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 _- g& r! S, b2 J: j) Z
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,# x O: Y8 l# g! t9 Q" e
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 , L1 Z* f; H: x% v. x# e L1 A% B( ^
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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- y/ q' [+ G- @1 I& s4 I. P/ jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; E1 m- X) E- M0 H' \: \
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 x4 ^# S- d) d0 r( f9 ^' z
A6M5 Zero x 147
9 q; Q- C' D, M& p! w2 A9 `5 U B6N2a Jill x 176
B: m8 T9 {2 Q$ `$ T) y/ n D4Y3 Judy x 242 C1 Q/ D1 @/ u+ Y& J K! q+ ~
D4Y4 Judy x 143- H" W1 k) ?0 v H! C8 F
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Allied aircraft1 k9 P8 A* k' c8 i
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447 m4 e) e5 g# ]
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Japanese aircraft losses% V8 W8 B. ?! j8 u
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
1 x& u8 z. i V) \9 g) a% _0 R. D B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
/ I4 N4 j; L4 U! V D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged+ k: [/ T( u; F& y+ s
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak. K+ S9 r+ h6 L& n. u; z( c
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 {: g' K% z+ d( s F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed5 s9 y+ p& w# ?
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CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 |6 Q1 O. v- C4 V" s
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# L9 M! E' {- l N
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 R% S& q9 J4 Y( l3 M CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ |. \' K6 }+ H- U
LST-34
6 {8 \0 |/ G! P4 } CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* x6 H# {( D, `% b9 i7 Y CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" m3 M f8 e! e
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 f+ b# B3 v5 U8 Q9 ]
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# v$ k/ l2 v+ e# S6 i, V0 h
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; k7 r1 W s2 n9 | LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 v" |- H7 w$ B5 p
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 o) h+ e( |1 d) I! A( @
DE Waterman
$ I- t" k# I, Q9 r4 D Q- `( u: L DD Callaghan% F9 w \# H) t [- q; X
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 t- ]! k8 X2 n: x% n9 \ DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 o7 x) p) ]9 w- g/ l& c DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- |" Q! E0 t& w( [! R+ t DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- u% T+ g' v! ] `% M9 K+ W DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire, b& ]; ~6 P& v: h$ X0 S. A
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 G+ e' O0 ~. B; J LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
) S5 f( N( Z, z DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 l& k3 l1 o! D5 a( g# L v( P7 p
DE Stadtfeld& S( k/ F8 g: w$ w+ o e$ d/ V
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" r, i$ I3 [$ r7 z. G( w
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
/ I; Y/ |) L; M# j. z DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
" v! f7 C( u1 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ B* ~+ m* z4 T H' z
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
6 N! R% K9 \: a5 {: N7 @' v8 cRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 Z V9 u, T* S( i4 F4 I- [2 R* Q
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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7 x2 y9 s8 u* E- y. g- p6 T! s8 TJapanese aircraft
) {. ^# ?- F; b+ c0 V0 B A6M5 Zero x 92
8 p2 l. W) q& e% k& K$ Z! |4 t) y N1K1-J George x 26
4 p# g3 B( v) F. _, b8 \ N1K2-J George x 251& [# w; }' r+ N% u
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft1 D+ r4 |+ f. ^( v% |, j0 ~
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
( O6 f4 Z! ~0 j5 V% | p; p TBF-1 Avenger x 30. K% y3 i; V/ b) K9 Y
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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+ B8 a6 h3 q& X N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ n3 L9 p& K' J/ U
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed9 V; Z, v; z* b. \1 H
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
$ m3 d0 F" L0 [" W4 m: l TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 e- [8 X3 D4 U; |- O TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak2 k! a+ w& _3 v* q: [; a3 K
( P3 v0 v. `# V0 t, VJapanese Ships
& ]4 o( E+ J6 P+ w( ]+ m CVL Chitose
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: I- j$ Z" h# S' s. B) nRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 G& }* _- r! j: A; p- e. XEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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3 x/ |8 U3 g% c- B- N4 u' E# m: D+ }Japanese aircraft
8 [; c( T+ b6 Q9 [9 o A6M5 Zero x 77
1 F0 O; q$ r# y N1K1-J George x 26, b2 Q: Y3 u! Z4 v. I- O
N1K2-J George x 195: v9 Z, h8 E' v' m# `" K
Ki-84r Frank x 127* b8 T) O! d- h0 ]: r# y
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Allied aircraft" [* i; v7 u* N3 J/ K! E7 X
TBM-1C Avenger x 76 j. y, @: c9 a l6 J* b' t
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TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed) ^0 z# P9 n5 z# ^4 k
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 j$ _- K( |5 }& _- V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft V5 f- r$ t; q/ i. P8 z$ K
A6M5 Zero x 69! @$ Q2 k4 {5 x6 R
N1K1-J George x 266 g3 ^' a8 t/ E9 x- [
N1K2-J George x 127& c/ V1 J) A3 j$ `3 M
Ki-84r Frank x 916 B& V; U" O% t& f3 W/ d
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses. E4 U" f8 K2 u; k- \+ t
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. ]9 e1 e0 g* N/ V$ q' A
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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# g3 y# s2 S) j4 W3 z+ `2 D A6M5 Zero x 64
1 o/ C' X% U" G; C+ i, S( m N1K1-J George x 26
1 k" t, ?& w5 \4 T N1K2-J George x 95
- `0 Q. G# a; l, g% f: `: D Ki-84r Frank x 72
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% O6 c( O- h: N8 a TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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0 x4 X8 `5 ?% X: E- I' l. C6 gNo Japanese losses/ ?4 g) U( j8 x& F6 b& M. b
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7 W3 y" G+ P' K: Y TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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3 w3 G/ H4 L$ _' P* k5 s% p0 d) HRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 `# t, A, v R8 }Estimated time to target is 11 minutes( ?, ~* L3 M$ T& n* |1 e
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6 t8 F: W1 r+ ~( r A6M5 Zero x 57
* T* _3 m2 h7 V N1K1-J George x 26
+ {0 i0 F% v* j: v' y N1K2-J George x 76
, K5 `6 f5 `* ^ Ki-84r Frank x 62
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M) O9 [7 E c$ zAllied aircraft7 H2 b- r2 |2 H: f( }% H1 H$ |: Q+ j8 K
TBF-1 Avenger x 8. _+ v' i! D; R" h% U" r5 g
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Allied aircraft losses! f5 ^& }. a! k1 N" Q6 }- v0 F3 x
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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* Z W) M( l/ p0 b$ H% _( lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1609 l6 H. }) m' P, G) k
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( X# V/ ?# s% Y
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# E$ `2 _/ j# ?. x v3 H
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes/ D# M3 l& T5 p+ S; B% `
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A6M5 Zero x 151! K9 a" ~0 |$ N. B* Q: I
B6N2a Jill x 84" {! p# u) r2 p: _% c
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Allied aircraft
3 a2 K$ G- n4 D F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses
( Y Q, v4 s( u" c% p' u A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
$ m) R- R H, Z# o* }4 i0 i B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged! F3 F/ w7 j! Y! ~7 K
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak* l- M3 Y' b$ {
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0 j7 R4 d s5 l. k$ [4 N# D, S F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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L$ F5 M3 a( z6 J7 pAllied Ships
; f }' L9 W' I6 |6 j1 ? CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
# n$ F% N8 Y0 E: D8 e! H CVL Belleau Wood
; d' ^% p6 j) Q" \& O: P CV Yorktown II
% v7 [9 t$ W/ i6 e7 [$ u CV Bunker Hill
7 }$ L) Z; z# s7 M DD Kimberly' P% k- {# w' T( Q3 B5 S7 S
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
, ?% I3 Y* c. E, J. W" T0 | CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
' v: S2 v, _/ ?' {' D CVL Independence. f& ]8 e/ s: d
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ \4 E0 [: d; |1 F3 U5 b) X8 X
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
$ p3 f1 M% f5 _: {6 @ CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2% N5 R% p% ]# j& t v
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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。0 m/ [8 K7 \: i( O- D+ L4 M+ [
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