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。
; p) X* W7 Q7 I# 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,) P8 e' P0 ^6 J- m
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 4 v# ?4 O; j! w V4 D
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1608 G( M& H4 ?) D% u
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Weather in hex: Overcast- ?' U, y/ R: X# o8 _, |
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 X+ e9 q/ W. k5 l8 o. t; j; fEstimated time to target is 40 minutes& ]2 \- X4 U% O5 i7 o+ e7 B, a9 ^
/ W5 o/ h: t/ b' s, b4 EJapanese aircraft
: w/ g6 P/ [: \" T6 T6 p, a A6M5 Zero x 147
6 x5 ?2 }7 c/ p$ b B6N2a Jill x 1765 V* ^2 R+ R4 y9 u6 l: Y
D4Y3 Judy x 24
- O7 n- D5 S8 ?3 Q$ u D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
# C5 X( D6 C+ D( t3 I) M$ Z F6F-3 Hellcat x 447- o3 C8 @6 O4 e3 \! c9 g
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Japanese aircraft losses- q' B* w) R) ]* B2 ^) t
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
( |3 x* {+ h: G6 m B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
F& |: p% ]: | ]6 K4 J5 c9 Q4 d D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged9 }. _9 e) T: a! C! z9 ] U5 L
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
$ M1 k$ q% h# Y& H0 P+ h D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged5 a/ z0 T; u/ m' ]) g' _* M
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Allied aircraft losses
Z# Q7 g k- v! [ F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed" d/ T' F6 q" h: ?7 Y" L) v
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4 q K. m( c1 S. e1 s8 v, B CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# h5 C1 o) t% b# M3 C* z7 x
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
: q( w. A' {/ I: ?* l5 h+ Z) n CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
@! h" w+ y# t! A& I! m8 t# u6 ` CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 M; r! W/ Z! {; g+ b
LST-34: s( |# S# M* c1 }6 p9 H0 C
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 `+ @9 Q) \4 v0 L CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% B5 {5 `- C( d( Z CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& _2 q) A: s5 M3 `
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 s" A/ u/ L- k1 U8 ~' P7 K* H
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; P5 A- O# E: \5 Z LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' {6 ^6 j9 Q4 S- _* k8 _. P9 x DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ p9 i7 P( |, J DE Waterman' [1 f1 o6 d- U
DD Callaghan
J; z; w, I$ I0 r+ @ DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 J5 B7 [, {3 c DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" h% H: o# N8 b3 U. ^+ A
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; M5 J4 {, D( U5 `9 f/ V7 } DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( A% f! Y8 N9 h1 i4 W! ^' z DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' k% E! P$ C5 u; J! k0 U LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ Y: z0 @6 ~0 @: A LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ I, I4 o( ]0 H$ R DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 e1 d6 @: x; @ m0 D; V
DE Stadtfeld- _+ n! R F! T3 {
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 P8 L0 z+ _# Z( Y1 C) S2 u
DE James E. Craig
+ Z- ~+ T; o+ G. \+ B9 J- \ LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk R3 B9 B% |7 P& G# ^
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk* y" e- k) F; J; v" l
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: i* M" C& @6 I
' W5 H/ T8 V( B0 H8 yAllied ground losses:
2 _; o Y( v) y+ J 210 casualties reported7 d. n% Y7 }$ n+ Z2 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 O, h$ y* w% Y3 Q7 ?7 d( @8 s# F
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
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7 y9 g! f% A$ a# ~6 f9 t4 J7 H Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)* E; f, h/ ?* c1 _% J* g
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: L. s* l) A/ g
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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* o1 c3 e7 Z+ F2 IJapanese aircraft
3 Y* b s7 u+ q A6M5 Zero x 92
2 v6 g. q- ?' l+ y! @" a N1K1-J George x 26' {9 ]' n) {: ^1 @- D
N1K2-J George x 251
: u2 _8 H% V% J& R7 b Ki-84r Frank x 148
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. t1 P/ b0 s: I" B F6F-3 Hellcat x 76( G1 U( Y2 W7 v" D% {
TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ i% z' E0 d- q8 u# ]8 [
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
, e ]( j0 M+ T4 C- E" \! { N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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" d: M# d& c" O4 a* d' w3 m F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed- [4 J( J/ {( K7 N# d: u, ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed! [! G% }9 N9 F, ~; G
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 U9 r5 a/ |* q% k6 v6 G TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak3 e. R( r! [, \! L! T8 W
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CVL Chitose
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( v3 C# @8 _" b2 e& SRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! z: J' C% h0 P' n- l1 y% V- E
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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5 s( x9 f+ j) B- ^! c: z" `! ?Japanese aircraft7 Z3 R3 t- c6 J9 z7 ~% t
A6M5 Zero x 774 \8 G5 ~' ~7 R6 n# {3 N3 l
N1K1-J George x 26
9 _& g; X! A- o( N N1K2-J George x 1955 h: N1 P' p+ A4 @
Ki-84r Frank x 1279 u. ~$ F0 C4 J' n
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Allied aircraft& F" p2 s3 l# |3 Z1 c
TBM-1C Avenger x 75 Y2 r) J4 H% v: I9 m& h
. `3 _0 s+ f" A1 eNo Japanese losses& G$ r5 }/ c, ?: N' o
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Allied aircraft losses
% ?# P; b5 K5 ]6 H# d: e TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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) N! }8 I$ m7 {9 ~' Q2 d B% o- RRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ F4 ^7 q8 ? q# Q& C. `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 y3 _1 u! v, v9 a2 E
1 W: Z, S9 Q- m: z5 P5 k& u" }Japanese aircraft" H0 z/ x/ E1 r
A6M5 Zero x 69) O k# a, x6 G4 {
N1K1-J George x 26 H3 j7 t: l" r9 g
N1K2-J George x 127- e1 I' O0 G4 s5 f0 B) r
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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$ [/ Q9 ~/ ~* T( z# F, DAllied aircraft
# P- M5 a! h' ^, W; @ SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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Allied aircraft losses
8 F. z! F% o: E' I" [8 V# A SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 e/ u2 U4 Z0 F
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 64
" B4 s" M/ O2 r N1K1-J George x 26
0 @( ?4 m: C6 Q N1K2-J George x 95, m. V5 G& p5 K# E# @0 c
Ki-84r Frank x 72" G& ~- ]' {( V( n2 A
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses( [0 H5 y& e* R/ x8 o
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Allied aircraft losses
' G1 G8 m& @& C+ J* \: r TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- O/ r P: f) N( Y, d! Q
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes+ ]* C# P2 K! [% k: l
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Japanese aircraft
& h% n) v, N3 Z+ W! x% ] A6M5 Zero x 57
: Z% d- p1 q% }2 c, [ N1K1-J George x 26
' x. b- x1 { G+ f. S N1K2-J George x 767 M6 l% U, R9 p! r0 ?$ K9 L
Ki-84r Frank x 626 g3 G6 p% m1 {
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Allied aircraft, p" G8 x7 G5 [. \: N) A
TBF-1 Avenger x 8# Q' \, |3 K: y6 L9 B+ F
6 m+ g0 K5 ], b4 ZNo Japanese losses0 W! c1 {/ _. g z( B
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed( J3 W/ W3 u& L
/ w* u. \, w2 z; M5 p+ FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160/ e" o% @* T- s5 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ W2 A# \) O0 B0 r+ J- ]
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ E! d a/ U( U: l3 M; x
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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: i2 r3 X% G9 w5 RJapanese aircraft. n- U/ { `- X- E! H7 m% d# o
A6M5 Zero x 151
! [1 U1 K; C; n8 b. j5 }0 a- Y' c B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
7 A, s# v+ Z) S+ U1 I; p* x F6F-3 Hellcat x 3323 W, m- [% o( O. L g6 b: A
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 U! S) y! O9 W6 r7 A A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
6 C! k9 B. w1 H' l! @( R& n B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged& k) s7 U) l% o; r4 y- a
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak! {1 B9 j% d' A8 M( ~7 R" h
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6 | T) H! x0 s" e G0 h2 ?; y F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed. ^% V# p, {% `2 I- ~0 ]. A. M
' [6 L1 \/ Q& J& k" t cAllied Ships; H/ w* ^: ~0 o& A$ D- P6 ]
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1: L7 [* v7 ^& j' s/ O0 N
CVL Belleau Wood
" F# T3 B$ [# x: X6 Q! m; _ CV Yorktown II
2 z- A+ x5 r9 G0 c# G9 W+ o CV Bunker Hill
- T$ u& p, n c* [! B0 | DD Kimberly% G6 @/ Q" Y, J' C
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1! D# |' p0 |7 g1 `1 \9 y
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1! O% k. m. F8 y% J1 @2 J
CVL Independence
9 Z& i7 J8 A/ `* x4 e CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; B+ i+ O- J! i! o
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
/ @( y) w! s3 n0 `/ A" m& t3 U# y CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2* `) M: n6 a$ x0 ^1 Z
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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。
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