因撤退决心吓得太迟,导致澳东战役失利之后,二师兄志得意满,骄狂无比,放弃了主场优势,脱离远程战斗机半径范围,单纯依靠TF58向大基地成群的新赫布底里群岛迎头撞来。: [$ t, f; @' _/ l
先是裸奔努美阿失利,部队被晾在滩头,几天之后在努美阿以南集结全部航母和大量主力舰开始二次登陆,结果被依托岸基战斗机远程CAP防空的KB吊打 KB只搭载200多架战斗机大部分用于护航,其他容量全部以攻击机为主,# L4 N! G7 T# o
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 . U( u6 G2 X! o+ I& T s" a
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160 ~5 y! y$ o7 m9 D L7 Y
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' f# z y' n# D# [4 D6 \
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes: c! z- O! b( d: p
; U/ v' t9 s* L- P* _8 f$ X/ x6 JJapanese aircraft: X) R- N' [/ b# Z& l ]3 W
A6M5 Zero x 147
+ E! @8 z% a1 ^3 C' L. U B6N2a Jill x 176# z6 C' Q3 A0 p0 f; ~
D4Y3 Judy x 24
$ w; N ?+ \/ H6 s) @ D4Y4 Judy x 143
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# p8 E- K" k9 f6 ?Allied aircraft% a7 a; X8 h) b" s& u# g
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses: D' I9 ?/ z/ X; M3 t
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed/ J5 _' `* A3 g" q2 M$ `& z: U5 X
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
8 ?1 l P/ z8 Z, F+ Q& W D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 i+ r# |4 Q, Q( `! i5 m) D& o
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak+ K9 H/ s ~3 |- }* G h
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 k: I+ W9 F, Y
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed/ l$ F8 c' F, K! b: L- h1 t3 [" e( k
6 |- U& ~+ @; a" b% R. {8 SAllied Ships
) H; s4 X; ]& X0 ^) K# P' r CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# c) _6 j! `9 G6 G. d. }
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk8 c, y3 [: ?$ ~ t# ?
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; w$ Y1 M. c* h% q5 R CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" `; d7 S$ @" N
LST-34! u7 H; ]& ?: A! }9 C; B
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) w) M+ L2 t0 J, K$ b, G# x- ~
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 N# m7 c" D% |5 _ CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 T& d* v, m. t8 }7 X- i+ c CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ X- I. V9 |- w2 R f0 L# _ CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 R, `1 @$ @2 n: [ LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 B( ~, o- o; S! N# P0 N. |* F
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" }9 _/ l/ p% V0 r' p. y2 ~3 x
DE Waterman3 X7 b- A# i; A
DD Callaghan
H: T/ v+ w8 s/ J DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. h0 ? y! r% h) o DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ p- ]) \2 }( G7 f6 Y! ? `1 S
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 X1 ~7 s/ D( y4 `5 A DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) o9 v* E+ H& ~) ^ DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 P/ r& P+ G& t" }: L7 T LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ a) Q6 ?$ r1 |1 O* H0 w
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 R% p5 R T! r7 ~
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& F( ], j- u' L$ p" h2 Y) p DE Stadtfeld
) j [6 H% V- h- V DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 x" t# H) F4 O5 P1 N
DE James E. Craig3 q( }! R! i8 O! c1 z' J
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! K- {2 ?8 X$ d3 D' z( C
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
: @! R3 ^& c! I' v0 M& {' H DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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5 ^' ^5 o+ S7 D* C. M# GAllied ground losses:
/ R' ~) z- N" Y: q9 ?# L: J 210 casualties reported- U A' O" Q" |1 [9 F' y; |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ n; D4 y' c# C& g" @/ I Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
& |# n. S3 c8 _( k' b- X/ F- n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- } X$ h/ ~9 j5 A% g$ L7 K
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled); n7 }& O2 R1 _7 q) Y
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; [1 F1 n( G7 }) Q7 o" x# fEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, e3 E4 p F5 f( j a" h7 k A6M5 Zero x 92: H8 {8 L) R, l4 e
N1K1-J George x 26+ s( ?& z: I8 [% k3 U2 L7 O5 C
N1K2-J George x 251
: H% W+ G8 F6 Y Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft, z4 ^8 A( [0 C& y! L
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
5 D1 `8 \( e( I# `, b. ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
3 j# w4 H( b4 A, q TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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4 M! P1 I+ [- l' cJapanese aircraft losses) F6 `& G8 a2 S. l* f
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged. s# x2 L+ }2 u7 }- n
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Allied aircraft losses
( Z$ `9 v8 S; T3 p/ q- p) B F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
5 r; s& z0 X7 C TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
: W8 W! y% f. Q2 M# ^% B TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged; D5 L$ [6 k3 L, s# j; c, a- {* j
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
+ i( x* p! w% A n H CVL Chitose
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9 z6 D& Z5 _7 cRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# E) T* Y) n1 \8 G! ~ S8 g
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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$ ^ e: l. @; w& b+ g3 AJapanese aircraft- {. {0 D5 I" |' M" q: V: o
A6M5 Zero x 77
7 t! Z. U# r0 o# m* D7 B6 L, l N1K1-J George x 26
% X* H& L* U6 ] i" c8 \( h N1K2-J George x 1951 S) q2 C; Z* D% _+ t
Ki-84r Frank x 127& h: Y8 E& H9 J8 i- X( q/ p) L+ t
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Allied aircraft
4 O% a1 t9 U5 | C0 g7 C8 M* ? TBM-1C Avenger x 7( s* m; p0 e2 f( ]7 T6 n6 L
! R* u" [1 D/ x' D( KNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 M1 J& Q) t4 v- Y) T
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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- Q3 W; T% E/ C( i8 f( G; tRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. A) s3 ^4 i! _8 @; S( M' @3 q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: Z2 v. M' D2 p# ]
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Japanese aircraft
3 m" k& [2 |0 T/ U# E; H A6M5 Zero x 695 R+ g, U# y; ~, w5 D; w: h& i' n
N1K1-J George x 26
. ?- `: N c7 s: F7 | N1K2-J George x 127
4 ?7 G2 V+ A# ?1 {. y6 b$ |2 v Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
- R& g- }( ]8 |7 |8 S SBD-5 Dauntless x 346 Y$ s7 u3 T4 q" }0 U1 D8 ?, V/ e7 i
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No Japanese losses0 H" {8 g6 _' r) Y5 c
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Allied aircraft losses
1 \' I) W& O3 @" e SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed7 L/ N2 k1 t# r( D2 P. j
4 T' k/ `9 N) F, e* v! xRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* L4 f/ \- s$ F9 t. K5 N) @
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes7 Y" P5 C( C- J5 P5 Y. ?
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Japanese aircraft
2 H5 E3 p' y! i( ?4 p A6M5 Zero x 64
. t" Z: j6 @, e, P; u7 Y9 ~ N1K1-J George x 26# C; K, B- U; ?1 \+ c r
N1K2-J George x 95" Y$ g( r' q9 l6 F# F# E
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft7 y+ \8 P, Y5 o6 A2 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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2 N" z2 u$ I/ Y6 fNo Japanese losses# a" X6 T) e, i. K( `; w
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Allied aircraft losses; d5 y* L9 X4 b' r2 V/ x2 d
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 q; s# q, J ?) O: C
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes5 ?" m3 v# B8 G. g% B& {/ u/ U
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Japanese aircraft5 w/ B; H( i7 I+ U
A6M5 Zero x 57
$ ?" p( z9 H$ P% [ H. X6 l N1K1-J George x 26* ?; Q- N; t1 P8 l0 \3 O: ?
N1K2-J George x 76
1 x4 g G0 g% B7 e Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
; z0 c# G" |! X, Z; C+ ?2 V TBF-1 Avenger x 8 D2 X9 m5 u" w8 v& M7 q; @
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No Japanese losses
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0 z8 u- ^% T4 j f8 y" NAllied aircraft losses. L+ o) |! Q$ y+ Y0 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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8 ~' i. n) ^9 ~ sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1602 H6 l5 e N, y* D) D8 w5 t C
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% d0 ~, ~$ C- E- }
! X4 c2 A/ F) A* z/ @Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 ?$ |1 @# N* r' XEstimated time to target is 37 minutes, A- \ ?! O& w+ w5 z
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Japanese aircraft: w& h# j" l( k8 G1 a
A6M5 Zero x 151
% p2 P$ L, s, `$ P# L% a* _7 H B6N2a Jill x 848 ]* S' y& \, h8 p3 q6 B
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Allied aircraft2 ~+ _% I! v+ D. l# M
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses
) C/ I6 X+ S. L5 Q2 q& [ A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed2 N; z: i% A! I* ^* Y; R$ w
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged, N# e) e9 B5 g6 i8 H+ k
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses) A+ w: c8 v" s, s! {/ V: T) R) f
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships& k; t+ j! ]# `+ x; `
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1+ |3 P# D' e" R/ ~/ `9 D
CVL Belleau Wood
% s. e8 d+ Z* {& x/ v7 R# ^ f CV Yorktown II
0 n1 p# i" K6 H* \: P C, G, b4 F CV Bunker Hill
. _" W7 `, |& a9 n DD Kimberly
3 E6 I& I8 m6 N% ]; U6 H f CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
* R; l+ t8 `" W' _2 H& Y% E, A; w CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1' }; T6 x" Z! R6 l+ N, }$ `' w
CVL Independence
/ G- u0 [; E" n/ f1 s2 y/ e CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) h9 ?5 }( ?# S8 D7 ~) i CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 13 m/ t2 K; R* ?" T0 V: h; k
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2% F, l0 l5 `: m$ }7 N# f) D
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米酋阴险的又一次把护航航母推在前面当了肉盾,承担了大部分攻击波,不过KB在44年以后作战也越加困难,主要表现在突防后命中率低的问题上,即使尽可能的减少战斗机比例,增加攻击机规模,但是突防后美军AA极为强悍,特别是主力舰艇的防空火力,KB当天损失的80多天山有40多是被高炮打下来的,打伤更是无数。此次海战占据天时地利人和,但是任然没有对TF58主力造成任何实质性的损失。! T7 ~& \3 I3 A% K3 j* J1 J! p
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