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 x) ]0 V; f% a1 a, q! S
双方投入的主要兵力
3 v- v9 h: F- F盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB5 f" s& L S6 m# @
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB' X! M$ ~: }- d8 B5 H7 ~
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
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8 j8 ^ ]* C6 b$ N% f0 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133% s, P* M3 S" p( }# p" L7 u7 B
Q9 ]+ L% m, t9 N4 x7 MWeather in hex: Moderate rain4 M$ \: o$ `, e
4 p7 U# }" ~0 s$ T/ j( GRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." i. l. R3 g' g& O9 `) d
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes4 A1 v @. l8 Q* }* J/ t
: K' [; w9 V7 E. AJapanese aircraft
3 l3 s% `6 z7 V: Z. r& I8 z B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft
! P7 J5 }9 l2 `0 B F4F-3P Wildcat x 50 Y4 t# U, W% Y- W0 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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1 D; ]+ m) ]' T. Y6 w% x* NJapanese aircraft losses
* f- u% q5 V7 i5 ` }/ o B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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! G' R; U4 p7 H4 r; `: {Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131( m! l1 [7 E, j) Q1 c0 M- o* M+ p
, i8 [9 W a! D# \$ RWeather in hex: Overcast
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1 a3 z, X9 C) ?% ?- eRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. G( Y; E2 C* F: m5 E" `
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes& F) r0 ^0 V6 {, G: ^! ?
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Allied aircraft
+ k. `4 z8 S% C F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
( n% H0 p; k$ d! f: I# ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
+ f, t i: e8 R+ V TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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, ^# E* J2 P. [- |( I: PAllied aircraft losses
6 a: d8 N. M0 ?2 ^+ u6 c* k SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged* U- Y3 }# v* G. F) G& Q# n. ~7 z' l/ ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 I" v! _2 b4 s2 U3 ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ R6 f4 H: C y
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
/ t: X- }5 w- X* D0 z- e; @ CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. T8 A" Y) y( |# E) {" O$ W3 l
DD Makigumo
% r7 z. q- x6 O( E, H' c+ o DD Yugiri7 c! c0 v& I2 H
DD Akebono( U8 A2 V' v6 F \: _* p* @& }
CS Chitose1 z9 s& }2 A/ e+ T) q
DD Sazanami
- C: V$ o: x+ V! }, b4 H DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 n, j* i* F( ~0 D1 [* u
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, J, [) `& U1 }9 D$ |, t- Z. sMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% v5 q+ R; B( P; D9 yEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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; x# ~- D- L4 z. BAllied aircraft! L% M d/ E2 H: I3 I" I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
( O8 ?6 K1 q! ^- k" u1 ^: H SBD-3 Dauntless x 347 P- z! v& r3 p3 Z2 b& F2 @2 Q. Q
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Allied aircraft losses/ f. w7 C6 b, ` @+ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged" c7 m5 P( y& c5 o
& Z, B+ b1 G: X6 l7 uJapanese Ships
% K( H% d" F* [# i9 V CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- \9 `# _" a8 D1 D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, l) Y9 I" y% [" j. i& J9 z
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ C* `6 `$ N# ^& \& T1 p" R
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% Z5 o' \) F, Z5 f6 g# J5 g DD Kazegumo
+ n/ Z" B: ^: k DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 t5 u2 J3 R) C1 l7 K DD Yugiri1 b7 s" W u9 _7 K
DD Ushio7 _& F" X/ Q k3 v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135 w" Z& S7 V3 s9 O8 e |
7 g* S" K: c" r. ]5 J: `6 GWeather in hex: Clear sky
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" n1 W1 `7 w$ m; A% Q- t2 B ARaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 k8 M' [* f W2 R% M. ?7 Z0 u1 |0 ?
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 a& y" D4 }: u' u A6M2 Zero x 52# B# e0 \6 n, t3 N0 L/ n1 \2 F* K
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Allied aircraft
: C! U% B+ C9 R& t7 ~ F4F-3P Wildcat x 10! N. r; c+ |0 Q+ B6 L7 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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$ i' ^% q9 Q. UJapanese aircraft losses
4 B2 v& H5 X8 j/ k A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged# A: O# e. _" l) i% C% l# V
7 f$ ~+ m; s9 d5 p8 W |9 n" M7 L0 Z+ WAllied aircraft losses1 m" l; o8 L2 Y4 ]6 r
F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed6 o8 G/ l$ ?5 b* Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged9 h9 l/ O% X" ?* G1 Z ]
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BB Hiei0 X) k, h: U' }$ Y) R8 W1 J2 P6 r
BB Kirishima t2 @8 o8 w9 j9 v6 q
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/ U- J- G1 v# `9 @) @9 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131$ X5 w9 @1 u) v( V$ j2 E
0 S+ q, [, d! B; E; {Weather in hex: Overcast, @% q* k6 `" E( ?& w
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 f$ V; e/ i$ V9 M# U& z% A% @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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% k A9 p8 Z( S( FJapanese aircraft1 K/ |% F3 j2 s) T5 a- `; W
no flights
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1 s5 {: M, g2 Q8 qAllied aircraft
8 B' J( Y+ X- B) ~& t9 D. ` TBF-1 Avenger x 15& g% [, z( y( A0 _/ H9 s
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Japanese aircraft losses" u+ c5 m$ l' d9 L* u- t+ o
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, R# k) A0 _- Z) Z$ y9 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged) L6 K4 Y z2 K8 A
Japanese Ships
( H) P: n3 c9 o, V5 R7 A! U DD Yugiri. \$ f1 ~" g. m1 i
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# Q/ W M, t; e( |: V P' V: i; E CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 d% d7 V& U1 w- @& O- q
Aircraft Attacking:
* @/ |* d, E' l4 O 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! e- N7 m8 R+ `/ C. z! h9 i+ l5 ~( i
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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$ }+ \% N2 v: b% s5 _/ ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1358 f/ e' H2 }( K# m& b$ O; O, n; L
& p% ?6 i" F7 Y3 i& qWeather in hex: Overcast1 j4 N+ d- V% E, ?1 V/ i
) v3 q% a3 r! O/ w. M6 sRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# Q% t3 S* I g9 r j2 GEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 56 C8 y0 A# k; _' [9 U. n) l' s
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. G* g; L \0 b0 a7 KAllied aircraft: ~/ J3 |7 z; }3 G4 E2 m( x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 428 O; ]* n. A- j j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 215 o/ Z$ U5 l& r
TBF-1 Avenger x 118 G+ d' I2 R% G# q8 s: o* i
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ x) q/ R. x( |5 G$ e& C; H$ q TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged4 k$ Z+ G5 p. |$ S5 z. k4 ]4 Y) @- V
% i" g5 R6 g7 p* ?7 T! jJapanese Ships, f1 S0 u/ n+ d5 N7 g9 ~: ^# e
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1& f9 I' ^2 \2 h' u3 {% c2 z$ D
CA Chokai
8 k' E# Y8 b7 k+ z0 n BB Kirishima- ?* {9 H; B5 d0 J; w0 D# @
CA Tone3 Y; C1 U5 f7 E
CL Yura
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, M; i( b# ?# g- l1 ?' B/ j5 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135& p$ \4 p- G3 t7 Z+ W4 u
! J( i6 G# N/ J# {3 X' ?7 N# X. OWeather in hex: Overcast- o) W6 ]( W. A; T
+ h# S9 \, ?1 f% iRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 t( `+ f, b- h+ w1 r+ L
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 O& B! ^* \6 ?
6 T8 T8 t0 ^5 @& }1 A2 C/ Y& K! uJapanese aircraft: t* |5 M' L/ i+ Y- E$ {* x# x" u
A6M2 Zero x 1
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! Z1 g) d: l2 \: C6 [8 I; \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 V' ]# K, J+ g( d* y0 c b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
- L! r0 A t% C9 d9 G& T0 N! p- s TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 G; |- ?6 X( GNo Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged9 o t$ v. H$ D. t! e
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged3 G. X4 [( l4 R+ m
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K0 C: T$ x( R CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ B' M* l3 e; A% Z1 Z! b BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire. y! X3 q; O& a9 F' ^1 ^4 [
CA Suzuya, t: o' W0 ]8 t( {
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
2 @- s& y; P0 i7 V4 L& A% t BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
2 ~, ]0 c/ H5 V. _ CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires T6 k3 ^" K& x( V; H- o
CL Tatsuta
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137
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Japanese Ships
4 S4 X, g; n; Z" y! f DD Mutsuki
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SS Amberjack, hits 1 |