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。9 {+ W5 {5 [+ a5 p7 ~* V* c
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,
4 v1 i/ n# |7 m5 l' `9 f w6 D! T' QAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
& v8 e+ V7 t3 h6 x4 p" }6 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1609 ]- @ u9 D, i( y4 k7 F! A, k
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Weather in hex: Overcast. B5 J" L; s" ~5 a5 O
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. ?, {/ i9 l% D* v" lEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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0 S# V$ f4 i0 X* C8 R. _: mJapanese aircraft: G9 \+ `! U4 b) ]' I5 i' Y
A6M5 Zero x 147
% r: T# t" k& w$ t- t' w" I B6N2a Jill x 176
8 Z8 l. s7 n& M& }( |3 L# ^9 W/ P D4Y3 Judy x 24* y! R i9 Y/ X& I' r) ]$ ~
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft& T4 Z# {1 A( E# Y& Q( F
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses: g0 y$ M8 [7 c# G
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 Y( I' B$ t3 C8 W B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
, F0 l& P1 `* J0 | D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged, ~& M# G" }* t
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak7 R1 U) o& c L' W0 }- I7 |
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged; m) ?& c( [" R ~/ W1 T
/ h* \, _# Q# y f! rAllied aircraft losses; P# {5 w n& d3 V( J
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed2 O, C5 @! T1 t$ z$ L
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Allied Ships
8 r3 s2 G/ ?* b) t; o# \) c CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 a9 z+ M$ p7 s CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
8 Z; m& k0 c% O) O% M5 Z CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. ^0 B4 k# c. [3 \7 x, ` CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk n& d! q2 S& m# L2 k
LST-34) ~2 m: y, t: w% r+ ?' u
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 K+ Q% s3 _4 s
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- `5 }6 j u4 K$ W4 x0 W
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: h: m& B4 J6 D CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, w" v- w U7 |2 @: A, M3 c( O CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 v' ]1 o" a3 [) Z5 Q4 o' [ LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 n+ L# g! i1 m! R. { DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 w: W9 D# x4 o4 S: F. R DE Waterman
( S' C0 O F* Y: X DD Callaghan
8 L" ^( |& }, a' c+ S DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 r6 a$ a% z7 G DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
l$ a) g: R3 b& ] DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 H# L( C* o- Y# @' V
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! `) N$ |8 |, s8 K1 b
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 x; w$ }* D9 | LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; F, R/ y$ t0 e1 R- t4 M LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ B, s' T& o3 N7 I DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) C+ k$ x' A, R' f$ d1 v' t2 k5 ]. [
DE Stadtfeld& l. W1 i! c4 P1 s
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 E, K2 X7 D# F* y; E) _8 [ DE James E. Craig
& G/ o0 i7 {2 k( Z) Y! o, n3 R LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: _' W6 K& e K0 H% g8 O/ v
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk) T( [: [" n0 K; L3 d
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:7 T* d/ A' I* W3 j; G
210 casualties reported5 e! P1 U O6 W3 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, n& [5 j3 f u7 F7 ]7 U1 F Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled/ f V% i& U6 a% G( g* P# ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* J: g% Y4 m+ h7 g0 L7 e
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
( g+ Y/ m3 y" f1 \6 @Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- R; D0 w i7 x. g, R/ U) a- C4 y3 I* O
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes+ e& I% _0 q7 F0 _8 y: G* n7 i
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Japanese aircraft
3 V$ D& J1 X% M% A A6M5 Zero x 92# n* j2 b3 m v9 K- L% r8 R
N1K1-J George x 26
9 H7 _9 ?- Z; y! k+ O N1K2-J George x 251% z: D% B3 u) L" g8 l6 x( H
Ki-84r Frank x 1486 a5 d! Q3 o8 J/ c- T& y
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Allied aircraft
# Z" z; @4 T) m6 Y' F1 C4 D F6F-3 Hellcat x 76! D! ~. Q+ ?5 [ H# h; g/ U: y. Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ k9 K* i7 }$ A/ {
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
% d6 f5 v5 V$ \: H N1K1-J George: 1 damaged" t% v3 A+ |" ~7 S
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Allied aircraft losses
2 C( o$ s& |8 A3 f! C& N6 G F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
: \5 ?. V+ g8 M) \! K TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed* e. [( f0 E3 Y: m$ M+ V; @
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged3 k4 S/ ]. Q6 f: B
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak5 y5 Q( ]3 @0 M# j
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Japanese Ships) X* C- b; d% J+ o7 D1 a
CVL Chitose
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E: c' I7 f2 f3 b% wRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" P( k" M2 G! ^" h4 OEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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$ j6 Q5 D7 ]3 @0 ZJapanese aircraft4 o" a+ W* l- E; G% U
A6M5 Zero x 77
b- K& {& J$ a/ @+ ^4 `% D N1K1-J George x 26
, N7 J( K1 d8 o; T' q/ g) C N1K2-J George x 1951 H1 @3 j5 _4 R9 X7 W; v5 S
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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- I" n! T: p- \$ ~9 uAllied aircraft
& t. I2 k. ?0 s7 Q3 x TBM-1C Avenger x 73 V2 A. w/ G' f! F
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No Japanese losses+ S2 g8 _- [' R3 ]
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Allied aircraft losses
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: K- Q2 b5 P: s; R& Y% B4 ` FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! ~$ R( u/ e. ~+ X5 s [; _. G. y) v
$ |6 M9 Y3 e7 o- |1 A$ l7 \) U1 FJapanese aircraft
, a( V3 L# m+ r+ a, @ A6M5 Zero x 69& B1 w9 p3 a3 c& P* z& B1 l
N1K1-J George x 26
* M+ [5 w$ B5 j% ] k# a; p& L N1K2-J George x 127% n0 P% [$ @% R# l1 D+ ^& Y
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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$ ?% C1 h' W/ k1 f' @Allied aircraft6 t0 @" G5 X+ V' m; R; F# u3 d
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34' c+ V/ B" n5 _. B% y, i: g: C3 q
: J2 a* Q7 N3 a+ E9 g" \: SNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ z$ c; w- j$ m& e. r5 S% y SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& V0 d7 ?! P$ Q6 eEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 644 z$ C1 I1 A& N
N1K1-J George x 26
. n+ e, a1 A. d0 J N1K2-J George x 95
* g" G1 y$ r8 L Ki-84r Frank x 726 X6 {! t [2 B! B8 W( j
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15. t9 ~9 l3 l* k- K* [& a
1 F. f& M2 B2 s1 h) }No Japanese losses) x* {4 m0 e0 y! t
6 F' L+ w" }- u) O3 ?/ gAllied aircraft losses8 C2 s0 J2 M( J( e
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, a& U5 L, K( K8 B
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 F# f, q$ j7 O$ G# Q# UEstimated time to target is 11 minutes9 ~7 a$ g; r c( g. E+ J
b2 T7 l7 @. J% {# {) TJapanese aircraft3 y5 |. F2 G8 n$ p
A6M5 Zero x 573 z# l! m5 ^/ K. c4 E
N1K1-J George x 26
H% y) {5 ^1 n4 r6 Z$ \; l N1K2-J George x 76
$ O# y: y& |( u! r Ki-84r Frank x 62
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2 [5 r7 b! [" x( f8 `3 a1 ^Allied aircraft
' g: r7 D h3 x s: ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses( Q, s1 @- c9 h/ \. Y5 o, H: u
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Allied aircraft losses9 ^. J; A" {; U
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed1 u: H; t* M2 d& S4 T& s( S; b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1608 u! w. e" f1 x. i
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." A0 q1 K; S) ]7 _: r. q
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes- l/ w! V! a) p% ~! q1 W( ]& I6 k
0 E2 s/ k/ O5 [; I; }; d( ]Japanese aircraft# |$ L% N9 H# c- f8 X
A6M5 Zero x 151+ w& y- I3 D% O
B6N2a Jill x 84. W8 [% m# Y/ o* a
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Allied aircraft6 { j1 S2 ?" f# w6 N
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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U! Q H: B8 B: ~& AJapanese aircraft losses9 y9 M; z0 h" J0 ]; _% b
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed9 Z% A5 Y+ k2 g
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged) s: l6 F/ Z( e; N% P
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses2 b0 {+ e" P C- K h- H
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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# U% v8 ^8 n% W; G. g+ v5 KAllied Ships5 S! g* s# E8 t
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
* g$ d! R9 L) {- W4 u CVL Belleau Wood
8 v" ]/ m4 m( l" R4 b/ c CV Yorktown II
! s7 _. q; F9 ~5 s+ {9 b CV Bunker Hill
5 O4 G6 ]( P9 C* f9 u DD Kimberly' l6 y+ `2 x5 m+ E& r
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
7 d5 I! f0 L3 ~7 S2 J CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
: [# p9 k4 x) ~ CVL Independence
" Q! [, R6 Q4 T4 G1 h. | CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 ~' a/ x9 n, @% s% N* c CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 16 r4 c* W/ W& K# c: g0 o
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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/ _; s& h9 x7 n6 a- ], @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。/ [# K% z& K+ {! q* J' X: n2 V8 C
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