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。
( z* \2 ~. z) \# }4 n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," k6 ^: c2 q+ B; }& i5 |4 s8 Y4 X
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 & P! {) w# }5 ]0 K* K2 u( e( L
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast; o: [4 q3 _, k* `% o* w* Z
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* _( z$ h0 P1 G' z0 E) h _
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes1 \+ M+ c( {* q
G9 r& C- V! AJapanese aircraft
8 A8 J; e) Q+ H7 N; v# T* h" r A6M5 Zero x 147 x; y% s, |1 F
B6N2a Jill x 176* j Q$ d. K% I9 ]
D4Y3 Judy x 24
9 p9 a2 ~, n: O F% F: V8 M D4Y4 Judy x 143
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7 H F3 P0 E7 @; v F6F-3 Hellcat x 447) M0 T& u- C; u! o2 y
# j( N# K( C0 a9 RJapanese aircraft losses
- ^6 @) i/ T- h S+ F' X: D: P A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
% o9 r% \- _" @- f( M B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
+ l. ?* i1 R- s8 ^. Z8 } D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
- L/ ]* R0 m5 _4 n4 T D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak- _) x6 x; F( H% r
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged" b( K4 Q0 _1 i: q+ C0 J3 [
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Allied aircraft losses5 b1 f# t" } v6 T5 n/ f/ H
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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: F3 \0 X2 }; M( LAllied Ships0 @% A# B3 G6 a. @
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& I! G/ c* p* i! u# Y# e CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
0 W+ ^9 B6 T& j( O) R! I CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 u8 ~% ~4 v/ I( D$ q
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' X* ^, \6 F/ q CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 F4 n0 M* e. J, h6 y$ w! O CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! z; _0 r1 r/ o9 {
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ T+ a: f2 |& j& Z
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 M9 ?7 }+ `- A: J( w: A, v LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ R6 B" t& x4 p# G B$ W
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ T! a9 q" e* J1 i
DE Waterman6 d7 J( o6 R4 A7 D; N {3 J9 D
DD Callaghan
, H$ m% Q% @4 U# j! E! | DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 k! R# y0 j* @ DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 g8 b4 S# d U: m' ?- k6 t DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, e H, I8 {' J8 f5 h
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: I# S1 t$ s% S4 D) M$ ?
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 v% h5 R. W0 v) d) G1 ~ LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) {+ k/ p* t4 |7 a, I2 U
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% a9 m5 S. e9 A1 ~, P/ K; Z DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 E0 h; o: z; l$ Q+ t9 r DE Stadtfeld
8 O! d/ W& q+ o- t. P DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' \ O8 A5 j, u8 M( D0 P0 ?" H
DE James E. Craig
4 r9 `' z! }3 G; o2 J6 D8 l* [/ J LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 W- L3 I; r L( T$ | U# D LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
* I, M9 T$ @5 q; k W( ? DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires q) n2 z: Z6 ^8 N9 m C
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Allied ground losses:
2 M' d& ^ N( U 210 casualties reported
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/ T. ?, l' K9 E; ~" F6 k# k Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled2 s, R; ~. t' u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. B3 L) p( L0 u5 s: F; K; O5 _1 d1 Q9 O
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)/ C( a# ~+ @ d- f9 ~" l! T0 _9 N/ t
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' e [% m ?! v" J' r/ P2 _
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) H; m. ^ I* E+ O% M) s A6M5 Zero x 92+ e* D# z* Y7 h* D8 V4 [( Z
N1K1-J George x 26
* H$ e4 ?% X2 f7 X& a N1K2-J George x 251% f1 x! e- t j8 _
Ki-84r Frank x 148' Y* v0 N4 r- h: v
# F4 H8 b5 q8 |Allied aircraft( b" _7 x( H( A
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
# _3 \8 n- d( z; j6 i8 v, } TBF-1 Avenger x 300 d5 z) k/ z& o; O7 H3 \9 d. f. x9 V
TBM-1C Avenger x 232 c, Z) v$ S5 v% K7 \$ }
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Japanese aircraft losses
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! O! r6 l( N; h4 qAllied aircraft losses7 L, g" J: ]5 A' G
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
5 P7 D4 l7 z+ ?4 e) w( O& F TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed2 r# I7 j& ~( D; K) @% }( R
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged2 _7 b; J8 O" Q( v
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
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2 N( b) t5 r9 N0 G( J& QRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) c5 ^* x1 F. w! ^- Q1 ] M
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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+ u! P; Y R; |/ Q" } A6M5 Zero x 77
5 t& e5 i3 h( C N1K1-J George x 268 x! ~) `" `/ _) v
N1K2-J George x 195" g* l8 d$ Q$ {6 \+ ?+ Y
Ki-84r Frank x 127- L `' D6 ~ Q |8 L: Y
8 J5 b1 q, U3 l3 o0 ?4 mAllied aircraft* ^# I# Y# K8 u
TBM-1C Avenger x 7, O- ?6 U* U' R) ^+ w" H+ t
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No Japanese losses: ~% W I# ]( L$ v$ V
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Allied aircraft losses/ y3 r( v" S5 U C
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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# S/ F7 j. R2 L7 l/ ORaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 k* V0 F& ^, R: C- _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ ^& V5 B% I8 t ?; P0 y0 t
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" m- j6 g' j- K* ?1 H3 u' U A6M5 Zero x 692 g7 P, j* F3 p% D5 e8 k$ k
N1K1-J George x 26
; J, o/ W8 z0 F4 {8 C# ^ N1K2-J George x 127
( G8 J$ G% f1 I& O Ki-84r Frank x 91
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V$ s! I# A' P- \ SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed d8 \: ^" E6 z& P) G& I
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; k% L9 {- i( fEstimated time to target is 10 minutes2 Q8 w( K# b, s
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A6M5 Zero x 64& X. k2 s; B8 n. }# z+ ?" L
N1K1-J George x 26( t/ q$ I3 _. Q: Y* J1 U0 d
N1K2-J George x 95
2 T" R( K. M% b) K, R8 O Ki-84r Frank x 72
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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8 B1 n# W& c- r/ [" r yNo Japanese losses- N& x# r$ _8 j4 D
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TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed; G7 B2 b( j4 q. }0 |, d( S
4 c" |: j- y" R" x2 IRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 F% k) C- u2 \1 \1 ^2 D% H
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 57 w, {! X5 L. e: q# \- Z0 s: \2 B
N1K1-J George x 26; x3 ?' P0 @0 b; D3 g
N1K2-J George x 76
2 b9 |) G) ~9 q6 l Ki-84r Frank x 62
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4 R3 W& c: h D5 Z& }( B6 VAllied aircraft
/ g9 O* Q# u$ P0 c' h) n) B2 j6 X6 Q TBF-1 Avenger x 85 ~' z% [( j' `1 ~* L
* h. n' G( f- v5 o) P8 O eNo Japanese losses
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' d: w+ Q' R% x9 G- X7 `: X TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed/ K$ q( S" S' x
: e+ b: o2 b- G3 X) g) m7 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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/ ]" y w" `' e* q. R l) DRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 n; c7 y# s M$ G' ~Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 151
* Y6 c7 R! G8 n" f- h$ t B6N2a Jill x 84+ @9 p. j7 V( B+ [4 [
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 332, \# I) P4 Y( _% j2 v: o
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
9 N3 f; l- } f; F& N& H. D B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged6 m& U! L8 O1 L- y8 c& k& B
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
/ |( a/ r6 A6 v3 d1 | F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed7 `' o+ h* I2 X8 w9 k
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Allied Ships7 I M7 g) x3 f- N# o& @0 s+ v
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1" d {# v/ V6 V3 h. P% I+ Y
CVL Belleau Wood$ s0 z6 h% r! K: q- Q/ N8 O
CV Yorktown II
5 U% K1 U3 |$ \. U' P; n CV Bunker Hill
$ h( I* w0 j: k3 r: O DD Kimberly4 O* ~! J1 U" ?* C& ^6 o8 [
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
* z# m8 W1 N2 R Z# p1 c M- D% k0 A CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
8 u. f6 ^ M% C$ u# ^ CVL Independence, ~! d ^& s% k: T9 l. G& I* k' R2 I
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% M( Q: M) o) \
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1: X$ Q! r Y) E. O6 Y" j
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2" t4 L) k6 k" d# i% V8 ]
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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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