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....' W) R: ^' o" S3 I4 Z/ ?9 k* c! {
双方投入的主要兵力# e+ D! l$ O5 \! a2 N
盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB4 H5 _, t I- S
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
: i" Q: @# W- y1 x8 a" ~6 t C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.1 l) Y' D% Q' L8 o A* M
经此一役,彩云桑投降, G, T" l& x# N, w
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42 m" L1 H. B" H. U5 W
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2 Z8 [8 Q. C8 ]# {Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133/ i1 w5 a0 p7 D |
% x% h# k2 h; a5 n9 e1 Y; r; PWeather in hex: Moderate rain7 a) _/ g/ Z+ I3 k- [
* p) P# |" A2 G" c/ u3 @Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! }% p* J& c, h p- O) D: W
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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1 M. q$ z. t3 l: Z8 f4 vJapanese aircraft
! [' o8 N ^' Q& S; a% N0 c B5N1 Kate x 6
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$ F4 L# K5 }# J- FAllied aircraft! N6 Y9 Y% |& r y% X
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
3 z1 V. P' N6 T3 B0 U+ t$ _( f F4F-4 Wildcat x 382 j- t: }% {! _, R
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8 k2 T! ?3 w) B4 `2 F- WJapanese aircraft losses
% }. h6 Q7 I U$ O' t; G B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131% P; z3 F- X6 V: y: Y) c
5 I% P9 g- V+ d" j' Y+ ? a& OWeather in hex: Overcast
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9 r% T$ _' M. P4 O# _3 rRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 @/ c* u$ v5 {( GEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 e2 i# G E. b2 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
1 t. @! V ?% Q' j! m( h, w; D0 f4 M SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
. F h( P4 w, T: ]/ x. i* X TBF-1 Avenger x 23, h+ p0 ~( o4 Y6 U; i( l: {' Z
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Allied aircraft losses- ] W H1 S. t4 h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged/ z! k3 @) n$ B! a( o& @
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged% C3 H3 ?. @9 ? Y6 q8 \$ a- [
, r! e j$ U! ?8 ]/ z/ o- nJapanese Ships) p# m; r6 t @: x/ U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& c: O" G3 ?5 N. F( G CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ a: I5 }7 k! k& `, v+ m3 v6 M
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 f* j$ y' G) c0 D
DD Makigumo9 H* R: l$ O) A6 j; y3 k. k6 e/ Q
DD Yugiri* E) i) v; x6 i6 v2 F: s0 d
DD Akebono: a6 \( `2 C G
CS Chitose# }. K/ Z$ B& b
DD Sazanami
3 s4 ^2 R$ I! R/ _- w2 K DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire: \4 X, D1 o1 E2 E. |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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0 i8 r; X6 g& X: K6 N: WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% h8 }# P; l" S. ?Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, Q% a: u. f6 O2 e+ o' N# A F4F-4 Wildcat x 14& O; x1 I9 c7 A6 I2 Z7 d1 H+ X( k0 p- J6 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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o0 d. o2 O% n7 s* {8 s v5 Q# u3 DAllied aircraft losses% I# C l7 `9 P: u, m3 N8 G- `! c& ]- @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged( U4 }, e# ^7 q& D, O8 r
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Japanese Ships X% M/ s7 I, F3 K- k
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* I2 F' D) f% _8 P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 m D9 ]( i8 @" e
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. g6 L: a. T8 ^5 p: S$ e6 @+ a! ` DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" ?4 S% d7 b! X5 h% j9 {: d4 U DD Kazegumo; o- f& X" X- G- s3 o% x! Q* @0 ?
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 l( g7 A/ h( k3 `5 |3 b DD Yugiri+ _! `3 M. }' y# b! z" ~( C
DD Ushio
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1 h$ P( o" K$ ~! F( @2 qMorning 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.
# ^7 W2 n. F a" I$ F4 V: wEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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N4 v5 ?, o& K) P# G; \Japanese aircraft
0 `8 r- N( r) f8 l& c2 }$ c A6M2 Zero x 52, T! V0 v7 C, Q
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Allied aircraft" d |5 v& {+ n' h/ h# F( p
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
% u1 |6 a! `' t; s SBD-3 Dauntless x 11$ a4 G5 z( m _! A8 v
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% v4 E0 ]3 R! s$ M$ N) @Japanese aircraft losses% k. R/ {4 v0 l4 \
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged& y- t' ?* F( Z0 s* K0 |
/ j) Z; e- L7 s7 K5 F# `Allied aircraft losses
$ D8 `( d- g% h) j5 v3 M! u" B* x F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 |$ |4 K' Q% d% ^2 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged+ Q0 U7 Z6 i4 g" s( q$ b* o
( n3 F) y: u3 b% I4 JJapanese Ships9 m+ ^# f- W- S3 i7 p& j, i
BB Hiei
0 A8 j9 y0 F$ d5 z6 n BB Kirishima
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p( A0 Z6 @ Y/ }9 M; lMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& v# }# f% A7 V; }, v! v( m0 [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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' ~ m( q0 Q+ B" R' i7 N; W' PJapanese aircraft
/ E/ i( X7 z. q, x% l% e% s: K no flights
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h4 g- O% }$ G) }Allied aircraft1 b, [2 V. y( X1 _! y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 z6 h0 m7 _ T! w" ^Japanese aircraft losses
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No Japanese losses
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) a8 o& }# O9 p1 b$ n: e- ?* kAllied aircraft losses
/ R9 u0 A; Q+ g0 j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
8 j( D( x5 ~+ ^8 e) \ Japanese Ships& ]8 `3 s6 V; }3 ^. W/ F1 H1 Q
DD Yugiri
. @4 S( i3 S9 o$ o) O6 V* r4 d CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ @& r# s) X- E0 J) L8 A E CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 n+ ^" A$ C0 o0 }1 ]5 p Aircraft Attacking:& y& V4 L8 D' f% L. J8 {
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ @" t2 l3 v% ^7 H" ~/ I6 f( d5 } Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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# [8 \: c- T+ G) g P% lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135; P! E/ W3 u' i2 F: \6 G- O
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 r7 e% @$ ]5 i; B
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes! ]3 q9 G; \7 b# E( p( u
( i; [, i! U: vJapanese aircraft) q, M7 L. o; G; P
A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft6 g7 W# F, @% W! Q" ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42& m! O' Q8 ^4 r) d% p& s! B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
" w; C9 K# ?6 H) u' s% z' Q6 k TBF-1 Avenger x 11* }2 [+ U( d6 t% [5 E- h! @
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4 g3 P, {' t: w( s5 ]* G6 rJapanese aircraft losses2 K5 Y. f3 l) D; [
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 z, I# s& Q6 Y, u( v0 \3 A
: L0 b" A& H: e0 P! v: K# N3 m7 OAllied aircraft losses
- j3 G' P7 q6 k/ c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged/ K* @, @ z( m5 ^# C# G
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged* }0 \, R/ G& I/ Z& t* k5 E
6 a/ u) @" W' e9 z! |0 gJapanese Ships# g* b \( G8 ~5 X4 U% q C7 T7 V; U
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1" o! V3 m( k# e
CA Chokai8 }5 i% {+ |: C$ K
BB Kirishima! A y9 h1 s* ^! _
CA Tone( @4 v( x5 ?6 p. b6 K
CL Yura7 X* K1 V+ _( g6 d; Z% T& v
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9 E2 c0 H- r+ B5 F0 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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0 ?" [: U7 v" Y( [/ _* YWeather in hex: Overcast0 i2 X! ? v8 e: {+ h- V K
0 o7 R. `0 {/ g( q* GRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 b' p# l6 `7 XEstimated time to target is 12 minutes2 l3 W( Y5 z+ U% \6 w* Q
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Japanese aircraft Z' K9 P) Y) N" c6 Z4 v
A6M2 Zero x 1. Q+ h6 T# x4 j; b
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6 t& {* e" P* r0 b6 @Allied aircraft
* I1 ?# E. e b# W F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
8 C7 e: _: c l+ M* N. u5 V/ ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
3 ~- p! U* j( b/ T, M5 A& ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 152 v# n- `( Z9 o; F: A' u0 T- r
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No Japanese losses
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/ y+ }3 t" v$ @9 zAllied aircraft losses4 o6 N5 H3 D0 v6 C& j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
4 P" t. ~5 X+ Q3 z# m2 h TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; G' _5 b V" J4 H; d1 X CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 P' J+ a3 ?- e( G' ]( W' `# e
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire( g+ E u$ ]# o$ N6 u
CA Suzuya
2 C, }, e$ t4 e& K% C. l1 u v& } BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2& \& {1 n+ ^3 X) r0 _
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3: f* ~3 D2 E, ?; [; ~" `- u# C
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! A3 b2 ]% f6 C CL Tatsuta7 K3 S5 t4 |1 v9 q2 U: G3 y
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1 w& h/ m: j% J ?Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,1377 t4 R% \7 B( R9 y2 T' J d; N
( O, r0 h e2 `& P+ wJapanese Ships
/ g) N5 U3 o, J D) g5 I* F DD Mutsuki" b* B- D, B0 ~) I E
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SS Amberjack, hits 1 |