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。% x6 c9 {+ @; u" U/ v8 T1 V& A5 K& y
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,* g' g$ |/ o! i% e) I9 g) n) a* e! c* \
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
; ?/ p6 \$ @4 G ^, kMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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; f# j" p2 J$ F# ]# g' C( xWeather in hex: Overcast% c+ V: Z2 @& v+ t
! t- B3 | J7 |9 A( y, t( J/ JRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 G% j* f3 u& bEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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# P& ~- r. S. D' a* V; a4 V! |- xJapanese aircraft
. L& o; o% G6 U& j: i- @8 \; [ A6M5 Zero x 147
( E1 L8 T# `8 m' {, n- }& C B6N2a Jill x 176
2 b* j" A5 i: C7 E D4Y3 Judy x 249 }8 N2 [8 k8 v( c! M% J4 d+ D
D4Y4 Judy x 143* ~5 L) v; D, T" O6 J) B5 O q
- g! D! d# ~- ^% y4 aAllied aircraft0 n% k+ s4 Y' y d' [+ [9 T( P
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447) c4 n: g6 h/ @+ w- f7 E5 T1 d
7 D; ]. O: c: @& ` OJapanese aircraft losses
4 K8 [! N2 k: w- k* @3 m A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed0 X8 ~$ V, D0 ~4 d
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
' F+ B' A5 e7 G7 H# q0 L" W D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 q: \- m) m1 F" V, C D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
6 T) j0 F l8 j4 ~ D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses3 M) y% _' M4 \# e( H9 u
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed" O2 o9 \1 a2 R4 P6 A% N9 [
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Allied Ships
+ ]. d( R6 N4 n8 ^' Y CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 p" D1 ]% T, t8 D& h# p
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
7 ^: C1 o: X" s5 g1 J CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 X2 y, e8 b( {5 r% _, m- U CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ O, k$ X* F E# H3 s. g% @7 \8 M0 o
LST-34
* N+ Y, i8 A, ?; b# }: N, v CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. D5 V6 H. `% b6 D; B CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 m& c* ~2 [% b CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 J4 L8 L. [, H) i# W5 c) m/ E
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ W# C6 J; k9 [) k$ h+ W( n- T( ~6 T
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* _4 c9 W. f; O" x3 U LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk J: j5 l% x6 V" C M4 A
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: c, y" _, y- \: [, i$ `3 ]
DE Waterman
' M9 ]) `5 T% _ DD Callaghan
. x! V- c0 e8 x. F DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ C1 {; a1 I. t
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! |' d- H! }" D1 a% v DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, V G9 E8 M' D$ ?
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 {/ Q# I* p( v! a
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# _- X5 G0 c" O- a LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# {: N& Q9 E5 m) q( `0 y LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; U4 b8 A$ O$ e- ^ DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 G3 K( u/ g" z* E6 A: } DE Stadtfeld5 u4 h1 y c8 Q5 F
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; Z5 a7 G* P+ j- T; q3 c
DE James E. Craig
' W, ~( L& B$ T LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# e$ m- Z8 F- ]$ Q LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
0 R& x4 p+ Y$ \+ k4 Z" ?. h DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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/ Y' D% L# M1 @5 b' y2 g. rAllied ground losses:
! e! G) y- `( f 210 casualties reported3 I. D( z; v) p5 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 B+ w9 m: b- F7 S* K Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
% M4 { _9 {) g, T$ c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, c* G6 f- L; K. @( e/ [; {
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
9 T. s, B) G* p( xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 r! e3 o" a, T7 E5 @ qEstimated time to target is 36 minutes8 O' c) ^8 T% f. G7 N
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Japanese aircraft
6 [% e# @/ r2 ?: K3 K" \% Q2 G A6M5 Zero x 92$ }7 w m6 s* z0 K' U' H
N1K1-J George x 26
" E: Y w9 \8 S+ T N1K2-J George x 251) ?7 d- O( W2 G5 H$ C
Ki-84r Frank x 148% C5 c) j, t( ]# }5 `
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Allied aircraft& `6 L" K# u1 f% |* y y- y7 @5 x9 w4 L
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
6 Y$ o5 S- ~- E4 N" s5 E3 P5 Y TBF-1 Avenger x 30, K; U9 s) l; G
TBM-1C Avenger x 23* o# h( U' }; e$ V! y
3 P0 X4 J1 R6 q: \+ k$ BJapanese aircraft losses; V. C; Z% x5 P4 z# \$ O' f7 J& v
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
5 _0 L0 K% K4 l4 V# v- t* F F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
% Q$ i( p5 L( m5 ^" y TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
! _% o9 V# H* C8 |, ]0 \' a3 _9 z TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged' X& l y; ]5 A6 C1 c" l- B
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
! T% ^4 R# z+ w CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 E* @- J( ]% K# R2 hEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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3 q: J5 v# N$ N+ U. @, _. q) B! {0 IJapanese aircraft
: H; l3 w, W! H( ]9 N& g2 v9 x- a! r+ O A6M5 Zero x 77
0 `( b; l. f4 s @8 k" d& _) a N1K1-J George x 265 [0 r: R7 g. I2 O6 F
N1K2-J George x 195- F4 m# g( K8 M
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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6 R& i+ o% [5 ?: R$ \1 e TBM-1C Avenger x 7) i7 F: K$ b; |. w0 T1 n
& f0 j, m' c: l. A! zNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- C0 J+ W0 C+ ^6 b. f- I& Z TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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4 r5 p5 L* C8 \% k3 ?Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., _# K. c' g+ R+ W9 `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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" k( s- `2 }! v5 m& ]. xJapanese aircraft
4 g9 n8 \7 A5 l. H A6M5 Zero x 69! V0 { z$ I8 Y2 d2 m
N1K1-J George x 26
2 }1 t" V8 T6 [5 f N1K2-J George x 127
8 i d$ Q; ?4 Z Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
q0 V4 P& x& |9 d1 b! ~/ a P SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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5 W4 Z/ w6 W, z8 m6 yNo Japanese losses
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6 U% U* ?! o" v, y5 ?# d) qAllied aircraft losses
. p% J3 j) x- k. _# M1 f* o SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed8 i, g; d$ Z Q8 f
# s6 m( `2 { l" xRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 ^; h" j- G* X- n+ ]
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes, {4 Y3 E. ^! a# o5 t
5 H4 y/ N6 b+ Z8 j) DJapanese aircraft
" V& _" C. K3 O U- g A6M5 Zero x 64& Z) k- B3 U& A4 i# Q* k+ ~7 ~
N1K1-J George x 26
+ w9 T/ N/ w. ` N1K2-J George x 95
5 S9 Z7 R/ R7 u1 G: y Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft; C1 J% j* N9 Z2 C. B5 i: N% Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses/ | z) f# F5 y) Q# q! w% L
4 Q5 E s0 l3 f( v# ~0 d: lAllied aircraft losses
$ ^6 L a# E2 E h* \2 f" R TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed( g( M; Y4 N7 q5 x& F2 ?( E8 Y# L5 k
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 k& Q) j( P- d' d: N* \+ H
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 57
+ k+ [/ g" b: ]; n1 p N1K1-J George x 264 E6 K0 [) p {
N1K2-J George x 76
) G, U+ R% `. r Ki-84r Frank x 62* @: \0 s, a2 E: N9 x9 B% M$ T9 i; C
% `) a7 o1 g: LAllied aircraft
7 Z; M2 R( B1 l2 Y' y TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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& q4 }4 e( k) R4 GNo Japanese losses
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# @; ?6 {7 D& c) d3 ]0 W( U TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1602 R: x7 q: D2 _: J
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 h6 a6 @ M% [/ N+ VRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 q9 Q$ I% M% ]5 H# ~2 B, aEstimated time to target is 37 minutes- s2 Z" c6 d3 `! K
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Japanese aircraft: a* m' D3 |0 z
A6M5 Zero x 151
! t- C3 q* }5 P7 D8 d0 ? B6N2a Jill x 847 {+ O7 [+ g, g: @$ [% A- a; b
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Allied aircraft" G) g1 ? m3 B" P% |+ V4 X8 Q
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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% e3 i% o* Y% i/ u. ?2 f$ h; o1 j' FJapanese aircraft losses
; P) F6 x' e! {1 G& T A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
+ N& L1 L0 x! D \7 c0 s' m9 }8 w# J2 G( h B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged: i6 v; \* r7 z- t- S9 s/ U
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak) l% _/ B$ R0 l4 N3 Q2 Q p
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed- t- _. R _$ q8 e% k& i* ^
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Allied Ships4 Z% F* Z# V# L# ?% x D
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
8 P& }! p# q6 @# z. S CVL Belleau Wood) A+ ~0 w1 L% p% w2 c( T
CV Yorktown II
% s$ g! M4 \8 u: C" `, W CV Bunker Hill
" D: r" S: z8 D9 |5 T9 u5 ~0 T( p DD Kimberly
7 a- p- J3 a" ] CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
$ T0 h6 M3 R: S- u3 M i5 m, k CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
& ]4 M% X/ a e; n5 U; e8 y CVL Independence
( Y0 G# L; |' I5 e CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# z) _. V9 d( K0 c CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 13 J4 k: y6 }+ Q) E6 Q
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2& E# S6 a' o& i% C0 H6 l
5 O/ E+ |5 j Y; e7 ?8 f7 L9 b, L' g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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