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。
5 _& k* @' B% g2 }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 t2 q4 c& u% [4 B
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 ' p1 I, W) I. b# B2 T
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 }1 A( {6 ~. O+ c; N( N
/ X% {9 _3 E! u3 IRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- x# J& q4 B' k" G) u/ n9 w
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes# ^" G% w! q, b4 P4 m7 B: E5 c ?
& e& r6 M# M0 o+ m. FJapanese aircraft
# Q. }8 ?3 u! q+ N. H A6M5 Zero x 147( w1 t- v# j, Q7 ~' e
B6N2a Jill x 1768 c: M% K# Y/ E. J( x5 I
D4Y3 Judy x 24
% i! h2 {, B+ ~* ^3 {0 Y5 O; Q# u D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft+ F8 }$ i+ p: z6 f$ P
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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+ U9 S* M$ b& I: ]( s: w" B* S+ JJapanese aircraft losses
& z# b, E0 p2 j6 @, f8 d A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed7 c1 B( l8 c' X7 I# r) G
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
7 \% u+ S. {' M7 v+ ^& h( j \2 d D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 B$ V# d$ A( {/ I D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
) G: B& j, R, g" @6 Z D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- [- K, R& P! j" o# [# f
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed; ~' d* T8 j1 H
! O$ O: s1 V% \Allied Ships; V; K& i1 W+ D5 p4 `
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" c7 n* n% v; a CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
* Y" k+ w2 \& C7 y+ E9 [; \% y CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 v% J n# n h# H4 J- b* A; O CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 V0 E7 u/ N# X) Z3 K
LST-34
0 @2 {2 {: {9 p& E# Z4 _ CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ }0 U4 H) y/ D$ n& x7 n# N/ ?
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 V1 H' {0 }3 F3 l CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ g9 j( S9 A8 p2 r% ^2 I CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 f, T) i( B9 o/ i2 h- W8 \ CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- U- X- q2 r( X# X. Q( l# s
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 ^5 k1 F1 z5 H5 [1 b
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 z/ N; Q3 U2 ~" G+ X, e DE Waterman+ b9 h$ e' w) A/ r
DD Callaghan
+ P2 l* d! U' M- W- D DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 g3 |8 \+ {, \. g+ j* ` DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 f o$ a @* _6 M5 l DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: _2 ]2 S) M) M/ U$ c2 ]+ _: B3 x- Z
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) d; k- A6 F+ Z" Q DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 W$ j$ B( U ~) P; o" D# X LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- s# N; ^6 ^6 W; O* d, m
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
$ X. p7 g& E$ d DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) S2 X( x1 r* N& b- \
DE Stadtfeld$ W6 r/ C0 |1 P
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 o" c* y: e4 [* a+ s0 [9 w1 Z+ Q3 i DE James E. Craig
/ A5 C4 S3 J, x& Q% C0 { LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ y5 ?) R8 w$ k6 f8 b
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk- N" ?9 b7 C' b2 c
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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& W7 I# B/ W6 L" M5 V3 d7 zAllied ground losses:" M. g& W# \$ h6 s! i# \
210 casualties reported
! w- h, l( u" N' A4 K4 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. l; ]8 X; C: q$ O: [5 G
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled3 L9 Q" k; p4 {1 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( b5 w* u& o+ g+ K" Y! B2 l Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled), ^. t9 t' B: F* R
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: `4 p3 I1 [- T3 k
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes' d( ?* I5 ]0 \: Q# Y3 f9 A* h
( S1 p8 g m- F7 o8 V0 w' I! {6 }Japanese aircraft
. v5 x% b9 ~1 i% R. T0 D A6M5 Zero x 924 ~( I5 \* c- K Z& D4 y" _
N1K1-J George x 26+ T. q B4 U* U
N1K2-J George x 251
& ~3 Z$ y- z) G6 u% j* c7 v Ki-84r Frank x 148
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( M) s9 _5 V( aAllied aircraft" ^9 `+ t0 K3 u" c! Z6 q! E M
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
$ }' [/ {* g+ S3 ^( n; b2 H$ m: F I" z TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ A: n% G3 e9 w' w, q3 M% y
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 v. b; {* `5 k6 l% Q, U6 U% i# P N1K1-J George: 1 damaged8 [9 J+ [6 V7 [1 y! p1 }
5 ?4 P5 r3 B. U2 `0 q dAllied aircraft losses
" `# W2 m9 E6 [: o F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
O7 {# t* o: R( f TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
- T# T6 q% G+ E8 n/ p" f/ N TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
; c. I( l8 J( I# R6 u2 q1 q TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 X& I' O. u6 J9 Q: l* s5 @Japanese Ships- j4 Y r1 `" {! `
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) K4 t" e+ L8 z) m! i' r0 TEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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+ ^/ g" b" K& P/ VJapanese aircraft" c* R. a( H1 d# V
A6M5 Zero x 77
6 Y. v. @" @. [+ j4 z3 u N1K1-J George x 26, s- }) X1 g: U
N1K2-J George x 195
6 j# G- `" o, p: B' U8 Q& D% d8 b0 C Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft @) Z% p9 e) T9 l
TBM-1C Avenger x 79 U9 \( j8 S3 w0 f B3 `1 k
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 A7 c& x b, p
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed0 ]7 A2 ?1 D h6 c
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* A6 r- n$ P n* t1 y2 A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 R* |- \! R& ~) G' g4 l1 ]7 c
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Japanese aircraft
1 e% \8 s6 Y* {* D) n% X A6M5 Zero x 69
* H4 s- r, \' p1 X/ i) ^! ~ N1K1-J George x 26* L& L A+ X) Y; g( Z! f
N1K2-J George x 127- L# Z7 k- o8 u& x
Ki-84r Frank x 91* f8 Z8 n& R7 O9 o3 h
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34' G$ ~; q- ]: W% a* e) _
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No Japanese losses) H4 u; A- @' f# _9 w0 ]# @
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Allied aircraft losses
; n! o9 K- I' d8 E7 z4 _8 ^ SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed+ R' u$ J f& e7 g3 m6 i5 @" E
& d" T# D; Q8 c3 M" {, FRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." O* p( b9 K$ @/ X; u* g$ A
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 649 i* c+ R1 x6 C$ B
N1K1-J George x 26( v1 }* ~: f, b5 X+ i& ]
N1K2-J George x 95 f9 c! q% j( q* i9 ?- J6 @
Ki-84r Frank x 727 s& b- k6 \+ R: ^# U8 V
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Allied aircraft
7 `- I! @0 E2 e( d& x- J+ B4 U) t; E TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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1 E- N/ r! o5 z. }2 ONo Japanese losses" p; Z+ H% v8 ?# a- d& r, [! V
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Allied aircraft losses
7 y5 n `7 y+ S( L+ Q0 K TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed3 v! b" F2 p) J) _) A# {; {
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 U/ S, C4 Z1 R7 `& v. y5 YEstimated time to target is 11 minutes3 g. ^* B+ `" \. Y A2 D
7 {+ }2 a; D' k! eJapanese aircraft( f# x/ l- N3 Q5 G6 j7 j" Q
A6M5 Zero x 57
* g4 z0 S) m" {: m; Y N1K1-J George x 26
3 b7 @! l: o/ X- N6 @ N1K2-J George x 76
/ p( e& }7 v$ w: X# b Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
u- ^8 s# ?8 y TBF-1 Avenger x 84 D$ G# m+ y0 z0 M/ `' J
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
! }' ]$ a. h( o. v _- L; u TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed) M% [0 {3 h" F [ c, m' R
/ {& i2 x1 L8 j) p- `# [+ wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160" L, \4 j5 u+ Z9 ^' O
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" {1 O' d1 M# Q m qEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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2 y, {7 i% M3 j5 T$ r) cJapanese aircraft( l6 e, Z" J* T" G! \
A6M5 Zero x 151
; z. p: z* l Z1 U0 l( D X, u B6N2a Jill x 84
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 3324 {4 c5 U! l9 [
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
5 I1 A9 ]: Q% ]8 J$ ]; L B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged2 C& s$ L, h) m6 x6 J* T4 [
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak1 a% ?; ]4 I% ^0 t1 A
) F* I4 x$ y" fAllied aircraft losses ~: ?, u; p! l% b7 ~ @1 R. M F5 V
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed( ]; b) A; U4 O( b' b2 x
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Allied Ships
2 C/ j$ H `( J" ~ CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
6 r- O8 W( w% Q CVL Belleau Wood
& a$ b& z7 L- i% P CV Yorktown II* _; B2 k! ?" J2 @ X( i
CV Bunker Hill7 o% i: A/ Y. I S; G
DD Kimberly! [6 X+ X* c& a* V2 ]
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
4 D3 f6 E/ E. C# P( v4 U CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
6 J3 b% j7 X' K$ }" V+ @ CVL Independence
$ V1 v- w$ L% P- s CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* i1 f7 [2 Z/ }( Y5 m CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
, @) o0 i6 t% d CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2. J) e. p2 H- J# @+ \$ C
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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。7 o/ @+ `# `/ J4 Z1 C0 A
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