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。1 L& ]. ?. R3 Z* z" M2 S
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,
# ?1 w: B- V- a8 m% ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
- [1 K% N6 J- |2 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 n" S6 ~, f+ f: `9 u/ r, d( T
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: t% f/ [7 M0 B
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes& b. ]' w0 t: z
! g6 m {6 X* E9 h& _Japanese aircraft1 L! V; ^& a6 a9 W: y
A6M5 Zero x 1470 \4 V2 @$ h9 y/ o: n$ @
B6N2a Jill x 176+ Y& H( U& g. u P Y2 ]
D4Y3 Judy x 24
/ i! |- T5 C' `# r- c% e; O1 b3 U D4Y4 Judy x 143
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( F9 [' u. W- a' fAllied aircraft+ x( I0 L) M3 {3 h
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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2 f- K b, Z, g) zJapanese aircraft losses
4 j/ s* z# F: f- c. r5 z0 `; z A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed7 o/ V# H' P( Q: T
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged. W! w6 g" z' Z. W% p6 N+ Y n
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged8 O7 `& _# \0 R! m) H
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak1 P$ l) J, l6 M+ I
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ @. G" A2 p, d8 ?
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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8 G8 f5 w& T- q/ \. d4 H2 v( x CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& |4 F) H5 f( |+ A* k CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
/ c0 ]' v0 E* G6 h C& t# O; A CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( t" Z- u( ~2 d
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 z& X9 T5 R- F. O& } j8 ^9 _ LST-34
6 v* ^6 z) E( Q% G* B5 @9 {! ` CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. |! C6 |8 s' M" ?6 ]' v
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 k( m4 `9 ?# \3 K9 [6 d CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
g3 C b; s- \7 o6 W* M$ p( M CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& T9 A. P7 f! y+ s. x- ~ CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 y7 y: F! C9 u( o$ q# m LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( }; j, |* Z9 u
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, b; M( N0 n( F, U& b" D8 s DE Waterman
( y+ r/ b- c$ l: D6 O DD Callaghan
; v0 p% H1 h$ i DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 z4 `. y$ k/ V. k% _3 G DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' k' T" D0 s, m$ W6 Z9 |" \
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 R! ^8 R8 C) _4 ]
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% I8 n' t0 q7 B9 \ N
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, G" ?3 q5 s# s% p LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. N& M3 \0 m3 G7 E5 a LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires/ Q3 S7 m% [# z4 y: c3 Q
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; g4 A- {2 `7 K! {( h1 u
DE Stadtfeld
3 E2 e2 f6 ~) g4 M/ t$ @ DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! n/ ^) s& Q0 W- D% a0 g) L, E' H9 P
DE James E. Craig! b2 j2 `: L5 |. e( b
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. w6 ^; f5 P/ ~0 b, h: Z LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
/ B3 N6 V" K' i9 w. H9 l DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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; Q/ g h4 u% i; kAllied ground losses:1 E) Z! d( b7 H1 r0 S! K4 X! q6 e
210 casualties reported
" _& M# Q0 t3 Y; O* E6 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) p. [7 i$ O ?
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled: a+ Z* J6 N0 F: `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 S" k$ S6 F1 {1 N" _8 o
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)# i2 _4 Q) L+ ~
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 ~+ X+ v9 z3 q0 y- }( O* [; NEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! ^9 ~1 Z0 I; m. G A6M5 Zero x 92
9 U6 V& H& a2 i* q. A( V7 _% F" T$ E N1K1-J George x 26
" y6 v0 a/ T6 }% t; h9 b N1K2-J George x 2514 m; @7 f' O! F
Ki-84r Frank x 148# Q+ J# a3 [6 V# t' x) s
7 \$ f5 ^7 m# GAllied aircraft4 k4 E: J- W$ T$ {
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76, m' x' u% T: T3 f( _
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
6 B, A0 E0 {6 {( l7 ^! I+ z k- K TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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& ?0 ^2 f5 `* d3 T% w6 t) e6 gJapanese aircraft losses
7 I. ^1 c$ ]) A7 o# l* {4 E% M3 \ N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 {+ e( J" ]/ L7 S: D2 j
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed. E& p/ C. [5 `" n, M, B/ B& d
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed! v9 t2 k. o* |8 R/ a1 y8 s* q
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged4 t% K5 q6 n, B! W% P7 H. h& d5 e
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* H' E! ~5 G5 B R- v5 E
# ]5 E9 k( ~ D T6 m! x5 vJapanese Ships
F& C1 `$ V: s- t/ \ CVL Chitose9 }) W2 e. D |0 G4 T
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) o1 p) {* a0 U3 ~9 _* U/ u+ P
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes! i* f* o* D" ?& ~6 c
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Japanese aircraft
9 a" ?. _) {, r! |8 `$ G A6M5 Zero x 77! Q! F2 |0 A4 @9 S
N1K1-J George x 26( K/ J! c2 B9 Z z3 W
N1K2-J George x 195
# H8 P( s9 ]2 R0 `) b2 t Ki-84r Frank x 127# r" L8 N+ {- a' q; d6 V
0 D% Z |4 ]4 x1 P M: Y8 L7 Z- o" bAllied aircraft
- _4 {- p. _; X6 _- \ TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses0 q2 j. V, Z$ ]% G% j
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* S; y* u3 j' b! N TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 R6 j0 K. l, K$ g4 B' q+ M( \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 d3 n( D; z7 n9 D4 K
A6M5 Zero x 69
8 O' N; v. f2 n N1K1-J George x 26 s' H0 H0 l0 e0 ~2 k- h- P; B
N1K2-J George x 127- n! j+ j9 D1 p7 R- i C
Ki-84r Frank x 91" V, I( q6 E+ x- T
% n; t& ~& c% X( I! ^2 zAllied aircraft1 w$ |- T# ?) }/ \0 X- l. C9 q
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses2 q+ g. K" ?( V6 ^" l# ?
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Allied aircraft losses
: Z e0 D0 b) V* Q. H/ H SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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' d" v! Y3 W4 F0 \; ARaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." L& l( P8 d2 F+ x
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 D7 |+ g: I7 l( S# T( @4 u A6M5 Zero x 647 r0 b3 \. A2 |3 r8 h! C- ?
N1K1-J George x 26# ?2 Q" c' j# L1 s3 y& F
N1K2-J George x 95
" W- g$ T' t3 u, G/ V Ki-84r Frank x 72
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0 R/ X; G* I7 F5 U( G3 N) c# [Allied aircraft9 C8 H5 L1 V- Q6 @( I5 U7 C$ y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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& D5 x" m. B$ p7 j `0 ANo Japanese losses! |0 s7 u4 {. L6 z( k1 o" l
9 z4 i0 ]0 P k; iAllied aircraft losses. S8 d) K B4 M1 X4 X" n8 f
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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8 f/ a3 j# X$ yRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. G ?# ?- }& E- I5 ?/ c
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' X) h3 `1 q1 o% X: {' z
A6M5 Zero x 57& K2 ^4 l, ~2 J: w( ]" k1 v5 R1 B
N1K1-J George x 26; W6 p5 ?6 s" R; R! b5 ^
N1K2-J George x 76
( F# ]4 I$ P( H3 |7 W( m9 p Ki-84r Frank x 62
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% j. ]& k9 s9 Y: I EAllied aircraft' J1 V6 f5 t5 a, U& S" E
TBF-1 Avenger x 88 ?+ K$ C) g4 V2 T: B6 N
( a. q$ ^& y, p2 I/ fNo Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. k* l) ^ Q( ~" `$ A+ u6 y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 w5 f3 S# V2 e5 W, f+ m* Y5 y A6M5 Zero x 151& U8 q0 d% y. N
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft2 D) ^, N1 W+ ?; b! h2 q _- G
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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+ f6 f0 O; U5 d- O! ~) fJapanese aircraft losses' C- Z5 x$ h# K4 \/ `& X2 J. ?; n
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
) C" ]+ W4 A7 Q& P B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
" R3 C5 C4 ^2 P7 ?, h B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak$ W/ ~: Z3 ?6 A' p
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Allied aircraft losses; a! F1 g W" G- l6 v
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed4 A( P- }4 ]7 k: e
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Allied Ships
2 N! l. h! G/ o CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1, ^; h P1 P- s4 Z) |
CVL Belleau Wood4 W( m2 B/ @" n
CV Yorktown II( N8 o" a; R& f; b a7 @. e _7 b6 m
CV Bunker Hill" w# ^2 Z! N8 X0 ?, c6 }% }
DD Kimberly
* L9 D0 B7 R+ X. h9 O* l, T. r4 v CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
* `. `/ N1 h5 j; J) {7 M3 ?2 Q% O CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 19 ~1 T! n# R5 `* q5 h) y z" y3 T
CVL Independence# e: ~* A4 W4 \9 ~" ] {
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ _2 ~9 v- s' I/ z( `0 a( p0 ^ CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
( H( H7 i( y4 w CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 22 I0 g$ `/ n; ~8 p: o
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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。+ G" t5 Y2 U3 j+ u2 s1 g
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