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。
" q2 ~" l* F# s+ e v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 [) h8 W) c7 Y* \ O/ b
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 8 o: h9 x) g$ P- \, c4 U
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1600 g" ^. H; s( A$ z) l" I
4 c# V4 I' q1 w/ L8 cWeather in hex: Overcast
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( r/ {# r. z% U2 m7 r. s/ nRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., n- [/ m6 z5 h- i
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes, u' a1 R/ r: c0 Z9 {* }3 w* s/ |
a u' g$ }, g N' s5 D( f [Japanese aircraft
6 a7 n: F1 U4 O A6M5 Zero x 147, s4 R+ D2 a6 n% Z- o$ y
B6N2a Jill x 176( z! ?- y# P5 X9 m, o2 x8 g: P
D4Y3 Judy x 240 N# O$ H- Q6 A" @; M% E+ e6 K
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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9 C, R# `8 j; o8 o* d9 b& Y5 l/ dAllied aircraft8 Q7 h4 C6 Z+ K: ^3 k. _
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447: {1 [/ `9 {5 h& P0 I& h
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Japanese aircraft losses9 Y, d# C9 T- e6 E# Q3 f
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed0 S' l* a: \# u
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
! M0 y" o7 @" { D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ l' ]7 ^; E( x& k D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
- q9 W9 e# {( H6 P" g) ~ D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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7 @# T& n) g Y- cAllied aircraft losses
! h1 ^% I9 C! ^: y! l) `4 { F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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) U* ?! ?, z5 v0 t* k: TAllied Ships! U$ w6 ^# D& h8 M. `" \* a
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; s+ h7 e* u5 b
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, X/ u6 M) Z! u5 ~ m8 r7 T& f& P CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 q$ C; Q3 e4 ~9 r( a+ J) i, } CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* f6 a. X0 T2 S3 B" ?8 R0 r
LST-34
4 N0 F2 ]$ Y! Y+ d; g8 r1 l/ I' L CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ O, j3 `- B1 X5 e1 X CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 X4 }) o5 _& r$ u% q: u8 e% J
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 Z! Q) c/ Q8 O, \2 m CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* f% u/ V+ E2 r4 b
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ L9 c8 g, p, ? LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( t2 t: @) C1 g, t9 E' w: @
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* @( I) s& W9 Z. f5 z& k
DE Waterman
+ e# x4 R/ M# z) A! E; } h" e& y+ A DD Callaghan% K. o: g5 t l. m* {! S9 m
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ]2 k }+ U" U% F
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. R1 O# f" z# S) N9 T0 d, _
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ?' E( D B8 m2 l9 _7 H# t! A
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ c2 D' K, y) c9 R4 {. `6 c
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire& J) F* }( s/ p g6 F, B) K
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 a9 {$ I: ?. h LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 P' _, q& _* Q0 O% v8 s DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% w* o4 ?) X( ]' j$ a
DE Stadtfeld) X$ i, i1 O; y% M) w
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 J8 n1 w1 R K$ k9 W DE James E. Craig
]+ H" D2 O5 [' x2 ?; H, } LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
U0 n6 ~* _) \& ]- r+ @5 x LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk" g q8 X# W& b( k. Q3 \
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- Q8 ~6 E6 _( {; u
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Allied ground losses:6 m, J% n. V! K
210 casualties reported
) ` @; a) k% R. A3 ?9 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 t! P5 G6 I( x6 }& e Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
! V( U! `7 F$ V! G. a& { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ o4 |- q0 {( W! D- d
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
$ x6 p/ @" m3 x( B. ^$ v2 ?8 @7 xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 T2 y9 z% I3 Y+ G: J! g' AEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 O- o; R+ k" r A6M5 Zero x 92) U% `) f2 `: u6 V/ r3 _1 d/ @- z
N1K1-J George x 26
) ^( a6 F" T* J+ ~, A# y N1K2-J George x 251% A! H# L: l/ |& l# K' T1 n
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft( v! h$ E1 I1 D3 T
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76! d7 F7 p) G- L& g$ k, p5 ?& l, J
TBF-1 Avenger x 306 S- n2 j$ ^" i5 N( O6 P- q( q
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
! [: {4 l G+ ?3 H7 P3 ^7 x N1K1-J George: 1 damaged: q( `" z k8 a4 w( W! U% _
. _3 d+ }3 m, g6 Z. F3 f! GAllied aircraft losses, r' c& v( `" a/ w
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed5 b q3 N' B5 ]7 A, l
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
) p) b- q5 `* y TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged( D$ v1 B. n7 t o9 S
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak, [9 v$ H, @7 x" {; c0 I
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Japanese Ships
5 x q4 b2 s; }3 L+ e9 W CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% q- q4 b7 M$ t: Q; h4 O v" }
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes, R7 J, g! D, n$ T. n& R
$ E& K( U; z" q7 d- wJapanese aircraft
, R9 X/ a" V' ?0 O9 w% P8 V A6M5 Zero x 77
5 V' r2 w% J" i8 W N1K1-J George x 26& O% L% @3 g" c/ o3 Z& y5 [
N1K2-J George x 195) A# q R0 i/ X3 d- K
Ki-84r Frank x 127) S( ~- F* \4 ]3 G6 M
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Allied aircraft
$ A0 y$ G) h& z: d4 ^4 L TBM-1C Avenger x 77 v% b* @2 G9 H. x& Y% s
" Z _* {3 v. i% i9 ^No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ^+ w+ `9 Y$ C' m7 D h/ M* F TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed1 K( f8 K6 _0 u0 m! ?
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
u! M2 Q1 T. mEstimated time to target is 7 minutes; r' G7 e) g' x! S$ V' C. H! ?/ _
+ v1 r! ]5 M& L% aJapanese aircraft
8 q! c0 b* S* f A6M5 Zero x 69
1 m: |0 h, j* ^: V2 X8 H N1K1-J George x 26
! ^0 z T" A K# ?. q N1K2-J George x 1270 U; {/ {$ G' t1 z! r
Ki-84r Frank x 91% ?" Y( ]2 d, {1 d4 S. R( j$ S
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Allied aircraft: a+ n; d* C% s; I) T, `
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses5 ^3 w6 \/ }: l* ?+ p/ a
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Allied aircraft losses
' f" \# b, m* [- {3 W8 H& W$ D SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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9 t# Q6 u. k3 u' \Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" U) D% p3 U) t( ^) o/ {Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 O$ O! l5 V* t6 [
A6M5 Zero x 64
" E, r3 I3 Z7 [: \; ~ N1K1-J George x 26# @0 z! Q) p$ C7 S( @4 u
N1K2-J George x 95
! h* z: M/ U% w7 N: x6 H Ki-84r Frank x 72" Z" {' |5 H1 ~2 f, \6 h% i
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Allied aircraft
( |# Q* K8 ?1 P; w. \8 I# C TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: i7 O7 n7 i B; T- z/ r% X TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed4 _% |- M4 K; G* z/ a4 o
4 L/ a3 |7 ~0 GRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# R1 \1 x# H6 ?Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. R. @' `$ y; ?4 B
A6M5 Zero x 57
3 O3 F% ?' w K N1K1-J George x 26; e' V, q+ J4 Y9 J1 v( J* D/ ~: i1 z
N1K2-J George x 76$ }4 e+ s& A9 v! W4 w) e' V
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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, H1 E9 H1 f6 }No Japanese losses5 V/ z: _' j, \+ E( W, I
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Allied aircraft losses
8 N5 L7 @" |* v/ R: A" E7 o8 N$ \ TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed1 ?: m2 }% c, N* m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" ^. b. U+ a) ]" p) |( X
0 n" d- w1 c* {! t* \7 a, rRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% ~% I7 I" |: `& U/ R- ?' N
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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[2 @6 o- ]% ^Japanese aircraft. X( d4 Y* N+ r9 l
A6M5 Zero x 151
! H) m+ P8 {; h( G- w4 E7 c# M B6N2a Jill x 84
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- G# ~- ^3 p) V: nAllied aircraft, q% t/ e. P* S" Y) k& r" v3 h9 K5 H- O/ B7 ]
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332" K5 R" g$ |! d' o1 ~- x1 F* `
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Japanese aircraft losses
# r+ C& R$ ], K) e) I. q4 u A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed# ^+ Z, q$ ~; H* v5 V* E
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
7 p0 R! e8 x0 h1 T% @# F, b3 E B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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( j) C0 \7 v8 _! v% M1 _Allied aircraft losses& r2 [2 x( b- d$ r2 P) m8 t
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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# w, G# A/ ~# L& y9 iAllied Ships
& y, S' x" N% y$ g CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
8 Q. ~# X) n% \$ D CVL Belleau Wood2 {/ C( ]: v& |9 A! B
CV Yorktown II) }5 ]% V+ ?4 ]- o/ ~: K7 M
CV Bunker Hill
$ P* N4 C$ J6 ^+ Y' q7 G( @, L DD Kimberly; v N/ \. g- w9 U. R0 K
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1. t9 y/ b4 r+ v! {: H
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
6 s& g W/ v( q% s$ i; w: t CVL Independence
& Q, p5 _/ A0 M2 D' a2 j, ^ CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; v* B' Z$ \" T
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
& r P- I! z* E O CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 28 J2 w. ~4 v) f: ~2 s
# @& o& M |# R3 X- X5 [9 f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。3 m" q1 A0 K1 |8 {/ `/ B# D/ m2 ]5 [
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