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。
& F7 W/ b- k- B0 ]' l1 x6 w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% c& Q6 w, aAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 1 m4 Y/ [9 c9 b/ C- _7 U. R
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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0 F, S$ E$ s7 eWeather in hex: Overcast
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: i+ `5 x: F* [6 i$ z3 @- n1 K5 BRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" u' j* r8 f( P E, L4 a3 R1 ]( PEstimated time to target is 40 minutes: x: b2 E! H+ V0 Z3 A
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Japanese aircraft8 G! r6 f) W/ ?+ @) y. N) H# u
A6M5 Zero x 1477 N5 M( C( R' \. P) g- P7 O; E& d
B6N2a Jill x 176
( p7 `: n( F( g; |3 `, G! P2 e' c D4Y3 Judy x 24
- k# a1 Q _- y" h D4Y4 Judy x 143' M: }1 S3 i. F; Z
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Allied aircraft
8 d0 I! v' {- ^3 l F6F-3 Hellcat x 447+ m: j: [$ E- q! J) R- V: u
- P$ a4 V9 E" u/ _5 }# aJapanese aircraft losses& H4 K( Q9 Z( T ^" v7 D
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
# Z/ `& L8 m7 G m4 h( d: b; { B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged+ V% K: m9 O/ M( G; w
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 g# ?9 ~4 _ ]$ A D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
* G% n2 K' @$ d$ f/ d D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses: @- ]# o' H3 [! b8 u
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships; n7 |0 L. H- H
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, ^ Q; t6 w6 F* v8 h* g
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk3 r, w3 E1 z' h4 b6 c, ~& _. s' g
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 J% T$ `3 m4 x: }# l3 [ k CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* W/ b$ j9 x# l% W LST-34( U+ n! v" v1 n. f) [5 c9 d
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# V) p! q) [$ T' \. P CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( d2 X8 h; f! Q- V- J: m$ {3 e0 `" z
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: c8 b6 f0 x @* n( U. L
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- s1 K5 i, a7 W4 U. K# J# w6 @ CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: ?+ L7 N' S% D, }% k* [
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 {2 g$ L0 Y9 g u( A
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 [3 y% ]: n5 ?7 n DE Waterman% H- T' ~; J. _/ s' g u# [7 H
DD Callaghan
) n: a0 F1 r, K: T: X: P DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; s$ ^4 s0 s, ]# W2 V) F6 L4 Q DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 D1 m" [) z- E, ?6 X
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; L1 @1 W* Y1 q0 S+ r; N& z# F DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ H+ | f/ t: h* Y$ K% ^
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. g% T1 r. }' S/ u, e; Q LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- k+ ]: @! \. L* J* s, ~& R) N
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 n. C7 U6 q. s; x! H3 t+ S DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# \ K0 d& J# _ DE Stadtfeld
1 g8 V3 j+ ?1 _7 a DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' Z# o) A" a6 d) Y [# W2 |8 `
DE James E. Craig' K7 F+ _9 }2 v9 I" U$ M
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 d7 `' d2 U W9 o* q LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
2 X2 E; J6 G# T* [ DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 ~) [& C9 G2 S7 n0 X, ~
% @4 `& ?2 S8 bAllied ground losses:
( Z3 R+ c6 V$ \. E F/ K 210 casualties reported
8 q# J1 o% T% p7 \) J; @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; k4 T. h* D) p
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled5 a$ K8 X6 a3 G3 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ E! R- g/ {: J6 E5 X. P2 C
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)3 p) E4 D2 m0 l5 \3 l' A% j
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: A- W2 d' U# D* z
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes; {0 D2 n4 [, m& G$ F) R6 N4 d0 d3 a
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Japanese aircraft, m d: O% `+ y0 E
A6M5 Zero x 92; P4 M1 m( r7 o" @9 j
N1K1-J George x 26
% t' ~: A& d! e. \$ o N1K2-J George x 251: m& P# u# i$ W7 n
Ki-84r Frank x 148% t. R- K P$ C9 d% O7 n t/ \, e
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: W; U/ c4 ` Q F6F-3 Hellcat x 76" S- J) q3 }+ u+ s( L6 f& H
TBF-1 Avenger x 30# Z1 J- [9 o0 e x4 A: L4 d3 i
TBM-1C Avenger x 23- Q% q8 U' n% B4 ?) D4 y
3 X. k* R( j S: E+ dJapanese aircraft losses2 i8 G% q* F* }( \3 [
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ x0 h" D9 y1 c+ \ F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed3 C. R2 P1 B% A
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
) M2 c1 v( R5 k5 e) F TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged T/ c3 D1 t1 @6 u1 }5 R$ |
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak# ^ z7 X, y* f1 e9 E
; I H0 }- Y3 D! NJapanese Ships
3 g5 h2 M4 x! S CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 N8 [! V# v) FEstimated time to target is 32 minutes* ?4 B" v; |8 L
# U9 F& u6 e ]: F3 eJapanese aircraft
; x3 ^$ C% Z9 l, F z+ c8 ` A6M5 Zero x 77
3 T ^0 g2 p0 s2 e; f1 y1 v N1K1-J George x 26$ }- j- k* o" \! i, d
N1K2-J George x 1954 h9 w, A; }+ O0 u2 Z! k4 M; N- c
Ki-84r Frank x 127% }# x1 d2 n# A4 k- I. X
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: [+ M) A" g: @ TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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+ K8 n4 k: M% ~5 T6 ?No Japanese losses
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6 Y/ B5 y0 Y) y TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; N$ z4 Y, i+ r+ [1 }7 ?# y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ o- Z8 t/ ~0 F, i6 e6 _) p
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A6M5 Zero x 69
# f& D }% r; W% _/ z+ ~ N1K1-J George x 26
/ S9 H& W, x. ]" f. Q4 o/ C N1K2-J George x 127* ~$ p& @% Y6 |3 x- \
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed: u& N' j! j3 j& O& h x
% f* N: n& v9 e: FRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ p8 U3 _0 X" Q9 WEstimated time to target is 10 minutes# |; ^( }: B4 k3 x; z
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A6M5 Zero x 64) g. J* ~8 Z. h; ^, [# S
N1K1-J George x 26
0 p, ^0 K X4 c0 n$ w N1K2-J George x 95$ g: c; t7 c4 e0 ^
Ki-84r Frank x 72& K5 F5 }& O* F% O* B
$ k! `: r0 w1 Z+ H# h* hAllied aircraft
) r; L/ j: U; Q5 m( g TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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7 b) r1 x: e% C) l$ R: X' I/ h0 }No Japanese losses* g/ K- g% Y. X# R3 a
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Allied aircraft losses
2 N5 F% W( }8 M0 w$ V- j0 Z TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
U5 B8 G6 f/ GEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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5 I4 _# s- i" R4 h* |Japanese aircraft2 Z w: u2 I, c% _/ q
A6M5 Zero x 57" l0 Y6 Q$ `# o
N1K1-J George x 26
3 S: Q# [% e+ x0 l$ K N1K2-J George x 76
1 m$ D5 Y8 {1 Z7 m Ki-84r Frank x 62* {& z2 ?( @& r8 }
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TBF-1 Avenger x 87 o; W' U7 _6 C. f3 r, k
. i# n* ^6 o: b( ?+ A- sNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 b; q d4 H" R' q. _* l# Q; w# C TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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& P: u7 U% X/ U# [. g- P a7 W7 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1600 [6 }- b$ _9 H% l1 x! u
5 h6 C4 P9 l uWeather in hex: Heavy rain3 U& `3 N$ [, X2 O5 l7 t" g
% J& c- m9 w: y6 Z9 MRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& ~# a/ q1 i+ N" i% h' a9 P
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes) f) l: p c0 |( M5 g8 l
: ^/ {" Y4 D* x# s1 N- }. e- `: MJapanese aircraft
3 w) S6 C- d9 ^3 Z( \5 a A6M5 Zero x 1514 K" [, U8 { J! F. X5 G
B6N2a Jill x 84+ X0 m4 [9 a/ |: F5 `, ~
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/ y5 V% W* I3 ~ F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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( U. D* R: E' O% @! {+ f t4 S A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
+ C7 D; |) t% a2 d# a J$ D B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
3 X- S7 \3 w% V! q+ { B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak" X. g- F7 |) R7 z
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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8 X) q K1 ]% x+ a9 `/ UAllied Ships
, f4 Q ]/ M+ g" Z( Q) h: y7 Y CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1* @9 Y: Q6 Z/ M6 I
CVL Belleau Wood
& D% e' _8 T" y8 N CV Yorktown II0 k2 J) [% q5 e) V! t
CV Bunker Hill
; }* P" {1 v* {# L! |6 ]* s) N DD Kimberly0 t4 M& T. x8 j" r+ N5 }( N. j T
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1! q3 n0 {+ A! k4 s
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
" g3 q$ M# M9 Y CVL Independence
" \2 }5 B; u+ d: |9 U! B CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. v$ B9 S- e8 s% ]$ C5 b8 E/ j CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
# n N& ]7 G2 Z" {; g" A CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 28 X2 A1 c4 w) p
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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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