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。
1 K+ ]" Q; C( l: M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 h f0 d1 d4 _/ D- C% A! uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 5 S- ^1 X- G7 H9 w
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast% {/ V: b' _' h5 ]( l
/ v6 Q! w- o9 G4 o/ PRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 [) X% `9 w' G* q% u4 C& B+ EEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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( {( \: n1 ^0 b: e# Z2 CJapanese aircraft* z1 G u6 s- x/ E; u8 r0 _
A6M5 Zero x 1471 Q5 R7 `3 V8 l5 H4 M$ q
B6N2a Jill x 176$ w# u8 b8 R- N! b' O+ |* {$ ]$ d
D4Y3 Judy x 24
+ C8 i V+ {' m* o0 s( a# x D4Y4 Judy x 1439 k$ y( D$ {, P5 S, v/ B6 p. b
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Allied aircraft
S: Q% c) \9 q; Y* {0 S F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 P, p! T/ Q1 b/ q A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
- ?2 L+ m6 ?+ Y B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
2 X: K/ g$ }& w9 y: Z+ ~ D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
* P) X6 j$ h1 E5 z D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak- _) ~! g3 ?$ b+ |! w; v2 c3 U
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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/ k, A9 c: G" x% K; W- P4 A% gAllied aircraft losses% D7 O$ @4 `7 h% G1 q w
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed1 t- w2 }7 U% L/ o+ G4 a
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Allied Ships* w* `5 Q& J- C }
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 K! O' q5 p R2 Y CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
5 s2 c, s( f" O( e0 p$ Z; f& ? CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, }! x7 A% `& k9 ]/ k CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) S! c+ A Z# [: R) r o LST-34
8 o& m# R8 L; J9 x8 j CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, z) {5 ?( S" {$ K: m7 q: D CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. \5 z. L, W$ Q; h CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) \+ }# o& d s1 g4 K) I CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; f$ P# E V, C& b3 ] CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 N, h+ o& H! c3 v% R* g: p* @0 p
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 Y& }. {2 Q* K; N% |0 q: o
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 N( M7 k# f0 l( G# u# C; ` DE Waterman# G1 s' C: ?) ?, C% }9 r
DD Callaghan
' P4 ^7 D4 h/ ?2 m6 T$ H* D DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) ]# b; Y0 ~- t" B( D, w C DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 L% m, B q7 P, h+ _% z" @
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" q" g5 h$ r& Y' k2 V: n' `' O, k7 u DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, K j8 X( K9 {" q3 q, F' _
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* v) D( [5 m$ [% W3 {, k LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ b4 m: R6 g( U, C LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 ]/ Z- O I. D$ s, b! [ DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ x8 p9 g+ D4 i# Z1 _ DE Stadtfeld) h! D+ y5 Q* ]2 N4 A# {
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! i0 l# i$ ?+ Z. s: n7 o# b DE James E. Craig0 M; G7 J* W0 H6 I
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& M' Y, I' ]6 b" @9 }6 C9 k3 ]5 F6 Y# K
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk' R Y/ L2 h+ ]' M
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
; E% h& j+ R6 \' z" G; G7 U 210 casualties reported
8 P h4 V% ^, @' l' Y1 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ P: h6 \* P9 k1 X) D( ] Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled! E: }0 x* u0 T+ H$ l* p! F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ s" v6 i8 F- a# Q Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)4 [5 x& Q2 `2 L' z" H5 Y7 r
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., ]0 `: F9 W8 F Z- Q4 d2 [
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes, K6 Z; e2 a7 Q8 q& m
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Japanese aircraft$ l/ d' {4 N+ b3 k/ j
A6M5 Zero x 926 u( t$ b1 S8 Q% C; R: i
N1K1-J George x 26% F9 O4 M" Q2 B L/ m
N1K2-J George x 251
& @+ |' c& _" O Ki-84r Frank x 148! \- X t- n9 t) o
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Allied aircraft
! U/ ]. b+ e3 N3 g F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
6 j3 Y" |) \7 c" H TBF-1 Avenger x 30
L+ Q4 s/ g, p5 K+ P TBM-1C Avenger x 23: `: X! M) J% I1 V' q
# @$ x+ d* w) F# sJapanese aircraft losses' }5 K$ {1 h' H
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged2 i2 V$ c" k) ^% y
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Allied aircraft losses$ ?& `5 G2 U1 X# Z+ h
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
$ A5 i" e |% o TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
" K6 E5 V' f, y' [ TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged+ s. ~5 W+ b0 ?$ j1 C: X
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* B H) J) @. v* h/ x
8 a2 z4 y. F6 b, ^Japanese Ships
6 q. L/ o4 ]1 z) V4 @% o CVL Chitose
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6 J6 O+ Q# e/ l% X5 H5 G$ H! u$ rRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 g) |2 z* \- y# j; w& q7 O
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes( b' M2 l/ R/ ?
5 ~0 z' a, ?1 XJapanese aircraft$ R0 m" ^& J2 W2 O+ }2 ]
A6M5 Zero x 77* y4 N4 G9 ]$ F5 X6 [" s
N1K1-J George x 26/ q# c3 O5 u/ i, X! X- u$ q0 i
N1K2-J George x 1957 C7 h5 R0 m0 b+ Z7 u% E6 [
Ki-84r Frank x 127 C$ i" B0 u" `9 r! k+ z
% k& m$ z! V! O) P2 MAllied aircraft h) F! D4 ~, ?: G
TBM-1C Avenger x 7# ~" S$ L: U: q7 D
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! ^; C, x9 T4 d4 A% Y c3 V
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 _. L W( P" ~5 O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: l+ O0 p4 f1 W# @ A6M5 Zero x 69
4 w+ V: X t9 Q" V N1K1-J George x 26
8 I7 a. \9 |8 a' q& i6 Z N1K2-J George x 127& \: |$ u4 e# D. Y) G
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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5 Z% [ h, X$ p) ~7 IAllied aircraft
7 r* b' m3 s' B, N$ | SBD-5 Dauntless x 340 ]' ^; n- A1 n' _
" W; [0 B& k4 |, f" s; H. MNo Japanese losses0 P0 t6 h( o6 l8 c& G( T0 u) F' V
6 l6 c. b6 R! ?' v- e/ C0 d$ |, IAllied aircraft losses
z$ W5 f w$ W% r( ]9 `1 w# C% a SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed( r1 ]* Y' H# L, `! f1 y" Z
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& r* O% B2 t" V4 f8 EEstimated time to target is 10 minutes4 j7 c3 X" L* j3 H: z1 O1 g
7 g, t$ A, k& kJapanese aircraft# ~2 B3 B7 o5 A; P
A6M5 Zero x 64
+ s9 k$ k& Z" p9 p$ O4 A2 w N1K1-J George x 26
- h8 p/ Y. T/ q _% R, V0 O N1K2-J George x 95
, T! l$ p: |- [5 J2 {8 L- v) t Ki-84r Frank x 72
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/ @9 V; z5 K3 H/ x( J' ^2 b2 gAllied aircraft
2 c8 q" X1 B0 N* |+ @2 E+ Y0 @% K TBF-1 Avenger x 153 \: v) }' s( q% n
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No Japanese losses
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8 d! Q8 k2 ~1 |& z( V/ p6 D, C- `Allied aircraft losses0 _* n6 v0 ]- t/ t* Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., P7 J& O" k4 V; ?8 _
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, s9 t$ H3 w0 t1 J* _0 t: z
A6M5 Zero x 578 ~$ H! n4 v. K8 T# e. |
N1K1-J George x 26
" _5 |9 \+ v6 [# y; J7 x; N N1K2-J George x 76
6 H* f1 \$ P/ B# B& i* E9 T Ki-84r Frank x 62. l. R$ C. ~4 _- H
4 y. n9 w$ Z0 U$ x E+ z: DAllied aircraft
' ~1 \2 M' D O% d% ?8 U7 }8 a TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses$ q' K, E' Y l" [
0 j' Y$ @: Z- o( A! kAllied aircraft losses
0 I2 _# X( Y$ N. x TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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( y4 ?8 I- t( l; E$ G) ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 g- j: E# L# i" |1 zRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* i! N2 U3 e: |Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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' b- `$ T- U% Z' |; _7 |2 jJapanese aircraft
* _1 I: m4 X3 e A6M5 Zero x 151
2 X+ H3 e9 U& b' s/ r0 H- o B6N2a Jill x 84. C9 V" k6 V2 V* z. p
5 x8 X6 \6 N1 Y/ nAllied aircraft) P. P, N2 b0 {2 z1 I# p A0 `3 k/ I
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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3 E- d! z, Z- ]1 C- I1 s; pJapanese aircraft losses* Z# ^8 |0 o/ t
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed c' n5 e, S9 P+ Z! {+ Y
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged& U7 X+ `& _! R |
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses" i# y7 f; T y- P8 L# n
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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6 @% v/ _ o) ]# m$ b2 f+ {% WAllied Ships
`1 g$ F4 {" X) b2 Z3 [ CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1" H7 N9 l7 J6 x% m8 ]- y4 {
CVL Belleau Wood
5 m' p" y* P: Y" Y0 O8 j2 I CV Yorktown II
4 I9 ?# x7 k/ @$ l9 L+ t. f5 p CV Bunker Hill7 n- h M+ s9 F# \- `/ J" F
DD Kimberly. A1 U: V% \: x, w, N1 G9 }0 j E+ B( B
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1& {) D/ G5 D% v( o) k# f$ X: s
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
/ Z- B- e" X: G" A/ A& h+ V: V+ p CVL Independence* T3 W8 y/ u+ m7 s
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: b0 \* q. U& p4 Y! G8 q CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
( E( Q1 [* B. d1 S! P. X' W6 v CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 29 g4 k8 @, ]3 @, C6 k
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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。; w; b( c$ B2 I. @; u D! }
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