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。/ d) I* P% I) J1 L% d1 z+ k
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,1 k( t5 l, w/ j3 k$ D/ d9 k
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
& ^1 l- L, y7 I; e% {) b# EMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 U6 \$ Q2 M/ Y' `: E3 O) _
. V* Z( p0 G& r k9 FWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., i% T+ i$ }5 T& G& ~9 j/ `1 L& ]
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes A: }. u1 J& H% {) G% j5 m7 S
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Japanese aircraft
$ E' U+ ^* e$ \; o+ J A6M5 Zero x 147
6 M: N: H# Z+ d6 d0 N1 X B6N2a Jill x 176
) m" M, ~+ [+ w D4Y3 Judy x 24! S% g" I2 w; u& F' S
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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' n" o- ^5 X' x Z, ^ oAllied aircraft- T8 H& M* @) n/ |, e- `
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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' l8 f. D7 c) G6 jJapanese aircraft losses/ I! y' m# ]+ R' } U+ m0 N5 f
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ r Z2 n% e, H1 Z+ B B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
9 T/ S0 L- {; P$ C/ t: `8 o( u: T2 J D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 s3 i0 y3 K; P9 [5 ~$ K" O- F5 i: l
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak: U: ]8 ?. Q6 @3 s( R# A
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged8 N" K6 I0 Z& s" i+ W
; f! K' |" D% d+ S4 MAllied aircraft losses
" h: L4 T9 u. I. a3 U F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, _% Z7 \" V7 Q& p CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ N" \# U8 J* j3 A; b CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
+ h. Z7 g0 ^! ^2 _- ]0 x1 Y CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 F5 w/ U+ i; H6 H, t. h0 M* n
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: J& x2 e6 z+ D! N& ]3 k W' X2 s LST-34' y- K: x$ o1 w0 x
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% j+ v% f- x' `) ~: g- d' f0 T1 c CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ y4 S! x$ i3 ^1 r4 h
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 T9 I _0 t$ U2 z1 ~1 ^ ]! E CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' R' E* N7 k1 x3 @0 d
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# c4 O0 |3 V6 T1 s, U
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' Z* ~$ I( W$ P7 Q: J
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% R# X" h% Z0 N" G% I* m1 C DE Waterman
0 V7 V% z$ V- H2 F5 ]& X0 e DD Callaghan* u7 h! [! b: y {# v2 {5 ^; i
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- @, i+ A6 h, K5 V: n M DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 z5 R& d5 r5 _+ A; W; l" E DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk v/ H# S2 U; [/ i0 `% P: l4 H' S
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 M- Z7 R: R/ A0 S6 }3 o2 ^
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire! [( x5 @, _& u3 S9 O0 f7 a1 [
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- V3 u( @& d1 m% S9 `1 Z
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires" f# l2 L- Y) V- Q
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. V- O, a" a; C$ k
DE Stadtfeld. x8 X9 h" Y- g) k" T5 n, j u
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 X, p) o7 t0 U8 s4 Q( U/ K. o
DE James E. Craig. u3 J6 N4 o" z8 @1 l
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# M7 ?, P! G8 t. |/ ]4 V& M
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk& O0 ]6 D% l, ^
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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) g& l) y' p& p( @) NAllied ground losses:
0 i6 E$ A& Z% g; z6 Q7 e) Z# | 210 casualties reported
7 c5 x. w2 u" V( k& K" S: V H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 J6 O1 h8 j Z Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled% s$ t9 A0 Y. @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, u! N, I+ h: C% ]5 \3 E- T j. a Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)- K, _/ x6 L! Z! Q( M! ?
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
q7 _9 |+ S+ EEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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_, Z& y3 ~0 H4 CJapanese aircraft
8 \+ E7 I2 }; C* f Z w$ _ A6M5 Zero x 92, h0 Y5 @5 @# X# @2 z: f J$ C3 Y7 @/ \
N1K1-J George x 26: Q+ V; b( n2 i( L2 J
N1K2-J George x 2518 s; E- F. D: \# G/ @. h. q4 @6 g0 a
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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' q9 @' l9 {# j/ S2 oAllied aircraft4 k6 h7 [/ n" T2 `2 M! z2 I
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
, z. Z h. o# R- e TBF-1 Avenger x 300 ?+ F. B' k! t& B% o8 a6 u# q
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses8 ~4 F+ Y' @, J+ C: s2 z8 U6 T
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged; R0 D: _$ G2 b4 T! ?' v
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Allied aircraft losses4 k1 Z' t/ X5 K0 W) E, c! H
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
+ \, s5 c" T9 n4 P6 G9 J TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
) y9 g3 t- t7 I0 T4 [ TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
( h1 ]) k. v# x2 ?& T TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak E. E8 w6 D* Y* L$ ~7 j* L
& I9 J0 X5 _4 [2 s) _, m! W NJapanese Ships; B4 g9 C4 q/ m, p, m/ g# Q9 B z
CVL Chitose o1 f' D- ?7 R3 ?
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 C1 @* g7 @% d; h9 m0 BEstimated time to target is 32 minutes( Q- R" u+ X! Y ?9 J8 \
6 j+ R2 P7 {+ A9 t* f/ ~Japanese aircraft
" {: [% p& g1 T0 ?7 [9 W, m A6M5 Zero x 77
- `1 |# B7 n+ Q8 y N1K1-J George x 264 H& g: V6 J/ d( T h
N1K2-J George x 195
0 p c& f7 X# s Ki-84r Frank x 127
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5 ~+ V4 L9 u* c* w7 d: K4 G+ ?1 [Allied aircraft: y0 y' A' n" K$ p3 J
TBM-1C Avenger x 7" k" o5 ]6 _8 c7 T& s% X6 R
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No Japanese losses
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TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed* M4 Q! R+ |8 B4 d0 W- T
+ x! [. g |% l# QRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, X; c( f: g# K3 r3 SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. b+ Z$ s3 x$ ?: l# k" s& K
A6M5 Zero x 69
) H9 E+ v/ a/ T7 l% L/ u N1K1-J George x 26
4 y6 Y v' L+ u3 l$ _ k! Q N1K2-J George x 127* W" X& f* ~9 L2 y& @( z
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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7 l# D- |' G+ y* J; ^' _No Japanese losses/ c: F1 |# k2 C5 K0 t
8 q+ T4 O! ?- {, z; R1 `Allied aircraft losses6 M( U( |$ l- t# g1 _. f6 F. e
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed$ q {/ |0 t& q
6 h4 T6 r ^3 g. N TRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." }0 o6 |& p% m8 p, b3 O
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes/ ?0 H, {, k' e& g2 |7 E8 ?4 v
5 \; }4 W" V+ K+ dJapanese aircraft9 A" G) w' l# @# ^" s& b
A6M5 Zero x 64
6 P: C* k9 \+ @ N1K1-J George x 26
% v& `% A/ C0 ^0 s/ [ N1K2-J George x 950 O+ u( Y0 }; {, S
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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% q9 P* C1 w5 t6 {( q$ s) l: \! eAllied aircraft* `5 _/ e' h1 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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# c$ d/ t2 J4 t, s) gNo Japanese losses
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( r6 G2 v5 v7 k4 ^Allied aircraft losses
. p6 d8 r3 n H: j0 ` TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed$ X7 o" u1 l4 C6 j
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& V0 }$ k& x. C- y
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& X! f; D o7 `& ^. R
A6M5 Zero x 57: g l7 H) E! T* ]
N1K1-J George x 26
6 ?7 W; t+ j! \4 z0 M9 {6 V/ L3 z N1K2-J George x 768 W' m$ G+ u& c% @+ g
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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7 Y- E% k* c1 t& W# o4 ~Allied aircraft6 [ c+ ]0 J; |, B) z" E6 r a- \
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses# T+ @, [+ s$ m( f( G: W( ]/ h
/ f$ w/ A* N# v3 G, D4 W/ W, bAllied aircraft losses
2 d) r1 q6 B/ W+ |; e, ? v5 { TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed4 N: W! [9 u' r2 x& I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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. A; D+ b+ @6 _$ j4 Y! H& xWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 D2 u& j# }7 [6 [3 bEstimated time to target is 37 minutes# q; w/ U; m. ^6 O6 {
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A6M5 Zero x 151
$ S# }" H; @8 F; \0 J B6N2a Jill x 84
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% g8 r3 R7 N7 x" Z$ }2 ZAllied aircraft
) | D1 y1 `1 O ^/ C F6F-3 Hellcat x 332+ x; A' c; T- E
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 i9 H6 h* ~# T1 b+ ~ @1 v0 c A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed) [/ _6 ]2 _) u* y" ?
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged: _% B8 |+ R4 t. |# h+ r. e
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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$ ^3 V+ T: p+ _7 p" {8 }Allied aircraft losses
: i5 }' \) X( ]4 S( E$ B F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships- Q3 g% o8 R/ x) T* ^ F
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
/ t6 J; r: w/ M' X; a CVL Belleau Wood
" w& ?( N k& m& A& f CV Yorktown II
- b8 `, C4 K2 ~7 R% ? M CV Bunker Hill \+ Z I/ N6 d& {! P- I
DD Kimberly4 I: o1 Q3 e9 ^) g, f( P
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 17 o6 g/ B) b+ N2 A' S
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1/ }1 W; H6 Y6 F7 ]6 i6 r- N2 T
CVL Independence
; u* e( s0 G; h CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 r4 H/ c5 K" K: S
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1" p5 K7 j! X; U$ B% f& `/ F x$ c5 G
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2- I& @! P ]! w- \1 G8 n
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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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