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。& j' w+ l6 V. a/ X( y% _" k
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,) g5 L) M* ?: A. h1 j
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 & b% c+ M6 G; B) r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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1 q/ G4 Z( b; e" PWeather in hex: Overcast$ Q- i7 s: Y9 k' u$ H+ O4 L
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 D) L4 z# M/ [$ |8 T2 M
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; I2 E9 r' T' q, |% u% \3 _
A6M5 Zero x 1471 z D; N* Q6 I; Q4 U5 }
B6N2a Jill x 176/ D, z5 O: I3 P1 k+ e# G" i
D4Y3 Judy x 24( G8 |" S3 m2 V0 w- c' E4 b( N
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft4 g8 w* X* l: z1 X& P; i9 }) C
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447; o: E- T' @5 _" [9 T
0 {; j D6 h' N9 YJapanese aircraft losses% g) A6 p# p% u; U& s
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 |( }- {% p5 Z B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
" _: @# X/ ^7 l3 r: h D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 X5 F+ Z* i! w1 f! @ D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
% S* Q& ]$ i. S% j; [ D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; ~# C o6 u0 J( a
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed2 i) x& q# a1 h" P+ c
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CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 Y5 M8 Y0 X' I [
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk; g0 T# n& q9 v# \9 s/ g
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, R0 a6 F! S3 i; X9 d: @" d+ a
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk a( z5 B7 _, j1 s
LST-34
) G: f# G: l( F2 g, w6 w6 I) b9 ` CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ x' |8 @) J8 M0 {0 N2 b3 m
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; z$ G9 w* k. d+ J) E+ C3 t
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 O& c# p" M5 b) \3 z
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 y6 x F& m9 e
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- U) c+ I6 D& d LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* ?; {7 `# W6 @! V: K& Q/ ]' ?
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 `5 o+ r3 O; i! s' a% u. o
DE Waterman
1 }0 q$ C/ [1 `+ p+ f5 e DD Callaghan
4 }3 y5 G4 z* Q1 h& g DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; M8 d, a; X) t
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; X; v5 Z& g3 ?! K DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( q7 d5 P& h) A9 S+ J8 B9 _0 n# m
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, \( B- j! n6 M5 w# d
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* F! z4 W) X* c LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, R0 H W/ T- e# {1 O6 h2 R- v LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) I$ ?7 s \; [! S8 a
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 q0 Z; @2 |2 l- P
DE Stadtfeld
2 O, t- Z1 D4 D* r$ V* d" _* L2 f DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! C+ L8 W( s3 N0 ^- z: k1 | DE James E. Craig# o; [& z* ]% s: p% ~( u1 s4 J; S/ r, h
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 V1 X, |0 r) w LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk0 N9 J/ X: ?3 D" z& ^; y. K
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# H/ L6 g% ?. Y6 Q* O7 T
/ p$ P2 u9 m' k2 s4 y$ o7 cAllied ground losses:
& m' _/ m8 R2 x: z 210 casualties reported9 n% ?) V$ R( e9 S/ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ^8 D2 o4 ]1 s! }3 j4 `( F# `9 z Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
" e% a! g! p+ N9 p# M! X/ R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 b2 T8 c( @. Z, h' S9 Q
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
9 L- S$ }- L) `9 s! A' aRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 F+ X4 t5 v. \% D& m2 v
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 Z/ C: t5 s9 S9 R% C A6M5 Zero x 927 ]! }: N* F# @7 ^) H* T* D: K
N1K1-J George x 26
$ I0 h `- B# Y1 p N1K2-J George x 251
. F% P7 V$ S& A2 O, C7 v8 L9 R2 [ Ki-84r Frank x 148$ _6 ~6 S2 l: y8 {
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 76. |, d C3 v# F) B1 L! |/ }& d
TBF-1 Avenger x 30& k2 ^- U* Z- v' N
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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5 f- Z4 L2 b: U6 `( X) q dJapanese aircraft losses7 t2 ^3 Y7 x, |! n
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# ^) d4 I- S- H0 K F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
5 _1 F2 s. I2 r/ m- v0 O# x TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
2 N. D' {8 s7 P/ ?( w. K8 i TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged. ?1 g# H! O y- b
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak9 P, ]+ N. |- ]; H! D; E5 I7 D
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Japanese Ships
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p( u4 i; K; A" wRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ s3 W2 p E! J2 `
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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2 j$ ], w* t) [0 L+ S# aJapanese aircraft
2 l0 O$ _9 s$ Z; l5 q A6M5 Zero x 778 \" B! s' W1 d& a
N1K1-J George x 266 Z ~3 d2 \8 B/ i3 k# S( _ h
N1K2-J George x 195: e. p* ~: l/ I7 {1 p2 h
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft2 @- e9 T: r; h! x6 ? g2 k
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses9 E* ~7 S3 Y. E9 x, w8 U1 T
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4 {* L) L' e' p. T+ S& t+ u TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed/ m) \) ~/ F) e3 A! U# ~( H0 u
* ^0 t$ L; j$ i) t4 `2 L8 w" A3 LRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 d V+ s8 {4 n! U7 Q$ ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; V8 b, a: Y8 B: z" ^ A6M5 Zero x 69; n5 o) T. H X% {& T
N1K1-J George x 26
. {6 {. z* T/ e* \" \" u C2 i N1K2-J George x 127
' f" f$ ~+ d ^ Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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6 {7 p3 B& V- S& jRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* u: P& o$ [. X) _6 }% a
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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N1K1-J George x 26, e# m+ T( M! z- [1 [
N1K2-J George x 95' W8 O2 K3 X1 t& A- ]; L+ v
Ki-84r Frank x 723 @0 }: T( P' o( O5 S/ d
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Allied aircraft5 d- V% M+ B5 I6 W
TBF-1 Avenger x 15 I2 P( L9 _! `. `" }
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TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed$ r" v. p, M" g- V. r
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 y1 h+ k# ]& n/ J6 [& `# U
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes6 k) \ p3 x# h% n% z: [" n1 i
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Japanese aircraft; [1 K9 Q y; R( N S7 i+ C* x
A6M5 Zero x 573 V0 F% x. X9 R' s( e" g5 _
N1K1-J George x 26
7 |/ t! E! ~% n9 I I N1K2-J George x 76/ f- F/ ?2 b+ h& D8 j
Ki-84r Frank x 62 |# t5 x) V; E) A' L. l
7 l& k5 l# C1 L: t5 uAllied aircraft
|& R& P& E0 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 84 q8 ]/ g2 l( v# Q1 `9 O" i# n
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
[, m5 d9 l' H; `6 t9 rEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 U5 J( b F0 M! c) f, R) g
A6M5 Zero x 151+ V7 F) |) {7 K( r6 ]
B6N2a Jill x 846 B$ M/ A3 h2 M4 p+ c! _4 c+ \
( F: {5 ` B& u4 {Allied aircraft: W/ y5 W8 ?' R4 Y
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332% O% n8 `0 G1 w" T5 C; {
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7 n9 ~" b, t: e# ] A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed( n6 i% r ]& z7 o0 a% O6 w. m3 {
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
; @( b8 D- J, c7 w+ t; b* T B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
6 J1 Q4 b7 R0 X9 z' n- b9 _( t% h F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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: W0 E9 F+ ^, N9 s4 M! A d CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1& a& M6 m/ q5 C6 u/ E" c: Y
CVL Belleau Wood
$ `% @& N2 ^$ a" Y4 O- Y, i CV Yorktown II3 d6 h8 z( z# @' c
CV Bunker Hill
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CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 18 O; \7 K4 r, n7 b$ e/ Y
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1) I" W! S+ A6 T' R( K6 X$ \, l: z
CVL Independence3 |- e9 h" t' o
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. J1 G" S! O" J
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
8 t+ _6 ~4 D3 R9 ~) e, P CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2' p: e, m) x2 _
9 P1 l2 J) K( F9 h8 Y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。. G1 v+ P- R8 D0 p! I
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