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 H! z. X& E" L$ T) v# D# A
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,- d; V' j9 @; A; h* u
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
8 d' W Q5 o0 M! B4 y' JMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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2 p2 `* p0 Q/ T" t9 eWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." l6 J2 v/ W# Q: ?+ q
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes; U$ H; m0 o! H! ^5 F1 b2 I
) u$ r) G) [6 d4 [' x$ WJapanese aircraft
$ [. ]# B; L& k- C# ^# X A6M5 Zero x 147
& x2 a$ A! ^2 C) p; k7 ]( u2 Z B6N2a Jill x 176
) m6 j1 ^- t4 B: M9 X! W5 V D4Y3 Judy x 24. o/ D$ R" l1 M
D4Y4 Judy x 143+ A: k+ @7 L& I+ X* |
! I9 V/ T: ^0 s" l% _! [7 ?& [Allied aircraft, S4 r) H- @' y# L7 F4 D% a
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 @9 w% V7 Q/ ?0 i% G/ ~ A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed4 _% c0 D d. ]5 L$ ?/ g
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged4 n* }/ S) K! B* j; Q' ]' @7 n3 A
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged( f6 i0 p% x$ h& M; B" ?
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak8 I c" z+ G; B& a# L
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& P# N4 |$ j" G6 S% o7 L% g$ P F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed0 X0 k6 s- I& P
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Allied Ships% K. M( O6 @9 Q8 e% v% C
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ J" v. O+ z8 J CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
' ~8 h) x1 ^% S+ O E+ T1 L CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ d* H. k* s1 ]) S: G
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 m5 ~; @$ A# i2 K- y- O' J ~ LST-34
" I5 j9 x$ {2 h CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, q4 x( K/ c. [( m
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage4 @2 f, G( Z$ }: d' f8 l9 }
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ^& y. ~ c. `) V
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 v$ {5 `' t2 \' l. A G
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 y8 l# G0 ] Y. V- q$ m
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ Q( Z6 A! ~* q; [3 Y DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# k1 Z( n3 f! q: e d! ^
DE Waterman' v5 w8 m3 v, W/ X
DD Callaghan( W; y* y4 |( Y0 c5 J6 I
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- x, Q, g3 A% N9 n0 V
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% P) ?; E, q% e% y DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk p/ P6 {* P6 H6 ~
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ S h: l- v$ P9 C8 B0 c
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire# }5 t1 X2 g1 ?) V* N
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 g$ d) B$ U) a! v( R0 f) U! W
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. c# e$ ~% n8 w, i: K. R9 ^ DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 z5 _3 l2 f4 ^$ M, m
DE Stadtfeld2 _$ Q) E7 [& b$ _; p# {. L
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( P$ a/ _) }4 M* I, Q% r! l
DE James E. Craig6 O4 I# b) [6 v( \' t8 l
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 c v! {5 J3 g7 J+ A$ g0 a: m' n LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk% ^6 s1 |! t' h( v9 u
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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0 i8 e0 r# R; E8 g0 xAllied ground losses:
& A, F2 k) |; f! q0 i& A 210 casualties reported- h; y3 C V }; X7 j$ j# i/ s# ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, _/ x0 }% a* A6 g, }7 V6 P2 W Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled, `( g8 P% V) }4 V, R6 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# W+ f5 j5 E# A# w' f! W% u7 a Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)5 ?5 L* G* T4 F# R* d8 ]* a2 a
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! G0 W5 E# J+ x" N) {" q& g
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes3 L* U" t7 c8 z: b
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Japanese aircraft
2 I" r) g3 W) l' o- N A6M5 Zero x 92% H5 U, `% D( a ~. R6 {
N1K1-J George x 26
$ S( I5 V) p$ s, h- @! Y N1K2-J George x 251+ w+ f: K8 C6 a1 w* _- p
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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. {; f7 ]$ q6 L" Y4 {Allied aircraft: z: n% g. w) b2 z
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
) r8 I+ y+ T5 S' W! }' s- B4 g& h TBF-1 Avenger x 308 J: l' O9 z+ o" n6 ]
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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% S3 o. o! j& |5 aJapanese aircraft losses
- u4 s7 ^) K3 r+ O N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 y. a+ h2 Q. l- h% F% b: a
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
( k# I F- d7 @& k1 X Q- _! } TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
7 F7 r) ?/ f1 e G1 G7 \ TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged9 `: b/ B% }4 h' s$ Q
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak: \3 d, k- N. ]" K, `5 @
4 [0 u$ `1 u- y: p1 B! w9 }Japanese Ships5 @9 r8 i# Z+ r$ p7 w, j
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ B* ^% D2 W" k( {6 dEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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0 A; _& `0 A+ D' a) V" wJapanese aircraft/ |4 M+ v: s: ~* k/ ?* ?; B
A6M5 Zero x 77+ W. Q" [3 ^: u9 X; V( q: Q* ^' c$ _
N1K1-J George x 26
! y R! T8 K$ U8 p; ? N1K2-J George x 195
" q7 H' m" s8 S$ r2 l' J" q- B Ki-84r Frank x 1279 O# j: @" q# j! T* ] e
3 D" }. s8 H# }" q' C+ FAllied aircraft
# ~! _/ O0 l" v6 W9 P' B7 z; J TBM-1C Avenger x 7: T- A1 g9 f8 a) a
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No Japanese losses$ H( |1 S7 _( l: A" }
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' O: I5 E( o4 d* z# o0 U TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed( {7 j5 ^" n4 @& N8 q/ Z2 i- ?& S
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
S# Y g& |1 D0 r9 o9 dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 r0 X9 p; A/ F, J1 y1 U+ M
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Japanese aircraft
) y/ V' p. b& G. F0 v/ f A6M5 Zero x 69
9 I0 q% d @- Z, b3 m% C. U, \& V" ?) B N1K1-J George x 26+ j$ _: h. V ?9 J+ O& F
N1K2-J George x 127
1 _, |" r7 e3 S Ki-84r Frank x 91
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4 ~0 [ |& a# Q' `. M4 }Allied aircraft
; z) h: S# ]2 C" ?2 J- F SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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! Y+ z* @, ^& r7 S- zAllied aircraft losses
( m; w( N+ U2 y( }" n SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed7 y# S' c2 |3 l7 W) X+ n* `
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* J# z5 `2 r G% y2 H' iEstimated time to target is 10 minutes% _! {; r$ R" H. E( C
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Japanese aircraft
0 t5 O2 K$ Q* l* }* ~4 i A6M5 Zero x 646 ^0 F3 e6 R7 R) w7 M1 p
N1K1-J George x 264 |4 R7 {- }& o! g7 U6 r0 |- _
N1K2-J George x 95
) W8 u; B; C) A9 H% I Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft0 g! V- v& e1 ^/ n
TBF-1 Avenger x 15: A. Y, m& D- x7 l* s
( h7 S9 h) E) A9 p4 GNo Japanese losses, h4 H9 [5 m9 b9 J' r
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ^2 G/ f" \6 k9 b( O, \, G* Y TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) p A5 b' R$ z3 c6 j' H$ L& U
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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4 b: z; a( Z9 f/ S# AJapanese aircraft9 d5 [; O6 i* e7 u4 t; x
A6M5 Zero x 57
! u# b; l1 V$ e9 I5 W6 S( u* G N1K1-J George x 26 K9 _( ?' l) G' g! n; y1 e j
N1K2-J George x 76
( j: d+ C6 F' p) a" s. D5 J! p Ki-84r Frank x 62; {! N9 }* }6 U" f
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TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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5 b& f' P" \6 J$ b( {No Japanese losses
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7 b1 l* T- p( \) o e% r+ G8 bAllied aircraft losses
. J8 K& P% Q% J2 S* n! ^* S m; \* V TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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. p% \0 X- u. x+ W; c4 P, GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 w$ [* b* t& ]8 i3 |) Y
9 m; e) ^% l) F+ B, B& t8 HRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) H, i6 e" i1 v- a* y; C' N- |
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 x5 v3 A% Y- Q: M" \0 T, w6 v
A6M5 Zero x 151; }7 [7 F U3 s% `4 X) L( h
B6N2a Jill x 84( i. q) `6 N' ~; W+ c- |$ ?
1 y3 b* w/ a" _, J$ u2 T+ L1 vAllied aircraft9 n% v. f# ^: K% R( G3 s
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses U5 c$ g# R) S! j
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed- E& z J% { s* M
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
2 [/ ^+ g8 c. u9 H% r k B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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" d% F2 Z1 D6 BAllied aircraft losses
% v, [5 [: a$ w F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed5 N2 q# d: Q6 C+ _1 A! d, C
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CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
8 p7 X: b ]- W' u9 {8 Y) p6 e CVL Belleau Wood
6 o. |- N9 l9 i# o2 R CV Yorktown II
# r8 w- ?% P+ c, J) t CV Bunker Hill
# Z, y4 L( ?: X$ I, O# ` DD Kimberly
n+ k4 ^! v9 Y Y2 } CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1' T' M8 `+ v) c! [# E; a
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1) M4 k n2 b; R
CVL Independence
( D" x l# ]5 i5 e8 U9 A. y CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# o6 k& z, d0 `& G CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1- m1 H6 e, @( j2 K! F! w
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。; ?$ v; e# ~) B' S% K$ C, r2 @
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