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。
, d0 q( k6 q. p5 T; J+ s3 S1 y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,
: G* o. g3 p9 h9 j* _AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 ! h7 y3 s) Y' Y) r$ X9 P$ T
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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$ d' z1 x4 E/ o' k ?' bWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 b W6 @8 q' Y* Y* p; r
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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9 i: d( T) x% V4 t* h6 gJapanese aircraft
0 M0 e# G+ x" C& V+ G e A6M5 Zero x 1474 [& }1 i9 [: Y9 Q' o
B6N2a Jill x 176
: d& Y4 j, G0 p0 S( f D4Y3 Judy x 24
, y% Z6 b+ ~! P$ y+ X$ u$ _7 u D4Y4 Judy x 143
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" E8 M( }8 d/ A: X+ ]2 S F6F-3 Hellcat x 447/ J9 p$ ?* k" D) g: g
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Japanese aircraft losses6 P5 |' @% L0 o4 X
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed' M2 q( t" c8 b+ E
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged3 U: E0 p2 B$ P+ H! J# w
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
* } \' ^+ @- k% |& y* d: V D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
$ |1 G* `3 j" k$ p D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged0 h( R* W; D2 f% v
) U) y* ?7 {, p9 q( e3 `Allied aircraft losses
- |! N9 R+ r0 i- g" l' S# ` F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed+ Z h$ }) ]0 b- c2 T. C# a
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Allied Ships
8 u1 m, z- ]6 y3 e' ]. o CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 W0 `2 X# H* |- t$ z
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ Z# r2 R7 G9 L2 i4 `2 o. Q
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& u, c, B+ D, Z$ m; H- H" q8 V" ] CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' v9 S8 d6 Y; z7 e& O& X2 `) F
LST-34+ x% F" V+ c/ I) a; r
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( h6 E7 \+ M5 ^# V2 Q+ M8 I# a CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. r7 u5 h. l0 N0 \$ y j3 z
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ @3 @( q! c/ W$ g+ s5 s. N CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' K. g! H2 B$ C% t1 i CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ U& C! d: _$ D- B7 {2 \) z2 p* }( {
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 `9 U2 t$ l. K+ R; T
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ ]; [& w3 O( C! a* m) T% B DE Waterman. f' A+ ^) U. e! n/ V# i
DD Callaghan$ |/ i3 { k+ h1 y* ]- }5 p
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Z* v, \1 B: F) @2 U2 K/ x
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 `. \* B" Z3 e' L) Q DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! ]$ h( u; r/ I& A% k) w3 n8 ~ DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk H% M4 X3 n3 j/ T
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 R) R/ [6 \) v3 Y# `2 s+ L9 \. B! } LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% T9 z* h9 u$ m3 K2 p
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! `3 k) t) z5 L$ U$ F. k
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# d) p1 u: G* [: Y7 c DE Stadtfeld
: c* ]: ?6 r* D$ C% t x- [" k$ ~6 w DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 n" j/ `! s% e) z. Q4 D
DE James E. Craig7 q+ U: z6 L) I7 B% @% o! e
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# M" B2 W j0 f0 G3 M$ P7 C
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
/ ]$ N8 t$ i( d4 O DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
" [9 F: a: F6 P9 F 210 casualties reported" O; d: j7 L _! I3 D- P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; s% q0 X& ?+ Q! r$ w c. M Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
4 M- \% i" {( Z+ P9 C0 j- u8 K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ]& t. Q! p, e! p5 J1 L: w0 U; Z: J
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
0 [, A& U1 g2 w: Y1 _% g* |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 K4 s" \% s1 E5 gEstimated time to target is 36 minutes* a: P/ U- R2 ^8 Q: b0 s
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E$ S- X2 U, u2 e A6M5 Zero x 92 l# V a3 l+ |" e) x# M+ K6 l
N1K1-J George x 26. ]3 Y4 n$ q+ P7 f% |/ _
N1K2-J George x 251
' f9 D! s& v& \ Z, Z b Ki-84r Frank x 148
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" T- P o; u# F$ C1 {4 {6 gAllied aircraft
3 k( E5 X8 H0 h F6F-3 Hellcat x 76# Q( Z" ?7 ^: L" a8 u
TBF-1 Avenger x 30' d) U" [" H, e8 [5 h+ k, U
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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8 n0 s! a3 h+ J0 PJapanese aircraft losses9 M/ k8 V6 _! z; }) R: N
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged" N0 h+ O" l- [& ^5 N0 _, z1 J; G
k% h( I7 w8 s4 c7 b/ u EAllied aircraft losses
) M; |* `0 f0 ]6 I3 a2 K F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
3 }, @; A3 t; k4 H6 F# J TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed; U! E$ m6 r/ a" m( C' E
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
- G6 {# r* h- c6 w! \+ S8 Z; @4 p TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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CVL Chitose) Q) W, X: @( a8 }7 i. B; Q+ L
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 B- O* L7 V5 H* |" f( m0 Q+ V
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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+ H8 m6 m" o. LJapanese aircraft
" y, ?7 w9 n( x2 `, \% ~5 c$ x A6M5 Zero x 77
7 b& t0 \$ H b& n N1K1-J George x 26
% ~. J5 w9 ?, y7 `# x7 ]0 A7 t c N1K2-J George x 195
8 H8 z) Y% z- i/ q# I% z* Z Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
7 T, Y( Q3 Y) e3 I TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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6 m, I2 M5 R& s# G+ c. A TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed b% `3 c* n7 U8 `
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 T4 t$ n" M |- B Z1 Y- T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 69( x. Z2 b) \5 ?) y# ~4 d
N1K1-J George x 26- F# I6 y+ ^: ]- }& _' V+ U) D
N1K2-J George x 1279 n6 `& N' S7 n/ t* o: ^$ V
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
! A) }8 d. o3 j# C& a SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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4 p& M# |7 x, T6 I SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed4 c* k5 G: F/ q, P+ X* x# [
) q. a2 t! ], P; B! i# q: GRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) I9 R: G7 z# i" y0 Z/ K. V5 m5 e" E2 vEstimated time to target is 10 minutes. @$ [. f. [7 D
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A6M5 Zero x 64+ k- [% ~8 s/ U, J
N1K1-J George x 26
+ T1 A( a/ t2 `( h) s N1K2-J George x 959 a* r7 T( x9 w3 g/ K
Ki-84r Frank x 72/ F& E( c. w* r
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 u* p' C8 {; V5 }# S' J TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed% R6 A d& r" O/ g: ~) s4 V9 E
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 i( L9 o# |9 l' L6 e4 |
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, A' `- N6 y+ ?2 T, [ A6M5 Zero x 57
; W: R( r5 U5 L! ~( l N1K1-J George x 26
* O" V K# P( \5 R N1K2-J George x 76
6 Y [ R- S7 m Ki-84r Frank x 62. U9 M7 ?. B+ o$ b5 Z
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TBF-1 Avenger x 85 I4 D8 _, I0 v% w
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No Japanese losses/ X8 ^6 @* S S8 ]1 _- ~
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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; T4 m3 a- ?* S, N0 [3 \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.
4 ?% J4 f; z+ C5 Q( ]Estimated time to target is 37 minutes0 T3 @+ X; C- W$ \- i
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* V. f8 k' n( o+ n A6M5 Zero x 151
! Y) P4 r# X# z' e4 j B6N2a Jill x 843 z- `: z6 @& P
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. L& X! k4 Q+ N# E- b; J. Q2 [' O F6F-3 Hellcat x 332( \1 J- z" i' j, F8 e6 @
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed0 j9 x8 U) Y6 P2 e1 ~- Y2 ~: A- D
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
2 S+ r: n. I# W, G: F! K U B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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v. \) \0 a, L F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, l0 q% K- _6 [$ Z# `3 S: }& l& W CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
- S& s* F; A/ D8 X6 O" e X CVL Belleau Wood( Q. z* j5 O3 n7 ]/ Q
CV Yorktown II
$ X' Q( M6 P/ d' E! g2 d CV Bunker Hill
8 d8 E+ q5 W$ |" C DD Kimberly
6 I3 K6 e0 i- g$ L8 U CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
* d* z) o* F- }0 N CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 11 b, d C. ?: s% Y8 ^
CVL Independence! r0 S( K# U e
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 s8 T" K# Y1 j+ s" G( _. L
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
- T5 W7 F6 A F' A/ T( | CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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2 Q/ a$ w1 _' ^& I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。* b, e5 ? M( t* V2 S
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