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。
3 r' @# V- k" }; g% 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,' \- q7 h+ f& R( G5 ?, Z" p0 f
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
% Z. ^& O6 n1 z$ Z6 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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x4 ~. L: X9 Y: p; nWeather in hex: Overcast, w: h+ X9 c/ F m. G! `8 r
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 X6 e/ I# z2 [# vEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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( Y, I; ?8 D. I8 q* V: d( Y( b- hJapanese aircraft/ T( ^) c; }' U# H, T- p2 i8 c
A6M5 Zero x 147
* b4 ]2 b& z) F3 h* I2 x+ p6 i B6N2a Jill x 176
! {3 X; n; h% k5 S D4Y3 Judy x 24
4 ~# q+ p9 \/ s+ ` D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft P) }0 [6 o ]2 d
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4478 p+ }' b3 Q; ~4 C) d
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Japanese aircraft losses) Q( X7 c) x" Z. A
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ {1 ? A" |: x$ z B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
; M) `( _: F& c0 v D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged* K3 x# C1 e( g0 c! q$ ?
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
- w1 T/ R5 g) r9 f D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 H; f2 b9 Q9 W. O$ b
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships P- V" p4 q8 { \8 e4 f5 }3 Q
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 J- C$ G& T% P
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ n9 {9 q6 m8 L6 `, G0 L CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk x+ p% `! J; k( |
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% M( l, A* o7 e! k5 ?0 M
LST-34, F& `3 M+ l' m$ l! _& e
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* ?; `5 Y2 z# ]9 Z/ A; `
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
: b) D2 I( ?3 R* {3 J) z. D; E CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! H( J2 [ E- S/ g CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 ^# d% X' ]% ~3 c! s' Y CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" f+ [' _5 n$ N" b2 v LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. K" a0 D7 c8 `( j- y DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 A, S: S Q( ]6 h+ u8 C& n
DE Waterman
6 W' l7 o$ o- W% Z4 K DD Callaghan+ C! T1 ^( k- E5 v
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 f1 [7 n( Y/ H+ X5 W
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! Z! a5 Y; p v
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 m6 E7 x! ~$ [. o DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) k+ w! q I5 u3 X z% [
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 J y. W3 n, k" Y LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk `8 z' Y6 y5 o. I' x; |' {: k
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: r2 J, V* u! ~ DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; O7 @4 t7 d9 r7 C8 n% \% [
DE Stadtfeld
, u! \2 o6 v: h$ s DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# [( c5 M2 b6 ?) N- e2 ^4 z DE James E. Craig
# A( K5 L. d, ^1 N, ~& z, A LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 B4 l: w A" W' K9 s6 P
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk* k4 [" z1 N/ k- J( O% v9 {
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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K% N% k9 d. J( m( L' G3 s! |Allied ground losses:+ C4 c4 j5 ] X/ R7 U
210 casualties reported/ a& I% F0 a3 k* Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ H( Y7 F! ?) ~- T Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
: ^* D3 q: S. Y7 b, Y* R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. m/ O+ V8 H1 [7 h
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled) |/ ~( z* l/ K) P7 W
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: M( j( |" t0 m# E7 X! b& }. O
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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% u5 k6 X3 j+ D$ {Japanese aircraft9 |' s6 `& \1 c8 _- x+ R" p/ D
A6M5 Zero x 92
; ?$ X, n2 S9 a- ~5 p/ t N1K1-J George x 26/ {' k$ N" w6 G, l6 R( Q+ |
N1K2-J George x 251
* ?0 S6 f6 L d1 s; A7 K" j; B$ q' a Ki-84r Frank x 148
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8 P0 W( w5 u: N/ T5 q+ M" BAllied aircraft: A; S3 S3 C/ y0 `
F6F-3 Hellcat x 761 S0 D/ F4 f; h; y8 I
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
$ s$ A! b; W' p4 z# g2 ^1 @ TBM-1C Avenger x 236 p a4 p4 }/ G
; Q) L- Y1 E& J8 u N! IJapanese aircraft losses
; H/ v) O- k! x d- [1 `) | N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
) ^8 e: d- u" _! g0 `$ ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
4 w. v/ B2 R6 U& ?; v' t, ~8 m TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged, A; @! d0 u! l* E* m C8 T
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 }; C4 U6 d# B0 y+ y* v0 ?Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# S2 r! ]3 L: b( p9 t" l A6M5 Zero x 77
: ^* |' S$ q& _0 o" I ? N1K1-J George x 264 r( n7 }* x1 f; L4 y
N1K2-J George x 1952 ?5 w& S7 \ t! E
Ki-84r Frank x 1270 v4 s( Y( |3 H
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Allied aircraft
4 ~1 j6 {1 S' I0 q TBM-1C Avenger x 71 W$ Q7 {; h0 k% Q; H
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No Japanese losses! r+ ] U0 D, m) U# d" K
) K. f3 L6 x4 L6 hAllied aircraft losses8 Y0 W" ^8 G8 P( g' q) [
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed- _* ]8 Q( B! o: b* y" ~
z4 L" G% a5 h2 ^( `Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 @! n4 y% u. |. zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! }$ p, V2 ]* C
A6M5 Zero x 69
& B5 l x$ A) f0 r# n R m$ { N1K1-J George x 26
) A" n! h* y6 k) x* z, ]2 f N1K2-J George x 127
9 }* j( c+ u' k& g* y! @ Ki-84r Frank x 91. _& ] U" Y3 I" H
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Allied aircraft% [* S: U6 H" h" _3 w2 W( _8 o
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses, @' ~4 [; {! a3 n7 a' S* ?
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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, o4 m1 j' X$ ~Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 s7 L- L+ F; P( h7 a
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes- ]. C- L, R. c8 a7 @0 `. J
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Japanese aircraft
: i3 T8 q3 e* q4 F! l/ N# s0 S) Z A6M5 Zero x 647 T& g2 K# A8 u( N
N1K1-J George x 26+ }* c" [/ {! p( r8 ^* E$ o) ]
N1K2-J George x 953 n* ]& m- ^% i2 b1 Y4 S7 e
Ki-84r Frank x 727 X8 U/ X4 H! t2 i
# v# u5 Z% E( K6 V9 Y7 {Allied aircraft; N3 e0 U: `) Q9 a! }3 n
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses7 i& R( I8 N5 o: B
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TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed& z, p+ b$ u. P
+ ?) P# C) A" W! v; Y$ F% Z; b" ?Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: {7 k- n! M$ s2 `Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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% b3 C( x6 P, q A6M5 Zero x 57! l2 }% }" h) C+ [
N1K1-J George x 26
! Y1 v. z) Q" _ N1K2-J George x 760 N" i0 ^: Z& u; |5 m
Ki-84r Frank x 62( c$ z8 ^; u7 x
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Allied aircraft
u3 ^$ d; Y" }8 m TBF-1 Avenger x 8% F ~5 ]; r' R6 {6 s
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No Japanese losses S* U% c) f5 n/ O2 Y/ h! y" r
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Allied aircraft losses
4 B% ^" X9 O7 @2 B2 J5 B: k TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1603 Y" B2 Z+ b* _/ y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, V8 ^5 }. S4 m. s, O O5 U9 K
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; i4 z( c) d% {3 AEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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4 R$ ]8 j+ z( q9 p' k8 JJapanese aircraft, f0 O' K# D. ~% @7 W7 @$ G
A6M5 Zero x 1518 [3 v1 J) Q" Y9 n! P" ^8 Z) z
B6N2a Jill x 84* A: Y0 e; I D
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Allied aircraft
- k7 I3 G0 B3 v2 s* \+ u" G8 A- c F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses
- d2 Z* i8 {, P" P7 J3 q! J A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed8 j% D. U$ u8 l k1 X0 s4 _ o
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
4 p/ u/ I9 G8 n7 y, G% C B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak+ V+ s1 z A) D" f/ H
' r( H0 d- ]. n6 w6 j" }Allied aircraft losses" Q1 X0 I! _, T ]. E
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed3 L/ K3 L% h8 _# I4 j
) T$ V, A& n- o6 R& S! kAllied Ships
6 u4 Y- Q5 e5 `7 Z' ~ L% G CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
. `, Q$ D2 v# E, c9 [9 O) { CVL Belleau Wood
& z; c- q2 H" {5 b) J CV Yorktown II- l/ u6 f9 h0 m* g
CV Bunker Hill. A I! z/ T6 [2 m7 F
DD Kimberly% D8 ?, B3 J7 R& Y6 l* K7 R
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 14 @* ?4 B7 K' f& t- m0 {2 Y
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1, @/ c' |: ~3 X" }1 N) _& f5 S
CVL Independence6 G) g6 b( s" f( d1 f8 `
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# Z! [# C4 Y# U) F+ F
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 16 x W4 W% b6 p, f( U
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2 ^: ]4 h! E% t B5 |+ G
Z9 S1 [3 \- a' |$ 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。% W7 ]" V0 N$ [0 e$ r6 B V0 |
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