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....
8 o* g& [ H9 Q1 \双方投入的主要兵力* E6 P1 }- ?# v& N7 S
盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB/ D9 B4 Y0 r+ v& f# m" x; B
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB6 x$ F+ ]8 h2 t9 M$ b2 b0 ^% S; b
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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$ G& w/ ~% F9 _7 `* ?- e, {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 423 b+ w* T5 O4 m* x$ b t0 H0 A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133 Y, t- |% G' I5 f0 S) T1 L3 S7 d- _) g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 W3 U6 b1 }; \6 D
; O2 h- J! s: V& R' F- }2 R% ERaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 g9 F3 x: c! r" r8 r1 w
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes" `- v7 \8 A& w! w
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Japanese aircraft( t5 M+ ]2 h X2 }8 r \4 \
B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft5 p B$ }- B* s% d+ F: X; F
F4F-3P Wildcat x 5# T9 M0 ^# T* q, {+ O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 387 O. e* b v3 U4 X6 `
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Japanese aircraft losses5 R5 H% r1 l9 }* e; \; D# h3 o2 p8 d9 V
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,1310 R2 m4 [9 B% x: M7 V
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: D" V9 A3 ?7 C( }6 l. t/ R
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes+ }# f# W) t5 ^
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& W2 {, r5 S+ V7 F& y( jAllied aircraft
% g( X) W$ K T6 A! C0 N1 E; g F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
; E8 | u1 f% S* ?- A SBD-3 Dauntless x 49( l) j1 `% n2 D/ c/ U
TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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6 f& |9 h4 |* a3 `Allied aircraft losses
1 b2 I8 F6 o0 R( g* d5 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
+ n& W) h' h2 A6 s! T y9 S TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged+ f4 v, B. T7 S0 k
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Japanese Ships7 ?: _$ L3 I* I t& _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' G" k( N* K/ u" ` CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ Q1 O$ n7 x" E' I
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' @7 }8 n1 A, J/ j
DD Makigumo$ k4 V- a. |/ k7 C
DD Yugiri# i: R0 M: S L% Q- `0 R. @7 | z
DD Akebono
/ [' m, ]) h) N/ r$ G& Q" n% p CS Chitose
# i4 Z7 O; l! B- p; t- ^ a, P" p9 ^ DD Sazanami5 E" K. q1 S( b1 r
DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 o7 R2 B7 E$ o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,1316 m% }. `) P& \; ~$ C/ L
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. S4 g$ _6 R2 H( b+ G8 K! y: CEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& i2 j! a% F* R! Z# \3 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
5 ~$ b8 z' j! |( w SBD-3 Dauntless x 34( C! w& L9 r( o2 A, s. n
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3 V2 K$ ? f' k! N& pAllied aircraft losses
. f8 z& r: m' \" G) l z SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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5 `/ G7 N# q2 HJapanese Ships4 O9 O1 F( F8 f
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 W3 l( k" s( s2 i6 X. h, v& @7 D. t CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 E5 k1 @. E. b. c( \ d1 q
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 I u; P; T7 h3 t6 q$ i DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire# ]; e4 d* ^4 L& @: B4 X
DD Kazegumo1 L0 w+ F9 K2 o! v8 z
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire- t% u$ [; P% s6 {
DD Yugiri
7 V; s2 g- B. T4 G7 \ DD Ushio; Q2 ~4 r' X3 F" ~& \
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Morning 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.# S2 p1 O3 S) D: [$ ?
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% }- T" d$ v1 v
A6M2 Zero x 520 j" Q7 o3 m6 L* b9 L$ b
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$ i9 t/ \. g( WAllied aircraft& O# C+ ?( R3 d! H3 m4 W
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
3 b( k7 E [- p+ w3 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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1 `4 C; D6 L5 f9 }# h6 W A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged, ^ [* W6 c7 e1 r r
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Allied aircraft losses
+ l, L9 P+ z% k. | ~7 I7 s F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
) u0 J; ?3 r) @& T SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ {: N' i& y& i& n& z
BB Hiei
/ I: |9 t% z3 e+ m8 z3 Z! W7 q BB Kirishima1 }2 T* k# S* f8 J: ~; D y" s- f
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2 _" o/ V* C+ Y# A2 L% _Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,1311 \7 [, i+ F. H* V+ }. ~" z
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" ]- W ^$ P% A; f8 qEstimated time to target is 12 minutes* I$ a- V+ b+ A0 p) k; u
& O" `1 J7 L+ x+ k1 UJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft+ M0 S: Z& X# E) f. a9 K6 U7 @. p/ A
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
& x+ \) Y" m1 Q7 b- e/ j/ y( i TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 u7 }2 I: ^/ n; h' B
Japanese Ships
2 _+ {) x$ _7 D* j DD Yugiri
2 w0 d& K( H6 g( h% E5 o CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 @# @; O1 T0 p2 W* K& m, A
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 d R6 o+ k2 K/ U- j) h$ G) U1 L) ?' o Aircraft Attacking:
8 s0 e6 f* g# E6 ?# X2 D3 V4 R, ? 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ a+ M& f1 Y D% x* S Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! O5 x4 C1 S+ L; N. S5 [
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' v/ k7 n$ V. B7 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast; F* s( x0 R. J% t
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 G" `5 Y. a% ^Estimated time to target is 8 minutes% H, G) z3 w0 A5 s
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Japanese aircraft
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0 X2 V/ B. J- t7 y# R- J5 q, jAllied aircraft
: ]9 W( x5 F6 c: e& r F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
) F) S3 |- _ G% r# \# h1 L, v SBD-3 Dauntless x 216 D7 x2 x1 U8 t& z2 @7 t7 W
TBF-1 Avenger x 11' l9 a" C. I5 n
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ k5 d+ J8 K; ^+ z N2 r% V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( j% b; [# J6 j7 `
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Y1 d# P9 ~* o8 \: Y) } SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
5 M( ]7 f+ \! W7 u7 S3 x' ` TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged9 Z; b( I0 y- S+ E3 R, q
4 [1 z- [' \6 w( z" M% DJapanese Ships+ I! A" Y1 J9 S% L" J3 y
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 14 n4 F8 L. J2 ~3 g' w
CA Chokai1 V, c6 p7 x7 ~, u; Q% j
BB Kirishima6 O( y, ^: T* b$ c9 E( Q a L9 S
CA Tone
7 N V3 ^6 [! q7 e# p4 [% m0 t4 S' U, P: \ CL Yura( o5 G+ b8 g8 a0 m# ?1 w
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( \6 C# R& O- j/ a! ]. w& CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1352 K" r) P9 W& D3 }8 L6 X
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Weather in hex: Overcast, @! @0 E( p: i# }! Y6 `% L
1 D+ y# n6 j7 {+ nRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 e% p% c! E+ Y/ t+ z% xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
, N8 h8 V' ^2 S, s( m F4F-4 Wildcat x 141 S# g) S/ ^2 f* N8 o5 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30# G9 Y/ P& z7 d/ f9 O6 ^5 W
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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$ X: ?& r9 u, N6 ONo Japanese losses; ? {( N. G. G1 D$ m b% _- W
0 Z9 A* P; [; C- z9 y/ _1 ~Allied aircraft losses
3 b$ A0 v! K) ?, U+ t SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 M0 J2 M! }( }1 S/ q8 [% h5 j
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged* p& d/ U& j" ~$ |0 w7 ?
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Japanese Ships6 [( G2 ]. C: t3 |! L
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- n Q" v! O$ }" [! S
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 s; D; e8 ] ^1 i/ r! a9 x CA Suzuya
5 @6 ] P' V5 D BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
. o2 ~6 o( N$ q. G% |; n, w BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3" B! } I+ @7 L8 Q
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! x( |6 |1 w: z! d
CL Tatsuta
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137! F6 S3 m+ x: t5 D$ P6 W
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships8 s8 J4 ~5 j! n8 ` b
SS Amberjack, hits 1 |