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。
& Y i }$ x! n9 Z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,
% R& i" [ H5 M$ I f& |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 . z. h" W5 t3 X% c
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1601 a; [# S! @' I' } ]
3 J: Z) L' e" s' ^) k/ Z! |Weather in hex: Overcast0 ~0 q: A( i! M% h* Q% f
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. P$ J% M" I, b/ N! B2 l4 q0 A k
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 c; d2 u9 D2 s. w. F0 w A6M5 Zero x 147# } X! i" v; r7 n9 ]
B6N2a Jill x 176
! Q' ^$ w# _1 a2 i6 _ D4Y3 Judy x 24
; f1 l5 v4 f, ^; G# ?+ [ D4Y4 Judy x 143- |5 U8 A$ ]- h. l' f& C2 K
, J* H8 P2 X- H+ f# I' lAllied aircraft
( Q. \- y" D- J4 i- Q1 ^! `) d F6F-3 Hellcat x 447+ r5 o0 I/ p4 w2 n; f9 ~$ R# `( j
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Japanese aircraft losses% a6 _( {2 K3 a2 p5 A) w6 J
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
, a, P9 w1 {$ _- I( C, J# Y6 V B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged% z( \& h3 L) I$ z; J
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged. f- M q9 j+ H
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak" t+ H* v" I7 n
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
N) ?: ?$ @8 c F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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" n7 R5 y' X, V3 XAllied Ships
$ _$ E) N/ W" b# B. R CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 P# L# v2 D) v3 o: d' ~
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
! L5 G6 O" H: {" O M4 G3 D4 \ p- [: j CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# a0 Y& i4 w& b8 C; T# T& U CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, G+ V0 r( I6 e4 k. V2 g
LST-34
2 a* f+ H( ]( H; O7 Y6 _ CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! |. r- J2 ~6 V* B1 p
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 v8 X6 H8 e# ^+ Q3 { CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ Y5 ^. L/ L( X1 H+ x
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* W5 p1 N( W5 \' f; Y7 p v CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ @/ I- j8 q6 P6 i' _! |# Y
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. ~. V3 `1 l/ M( t; I" z
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' Q" g x# d' @& v
DE Waterman; |+ m) \: ^) N; S1 G9 d# v. T
DD Callaghan
% J( ~. z5 M+ @! t% Y, Y% s1 Z0 U DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 A# k! b0 X) ^- p! T: U& {6 F
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* J6 l4 x; b6 O
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: S- k& V5 K! ]9 O8 [! ? DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) A+ Z9 |6 S$ {) X) {, f! f: W
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
~+ G3 U' t6 L( n/ k LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 n( d% b/ N. N+ M3 K3 t
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) x% v+ c6 J& }6 e7 ? k
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 o+ O% r Y1 l2 |& ?! Z: L+ j
DE Stadtfeld" h; X# Y/ O* E/ I( _
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. ]2 t. O2 z( X9 B2 M/ r7 M
DE James E. Craig$ z% R: v* b; _4 t, Z7 V* }
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 I% H5 x! ?; H+ S' n LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
+ N# S# m2 B4 x3 m8 o$ n4 Q DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* }' g1 i0 `9 m( ]
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Allied ground losses:. Y) ^0 y% i' L2 h3 {
210 casualties reported8 ]5 }/ T6 I# W" E' `- v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 H7 T- ^ W1 b& O1 E1 J, q
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
( G( H. G1 A' |, r, D$ Q# ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( X& D; m7 n4 \7 U, P3 U2 |
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
, {. N: v. D* ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." {# N) {, D4 G3 O6 b
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes. w3 x: s$ z' U. n3 _/ g2 v/ e
. i: e3 \# v, iJapanese aircraft
/ m x0 m/ g! R( t ]. S& a A6M5 Zero x 922 R, Z) i R4 X& o. q* N: b
N1K1-J George x 26
2 [5 O1 E8 V/ C% ] N1K2-J George x 251
3 } z1 E/ f" l/ M1 t Ki-84r Frank x 148
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' n5 }& n6 @: @0 F0 VAllied aircraft
$ N. B7 P2 z5 Q/ G4 X. j. H7 r) X' `8 t F6F-3 Hellcat x 761 y( h i- Z( S5 {) l5 L# k
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
7 o# S8 }3 }7 j4 U+ r) w TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
: y0 o! i/ i& K2 r N1K1-J George: 1 damaged$ J. b9 l& _" U
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Allied aircraft losses
" {. O3 y$ H2 J2 w) q F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed" }$ m6 I' H8 x/ D- a
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed1 | j* s5 G5 W! Y+ F- m0 Q: ^
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged7 N+ x6 w' D$ s; T9 D, e
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
, x, H& I8 g/ ~# S5 U, W9 V CVL Chitose7 P; r* A( ?& r0 W0 Z2 R4 r' z2 j
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 \- P R% }2 {4 L; PEstimated time to target is 32 minutes) c7 C# M4 S/ }' Z
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Japanese aircraft$ y4 X0 m% m$ o7 W2 Z6 h
A6M5 Zero x 772 u {, t6 g: Z9 Z# b7 x
N1K1-J George x 268 ^4 y( H- m; u; ?* e2 O
N1K2-J George x 195
# Z# O1 e' i* e9 l3 W8 t Ki-84r Frank x 127$ U7 p9 ~; `% _$ G$ v
. |, h+ p+ Q# ?9 @3 ?( m) HAllied aircraft
2 \4 Q0 C; q$ n7 C. f3 X5 P TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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9 J: l. c$ `9 d% i; H8 @5 g/ z0 Q9 JNo Japanese losses9 F. k1 P" P R5 z/ K- I) E2 s
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Allied aircraft losses8 p3 E+ ~) c5 J* ^: J+ o+ x2 c+ v
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed( b0 V9 a4 k8 w6 y, @
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& [8 G) d, R; H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 k M& Z4 V$ e5 ^% x. a0 T) i/ F2 h) {* q
A6M5 Zero x 69
9 W( U* `, s" | N1K1-J George x 26: \4 A8 [9 }! ^% T. }& u
N1K2-J George x 127( F& s; W! ?# Y0 t9 b: [# b2 Y+ B
Ki-84r Frank x 91, Q+ z' o$ _- I# D
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Allied aircraft
+ A) S% f4 `. L/ ^1 O SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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7 C9 u' j/ O5 m5 {3 D) p+ lNo Japanese losses; G/ u* _' `; C7 y U t' ?
; Z, q1 {3 [* O: l! \5 ^* FAllied aircraft losses' D+ v4 \) D7 G* B: M* U
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed2 |% h1 \) Y5 ~3 i- Q
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) r8 x8 [3 C! y. {$ a8 V
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ i( k3 g6 _, s0 \! O A6M5 Zero x 649 D6 ^6 Y% J5 J% n2 G. V: j
N1K1-J George x 26
2 C% z% y$ J4 c1 N3 v- u% I9 v- y* { N1K2-J George x 95' b$ E1 D$ P& U
Ki-84r Frank x 72" x/ `* O; M5 Q+ L' E
4 @9 o& O( M7 a$ l! l, l% _Allied aircraft m( X! v3 O ]* i& u
TBF-1 Avenger x 159 M, u/ G& W: ~+ j8 D, ?# [
9 b. k+ O4 ^# _! `" |No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ g: n% C1 N0 N; [
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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9 _1 `8 \& U- ?7 L9 B& k# NRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.4 Z3 C) p" {9 c" P9 Q- S! C! `. Y' w
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes' T8 M* o( w/ w& g3 h8 f
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Japanese aircraft
- c& X- |6 ^3 r3 M A6M5 Zero x 57) A) C8 \! G" k6 X, U; L1 }
N1K1-J George x 26
, Y, W0 L0 D+ P' U6 i+ d' o7 P N1K2-J George x 76
& f; ^ z d& }1 z/ q2 c4 j/ U Ki-84r Frank x 627 @/ o& d1 [, \# v
2 h7 b' B2 P; q" S7 G" R+ iAllied aircraft3 {7 d0 x. Z( W2 X; x6 }
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
( W% \4 s& z) R( p TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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* Y" r- r/ s/ A# e3 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1607 M+ W' K& {3 M" E6 d2 M6 a
0 }! Z1 o1 ~5 @# q( `Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; @% k4 w5 _. W5 j8 ?5 y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes- K; b4 W6 `7 ]" Y
) ^( x# s" [8 W% V! o0 K" ~Japanese aircraft
* P0 Y2 Z! Q' Z7 @+ Z& x: k A6M5 Zero x 1515 P# I0 O! }* W( B) M
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft7 o4 s. E6 E* E+ t% Z
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3322 U+ j( Z* Q2 J8 U
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ U/ @0 [, X* ?' j: e e$ W I A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed2 l# ]9 v1 x0 w$ f, [ W3 u0 b
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
/ F4 ^+ S' V: A. i9 E6 a* } B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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4 Z. I" u3 ~; pAllied aircraft losses
: b) S6 a X( F9 H4 o# X F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed3 R% |" H( M6 y& f& ^
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Allied Ships% |; A) i, R+ u9 q0 V
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 12 P8 c( C4 c; ^4 {8 A# I
CVL Belleau Wood
+ \3 R$ B1 h0 R9 U- h ~# N CV Yorktown II
# B1 o. w$ T1 X% y/ f CV Bunker Hill$ D+ [' [/ f; m2 j9 M. h
DD Kimberly7 c5 a; F- e1 z4 b
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
; R9 }( A2 ^8 h; f, X f% K CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 18 e0 {* d% Y! O# r+ I( j s; n
CVL Independence
8 C" ]) O; o- [. `) ] CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# O7 [# a6 _. W* x CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
. u% c7 \9 f |0 T5 | 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。) h( _& C7 {, ]! b" h4 F3 r
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