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。+ ~, v4 g( H& ~5 Y- {5 W& j
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,1 l; q, d) B# P3 L; t
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 % P) K6 n8 j/ y
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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8 ~* l0 K/ o4 Y! N+ n" F }' DRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- h0 u" V; G3 r Y& pEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft W# R _- f: r4 ?; `1 d H [* D; n
A6M5 Zero x 1479 e4 m2 D2 K- j2 R ^
B6N2a Jill x 176
( E1 f) D0 R/ l. i/ Z0 V' D0 j7 x0 w# c+ u D4Y3 Judy x 244 Z' b5 C, b; U7 a( r+ X
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
) Z/ D# {, D: u1 _6 V6 \& h t F6F-3 Hellcat x 447" U9 h9 ~4 c! o u1 d6 \8 L$ v: c
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Japanese aircraft losses
, p- z) d9 Y7 _7 S- I1 Y* n0 y4 h U A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
w2 ?0 v1 Q3 A/ v Y. w B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
0 M( |# C9 C' i" {8 e8 N; b D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 r2 ?4 i h: t8 q) Q D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
3 e9 D0 k: v- i, {9 J* B D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged8 Q2 j6 T) g5 h0 v. L+ ~
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Allied aircraft losses
9 \0 h* Y2 o5 Q! k8 M8 U8 R4 t F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed e) U6 Q4 t2 U4 U/ D% U$ g
( w+ N/ p$ O' M8 ~, XAllied Ships' X7 m8 L! {/ X
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* z6 }# S7 q/ D- A
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
* b9 X: _- |% Z4 I& B$ M CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: G& C5 F, a0 i CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ B: |6 s0 d% L LST-34
: c& i$ S$ j# O6 k: @; B1 l; Q CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage N/ o: A) s: \
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 Q0 ~- W- K: ~2 d5 x Q CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 E* y/ C7 j$ h) _; `) K1 E
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 r# h! v# x3 X CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 _6 t! z6 e2 w) D2 ]) n0 l% V LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 r6 S$ z% V' V( N4 N DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 q( I/ m. o& Z) [ DE Waterman2 J1 g8 z' ]% ]4 s# t# m# v/ B
DD Callaghan
' o$ |8 {! Z* Z DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% D/ F3 _1 \/ W& ?1 I, A5 y" p {
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ ]# I" s. @- P& m' s DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) [- k6 z6 S; U: k. \* T+ e
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. B4 o8 Q6 g" n, X8 M" a
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 Q8 O' e0 Q3 `$ n) R9 q5 ~ LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 G" z3 o7 C9 `
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 ~" Y, Y" e3 [8 O4 {( c+ s& j8 t DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, C* s: L, Y: M: Z5 m
DE Stadtfeld* N" |, V- @& P$ l
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 a% T: Z9 T( X: @3 x
DE James E. Craig
: u {! {' i: m4 B, U LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! o0 Z* h7 Q( s" O LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 p0 v# ?0 @8 `, Q9 L3 Q
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. x3 F" ^5 R2 a; B- z
- |% G' P) C$ w8 Z8 x+ ?$ e+ f6 bAllied ground losses:1 l& P% ?5 w( B' i
210 casualties reported
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# W3 O' Z( z9 w" r6 a3 s Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
" h9 S3 r3 v. h3 c; L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled D4 [) D. m5 E1 ]7 {7 U0 R
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)/ o' t# z& n+ k, K
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* X; @+ L% g! x0 \; p& P! u7 k6 ^5 sEstimated time to target is 36 minutes6 Y1 \. x" T; p7 Z7 m
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Japanese aircraft
4 b* w6 p; k% Q& U6 A A6M5 Zero x 92* ?2 e( q7 R1 J. w
N1K1-J George x 26
8 g* Z2 I! `- } N1K2-J George x 251& U. _; b( F D* c6 {
Ki-84r Frank x 148, ?" e, o- R+ g. E% c' e' R' e2 t
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Allied aircraft6 i! e7 c. c! M0 Z/ ~2 h& b$ B
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76 ^* ~1 h+ I" V; b
TBF-1 Avenger x 307 h7 [/ M3 M. h% K5 u5 D
TBM-1C Avenger x 23% ?3 [+ P3 k4 C
/ u0 I9 v9 `5 e* ~8 _7 KJapanese aircraft losses
" U2 e% M( H# j4 Z0 Y N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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6 Y, k2 g# G) }1 ~Allied aircraft losses
h5 ?. A3 d ^/ D9 @ F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed- S* I; y: C2 Q7 ?0 g9 u, O
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
, v( s! }) m+ l. N" A) \9 _# s TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
# x( O7 x, |7 n7 i TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ E& R$ S8 Q9 K8 `Japanese Ships7 F9 w1 T0 {+ i% c0 V
CVL Chitose
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5 b6 w* `8 g4 K i1 Q; W4 j$ zRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# Y) j1 H" |2 f+ ]) n5 `
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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% R9 l( F5 n6 W$ |8 WJapanese aircraft
h5 `# t& ]+ G4 P& o$ Q A6M5 Zero x 77* M4 |: w) z& F) W: {
N1K1-J George x 26! }) H" k0 ~4 n) Q
N1K2-J George x 195' [- L, j; A9 u
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft; j3 [3 j% B5 T3 o
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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$ }* y. c! b S, X: Y/ rNo Japanese losses9 t3 k' B3 p0 v- Z. F( E
$ R' }9 F- X& NAllied aircraft losses2 a# i3 Q# ?1 w! |( Z
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' ]/ |. v- h+ XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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: ^- V- }4 Y' h3 GJapanese aircraft
+ B% X' f& j8 `1 T" Y( I A6M5 Zero x 691 A2 O" o# \/ H/ c7 K
N1K1-J George x 26
& |0 [( k8 E7 o, |3 B N1K2-J George x 127
) w s" ^5 z9 ` Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
# H9 M) F3 n0 l3 O. { SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ \$ @+ {1 w* Q, g SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed1 y# b* y2 Z# E) M+ I/ y
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: m! q5 E' Q. T; G3 c
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 k' Z( u" P$ Q6 v: e, d8 Z! k
A6M5 Zero x 647 |# y7 i2 Z+ z: W
N1K1-J George x 26
+ s3 a0 ?# a6 M$ q& _. ` N1K2-J George x 958 b9 R1 q H* `) v$ H
Ki-84r Frank x 722 ^5 f. i0 @7 r4 n
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Allied aircraft
. y& h% p3 ~. C TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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' Q" x4 G$ E7 j3 y% K; eNo Japanese losses
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1 s1 ?+ S# _) o' R/ \Allied aircraft losses G$ i8 v5 @4 G0 L; s# c7 z
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed( B6 o/ Q6 B. b" P h
% v7 k5 t' L8 [6 v8 v; mRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: @' Y& b7 ?# \: e8 Z% u: W. TEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft J \$ }! o0 O
A6M5 Zero x 57
6 L7 L6 P. z1 {1 n N1K1-J George x 26
8 b- C! S# o$ n8 F S/ g N1K2-J George x 76
4 b2 D; H. W% c1 ]; M1 y Ki-84r Frank x 629 Q% |* {2 y' z; @7 i
' p: s! c9 Y4 U. M; VAllied aircraft
- C. m; {, r+ m9 W8 j' p5 q. ]! a! W TBF-1 Avenger x 83 D6 u2 [& I% h: t: z
* R/ ~) t+ g+ N# F; mNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% f3 Y. r2 F" z( x0 k. L, O
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed7 X% z& C7 p) E8 a; O6 [
@! i8 e) p* @! ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160- U8 M0 i+ M; ?3 r
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% G: { e& a# C0 }' R8 \% v
; y# Z) e- t3 V% l1 eRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 Q: q5 d. c9 P4 l: m' q
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 151% m3 x! j7 Z. ~; L& @
B6N2a Jill x 84! Y. x0 p$ ?: i% v# C- C: e
: z5 n e; _, T O; HAllied aircraft
# O. E* S& v0 {- Q+ u0 z F6F-3 Hellcat x 3324 l% u+ Q7 w1 H7 P
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
' L: m% D5 R& y+ L B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
# q! q' g( U" d; Z3 X& |; b. f B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak, I* f9 s. \1 X1 v
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Allied aircraft losses
0 H) d# ]5 l1 ^: C2 }9 Y" `' Z& f F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed7 }: }" I7 X" }/ C
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Allied Ships
" J' `5 ~6 r" ~9 o CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 15 M) f' h2 j3 F7 Z* r+ M9 s
CVL Belleau Wood& Y& m4 j* i4 X" E% F) }
CV Yorktown II
. o6 g8 ?! s) Z1 ~) | CV Bunker Hill7 v2 N/ e# C; o0 p7 B/ h
DD Kimberly
% X, P4 Q# w G1 s CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
1 K7 Z5 V) p6 ]: p5 g$ e' _ CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1+ F" o4 z1 Z+ a) ?, E, F. x& L
CVL Independence
, G7 ]" z/ l+ Z CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 r! q$ C: j' _7 d( l( n- v, L
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
9 k; |- K k5 K9 q CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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* p$ m o; Z: G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。) Z: U5 |3 q1 L1 [, e. T
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