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。5 x- r* B$ Q- n' y! 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,
7 F& P) u7 ~2 AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 3 N+ p5 s+ P* P; X+ k% l+ h
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 L# n( ?4 b. r* c9 Y
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& |# M' b& E+ iEstimated time to target is 40 minutes( X4 Z4 z& E/ ~9 [! D' N% {
# B7 X4 g# B% }4 T+ U6 i$ O/ GJapanese aircraft; a- }2 X$ u! r2 R* ]
A6M5 Zero x 147& N4 R9 u8 Q" m. t, h. v/ c8 u
B6N2a Jill x 176
; l, N5 l! t; @/ I- o! Y1 v D4Y3 Judy x 249 B3 b4 }% O6 m' S$ B2 l
D4Y4 Judy x 143! Z, E4 i0 k$ C; K
@' K" r2 `7 F) u! wAllied aircraft5 m4 J2 V7 R3 D3 h4 f) P! R
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses9 k s% _. R% a' [" _6 I2 W6 @
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed2 \3 y' u, m' u$ W- {% U. |; [
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
6 n, d {' I- Q, b4 ~* v( j D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 z& k, w" z( ?2 f+ h
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak$ L+ `# s3 d8 q0 J9 _
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged6 W; l! d |8 G' a* ]
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Allied aircraft losses
0 Y, Z! T- A5 N' T/ [ F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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7 ^4 Q( [2 x/ l, {, U- X' b& _# VAllied Ships
1 Z! a, J. w4 y9 g; |+ _ CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; K; H5 b/ U' `) T1 P
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk: I# B$ X, R. @% a' V* O
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( X' l& p- `6 j0 R
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 y1 K" @. E1 L0 ], c* [) R LST-34. r# [5 g! [# `$ y
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 U( }) q& ]( X6 t9 ]) v/ i1 N1 m5 D CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, r7 C9 R. C D/ Z3 R CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& _0 y; H9 J7 c* t; d CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 T Q% W( R$ ~+ C* R4 e; y. _
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% z: y' }' H( W5 H# Y
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% H3 c2 r, e. W" S2 m/ @
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( n+ e$ c P8 |" w/ F9 z* L
DE Waterman x! M$ t% @2 m. R/ {
DD Callaghan
( v k6 o7 _/ g' J5 V7 Y DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 q! t" t. t; j( _6 v1 x6 ? DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 U6 E( q5 g5 `$ u DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 }' S! ?2 k3 I- y, a
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" y+ b6 i3 l" u: n# G& ` DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire K$ N) m* x+ F: @
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. u3 E8 b5 L2 n% M LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: _% W! L; }, m. l8 ] DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: m8 l2 X3 r8 y1 u+ Z% F
DE Stadtfeld' U( _8 a- {# a$ }1 s3 j; n% M
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) ^* S' C2 J9 ?# D! ?7 \ DE James E. Craig
* @1 o2 q1 J# b7 F1 D$ j! @ LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, F/ c+ `: D% x' S' r. v% `5 \9 K LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 K$ d: w0 O' g" D: i
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires8 a. ]4 B+ ^! p9 Y. [
r7 J( `+ Q) r4 E& \7 S/ lAllied ground losses:
8 C: q% u$ \$ o7 M7 j 210 casualties reported. @7 a# \8 K. V7 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 k8 N7 r0 B" C D1 W' I5 d3 y
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled9 |( ^7 D) Y& J1 P* i, B2 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# I0 K w9 g! J( G5 L
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
6 t4 h' P4 U5 e- Y' _2 E9 P1 a- pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 t" C' T/ L9 w% |Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# Z% J* Z- u7 ~0 C- M% `6 l A6M5 Zero x 92
. ~; q2 V2 _, V7 _ v4 l N1K1-J George x 26
$ c+ F/ T! ]" B, r1 ~# H N1K2-J George x 251& Y3 q1 Q. D# k; P: s" Z
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft
& X2 T6 x' q0 k% f F6F-3 Hellcat x 76" O, {7 ?+ V1 g, h `, y
TBF-1 Avenger x 300 n6 y$ p0 j; `0 T7 F- D
TBM-1C Avenger x 23 [) A1 t# u( f! _
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 x/ n4 j. V9 n/ R8 j9 A) Z( I1 {& p X N1K1-J George: 1 damaged' {$ R6 L; A& T* z' H n( \
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Allied aircraft losses2 x9 V3 L; J( H4 Y2 ]* x2 C
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
( }6 m8 |7 L) _+ E TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed0 D+ s& N2 Z8 @ Z" G
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
( f8 u3 \5 e; F3 c6 R3 B TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak7 Y8 E* G* l' y9 B6 ^* F3 m
# E2 e% R7 l1 `. e! MJapanese Ships
8 T* N( M( a, V2 j. o/ E. J CVL Chitose0 J- T% ]) j* F4 X3 z2 ]
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$ R& |$ o, p* Z ZRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ P+ R' `5 T- g0 K2 D6 KEstimated time to target is 32 minutes5 A4 _* f: M `
8 H6 |. R, q$ z0 g, ?8 kJapanese aircraft3 z7 i4 Y5 r4 u' c+ W
A6M5 Zero x 77
% ]' ~/ Q3 R' S+ {2 P7 U5 }3 k* P N1K1-J George x 261 [1 v$ y1 [2 X/ i* c6 ?
N1K2-J George x 195
/ F) T- p& t" ~1 ?4 i Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft6 ~$ O1 h- x" R& ]7 U' {
TBM-1C Avenger x 78 @* \7 T; m: @& V8 {
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No Japanese losses
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# {, e7 t3 E$ ~+ J7 o. a* |- y+ O0 OAllied aircraft losses: }6 i) v6 G& f/ B8 Z7 c
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 G, L+ c' ~* Z5 |( y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 X" u( j; Y3 v3 P1 ^) v
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Japanese aircraft
6 o0 x2 @& E0 _8 h& [& w A6M5 Zero x 69
1 Y6 A8 h! X+ r9 Z N1K1-J George x 26" R M- h/ p" ^( f3 ]+ f
N1K2-J George x 127( K- ~8 J& M2 E4 I0 {1 Y+ x% ?
Ki-84r Frank x 91. h( H6 o% H8 Y; V0 u# `8 }/ ~
! Z! _, k. V F/ }" ^Allied aircraft2 P; w9 x1 M1 ^8 Y3 s6 p, D$ M
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34. n) S& F/ h1 N
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- s2 f; j, D k6 v; R- C* U( P% J1 UAllied aircraft losses$ k; [0 j2 ?4 A# B
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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: i' b7 U( M ~' ~) C: E1 \Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; T4 v) S% [& Y9 b/ Z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes6 L+ Q/ W6 U, ? v
! F) C4 l/ g! [7 ZJapanese aircraft# Q1 r' X, `1 W( b+ E* @ S0 A
A6M5 Zero x 64
$ n) x f& }' N _& m N1K1-J George x 26
7 t) j6 v: s) H1 \. a N1K2-J George x 95
; A0 D, ]; l5 \8 L& L# t2 z$ @ Ki-84r Frank x 72
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1 v- S, w, F9 C: G3 m- dAllied aircraft
! q( A, }! n) Z+ O2 S/ c! I TBF-1 Avenger x 15# `# G6 B$ d! e4 O7 j, v7 }7 m
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses4 l/ n5 m* Q3 k# `6 p- F, e
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed% r. k& [+ P- X" G3 M5 H7 A
% {$ D7 C% f7 P- tRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& d. W1 ]6 C% I% `
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& s5 K5 v$ K3 L; ]2 c$ ^+ i2 C
A6M5 Zero x 57& B, o7 I+ |" f9 p5 S) v5 _
N1K1-J George x 26
& f, e9 L" Q1 o7 l2 P% o1 R" x N1K2-J George x 76
' @8 i- C1 u n Ki-84r Frank x 628 d2 Y2 @# J/ [& d) g6 z3 G$ }
3 Z' D5 Z" H8 z8 H0 QAllied aircraft+ p( O: X# ^2 _) D
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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2 D* E( t2 A1 j9 e6 S) D& PNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 f& `0 J6 J, w( H; b8 q9 L @
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed0 g7 |- w+ o9 _/ j+ P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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: v! m2 |) ?& `( D( \" qRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 v% K0 q$ Q6 _Estimated time to target is 37 minutes0 U) ?9 V' f/ H6 R E
! J* i* M5 I$ a% C( ~5 e+ MJapanese aircraft5 [) @( l3 ?( J8 E
A6M5 Zero x 151
! k. a0 @/ g2 K) R8 h& Y B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
9 S9 S9 O. {' n3 j! ^. z8 H F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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. H/ ?( c* _; Z9 B' {% w4 NJapanese aircraft losses1 H& R) K$ N, V2 o* h; ]% V9 M
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed7 w% `1 a& _! ^/ I9 }' h! H
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
) p0 b* y. o3 V! u* \ B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
; e- ]& z9 o" Q, } F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed( W/ |- Q" t, W+ C
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Allied Ships2 r( I; n7 ^/ Q- s1 r
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
f |; R5 ^1 ]+ {/ b' A4 h6 n CVL Belleau Wood
+ Y) k5 e$ N, L" S CV Yorktown II
- w$ k2 q" h/ Q- D+ f CV Bunker Hill+ a2 w! G- j5 `
DD Kimberly* e2 F Z0 ^1 [: m
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
. D. @5 ?# ^0 } CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
% R4 W7 A. h" @, O3 ? CVL Independence
2 ?1 j+ y& @1 O5 { CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; Q) a; |& U( c, G8 q4 M0 a
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1% |) _8 C+ C# M
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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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。0 e! Z% Z2 B$ o8 @( i
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