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。+ W5 G( {# C5 {: t$ w. n
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,
7 \$ w- F$ b* QAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 * E+ w$ q3 L" ^8 w' C5 I& g n! m
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. w; L9 P6 D7 PEstimated time to target is 40 minutes& C6 b& B* E2 I7 W& W9 H: s6 t
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Japanese aircraft4 b! ?* o9 g6 }* N) p* S
A6M5 Zero x 147 I. ^4 j! U4 o
B6N2a Jill x 176
( X( W3 J. j( T% q; Q9 Q D4Y3 Judy x 249 { j. c6 v- Y* `0 ^7 d- R
D4Y4 Judy x 1432 L- T. Z8 }! @7 Y. A7 e
! [4 k5 m/ q# J( t, l9 t) Z/ zAllied aircraft* S+ I7 G* h8 D# Z3 E: N
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses, t- D R, c' Q: p
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed2 e0 p+ B3 c) h1 t+ w+ }% j9 Z
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged( e8 J+ I% Z9 S; O; W* `6 j" x) K Q
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
, G/ t" [: O1 _' [ D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak* q# y$ H7 g1 e" T+ d2 x
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, a# ^% K, f6 q9 n# a0 s F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# r/ F# U7 K2 E* B3 I CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 `* P) i% \3 j/ I2 w- _ CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk% n0 x) \6 Z1 G3 I/ r* L0 E' v
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 _2 _8 p! T0 _) F
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 R0 w% d" g1 ^( G* |7 k
LST-34# ]: }" i Y3 B' Z* ]4 O
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 B( X* c) `. s6 F: G) U3 b; K CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ k( e/ J' Z6 p8 U( O
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 O6 O; ], x/ t: t* n3 t
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 j. {) Z. K$ B CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 U& c( a5 ?: k
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, L/ T2 U; M' X4 v- g3 v: X( g3 _
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ A, s7 ^1 R w1 Y v# n! H2 _
DE Waterman
- q1 C4 q! Y2 L3 C/ Y DD Callaghan4 a2 R: N5 C' ~. f+ y
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( D/ l2 s2 }+ w, |& W; d DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# B: g9 x* H$ k( G4 Y2 u* o DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& w y& [2 `2 _) ]8 |& {7 |3 p! W: H DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 P1 B% [7 b! U, w8 Y, F
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 [; U( W* f) p" o3 \7 F LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ }( J8 n V5 Y% B' N: R8 ` LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires" T2 f) F9 y4 A4 J+ b; {3 R
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: q+ \% V7 w0 G: f& j. C
DE Stadtfeld
& _3 f# t7 h! a, `' Y! M DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 B/ ^2 | @) f* q0 {2 d4 v
DE James E. Craig
! s4 D) \$ I. R! I, R LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 J. M L- u/ _9 q% _. d: v LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
+ G# o' a+ D; @$ N, O DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:* @9 Y) M7 I& [, H5 {
210 casualties reported! j) _2 H! S+ c& D/ d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 H. p: R8 S# a) L6 R Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled3 p% Z$ q4 g$ y- u* [2 v& r& R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: o- w) Y: q2 w7 B5 y$ m
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
9 M* O4 Y' |5 L& `Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- P& \& j8 v" S6 TEstimated time to target is 36 minutes+ g! e7 T$ C0 L4 j) h/ P
$ g, {3 N! a! i8 eJapanese aircraft
* g/ a' Z7 H5 w* k A6M5 Zero x 926 c0 ]5 K' c: v9 I" u% p* |
N1K1-J George x 261 }2 N+ J O6 M! V
N1K2-J George x 251
0 q' y7 T) m3 U Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft) b) b0 g: E4 l$ ]0 _
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
& l) n3 Y. y, ~0 r2 Z TBF-1 Avenger x 30; \% D, N4 w o1 |+ X4 D
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses* b6 z+ p. u9 q5 ~5 l/ f+ t
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged6 @% v8 ^& j0 ]% X6 c' l0 E
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Allied aircraft losses
1 R7 F5 x$ s" U6 v, {9 d; e9 ~( C; r F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed% J/ B7 V% X4 O: N
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed0 J2 T! J( Q6 s1 S3 ]$ R l) t+ H
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
# v) k( D% {5 M/ \$ L& X TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 G' F5 s4 A1 Z DJapanese Ships
" J3 h7 w. ]& `* ]6 U3 d( H CVL Chitose
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. q4 O& X) |; a) e3 vRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 a# a8 `: }' r) E# A: bEstimated time to target is 32 minutes3 u) z( |5 b' \* a3 x; u2 D! k' q
1 g4 d+ \; {& ?3 [Japanese aircraft1 i. O) X4 l9 y. n4 [' C+ q4 R6 v
A6M5 Zero x 77
* _: v5 S7 ~' C( R- F, H: N N1K1-J George x 26- c0 Q+ m! H) F4 J) D
N1K2-J George x 1951 h% L O/ C9 u6 Y% h2 U& H0 e) @* }
Ki-84r Frank x 1276 H& s* w& p4 Y' P( x
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Allied aircraft
5 z7 P5 @7 A2 w9 f TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses/ L5 `. R9 m4 Q1 J+ }
0 e2 u: M& t8 r" F( a$ W/ tAllied aircraft losses2 p$ Q3 }2 u& M
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ U' L" X9 y7 r& p" \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 L3 r+ q9 j) j
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Japanese aircraft
: a' P5 T4 J- Y$ C: T$ m& o A6M5 Zero x 69
7 R) M4 [! h6 ?5 `0 B; P N1K1-J George x 26
! j$ y. K/ \) @( Z N1K2-J George x 127* `# k2 U- [1 [: h9 A* @
Ki-84r Frank x 91$ u% A" k5 S2 y {2 b5 X
& C4 x' D# o* H; z$ X* i/ z) {* _% {Allied aircraft
6 J& f D" R$ _5 G1 P2 I" A SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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+ u$ n, k( H8 \& Y" a& S$ aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ |& j6 t, T; n/ o, f: ~
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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2 T# j( G: R- G7 MRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 ]0 q. U. k0 z+ VEstimated time to target is 10 minutes8 D5 t/ S" H! h2 ~5 n. \* L. b; ^
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Japanese aircraft
- o! ~! c1 k4 Z8 u+ z8 T A6M5 Zero x 64
' N8 B0 [: x( }# X8 e" M N1K1-J George x 26
) [ H" @0 ~1 h+ ~$ r' ^ N1K2-J George x 95
6 r/ i8 k8 Y! n2 L Ki-84r Frank x 72
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+ d, v9 \; @; f, Z; V( Y) S8 A# NAllied aircraft& w) B# H% n! X1 H0 D5 F& i- l- A# H& ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 159 Q8 n6 L% n( Y/ Z( |7 T T; p3 r
' v/ P+ K- p6 r3 _" |- yNo Japanese losses0 m5 D5 v" T- K# x: z3 Q0 k7 M
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Allied aircraft losses2 a+ D& l h' t' d
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed7 k- H. d M0 I1 d
3 ^' ^2 U3 p: n* e/ X6 FRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ X4 u4 L. \( `) P) p( Z' F6 y
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 ^8 R! i# g- A& H" u) v6 Y8 k
A6M5 Zero x 57
, m( x, p% V4 _! S2 X N1K1-J George x 26
]+ O- A* R/ b! O, k: E& l N1K2-J George x 76
, @; S/ j7 u. _8 T* }$ z Ki-84r Frank x 62
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0 U# M& m% [! Z9 [! j1 e+ F. G5 ?* \Allied aircraft
( k* r6 W8 y' h* C& U) k TBF-1 Avenger x 8' A! Q+ W% J. s: r( e
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No Japanese losses1 ^2 e7 `- X0 Y) d
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Allied aircraft losses
/ N- w! |/ a1 D$ k; @" ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed7 Z( M+ a/ n$ w! c5 |) C
0 D4 L' f, [; J# Q: yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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6 ^$ x2 s2 \. g7 x3 h+ E oWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 p) l- i" Q8 h: _) n! C7 l4 P9 K& F
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." b2 }& f6 E Q0 H y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% k. V( q6 z9 S* | U( h1 p
A6M5 Zero x 151
9 T" e5 K% ?/ I- t) x1 t! i9 m) A B6N2a Jill x 84( {; k- ~! V4 O3 Y$ x
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Allied aircraft8 N' h& i/ A" V4 H2 r; z* f
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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% o' `4 {: e* F/ w/ JJapanese aircraft losses# t B+ v) v" Q+ a7 V( z! S" G
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 D/ q7 K( Z2 b B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
+ [) \9 B v _0 W, i( U; T B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak0 @% J! B" i. L! V
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Allied aircraft losses
2 Q- ?6 E4 ?& j) g0 A F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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5 v) [4 \) S: \" I( ^! z# S$ u* VAllied Ships
4 Y p+ V5 T4 G CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1; m9 X+ x; k5 _! c
CVL Belleau Wood
7 k5 O/ g W! S1 n CV Yorktown II
* W- _# {: k* o. ?/ f D* R7 @ CV Bunker Hill$ c1 ^5 b2 T% v6 l F3 {& f; n
DD Kimberly
; T3 I( H) K0 | CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
; k& \( w/ m3 h5 W CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
# n, O4 b$ b7 c: {" Z/ }0 H CVL Independence1 T/ d2 z; M+ R. `
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
`1 M! o; o9 x% ]/ y: P g! B6 _ CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 16 x+ x) K1 u) k+ {
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2' @# [2 m. A# K2 f
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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。 J9 H, b& Z6 v& b
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