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 _1 ~3 n- A* N; H# I3 c& O5 \, k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,
( t4 H; d! o6 ?* IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 7 M4 {7 q7 N' L1 \5 G K
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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5 ?: S6 ~( U1 L2 F4 f2 l5 q1 fWeather in hex: Overcast
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8 i) ~7 t. ~" L6 C) o- }$ MRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; i; R( `. s2 iEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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9 o3 j: \& S6 t8 N2 O: ], ^Japanese aircraft
# i: \0 |# x5 w/ x8 Z& _8 U2 i A6M5 Zero x 147. ^1 [$ I1 e/ a' A. |, ^! u X
B6N2a Jill x 176
& o l+ o! a4 O0 s D4Y3 Judy x 24# a# l" A$ t4 }. m% ?+ W
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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: Z9 M0 S$ T! | `% F# P# f) gAllied aircraft. H% H3 f [, r/ |) \+ _5 B+ q- H
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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0 C. {9 U' s/ n5 B+ _5 bJapanese aircraft losses
) _. D7 P& l( Z0 D6 O7 }2 e5 Q" I' \ A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
7 U/ p8 T! m. }$ U/ f+ { B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged1 x4 p1 N" w+ m
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged! {, L' q; U3 _; `
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak" ^$ _2 h0 h& g" N* [' {, S( W
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 y0 l8 W% H9 s/ H# R
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed& `* Q( `. F2 x- C
* i' Q* Y" y e$ F" L1 LAllied Ships
+ V* L3 q1 z' {. w CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 a0 ?; }4 h4 ]: K( m1 ?
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk+ r' ^8 j0 ?* n4 @
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& q, v; }) _6 W" R2 K5 F# m& ^ CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, b, Q/ v* n4 M2 h( h8 {. e
LST-34: n: D4 t- P; J3 M+ B9 j9 p
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 g. `/ N* h* J
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ C4 z* P- J8 T% o8 D$ b8 }
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ e9 ?. R- D6 _1 M& [: ~8 P CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 ` l" L/ |' `) V( G CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! p8 s2 p5 q# T( E" b& p3 j3 x& Z! w LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( @! E0 ~( R9 Z
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 N7 f$ ?: l. S% _ DE Waterman
2 ]! Y9 i- }% u2 X- K4 Z5 \ DD Callaghan9 q# I. J4 \: ]8 f2 C
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 b1 N# J. h5 n! k
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) |. \5 V) a7 }
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: V7 Z, v1 M- @( _6 t0 Z
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- j A5 ?' h& O) e8 C6 _0 J DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 y% {8 b1 D% D" k* _
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 ^5 z! K1 K/ ~ LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* a4 d) ?; N/ h, r
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 I$ d" _# `( g' p DE Stadtfeld
) ~6 a1 S5 L" `+ t/ T DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) ]; C9 l7 [+ A6 Z! J- k$ o- S DE James E. Craig" s2 f* P2 |2 y0 u' ]% p" q3 ?
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; T Z4 i1 r$ h6 _5 I
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk) x/ Y4 r5 j K& Y; j
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# s: i' I" D7 M5 j' I
( H" |3 x/ M0 ]) _1 p( Q& F4 \Allied ground losses:% R8 V3 h: o# o2 M O* ^! T. ?
210 casualties reported" W/ A) t; h2 w0 G. T5 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 |/ H5 p# Y- a: s4 l8 x6 v
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
9 g3 a3 k* m# D7 d! x J. h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& A& Y! g/ ]! F; n1 u9 V8 Y5 P Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
4 ^& i- t' e: v" |% a5 H6 M$ c) F3 TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 k/ ]1 h; l, P& T
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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8 }- T8 R, Y+ @* \7 N+ ^1 C ~Japanese aircraft9 Z. e# V( |: E* a
A6M5 Zero x 92
7 v2 p5 ]& g* c' n" T N1K1-J George x 260 r# E( P1 i7 N
N1K2-J George x 251
/ o9 X8 B( z, m! l Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft
# E" p' W4 C1 }6 _6 x2 j# [ F6F-3 Hellcat x 76% c: |# ~2 q, n0 L% O5 h8 T
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
) L$ \7 E: ~2 Q! }- J TBM-1C Avenger x 231 i7 n4 ^; U% j
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ n: Q. K# a3 X0 C" z7 S5 P N1K1-J George: 1 damaged/ _0 t; G9 x4 q& V& T; n" ~
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Allied aircraft losses
2 t/ A7 k2 W& C. a# M F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
% ^. \4 M% _9 r2 r$ u TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
* l) h! f$ s! ?* B- K1 M% v TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged3 Z3 d. j" y* I. p: c% h
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak' D- @- d9 b( M1 G$ `, u
9 }- ]; j y0 w# j3 ^Japanese Ships; `' a% l5 y- R
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 Y% q/ A: T( t0 m( l
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( T5 U# b0 t+ v; j, D A6M5 Zero x 77
# W( @0 S; T! g6 ^& E N1K1-J George x 26
/ K# ]+ w: Y2 P% ~5 A' C N1K2-J George x 195
8 E7 v/ h$ e% h1 S/ B Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
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5 L* T: w( S) t1 P$ w* |, E& ]No Japanese losses$ ^* [3 E6 A. Q7 A. y
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Allied aircraft losses
4 j1 I7 _/ h# N" O TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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/ J/ T5 }+ N* `+ i# L% eRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- n8 l- O$ j3 f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ x! S( m" {3 N$ \; f# l2 s
A6M5 Zero x 69
6 Y6 a- _2 t: E1 J N1K1-J George x 269 F' g# w6 `& u2 y
N1K2-J George x 1272 k0 h* V* ?: i+ `) H2 ~1 p# M
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft. n; a, m; V; y' e# h; M& x6 ^
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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; p( h2 f9 W H3 B* z2 i: K. u4 p3 CRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 v6 i* Y1 n/ K3 U D
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes, K" x3 `# Y9 m- y% ^
8 m2 r; m1 A$ j* Y8 f+ |Japanese aircraft
! O* K6 d, K3 C& r8 d# e A6M5 Zero x 646 L6 ~3 ` M3 F* t
N1K1-J George x 26) \7 f4 l/ F( Q4 K5 F) q0 A/ x
N1K2-J George x 95
* z/ E$ {. [$ ]" `" h; ^/ O# { Ki-84r Frank x 727 E& k9 u$ F1 q" n# M+ u2 s
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: B. j% J6 D0 r2 c$ J8 j TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, S" j% m1 \1 [3 H3 w+ @
/ J9 j2 [9 v3 [5 ~) pRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& @2 v) F$ y+ H( k" v. iEstimated time to target is 11 minutes4 F0 I8 W- Y5 i6 U/ S+ |
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Japanese aircraft( ~) p% X: d' l3 c# t
A6M5 Zero x 57& @% v: z8 H- R9 a
N1K1-J George x 26
. G6 O" ~5 B# N1 n4 o( @7 H! q N1K2-J George x 76) T6 _4 C0 ?/ ^" S0 b7 s
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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( X/ v) n, O" { TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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7 S! K( V4 Y1 X7 k! ~8 [9 p3 O- lNo Japanese losses7 o, d9 u. e4 g0 F; @& i+ X1 c
" q6 F4 d5 Z2 ]: s- J, EAllied aircraft losses
' x0 {0 i( q2 @+ y% b0 R6 M# s4 k TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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! Y4 m, l# k( w" Q% nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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# c# p) j a, }. DRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& d! @) E# s( K& j3 f8 t
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! p% [5 a8 R! \. K4 h, T
A6M5 Zero x 151
7 a' Q7 D& C' X) J) k9 o B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft" o3 v3 h' N! H; B- J. p8 Q
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
. O- q# W0 E) q5 l2 g: S6 k B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged$ v+ m7 F$ \9 t5 T2 |5 n
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak; H4 \, `9 E4 o
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Allied aircraft losses2 S, @ R9 h$ O* a) _1 ?9 j% B
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed" i' ?" o2 k7 s# a
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Allied Ships
% O/ j+ v7 u# a# {1 m9 D( | CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1% ?+ @9 f B* g/ G
CVL Belleau Wood
5 s1 P, J/ H. u- M( ~8 ` CV Yorktown II
1 ~! D4 u3 |- U$ s4 z! v CV Bunker Hill1 q7 C+ n; }* t6 }. i
DD Kimberly
4 n g8 z# X2 L1 M1 Z( J+ G* { CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
) V+ f0 {" r* K$ o# H* S; { CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1/ l" ]) G4 Y$ l% o$ {' j
CVL Independence
& {$ ?( h& y" i& J CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 a( L" d6 P" g! T CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
' w0 ]! v- J7 d. N' _" K' Q CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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3 w: ]4 I- E6 @6 j1 W+ G! `# H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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