Japanese aircraft

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44

Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 }% n) A- |/ zEstimated time to target is 40 minutes; I0 t& l1 G3 S" m4 j: K

$ V1 x4 |5 O1 b9 t# q, A0 vJapanese aircraft  q3 r( q0 r$ i% ]) u& T/ u
      A6M5 Zero x 147" k0 ~/ }0 j9 P' b0 b4 P/ h6 n  m
      B6N2a Jill x 176, ?, d1 q, V( ?; E) k* ^% D7 m
      D4Y3 Judy x 24
1 s4 L1 s) T3 p( `      D4Y4 Judy x 143# d7 W& k, R7 K+ R
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Allied aircraft0 d# o! d4 O: a: l
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 4476 a' A3 _" d( k/ f: K

7 i  H3 ]( H% LJapanese aircraft losses' R6 v3 l8 G; ]* y( ^: c
      A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed. h# k; P6 D9 c
      B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
' _5 K' \. |4 P$ C# \      D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged- ?+ D1 r8 i+ F/ j9 {0 Q3 A9 s
      D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak3 O6 _7 I: E% k& q
      D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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0 I, ?( B5 R9 m, A3 c      F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed9 H+ j2 r2 Z* E+ ?9 y8 U! y

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% c# r0 a, t  m7 Y3 g7 d      CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, s1 Z- N$ U( }. a: @
      CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
" J% T, B3 O1 @& f/ A' O4 x. Z      CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) h: ^; j$ M  h+ ^8 l0 a      CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 P. G+ A$ N( G# [6 G      LST-34
) O3 E: v) z5 y3 ^! c5 `! Q  H      CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" T1 g8 R: @6 w  m1 Q! t      CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( M& _: o6 h: B; p! S" c  z      CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. Q9 I0 S) Y( k      CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk  W+ S5 N; U1 A3 n" e
      CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage: ]- S" H5 A$ K* Y5 Z
      LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% \* L; L+ C6 E% n3 r  n) F
      DE Levy, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* I1 c+ v5 s) A; s
      DE Waterman6 m2 ~, S8 ]2 ?
      DD Callaghan1 a( Z) X9 B  p7 E; y0 J. Y' K
      DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( r' N6 V3 E' S( h$ C; w      DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 T  M7 e$ H, R* G
      DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 U7 R8 V' X1 ^; Y5 \6 b; c# `
      DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- `7 S9 ]" }# [& F+ D5 W      DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1,  on fire. S- S$ p$ |" W9 d3 o) |! B- L
      LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 l; T2 |( [, N' H! N      LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
: E2 g& L  G2 r8 `      DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ j3 S; U  I- G1 ~      DE Stadtfeld; g. o. i5 A- N2 N
      DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' x$ s7 j1 ?' [& ^- e      DE James E. Craig+ ?3 _% [! w3 O. o  x& Z' G' Y
      LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; P. D8 F, U3 E, p      LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
# {% r& _  V2 M  i1 o* l      DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
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( s7 @1 `# B& w: z4 ^Allied ground losses:  G8 F0 S; k" R* t) q- v2 D- e
      210 casualties reported* P* ^4 ?! D' }) U8 H6 ]
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 w% A2 y3 b% \% I/ \$ k         Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
) Z9 E& m& J* v5 b! T! m9 u         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' K# _- o4 h5 y! m, P. ~0 k
      Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
2 i/ m8 u, V# L, hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( V/ K3 s% I  [" ?+ e: b
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: m  V" q& k% u! {
      A6M5 Zero x 926 O2 Z% f- D) i9 f  {: O
      N1K1-J George x 26
/ a0 a& T3 a0 |1 d5 x* n$ d      N1K2-J George x 251, u9 J% Y# y& o! a" q# W& Q; N
      Ki-84r Frank x 148
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3 m% T4 ]5 O6 ?+ w: a. z8 T+ p" yAllied aircraft
. d  r. W$ {9 N( }1 Z* i8 f8 I8 M      F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
' o. P3 o8 s$ e5 k1 p      TBF-1 Avenger x 30
3 ~! v" m9 z8 Y      TBM-1C Avenger x 233 C0 Q, _! L. f) c6 ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ b4 t$ }! R) \' e. m1 S+ p      N1K1-J George: 1 damaged2 N4 A4 R; W8 O: h
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Allied aircraft losses- B! h6 a* s, g- D
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed* A8 N5 X3 l/ F6 d0 X% J# L9 i
      TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed* Q7 Q) Y. {0 w9 u
      TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged5 y$ M) q$ G! [& p# w; _! U" Y
      TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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      CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." ^+ A" p  ^+ Q+ [+ Y! y
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes5 i" n$ E( ?- h' c# y8 Y
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      A6M5 Zero x 77: |; e+ ]: h7 B8 }6 W2 A& y0 D( W7 v9 A
      N1K1-J George x 26
5 s' [# B+ x% H: H      N1K2-J George x 195
, A5 ?5 L- K: h+ H3 u4 i  D! |1 ~  i( I      Ki-84r Frank x 127$ H+ R$ d' B' V0 F$ R
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Allied aircraft
! @( ~7 T1 M! _      TBM-1C Avenger x 7/ m+ c  b0 _% a: w0 t, M& _6 e

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% l0 i2 e3 x7 ]7 K% F. j      TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed5 M9 h; e9 V  ~, M5 Y8 F

/ c/ w7 V$ a0 u  }Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 z: _) l& x0 T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 p' A; @, h/ q  a

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      A6M5 Zero x 69: l6 L5 i' u8 ~4 D* J' ]
      N1K1-J George x 26
. p& B" p  s; j* L      N1K2-J George x 127
) M3 F/ F- f( F; p8 a1 O& Y* K7 q      Ki-84r Frank x 91" B; |9 q/ B! P! C1 A8 T( A& R* s9 e- O
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Allied aircraft( F% a2 R  y9 G
      SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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( I: H  k' I& ]& e& lNo Japanese losses" Z5 [5 T3 T) P6 W( N% F
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Allied aircraft losses
+ N0 v* P; e2 [2 q. Y      SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed8 w: N) I! @8 ^& k1 j# R: [% ]

# R: y1 `/ c8 a5 QRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 q( ]1 h& {: D; W: E2 _4 Q1 |$ r/ k# tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes1 b( Q* U  g, ]+ L6 }. R3 I
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Japanese aircraft9 |# P2 n% l. w9 X+ i$ @6 A$ p
      A6M5 Zero x 64
. F' N8 L3 d3 ]. @      N1K1-J George x 26% W" ], m. G  S7 D' K6 d" N! ]
      N1K2-J George x 95
5 h" K0 K% ?# j' L9 L( m. N      Ki-84r Frank x 72
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% Q+ X7 b4 J, u1 p! t; ~; mEstimated time to target is 11 minutes* i: z, L* a% H4 H& I! ^' T9 B

9 M2 ?2 T9 V2 s/ s1 ~. Q& bJapanese aircraft
1 f. T% l. T0 @  R0 w' Y& g      A6M5 Zero x 574 ^& ]8 k' _. B- l
      N1K1-J George x 261 \) A8 n# J/ A% I6 z$ h
      N1K2-J George x 762 a* l: W, g. E9 C9 S
      Ki-84r Frank x 62- A& X* E5 j9 V* Q
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Allied aircraft/ m1 A3 R% \1 {% V1 m% r- H. @8 C; Y
      TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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3 v& P8 E/ b% L" q6 C: GNo Japanese losses0 R: N, G% c6 [* ^: p' G. D
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed1 I! p' V4 I& O# z+ G2 t

5 ^2 d  w/ f$ I1 M* JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: N+ }/ L/ G) u* A7 Y3 M; @

  n& H# t  S1 A- V( |Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# l" t# R5 D) r0 {; TEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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$ o3 _3 `! J7 l+ w! d* n% t/ @+ eJapanese aircraft
$ |- G# M# j/ f. a: e& ^, P      A6M5 Zero x 1514 X: G: K, B7 z
      B6N2a Jill x 84
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      F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ^, p$ G4 E0 r      A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed% N! g$ [" E3 L6 v6 s
      B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
* i7 p3 F" N0 l- j0 d      B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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4 \. w9 o7 Y" k4 J! Y+ E% D6 v      F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed% g! E/ ?* @" z3 R
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Allied Ships
) N3 v2 p$ x, T2 c      CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
  H! Q! H" ?: X0 y" `      CVL Belleau Wood
+ D4 [3 x& }" ?5 O2 N9 n* m      CV Yorktown II
7 q% a% s# Y; g8 K2 D% ~  Y      CV Bunker Hill1 o: P2 k& K5 \: |/ A
      DD Kimberly* m, h  N8 |, Q% q9 o6 j. H
      CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
, D3 X& g' j/ S8 _) n. B0 e! X      CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 10 Z2 Q' d0 j- ^2 b
      CVL Independence
0 i7 T6 ^8 z/ d! R8 W  k      CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage6 j1 ?7 h0 h1 V! s' e
      CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1& [; w6 V, ^' N  x/ r
      CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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: q4 [# @: @2 G0 P  |# Y+ D2 q4 U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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