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....5 S+ L, b2 x* X& v+ n
双方投入的主要兵力
5 S9 G" R7 B. ?* `4 M5 Z1 b盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB
3 L0 Y" m0 P* n8 G. a; J日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
8 |/ K- [1 V/ Z. w3 n3 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.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42 W- n2 ?/ C) \4 s* J
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, I; X( w$ { w3 B- ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# O; @: g& X4 v) y$ I7 z
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 ^; u9 C& N, F/ }2 ?5 `" cEstimated time to target is 52 minutes
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9 }( O- }. V: U p: XJapanese aircraft
* D- P- @2 G! g2 C' I: ?0 Q) h B5N1 Kate x 60 U4 s3 K8 S' F
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Allied aircraft( m M; d" |+ o8 T1 O% {' z
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5 G5 \- u. E6 t; u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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" x8 I/ Z$ ^! R. n4 v0 G: q4 vJapanese aircraft losses4 A0 A2 q6 c6 J; U' Y
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed& E% O5 W6 ]3 Z8 C+ W; b( l5 h. u9 o( f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131* m! U. t+ n! }, U& e
1 X+ K- i5 {( o: l) e+ s& A8 l2 uWeather in hex: Overcast6 g$ F5 p* S2 ^ u5 s
8 J: |# L1 y- ~5 X7 GRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: j( `* m& ^5 m3 Y- {/ IEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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, T1 P* Y5 K' F5 }% T, LAllied aircraft
. C `- h* }% {( q0 g0 `" |5 E; T F4F-4 Wildcat x 86 x7 m6 v t6 t. {6 Y+ j# _. [$ Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49/ j: v4 P' `5 G4 Z+ @1 |
TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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Allied aircraft losses
$ x! y% @1 q q& \0 E% Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged) }8 r v8 o& D+ E2 Y i( e+ q! w+ m
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged+ h8 C; \* y1 f! q# o3 m; g5 h2 B$ L
6 H+ O1 e" t3 g% C, d0 k( ]Japanese Ships
, g; d9 X5 y6 n4 j CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 M, K7 q, \+ R' v5 G CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( F4 f) w" t3 ~* n1 _/ \* W; U
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 E- a; k, p, B) @8 I4 f
DD Makigumo
2 I) w M3 _; @; j' x; { DD Yugiri( T2 S# Q. p$ g8 V6 O: d) N4 h3 Z
DD Akebono6 N3 P; c+ i% I* m
CS Chitose, T2 U% }: D8 z; v2 Q
DD Sazanami. d& l) J; N/ k! e x9 s' C1 @ F3 W0 @. X
DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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. c5 r+ {2 ]7 e& g+ i1 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 j" K6 L& q: r3 L3 O# M; a2 t
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; C! c2 M, [9 m5 M+ o* Q DEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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" X/ R( O# H6 @+ E4 x) t6 X6 t( b# y+ qAllied aircraft _0 D9 |$ |- ~- R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
4 q% ^9 g1 w3 x5 j SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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Allied aircraft losses
2 }6 W* M; t7 S/ A SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged' Y& g8 k4 a0 P3 Y
1 {, e5 L" s: h* ` X8 yJapanese Ships3 X5 F. Z4 i, K# W
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 y) r+ v, ^% Y( u$ I2 |6 y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 F u0 u* W3 O0 L' f, o& N% F CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Z7 w# Z" Y8 M3 n! P) ]
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire( p! k7 e" X) }- Y$ c# R3 T
DD Kazegumo
6 L& m) J" b0 s0 Y# S DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# {3 A7 W" M# e# z8 v" v DD Yugiri
- F0 n$ z3 _) M9 q! k$ C6 }4 n DD Ushio9 R j- z* E& U' B( h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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! B" u6 @1 y6 I3 O0 e- CWeather in hex: Clear sky/ J" w* e& p3 q" S. P$ e
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- u* S' z' Z/ L( L. jEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 A0 x2 U3 W' l" I- P. n$ I) ^9 x A6M2 Zero x 52' I% ^, p( p- i2 ?# g1 A" f- P
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) {( x8 G$ G4 X: iAllied aircraft8 C w0 `/ K, p3 ]
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
8 o- j. E7 D, h; p8 L) G7 M0 m* w SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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2 k* x% l* e' `/ x" b8 y! MJapanese aircraft losses
9 f! `5 ?( l( m9 J+ x Q4 E8 U. | A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged8 y2 v- ]+ X3 s9 ]/ R- n3 k, Q1 z4 ^
& ] p! y) M5 j/ e* I YAllied aircraft losses& Z4 C. }3 i7 ?: s2 y; l7 J2 Q* q
F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed- d7 p P' r1 @: V+ K: M: p G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged# r2 L: Y5 Q$ X2 G6 _$ C
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Japanese Ships
( e1 J! V9 c# L* o# f BB Hiei
6 O6 s' G- W$ c BB Kirishima, i9 U- G+ j( `
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! Q+ e9 v# s* [Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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9 P: z( w, }( a5 rWeather in hex: Overcast1 E: \, G; s7 ]/ n1 H$ B+ R
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- t! s a; \3 {' b) I7 u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; |# ?% W+ _' Q7 A6 P
7 I3 v6 `1 A5 G4 @& f/ ] JJapanese aircraft
6 d4 R5 f+ ], K* Y6 l: [: B no flights
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Allied aircraft9 l# r/ N7 K! B
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 p7 B! ~6 @# v: |$ G/ s# S& d* I
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 Y' W/ _, k5 j) K# t" e, V" }( u
Japanese Ships* e3 E9 \# }$ S8 ~& l. B0 I2 T5 @
DD Yugiri2 t7 D3 s' ]( I( W
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ?+ R+ q* Q6 T2 Q% I' F
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" f4 b7 h& M/ g) V' X$ ^# x2 L" | Aircraft Attacking:9 x3 D5 j: P* L! a% y4 w" r- b; o5 _
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 i; U& B+ i% g; L
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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/ I( V$ K$ o$ d& C, K i3 A! A% k. t4 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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! |$ v; c$ y' x$ |8 A9 v3 B5 dWeather in hex: Overcast: W; X+ w5 C' `1 m: T# ~/ @
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 q) G: v- }; Q- [ I6 e4 \Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 54 ^& ?; O4 c2 C! q/ M8 S8 _/ }$ o, N5 }
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$ r; |8 X1 f2 w2 D: B5 i0 }" K0 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 42) N; r6 B7 P" i5 e7 e2 \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
2 g. t- E7 f8 ~$ S! k TBF-1 Avenger x 115 B5 U) Y, J4 J, i& O5 b
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 w2 u% L1 s1 r1 M- k; h9 \2 G3 J/ _, V! e A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* d. ~, \* T# m+ \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged& A% R8 T7 O" Y( z% M0 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged% V S( Y) ?, V8 s5 _3 s
$ [5 }% J0 `/ D+ [2 w4 ]! I- P( ~& oJapanese Ships7 i# Q) P8 ], s& f7 w4 w6 Y
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
* T9 s: E( f! C3 u% r" i6 l7 d6 s CA Chokai( q3 E5 N( t3 R% Y3 M
BB Kirishima% E; b F1 P* w5 j2 c! y9 [! U. S
CA Tone
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1356 I7 b2 a, x5 W! ?( R+ }4 t6 G# y
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8 g3 F9 \. Z7 P2 B3 `Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. g/ o3 `3 |4 \0 \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 ^/ ~- T4 U |% l0 ?
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Japanese aircraft: m. z5 b( U9 o' k' ]
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft, d) P, X. S$ R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
| D% A$ }. Y1 c4 M! C SBD-3 Dauntless x 309 L U1 j. t. J! b6 w8 F
TBF-1 Avenger x 15/ \2 I$ i% B! a* W9 v. O
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No Japanese losses# I( a( g0 }5 v# @8 o s
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% {0 @, b9 Y: q0 h3 _. ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 }8 b; s, ^0 p; ]1 E7 J8 [2 l) B& h
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged+ D5 }% k$ P6 W! c
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Japanese Ships
3 k. [3 M- n: e5 J CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 }" g6 E, x% R( t: d
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 Z- r f3 p/ v+ p$ V
CA Suzuya
6 W8 }9 K" c' Y, T* _% Z/ P9 a BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
, i6 J) e4 `% X3 m# ]$ M BB Hiei, Bomb hits 31 N2 R) l6 J3 U9 Y( V% ?( s% v
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 C6 i& ], _; r& r- c; f1 @
CL Tatsuta
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137
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DD Mutsuki, }4 \9 _% I) \
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Allied Ships
2 K( Z( O6 r# r& f% ~+ G% S& M SS Amberjack, hits 1 |