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。* p" O$ \ Q1 N3 ^; 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,
; b) M' ]4 }1 D) K" G* ^AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 0 Q5 u( ]/ O" n; y; l
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 m! _$ P G3 `+ Z3 A" ]
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes) r+ q/ a+ ?/ Q0 V
$ Z, @. C: Q! F$ o8 nJapanese aircraft
[. z4 G! J1 l1 N A6M5 Zero x 147
* Y! H+ o/ L. F5 h B6N2a Jill x 176
. j$ j* `6 p, d+ g D4Y3 Judy x 24! F7 ]0 i3 |% w5 S6 D
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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4 e; d% |; b# t0 XAllied aircraft
4 ]! I3 V, W! b% ?0 j F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses3 Z) R1 T1 r1 K+ F1 g+ \+ E1 q
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
; {9 R M* {( j# W" Y5 @. v7 m' e B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged4 x+ p: Z% e8 e& @% q
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 U7 w7 m a8 W& ^1 E9 I0 M D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak. b: T; L9 B( q+ E4 }8 T+ Z! X
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
$ F5 z* Z0 o: d! P F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed4 A4 I3 |/ q; B! k& o
. P4 z3 l2 z5 [: e! a. s6 W5 O# K RAllied Ships3 m8 p0 `2 t! k+ G' p$ p3 Q+ W
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ c1 b: J: L6 h# S3 s" d2 @. i; W CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
3 j5 U- a8 h( ^" R( m CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 [% q; w' T6 x) j+ M4 D5 i CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 E2 U5 _! Z' u# T) v- ]" N8 ~ LST-341 J1 m; |% B o4 I* [2 }' w. H
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
, _6 k& T$ N0 S# p CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) m( q, n' f3 J) w5 C( b CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 D/ Z7 W/ l; h5 ^# G. [
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% {3 A# H P6 h( I4 T CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% ?+ \. A6 B! W LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& H5 {7 `3 S2 B, a7 o2 M! ` DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 l, q' T; |6 c& _! m& Z; |3 s1 } DE Waterman+ A. ~- J5 e2 w* |/ v9 G) l
DD Callaghan
' X# v% k1 x' C1 B8 M7 t DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, f. y: E' [) r! g' v6 x" _ DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ @5 S) C" v" [4 y5 Q3 ]
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 {( X: z6 _# E3 P/ O DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 b+ E+ ?5 x+ i# r" k/ R4 ~: c* |
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ f9 I6 B u+ |) p LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 V M& G/ {& I# H1 L4 C/ r5 a LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. `$ n+ ^* v( B O6 q9 u4 L
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& z# ~; u+ J0 X5 T* S3 @
DE Stadtfeld( t+ d$ T$ M# I( V6 l, w
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
b" ?1 h0 S* p) P7 w( J DE James E. Craig8 K* W* R$ h# ?! D1 P
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& Z2 Y1 H+ G8 w O, c
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk' U8 q! Q! O* R$ a" |
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) t" ^8 }* X0 s' \
3 W7 V1 a: C/ ]0 }4 ZAllied ground losses:* R+ B' I9 M3 {; x. e% W
210 casualties reported
6 I( y0 ~8 U. ~0 m! O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( {! N, C9 @1 U* v* e7 h
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
k; v6 p% o1 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
?3 o9 R( a( N- [+ I( M2 S* b Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)9 C" A5 g% u& F* g& K4 K4 ` \) p
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 b6 u9 i4 X% v) g6 V
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes0 S3 F* K. K& _! G9 D
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Japanese aircraft
4 F+ ~2 ]$ P. n7 f1 y( u5 e. ~ A6M5 Zero x 92; m! \& O, f! r* k
N1K1-J George x 26
& W; P4 Q6 K+ V0 p5 x' Z8 e N1K2-J George x 251
5 ]+ m' ]& @3 ^1 C+ R Ki-84r Frank x 1484 ^1 U" `# ^; G
4 G4 F8 ^! K" eAllied aircraft
5 j' q2 e- f! ?) D F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
, B0 z, o; Y. i9 g3 q( E TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ V( W4 g! m# J/ v3 w8 G
TBM-1C Avenger x 235 d/ W2 P- Y7 w4 M+ a) p$ I! l
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Japanese aircraft losses
! t3 Z/ Q+ z3 r$ E N1K1-J George: 1 damaged4 s" W3 |4 m7 s/ l4 m2 u( m1 _
$ n) U+ x9 G# ?$ {3 w5 l3 yAllied aircraft losses
% z9 u s0 ?1 Y F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed- B) E L) [# A. Z+ Z. }( y
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
6 B# y- a0 g& ?4 S TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ z+ ^; C) X& N( v6 k9 d, L TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak, l5 Q. s! R3 D6 b
% U5 z Z; c# T( z2 IJapanese Ships* J+ C7 x- H" y( U$ P! [
CVL Chitose4 G, t6 L, R+ e) [, X
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 B4 T$ _# J" P3 jEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( j O! ]1 i) _9 W" k& L A6M5 Zero x 772 \! M" {8 m4 U+ x& ]
N1K1-J George x 26) D: {+ g% y9 j
N1K2-J George x 1951 W( `5 [& m+ _% w0 `
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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( q. [+ l: O, [Allied aircraft
5 R: f6 i, m6 k1 \- M; k- k% q TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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7 Q+ A N* {4 b; sNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 ?) I& G7 q( O$ p3 N
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed- @1 }6 X' R: T1 A# X5 K
- y: x l: T8 m4 P# R6 f* PRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, u" s6 j& q* S8 _) Y5 @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; c. U4 n4 `8 J1 C# R
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Japanese aircraft
9 q8 t& l% W. @0 A0 v3 J: T A6M5 Zero x 69
* d3 } w% G4 c- z* A3 Z N1K1-J George x 26/ u# d h# ?. }
N1K2-J George x 127
9 C: e) A5 [3 L0 `& j Ki-84r Frank x 91
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$ R H$ x+ q4 {% LAllied aircraft8 e8 f U a, K- h
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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# i5 Z1 o% l+ G5 I) {4 f# wNo Japanese losses6 t1 [8 r9 `- D6 V
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Allied aircraft losses. _' n. Q0 T" H
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed5 A1 q k4 ^% E$ i5 k% c8 Q2 ?
" m9 L7 r8 U1 {* ^% C4 RRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# J8 ~2 q, x, u8 I6 @9 SEstimated time to target is 10 minutes( i8 E8 `1 O' E
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Japanese aircraft
- L! ^( `; d, r* z% i! a; f A6M5 Zero x 64
5 h Z6 Q c t$ ?6 N8 e# ^# A N1K1-J George x 26
: v, ^" v# b. D5 P N1K2-J George x 95
! u/ m v6 E, ]& s% v* k$ w' ` Ki-84r Frank x 72
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15* g- f8 p7 R3 d
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No Japanese losses% i; p+ Z+ a$ X% m9 B. t
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Allied aircraft losses# m% b( T/ Z- q) ]6 \% j4 ~- w
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed9 u' k5 E F0 c1 C! r
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ m' R. `( @! k7 u
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes; ~* h i- I1 T, M
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Japanese aircraft
) d* P2 }6 n) | A6M5 Zero x 576 G. _( @% z1 y/ w, O. z
N1K1-J George x 26
" E" a+ I3 m8 P N1K2-J George x 76
/ N. H. H9 H1 T: f0 {% ~ Ki-84r Frank x 628 Z1 p# L6 i" o" S
Y1 v( r# w$ ]0 W& J# AAllied aircraft
* f3 g) o; s, B TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 Z6 Q& Y" A7 ^/ n8 O
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed7 b. P( v; t# \$ R6 z$ I+ G, Y3 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 C2 H7 z/ E3 {: ?! X5 @
3 J0 } I' E! F( y1 [# _Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 ^# S7 a/ q7 p6 a2 E6 [6 a! b
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes. G" o! S$ T# ^/ X* v! h
- ?8 _$ X. } ]' u; EJapanese aircraft
1 P5 ^% Y7 W; w2 X/ L A6M5 Zero x 1510 r/ L# a$ W% N% ^
B6N2a Jill x 844 ?. y% A9 J: x$ }
X+ w$ O4 O* GAllied aircraft
+ }1 m: L9 g e0 f5 R5 z F6F-3 Hellcat x 332% C+ Z. l1 ~0 ~, q" k7 K
4 O# W, T M. X# h( N' i2 f, n. f% H& ?Japanese aircraft losses
9 F' a; a; S5 q0 d: S4 j8 d8 h" c% } A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
& G2 b6 R& Y% u$ y6 ^3 p B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged2 N) P" |' t; D; V9 ~
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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) x3 y( m; l* |5 x# h8 _1 W- J F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 H5 e% H& x% \ CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 16 O8 I# Y f" J: L |
CVL Belleau Wood
5 x! d4 G, D, Y- D CV Yorktown II
, P* a; F2 a; ~7 N- \3 f CV Bunker Hill- ?) ?* K2 `1 k2 I/ Y+ k3 w) t t Z
DD Kimberly
) T! o4 W) m: t% U8 ~ CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1. |- u8 x! Y4 I. `0 _0 X8 N# d
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
4 T6 i; i2 c2 f1 N CVL Independence
K( {: k! B& }# u CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 ?. r; ]( N% M# r4 e) h1 B* L CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1+ V) W8 C3 V0 |5 o: r- t j6 n3 B* G
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2; k2 Y2 L9 b& F
4 r/ s' W6 Y! X) _# K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。" @# W& M9 o5 y# `) Z
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