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。
; |) G- i0 O5 \8 M) w- f G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,2 T, D( T1 F1 H5 Z6 j+ Q
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
& K7 A/ G0 J @9 `# {. t5 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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% ^* K8 m: C9 c% K$ U) SWeather in hex: Overcast/ l* H. w% a& ^6 r9 k; p
6 H; @+ V# V5 C0 M6 iRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. _7 v6 a. v, G! p/ w9 c
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes1 q& W# ?2 N. ^/ {. p1 O, y
0 |4 J5 V' c7 A* A; S+ |+ ~Japanese aircraft
2 y' g% e! _* p3 K- }" Z A6M5 Zero x 147
) D1 A( G4 V" `0 R( u0 d2 j B6N2a Jill x 176
+ y; [( Y: U0 |* c# Q3 t* u8 M+ n D4Y3 Judy x 24
" D! M' [8 Q" i1 L/ q Z D4Y4 Judy x 143
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, P* M* P8 H5 c% X4 A' j5 aAllied aircraft! z2 m! `3 ?* l, w9 t& I+ \1 |
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
. e# z) {+ B+ L! C1 d7 p A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
# u2 b& R+ g; i% n( c' D' Q B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
& f9 O$ ?: r8 r# L Y D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# W$ T& t& f& z% p# O
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
% m7 R1 K% o7 I. U# f( ^( | D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged4 \3 z, z X+ W" m* t
[0 ~4 G/ U gAllied aircraft losses
7 q) y4 T9 @3 F" S. W5 A F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships
x2 E0 V" F, `. ]( e; u% L0 @% S8 d+ J CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# O5 C+ x: j2 r+ v" |5 z9 |
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk( d* L0 t/ P) }/ b: e2 C
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( A2 C* R& o+ Z$ j
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 k& w" ~% x& r" H" k LST-34
( ~) m$ ^3 S1 b( p6 Q; C CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 f& A3 x, H# V& q' d t- t CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ~$ U2 G& C N: s7 W& E! ? CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: u: r2 W x, C0 b
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! m( w" ^3 _; n% j4 U
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) E4 U/ w; u/ W# A$ @ LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( l: E! `6 F# f1 K$ j1 _! _+ p DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" Q% _/ T, G4 n
DE Waterman! L3 d; X( _8 K, s0 m/ a' P
DD Callaghan. b4 @. J# C" N& M7 T
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
u9 J* w& I. y& a3 P DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ U5 X/ v/ |* E
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 {) D3 X6 x7 ?1 |0 ?( K DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( S" j- J. i z DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% H9 Q4 X' d5 z" M* B LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' L6 d1 j" e, E C, U- C
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% p& V; \4 ]# A7 Q
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 [/ O/ z# r2 J: s DE Stadtfeld( d& o5 l, P8 X
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( e) F7 h% c* Z H' P& }
DE James E. Craig6 |* K& r3 ?3 C1 @
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 I% i. c! N% x& @ R LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
) C, N) Z9 S& D/ L DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! p+ @4 L, \; g J: ?0 R
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Allied ground losses:
+ e% ?% [1 |& T0 y& S$ b- ~ 210 casualties reported
6 D; K9 H9 W0 w# P! a" r; `6 F, S Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ S) n* w" j0 M4 L% e9 i3 b Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled/ R2 B3 e$ }, A6 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( k- ~5 v8 N3 ] g @) n Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
- y+ K9 b5 |% [. U9 F3 W4 SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( N, m/ @6 s( EEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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& f) u/ Y3 P6 @6 q! ?+ YJapanese aircraft
! p& e3 k0 b. l A6M5 Zero x 92
9 t Q3 Q( n, |" I: t" @. i N1K1-J George x 26
" o1 `" ~# w9 V1 O6 w8 o N1K2-J George x 251- O1 I5 S7 U, n: d6 n
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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: Z, X) B) R( R JAllied aircraft( |" c4 j$ C% G0 N. c4 X3 Q$ u6 U
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
( D2 g( M- t8 S( y TBF-1 Avenger x 30) z+ m2 Q Z/ n a4 Y) u
TBM-1C Avenger x 23; B% M+ D |2 W/ z: X
; B0 n+ ?5 w1 A# nJapanese aircraft losses9 B: m* k, l# L7 ~
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged" ~% b9 A5 \+ q2 D7 w$ l: y
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Allied aircraft losses- D* K- Q. C/ G. F$ w
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
" ]0 J/ C- W1 @% b2 f' u; A TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
F; E) o y3 o O TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 @1 \6 g# b) G" Z8 @- M TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak6 G# _: `& h6 {3 A, q
: n9 y! M' x3 R0 T2 Y# i$ g" @/ V! a# KJapanese Ships
# H" H' D- L- V4 {! E: b4 s) E CVL Chitose
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$ W( u9 W- ^2 H( _! XRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. M) |8 }# v) m, Q( B* m' h
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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# d# }2 F% c1 @Japanese aircraft
, @5 b3 K& {2 n9 d" a5 b: X A6M5 Zero x 774 f/ K/ B8 j/ @9 m' ]* J
N1K1-J George x 26
. J& R) c1 X7 A0 @" g9 }/ R$ F" w2 D N1K2-J George x 195
% p5 v9 Y' A8 U Ki-84r Frank x 127% W0 W& X1 i3 |9 O8 A' V7 Z+ I
, ]5 a; P+ G( n' K* [" C$ QAllied aircraft
- X1 a' u1 s( {1 Z5 W) R& d TBM-1C Avenger x 72 x7 K" _) T' _' t( o$ K' r( w |
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No Japanese losses
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: R4 a8 [0 ?' C, _' EAllied aircraft losses# N9 P6 Z( x! B' \1 G; p0 `) q
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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" D% \1 ?$ E, B. dRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. I# j: [2 R( _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: t# U% C. N0 W2 O) X3 B, @
& n0 J q ^- v! `Japanese aircraft
4 G! W% J; W: J/ x: J, C A6M5 Zero x 69- b' ]; H# Q% _3 p) H$ j
N1K1-J George x 26
) C5 ]9 h! R: I2 l9 U( R' g( _% d$ r N1K2-J George x 127% m0 F0 p' u% k8 M( P
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft+ y) L; Q _. d) [: o' [6 I; P8 |
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34 D/ y, F8 h# |2 L: o
! c7 \: ^% T( w! j1 \No Japanese losses
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# X/ M& V/ G% K& O( e7 i2 gAllied aircraft losses
- I4 v0 D9 l @9 u' x5 _: ~: a0 V3 c SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 X6 m5 K5 g( E5 F6 S% _7 H
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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# V$ k9 u6 q. m( f, S5 sJapanese aircraft
' b7 s# A% i! Q2 D6 a A6M5 Zero x 643 H i8 Y% U3 A$ W9 T) x
N1K1-J George x 26
R) ?6 j+ Z, C0 w) n& V; J& Q N1K2-J George x 95* x2 @4 s" |6 R: b A6 a7 t
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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, |) N) M/ [4 N6 M! k. SAllied aircraft/ K+ A4 O6 O- V# q6 c: P1 X: y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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* R! @9 Y/ B. s: Z" }5 z- k) QNo Japanese losses& W, A( x5 `1 E6 f' ~ J" z) w" ~. \
: G# o/ R! u# o3 h. m5 Y E4 Z) bAllied aircraft losses8 |3 w" H, ^1 `: ^3 Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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! V* N8 E/ C% `. [Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 y9 N8 P; t" E0 XEstimated time to target is 11 minutes7 @1 y6 x1 E+ V& ^9 G7 l7 b- H
5 e) E4 J5 l$ n- o0 @Japanese aircraft
- b1 Q4 a; W$ y/ }6 ]; r A6M5 Zero x 57, m( ~/ w. c4 ^5 {6 U- Q
N1K1-J George x 26
; _0 y: r* l; O, N5 k N1K2-J George x 76
$ ^" b) c0 n* k: K Ki-84r Frank x 625 m( V* H. C8 k @: i* J
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- ]) s- d7 D. V' ^, Z( c+ Q$ q9 y+ f TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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1 j4 B! D9 q4 {) lNo Japanese losses
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% t1 L+ X% a! ^: \# O. o7 ] [Allied aircraft losses% V- ]% h2 J7 _7 W, z9 H/ i
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed8 E. f: C/ O: j7 k6 l! e/ J( c
+ z. v: b1 ^+ \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160, X4 ?6 f9 R: e4 c& _* o
% |. A- y" ]& |; f5 l+ U1 gWeather in hex: Heavy rain- o1 n1 n9 [; \' k4 L& i( R
5 Z2 ]9 n7 R2 t* nRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 c) W- b C7 I4 t8 T
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: v5 h" }$ B: n A6M5 Zero x 151
. H* h7 }% p3 c B6N2a Jill x 84( j7 E2 i9 Y5 u$ I
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Allied aircraft; [' S0 F3 Q- U6 _& `: I
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332, X3 ~" m3 Z0 |
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Japanese aircraft losses2 C1 |- n J4 n$ {
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed, H1 W& X. g1 u6 p! E
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
2 H5 V; F6 ^8 ^4 W; v) A: z* e B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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) W& R$ K! B! `/ KAllied aircraft losses4 ^" m: `2 _" o" X: S. b+ r# p/ W
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed8 V/ | e/ }2 {) `7 X6 S7 Y
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Allied Ships
7 w2 i$ h w% D6 g( E. A CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1% l; H# D' d+ E
CVL Belleau Wood% W0 K3 x, F' z/ j) s1 l, _' }
CV Yorktown II8 D% D* @. C* |0 S: O4 @' `; ?
CV Bunker Hill
3 J& v7 l( P. Q/ F* b DD Kimberly, z( s H5 d6 Y X" ]. _7 P) U
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
! c0 u2 o7 a* L; s4 Z CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
4 f" ~4 F) F |4 x CVL Independence
) z5 T; K8 ^9 G+ Q4 \% ?, ` CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& D3 G; X) D" P/ I6 F CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
3 y1 |5 u: G8 c R CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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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。0 h6 R$ @1 D# I8 F1 z" c
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