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。2 ]( C: l; M0 [4 g4 U* f
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,
& J) t/ i1 S& @9 {4 eAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 2 T: n- l2 n! j8 B' k% t; M2 p
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160) D+ e1 ~, i8 u5 i; L5 M3 l. G6 C
% h) h- [6 Y( mWeather in hex: Overcast; ^* a& q2 R- U! c; h- d, |
& X5 y: y% T5 H8 W( z! j- N
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 l! W" s1 Z' Q; c, {; Y- }3 yEstimated time to target is 40 minutes) D7 G& d( u- m2 D; x
5 |6 x0 r/ _: p- N; `/ s& W9 LJapanese aircraft3 }1 v. T! _( I# @2 A2 m1 d
A6M5 Zero x 147 W2 r' Y( Y4 Z6 @5 Z+ g
B6N2a Jill x 176: x. ?; ?0 g% w# E
D4Y3 Judy x 24& \+ F" x/ y: I4 A; z$ W! z2 f: d
D4Y4 Judy x 143$ y) _& V) m, Y0 b% k. ]) m0 ~
' R# V2 J: @0 RAllied aircraft8 Y# a% Q6 G1 Y1 S* g
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4475 H# q6 P3 c- a B0 I) r3 ^6 C
{$ w% B/ K. H+ o$ M( w( g& fJapanese aircraft losses" { _/ W' N6 t% r; J2 c
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed3 d+ l" d0 J5 U" l+ ?
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged1 F& i2 ?% J1 V/ u% k; J8 U' b4 d
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged6 o3 m8 a, {9 D5 P3 L0 U' {
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak( L. k( N& }& C
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged9 S* D! w; y0 O' H: w% w0 B
+ k9 w& E5 U2 k2 e3 t6 H/ }) OAllied aircraft losses
4 Q2 E# G7 v3 Z/ ` F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
; u' u8 j! { e O* {# r5 C( u3 j! {2 J1 C* j
Allied Ships- V* a* M! X+ w4 l- \& e& |1 f# J
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: R4 u3 ]* h: s# g2 s# M7 U* Z. X CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
0 |4 U/ z' v& ?" v CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ S+ l) I/ w0 H5 v CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* j, T) c5 Y c" j- M8 p8 z LST-34+ U" o3 ?" A6 g2 i
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! E, \- M3 ^( x3 y F
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 F7 O9 p$ k( G, Y( b6 V CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ a2 b. [% i0 m! Z/ M+ Z) O- b CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 X0 t* ^) w6 E' E+ ]7 G, Z
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 H0 O5 A8 y& r7 Y0 Y3 Q& n0 N LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 ?3 _* r7 p0 s" S1 h* o; U( D
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 X6 M+ l9 f" V8 ?1 i _- w
DE Waterman* s( z [/ y% Q; ?$ N9 g2 d
DD Callaghan
. W" l5 G9 `! _3 U A: b! t( x DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 U- h7 c- o( A0 B# B DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( {+ s4 W4 V0 D% r4 \5 W1 _, F, ], \
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& W- u9 _$ Z* ~ H; U; a* H
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! G5 W7 K5 N% A6 h' _ DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire& n6 j7 B* }# ], d i
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: Q# a" `9 c$ Y4 `2 j LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 R! {7 Z( y0 D7 _2 Q( \* v
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) Y& }& v+ w, d1 P$ x/ v$ E' ]2 P
DE Stadtfeld
0 G8 k {+ h5 u5 f- K! X DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ |. @& x( x' j/ W DE James E. Craig
* s2 z$ i- S# K6 P. o3 [ LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk _" \' O3 D1 Y% ] ~8 g
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk1 S4 u2 Q8 Y6 t4 o5 a
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& X/ K( Y3 R. {- d `0 G7 a/ A `+ B$ [6 w
: c1 I; v9 d7 j- q- aAllied ground losses:
4 a! o e8 Y+ |) j. g. i9 X' d$ [ 210 casualties reported
" b; H% F' a& h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# T5 X' Z+ }) ?$ v, m0 K0 Y Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled4 y, s8 o+ y# x& v# n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ T0 e7 S* s" Y Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
}5 h% \. O4 ^" l8 A0 K4 xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ H9 v& m# y4 w0 Z
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes4 S. w: w* H2 n& {
0 r L6 \+ s* D2 X2 O
Japanese aircraft
$ M7 x3 F7 d; z A6M5 Zero x 92
$ L$ O4 y/ ]! a8 P9 `* F2 J N1K1-J George x 26
* i- A0 b6 c6 X. l6 c7 x% v N1K2-J George x 251. A& r3 E# d! L4 X3 m5 \4 L
Ki-84r Frank x 148) h3 v* B! {: x& Y6 r5 Z
+ ~% w, c W6 d: n) iAllied aircraft) Z: N2 H( G: r( I! _9 f
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76* F) E( t ?2 C# i; P
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
7 R( k1 B+ E) s! x" M TBM-1C Avenger x 23- t4 S6 k# Y3 f3 F
, p$ u% l8 k$ H* a1 C* h
Japanese aircraft losses% E8 Q5 u5 u4 A, E! _3 O4 G5 Q
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
5 f% M% n$ b3 L
- ]$ }- l4 Q8 c5 [( E g. VAllied aircraft losses) R# l. S3 u. F
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
9 i$ ]1 ]) j' q( Z1 P- C7 l TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
! a( ^ \1 [7 C3 ]- q. A TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
! ~3 `' u, g) b0 t4 K TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak$ A- b. }, T2 ~# A- b; g6 L7 [
( D7 r0 R1 j; _/ t z# u9 ~$ x) A
Japanese Ships
" S }4 \7 x$ I9 v& A, o, o5 ^ CVL Chitose
# G! X K2 S; f* q
0 z' t1 w- e- k* G6 }8 M
( _( D8 `1 c8 n) N0 s/ F! d" R, SRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 b' u4 [9 O+ W7 aEstimated time to target is 32 minutes/ F3 E# N0 p M8 G5 j& L" }
6 B" ?4 z, s" d
Japanese aircraft# F5 D1 N$ y9 a( w
A6M5 Zero x 77% Y7 E0 r+ s$ X: u7 [2 C
N1K1-J George x 26
- X( ]6 `" i) j" M N1K2-J George x 195
, q: O2 h, ?' t# Q8 v' ] ?" j, m Ki-84r Frank x 127
, ^/ p- L4 q0 ~: f4 E
# \( s- d$ Q! A( XAllied aircraft
. H8 ?0 C1 [& ~) u( c TBM-1C Avenger x 7
( i n6 d+ g) k3 x* u% o4 h, r9 s C& |7 {* j
No Japanese losses2 s: C" Y7 ^. R
; }: K, t/ [0 O0 F4 A3 \Allied aircraft losses' j; Z; W0 W9 n2 d I( @$ m
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
$ c$ H$ T9 o. t( e; Z+ j( b8 y- a" ~$ h$ t) O4 B* Z' m
Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* U4 a# y; G p: g7 Q) P8 N3 gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
3 _( G/ g: |' M2 a! t" h) r0 h% v; Y( V( m' e
Japanese aircraft
% d/ p$ e1 K H A6M5 Zero x 69
! T. C' x! @1 @4 S" D3 e6 O N1K1-J George x 26
/ Y" c p! A; m N1K2-J George x 127+ G3 V. v" W0 ]
Ki-84r Frank x 91/ P' q- w* O! L! @2 y! j$ F `
8 y \7 H, z8 N3 G0 ^* MAllied aircraft
" ~. Z/ j* T; i8 w SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
1 J$ @( u5 m, v0 p# n6 V( A2 A* J: O
No Japanese losses4 _( G$ l) _* |" q8 X
2 @; C' ^/ ?2 q# e! t! eAllied aircraft losses
h Y: r& w& A) [( ~& y# @: M SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed- t! ?" K+ y E7 U& [
; H& |) Y" f$ Q5 vRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- V0 j3 m. h8 {Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
8 L2 K: P9 q! M. L) w7 |' v
8 j5 S" K! ?/ k0 fJapanese aircraft0 m& d* s( Q& x @9 ?1 p% u X
A6M5 Zero x 64% \" H& G9 q7 ~4 J0 o+ R; `
N1K1-J George x 26
+ C, R1 O2 C% `/ e% \$ T N1K2-J George x 95% c1 n, e& u2 J- g
Ki-84r Frank x 72
6 ~3 E+ D5 i2 I' v% W( M
2 N' L. A9 A: u5 A& N, [5 w9 @$ JAllied aircraft/ i: n8 d5 c0 h! g
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
9 l% ]& ]0 B. {- o' F, w# I2 b) {: I0 M4 }5 c3 l1 f7 K8 w7 h
No Japanese losses
+ w l* f9 R# r1 {
. w: R' |. _, G7 s9 k6 h( L! j/ \Allied aircraft losses
/ _4 k; `: |8 O- c TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
* a0 Z: r/ f g2 A( s" e
- w3 Y' G8 k# ]: }2 i" n9 NRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., M& x [, M/ t" D, {
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes; N# p8 R6 p/ N8 @( r9 f
! C% p% I5 p( ~
Japanese aircraft
4 a4 O; }' ?. B+ Y, ?2 F3 l1 y A6M5 Zero x 57! f8 Z( o% o, S6 ?2 o* r
N1K1-J George x 26
% L3 E" M5 W$ ~- Q N1K2-J George x 768 w6 [! r8 U/ s. i0 W$ {$ e( d2 F
Ki-84r Frank x 62
+ R3 R2 z% A* y* Y4 r+ [0 a( K; d5 c
Allied aircraft5 H: p) o/ ~2 h0 t6 U! W" J/ A8 O$ i
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
/ i9 v Z* H9 b, l7 n4 }8 [9 H1 t n- g
) q5 d1 k) n2 C, _No Japanese losses: Z/ h+ L: ?( U8 i% r2 X
0 T, k3 r+ }' b
Allied aircraft losses
- m8 w5 I% I; p TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed) o9 R, S& v8 ~0 r
% J' G2 u9 P4 E8 E0 hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
9 P: A. o5 K1 {& F; l
1 d" J0 W4 ]- e3 I) hWeather in hex: Heavy rain: D+ c! T2 B* t/ w8 p: z1 e7 l
/ ^8 K% R4 x, i; E
Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 v! l4 V p/ i" E
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes3 G+ x H+ H6 a ~: F5 \4 E7 `
7 `6 B! X: u1 S [5 R+ ?
Japanese aircraft
' P" h8 P$ @" J8 S+ N A6M5 Zero x 151
8 O; I9 M" x+ h* @& b( z) K B6N2a Jill x 84# l# \* V& B6 z8 j3 H( F8 E8 A
' M+ k' s3 i6 B9 h( T
Allied aircraft
" j; j& K, G; |9 b H, C x F6F-3 Hellcat x 332# Y) z* _: i [1 r2 R& ?, z3 C
6 f/ k( g" T! Q% e Q' M
Japanese aircraft losses' `: C6 O) k9 O4 `3 K
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed9 B* n% l2 T: I A3 d) q; g
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged& d0 c8 E8 g7 r" g, e) x# ^( H u6 d
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
) W! m. T4 J) Y/ k9 d3 }
$ F; r' n" Y' |, E3 k _Allied aircraft losses
3 X8 R6 L6 i/ F& I# \ F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
2 y, `; T1 d* f1 P! ^# V& i1 c H, N7 i6 C/ z+ o! E
Allied Ships- V7 y# w( F8 C" X* h# s
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
( g( q) V* d8 b* Y N- H CVL Belleau Wood" [5 |4 Q; m2 P1 W9 g
CV Yorktown II
; K8 w. A* _4 H1 d+ U; W CV Bunker Hill; _: ~1 q( [0 j
DD Kimberly
0 i0 Z x$ o! u0 V3 ] t i6 ] CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
1 |" |. r, m2 v1 Z CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1( E2 B. Y6 J% s6 k! g* [. N7 f( T
CVL Independence4 k9 l5 A; K) d# n9 B m3 p8 n* d
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ E9 N3 X W. ?7 ^; Q. @+ H
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
" p& y" [5 `/ J$ t CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 21 o4 ?! X3 B- s ?$ [9 t& N
% c/ ` a0 l9 ?" Z$ d
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。. i5 m" m" W3 K3 V% u% d. O
|