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。
4 Z$ U* z4 _* Q! G8 C. i- n5 I: R% `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,3 p9 B3 ~4 o) V+ W6 u
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 . o8 \ _: t/ Y3 Q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1604 o) |0 m: N2 S- G* J
, i& V* c9 v) b+ D# C& K7 I* o6 YWeather in hex: Overcast& Y, F% J& b! R3 ?
5 e5 J( L# k! a( ^7 tRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( R+ j1 y- I. h" {- f( nEstimated time to target is 40 minutes; d1 g2 U1 W1 n h- q% Y, {$ _0 G
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Japanese aircraft& n9 Z# Q8 s( u- ^ B# U0 O3 l
A6M5 Zero x 147$ ?) e3 [% W, `2 @4 B
B6N2a Jill x 1764 I$ ~0 v) Z G- {( O# M
D4Y3 Judy x 24
0 e7 J' ?0 _7 \0 f) E" }9 @ D4Y4 Judy x 143
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. |/ J9 s$ C0 r' ~Allied aircraft! q1 n# k7 j* g- M
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4476 f8 _% Z/ M7 K/ j) T
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Japanese aircraft losses6 y" ]( k0 A( r# _5 v0 I. Z6 q
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed% c1 J9 Z; T/ B Q
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged; {$ s( f9 a, M6 ]0 d2 U- ]
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged+ l) X% H5 {" u6 F7 q \' x: a
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
]8 U0 X5 _+ l2 ~8 o" x4 } D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged* D2 U7 j( K0 k- N" ?, }
6 [# v n% a) {! i2 q9 }* T4 D4 MAllied aircraft losses
+ i* _. [8 t$ ~+ G F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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( ?' U* Q4 |5 A3 `& I% }# ZAllied Ships
, I; C8 f$ T# I0 J( l/ v CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* j4 U. J2 u2 S9 w* U1 p( F CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk' \ H) s. L) e3 m3 ?
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 L8 O$ x- ^; a8 h1 _ CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: E% e# }, P( y! U) n! n; u, N
LST-34% w, i; W9 K) E) z" {
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# g, u3 g# U% t$ b3 W) `& S
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 j% l. e) ]; U( o# {7 h8 f' l
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 L$ }4 b* U# V' {1 U CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 C- _3 Y5 ], r& H CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' j0 _* _0 B$ l5 Z
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 v' a8 w' I: X+ H! u9 N/ | DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, `% j* B( ?; h% R0 Z
DE Waterman+ E: z2 I, p8 Y" i8 v
DD Callaghan
( [; l# k2 A, K5 @/ f DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: u3 r( B( L5 A& ^% C$ Z DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, y4 @# Q* ^) e; X4 b F/ ~1 B- U, q DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( {0 A& H2 d# P$ c2 W
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' X: J7 j* L7 j7 `
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire- r8 o5 `0 g% R; b; b' u( U
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 Y' k$ y: h# \7 T' ^
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 p3 H, ^/ l2 Q$ f1 G8 F2 l8 R DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 Z8 B# y* k, V+ ]5 S DE Stadtfeld
+ i% C& V4 \! C7 `* e DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ o. W/ h; V7 B, m2 d
DE James E. Craig0 S; [& N+ R- o1 h9 }* O
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: f- H" u$ \9 U9 L# y2 f
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
- a& c% q8 A; t) }2 S7 ^% C( Q DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
" p. P) j6 @" j6 R8 ^ 210 casualties reported
' K' H- |8 R" L- J9 u" h4 { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: i, j @$ N& t. v4 j# T2 g8 l
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled/ s x. t% W; l7 |" u( ]3 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 `- i% a5 p) z" a d! D# B* t$ o Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
' U; T j6 G* a' oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 u3 x# I% W# v9 i2 y( q* X" JEstimated time to target is 36 minutes# o2 T- V8 Y# N9 [: R( I+ g1 ^- o
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Japanese aircraft( F& ?. b& g8 U
A6M5 Zero x 92
7 n4 S; r/ S7 K1 W4 U& I* Q3 a N1K1-J George x 26
( ?0 g$ @ g3 F- F N1K2-J George x 251
' |( m5 q" o( g: { Ki-84r Frank x 1486 {6 V, p1 _* t- ?# M3 F" [" P
- [6 D7 k+ g u, i8 L* A* PAllied aircraft
5 W2 z/ ?6 m; E. U: u2 q) _3 C F6F-3 Hellcat x 76& I3 v% l9 ?6 q( i' Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
# a% R0 ?5 N7 y TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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/ E9 }: A3 _' E8 ]$ B9 J4 jJapanese aircraft losses* h* Z+ p1 t, W/ e
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged1 _ i& m/ f% I: l2 T; u3 Q
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Allied aircraft losses2 H" N% @9 d1 j. b3 i' C
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed4 W" Y' a3 b( D% h5 o* t3 w' W8 q: I
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed0 c" ?/ J: s5 P3 F3 `# o3 o
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
- C j' b) ^$ Q9 S TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak4 z+ C6 A+ F) V4 p% k( |
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Japanese Ships5 f( E& W- k; K0 d1 O* J6 M1 a
CVL Chitose
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5 s$ e$ m& q! K9 l/ U/ e1 @Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ {$ l$ c* ?/ I5 {0 } rEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) E, m. S5 j0 J/ A A6M5 Zero x 77
J; c* e7 }5 f7 c! g1 j N1K1-J George x 26
( H8 x- Q% ~% ~& ]0 G5 K1 y' T N1K2-J George x 195% ?8 c! U% q7 s7 q& S. A z4 c
Ki-84r Frank x 1274 M w: A" X6 q8 z
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Allied aircraft
2 O1 w0 L/ q- e TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses% }; g2 x* v y
) x" u, C# L3 k) j$ Z. }8 {) [Allied aircraft losses# Z) w7 ?$ [. R1 v# @, ?* D. w5 n
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed# z/ b$ @! i9 |! u+ L+ D
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 N! |- q8 m5 L s' M3 x* i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. Q4 L9 u* m" }( C# P
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Japanese aircraft
8 z) v1 K0 ~4 l" h6 h/ c A6M5 Zero x 697 M1 X8 k6 {1 V' J! l' q. q$ W
N1K1-J George x 26
9 G6 B N' ]! R4 I S* B N1K2-J George x 1274 h8 f6 `6 r1 B
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
2 r2 k4 _, F/ I* q# |% `6 b SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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5 L/ t3 j$ D& I# nAllied aircraft losses* |1 M( D9 o" Y9 p1 }
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed8 i/ p# G; I. f" V
9 m$ N5 b) ~/ I; R& y0 IRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% c. d v6 j$ u" Z, H1 [$ L8 Q) D
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. x5 n5 v4 g0 w# L, g& ?, Y0 e4 r
3 d3 n! X. Z6 V: _. cJapanese aircraft
8 x- `$ r* F' ^+ \( Z8 Z" _ A6M5 Zero x 64
7 x2 Z# b- V; N( ~1 |6 R N1K1-J George x 26
) z% N b# }# C6 H$ I9 L N1K2-J George x 95; X& a2 b( j& U
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft
8 l: ~7 }% u% C. ?* P/ Y3 R0 f0 [ TBF-1 Avenger x 15$ U" _ H# `) q
! n9 g) D( t, i; d: lNo Japanese losses
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1 I) E9 V/ S; ?' a1 z* d" K' LAllied aircraft losses) H" n( f5 \4 R1 X# U8 B* c u) Z3 ]# G
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed8 q1 y u# P! Q: Q
0 V$ c. n& h7 e) r1 tRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. u( l' V3 O" v1 L. i5 y, c4 c
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes5 r% V) ^" H. Q" N: I& a f2 D3 p1 l; A
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Japanese aircraft
0 v! q7 m3 B" L! U A6M5 Zero x 57
! t7 o2 \% l1 s N1K1-J George x 26
( H8 n1 ^4 B' A) A( L i2 ~ N1K2-J George x 76
" }+ k* S1 q) V& i Ki-84r Frank x 623 D8 ]" e9 }* p7 i3 i# p0 [
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Allied aircraft
" l y( r7 i1 j9 [" t6 r TBF-1 Avenger x 84 L& y, e1 V3 q, i8 N
9 W7 o8 g% ^* T+ ~8 \2 qNo Japanese losses
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6 d M: D1 w5 Q: v4 ]Allied aircraft losses/ B9 T1 D4 u9 c4 E1 F! Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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" }9 e9 k5 ^7 u( T4 @5 j0 f2 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% m6 R* b7 [; q" @( j
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 a: Z4 X& H) @. K c& u( n/ k g2 T' ^Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: V# x; S# F% f- B" L6 d A6M5 Zero x 151
+ c+ J( @8 I" @: E. j, B B6N2a Jill x 84& A8 x; J( `+ V1 r$ H5 R; V9 q
; M# `$ i7 Q0 e7 H/ ?Allied aircraft
, @% z5 y4 ? _ F6F-3 Hellcat x 332, y- ?1 M, n7 q& E$ p2 t+ h
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Japanese aircraft losses0 }0 k$ P) m" x1 ]" o& n
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
+ F% v5 @) T3 l6 Y. Z3 d, } B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged' X* T& M( m0 w b% R, E2 ^
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
; R1 Y/ R; N: v$ a S F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed0 w0 I3 |& W- O8 L
, A6 Z4 h7 x' l" V: r& d' R. p" W9 zAllied Ships
! c1 W! @1 q, Q% g9 H CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 10 [- x7 D! `+ A8 S
CVL Belleau Wood7 z0 r( B$ T3 c4 C' G! j# O1 i
CV Yorktown II
/ V$ D5 _9 T% {+ q CV Bunker Hill; s. a( Y7 B; n$ j% U6 Y
DD Kimberly
1 z8 ~( ]6 }( r, e/ P3 d CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1/ G) d( A; m5 `" S9 V F4 D- p
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
0 Z+ r+ N U4 V7 m8 h CVL Independence2 f% n3 r6 v t# p
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, G0 W8 J, E2 [! w) e3 I) M CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
: U6 U! [8 E! F: m/ I" s CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2+ \: ~$ C) p) r$ z- R
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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。& y+ T1 m5 H. O2 r$ [% G
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