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 _9 s" V2 O1 m" C; d双方投入的主要兵力
, u( p9 F# ]$ I" ?盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB
9 |4 \2 t! k1 \' k& d7 d日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB0 D9 r5 X: e' i `' [' o
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., j6 y- `; z* ~6 n2 {
经此一役,彩云桑投降
8 P7 }! h0 u, x2 d$ f6 T& G& _8 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) e# j4 x- u9 G' c
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes e/ K# f7 I8 ?. N+ A( v% N5 K
6 m- x. N B% E/ R% AJapanese aircraft
0 D- d% J( y: O2 d6 Q3 p" L2 W9 \ B5N1 Kate x 68 \% p- P/ \: T; ~
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* o) w: L. V$ w+ S* ^Allied aircraft
- X+ l" J. o1 S F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
- U) X( E: A% ~2 X6 z- U4 b F4F-4 Wildcat x 387 Q$ P3 f* _# F: \, A6 a4 z: q7 X
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 L( U- b' z$ R4 H6 a7 W B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast" j6 [. |6 y) \ d5 i0 p
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 i/ |8 {7 w2 _; D3 _2 o
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Allied aircraft( g; w% n5 e6 K, a3 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 864 b, ]. f+ V, Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49" E& Z( W0 g* [% X& j8 J9 V2 g( i# @
TBF-1 Avenger x 23# Z1 u: ^3 \, J3 C+ r
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Allied aircraft losses* g% [2 w! C% L8 C$ B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged1 u2 o# w# a+ t% P, N* h: s; i
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged9 v- n( k/ f5 s4 ~6 d
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Japanese Ships
. z: K; D# {! v. |7 b, M! i# x+ j CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage) i- h* T9 D7 T: F0 G+ Z
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires1 _; b5 q2 N9 A/ O: C
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 D3 n3 e' R+ H" L DD Makigumo
( B. G" j/ c! q& n! h1 X; }$ d* q DD Yugiri' A# L5 \: c* p7 |
DD Akebono3 X$ F P$ F. l! a
CS Chitose
$ ?& h4 o/ D6 [" _3 E DD Sazanami
8 H/ a/ d v. e2 g9 q0 Q* l, N DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 |# k" t: e0 P2 V7 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131, {. n! A: Q7 v0 _: H( B X
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- [: I9 q$ ]+ ]( W" GEstimated time to target is 31 minutes* _7 O: ?# l: o) h1 {
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Allied aircraft
, ^. p8 Y5 D N7 I" C/ Q8 v F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
% o8 n* y) w5 q6 _3 O. c SBD-3 Dauntless x 344 k( e% D3 j: j: ~' y9 j0 R$ `
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Allied aircraft losses& s# k; r8 e4 Z. [" w* o+ z. ?/ ^# y: h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships( u* w! a) }$ i
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. t& w' u; z5 @: |$ a2 _# d. h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( G8 |5 D. O8 a3 G
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 b. `* d! \ _3 d( D
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire) U5 _! d0 G3 B) }
DD Kazegumo
; T8 |0 B+ K) f9 p) V- | DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 H) v; ^: `3 b& j DD Yugiri$ G& Z4 H) x' U ]* n2 g. c$ V
DD Ushio0 N! }3 f5 d* F7 c9 ^/ I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135! j: E- U5 ^+ S2 m7 j, P# ]8 m$ g8 u
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Weather in hex: Clear sky& Y0 ^- s/ L7 T1 ^2 X
S( H1 G' [# D5 _" j, |( V! ^: wRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 H/ a& X8 L) V0 w: p+ Z
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes6 Q2 t9 L2 C% @9 P Z/ O
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Japanese aircraft
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9 P- _$ j( ]* L: g& X# A+ W: O: PAllied aircraft
8 w* W5 F4 q, E3 t F4F-3P Wildcat x 10/ z; w/ s0 c. r/ o' E3 l( R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses5 h. B+ w8 k8 M
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged' h! a8 @' |0 F) N; b' G1 C/ V; t1 {* r
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Allied aircraft losses
: Y; r+ F9 M8 x- \+ D; ]- | F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* B2 j- A' e: d) m, |& R3 R( y. W SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged/ W2 J0 K) Z2 @) P0 |& L
1 p1 n4 W3 b( k: e8 l# `- CJapanese Ships
$ T- L: w: b# K) _' R BB Hiei
# I* b. s; o; Z9 m6 B+ D BB Kirishima+ W; ^: a, [3 Y5 r, I8 W
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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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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 A4 Z2 U r+ s8 [/ d4 C& QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( `* t8 W/ Q& ?9 P0 X1 \ l 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 losses
+ S+ \5 X7 t. b TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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DD Yugiri. P- ~8 V) K" _
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- R3 i) n% } J; `" D$ ]" N6 I CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: q0 |$ m" z( a" q; j N: F
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135. W, F5 f- o! D. v) W8 Y: u! R4 N" F
6 T9 T/ \7 I- l" tWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; S2 H7 w! H& e+ A, U
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes: u% m2 h% _. T/ ?& V8 K0 Q
0 M. [1 C( v2 R9 m) L: XJapanese aircraft6 p5 `- ~' V" L- Q
A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
: k6 @/ C; l" N7 `8 q F4F-4 Wildcat x 426 `0 \. q: H) k) I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
# R. L( Z. P; Q3 n( y2 Q# _! Q$ V TBF-1 Avenger x 11! h3 m/ y) }' N. w
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 S: Q& r5 u, _$ p& o( r2 h* t A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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+ [3 C I3 B- t4 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged# ^. M2 Y3 b# K' S
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese Ships" x, f/ L0 X% F# L
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1% A+ y, M) h& f0 b, d6 a [
CA Chokai# d* ^- d( y/ q& K8 o& [
BB Kirishima3 o4 l- t3 ~+ S' l1 C1 B4 W! \
CA Tone% R. f/ g, |" Z$ c) d
CL Yura
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[! T' {: |* K0 V0 B2 ^2 j6 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135* a8 n, S# [5 u' e7 A
- n3 q! q. W% B" ]: A; eWeather in hex: Overcast
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: p! S3 [9 m! K3 ^- o# qRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ Y7 V8 W( R8 |8 S4 WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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' a! d% D! a( KJapanese aircraft
' b/ l. V2 Z1 n: W! C7 D A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft# J: `& h# ^+ g `! C+ N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
( D9 p8 z( T | d9 K; E SBD-3 Dauntless x 30' \/ t- c6 L" S8 v- Q8 d
TBF-1 Avenger x 15& |% E) \# B$ [ ~( K
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No Japanese losses8 I, L8 G7 T8 D4 C
0 \! c6 \& K: L @9 x4 x, |2 DAllied aircraft losses5 h" V) U' @; l+ R- i1 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
* m" g8 |& U3 ~( k: L6 f TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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( m t8 H1 V" O; g. p) U& E6 z& hJapanese Ships! m+ I" |1 n7 {, M; P# X
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) A+ A6 T! g" h! p: w" ^* T BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 |% ^- |) Z y7 u% n, ^" d3 `* Q
CA Suzuya9 ?$ r7 V; ]- e0 i9 f
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
; Q+ V9 k- N2 l6 N BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3" }% ~- N; ~9 F* i4 a* U, l
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
" Q# R# k8 }7 f CL Tatsuta
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137
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DD Mutsuki
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SS Amberjack, hits 1 |