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。7 L" C1 o1 u. |( C& N
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,
& ?! R8 e/ N* h" w$ k' f" ~5 PAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
/ j' i L& T( n4 T8 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 H" H7 O) F6 K$ O6 `! d
& L; O# g7 H& H! ^$ z: PWeather in hex: Overcast9 P3 ]+ x2 C5 z5 I
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: s+ \3 n8 k: `Estimated time to target is 40 minutes$ K6 a2 m- D) Y
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Japanese aircraft
# i: z U- _9 M A6M5 Zero x 147
6 r& t+ @( H: Q6 S: S7 ^( Z B6N2a Jill x 176
9 `) I. t( M' m- f; n$ p D4Y3 Judy x 244 r( `/ M/ V' `& W7 a
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
J9 t' u) W! M* p% C5 {. g+ p F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 S5 o) A+ U7 ?5 [$ o/ j A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed2 A3 o8 H {4 R9 o3 A5 a% b
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
+ k7 z- L+ g8 w# v! m D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
. ?/ \8 ]; @ ~: N0 @ D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak1 U2 N+ d$ T$ m7 U. H% l3 u
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged: C$ s. `: v- a# h8 j
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Allied aircraft losses0 ~5 g4 n" A* O2 t6 h, v- c% T8 p
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships2 Z3 F; G0 J! [. Z d( m' I
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 ], N0 W# d: p CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
3 @" S o$ [! @- Z CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. R1 G6 H3 o6 u; ^* V9 V
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% [+ J c) F$ S2 U2 K
LST-34
; L. _9 Z! R9 q CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. e6 d2 ]' l& n
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ y$ o) J9 A5 q, q8 x
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ J+ N9 U! ]/ r l1 b6 _! X CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( G% `. w C) a9 R7 z CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* M: ^; Z. i0 T
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# }/ Z) s" l4 g0 X; l% c9 [; I2 b- x
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& u7 g* F1 Z) ^6 g* X! a DE Waterman
! Z$ u! @- [2 m9 f) L( ^6 U DD Callaghan3 F# X" e R! R) A# r! U: T! ]
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) o/ Z. G- C" i1 L$ q/ @
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# m6 v, P* G% b+ X J4 i: L+ n DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 i! N8 a4 u/ d3 u) W+ y
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% `+ n [# J w DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire- g& j0 L. @# V, J
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 A) j8 a. ?' V4 m' T3 o0 P
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' F# v# i! N2 {' P, y4 i: b$ K
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% |# ]' |% F3 M$ C2 R. c: p. D( h. K) ] DE Stadtfeld
" D, f7 f4 T* n$ u) x( L F DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! g$ o! _, G; m+ f1 @8 m" c1 u( Z DE James E. Craig# k" p' q" J- O: t# ^& p: d
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ g8 l. M- x- w h7 n8 o8 @, m LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk: m3 |. G1 Y5 a) m7 @# k* j
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 w9 J/ M3 @3 |6 J5 ` W( w/ z
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Allied ground losses: u8 r+ E! y8 s: E- m: t
210 casualties reported
$ _7 Q$ \4 c0 w+ O, G: b+ z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
v: e6 d$ m. c4 { Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
' n# S% Q/ ]2 K0 w+ H- X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; b7 s+ o; `0 m$ r+ r/ z1 g
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
4 Q- U) c8 e2 N2 C; y% H/ DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 `- n" L/ t# d1 U$ B
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes3 a# I7 S$ k9 C/ e9 j
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Japanese aircraft
! F1 b8 }1 K1 J! P T A6M5 Zero x 92
0 b+ F6 x& a9 p; E. P9 N# V N1K1-J George x 26
& C% J- o& b6 b2 C5 J5 m* N N1K2-J George x 251' r$ ~5 {% {7 A5 r5 R
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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_* @8 \$ y4 x; ]4 nAllied aircraft4 i8 B! `, V3 |6 ]$ ~( b
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
7 h8 W8 v! x# {8 J! j TBF-1 Avenger x 30
) I4 Q! O# d3 H; a TBM-1C Avenger x 235 x8 W- c- N" x A! |; a
. E, M( u9 e9 L4 m& W0 ~Japanese aircraft losses
! I8 Y/ I7 y; B0 t9 E* J& Q M* ] N1K1-J George: 1 damaged4 p. G" J" v0 x: x6 r- n @( O4 w
O# k1 b- ~7 u+ L) ?6 dAllied aircraft losses
) a7 T6 m( T8 R F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed% X$ i4 |0 o% i1 i5 [
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
: Z4 G* t, [! h6 |3 [% v TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged c8 E+ V0 t) C7 e" B" @
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak5 c5 ^5 J' x" ~0 H, I
5 I( K; \% @3 R& GJapanese Ships
P" k+ O4 C. u: C- d CVL Chitose! F4 [/ N+ x- H$ q: {2 u/ v
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- t' Q& ~7 x( m# R3 j1 @' mEstimated time to target is 32 minutes4 F$ d' t, g: S+ F3 x9 b* K
. r }. {# O/ v4 X1 Q& { n/ i0 V0 ]Japanese aircraft
" t' }4 u9 A0 E0 o+ X A6M5 Zero x 771 \; Y8 j/ Z- @( Y% D, j: S) W$ l
N1K1-J George x 26
' l- G+ V6 G! y5 G N1K2-J George x 195
$ v9 Z7 G3 ~; y- K# d0 [ Ki-84r Frank x 127
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/ B" H; B- U$ l. T$ JAllied aircraft l. x' z* W/ ^1 D! U/ C
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses X" R$ u7 e- w. b
* C: o' m7 c# K$ iAllied aircraft losses- [" b8 A* c. c7 A. t5 \! }1 j/ F: O
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed" ]* }5 @- D: @# x, H# I' y* C
* S& w9 I! x' U4 zRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* e4 r( y6 D' x, V; `4 _6 B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% H3 ?: y) V9 s$ k1 iJapanese aircraft- S) C9 @' z, W3 h6 }: W2 K
A6M5 Zero x 69% H, N! O8 e7 s
N1K1-J George x 26
) x) R' \ Z) P. q$ @! H/ q N1K2-J George x 1277 t0 Y- _: M% h& u3 g" E( s! {
Ki-84r Frank x 916 X4 Q; s6 N. g, E" C9 ]( Q- { z
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Allied aircraft
+ b e9 [; u9 D SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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$ `( u: T- ?* Q! u* M/ pAllied aircraft losses
) j+ ~: v5 l% v/ G SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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' @( u0 h# `7 e% VRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ m* Y+ ?4 X* SEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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3 r9 P& ?4 N' c* G9 j, J5 S A6M5 Zero x 64
+ e2 X. @" p3 g3 J N1K1-J George x 26
, j5 F8 A% N6 I" ^+ ?+ v N1K2-J George x 959 @+ k1 T1 ^# O0 J4 u% Z* i
Ki-84r Frank x 72) J% }7 j, m! { D$ h, h
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Allied aircraft& y) a' n5 ?5 E( N0 p5 S" A$ C
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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2 P' r3 c" u& n4 QAllied aircraft losses* _& F- J3 w% f2 @$ Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed1 g% L7 k) T# h( b s% Q4 o, _8 a
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 A2 Z+ W; Q3 L4 @9 @) Z) F; _9 ZEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 A1 C& u! E7 c: w( A A6M5 Zero x 57" l1 S8 E/ v. j# }+ `# m5 R, R/ a
N1K1-J George x 26
# w, I- }3 E6 W1 e; P" Q N1K2-J George x 764 Z- |& p' k6 q2 V% y
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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" q; a0 y" [9 m, x; yAllied aircraft
! R7 a9 V& s' K: n! T7 @ TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
# Y5 _2 u- x5 ]) m* u; c4 N5 N TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! h- O# Q# U1 Y) q
' V8 N# U, e; z8 p, FRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. B5 d4 e8 Q& c1 i7 R% D/ _8 ^Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% p y- b; S: p: r
A6M5 Zero x 151. O0 I) M/ l2 v4 k" _6 e
B6N2a Jill x 84: \- n0 r' s- B
' Q! [( f4 T$ U& m% Z# D7 CAllied aircraft
' T0 w9 l0 o2 r2 w F6F-3 Hellcat x 3329 \ G' l8 M1 F
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 @1 {6 r" I$ y4 W P, T5 ]. X' G A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
" P+ I( t, _5 W" D% e6 E u B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
8 `& ^ k. g; Q" i0 ?+ m6 Z% a, z B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak2 D+ [2 A6 O( l
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Allied aircraft losses
6 ^: q9 {& W! s/ k8 C0 D, b% E$ X F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 s7 p- \, i" h5 q& {1 b* J( [" y) j; [ CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 10 Z2 z! s: `0 U0 r$ R$ w* [1 N6 N
CVL Belleau Wood
1 I ^4 X z' m! M6 w; C. ?! i0 M CV Yorktown II) ?: o4 l, R' P- c/ w
CV Bunker Hill/ g% R* E) Z+ J1 T& Q
DD Kimberly- b* C/ h, P! y
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
1 v& w9 X. s& H+ h$ u CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 19 x* t6 ~4 a+ c6 u! F
CVL Independence
5 x/ Q7 {- b5 S& W8 X' G CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, ]) b) K- z% n/ K- j+ m CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1( b y& \, V* e
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 22 M1 v8 c- r4 ?* a' J, T% s
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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。
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