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。0 O0 r+ u8 c; f4 }" v! Y/ Q! L
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,/ V8 A! S2 a1 S' A) J, E% j7 v, t
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 , I1 [( x/ U+ U, T# B
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160) t) X4 T$ T" }: A1 u$ V
1 n% z" O. R' M+ }$ GWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 V! R4 Q0 y1 N5 @/ z- w
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" Y* @8 {. H8 n# L! k5 C A6M5 Zero x 1476 j2 }2 R7 I' c4 l: r
B6N2a Jill x 176: b4 t, g1 |* a2 N5 T9 W6 X
D4Y3 Judy x 24- a2 f4 t7 P! d0 z
D4Y4 Judy x 143# V* n7 C: q; Q6 j
- u0 I5 q! v+ w) d- S% _+ VAllied aircraft8 W3 _8 O0 n, t5 b9 J
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447/ l5 [3 v3 t6 R. v1 x5 V2 P% r
' y" t, E+ Z) f4 s' e. R* \Japanese aircraft losses
, m; p. z' c$ K' c# ]8 Y- Y0 y A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed# v; t9 b$ n$ z. |3 o. G* z
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
5 Z6 \& I; }2 L D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 h: N% e" k. E/ ~+ x
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak( a0 Y! I- x' U% K5 _
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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6 q; n9 m, X$ I* ] hAllied aircraft losses
+ S" ?8 @! K% V' O. I# ^1 A F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* d/ b B; C7 x: F* H CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 r! L$ J: O8 }- i$ X Z& Q CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
4 ^% Q+ h8 [8 \1 Q3 E+ [+ W CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ s; c9 D. M' O: s0 \2 _, t9 M
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 Q$ U4 u* j% W: H2 }1 S/ F( }8 x8 C, b LST-34
; t) O; S& Q- U8 T" g; b" G- G% l2 G CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 H* y/ m& D! O! z/ A: ~ CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 B# g; \( }8 \4 ^/ t& g7 t CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 U0 G; n) S8 D# ^' i' F1 `
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 z. A2 ?2 V* r CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- i2 h; f* k# K7 ]2 w
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 V7 D* P" p$ k! {. M1 v! l DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' f2 S$ p- Z( t7 W
DE Waterman
9 ]8 }$ b; M: U8 H DD Callaghan% E, f! q; ^& I& I1 v6 l, v
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ x' N4 e/ v1 y! f
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% }" i6 z- m z% r0 Z. S V- Y
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" |6 T$ Q5 T' I6 p% k- | DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 k) Q0 V: M* X" ` DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ b3 G: r' k3 J/ ~* p4 ~: e LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 W+ f' E' p! N LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 l% R4 b8 k- A+ u O DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 E2 l: }9 y& h' t* L1 |* D
DE Stadtfeld
) ~; | X. z X' q DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk [7 ^$ p3 ^8 d7 V2 M
DE James E. Craig/ t7 |( K. G8 _1 Q! E, K
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# A/ ?2 O2 ?8 S LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
; Z. _1 K0 K! f( h9 m/ \ DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 r! F3 s b) t3 l# O7 N
2 C* s! V1 ]3 o, T9 `3 w1 cAllied ground losses:
5 K+ G% B" d ^ 210 casualties reported6 _) e G# ?6 C# ^+ S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
{. \. v& |7 p; k1 @ C Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled# ]( E" b6 X# p( @8 v, A [+ L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Z2 n$ I! Z- }5 Y
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
3 z8 G7 w7 h8 |1 k4 ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& |: |9 y) u5 X i7 ]0 PEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' A$ d$ @. s& W; F A6M5 Zero x 92) i) l% k K1 u! h- R( Q
N1K1-J George x 264 Y: | C) r4 C& _, |* {% r
N1K2-J George x 251
* A9 V3 e: r+ W# A9 W! l4 a Ki-84r Frank x 1481 t( u2 p& k8 t, g0 E% j L
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Allied aircraft
( `" P2 t& D8 x9 w' x! l' f F F6F-3 Hellcat x 76$ w5 K0 h! Y' u! G, X D
TBF-1 Avenger x 30) L% @2 M* ~( i
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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6 N* d$ Y+ O% P% EJapanese aircraft losses- Y9 }1 v/ i6 I
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged: f9 T- z% W# C
0 Z) e3 d4 m! @4 lAllied aircraft losses
1 F+ s2 w1 p" j( L! R% O0 [ F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed5 l4 u" p; Q. N1 {) t8 b
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed4 ?, ^+ E4 D. `8 [( ?* m
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged0 G& M1 ^9 @- n4 ]
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak6 Q- j# q# J: v( B
. j$ e+ \: [& I; z! |9 \Japanese Ships4 ?. X2 @; o! M2 F7 P
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; D& ~' S' x& t! g$ A
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes' _& C1 E* w S( E5 E5 T8 o
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Japanese aircraft% ~3 P1 F* Z+ I) p( b5 `8 Q
A6M5 Zero x 77" w4 w4 @# K8 d! I, B3 I; ]
N1K1-J George x 26
$ N" N" j) L9 e' f$ \ N1K2-J George x 1953 F& M' z2 c) Z8 L' T* Q: e
Ki-84r Frank x 127& `' q4 L6 v9 U3 D: C
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Allied aircraft
. g x" J) j% N( c& f TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses
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/ W: o) i( a1 v7 ~* W! i' IAllied aircraft losses
; }4 n0 T! e4 G1 K; ^0 d3 Z/ t6 L TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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$ T% n. |9 g- d& I) h2 M5 NRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ A8 @( h) ]) q- d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- F$ i# X2 y& z+ y- J# ]- cJapanese aircraft
0 G9 \* [8 S/ s$ J; x A6M5 Zero x 69
% W6 {* ?+ x: c N1K1-J George x 26
. K: J, J& }3 L N1K2-J George x 127
: C8 M' V" E4 ?; p Ki-84r Frank x 91( i/ y. u/ R6 c, [ ^: ~
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Allied aircraft
. Z% P3 ]5 h U" R4 M H SBD-5 Dauntless x 34& |# h" z O9 o0 R: @
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No Japanese losses% @) S2 ^0 I7 P6 m# N2 W- }
8 k" C" J0 c2 lAllied aircraft losses
( Z2 [0 m' [7 N T SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 u9 K$ }$ v8 G( B1 K1 ?! h
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ D% @# W8 n: {
4 s' s: t; w4 i+ z qJapanese aircraft$ e4 ?. a$ M4 U6 T8 x3 f
A6M5 Zero x 64
: \0 L2 h H7 |9 a+ W N1K1-J George x 26
- i2 f! {; q# h( ]; x1 w N1K2-J George x 95
) D8 D, Q. {* G, J Ki-84r Frank x 72
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9 T. `4 r; \" _: K% m) l2 _, H0 Y# oAllied aircraft
7 z8 B! }5 k- S$ N0 |1 O TBF-1 Avenger x 15: Y$ P+ }7 L6 e+ |+ c
. l" W! L$ K1 C( z+ X8 UNo Japanese losses. k3 E2 V7 |& }$ W( O
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Allied aircraft losses0 {* _4 _. f9 `: p6 u
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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; ~+ s7 P8 b) y7 x0 LRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 u) N( P" X/ E; r5 o& aEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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& ]$ R2 @4 d6 H: l, jJapanese aircraft
$ R. h& ]4 Q p& r5 w6 x/ j/ O A6M5 Zero x 57
5 K. o5 w9 S; ~/ }8 F! v1 }# W N1K1-J George x 26
- d e" K/ R$ V' _1 M+ K N1K2-J George x 76
! w( {1 @. [+ P( F Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
8 i# `, `* g* Y TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses# R. _; S" j7 H% B" Q7 G3 j- W
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Allied aircraft losses
/ w& q+ L7 w- ? TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed% A# ?: A- \$ c0 Y& E9 r) X
% v: s' b& G% [# J6 W! n: _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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- b! q+ O) ^: J( [$ `: E3 q u8 xWeather in hex: Heavy rain' @& T! x8 z' E$ Y& ]3 U
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ e# M! p. R2 a5 t$ N' ]Estimated time to target is 37 minutes% ~1 W" F- K( e. f, A% j" x# u! F
0 u4 e$ Q: e& M8 ^6 s: h7 xJapanese aircraft
8 }! g @0 N. W& m+ E A6M5 Zero x 151
r: i1 L4 I% W( U" g1 \- t B6N2a Jill x 84
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0 D( ?+ l" \) DAllied aircraft
9 H7 T; n* \4 _+ T6 B F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses6 _% i3 X$ s# d: R$ c
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
1 s6 q+ B$ U" T) w9 v4 | B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
7 i7 e8 `& j3 U; e ]# K/ Q: @0 K B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak4 Y8 g6 T$ R4 W3 P( P6 N1 [0 x
8 ]' [, ~( X6 t- q; ~+ ~" S- dAllied aircraft losses
" [7 v/ u4 p# J1 j F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed8 t4 k: ~0 u J$ n4 x% n: ~0 I7 e3 r
, e1 w: [: l$ l, y3 F( jAllied Ships
: r/ I4 l8 C; V+ A* c4 x* } CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 17 j& D* f. {- p8 i' l9 a
CVL Belleau Wood
) v" F; l2 g3 q( {' d- h9 H; u CV Yorktown II
1 J$ a" e i: _. L; `$ c7 L CV Bunker Hill
& @6 r2 E9 X( Y: u" Z DD Kimberly# a: O$ J% e6 N" ` B
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1! T: K( }9 @+ Z# J- s
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1' z/ H# ^# { O9 }
CVL Independence! ?# B$ w1 c" j2 z9 n, [ I/ P# W
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% }3 K& j% h& y W3 a
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1+ Z. l l' n# Y
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 23 N( T& |9 P) v# n% w4 Y' R# f
5 s" f4 d" N3 Q9 N* D% t' ~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。9 j! [) `( L8 v, c
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