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。# e: U5 G- r$ N$ O' b
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,; R# N9 r9 W, |" }
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 6 n: B+ q) @" U
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ u' z5 n* c! Y+ X; x6 s3 G* H
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes8 D+ {0 g$ T6 x# N+ Z
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Japanese aircraft9 h3 l' Y& i) U1 o
A6M5 Zero x 1472 H2 M$ o5 Z, N6 l( q5 {2 y
B6N2a Jill x 176
& ]1 y; j2 o, _% M$ C# e D4Y3 Judy x 24
. x8 N$ V1 n5 E+ Q5 N D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft2 I9 v% ]- D, L9 u" I3 Q+ U
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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( U6 j U& _. S( B1 UJapanese aircraft losses, X# J; J4 A5 F7 }+ _* K
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
1 F- c2 V e' b- t, u B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
: }8 }9 O/ ^& O& W0 s9 w D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 B' C: S+ {/ M! _
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak/ n) u4 n. P( A9 |. R4 \. B# f3 |% v
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged q/ E( Y3 ~! Y9 ^: p
# x1 N+ v3 R" d9 U7 KAllied aircraft losses |9 g( D5 Q$ l5 {& N/ D9 {
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed8 [7 V/ k% k+ Q' c X- B* Z3 B
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Allied Ships
. y+ _; G6 K9 P) q CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 k; m; a$ n4 X/ p* P7 i Z CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk- L) f5 i* f# u# Z* @
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ B; o( i5 K0 x
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) a/ O+ @4 _0 _( J
LST-34
6 W8 u! r4 |3 M. ^6 Z% }$ Y CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ R, Y" r: V/ I: t+ D& N0 [ CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
" `/ k; e, F! {; C& o/ {' @ CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# t8 d) i* R, ~7 S, f% Z CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 s8 U' R- u5 K' ~7 r0 x/ Q CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 I5 d. W3 o/ \
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: W& s: f" r6 x
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ d; @ ]1 |* e& x+ b9 q DE Waterman
9 o, F/ K5 p6 U5 O# e DD Callaghan8 K: T" d6 _! [* A0 j6 u7 c! m- T
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' K* }+ Z% s+ [. T) ]0 b* @; W# }
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! w L* Y8 k! X; `% _# a5 {- b DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ R$ \5 f: }, t- M4 |5 y DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 ]8 y- Y3 I9 [( z. W+ M { DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire: B) x; I& y# o, {1 e, L
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 B! [' K) Y% v! ?) i" _: M! Z7 P LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 E- j6 `3 R# o a) v# W
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; k o4 A& ~) _6 y
DE Stadtfeld
) Y( l+ s0 R, Z DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) q' u8 x$ c. Y4 k! C DE James E. Craig
" N6 y, ^, v$ g5 Z6 W5 l6 P LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; e+ q$ O1 m: t) s' \: g8 h
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
: V3 l. \( a- d& W4 [ DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 S/ B; _# u, V) ~
9 F! I$ x/ s5 V' L$ R4 iAllied ground losses:
' m2 w( [( A+ p" v" j 210 casualties reported
& o, a2 ~8 S9 H) s9 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- t* P4 i/ H! j R! j: h6 ? K& H
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled7 e: L. a6 Y, b( \- h! B) d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 N2 j+ {; x$ A2 u0 m3 D" D
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
# p# E: t6 z) v0 QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 K: x! g8 j" d! p1 h4 g
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes5 }/ e# ]- _0 H: ~. {9 S
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Japanese aircraft
+ s* T8 m8 I K1 V, |# d/ Q: g x+ C A6M5 Zero x 92. j( f, e! |3 Y, X! R
N1K1-J George x 26: W) t* y) ^8 k1 _9 {
N1K2-J George x 2513 L$ V# h' X, j
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft7 b: C$ V# }& W6 k, k# j p) v8 {0 n% N
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
4 b) P6 u( N2 E TBF-1 Avenger x 30
% f; L- M5 ?$ s: X: s TBM-1C Avenger x 23: O( E6 c5 \; d5 D: V8 Z, j
$ P5 e# W" N1 U, Z: Z' u2 YJapanese aircraft losses
# `- l k9 _1 b4 s! V5 b0 c N1K1-J George: 1 damaged, ]* D! R( i$ L; W4 I3 |/ B
0 u" H( W8 A4 tAllied aircraft losses6 t' w- M! ~- n& p
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
, B8 k, T' ?, H TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed M- Y/ m$ I' n* a9 L
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged9 d+ ^# `8 N9 e7 R* _, k
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* z. ~' `1 P* I* s/ C/ F; H
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CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." P, [( {4 x4 z! l- c+ Q: G7 v- M% S( x
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes/ Z" P d! W/ l2 Y3 a s' j: N
4 w9 P+ \$ s+ _' KJapanese aircraft
2 s& T: X8 W( M0 }9 I6 P0 R6 L% L A6M5 Zero x 772 c- y+ E j& c) h3 M1 J6 x* T4 J
N1K1-J George x 26, ?" Y# ~ x% G' g Y
N1K2-J George x 1952 Z8 e. t' w2 V. U
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft3 p; L! p. a8 Y7 `# L4 }1 }- m, p
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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( E0 Y4 z! \. `+ JNo Japanese losses: i$ E0 `3 s6 q* N# Q
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Allied aircraft losses
# T9 J2 |$ |( k* I8 Z! H) t* p TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed8 |2 O F; F1 `3 B7 s
9 F: S# @' C5 C3 D' bRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 L* W* b! X: UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# F' I, u1 Y& n0 ]& r; b; _Japanese aircraft
' u$ P I9 P0 j1 J! A8 y; f% u- w A6M5 Zero x 69& |+ s: T2 p% O1 L
N1K1-J George x 26
* j7 @: L x$ R) ? N1K2-J George x 127
7 W4 [ d3 ~/ Q- \: O% l: m- J6 e Ki-84r Frank x 91
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. F1 e* j4 g8 F n0 Y6 Z# WAllied aircraft: P- o6 S6 I9 _- x/ _" d
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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Allied aircraft losses
. Z+ i9 B6 t$ E9 a: ?/ a SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed( q" J8 M" D0 u' M4 e4 v- A+ n# Q1 H
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# g9 y9 j6 p* R) ?( vEstimated time to target is 10 minutes* ]1 q& C3 z& n* |/ m9 K# o# B
$ h u2 }6 `) N# r. QJapanese aircraft
- Z0 T' {1 o/ c" }5 ^# a$ Q3 J( Z A6M5 Zero x 64
/ R" Y2 @1 d& L$ I: W& m N1K1-J George x 26
+ G6 F7 S! N7 _ N1K2-J George x 95
8 @6 p0 O' e% F2 y$ O4 l Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft
# }4 Z( t" ?* P TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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+ J- b& x& Y. z' }% w. t4 JNo Japanese losses7 N! k6 ?6 J7 @( H2 G% h
- r& @8 {. a1 b6 Q7 a% |9 C* JAllied aircraft losses
2 i' t; ?' e+ B! J" }% P TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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) b2 Z9 l q- s- G# T2 B6 @Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 }9 p; Q8 m+ y, ?, G
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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2 n! M9 K& G) ` A6M5 Zero x 57
5 R0 F- w- L' \1 M/ F) J) Q N1K1-J George x 26
2 o# [+ [2 S- o& I( r1 \ N1K2-J George x 76) R) P/ `% ^' E% z! j
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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TBF-1 Avenger x 83 Q. J9 V$ N1 q# Z, b+ q
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) Z6 u4 K: H8 T l% Y7 g r
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
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8 g) Z5 h+ f( N U* pRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& N' A$ N% W* P$ I
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes0 c. O/ J4 r$ c7 U
5 g7 v9 {: i+ ~3 f; t7 w" R$ ZJapanese aircraft
# y% q8 u- k' U( g5 x8 X A6M5 Zero x 151" Q$ M/ v) P$ q8 }
B6N2a Jill x 84
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses
& |, C0 M; d/ F: ^, W. B A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed0 u+ [4 n0 C. \
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
: ^' i3 G0 r/ H9 h7 T9 {' ` B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak) [* p' v4 a6 ~) P" Z9 M# F; D* z
1 I V) o& ]$ p7 Y/ y" YAllied aircraft losses
; x: X ?* c2 N* G F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships* g" u5 I! i8 x! V
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 16 z0 ~3 `; s, K1 A& A6 L7 e8 G
CVL Belleau Wood# y3 R/ U2 Z) \ d8 j) {
CV Yorktown II
- A# d( G7 {! q* p# [% s CV Bunker Hill
& s8 E3 l5 n# {( R/ G3 w" c/ U DD Kimberly
" E3 u: Y! ` _+ X U CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1; l" a+ X% ?8 u& U! t' S4 Z# H& b
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1! F l* W; N& F A
CVL Independence
/ [8 e$ e% l7 `/ x CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; f L5 u. U, Z# C: Q# t$ u- I CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
0 {8 k5 K) x; f p CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 20 C( P% m; \. h+ v6 S7 x' 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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