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。
/ P0 P, i2 X6 ]7 C& L: a) 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,5 r7 n3 p' M; d
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
]$ Y3 o1 v$ g$ GMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160) P" |+ j* G$ Y* S( [
9 P8 S+ e6 p. E9 LWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- J. Z8 Y& l9 q% S" p
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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4 z" B: o4 b t# Q* m' oJapanese aircraft' i6 w* |$ W% s; ~' b9 S" W/ \- i
A6M5 Zero x 147
# ?: w9 i6 h& w7 W B6N2a Jill x 176
6 g9 N) ]$ V' Q5 p- H D4Y3 Judy x 24; F& E6 U2 ~' S& n6 M( a
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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% G1 _5 _. \ o, A* i5 c1 {Allied aircraft: g+ |* \' h( s J
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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- H4 G3 a1 v* c/ b5 I5 s/ Z5 N' gJapanese aircraft losses+ l2 n$ Y e% z6 `6 W
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
! b+ \* p" A" A+ T B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged* d' v7 \! T) t4 D U7 ]9 H
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 i7 f: N$ u0 d* ]+ y% f D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
% _7 M& \% f. a, o8 V! ~" Z D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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! ~; H! c% O! }' e% M* U1 ^Allied aircraft losses" z" c5 J* _+ G3 e/ b! O
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed( g" W( p Z5 O o' m
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Allied Ships
. k% q/ F* {7 D CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 a8 H- p' X& f$ y# A( U CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk2 v9 a8 A: b+ k& x* i( ^
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 y4 t! i) q {! u' p CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; ?; ^' L2 W2 @$ X4 d% \! x7 b
LST-34
- h' Z5 M5 k, S. Q CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 U" X! I2 y. a4 z! E, V
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. {( q) Q9 D. W( v CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 j4 f0 ~3 v% w3 s4 t. b
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 z* I+ x2 N' ?1 ^& j2 G3 s
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 q) r) w3 \0 ^. h5 x3 K& X$ U$ y |
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& q0 C! j7 u# g* E' r; R: x- b DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
@, A' }+ B5 d) r! X N, j DE Waterman
7 v+ e" d l' \1 w* \ X3 r DD Callaghan" s7 M0 {4 Z5 }; z3 K; q
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" H4 {/ P1 }4 ^
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. e' a: s# M- O3 r! \
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( O' C: R: y# ]% V) ?. v
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: z j! [- ^& Q, B4 S DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire! _: t, X* b4 J/ K
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. |' P) F# q7 A. r' C! A LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* w/ c9 x) m5 T5 [# J
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk F3 u3 X% ^7 E7 p/ e5 D7 K
DE Stadtfeld
) Q4 Y5 Q) Y# u- q DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 m1 Z- |+ I8 j( O! E
DE James E. Craig
& x4 w ?* F O9 g1 Z! L LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: `9 y6 [& e+ @" A
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
$ m* ~( M; s$ T' f I DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:7 [- ~ I; r$ \2 l6 f
210 casualties reported
% P" x7 e% p6 }; u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ o( X* q9 w* W' v, r Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
; A" W% Q# y- M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* F: Y6 a/ o5 |& ]
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)7 ^, l2 Q* i% J; L% {" k" ?. O! p
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: q; z9 y: s" _* ^" j
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 X/ N8 b1 P: F, }/ R: L
A6M5 Zero x 92: N- i4 o' Z4 t H/ m
N1K1-J George x 26
! }, c9 H/ x/ U& }/ ?: B- G; ~ N1K2-J George x 251" M6 }; ~" | m; D
Ki-84r Frank x 148) D2 \) S3 C6 t( Q
, ]1 ~2 x8 z# s$ W: mAllied aircraft1 Z" ^3 D0 u: H7 J; f3 U* @
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
" y# f( `( g* p7 F# I! y TBF-1 Avenger x 30
- r( \% j" M4 }2 q: s4 {5 K TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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9 V; a% e c3 I" ~$ KJapanese aircraft losses
, }$ R5 h b& M N1K1-J George: 1 damaged( R* h7 E2 _, i* N: F* v
7 S1 R; H! _, v+ ~2 c MAllied aircraft losses
) f) I% M' j1 f5 g5 h F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
1 {) F5 S* p r7 W TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
' s. z2 c4 p( d8 b3 R TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
( V2 b% h1 c6 X9 w6 Z0 k) B6 p TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak8 q- `. S- b# d- W0 P* E
" d4 A' [3 {. H/ ], T6 o) DJapanese Ships
7 K9 i& o1 `6 u, w' }% Q CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 ?/ E+ m2 v9 V- l2 v
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes; ?; u. m: `6 b! P. n9 @6 M) W
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Japanese aircraft: J0 B8 Y1 x6 \' V- }: |" ^; m( ]; P+ B4 b
A6M5 Zero x 77
: x' G0 w C- J9 l' o2 o6 B N1K1-J George x 26# s! P9 |5 q. f' ]! C
N1K2-J George x 195
( V) r1 a+ ?8 Q5 ? Ki-84r Frank x 127
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" _8 u c; s% H) O4 AAllied aircraft3 M# k3 @# l& z& \
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses
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8 E8 W3 L( q; kAllied aircraft losses
8 p& q% B$ z! w. r TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 `: ~' |3 J. Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 t( a; H" S: X2 k2 h+ ~
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Japanese aircraft+ d8 W* ^+ p8 {: d a( \; ]
A6M5 Zero x 69" h: {5 i" z( e- E) U; W# ^# Z3 q
N1K1-J George x 26% o- ^. U- x \6 u
N1K2-J George x 127; f: Z6 l; `; f
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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1 l# ?: f* [6 K! x: ?' r- zAllied aircraft3 o, {. B$ {& L% e% |/ M
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses7 R# M: }- O& T |) R
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed7 g: `! |$ F- z6 a* I7 C; b
9 t" L. V: G' j1 ]Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 ~: h' |* z. @7 o [% Z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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; u" ~+ t$ m" [5 C7 ~$ X7 VJapanese aircraft
7 O: R! Y% K4 h% Q+ C( S6 _+ r8 p A6M5 Zero x 64
) }% o+ {/ C( M" `; r N1K1-J George x 26+ e- z' w' M1 `
N1K2-J George x 95
$ `& _8 S, f7 O9 F5 g; H$ n Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft
$ q9 ~: {! {- ~0 v4 Y TBF-1 Avenger x 15& h0 i! Z# d0 Q$ u; @
# x3 N" }$ [" G. c* _; lNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses+ B. S1 t+ G% h4 {9 u
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed4 g% I) x. W, \4 o$ U: H
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% S$ {1 J g# T. d
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes6 V/ U' m5 |0 U8 W- t
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A6M5 Zero x 57
u% ?9 r) p% I7 X2 w# P5 f N1K1-J George x 26
2 I. m3 `9 d9 N/ V @/ C7 ] N1K2-J George x 76
2 U" r- Z! S& j; a Ki-84r Frank x 62
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, G( P3 N" t# uAllied aircraft
. M. ~9 ]+ V6 y6 b, I$ T) i TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses( d* z- o1 K: @9 k8 V: ? O! a
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Allied aircraft losses$ Q& ~8 x4 ^! p* k; {3 ^' [- [
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed4 s/ e$ Y( i0 B; b: N
N$ ?& q( b0 r; E8 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160% Z' Q) n$ w1 T
- ^' m$ G. Y; P0 [ nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* j0 |+ J: e V1 K |) A- m& MEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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( M4 {6 \3 _, t4 E- Q MJapanese aircraft6 L& S# |$ l6 p
A6M5 Zero x 151
3 {/ X: h& g1 ` B6N2a Jill x 84
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7 n l' g3 ^" G" S& V- [" ~: ]Allied aircraft% m, z3 x: L5 n- T A' _
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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) I: ^1 S/ m- L% H& \5 p0 h. u7 JJapanese aircraft losses0 T4 J% z5 X. ^. \3 ^
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 s8 C2 r) n9 P, T B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged2 E$ e% V0 i- x
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
7 ]0 ]& n2 |! l& u7 ?" v F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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8 d; @' c h. i! }& @ e* x, JAllied Ships
$ Y8 L# t1 C3 [6 C5 J3 X CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
# t8 r2 r( h- @$ t- e( n; t& z$ G CVL Belleau Wood
7 `+ I" R, C0 m9 o CV Yorktown II% M8 v ~. `: p# G0 k% |3 k
CV Bunker Hill
6 a1 P$ S% C5 M9 U DD Kimberly
1 c! p6 Y' J) G' Q0 M2 J- |7 r8 B CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1# a5 p& p9 L: N/ o! T& K- V
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 12 ~8 p; x2 t; o$ @
CVL Independence E# |! ]7 c+ b8 _/ |
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; o- V( W8 c5 f s- ^ CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1- U% L2 e/ d4 M# g: u
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2: ~) J7 ]4 S/ m
9 b2 H, {* L8 Q. B/ Y `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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