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。
( v% @. N2 Y0 M" M' o: T0 m! t) 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,# U* H; x: D6 a2 Y8 V9 u
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
2 X3 i$ w: R$ r3 y( H6 Y* `Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1606 O6 K6 ` y/ j
# _, o \1 E# K# q6 g; L: g4 k0 Q0 O, ?Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; B6 Z; o5 @% Y# O1 ]. [- q9 J+ TEstimated time to target is 40 minutes8 `1 f" k- ?; w+ u1 f
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Japanese aircraft
+ a2 ]1 u" [ H: q# f" i- D* X) u A6M5 Zero x 1478 C" {9 k0 z, x
B6N2a Jill x 1766 ]# I( B& y/ P1 }/ R, L" ?4 ^
D4Y3 Judy x 24
, ^+ ?' n8 B/ S D4Y4 Judy x 143
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8 e, v- v r5 {# {7 ?3 @Allied aircraft
" j- [; w3 [) ?* [% ]' V F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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; v- I: }6 @3 J. VJapanese aircraft losses
3 m6 u5 k2 P5 ~0 o- \& Z0 o0 J A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
( ?. Z9 P/ @8 b B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
- j1 ]" _3 s: q, V; @5 @5 [0 q) m+ ] D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged; U. G# i3 j4 w
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak8 x+ ^( i- [8 u$ s+ z: @
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged; q/ s# @! U N# F
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Allied aircraft losses
' _" C; H: j% |( p" M6 O5 a F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships7 r/ S" s0 G, A6 N% b; \
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 q; J4 f4 T# s/ v( i
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# p3 l6 @" T* e6 b! _7 O7 V
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 H2 g$ M$ H- \, f2 z
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 m6 ~. v* ] W4 V; k5 E4 \6 ^ LST-34
# U7 i' ~# K8 Z2 p9 D8 p! w# v: c CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; N4 d9 a* c+ z, o. A ?+ y
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' Z2 C3 x# q) ?$ E" u! A2 o* { CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 Z, h! S2 H2 g) z( S2 h: \
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# ^9 d. ^5 g+ J1 Q9 D. v CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
L4 B0 O I1 C) ~ LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) g: B: [+ e4 \& H6 j
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# Y! w$ Q+ n. Q+ u. s; L+ d
DE Waterman
) c* K$ r, o, n" m DD Callaghan
: l) `( U0 P# d2 w DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
P1 N% w' d: Q) g6 U DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 Q# _: f' Y4 ]5 p DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, J* s1 [5 Y B/ N6 O, q. U& l1 ~
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 {* P1 ^& M5 D8 R5 G
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* V8 F8 w W, N' [* v LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 F) J! M; @+ B' Q6 ]
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 O9 n' v, V! S! u
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 D- X+ ], o8 `4 N5 V; T0 q! n DE Stadtfeld4 B) }9 G$ G' r: q0 |
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* P$ x2 c9 [+ s" T. I d: q' O
DE James E. Craig" E2 `4 y+ `9 H; i7 u
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! e( ?! e- S/ i* r G6 w( i2 s2 {" L
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk5 S$ a- u$ x& ?
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 I- D/ i' l$ h, n0 O" X' Q
' j7 U, i" o+ r* L( H+ mAllied ground losses:+ T- O: n4 V0 y) I( Y
210 casualties reported$ P+ p6 O- i { q- {4 c* j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) O* _0 E" G6 a2 Z+ \/ B3 T
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled% _, f1 P1 [3 a5 O+ W L! k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; B, o3 m9 ^) d3 r9 v
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)) }- Z) A. _2 I/ }* c& G
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 C( x4 {" b( d2 I
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes( {* Y5 g- d' @0 B9 Q% A
, y$ U. G: l9 ` hJapanese aircraft j4 t- [# G& d7 r+ B. ]3 p" {) H
A6M5 Zero x 92
! i. x" x$ ?2 A- k' N N1K1-J George x 265 l9 j) v8 I! I4 T* e' g
N1K2-J George x 251
; J) R+ Y& a+ K& Q Ki-84r Frank x 1483 F! B' ]+ U# f/ O5 J& C
8 u1 g+ l& z5 }2 W1 u, m" ?4 WAllied aircraft6 H! q, B+ a4 ~; U/ w" m4 M" l
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76) N& E2 C3 D6 e7 M
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
' C1 y" d" _9 p TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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5 R" l3 k# m/ v1 ]. UJapanese aircraft losses* F& x m( w5 p6 r% m
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged4 ?+ Z' d# R8 d# x
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Allied aircraft losses
4 \6 j9 t+ f2 a. ]5 P1 x F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
6 m2 e( ]' z7 k) d: B6 x TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed2 _% _, J N' _( R
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged& B: ^( L" S3 R& c# N$ [
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships; W) a7 i8 j0 a
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' Y* d; [+ K, l; U* Z7 d: j, h9 _4 V
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes# T4 D8 F: k* Q' h, i$ M
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Japanese aircraft9 S% i6 O* F7 v2 S2 `$ V) i
A6M5 Zero x 775 [; F) A9 i9 o& b4 H2 s
N1K1-J George x 26 ~) G; f( G7 S2 J$ X$ j
N1K2-J George x 195/ m" I# w |1 e; b# M
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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# I4 I# N/ i) m7 ^ b/ uAllied aircraft- ?+ x4 \. l% g8 L' j
TBM-1C Avenger x 7. y! r- l3 V$ Y% }4 G' K
. t0 _, F5 [3 n) V1 INo Japanese losses3 X% K* j) u' ^( D
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Allied aircraft losses6 K; x# \. \7 ^' h9 s7 p
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- e9 V9 y5 @4 i6 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# ~. f% `$ b1 e. e7 ?2 ~
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Japanese aircraft
. U4 i% {' F9 D A6M5 Zero x 69
' I0 L1 Y, P( H0 o) e N1K1-J George x 26
% y+ H' S% n4 Z& T N1K2-J George x 127! I a0 {0 l: E" T& c Y
Ki-84r Frank x 913 K6 @3 C: A/ V$ d
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Allied aircraft
* @: n0 u; K# C; D# y: W' | SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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6 |" B, Q/ ?- r; YNo Japanese losses
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+ f' C# D, K0 G8 L! J, f v' x SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed4 B. k" ?4 c( T: k d
" N0 s9 N& X) [, wRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 j6 w' i/ |; g" |( G: yEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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- B- Z# t! i1 B* }- p- [% XJapanese aircraft9 Y, t, y2 H7 N; r6 P" T
A6M5 Zero x 64
2 A3 |* W; `. o! \0 Z9 }& M' ] N1K1-J George x 26& O# x1 E3 S. K- u! l
N1K2-J George x 95! Z! K# ~2 q; y/ s
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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% C! Z# [9 x4 R ?" q. j+ O; f6 fAllied aircraft
0 S' K. z, e* Z! H) d! B TBF-1 Avenger x 15, D" I L1 K, K! Z# Z# ^
^' s! a% h2 q7 E7 k* R" ?No Japanese losses2 T' v- `* Z# I9 \
, a6 a' D: T6 C+ I' e, Z0 CAllied aircraft losses2 C. m, }3 o5 Z& S
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed2 Z: h3 o: m8 y1 Q+ v8 O
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 \+ M2 P) }( C7 F* Z, ]# m& UEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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& b( e# r: R; FJapanese aircraft
2 K9 O+ @% N9 g) r! Q A6M5 Zero x 57
$ n; u6 w A/ ~6 v a4 g# N( N6 y0 l N1K1-J George x 26
7 u6 w$ i$ r. H7 I- [1 {9 d& a- ^ N1K2-J George x 76
3 m' e C) c. r Ki-84r Frank x 621 C7 q8 r% z _
" ?! F: r, R) l% ]! n, ?8 ?Allied aircraft: _8 c& r9 s. a! J$ D
TBF-1 Avenger x 8: z! I# @& Z0 L! E; F' P
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 P% l' }( |4 ?' F! M2 o TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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5 Q6 Z) q/ h) a/ z# r7 @# JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1606 H9 G# y( S3 D0 O& O+ e E# U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ b7 K7 f9 Y! K) R3 a4 d4 E
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ Q* |( E; x8 {9 {% } SEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 p* D- W+ L: ~- P! Y" m0 { A6M5 Zero x 151. B G9 W' U0 ^5 z' _6 i' l
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft+ B. Q* J& P5 p3 Y7 f
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332+ N% ^( s* M0 e6 N
7 I& n, C' d/ R9 k! |( @: q$ G
Japanese aircraft losses
, `6 n7 e- [. S8 ? A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed. m0 [ q$ u5 _ ^( q
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged) [4 x: V1 U9 e) ~7 z& X; D
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak4 [3 V5 B- t+ i# a( A i
7 @' T3 R- P* v3 }# f5 _
Allied aircraft losses, H# Y& P7 C" B" _+ y
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed+ ]8 D( o0 c7 [# [
! |# I! y" |& z. ^Allied Ships+ w) T7 `- x- i! ~0 {% o
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
, Q% z1 x! U2 W) U$ p# Q CVL Belleau Wood2 Y* R; K) W. x; z. I! h5 ~$ }% ^
CV Yorktown II2 L3 N2 u+ h" l- f2 M0 R
CV Bunker Hill' ~2 o* W7 W! m3 `
DD Kimberly
1 o( M, e, W) o+ p CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 11 s5 s0 |7 N5 k6 s
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 19 j" U, n6 [, O! H& g0 o
CVL Independence* }, i; F" f3 m) o: }- c; j
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
|) Z, }2 P% b4 V0 q' H CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 15 D% }& B& v$ U
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。* F/ S; l" t. `" l
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