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。
N n/ w% i* }0 B! 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 Y L3 d0 i* n EAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 5 O8 r3 h' a$ s1 K+ ?& H
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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, f1 V" l* Q0 |Weather in hex: Overcast4 G7 o% U: u( M& ^, Q
6 a5 V9 e+ |0 n9 Q( E* j" ]( FRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 j; y' Z7 ?5 R8 Y& iEstimated time to target is 40 minutes& M g4 j: W0 R( C
+ A1 Z C3 S- t$ f& ~% q/ I l, QJapanese aircraft7 k: u: W/ L* L. S
A6M5 Zero x 1471 d: V2 }& _& _: w- r! N
B6N2a Jill x 176
! U) G7 ^+ q: x7 p; {5 O& `8 t D4Y3 Judy x 246 X) n# S* v v- W6 }$ I
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
/ z4 K" v: [' F4 m1 j6 C8 V2 I F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ?0 A/ }+ z1 V: Y- K A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
: A+ M; P6 V0 S0 d B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
! D7 S, z L; e+ h D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
S; ]- v. m; {3 m) @, K D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak4 r( j# Y' ]* V9 m: q( Y1 P: H6 b* J
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged: N3 c4 t0 y! @+ v) A, [ {2 h" }/ y
. ?7 U. S; T% x2 k- HAllied aircraft losses
8 P+ m' h: r( h, U1 q6 m F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed$ {+ c3 h5 n$ N# b# N" j( p6 f
* G7 _, C/ u+ r: j7 p9 vAllied Ships
* j+ k4 }# @8 M4 g CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- m; F8 b* c5 ^9 B* G CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk6 v% M, ?# j2 v, B& m! j
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* r% E1 K, n- l CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
c3 t! ^$ N! s7 v- l LST-34& X$ g6 E! d* g# P* ^; c
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 t7 Y) L3 s) |8 N6 a4 G4 c
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ?& h' j+ t3 M9 G- a CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 F" i* T5 @6 v, @; O& { ?
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 f. y3 a1 O, `! g5 h W0 J. J
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- r* H; V& a6 r% ~6 ~9 l4 R/ `$ s \" ~ LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 q2 ?! c! {8 g. q2 B% m+ A' a4 Z DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; o6 L) S, s( l0 c8 ^! ^% e. i
DE Waterman
- y! w* }, T( }& {) s DD Callaghan
8 \4 E- D$ |! w% {& U8 L DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) |% I0 d L5 B9 F$ u DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: h+ \: g- k( ]- ~+ V
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 V* y& {2 m6 W1 _( Z4 K
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; F# B4 V4 ^& ~* j! c: N) Q4 F DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ [) d+ [$ m8 o! l9 }+ L
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 _+ v* } \4 ^! L& B1 B1 C
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- O5 b$ r6 Y9 D8 g" U
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# g* R2 {$ I7 N6 l DE Stadtfeld/ l$ ?3 V! F3 T+ d, U. _0 Z
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" e. m- q# a- ]# O" h7 Y0 q DE James E. Craig7 y' D! ~% C( R) w0 @- L ?+ A
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
T7 q0 X0 b; l0 e) r LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk, z8 U$ r8 L g) Q1 t1 Z2 x
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires U8 E4 X1 J. R. _3 J
1 X# n8 E- |; } k; k1 {, d* G, AAllied ground losses:( V9 v' e0 `/ e& K+ d& i
210 casualties reported$ k/ Q$ W0 F8 D" a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' Z) E, A& `+ v9 K- ~& w Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled9 f1 J/ n) S" E6 J$ |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& E6 X \( P+ [: j2 a Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)( T7 ?4 E. h* Z0 A9 x h' `5 |/ ]
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: x5 z, u1 c9 `1 Q0 o/ D5 Z# REstimated time to target is 36 minutes5 b0 a5 {- O: K* c& O
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Japanese aircraft
: r$ S* @! U- l& q- E d7 g A6M5 Zero x 92
, t; n* h w- W9 n* T* g7 L N1K1-J George x 26
0 _0 ~% T2 n3 K! R" H+ B2 b1 \ N1K2-J George x 251
; i! L4 G: L9 j- } O Ki-84r Frank x 148" C f2 V' Q# R/ I" h1 @
5 ~9 Z+ s/ A( f5 J: l# q- pAllied aircraft* N$ y0 m L8 g( @+ u4 _5 }3 ]' }' z
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
; Q1 q" b" T3 R- ~' B$ E TBF-1 Avenger x 30- A9 }" ] Y0 G! s% X- ?
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
, j( N s0 `2 f* P( a. Q N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
( E2 S# S$ @" y F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
9 t# X) `' _$ e6 R* k TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed* T. k9 \6 X9 w# m" r/ q- Y' j
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged9 F( x/ T3 f j& y% a* j5 Y
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships n4 M# Z- w8 |( K6 v( m* S
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% R/ O R1 I! P" V0 n( jEstimated time to target is 32 minutes' q' P6 m. R( f( y; Z5 L0 m
: b- n% B- j9 B2 X2 `1 c4 BJapanese aircraft
5 ~$ V* l+ N2 G z X+ { A6M5 Zero x 77
, i) L" B& H5 ] N1K1-J George x 26( }9 y& Q9 a. }7 X2 t; X& y" Q- _
N1K2-J George x 1954 S2 ]) J- @4 [" n
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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( V- G* J4 \! O) j/ @6 C% tAllied aircraft1 a9 Z7 E3 v5 [: O
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses+ F$ W6 ?% [% ~9 e
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Allied aircraft losses
% f0 ]5 p! j" W TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 B# s+ I* D1 a- r1 M4 W! E/ N; C' aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 W6 N! X+ k7 ~Japanese aircraft1 \" g# y3 `, Z6 i+ `0 d$ J
A6M5 Zero x 69
, R9 ~) V7 g* [5 i L* a4 { N1K1-J George x 26
m* i/ J& q* G' x9 K& T) T N1K2-J George x 127& E# ^5 e# M8 l! H
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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1 }5 }" E. ^( W/ ]4 m3 |; ]( nAllied aircraft
; E# m- x2 D0 @ SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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9 A' P& d3 k2 O4 ?' S* uNo Japanese losses& W: u x6 ^7 T$ V# ~
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Allied aircraft losses3 S1 P ]6 u1 r+ r: @+ o
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed' |7 K5 B0 n9 d$ x2 Q" |! }0 D
; o H( Z2 |; G4 q; G- _' R0 }- c( PRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( w! D0 g4 [( J7 B$ g. H# N9 S- Y% e! [2 SEstimated time to target is 10 minutes6 @6 E8 ^. h, \2 L
' `" b! `: i6 A' x# T. g6 x% DJapanese aircraft5 R0 h9 ]8 G) w4 i
A6M5 Zero x 644 f$ p1 B0 E3 a: w# F
N1K1-J George x 26* n+ t8 `7 T4 X, B9 F) n2 H% x$ s
N1K2-J George x 95
# i5 K; M1 l2 u Ki-84r Frank x 72
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" q/ S# g) N! M( c5 w" dAllied aircraft
- ?+ w5 c7 u \& q5 ]3 F/ ` TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 y" j) H# _; G& H+ d# S+ f0 [No Japanese losses8 u" L: i; [, F$ L1 U& }) B [" U
! I' p8 w9 E$ `/ KAllied aircraft losses
, Y7 o# c5 _1 j! R5 B TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, \! I6 I. q9 X- }& P. n: `
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
6 L. M5 F' i3 X* D7 Y, eEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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4 H& q, U. ]1 H8 m/ b% yJapanese aircraft
" E/ x7 u: R. Y$ p8 V3 ~5 b+ E& e/ ] A6M5 Zero x 57
& A7 ]% X- U7 e) G5 f9 K7 B! t N1K1-J George x 26
% y/ W ?: L$ l z& P2 g, x# m& V N1K2-J George x 76/ J5 h& r0 O0 A5 T
Ki-84r Frank x 624 {. {8 [4 W" m5 w& z: u6 ]5 I
8 H. D8 i* J$ Z8 aAllied aircraft
8 p1 p% u$ \, e5 D0 f( \4 I& ` TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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3 P' z0 _! v/ Y3 H9 s$ P( gNo Japanese losses8 g/ {9 w) t5 b& p3 b
% L% U( g) V* _8 b' t* XAllied aircraft losses
+ O8 }, A7 k6 ~8 P) d TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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4 |2 d0 V. ?/ a8 T4 Y- MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 H/ ^( _# G( V8 `# S# M
7 n* H* a! Q' q9 }7 g0 V+ ^5 HRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 z' F9 ]7 g( t0 f: }0 ~
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes: r6 J1 t7 V- p0 b& R
7 v' K+ L5 ]+ G; ~$ PJapanese aircraft
( \+ b: [: B5 o: E. f- q A6M5 Zero x 151
( I. ]4 `' B5 H B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
; ^6 C6 {: b3 _3 j5 Q; k; e' ~ F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses/ g* C: z% |9 v7 |. t( a* l
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed: \1 h7 N9 c& J- y( f( g0 m
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
3 n5 l' Y ]3 p0 U B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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# m) v8 b e% i5 W4 s+ v) SAllied aircraft losses
" ]- }* ], {. e2 I9 h, B) E F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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* _4 B- } U+ s: w0 S% M7 PAllied Ships
% K" P. S5 X, }2 N8 U CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1' X G1 I# Q- }. |) v' z
CVL Belleau Wood
# }9 ?2 u0 Q2 B CV Yorktown II
) _" ^/ c e, N- j CV Bunker Hill+ P' Q* K# V0 }
DD Kimberly
9 \" a" \, X4 s/ }! k7 o CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1% ~8 Z0 z6 f, S
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1" A! M$ N" Z) V* L$ S F" u0 c! v( }
CVL Independence) i. j7 B- J% m
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* C) ?7 Y' R: x0 K/ u$ f& i CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1/ {4 ~) C5 R! W5 D
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。: _: t/ o$ h9 O( q9 p
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