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。: n+ i0 W+ y5 ?. H
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,6 E% I7 }* f( i. Q+ ?3 V
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 , C4 i7 ]( X( X* z1 b
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1606 A. I: l# g7 S) z4 ^4 ?" k3 ^
1 s z% d8 H6 A5 q5 Y1 v
Weather in hex: Overcast
8 J; V% F& W; d' n9 ~) H* i! W* z3 R3 K4 n2 b% e/ b
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, ~/ ~5 y8 S7 s' N. j. U3 l( ]: sEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
& X5 _3 h- f% o: c! U' @
! Z; ~ }7 P* E" J2 A: }) ~Japanese aircraft3 s; g' C/ x+ U2 b( Y; Q, I
A6M5 Zero x 147
; D2 V, g9 I& y; p5 Q$ r1 t5 R$ O B6N2a Jill x 1767 v# A' H. t1 j5 c9 m
D4Y3 Judy x 24
7 H* \2 i5 h1 L1 J, J: u7 z D4Y4 Judy x 143
) E7 u) X6 F6 Z; U6 ], k( m* ]) B0 N. [2 }0 A( _5 q, c- ?; J3 c
Allied aircraft
* Z( M! j* B1 x# M, x9 o F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
: I2 B' o' P. y! [
; k" h1 U' D7 C0 J8 L1 H! iJapanese aircraft losses
& L: w; u4 [$ A7 Q A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed& _8 j N. D& L" q2 J$ B. P, \: s
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
5 `0 n, m% W+ q2 s( K$ R D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
' ?" d7 V7 b) \+ { D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
3 }4 O* y9 b/ W% X; j; `: h D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged: s o) t' R$ v' r) d7 W1 d
* i( x) ]2 B; R9 x2 D s qAllied aircraft losses
O, I2 c; R2 e3 D' p F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
! o% x* j1 ]" C: L- Y- a
3 w8 v6 H5 }& {/ H) tAllied Ships8 g0 j* T9 f: h6 ?
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# G* ~' E. h& o CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
/ Y* j# y" H8 T, ` CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 A7 F. G8 }9 ]8 v( M CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ R9 S* P7 _' E' |& i! V, n LST-34
) J8 U: }* W+ K4 \# H+ j- Y; @4 s CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 E h; z# R) m. a* k! T- q& X% k CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage8 g1 ^$ Y T' P& R
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 k6 G: K$ n- A& C/ X/ @' K! `( r
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; E8 q( e5 o1 H7 u7 v
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% H8 `, y- K3 c+ m0 Y
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 [6 |' M3 H9 j- l8 U4 b DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. C3 ]) a2 z. N, _( F" Q# f) x
DE Waterman5 F. @# q) _ t! a) J
DD Callaghan
! ?& @& @8 _! u DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ R3 d/ Q* g5 [" S# U1 s0 h6 r. R DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 W# k* ? F6 A8 N3 ?7 c6 p DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' B" D* [& C ?+ D' i DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ S: W- Y- u+ q+ }/ ]
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire' e" M5 b1 H5 A" r" Z
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 S5 v( s/ ]) |: o& u' C$ l LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. y1 |, M; I% _! o' m, l. s DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 T+ l$ K' H: ` DE Stadtfeld- P) R4 A# N ~2 @
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, L4 C3 q/ B: }6 O
DE James E. Craig
! p- y2 k# q9 e* ? LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! K$ W7 d9 L- w* h: w# q3 v LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk* K1 t& b8 o; m) Q% z2 b3 N
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires( i& D, e' k( S# d$ i
7 E! W2 x, @, H- G1 J7 c% I5 ^* tAllied ground losses:
0 N H/ r p/ ] 210 casualties reported
8 Y+ p( u5 a7 K" V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( p7 n6 b7 F! G Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled4 b+ m, W+ x% r" |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 \4 e( c) T$ S* L8 o! v Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 y! t/ o; g4 M K- M, M5 L( U
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. E$ ? C' R+ ~) ~& ]1 [Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
- b* k4 x' o# g- Y+ t$ m' \& I2 C
& \- R5 Q& }! |0 L/ [Japanese aircraft2 M2 O0 R1 T' U$ C! w, W8 t
A6M5 Zero x 92/ g, S+ b; f' L
N1K1-J George x 263 X5 m D! u5 P( ~
N1K2-J George x 251
# _8 l% `) D. Y% u5 h- V Ki-84r Frank x 148
_5 Z, W2 A- A9 B4 [8 ?. M
/ G* O2 G- r. F0 KAllied aircraft
- D% k3 [" X! P1 ^ F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
$ \9 o5 ]! s+ n9 h& Y3 C8 b TBF-1 Avenger x 30
. k- F1 J3 c0 {; E7 g TBM-1C Avenger x 23, V) P& k; Y* E3 R( Q
* M. ^& P2 A. C: s8 o4 N8 DJapanese aircraft losses: f6 g# H3 T; U1 I; }+ Z
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged% o' z, q1 t& G* D" m( v( U( R
& I3 ` |9 `' S6 k1 X/ R- ^9 ^Allied aircraft losses+ A6 S. S6 m$ F( W* z; f8 L
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
% e5 v3 u$ m5 U2 H6 n2 ^5 d8 u TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed( W5 X' I9 _' s; a J9 X# p v
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 a# `( F7 D3 ~ TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak: \% C6 F/ S& g# E S2 x
" r3 i; q, U* M( f& v, V- X( h' Q
Japanese Ships
, j. V5 F: X8 G m" @ CVL Chitose2 }, u5 X8 z) r0 e4 P+ p7 G0 Z
& I( e; E' ?: `& W! G; f6 t3 |: x, F% c6 a% ]5 C% W& x6 b" U
Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% D, M! b2 ^0 PEstimated time to target is 32 minutes+ m: O4 O3 k4 H5 j8 ]& E
- g6 V( B1 W/ F8 b2 u& s6 T# W
Japanese aircraft
2 i1 D' p( Q" v! }" k g A6M5 Zero x 771 G/ Q. B( e' R3 x7 W4 v
N1K1-J George x 26- @( |& z" |0 ?( ]2 I
N1K2-J George x 195
9 g. m' H2 e$ h1 E- U Ki-84r Frank x 127( _( s5 X4 t9 i6 F3 I/ P% Y
, f- U. _( F! A ^1 T t0 ?$ q2 GAllied aircraft0 U: H: y% @6 V/ ~6 l
TBM-1C Avenger x 7! X) R7 z/ u$ w# o, v1 D) I4 s
) z) P9 m; m9 k0 uNo Japanese losses, u, R# d& X5 c& ~ Y
; Z& K) j8 O8 _Allied aircraft losses0 o8 f- ], |7 Z! G: K' R
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed6 c" L$ g' M% H$ X1 b
! U& Q( h1 g- S& ] p9 mRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Q; n% ^* F$ tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* m j; A0 K" F4 L0 j% _
+ L" A! Q& z7 uJapanese aircraft- {7 ]+ f0 k8 @) H& s7 |
A6M5 Zero x 69
9 d: H, I" q- j: ~6 \ N1K1-J George x 26) a/ S% \& T: ?" D/ M s
N1K2-J George x 127. \+ d7 j1 \2 Y/ P# i
Ki-84r Frank x 91( g1 ^! L |! z+ {
( i# X3 H" j1 ?& P9 b1 e, Z0 [Allied aircraft; P/ D0 t- {& F* Y& b
SBD-5 Dauntless x 345 a- ?8 k3 @- B7 V. }1 z
& x- [: k# ~. ]0 S! q0 mNo Japanese losses2 [0 p7 X" x6 @: D9 H: @
; j/ B- S. j: _# L
Allied aircraft losses# Z) }" n- G$ u7 |/ S+ N
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed4 u6 V" w1 T- ~+ `+ I# z
/ [; Q6 M' a& \$ m) e, X, f2 pRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 O7 D# v- }/ |8 c. v" \5 PEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
. ^" G+ @ U2 l+ A8 @) p1 o: A+ ^, d6 B# X! N6 n! E/ v7 U- f' \
Japanese aircraft
0 ?% J# |$ J3 y6 G5 n# l- C2 E A6M5 Zero x 64
6 |( X# O( L9 R N1K1-J George x 26
' v; Y' D/ D$ Z! g$ U N1K2-J George x 955 b) S8 J1 g5 ]$ }) L( l+ s0 n7 C% M
Ki-84r Frank x 72# Q/ x( L& o3 E" Z# W
% ~/ }( `. h7 J9 b2 |
Allied aircraft6 t# [" j3 u/ V* N3 W" _0 n$ ^( X
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
4 ?- j1 F7 ]2 U0 q1 o X2 Q* }) g6 ]
No Japanese losses" U8 I `$ {( G! v7 _
: u8 S6 D$ V7 o$ f! W
Allied aircraft losses
" C6 z3 B0 R7 B4 u9 l" ? TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed' r# l% R! R2 f! f+ v6 \% H5 ^
! a2 ~$ j. h9 c4 e5 @Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ b2 Q' m' P0 q# F# s6 ]" \, H4 w
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
1 S L$ S6 E! K8 u& o: t. \% m- q. P3 n9 ]5 W- v2 Y+ w
Japanese aircraft
1 |) W+ Y* r7 S2 [' e$ C# \ A6M5 Zero x 574 v. E$ I7 a0 ? a5 t/ M' G4 X
N1K1-J George x 267 e- O+ G! r; f
N1K2-J George x 76# r0 H3 A$ y+ j9 V
Ki-84r Frank x 62
7 y1 h t" V. E6 U% ]+ P9 v5 N. O
, Q3 o. y" o; s' T- tAllied aircraft
! S I, h* \" w# p& K3 E1 U$ a TBF-1 Avenger x 8
9 m- F4 Q3 E+ H, H! u7 {
& H0 I) W9 d: P, I6 r LNo Japanese losses" q- f! q: I6 |* D1 e
: p7 n! ]# E9 E8 l0 i, b. i' [9 _Allied aircraft losses
" W3 z) y6 E* t6 i2 B" m TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed+ ~% |4 F$ u, p
& _6 V& r+ u! i* z* _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1601 h8 M9 a# _# [! _
0 f/ S+ k) i. t0 w# u6 O2 G# x- LWeather in hex: Heavy rain
$ B2 d4 M- P( c/ a
. K9 A8 D' z1 S* QRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 ^- [+ Y9 t: d- M- G
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
" q* N1 S4 }, ~" T% ~: s+ U0 F2 l! |' _% s! I8 `
Japanese aircraft$ c1 e g3 r0 z
A6M5 Zero x 151" T0 \+ C& p2 @4 i9 C" w
B6N2a Jill x 84. O4 t+ u7 {5 a$ b% b9 p' [2 ^9 i
5 N q! l: [+ D; d' `
Allied aircraft
! J7 ?( s7 t/ Y" C# z5 K# }0 m/ T F6F-3 Hellcat x 3328 a- X! C' N( {; j8 E, X" G
2 u1 |" ?8 x& z; U0 |
Japanese aircraft losses
9 s& |8 I; }8 _; a% ^! s) l A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
: J" j4 e% p" r- s e/ _3 q B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
6 e1 K6 C u/ Q# P4 ~ B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
, w* s0 Y% o' N% p: q
) w/ M3 M2 r& r+ LAllied aircraft losses
' c" \6 E) w; w( \ F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
, W: Y+ }6 O) m) h3 ]" a' a) W0 j& V9 f( \& c& l' V1 Y8 P6 q
Allied Ships* O+ z- G/ L2 Q
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1* B- G4 i6 T N
CVL Belleau Wood/ o p) p+ [2 g) m
CV Yorktown II Z! Q7 A' d5 E2 K
CV Bunker Hill
, \0 y' |( {5 \. ]) D& r6 a7 } DD Kimberly
& Q b+ m4 L9 K7 K- |/ S CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 16 j# l( V. j! J9 A' A/ j8 s7 B
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
! k ^$ y4 i3 e CVL Independence) O( ]9 ]9 B6 I4 _
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 g# l" k7 C( w. Y8 ], C
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
6 g) _6 P. E& l5 Z! f, M CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2/ |! _: r+ F5 W1 P1 E
1 J2 J" ^1 q* O( b6 Q6 [+ y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。! k% \0 l% o' }# H
|