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 A& K! M9 k8 z$ I* B. N' I
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,9 J$ U$ L8 q: A& L; X% J/ [ k" u
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
& G( p/ g3 H* a6 u+ i% Z1 \3 [7 N" i: QMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160& s) k" V* ?1 ^! ?, t) P$ E( w7 I
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Weather in hex: Overcast- N- r+ M z, ^+ W! E* `3 T3 d
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 j: ^; E( }0 g8 e" dEstimated time to target is 40 minutes, s" n- [# Z) b0 F6 R& l ~9 N
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Japanese aircraft$ E- w/ }1 @+ _# B% ]* A) E
A6M5 Zero x 147
) b2 u- K: k. U/ p4 v" D% k3 i- W0 j! } B6N2a Jill x 176
) \( b9 `) P5 v1 R1 q D4Y3 Judy x 24* Z5 h( v {) W/ T- S0 B
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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( O# P/ F* E0 }: KAllied aircraft
/ i4 k( {, j, j; v6 p6 Z F6F-3 Hellcat x 4479 S# d/ `+ c# B
; l* q4 H2 E+ IJapanese aircraft losses
: W5 {9 g! R& D6 N5 h# J. M A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
7 Y8 M* W; Q) R3 f! I% u B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
/ B5 \9 B/ s8 i* \( R D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
: |$ V/ O( P4 ^5 r1 q D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak. j$ [: o9 g- p
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses/ P8 R( a& S2 b+ ]3 r/ ^/ c& M
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed: R2 w# @; P _) o1 q
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Allied Ships; E, M; s! l; o4 q2 r
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ k( ]5 D% S5 x# y5 g/ v. [
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
# N/ z) l* F4 \8 Q- u- X4 E& P( |; I CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 k" b3 O+ L" r7 I3 f" f2 O: E
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# n3 A5 o( K0 p! h- G5 L
LST-34
" c$ O$ x& y7 O5 m# e CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' R! o2 l5 Y9 R3 Z
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( @/ x4 B7 P; B7 g3 Z7 p. G, E CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( K3 r% P$ b6 [5 \ CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) H7 ?5 }2 D3 m' A( t3 v' j CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 E7 U( _$ b) }) ~ LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% t1 [6 Y# U" n- T F DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ l2 C& |, @6 z DE Waterman r( m3 G- h( W, b9 A
DD Callaghan' |, q' U6 D0 f1 n* E. g
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" U, ^6 q- |; B0 H- a% M& W' X
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ `' p5 ?2 ~0 v6 w; O7 Y5 ^ DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ s& P0 x# J0 E: f DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 N) i8 _1 ]) Q5 `2 z( u DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 L: o# m6 m `8 B) l f8 Z
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 e0 w2 S# n' R9 t$ Y. t# a LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 l& N) Z% F/ @' R5 P DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 J& J( Q8 Y8 f: Z5 ]
DE Stadtfeld
) d3 r- \( J3 t DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- \; t! H' P8 b! S9 D) M, n
DE James E. Craig4 ~8 K4 X; C0 t% G8 x7 D' J
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk m6 A% a+ G0 V1 t
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
1 r& j8 A! z! t' ~1 x DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# Z. t G/ T# o3 s$ e
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
" s2 d6 n I4 k% H/ N2 H. j9 v+ h4 b) @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ]8 X; B4 q0 V; `% l+ f0 u9 z# _8 F8 L, Y Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
1 X5 J' s# r* h- @! r3 {- s+ N% _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 E) ^1 X% t6 y/ S" SEstimated time to target is 36 minutes$ A( {0 w0 _: P' K+ t
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Japanese aircraft j" ~# {% B3 ~5 v
A6M5 Zero x 92
& p% x! d/ [1 [) W; @6 z1 `1 w N1K1-J George x 26
: K9 r( ]! l" c# V% y6 K N1K2-J George x 251
$ O) O: A" x1 e$ [/ Z S Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft
% V8 |% T' o# z- y K r" w/ P F6F-3 Hellcat x 76( X! ~ U4 S2 [
TBF-1 Avenger x 303 y% A; {* a3 @: T7 }! B% f
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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2 F4 \/ m4 e8 S2 w& N7 z* n4 J! XJapanese aircraft losses7 W1 a# \5 f7 _# @! D/ x- Q+ p4 {& p
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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3 N9 R: ]8 ]4 O' B. EAllied aircraft losses
/ C* j; M O- t2 ` F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed% V% ^4 J" o, q4 z! f) N6 E0 t& |
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
0 R" |3 `2 r5 P TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged2 d# R3 s% d1 j: B
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak+ P2 x& F/ U1 C- F3 J
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Japanese Ships8 Z& _! R! w& Y& n* O w
CVL Chitose
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* n- R' A/ F5 k, p4 T- rRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 A; L# N& |5 B# G9 r8 S% q% I8 kEstimated time to target is 32 minutes6 z% w5 y# X* m u" R% t1 g
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Japanese aircraft
1 b" f- H& c9 ^" G A6M5 Zero x 77
?5 E/ q; j+ j# ~+ y% }0 R6 _/ P N1K1-J George x 26; A1 \, ?( v7 N( g" p
N1K2-J George x 195
' [3 d5 p& {1 F: z" f' J Y+ s Ki-84r Frank x 127& W& `: f- _4 {% c) q/ f
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Allied aircraft
2 B# e/ Q# s4 { e/ |, _ TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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/ s- ^5 o6 ]% P" w% b! {No Japanese losses4 J- ^ ]9 U! G+ q* W4 ] p
1 S; V7 o6 i( d5 A+ I; }& fAllied aircraft losses8 m0 ]! Z* N! ?' i7 ]! W
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 y A% _& X0 A5 U% YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 K! a3 G, s! Z% Q% S
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Japanese aircraft# ~3 F9 l. q' Q. R- x0 }, B2 B
A6M5 Zero x 69* G- h( n& O2 W3 H
N1K1-J George x 26
: N2 s! ~7 x, ^' ]9 k N1K2-J George x 127
! q2 ~4 J3 @7 G, H0 m3 Y: i, C _ Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
1 k7 K) p; I' D SBD-5 Dauntless x 340 L# C9 p" V% l; x( x: N* m: e
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No Japanese losses
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9 g6 v: Y, `7 D$ t1 F3 G SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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2 c# e! O) o7 BRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
C& r( ` A7 B P U3 tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 \# X# a8 y4 g% T C# A
A6M5 Zero x 64
/ e0 h4 C9 W6 A5 @ N1K1-J George x 267 \4 J, U" Y: S4 V
N1K2-J George x 95+ C4 U- u1 O+ }1 E- R, j8 e$ ^
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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! G! A0 x! v" s6 z& NAllied aircraft
$ ]: P8 I* H" H( E TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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! y& M, l2 B% D6 r( t- PNo Japanese losses
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5 n5 t% O, B. N" g' vAllied aircraft losses: `2 M h% g1 l; C# }
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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3 }' k3 t$ P% d+ n7 l6 i2 nRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- A; i& @# [* P; F2 c7 X: V
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes2 I- W( T8 S& P/ m3 w$ w% F- Q- k
3 X2 u% u$ t: ]+ T" IJapanese aircraft
7 n6 ^& [1 S" ~ A6M5 Zero x 57- f$ C7 r4 @6 f9 h- v/ q0 Y' T
N1K1-J George x 26
4 a5 p) i. q& V3 d4 | N1K2-J George x 767 \$ V! l x0 H; m$ J4 @* I
Ki-84r Frank x 62! p# i5 J5 V) g+ h
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Allied aircraft- @" X" B- B3 Y2 v* M# K
TBF-1 Avenger x 8% o- f! z& J$ b5 \/ V
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed; @2 R- q; D6 u6 p
, P y8 S( e2 {6 m/ J* lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1608 f. O @& S1 Z7 ?. ~5 G5 j! Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ ^8 Q/ Q9 D; v: a. G
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 U5 N: @* X& a6 v& \5 Q3 X
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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2 `; L0 _- W; x J& ]/ ]% UJapanese aircraft% C1 K$ s6 b# N- C: \- T
A6M5 Zero x 151
" l) O$ G& Y9 k B6N2a Jill x 84- I1 f. I: X: p- n, u% D
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Allied aircraft/ | L* Q$ x5 m
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
, F1 J7 {8 @! H/ X2 b B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged8 E8 x- e/ H7 {- w: W+ U% l
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak8 O- B4 b& B1 J7 _# t0 a+ h' R: }
3 }$ ?. @- i; {% @5 R, k, OAllied aircraft losses
% y3 d4 m! j+ n3 J3 ?) v1 u F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 h: O: u4 m7 {( | z CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1; N( h5 o- ~1 y y3 R& |; }
CVL Belleau Wood
- L4 o# D0 L% |, r& O( [ CV Yorktown II3 c: w D: b- {* x& {; M
CV Bunker Hill
$ Z9 g+ `6 E1 z/ e2 t: |, q DD Kimberly% K: f+ L% \4 i N8 P5 u& d# a2 p6 Y
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1- T6 {% L: v7 Y
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1# ? d8 `0 d) k$ h
CVL Independence9 n8 q/ D! {. x4 ~
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 m9 y5 k+ h# |3 O2 @1 W
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
1 @# r4 z9 }% \' t 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。
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