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 ]' C: J. O# Z/ x; r: P$ [1 j2 T# B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 u \8 E) G" N7 _3 B8 |$ l9 dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
7 F4 _6 p' s; _# r* nMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160. q+ H- }3 U: G9 B; [- l& `9 c- b( W
2 \- ^' j' `) v' r/ uWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 C2 A) m: a( j6 f, QEstimated time to target is 40 minutes) n- @+ h% E; K0 m& S( M
- [. w% a; |# y" RJapanese aircraft
5 x! X/ B3 R2 P/ N; I+ u; m. g A6M5 Zero x 147" A% n) U' c U" p9 S# G% \: w( _
B6N2a Jill x 176
" }, l9 L" R' i: L# p D4Y3 Judy x 24
& t7 |& f; p2 E; w' V: h D4Y4 Judy x 1437 J- r' \1 F5 O* o8 g- g
9 f9 Q+ M i2 ^& D1 W1 j" rAllied aircraft' p0 m1 N# Q0 b
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447- H/ i$ t/ `1 v0 `) u/ C9 _" C
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Japanese aircraft losses7 m% }( D4 p) u g& l* w3 k
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 t; e1 P2 J2 S- ~( q9 M- N& L+ C B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
0 o! C, _" Q, s, o8 Y4 \8 M u D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged' `# A- D9 B6 q
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak2 A$ g: G& }$ ^
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; k$ ^3 @+ [8 l F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed$ E4 e& u, t" x5 A; I+ u. t
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Allied Ships( G: D: V( @- B1 x4 _0 i
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% U" R3 X& P! U: q1 X9 ^6 |4 U CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
1 I4 V( T7 F* y; M3 B1 |* L CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 l+ J% E2 G2 B9 J( i2 c) z9 {* i
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 o z& `! i' L3 \; x LST-34
# c } j/ L3 o6 H CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 w" m# Y, ^! l" }! Y CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; E6 N+ U4 p6 `+ ^ CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 Z' n0 J/ a2 e1 W CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) ?. z, j/ m; C% |. p- H; D CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# i6 |; D v( Z0 h
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* R: y0 @4 B: q, S T) p
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, h2 \7 f" j% P5 V/ U: v6 z) U8 J/ c0 ^ DE Waterman* q+ q! @: G A ?% G/ v- q9 u
DD Callaghan
0 g2 e# D6 j7 m. S; c DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( e9 j5 r4 Y8 n9 w( I
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: n+ _" u) e0 e( Y3 j; G. n4 ? DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. B& \9 f: Y7 ?, u0 P
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ I% g1 ^8 C+ m" X. A
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) `) A) w: u* k& M, a8 u* |# _# o LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
t4 `: M+ ~& A1 V6 h4 z+ B LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) ~. v& i- j$ O8 n6 C! |. X/ q
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 T0 y3 J; O4 R. \' Q0 Q DE Stadtfeld0 @8 ^+ v# {' O
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" ?4 i# V5 U3 K1 [' @( ~ DE James E. Craig
7 i/ [1 `3 X! ] P0 v1 m LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 c- R, o! V! n0 R/ h+ H
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk' P) S- u. j: c% g7 I+ w9 Z# s
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' w$ s+ [* z& Z7 T
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Allied ground losses:
; [4 a2 d9 U+ K- @8 _7 X9 y( q 210 casualties reported
3 p* T- l, I% ]; E. D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ~& C1 `. Z- i' h2 f Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
, _7 q4 ~% H8 l4 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, j4 I8 r4 o2 q- G! Z0 r* a Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled), }2 t9 @; o* u( s! [; `
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& q, y: ^6 \* {+ A
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes% b( ~2 q5 H5 H* s3 m8 J" _3 S
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Japanese aircraft4 V& ~1 w; L+ K1 O) X- j
A6M5 Zero x 92
3 |3 I6 I/ W; [# i( F# [ N1K1-J George x 26
$ v, h8 Y0 i% J' [- E& o( R& s N1K2-J George x 2518 [8 s1 }* ?9 `0 A6 G
Ki-84r Frank x 148, `) ~! a% \8 `, f8 b; U0 w; v
( K& z9 C. _( j# `7 b" JAllied aircraft
: _. `1 \/ V3 d3 I- Z F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
$ b, _. r+ W! Z2 | TBF-1 Avenger x 30, E/ S0 v9 @% Z: d) x% l
TBM-1C Avenger x 23% F8 }8 G A2 L6 a. M% V
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ ^4 D" X- y7 ^9 k N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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" [ g" S8 [. [3 fAllied aircraft losses
9 i8 T9 O9 C, G' D+ p5 n$ {5 k F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
- I- ?( d8 C0 U% p4 u! Q: K l TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed2 _$ e! U& M2 R3 N; F2 s! d
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 y/ C) M, l* W: B. o TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak/ @: ]+ u+ t. w7 p
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Japanese Ships# ]4 z" T: e5 C& n$ w
CVL Chitose( o8 W& x) Q/ q+ `/ X
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) n& x: b( C O1 \; \1 aRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 W$ u2 P" R! o; AEstimated time to target is 32 minutes" ]8 v5 j% s& Y# W! m
) H: f* ~$ u" T. w1 ~5 ^; p1 j9 n, x8 tJapanese aircraft* u4 ]) R" x) j6 N* o$ _4 e
A6M5 Zero x 77
! D- Q7 }+ [8 F5 {) i N1K1-J George x 26' `2 M# Z% C: p% f
N1K2-J George x 195
! X Z- z. P7 A' a8 j Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
( S3 _* P- A/ j. B TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
! G$ C4 @) T W' Y) ] TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( W$ L/ @2 h) w$ {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, t) w0 v& ?( b) b3 C
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Japanese aircraft6 g" c" Q8 S) ^5 O) {6 A
A6M5 Zero x 69
9 Z) N- b) o% {/ Z% y7 ] N1K1-J George x 26. C: _/ D! \7 ^9 t' @8 u
N1K2-J George x 127
/ |2 r5 T. @% q! @2 q8 w, t4 t# ] Ki-84r Frank x 91
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. p- x; a7 [; s: E1 Y% Z! eAllied aircraft
' w& [3 ]3 n2 L SBD-5 Dauntless x 347 G0 A8 I( S, S4 N% n* Y' P
( A, w! o1 l" e% GNo Japanese losses8 ~. F) b, w/ ~$ e( c5 N
3 ^: |9 ~) T; n0 p( aAllied aircraft losses' D8 T5 T2 {" w0 W# r% h x8 P
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed! K$ v$ i3 F1 V+ R
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 o) m* f* |2 u: n3 F5 {' b
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. w* z% O) @5 S3 k
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Japanese aircraft( {$ g( I: { T; B5 L
A6M5 Zero x 64
! R& V; J( }8 }& e, j N1K1-J George x 26( }4 n5 {; x8 S; [
N1K2-J George x 95
# _" s9 y7 J) M) W ~7 o Ki-84r Frank x 72+ y, L7 _5 [7 J, D7 k7 p
& |% K# m! n( z3 m% q+ `Allied aircraft' K/ u' m4 C5 A
TBF-1 Avenger x 15: u# V, A; i( y% v* g5 U4 e$ r" b
$ o5 g4 C' \1 J) Q! cNo Japanese losses& Q' r$ o8 E5 C P3 @' b6 s4 g# ]5 b
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Allied aircraft losses
# D+ d* i ]5 u4 \4 i6 J; {! y& ` TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 c5 k; d" A+ a9 a* r; L" L
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes* R( |8 n( s3 u, G! b8 t
# `- w3 S# `" Y: |4 b( p7 dJapanese aircraft- f( U3 K# w* O. Y% E6 N
A6M5 Zero x 57
7 s, o4 n) a; B5 [% Y! k: y N1K1-J George x 26
8 m: @/ b: i/ X# e \: h N1K2-J George x 76
4 O) K. T3 X8 `- |1 {" J. Y Ki-84r Frank x 62/ K* o1 w" c w' _. K
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TBF-1 Avenger x 80 U1 E# ~; C& }% y; {& x: ]
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No Japanese losses% h$ Z e$ O1 Q; r# G/ T
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Allied aircraft losses+ X; f" f- B* I2 d J
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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8 Y! }; A1 N- _" A8 c& SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 W( H* V3 [; \3 J
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 C4 [6 d4 y+ E: T# a! {* OEstimated time to target is 37 minutes3 b) W, ~; L# v: D3 b9 u2 G
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Japanese aircraft
& m7 W, r L& {1 @ e A6M5 Zero x 151' m* }9 [" J% s5 X# t* z
B6N2a Jill x 840 j( h% ?; d9 c
6 P- K! h8 y4 D1 f/ ], r$ G8 zAllied aircraft
7 x0 ?2 k4 J4 S" a: K8 b2 Y F6F-3 Hellcat x 332: g5 |# e. o1 t; r5 C, |) p
3 ` j/ \3 M9 d' C3 ], yJapanese aircraft losses5 y. F( N: _- w- P; g5 Z
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
1 n% V% } X8 G B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged3 }# [1 n& L @2 T- d' x8 a
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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2 A. E9 N9 M' I0 R, D) Y. a! `! |4 p* GAllied aircraft losses: _1 Z7 [ l* f- l/ H7 _
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
! v, I6 ^) u7 V1 _( w: Y CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1$ s) @: ~2 Y7 s" v
CVL Belleau Wood$ `4 n, X3 C( L/ m6 l
CV Yorktown II2 J9 T6 B. r$ D3 a. c& p+ P6 X
CV Bunker Hill; y8 s2 ?/ n3 H2 j. m0 M# D
DD Kimberly
! M) _+ Z& E' a* ?, p3 L/ S CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
s9 P! c/ t c CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 11 j/ w# ~: O! j# N2 g2 I K8 p
CVL Independence
[# F; T: n1 n* w CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- x( \; Z0 u, n5 S! [' T CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1 P# }7 Z, T' D4 P+ P3 \
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2! }& m& ~% f6 I9 i: v l+ f
* `5 l# u. l7 P" f: m6 s/ [$ U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。
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