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....
. r& E3 v9 P6 i! l双方投入的主要兵力
' W9 g; O4 G, R0 q盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB
' h/ N3 S7 l, ~; Y日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB0 k: n+ V8 [0 y
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./ `/ L9 s5 D! a1 `1 \
经此一役,彩云桑投降
8 v& [+ [* X+ F/ v, s i* j' c# ?AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42' q8 \( m% H7 J/ N" @) i
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0 |' N; u( v0 q2 {. D6 ^4 ], g/ Z# dMorning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ L% S; Y' \8 p+ p) `( D6 `
2 I! S1 x+ b9 uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 @* Y( ~0 x* A* W& B5 w0 a
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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" q! K7 K5 X4 d: v+ AJapanese aircraft
. e+ H; c6 ~' f& B0 b- x( `6 K B5N1 Kate x 64 E2 `6 G5 ^0 _5 b; C- i
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Allied aircraft* ]4 ~. V+ r) |( M
F4F-3P Wildcat x 57 J2 T. u) w- T3 ^3 B. m) s/ [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 383 [$ T% M2 w5 l; ^$ d$ d
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Japanese aircraft losses3 R) Y* j C2 y& M5 o
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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8 D& H: c \4 h. A# ]7 _5 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,1315 Z0 ?) f8 g: P, N( B, ]( {; ^
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 E2 P: [1 }5 L _; gRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 }* U: h: K, O7 z6 e T( h4 NEstimated time to target is 47 minutes h0 S% k M @
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& Q( X% K' h. F# _$ H. ~Allied aircraft
( l5 q2 }( ^; R' F( G F4F-4 Wildcat x 861 ?+ N- g* C7 a2 i- m2 i# v) _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
' k% Z4 f4 N$ F' D) \2 J) ` TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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# E5 j* n$ P6 _6 f7 [# o7 BAllied aircraft losses
9 [2 Y. w: M! M3 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged, n- Z% [ |( k
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged: _9 Q% Q- S% ^) o9 q8 T7 V% T
+ v: e& D, Q$ |" Y4 u9 s+ v7 [' SJapanese Ships) ~# [1 |& i( \/ r# ]7 f4 A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 ?# `8 t* ~9 H' n
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& V& Q3 {& Y' X T) k
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 m4 U3 b( A4 U' n/ G( j9 B DD Makigumo
$ H. u0 M9 u/ Y DD Yugiri
# q4 Q! @8 E4 I! {. t7 c* Q DD Akebono( C6 f5 N" S# A, X( p
CS Chitose0 r T5 K4 y# `
DD Sazanami5 M( q3 x# r& X8 A& M
DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 i, c8 x0 S& S' [$ u2 p* D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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3 W/ i# f1 h; _0 j' WWeather in hex: Overcast+ r+ p9 b2 K0 y6 Z
, q$ z' Q% W. u! l/ w" j) XRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 g7 O$ I) T& J. m' j) sEstimated time to target is 31 minutes o- ^7 ?, s- J( x
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! k A' u1 ?9 l$ ]) uAllied aircraft
9 Y3 P: M6 @; _1 P4 m F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 Q( ^" t |, v8 `" q6 p0 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34& f; C5 l2 [% f; T1 a* Y9 p3 T
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5 {, C" k+ [) P( `Allied aircraft losses
/ b% l) o; c7 t8 ?" i& O SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged* {' B* T8 J: s
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Japanese Ships9 O' T5 [) l; j+ n5 |
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Q9 x& n* `' l/ q0 m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage" R. C/ b) `- ~2 w) W% H) s
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% o% s. H) p8 c4 V
DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! l% ^, {5 Y) P% t2 q DD Kazegumo
+ ^) Q$ F! ~% a6 Z/ ?& H DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ j1 J; D3 K4 z- y: s; p; S
DD Yugiri
1 B' v( h5 z& N8 f. N DD Ushio. B4 s; {5 c) M: @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135, h' ~ h: j# g9 ^' u$ e2 R
9 i5 I9 w4 x4 b- n( V4 _Weather in hex: Clear sky
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: V. `$ I" \& v- U% g) U* ^Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% W# [0 j; o8 y. O) t) [Estimated time to target is 11 minutes& b1 M) @* J/ h2 f3 U( Q
* i6 Z9 ~4 q8 l: |7 h1 ^Japanese aircraft5 ]7 d/ q, {; S/ y# }" p) @2 S
A6M2 Zero x 52* o& i! q0 b9 }( A+ o. k6 Z. O
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; l$ E' b* c5 bAllied aircraft' o; [$ L6 P% x, g3 p4 F+ `
F4F-3P Wildcat x 10& c; D! u( X1 k$ G& S; J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 113 }0 X1 v0 p7 r$ R1 v
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ i$ ?. L. }( x# D- Y G& v0 x A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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/ X" M" ^3 B" p$ @3 ]% O9 ^! B( g/ OAllied aircraft losses4 k- k3 U9 O) L& s( j
F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
) d& |& G. I' u; ?% L SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged3 ?; y) l# n0 U& ~
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Japanese Ships
2 j1 `/ H1 t, N" ~ BB Hiei
& T( [! e/ @7 K4 K- Y* P3 n BB Kirishima B9 X( U E# A0 b
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: D( l3 Q$ b0 w9 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 B5 \, B6 J& G+ ?: d! KRaid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 O- ]$ b. ?! S wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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" T# t% f1 N2 R: L! L% {# j PJapanese aircraft- Q/ X+ A( k" V
no flights
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
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8 l7 S3 T- \4 y) |- mNo Japanese losses
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0 y- K) Y. M+ I& A% i9 N8 AAllied aircraft losses
& K, C3 U& f* f9 M e, ` TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 j- h; x& j ]! i
Japanese Ships
0 r2 {8 P, T. V, S5 W DD Yugiri5 s$ Z: F! A) I# p. x* C2 K
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' c3 X, E9 B. I# d CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ m- E0 p' D9 Y# Y6 s- D; R; y Aircraft Attacking:' ^# q. f+ e" H8 J0 ~
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 k6 @) T% j& Y* ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 Q/ r+ E! L4 K' e1 A
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& c" M( t) ^7 R- E& O+ p/ G: fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ b! P+ E1 Y; x0 H
4 \( W8 x. L1 `8 N# G1 Y! sRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 R; c/ _7 Y' [4 GEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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f- O+ I- b: F3 a+ n. OJapanese aircraft2 P0 \1 [4 i' f% T/ I6 K1 Z0 P
A6M2 Zero x 5- ~3 w7 y9 z( f0 w
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% G& A- Y( O; F, S9 Q% ?- zAllied aircraft3 H0 z0 ?' U; } ?0 }) l/ h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
4 N. s8 U$ y0 |9 {3 I N SBD-3 Dauntless x 21 Z/ Q& D. t+ D: D2 ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 11! a8 T. |2 {0 y
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Japanese aircraft losses
; m- n( A. R2 Z. {: l2 S A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% j! G7 D! g" ?0 P$ Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
! Y; B- x8 q/ n5 \+ B TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged; W0 P9 Y5 n% g
+ x0 ]/ C& v; Y, B' B& LJapanese Ships
& [9 ^( S, Q6 U4 u* T) U BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
$ `4 Q _! @+ m6 ]0 H6 F/ e5 g CA Chokai
% V2 g& {8 K0 [( e S0 Z BB Kirishima
$ g" z7 S: Q" P! H! N5 k CA Tone6 M0 [" D* _. b2 X& y: }3 }( | S
CL Yura
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% r$ w$ m9 j' M, C$ k+ D1 N* FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135( N, x- L! |5 a2 i0 i9 x6 [0 L
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 e- @- l& ?; q. X; Z& l
; L1 V# K- h3 V6 j7 ARaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* m6 T& h. e( j7 vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 `3 r+ [1 f+ }
! z/ ~- x$ J! |! x2 V: MJapanese aircraft$ ^; P6 L5 ?3 w$ M
A6M2 Zero x 16 u, K6 G1 w, d0 [# F9 ^
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2 q4 I/ i+ f; J+ zAllied aircraft
$ ? {+ ?: _( R5 t" G F4F-4 Wildcat x 144 @; a2 _# d! P# ?6 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
4 p) C0 Y, |0 u5 ?6 @ TBF-1 Avenger x 15$ t/ {: F6 j9 \: e! C. s
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; V8 ^1 \4 Z. H& q5 KNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 h P6 h8 |5 ^1 }% O9 f SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged4 U1 k, O9 y7 X
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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" K, J& A: p% w7 M6 |8 \8 ^6 T LJapanese Ships7 R! ` k* g+ h/ @ g& M3 a
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ~8 u/ U/ b; Y1 M
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire) h/ o3 V0 z' s
CA Suzuya2 A/ P, C$ L; `' G2 l) ?- j
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2" v9 \+ j( l: d5 `) }& b4 U
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3& u0 G) s4 _ d: \6 w
CA Takao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' y. U ^* \+ a7 Y& S
CL Tatsuta( d( V0 T4 u( S
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7 ]) a1 n3 r2 u- YSub attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137
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Japanese Ships
5 p' Z6 {* E* k. ]: Y6 r1 p& j DD Mutsuki7 O7 _8 R$ b3 I0 s
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Allied Ships
J8 p) u1 g8 G5 ?! K SS Amberjack, hits 1 |