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。
# L X/ r" z3 U/ J/ V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,! l6 Y5 H- Z* |$ z& ?* V
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 " y: i" j, A0 i) [0 ]
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1606 y1 x$ ]7 v; t& q- \
6 k4 }, O1 Z% P! z) B" P2 |9 xWeather in hex: Overcast
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, x6 D( k/ _" k: ~8 T9 i- K1 eRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 k( W, R' d# I; P/ p' h3 P4 b9 O* VEstimated time to target is 40 minutes. E7 ]1 l d; z7 K! m) Y& G
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Japanese aircraft
+ u+ e! |) J+ ^3 ]- h2 `+ z A6M5 Zero x 147
! Q: F+ Q Y( y B6N2a Jill x 176
# H B. Z! R' N/ g D4Y3 Judy x 242 R8 @4 o6 V9 A; Z
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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8 {; {6 |9 d0 C4 C1 w$ x. W3 { F6F-3 Hellcat x 4477 d) V& D4 h3 D9 a# I- \0 X1 I1 J1 B
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Japanese aircraft losses: e3 ^% u) P. y. u+ t
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed5 G9 b, f1 f* k: Z! x7 {! @7 h
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged, Q, ~$ H$ h# X n7 V
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 K# B" f' v* Z* k4 B
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak0 H, `$ W* @% P( M$ o* S ~
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged2 ^1 G/ o) ]1 F, }7 P5 C9 d5 f( h
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Allied aircraft losses
: c% @1 p3 E2 Q2 f F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed% o% }" F9 s: T! R& @
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Allied Ships9 I( ? I4 }- n. d4 g; A1 q8 q! U7 ]
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ R% j1 ^2 x0 `
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
( ?0 O& J) N% } CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 K% D" `, b& O6 M4 e
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% F4 D0 I# `! l6 T0 F$ y. d
LST-34
7 c( n W; F5 i" ~ CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: O5 ~; d' Q8 n! m/ ]! O M9 h CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 @8 X$ u0 Y- M( p CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 \/ n$ A5 B2 N' ~
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 ]3 g3 ?' P0 U6 r0 s' U
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 Q( Z# K( R. m3 T* N( m( ~
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" J' C. X e" Q, u2 W5 N
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" b5 g' ^% F; J6 C& Y" m- y
DE Waterman: | Q0 M) j; Y$ P* c, O D3 R
DD Callaghan5 ?8 @* F1 l; \2 Y+ n' z. P" e
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; k7 p+ K& T/ m- z5 l
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ j# M1 z. u2 U3 g4 a DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ [8 S, J* F! L' I3 W7 O, S DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! J( ]6 _! ^1 L F) R DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 \6 p5 z1 G3 g `3 l" c; B( i
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% o1 E2 \, X r" r: g LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 H# ]7 i0 T) p8 I4 v% M3 c3 J DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. X* |( N2 r0 u7 Y* A9 f, h b) X DE Stadtfeld
4 \4 @: Z5 S# ` v3 N7 d DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 o7 [9 K: p/ {* p1 \: U6 y) V DE James E. Craig2 C! q/ {. [, ~3 F
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 O7 w5 O2 X, b& `
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
w% _9 g: t5 m0 |# c DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
+ p$ ]( X4 a. y F/ t3 Z4 P 210 casualties reported% C) ` c8 O( M Y" k' F' |. E. b( }( E1 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 L5 c' c4 A8 X f
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
7 }5 Y7 T1 [' z5 |8 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 w; Q+ |/ a; i& j% Y
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)8 n3 s4 U" l1 g, q M
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 q7 c7 k; R! M. w0 u
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes. L8 ~* V- b: p8 b
0 s' |$ A- Y/ S4 r$ z; |Japanese aircraft
2 @4 H' b+ G; O6 {0 M# ?+ z A6M5 Zero x 92
1 R5 L: o* z* d6 d& I- o5 H0 _" `, Q/ Z N1K1-J George x 26
4 p; h3 Y M# Z) M3 @! j! r N1K2-J George x 251- I9 m+ R) p9 O9 j$ F
Ki-84r Frank x 148! c* W5 ?* P5 @# Z' s& Y' V
, z; Q8 a# n/ D6 H* _& L3 BAllied aircraft
+ t: G! v( V( v& ~8 G }/ t F6F-3 Hellcat x 765 |: F- t! ~7 u! Y( n
TBF-1 Avenger x 30) p- l) d# r% h; e- F7 {$ L
TBM-1C Avenger x 234 q* |0 x2 F% a
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Japanese aircraft losses6 \9 o& H5 y9 l$ b4 C5 z
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 s. A/ l' o. F* u1 C+ d& R F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
: K8 t# _8 \, b; u( _ TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed6 @5 o* ]( Z3 i2 @/ R8 F
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
% p2 @- [- K/ @: O TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak" i& l' U2 h K( `6 Q
0 |! O/ w. [& ?2 N& e3 t; [Japanese Ships
2 F, p) n7 @# `% S CVL Chitose6 }: O& t+ }! x/ z8 l& o
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4 S1 h3 _! V5 g: t6 L4 tRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ |, l& T& S8 O1 e8 f3 v
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- D5 [( l: B1 s& I7 Q# i A6M5 Zero x 77' e% ^, h/ e2 `$ V/ S1 x
N1K1-J George x 26
; W6 Q) J- ?% {! }4 E. [3 e N1K2-J George x 195$ @1 J, X; Z B0 @, r: L- A1 x' a
Ki-84r Frank x 1279 n; x) S- \( {) F! k) g
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Allied aircraft
) ]4 u9 ]' t9 H" Q TBM-1C Avenger x 7' w" |1 w2 w5 v" a' H( O
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No Japanese losses" A5 x' M, e1 A) i9 T3 c7 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
, R. C4 j( e* V/ S* C' k TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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$ z. j: S' ?5 q+ T- o9 z8 w7 TRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." e' j- U- u, q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& b l4 k3 \2 e; X- g2 }4 } A6M5 Zero x 696 Z3 J b8 }' i6 {0 t3 `
N1K1-J George x 26, ?- y# _: y6 h0 R0 d" v
N1K2-J George x 127$ U0 ?/ g' u0 X, ?( ]' H6 D; ~1 |3 j
Ki-84r Frank x 918 y( U& C6 P- X9 @
t+ w7 H1 E, t6 v" B: AAllied aircraft( c; R0 m0 I( @/ x) h9 e n0 h8 z
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34; X/ c. J* u( O" g/ M
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses: D, k" Y9 y" ^
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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$ Z, M; i0 \* b& w- c6 `+ F7 H% VRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 M1 Z1 v* R; z0 ]6 t
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes8 s+ D4 \# k* J$ a% y
# S! ^8 K6 ?. b7 lJapanese aircraft7 I$ z: S- E! B/ \4 K5 @" x
A6M5 Zero x 64
5 i+ s* p) X& Z1 g8 K7 K N1K1-J George x 26* |$ |5 g8 L5 \3 {: Y$ N8 h
N1K2-J George x 95# o$ c4 x* Y9 v0 N0 D' ?
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft
! K/ @ j6 h1 y, A1 D7 q2 D9 E) S TBF-1 Avenger x 15$ A: ~6 k7 m/ X2 D. z' V
5 k0 t5 L& j: O7 NNo Japanese losses
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2 S) X H5 ]- m* jAllied aircraft losses
2 j& v9 ~! I* Q, O% W TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed4 Y: ?: A( K& ^/ ?' E
* v8 b* C- g$ xRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; W0 _6 R9 A# o4 m CEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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" C( T" U t0 M. H6 MJapanese aircraft& u' R. A, o. r( x6 Q
A6M5 Zero x 57
3 c& Q O4 E7 V4 s N1K1-J George x 26
- y; U3 _8 a8 `8 E" t N1K2-J George x 76
2 h% q6 N1 n* n* D+ d1 W+ H Ki-84r Frank x 62) R1 X+ z5 t+ z& K# M8 z
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Allied aircraft7 Q1 Y- X0 \/ t) O
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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# ]0 {# j0 S; XAllied aircraft losses
. N3 w7 J0 q& J. g TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 U" l& f, E3 s9 A8 \, C
* G. [/ j/ @: J# D4 ^0 p( c' {Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 } I4 U0 b; |3 @0 G: ?0 }4 Y
2 v; d: P7 X* \8 p" \- V- LRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ q& g$ r, k- S6 s' n
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' @) Y/ K' W' ^" \5 ~6 h1 D2 P A6M5 Zero x 151% o( }! i9 _+ x/ v: ~. m
B6N2a Jill x 84; }# `' i/ n7 I( p' I
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Allied aircraft+ S) l) a; x6 v, e) L! X/ e
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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2 q8 |8 N2 d& m; C. N9 T1 CJapanese aircraft losses) N! ^: d7 h! G- N3 Y, @9 ?
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed& ~7 i- |& ?4 J0 h) h( y* O
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged T2 k# C/ `) K4 J( f1 ]
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses! j% S4 X, N3 F, S9 S
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed5 u7 y( A+ ?4 ]& G+ |3 u" u
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Allied Ships5 N3 G D0 J) w- w: t# U
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1# E0 `3 M7 m/ ?) R
CVL Belleau Wood
- ]0 k' F2 O, B4 I CV Yorktown II
2 ]' C) D* b" ]! \$ z4 N8 { CV Bunker Hill
- w K* d. C5 d$ z" ^$ \4 W DD Kimberly% A. z2 a% B' ]# J
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
2 @( t; h# e# w- D- B( d2 g CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
6 u( y X: {9 J6 D% u, ` CVL Independence& i# T3 P( g4 m( b+ U
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 ]7 F J$ r3 u, @ CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
( \* u8 Z- K0 t {% ^6 e CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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. W2 |$ w i$ P3 }7 ? N) j; i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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