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。
% k2 A5 A1 Y+ u E4 Z' X+ q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,0 N8 s& i& \* c7 M- D5 s
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 6 _" G. t: V0 z0 i2 l# k) [" T9 r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1604 O) v7 T" r$ a' {, j
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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) [: {5 i0 @ b5 T4 L% \! G& i6 rRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. r( U$ K+ P) u% g- C7 ^Estimated time to target is 40 minutes% j! ~, R. }8 @$ F" Y
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Japanese aircraft
6 ^$ t; u9 u w* _: x3 \ A6M5 Zero x 147
6 X* [1 o8 _- z B6N2a Jill x 176
' v1 h5 Y; d% D* Y8 q& A D4Y3 Judy x 24
4 S( b# x8 m) j D4Y4 Judy x 1439 C+ _; {) c8 ?" V
7 V. N8 H* g5 A- n1 B( V" FAllied aircraft8 D$ r/ w! P. n- r0 T* p
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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! n9 Y) s# T# ]) @. k3 FJapanese aircraft losses% K# ]; R1 V- b
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed; m# h8 h/ J) z X, e
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged- {8 E2 _. m5 [' y
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged6 d: @- o$ Z! K2 w' I
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
L, R8 T R `% C6 ] D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged! W8 b) x4 `2 h) p( J
! g( j r. u( A4 P- yAllied aircraft losses1 C' n3 ^) |6 [- {, g5 l- `: p0 Z9 c
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed) S5 t* K0 |" V- \) M4 b
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, ]% R7 y! q" F( ^/ j8 m1 p CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! W1 ~5 [: W; W6 H1 z9 e. N' C+ r CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
; [% R- C+ ] g5 B0 w- g0 z CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, S1 [+ a' K% u) e
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 c' j- h" P5 M( Z* _
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ y' y4 n6 E. l2 f! |. { CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 W8 p( N- P- j
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 w! \8 r1 u+ H3 J- b
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 l0 H e& m0 b/ |' ^
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 S8 |) C/ ^" _) X5 g
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* ~8 Z2 | S% s. Z( Z4 F; a
DE Waterman
6 O3 u8 u1 m, Z8 z- y$ m DD Callaghan
* ]6 J, O' g' m: ]- e. K DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" N4 G9 G" t& e6 s
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 ~ ^* m/ Z9 L DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 }9 y- T! J6 e" i. u( ] DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
B6 ?" P5 u- O! ]+ W* Q* |( S DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
J, K5 b( ?7 I* } LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 V2 S& ^) `/ }6 V4 g5 _. z s5 e LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, l9 `; _0 Y: X0 B: _ DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ P2 Y- A3 Y# E6 r4 n
DE Stadtfeld
/ L# d% l6 B2 B& u& X3 t DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ ?" b8 C) F: Y DE James E. Craig
2 ~7 s' v2 a' ^/ \6 m W+ Y0 d8 r! l LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# U" B# |( `) S
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk+ i1 G& |0 A2 L
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:, \) t1 @# d( u
210 casualties reported
$ R5 ^# \- Z8 }! v( v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 @5 y+ [) m6 g6 E$ Y6 e+ Q' p: F Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled3 D3 S' V, ?% V( ?3 ~" q7 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( |" I! F1 d- {+ C! h& ^& E- _ Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)# H% j; p4 l) b! h- G. @: h- O! V- D5 z
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& R! g* ]2 ^+ X- i9 F
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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; T! }7 V, @5 f$ N4 bJapanese aircraft
3 r* b( z0 L) u; g. e; \ A6M5 Zero x 92' S, Q( l# [* d2 c P+ f4 A% N
N1K1-J George x 26
7 i2 _ \$ X, P+ Y, V9 o N1K2-J George x 251' j0 S& `- z" k5 J& O
Ki-84r Frank x 1485 J, Z+ K0 J2 \8 k' [6 Q
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Allied aircraft
5 ]( l6 J$ ^2 t5 S F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
' Q3 X+ V1 k8 C, l( f TBF-1 Avenger x 30% [9 N) H$ L# P. \ x$ w; L
TBM-1C Avenger x 235 S, p, p5 ?7 A% l' @$ \
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Japanese aircraft losses
. i1 \& O& K4 r N1K1-J George: 1 damaged1 m- ~0 x5 p @& q# W! ^- o
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$ x0 T) k$ l3 T1 _' L5 Z/ q F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed: @; U# [' p5 q" @' ^0 T; V3 A' q4 r
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
1 z9 P7 t1 ^( t1 c- [. `, r) E5 o' E) Z TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged2 d; {/ a; ?( W' P1 x' t- q
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak! K7 i. b# V# w" S; }1 p
/ @& S8 g1 M; ^Japanese Ships
8 u) {* w: ?8 v3 M CVL Chitose
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, g6 q7 Z" Q! MRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* _2 c# R1 d. N/ J H' qEstimated time to target is 32 minutes1 q7 p- N) q J5 p7 U
( E5 B. t! s& {' M! a9 R. @Japanese aircraft) c( J' n3 _" V5 B( z! f( x
A6M5 Zero x 773 l9 U' d- P( {7 k$ y# I
N1K1-J George x 26
! B- g2 B0 c' |9 J7 Y N1K2-J George x 195; t3 I9 D: Y8 p% H/ L. {
Ki-84r Frank x 127. a! Y) s& X" J' I' |; k, w% d, L
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Allied aircraft* Q+ H {0 C* U6 C. Z9 r- g W! q
TBM-1C Avenger x 7( L, n: W. V, m6 r' K: W, D
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No Japanese losses
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) H1 S1 M3 [& j/ C, d7 e. NAllied aircraft losses, t" g4 w4 s9 F6 y% t6 _ w! M
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ S5 |3 R2 K. v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- Y- ^1 g1 Q% Y5 H# s; T A6M5 Zero x 69
* t7 ~! \& v! P+ H N1K1-J George x 26
1 m, N) r) P% J' x0 k: n! W( X N1K2-J George x 1270 I) C& M$ l% C/ V) y0 F* e! j
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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4 x! X' H( L; |1 U5 p1 T1 JAllied aircraft4 a! @2 N" e T/ Z/ \/ K; S+ i
SBD-5 Dauntless x 348 M& a4 d/ G j, i
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No Japanese losses
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$ ^1 i" a5 q: P3 k/ X9 h& v: XAllied aircraft losses
6 O! j! r: @$ d+ _: r. ` SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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. I' D2 @8 f9 A' F3 Z" lRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 P7 s% D: h5 Y0 l( w$ DEstimated time to target is 10 minutes: h& e6 X) b- b- b' J
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Japanese aircraft
* F5 z7 D- C5 l- U4 ~3 i* x A6M5 Zero x 64
5 d0 w* V5 l0 Z& r N1K1-J George x 269 b" m9 d* M" S2 s! M8 `
N1K2-J George x 95
( Z4 d) |' M, d, ^5 N1 O Ki-84r Frank x 72! e6 o8 ^# L4 P# N
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Allied aircraft1 w: N: B# W* C- R
TBF-1 Avenger x 157 a- F# t( I/ t1 ?3 P5 @
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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4 d- ]1 G. z C* d2 E. \Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. f2 P6 d) o1 P) ~% i7 W* j$ d
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes' S8 w+ Z, G9 i
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Japanese aircraft$ U8 ?! E, R# B& H5 M
A6M5 Zero x 57
: `0 U+ C$ d& b) M! p N1K1-J George x 26
& a" S7 H4 r9 B N1K2-J George x 76
3 P, d" A: z6 f3 r Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
+ x' n) p Z' h) G8 \+ \ TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses, W( r+ \; I; l1 G4 c* m% F3 H
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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 rain3 o6 Y6 _: I7 Z2 f
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' d! }8 g7 T& }( ]
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes B: H( t' \" B( Y
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Japanese aircraft8 h# j/ j# k* l: Q
A6M5 Zero x 151) m3 Z! Y- M% o* B4 R0 H0 z% C' E$ E
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft& e: b0 q2 ~1 H4 U7 c
F6F-3 Hellcat x 3322 T$ S9 C6 x0 l/ l& @8 L& z
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ ]4 c5 g* `' I K5 Z$ ^ A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed8 F: o" q6 M$ f$ P$ k6 _# X; d
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
% j" ]$ K0 P5 t! b B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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5 {, U) [1 W3 o6 y' f* aAllied aircraft losses. N# G( I. Z: a7 v0 X( ~5 J
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed! K$ b9 O4 R; g. ~* q5 w
" r) `" X. \# P" n7 v& vAllied Ships6 g5 w: s/ d$ |+ r% z- e' r) o
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 12 h8 q8 {: P, e2 V) e0 I5 l0 A
CVL Belleau Wood4 l) T# H, e- A+ x+ [3 c
CV Yorktown II) A2 [) s6 R* ^6 C) r
CV Bunker Hill
2 y1 I$ T; q, n# O DD Kimberly
& J2 G; x" u! u$ E& X CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
, R4 L9 k3 |6 S CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
- ?) O5 O, M% U" P6 T5 k$ d, p CVL Independence
5 k: H; k1 y: W& m2 \0 A' ~+ T CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' l5 f- u$ K3 T) r# t
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
( C/ _. }2 N, I8 ?5 h CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2& C) L0 Y* l& |- j" w1 B' V2 E
# |8 H- H7 U+ V! |! P$ W2 `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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