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。
2 {' \) ]( y. ^+ D* a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 M5 ~2 X5 ` h/ i: m% e( j
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
$ ~, i" u8 ^3 Q/ ^& C& hMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1601 [9 ~7 U {3 R& I+ E6 r
. ]7 ?6 ^" `! T- U7 jWeather in hex: Overcast
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! _( B v5 c6 n+ [+ D1 ?Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 X: G# t; M2 s( O0 `0 P. \+ ?* [
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes: L2 ^0 p7 h/ U9 N
5 W# o( G7 b) p. q+ Q$ @Japanese aircraft' }" ` `3 Q+ W
A6M5 Zero x 147
' K4 u4 f3 l% @1 z) \ B6N2a Jill x 176
L, r1 t7 c$ r$ Z- S D4Y3 Judy x 24
w# ]; G- g1 V( Q/ i$ C D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
$ s) E8 a% ]" s) c! G$ l2 A- t' q4 u F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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3 R( V7 ~) H" w h \Japanese aircraft losses
" X! j4 C5 ~1 b/ c8 Y6 s1 P, `/ u A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed y3 s- B: Y1 }9 n a5 p/ m: e
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged: V- o2 n. F; I' o' B1 n
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
_- }+ |: {4 H1 z. A* _1 o. r D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak6 y/ h. u. _" [2 y0 z8 Q
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged4 \, b. L9 A: N
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Allied aircraft losses
$ g& ~ s) T: O: a3 g F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships& r, j4 t1 {; k- f; ~4 r( s2 |0 t# Z5 T
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% S: r' @7 D. Z. M' b U! d" {
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
. [- ]8 b4 R7 s" }, ~ CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 _) p/ j6 x7 ^2 _ CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ l+ _1 o6 A7 i) ^
LST-34* k, q! L7 p, H9 h6 N
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- f9 }& r/ \3 C; t- K! K
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& x- X2 }* f N2 G- ~ CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 B7 P. _8 q: Z/ ?- ?* w# K: } CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 \+ U* F3 V1 { CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 T' | j k$ g; P: e6 k
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ n$ u1 `* I$ x( [, J DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- A' P) C/ i/ Y6 e, J6 c; g, N* } DE Waterman
- Y4 r, n( U0 N1 }4 `! s j DD Callaghan) u) g/ w# w; t/ d4 |1 Y7 l+ h
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 l- u+ j0 h$ R& l DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ e* |6 j8 v5 D1 j$ X
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
b7 Y: K* _3 \ h% G DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 k* K, v- N0 O4 ]3 ^ DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, ]6 t. l& f; G0 a& T7 N5 q LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 @( s* {) n4 J3 F% ~ LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
' T7 c2 Y; R( p3 N DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# X: N& o! }% n3 B3 j7 e DE Stadtfeld
3 v L" A: N0 J9 r2 \ DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) F% R+ W9 k6 ^# p) V6 M9 q DE James E. Craig! ^; g; f6 c$ |0 h' H$ i& I
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* F4 g7 P1 }8 I, |& r7 Z% A4 m LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk5 J- r0 ^# X" g0 L& g `% k+ j% C
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ q: J3 k0 G- a" H' S
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Allied ground losses:
' M7 o5 E( O6 e5 } 210 casualties reported
0 h+ [: @8 z( d8 V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 a, f( {: X- w: b' H& }: F* J Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled( F: J- r) B) x$ ^' o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: f# G) }+ X. G+ @( Y* ^$ ?4 L" t Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
6 c3 g5 g$ w8 ?. `2 p; N5 TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 \& J+ F+ l' L6 U4 REstimated time to target is 36 minutes* C# c) |+ { s3 Z/ B% I
( V1 C8 B1 u( p$ R. [0 SJapanese aircraft
2 {: x$ F8 _4 }) B. v1 T7 F+ R( t A6M5 Zero x 928 C+ ]+ C# q( _5 [
N1K1-J George x 26- d; Y, T. w; v- ]+ ~' }
N1K2-J George x 251. t: ?5 ?8 H# _
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft
0 e! A" K6 n# [& V+ W F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
( t# F3 y$ K4 J. m: v: Q0 ]; V TBF-1 Avenger x 30 ?: i/ D- w! q/ T4 L9 D: }
TBM-1C Avenger x 231 M: Z! }; ~* `5 S& t) M
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Japanese aircraft losses6 z* i( D5 u, t
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses3 B8 N u0 a( E4 Q& T/ \
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed1 [/ f8 R. U) T2 ^: H' `# ^9 h
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed+ L" a- M* s1 {- o
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 e2 V* n9 c% d2 o9 ]. G4 W TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
( x2 s2 L& H% g& A" S% U CVL Chitose3 p2 {) w* {9 E T9 @
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 |% O* m6 \8 G" W1 f7 \
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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# r5 |2 F$ J$ n0 I) G- JJapanese aircraft7 T' `2 U6 O- g1 _
A6M5 Zero x 77
7 g% p, P d, I8 g6 }& Z) b! K N1K1-J George x 26: s% `8 \6 w% T8 L& G
N1K2-J George x 195
! V8 r, m' n' z* m0 Z m Ki-84r Frank x 127
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3 a% ?! G8 ]1 q1 T: p- aAllied aircraft. ^$ e: N& W) C5 A4 O
TBM-1C Avenger x 7: G3 C1 i' D& n' V& E! n: B( z& p
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No Japanese losses8 T1 ?# _* v1 A" w# ~) K6 `7 V) s
1 _7 N- ~& a2 k7 Q! ~7 CAllied aircraft losses# }. {: O* h: O9 R7 k/ m
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed. B; _0 D1 E% o* a
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% D; U5 F- B* V: q3 n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
q7 ^& c+ j% Y- ` A6M5 Zero x 69# `$ s3 {! H U8 \, m
N1K1-J George x 260 [8 A3 z8 E/ f1 e, `& z+ X3 Y C+ T
N1K2-J George x 127
5 d9 z+ A% X5 g8 J) v Ki-84r Frank x 91
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3 H" X- E _. K4 H7 m: r9 o+ ?Allied aircraft
^3 N/ P( }$ F$ s ~" h SBD-5 Dauntless x 34: X A2 X& R: p& j
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No Japanese losses. g+ {" g! v% L: B8 u
9 [$ P) B9 e: m$ T- A) XAllied aircraft losses
) T, u% V4 J" S) B* a# Q SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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x: z/ B6 s X3 [& J! ]Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& a# P4 t. d" [* d
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes* N& R. u. _. I5 }. f- a; X
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Japanese aircraft5 m% R( k# ?# I' D. F7 r/ k& X
A6M5 Zero x 64
' ?( z8 \* y2 ~( n t3 q N1K1-J George x 26; o; K8 T- t% J4 u1 C, q
N1K2-J George x 95! V1 |4 S0 V2 c: t! z
Ki-84r Frank x 727 I# d* B7 b! m) r7 L
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Allied aircraft
. W+ A0 v; k9 ~- k: G) ~- d9 I TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% B$ y# w6 }. A4 n2 ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed( Y, V$ h* N: ^0 M: N0 K* H" {
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( o+ z9 R6 u" E5 _ E1 tEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ i# C* q% r1 I1 m A6M5 Zero x 573 i8 [' l" d9 O) ]) E2 M
N1K1-J George x 26
Q6 o( P9 J& Y8 l$ }) m N1K2-J George x 76- M( X: I7 D& X+ ?' A) Z! }
Ki-84r Frank x 62: F8 k U8 z1 H T
) @7 W5 c* G% h, @# _; p6 S! NAllied aircraft
: x8 P% t7 t& [# f TBF-1 Avenger x 88 e) s P/ N0 h/ J+ \
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No Japanese losses& D% g2 o% s$ }, _: S
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Allied aircraft losses9 |* u) a8 }9 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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( M1 [# D7 `* XWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 T4 a) X) ^8 G4 \+ SEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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. r) z+ o0 w3 o* L( i$ b8 j7 ^Japanese aircraft
5 z7 ]! n! e E9 n' h3 E: E A6M5 Zero x 151' k t; V: F% I9 g
B6N2a Jill x 84
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, Z- \+ ]& L. R* ]6 Y# M8 }5 Z. s% sAllied aircraft, w, x. T' [; n x' @, y, B
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3320 U* I, F" e+ a: X2 j1 }" v3 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 ?% ]8 F, n, M' I: t. \0 c A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed, Q# C! ]* c6 P3 K5 I- y/ G8 G' h' F
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged# v4 S1 p3 @( N
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak6 E. W, |* Y H$ w) U: _
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Allied aircraft losses5 v ^ P h/ I8 v/ @1 J
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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( P7 V8 R9 V) P/ F% S$ m& B" }; gAllied Ships
3 J$ _! D( _. y5 Y( a: y3 B CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 18 C0 w5 B3 a9 v5 R) a3 G
CVL Belleau Wood
/ a- h6 @8 ^+ p* f. N: F CV Yorktown II
" c6 i q! }+ v CV Bunker Hill
$ m2 O+ u; m p% A9 n6 M2 e, H* T DD Kimberly# ~- d. v# R3 M
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
) W+ _* E) g0 h, [. J1 A CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1* e( O$ @: b; @: v" e1 n6 G4 w
CVL Independence
! n, ?9 m5 K) P3 c3 i2 e CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 @* u" i# z* y CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
) \2 J# N) e2 f4 U& t9 {& m CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 25 j, ~" E1 q( b7 [* p
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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。, ~% q& c( M6 ]6 U7 ]/ @ C
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