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。+ L3 B+ g$ Y* {& K0 i4 C, X
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,
8 l1 Z, @! Z9 x" M& kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
2 c9 \. @ s* e6 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160* [9 H1 F- r/ t6 X
, K% C4 C0 K( D+ c! RWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) q+ B# ~% k2 h( w* ]* M' b- E( {
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes! p) w0 z# g5 T% {! U( E$ E2 W
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Japanese aircraft" G! u* Q ~5 V
A6M5 Zero x 147. w& R" Q( G5 J. ]8 x
B6N2a Jill x 1762 C7 i- o# Z$ ?* a9 P
D4Y3 Judy x 24- @# O* Z" j- ^, o* Z3 O7 Y
D4Y4 Judy x 143+ n2 N; \2 D, l- P- }
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Allied aircraft
' v$ i$ e4 n: w0 Q& b* e. I F6F-3 Hellcat x 4476 q' z& n( \9 b( _* L
. U- E# H7 F. b* eJapanese aircraft losses
, ^* I# Z- f& `0 l5 ^& h- ] A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
0 V8 {) K5 G q; X2 ^2 Z B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged- K! E5 I/ n3 m
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 U- Z) w. M$ B! h9 c
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
9 U. R; S1 T4 N D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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* D! f& J4 d3 s+ {Allied aircraft losses
e# G7 \1 E& H {. J" H F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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, E: u* b$ l" L' W. |' ^Allied Ships! t( I* a4 p+ Z
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 y! x% ^2 H# F
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
+ C% m) N9 ?& [9 M! A* t! ? CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* k6 K! S& ?4 B CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 k' W1 W! A2 r! \6 ? LST-34
* j! G A3 j0 ` ^5 K CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. J( F5 O4 B5 {( U+ @
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ }/ V0 X! N, v, ?( V
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 G. f: l. n4 G# w
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, I& L# d# _" R8 ?
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) F6 ]5 g3 g) c! y
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 Q# L( w( `8 T( W. ?, c) w( M
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& g' r9 L: q7 ~3 F+ y
DE Waterman: m4 d; k0 s0 ?: j: a
DD Callaghan! r0 ~7 r8 ]8 @/ ~- P+ f" F W- k
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 @) J; W" R+ S) M
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( U6 O( \! q5 D4 ]# O/ ^
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" ?- @% U1 \; @ DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- o1 j8 x7 x/ Q
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire! d5 {/ N0 u! }/ A$ S( M. ^
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- B4 c& V1 x$ \ LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& g2 a, f+ U0 A6 a1 ]: R DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) x# N5 V- X. L% U% F( Y% H/ l
DE Stadtfeld6 N* I: Y" `+ x% w2 T* ]
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 f( Q0 P; C# K/ \/ K! w8 a DE James E. Craig( B8 F6 S- u9 n4 ^/ x( X( X7 W, @
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 L, c' s5 @% o y) l% r LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
4 ?. Y) C+ ^, L DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
% `8 \& u# ~; y. @4 g* K( I 210 casualties reported
1 m9 [8 @# I% V. S" n/ |1 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( }7 D! `" ]0 s
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled/ R3 p# m+ N K( w& w7 i, j$ @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* ]9 H# I( Y% Z Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)# X2 H# G1 w1 Y8 `) @# E
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% y e/ {$ \( QEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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9 X3 V" D$ b0 Q* y3 q/ u% @. CJapanese aircraft: {( z# M6 D% X# s; y
A6M5 Zero x 92. O z3 O9 q( j9 s
N1K1-J George x 26: h2 |" U! B) m# y) c
N1K2-J George x 2512 R! o, f& _# w
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft
0 f* k, |- v$ q. Y9 v; ] F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
! ?$ T3 m, l3 c+ q TBF-1 Avenger x 30
4 `, X& M8 O% B- B5 W TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses8 Z% j( s. p1 y2 p& |4 w/ A) X
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged3 D) O& O5 ^# h: o! a1 |
" O( l$ f1 Z! Y9 NAllied aircraft losses
# J# J5 z5 t7 z4 h8 ] F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
2 M2 n6 T9 P2 \& C% i TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
5 ^+ }4 A) C4 ~" I TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged& d( d b9 l- B1 }
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak% J, ?! s' A: X) I
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Japanese Ships
7 [ {6 |. j9 X4 }3 G; k CVL Chitose4 d6 y* t0 F. F* p5 {2 B
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}6 M4 ~4 O( w" [2 XRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 p$ Z2 o8 ?; ` E: {7 z+ m6 VEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 x: Z6 L& n7 ~/ G5 Q7 r
A6M5 Zero x 775 a0 N. Y6 X5 h3 _+ Q% J
N1K1-J George x 26
1 B* ?" \' r V7 J# X N1K2-J George x 195
2 Z! O3 J/ y( d3 T* x( F2 W/ | Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft$ v- L/ g7 d2 d
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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/ \+ P# C: D& T9 Q0 DNo Japanese losses' h7 o. d: q% Z. X
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Allied aircraft losses
# W! [7 y, p# W1 X4 I$ r' ^ TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 v: Y" z' \) i0 S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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4 j, G- w5 q1 N8 f8 h- V. gJapanese aircraft
4 P( s" m) q- S( V, D! A0 k A6M5 Zero x 69
. ~; C% m$ Q$ j- x- O N1K1-J George x 26/ u% g0 Z( H# e* K, ?
N1K2-J George x 127
4 ^. P# o( s# L; S Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
" J+ V& I4 b5 m/ K SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses! Z! O5 R( X$ W3 n* N
" l1 b7 @! A& _$ I3 kAllied aircraft losses
T$ M: V! D/ y. T8 k SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed: I, i# a1 U* B' y* x6 R% B. Z/ w
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ N, V' Q) X, M( h
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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4 \% w$ a) @% U5 ^/ \7 A7 ?Japanese aircraft% }/ Z/ u) i+ Z4 m8 j8 q$ G/ f+ Z
A6M5 Zero x 648 r, g+ ]9 ~& E! [. b
N1K1-J George x 26
+ y8 Q* |8 Y( G% c N1K2-J George x 951 A1 Y: x% A2 h/ i( h
Ki-84r Frank x 72# L: @4 e/ ]( |: l
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Allied aircraft! E. H2 r% ~0 t V6 ~, Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 155 C, J/ P/ J2 I! ]4 Q
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No Japanese losses# _; x Y1 \0 f8 d8 \- V" A3 k
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Allied aircraft losses
" G8 {( d- j0 T z r5 ?- R4 `4 S* S! a TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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% r5 i$ w$ ]; u: N% C" PRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! m) V0 g6 N D9 k% n" c
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" |0 L& i5 ~: z A6M5 Zero x 57
0 L L3 D$ H5 Y! u' r, n* |: J+ F N1K1-J George x 26
& {9 `. U' e# j N1K2-J George x 76. C* E0 i$ T& h+ e, A
Ki-84r Frank x 627 Q: I: q$ j! Y6 S
; f5 W# b0 V* l4 _5 r: l2 ?! g# l+ |9 K1 WAllied aircraft9 M! V) B% u+ O* c) X
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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& G/ B d7 B4 {+ \* P# _! X: kNo Japanese losses/ t- C; ^+ r9 G* @2 w
! l2 S1 i/ D4 @. {; u9 S2 ]Allied aircraft losses
6 Y" d, }% x Y6 H! X- J v TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed# H& {6 ~3 Y' D( J( h/ d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." b! J" b& M8 k s1 Q& Y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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4 `, ? L% `! U' }Japanese aircraft
1 T- l( w5 P8 z/ A" ?9 z% O8 M A6M5 Zero x 151
9 x% d6 P( |" @% @, i- r B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
/ m7 ]4 @% d- @) a F6F-3 Hellcat x 332/ J5 X+ b- a! x% e
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Japanese aircraft losses. U( m. n9 j+ C# s" m" l
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed; @ g: O& k9 Z; C- H
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged: A) R4 ~0 K" @% x5 w; [
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses5 L3 V* W4 |, d/ |
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed( F2 W- R+ e5 X( G7 o. |
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Allied Ships1 Q% ~' I: O( Z @% w) Y6 q0 V
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
8 R4 l- T$ T& E/ q6 s7 v m CVL Belleau Wood
% X8 v* i- v% K$ S! ~! c" s CV Yorktown II/ h$ w: j) R" H Z# b/ T5 @
CV Bunker Hill
* ]; x: m% O" @. d DD Kimberly* i% `7 X$ g' @+ A, V
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1, F5 O. K9 k& F$ t
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
; J; C5 s- Y. j. x' E CVL Independence
5 R" J( i3 B! {1 N$ }, }$ ]* Z CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 d+ Y5 y3 ~7 R X
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
9 O' r: ^8 H4 C( c( M1 g CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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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。7 @$ O" _* Y0 d5 `& s3 A7 U3 G
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