ e' c! ]! m" w* }1 h* H' z/ C DD Yugiri
9 T0 Z( \0 t" C6 M3 y. B! h5 q CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ n9 H0 q5 ]: v5 P2 L3 }; I, j CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 s6 S; d& o, @& v Aircraft Attacking:
% s) S' W9 Y) M& z1 A7 L w 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 g& f$ c2 i u! X! L# t
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo4 Q, K* ^# \& [3 z$ H0 k+ l1 q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 }- z& T% l8 M4 K
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& F- @3 a$ J# P" u6 A) C A6M2 Zero x 5
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: \; B& [' S) |' L; SAllied aircraft$ Q, u' ]" y; b3 L$ v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
0 K" x& V ~4 J* d; i' ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
$ w" i C& ]( E: q% q$ u TBF-1 Avenger x 112 U, z, S8 d6 Y) Z5 @
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Japanese aircraft losses
|+ m( l$ D0 w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) @& h& W3 a: v* X7 D! {. }& o
2 `7 j! ], [) A. y6 K9 H$ H
Allied aircraft losses
4 E) ^& P) V! u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged* r2 U6 i S. E; d
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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$ `) e7 c& L) N Z1 U/ A5 w- bJapanese Ships1 Z4 f3 A7 {; ]) E3 J5 t/ q. [9 e
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
: U/ H0 E2 f* P1 E1 S* P9 l# ^ CA Chokai
: Q" w% g6 y+ v BB Kirishima* {! i% c4 A& ~9 `0 h
CA Tone
* l' B+ E% e9 @0 G6 W9 } CL Yura
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) A, M% ?, X ?- R& N! T" HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 V m/ ]# J% T& J4 U& @4 N
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ u7 M6 r7 s3 g6 |
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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2 d% K" A, _+ @- }* j! c& w8 ^Japanese aircraft6 ?" f, D' a4 a; z( g1 u! r9 I
A6M2 Zero x 1& T( b7 B" r8 P a' N- P
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Allied aircraft; V& E9 i6 u0 S) c! h! s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
. c; T% @" Y% T: M/ f SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
5 ~% }6 M- d4 B( E4 K2 G TBF-1 Avenger x 152 K N6 p: U. s
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5 t; _* |- {9 {, b& I) v1 zNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
! S( n' W9 w7 T, B% G/ f/ r# N SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 x3 c4 ?; s) y; z' ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 K3 T4 a8 }+ b9 h
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 L3 r' n1 r+ G3 V BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ ^9 m: Q4 H5 _, |( d CA Suzuya1 |( h5 C" ~) ^( U
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 20 [8 r" M' W1 e" a
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3 Y2 ^3 P: h2 j
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 T/ }& }" Y4 U0 f; [8 o+ e7 f CL Tatsuta- I1 s9 ]6 e5 a! o* p
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,1379 p# }* w3 q, f. m2 u* Y
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Japanese Ships
q% K1 l6 s/ c! K DD Mutsuki
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SS Amberjack, hits 1 |