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。3 I" q, U' T$ h: }' _; K. l8 C
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,& K; {+ m+ x$ _- q; I& I* h j
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
: [, R/ F1 E3 R+ TMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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+ E+ r; O% I$ D) @: O8 s. G& YRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% W9 v# @3 z* j; A
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes, n1 v0 F7 W; C0 O5 f' Q$ R1 O
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Japanese aircraft
! m" z) c: N, |* \) R A6M5 Zero x 1478 l7 Y/ ^7 F, B$ g: [: b
B6N2a Jill x 176/ n5 p! B6 F* w3 v
D4Y3 Judy x 24/ P# z+ @, [- x
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft7 Y1 {7 Z8 m, V
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses! j: ^! z, \/ h. v$ D2 c4 }
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed! w0 Y8 X' H( J# o$ P+ R7 q
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
: ~ D: l! s+ { D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
# N% M5 ]2 z3 m5 N+ h% u8 h* I) L. U0 ^ D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak J J+ R. v3 V/ C/ {% w
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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# e3 ^% e8 _. ]3 J& w( qAllied aircraft losses; ^1 J+ L+ h9 f1 M# `4 F' N" e4 Q
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed/ t4 L) U8 a! b! p* S, Q* H
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: V. B, c, o9 a) D. Q( I% w# h CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) S" t `9 s0 I1 \ CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
4 y; k' j9 C E P% @/ ?/ f2 c CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ F4 l( @1 p6 p; l- N
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- d. a& X' Y" j: c# {# I1 M9 L
LST-34 m0 m! x/ P8 u
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% e. w; y8 h9 a
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage u9 N4 N. }7 z0 o3 N/ e. w
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 n9 r% {3 d( i- ]2 p i
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' M; ^8 Z$ p; u1 g3 G5 Q+ e/ a
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 d) V( H$ V9 |5 d LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 M# w+ ?; x9 M; l3 ~3 y: n: w
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 G! N% h4 r# o- p4 r0 `; k {
DE Waterman8 l# \( N0 C- i. S6 v
DD Callaghan$ j% U1 A# M0 K/ R
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) Y( Y- x% Q; m% j
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! y: v7 k8 v Q* e& I; S* T DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 v# `, M" ]: S; Y2 r DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ u& b2 z: O$ C+ m
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 M, `% X: v" u4 p0 d8 P# H) K LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 f8 E: Z5 x6 _! B
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
@0 b/ l: Q; ^* X5 v; S" M$ v DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. y: T" z, V v" [1 _# V/ Y3 A DE Stadtfeld
4 I! _- b% f8 r! b! W DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! z6 H: a. U. T& t/ t ]
DE James E. Craig
& l+ \! c4 u) u# Y: [" ~0 j% f$ Y# D LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# G* R+ G: j6 }& H
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
$ H$ h+ R1 v# } DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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) u( e5 W. \' m6 r) e& }* ^Allied ground losses:" y! f& T! B4 |- ~5 w1 J/ h
210 casualties reported+ l9 l" R3 M, o* g. p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ J5 r; P5 M( ?8 i2 w( y6 ~9 t Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
6 C7 k# \% l; V0 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 _: L0 ~% Y6 q& s0 n: `! m/ q Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)# `" g* H: l: c" g, b
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
P5 R9 c$ z% `; Y1 y# oEstimated time to target is 36 minutes. S G2 a5 j. ~% X
8 Z( ^2 o2 P. L: e2 t+ `Japanese aircraft* I( r# p- O# k6 \( G
A6M5 Zero x 92; Y& P. b3 M3 s; i( c3 e% v, ^# X
N1K1-J George x 264 e k7 M, l# @ V' J. g+ a
N1K2-J George x 251
( \ Y7 ]3 {. x Ki-84r Frank x 148- i$ l, g4 j4 w2 ^
8 h5 S+ k7 w+ b; k5 h3 \- q& GAllied aircraft% ]. {3 h. a5 [' c' ]5 t- C
F6F-3 Hellcat x 761 G" _0 L$ M' P+ R" J# ~( S# v7 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 305 n/ t) O: @7 N/ l
TBM-1C Avenger x 235 r) o4 e" F. b h- X2 V
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Japanese aircraft losses O | A6 f* D* Y0 H# f$ N' ^: l
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! A$ ?8 E, |8 L' @
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
J( ~: i- l2 x8 d5 E- w TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed% c: b' _5 n, N8 ~
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged3 Z! D( L! n2 F5 e- E
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships8 M* R' ^4 C; U3 s/ O* I ]
CVL Chitose, o5 i# P2 e8 f! l% j
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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5 M0 U& C$ K+ h4 k& i2 UJapanese aircraft
4 z. v/ e& l" x( n( m6 R1 X A6M5 Zero x 77
4 n- j7 C! I0 I% ~8 T N1K1-J George x 26
, ^2 E8 R( }, M+ |( }* |' X7 u0 C N1K2-J George x 195
\; H4 q3 b8 y$ M0 @ Ki-84r Frank x 127# N( g. Z$ Z$ V$ O
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Allied aircraft
7 V! Y8 e, m* |1 ~$ \8 t TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses) F6 |+ U; O8 j: ^# \ p$ f/ V
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Allied aircraft losses# d, x( k5 }8 A2 T7 o3 d# r
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed# q; I- I5 o( ^: l( ?$ b
1 K3 G' G" h, ?4 Y& c' URaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 W8 y* M* U2 C' eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 69
. J5 \4 r. d+ v/ v$ g# S6 E3 R7 n N1K1-J George x 26& q) X" [2 H- R6 o' M7 u; y7 H5 i
N1K2-J George x 127+ o: j8 B, L' z/ x
Ki-84r Frank x 914 c7 z& ^' j; o( O* m+ ?/ u) P
0 R" t* \" A; S: sAllied aircraft0 e& }% w/ F, ^
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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F5 o% `! J5 m. w9 ? rAllied aircraft losses
' B. P0 a% X% t SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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% r+ T0 H- e- s: Z( O5 pRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: N. g* Z4 W/ a$ REstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 w# @ C6 R3 _4 k A6M5 Zero x 647 B4 {! m7 f3 l6 w
N1K1-J George x 26
( ], p9 `' ?9 ^* t9 d N1K2-J George x 95
/ S3 Y& h% b0 {6 r" K" g( B0 F$ k4 ] Ki-84r Frank x 72" B; U5 p, @$ S6 Y& k9 a
* {$ y* x# H; c6 k5 @$ P9 jAllied aircraft
/ u# p8 T, h5 J2 n TBF-1 Avenger x 153 I0 Q( ^) q! _! G8 h2 E
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) P9 E3 M, D2 y9 t2 ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; h2 x3 ?& g3 {) |8 {- X) o
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes+ _+ s9 p, _+ i- e; \) e) R/ T' \
6 u( i! I7 C# ?! X3 O. L9 A/ L' M( c# RJapanese aircraft8 y! @% p9 d+ L7 V% R$ F
A6M5 Zero x 57/ Z% h& U9 W% s3 W' {0 M
N1K1-J George x 26
' e1 {( X0 N$ ^ N1K2-J George x 76
) q/ K& P. @! _# A6 B( b Ki-84r Frank x 622 u: w/ }( y0 }
4 U% n8 }# z% u/ Z6 GAllied aircraft
7 }6 k V9 p/ j6 |( N1 e TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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, ^6 m2 M8 r4 A1 ?+ ^/ t; P/ UNo Japanese losses
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4 R; N9 [0 l" ?Allied aircraft losses9 X6 J) d" N: F H' Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed8 B& V) d% z3 Q2 z
6 A9 y1 @- Y, W+ b. o2 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160' t% G$ Z( b7 h" Q# G) a6 J4 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* Q4 N% K, K6 J/ H) |' v
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes7 s- @( O5 J: ] j# ]
3 K( f: H' r. h* @$ b* n5 _Japanese aircraft
; W! n# ?/ \- _5 q9 o: g+ B/ Y/ S A6M5 Zero x 1512 N. B7 Q, d3 B% R
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
$ d1 b, G" H1 i& y( Q' q. G F6F-3 Hellcat x 332 F4 p. r4 B) A+ s
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Japanese aircraft losses8 j, T' H7 h, |
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
; [/ Z# `8 V. U* ` B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged) H) r; ?/ m1 ]+ R0 {% V
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses. F Z( P% s+ d4 Y
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed# B | [" @- h
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Allied Ships& @& w% l6 r+ d. u. W! x
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1: B T( _4 v/ X
CVL Belleau Wood
; h1 L& P* z& A$ N6 X CV Yorktown II
6 q2 l2 U( i# |( K CV Bunker Hill% E/ | B9 K6 e! w. X" G
DD Kimberly: ` |: D! v& d7 B4 B, y6 G
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1" e- G' o2 A: H& B! _$ C. O
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
! @ |6 [# g0 v; s* j* L: b CVL Independence
+ }& I' y+ a8 h Q0 G" A+ m1 n CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ C* K3 X- v% I4 ]2 i: E! w
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 16 b) C6 J2 e# v8 @2 ]; k
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。9 b1 y& O* T3 p8 ?! t5 S# u1 O
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