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$ q- ` F( i$ G: 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,
* w% _+ e1 k! J: ?: Z1 D3 |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
2 x1 J% v ?. ]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.# r8 ?: Y0 o% C; J
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 w, h$ R0 v+ v8 R
A6M5 Zero x 147. w' i" S5 \! I4 c2 r, m
B6N2a Jill x 176' s# K, U/ \( Q: n
D4Y3 Judy x 24
0 b3 F( \& g7 T D4Y4 Judy x 143
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 447; E/ [9 j% H: f' ?1 D; i5 F5 T* g
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Japanese aircraft losses
; B, h0 a% F8 i9 \# N- \ A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
+ s4 E7 c& E/ R' ]+ u B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged) _6 O7 h# D, q
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# K9 d* t! t# J( e" |
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
1 c1 p) a4 z& T3 g `2 v D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged" J% o% l( U2 f; q# q1 j
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Allied aircraft losses
- V# q0 ^3 M. h& z5 g8 _7 W F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed4 O3 k( w4 e# o+ R/ r& p3 j. P
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Allied Ships& k& O" j7 ^$ s& t
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 c, Q& m# n% M4 d8 F
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
% o/ h0 K! t; Z- W4 s CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& E; `4 W! O2 u CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" u T7 x* ~, s$ e/ U+ u! I
LST-34
: I' P- h9 x! ^ CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 \& y$ F: u# _: C6 {$ \4 ^( m
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ^4 w0 F7 ~8 [+ q0 Y& ~) v O s CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ \2 L! g& |. p3 c* z4 z CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: |- M5 B' e. W1 R6 F# B CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' Z0 W- ]; k6 N* K* g: S
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: i9 }5 ?2 Y6 y. a, L( y, r3 s DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& v' G4 x3 v% a1 ~- @
DE Waterman
8 n9 p! @! n% a! t+ F9 @ DD Callaghan
. E8 C* ^9 x% E- i DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! w) {* {( k2 a8 I DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, F5 L' @* R0 E DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* M4 _4 L4 A( z% T6 L3 z0 s4 i DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* ]$ C2 I4 w/ j/ a. W
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# s3 R: a+ E6 n& _& X% }1 V6 ~9 L# c6 l LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' ~( H' o( ?) [$ T
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
& {) g& Y- J- a! {7 U DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ ?9 S: @# F1 `
DE Stadtfeld
' s6 k! S( {8 u c3 p6 l8 n! J DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, P- Q2 C+ h- \/ A
DE James E. Craig" ?; M( D# I$ @ m! h3 x
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 o! i% l, h5 D+ X. k; Y8 _ LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
4 a8 Z1 ~; x, h1 @ DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
7 r8 M7 G& L4 X W: r% z 210 casualties reported
$ o, f1 C- M% Z6 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( i* m) F' o+ ?) O
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
# m- w0 ]2 l$ V* h9 b7 `3 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 A( {/ g$ T3 O9 q: \& f Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)+ F! _* k7 ]3 B. r
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; j( q2 F, F9 O3 S, XEstimated time to target is 36 minutes, e! S; w# v4 r7 c( f: _
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Japanese aircraft
7 W; M2 X7 [, `+ X8 h" P* L A6M5 Zero x 92
9 g ~) L. r; ~- k; Z" ^ N1K1-J George x 26: [3 `* g- S% B* q( o4 @( l5 Y
N1K2-J George x 251; O$ `; B! N3 m3 d1 K9 ]# W' T
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft- Y7 |: v0 q, F6 C2 ?5 E, \
F6F-3 Hellcat x 767 |# w9 c* x6 E: z* ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 307 \4 b6 k$ `9 C# W
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses+ q6 C; Q+ E; P& t6 D. p
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged; `. D3 m. N g1 N) R; a
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Allied aircraft losses! U+ P; u5 W/ A: a$ H" M7 L
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
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4 n; {0 s" a& p TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged/ @$ k6 x+ G+ }; j3 z0 x O# W
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships) [8 y+ Z# ^# ?5 S. u) s2 o' s
CVL Chitose
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, {* p) N* R8 SRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ D& i4 d% F% {2 P/ |) h$ V: Z
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes& M6 J7 F; r5 [* T8 k
& ~' E0 Z/ p9 a( p) G# E9 P6 SJapanese aircraft
% O" q+ }* A5 z6 J9 y A6M5 Zero x 77; E9 L' j d3 w, {+ f7 K6 k o
N1K1-J George x 26
" V6 G# ~4 r- [5 t$ F; c5 s N1K2-J George x 195. M& {/ n. k- d! o$ z0 y: }8 n
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft2 P5 {) r0 `1 g1 [
TBM-1C Avenger x 7+ [" X4 Y+ U" N
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No Japanese losses
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TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed$ H! M0 a/ S5 l1 m3 l- ] q
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 n( d" N3 v# i, Y+ |, KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( D. w) `! j: N8 h; N
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, Q+ t1 C M; W% U$ z A6M5 Zero x 699 S. U( l- c/ P5 z4 h8 N) _
N1K1-J George x 269 |! D% q! v+ N% x# h' R9 b
N1K2-J George x 1274 ~5 j! A" @- o6 x! ?. ]/ V, I
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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' s0 F/ v: S3 v3 }& R& {7 R SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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. c! n6 \1 T+ I" `; A0 G* RNo Japanese losses: A- @7 @; _& g, N7 G6 o0 ]4 m
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 f) Q+ ]( L+ r
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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# {& w0 B$ ~; }( I7 z A6M5 Zero x 64: [/ ~3 n# D* a- ^: ~
N1K1-J George x 26
1 T, Q5 Q" A3 l- y; y q' i' y N1K2-J George x 95$ s6 c( u `" I6 W* u# t
Ki-84r Frank x 725 j0 E8 T2 `: {
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Allied aircraft
0 U6 N6 b$ P$ q3 {+ Q8 E: }* f TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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5 W: f- Y8 J @; e% J- i6 aAllied aircraft losses
/ G4 l' N4 h9 S7 x TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed( ^3 x- `" V+ F# Q ~5 R
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# y6 O1 F* I( r" [
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 I1 e4 a1 O/ h: ~- C6 K# [) v. C$ m A6M5 Zero x 57
7 ^7 j2 ~0 C& Z7 ~2 d! ?- K: V* j N1K1-J George x 262 v$ d2 p0 |2 o3 G$ w
N1K2-J George x 76; T# ?1 f! W" L3 K6 F; F6 A) R
Ki-84r Frank x 626 S% I% b' r: i0 |& Q) J' G' j
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TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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# ~0 Q9 j5 `/ W7 B+ [: I9 a8 }# QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 f( a; x+ z9 C, d" ~
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- s5 J. l3 u( ^. [
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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6 Y, K3 B) E% A1 {0 f3 iJapanese aircraft
2 p& P, _' R- ?+ r A6M5 Zero x 151
6 w5 U9 z/ M: s4 P! \ B6N2a Jill x 84# w9 R' @* c% K) B; l+ W
! D% J8 N" Q' F, u9 N1 i- L$ R3 jAllied aircraft
. O6 R+ Y2 N6 O; z1 U F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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$ L+ a3 M( g2 F; S A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed4 C. G# J: X. I) c
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged; Z* }# @& G$ y m; z: |
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak4 B: E4 a4 t1 a) Q
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Allied aircraft losses
: P F4 h2 G: ~* g! ^: p: h/ a F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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6 x, `( ^ h) ?* h" I' kAllied Ships
: k3 U+ \! N/ q% t6 T8 J3 X& I$ ?' X CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1, \0 z# @7 K+ a
CVL Belleau Wood8 K" z* {0 X7 ?& \
CV Yorktown II6 J8 e1 X7 i( a. {0 l/ @
CV Bunker Hill1 b) k$ D: q `) I9 G2 [3 k; L
DD Kimberly8 N! F N% e" y* Q, L$ p" Q7 F6 [+ W
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
+ ^- e0 j- c& N6 Z CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
6 J3 H. ]6 e' j1 c4 n. t3 B CVL Independence
. t9 ~* [. O* ^ CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ _ U, ~3 x* t5 A2 b! W CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
7 F- W, b( g! r9 K CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2! Y6 A4 b8 D5 z/ |5 w b
2 C9 i% v! R( e: }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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