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。- \* B) P1 @! D* ~1 w" f
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,4 _ ~( T+ s% y& d0 X
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 / E5 w% j. W+ `0 u9 }1 E
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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m2 G, G4 {! [* \Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 T7 h+ e( {. [6 A/ nRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- v9 T% A, C8 A0 {Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: B! x! J, Q0 |( _ A6M5 Zero x 147
. L( U+ Y' B. W: N B6N2a Jill x 1762 d/ m2 I7 Y0 ]
D4Y3 Judy x 24
4 d) Y) _; w6 g D4Y4 Judy x 1431 F, c+ _ ^ M; H4 m
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Allied aircraft
, R$ ]$ ?7 L( R4 X F6F-3 Hellcat x 447% j" y. O0 i3 A+ i1 D% N
$ W1 D/ X+ b: W/ `! e! k# E/ iJapanese aircraft losses. t8 `2 h" W7 `
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
$ \- A+ }$ g c: A1 Y; c4 ] B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
# F/ V1 ]( g1 B/ ?7 n( C% R. ] D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 q( W7 `( z* k! \ D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak7 q9 {3 X; r/ N- Y
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged2 L0 ~6 h9 W- p# ~$ F
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Allied aircraft losses2 B3 @- g! b$ O' H4 X* A8 [
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed Y1 z/ I" E. n8 K9 r2 y
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Allied Ships; @% x5 f% T- t3 S* g. J; B5 C
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 b4 s3 E9 N, z CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
/ q: a* |9 @' P' J9 z CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 J0 N1 F+ e$ ?1 Z0 r& U7 I
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
6 y0 N; w1 `/ q CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' a) o# L$ J/ j& s6 Z. L CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 R5 m0 M0 j9 E
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. `' [. D) U& d( u% m/ w" f& g& ? CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: Z2 ?# ]' i3 n; N' I# i$ o. O LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ {5 X6 ?! i! P, @' w
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, `' D+ K) I) a/ o% ]0 o0 Y
DE Waterman
/ I. A# U3 ?5 `0 Y* o DD Callaghan
1 d4 |$ z" d- [% k DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; I( r: ?% ]4 v" C
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, G) y( V& t( |& c- V3 Q' O" q# W9 D
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; n0 o( z9 y: ~0 P. E2 |( { DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! A# p" E) H( t# v% n
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 z8 p$ e2 Q% w: A# Y
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% o# x/ J1 F6 z: h* b) K+ a
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 G* |# N" y; z: b0 P- E8 L DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; N; r+ {+ ]+ a \' ]( O+ i+ c/ `; l, z DE Stadtfeld, O& }/ F9 q8 C; D$ l$ N
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% z. n' d0 J9 M8 B$ ]8 M, W) P$ z
DE James E. Craig
' P2 V' k# Y: y8 t8 X LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" n- U" a" A+ O- m! a6 A- N$ r LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk, W. ~8 f/ Y) S1 y! l8 J7 s
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 p& u# K9 l$ j
% r0 k# q u2 C* B* wAllied ground losses:' D+ R; Y. ~, F& o5 b; }/ B0 R/ j3 w
210 casualties reported( ^/ o) E. `. U- b% w: X3 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 |, d# u. Z* Q2 K7 s- e
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
* I9 x) h# O# S3 I% I: | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ x0 H) D5 I: T7 h4 G+ E Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)4 o8 j- [- i% t! H; ~* g% p$ Z
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; p! g [( p( i" T* sEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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- o1 f$ D1 q( S9 H& F7 |Japanese aircraft
2 v1 @7 e' v8 |* j A6M5 Zero x 92( {2 ]/ M$ g; w* B0 o K/ n
N1K1-J George x 261 X5 j/ [" l: F. k
N1K2-J George x 251
) p8 O. M+ W5 N Ki-84r Frank x 148/ `( N3 [7 M% U; z) x' m) R
: B e. z2 _& H0 `7 E5 _$ hAllied aircraft
5 l- {( ~1 K5 b: z; p8 a F6F-3 Hellcat x 760 V, j# a, P. p% s, k* H& D
TBF-1 Avenger x 308 x- s5 a9 U% a h, I) m, P1 s5 b
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses* s* t; V$ @* g" t2 n* X' P: k' E
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ @4 l6 P/ B: [% w& ]4 n F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed) \5 g1 v1 C5 f+ N$ b
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
4 j5 A( ?2 c: }$ F" ^ TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 ]1 X0 G' Y& P TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak H! e% G( e& t: W" S( L9 |
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Japanese Ships
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 C# z, o9 `' C
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 a( k3 x8 h S. @. }3 C A6M5 Zero x 77 k% o1 ?5 U, |- o
N1K1-J George x 26
" K6 j/ }* u' t( H3 r N1K2-J George x 195
0 Y$ x6 d6 M' I. t1 s, s4 a Ki-84r Frank x 127: ?, m- @+ d* D8 { a
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Allied aircraft5 Z. U# ]/ a# F
TBM-1C Avenger x 7; T( Q* H6 W5 ^9 j
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No Japanese losses0 @; T2 }- A# d& R
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Allied aircraft losses8 W% C8 |. k4 o& E
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed; Y) \% Y1 d! J3 o! u8 V, S% T/ Y
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
q; t M P+ |8 Q1 V* p2 _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 W' W/ C; l# N* SJapanese aircraft7 @( q$ b& l7 Y( G5 S6 f
A6M5 Zero x 69
( E- p. Q( T- j# q6 j' Y N1K1-J George x 26
2 I# Z0 A" w" D4 k" J N1K2-J George x 127. \' Z; |& x8 Q) ~' a
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
- }2 B c+ H/ `9 l SBD-5 Dauntless x 349 k6 R, H, t9 J7 C$ O" P, J/ u
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No Japanese losses
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7 G/ z. o6 r. Z+ j SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 `1 Q' ~6 L0 E* w: |' d; p$ T* e; ^2 XEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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f3 m. u, \$ N1 `& UJapanese aircraft! B" j& \6 P8 T1 y' P }/ b
A6M5 Zero x 64) h- ]$ ?4 Z( T# T/ Z4 ]
N1K1-J George x 26% B9 D* C& x( A0 x4 E
N1K2-J George x 95
/ _" B. p( I+ K4 D- x/ c# d7 c Ki-84r Frank x 72
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TBF-1 Avenger x 159 e! p6 X' k' g: W* |; g
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9 B$ t" L# b: h) Y, n+ m. R TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed8 Y% Q4 O5 e- n& O- L. i
- ^! z3 y, R5 i2 uRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( ?8 ?& }6 a; t7 g3 S3 c. g
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# f3 Z- u% j4 H* q5 K9 t% S7 \
A6M5 Zero x 57
, f S* h$ U1 _ N1K1-J George x 262 ? O3 F. @+ b. ^5 _
N1K2-J George x 76
6 u: X9 L. j/ d; v3 a' U Ki-84r Frank x 62& o$ H# N$ Q3 A( z! D
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1 M- Z) {" u$ m( Y* E TBF-1 Avenger x 8. A1 J) o$ r9 k& V: ]
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No Japanese losses$ b: J+ u g5 m3 ^7 G/ c \6 ~) U( G
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Allied aircraft losses6 w5 o+ }; P& D" |8 B$ G
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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! _# s6 d$ p! EWeather in hex: Heavy rain) \5 m! t& k# _5 P8 U
& {3 k% O# ^7 [ B9 V8 H% G! `0 ^Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' j& R0 \& m; E- o- X4 p
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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+ u) `/ f" U8 Z6 xJapanese aircraft# X" {+ B2 j6 `
A6M5 Zero x 151' W( l+ p3 `: L k# M
B6N2a Jill x 84% }- n8 U' k) C- [' M# `
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Allied aircraft9 a* v$ E* U5 @5 E( a3 i
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3323 B% y5 B% n/ f; E9 K
6 d1 w9 k" N" ?& SJapanese aircraft losses' ~2 @4 H/ f" q( i0 f7 G1 v& w
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed0 p( r; O# M" }" }( X# K9 D2 ]
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged$ |" ?8 k+ I9 B! C: s% y6 C
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak7 o3 _* t9 z6 L6 f+ _4 ?
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Allied aircraft losses5 T* b& J9 \$ m6 \) M$ d2 `$ V
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ v" Y' A/ L. G+ ~, B/ p+ r$ B6 \
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
5 f8 o& v4 ~: n' r" P0 Y# s d CVL Belleau Wood# H/ K; S1 u& y G, i
CV Yorktown II) L! q* B0 Z* L) i
CV Bunker Hill- Q, z7 ~! M& K4 B5 M' t8 }8 w
DD Kimberly
, H7 r# j( }; u& G- C' j& R CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1" W; b. d8 k* V
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 13 W5 ^: i j: q0 V
CVL Independence
* r+ }9 C- h: q: L* U CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 m) }2 e2 y4 V2 X. k9 K CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 15 a2 E5 f5 ]) D, b" g
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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k4 P: _) M, Z" _4 J( W2 l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。$ H! k7 v3 T0 T; \% ~
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