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。
! s6 i7 x4 u: X2 s: K" d9 n l0 o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,
& C" v6 {9 D3 n7 \( pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 7 l+ ~# S% s% {
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
1 X' Y! b. P% y+ ]4 P/ ]2 m
: F7 M2 k' I9 T9 W! ?5 U, IWeather in hex: Overcast0 f4 |1 e$ j4 ]$ o( l/ e
5 a1 E Q9 Z7 p& G6 r$ O VRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- M+ l+ e3 s8 t5 I9 p3 X$ wEstimated time to target is 40 minutes) }# S# \ t R Q+ v
& g% H8 l5 t I- [& o$ k
Japanese aircraft
6 O7 R% v. Q/ |% ]5 ?. y A6M5 Zero x 147; [- x: `! }8 T) k1 z
B6N2a Jill x 176
5 i4 _; ^* G$ E& H3 ? D4Y3 Judy x 24
H( Z4 n0 p2 ?: t, U/ r D4Y4 Judy x 143" E& \% x# H8 m. l5 A/ i
+ f8 x; Q. [- T0 }* D4 @: w4 mAllied aircraft
/ H% ]& E S- u" W F6F-3 Hellcat x 447/ `' l* V+ `0 f+ q2 V2 r" i
: _+ E/ v+ j& ?+ ZJapanese aircraft losses1 N/ }9 }2 W9 c4 Y
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 p! o5 Y4 E4 M" j9 }4 G0 N B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
! n3 P; m) W" ] D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged \. n6 b2 r9 r- k# r
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak$ _* p$ H" b4 C
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
6 D% a2 a' L y7 @5 D
+ m% Q1 [7 r$ z+ ~3 B: I3 xAllied aircraft losses
6 e2 f- Y, ~# G F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
" h. n* _' ]# F8 p, d5 U% g* g
, h R( B2 [7 RAllied Ships3 ~, {0 S$ G) t% g5 t
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 s$ z- s5 F3 C" Y! M$ d9 J CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ ]; p9 X3 ?+ {/ D. r( M CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' [) R3 @# U3 p3 [7 c CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% s& ?" N' K& ^' \ LST-34
' i/ E$ I) g4 }! M9 w4 z1 j) N$ E CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: b" k8 K( |3 I; N
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 d% Y9 z- \6 T9 m/ e* U+ T
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: d3 p0 c( \3 x% w: y CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 r# K/ g, H ?! X& N5 y2 M. T1 C. p
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ T) g r- n3 \! R) C1 C1 T
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ @/ n* ?$ n" S& d4 x
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ w" A% I+ x, Q2 F, G( i
DE Waterman
R4 w0 N; l; u3 `* G DD Callaghan J6 m' m8 V) r- H9 w4 X
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! ^9 U) S% d. _3 P" p1 F2 g9 y DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 Z2 @" J2 \( N DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 L J* t1 H% O
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& _# T) n+ r! G
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 |; l& D) B' i9 l0 q; b0 S
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" |3 R% @9 |5 d( P- R, o! M LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 d' K, w& o/ M& j4 P; X) g$ k DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ E. a3 A3 K( w4 L8 A5 p2 S5 l
DE Stadtfeld
$ C6 x% C: y, x/ g( y! A5 R- K) @ DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: H9 u1 ^$ Q% F% H! {
DE James E. Craig
3 K* s) X2 X9 [" b LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 `9 v& g2 w+ ~$ w$ T LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk& J' _7 e. E8 u: z% j% W( C
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 K, {) P- B7 v' l, r% S/ p& h
1 f; N$ l2 ?2 I2 r5 U- eAllied ground losses:
& e O& K" J S$ H& z 210 casualties reported0 ]( k/ V9 }" w" N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 P9 T) l7 Y/ U: ] Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled1 s1 j! E+ O" B# @: k! E+ S) s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 D* R) v, R, m( a4 Q" n Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled), ^. S% P3 T: V V: a( J5 y5 B- k
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; X/ g' p( V `/ ? f# S' _
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes2 x' y. J6 I s* I& I
8 e( I0 |; a) F4 L
Japanese aircraft! y6 V) ]# O& q6 N" O7 v$ ]
A6M5 Zero x 92
! q; }3 |) |, [5 W7 T+ { N1K1-J George x 26% |3 E; `: H3 g5 {
N1K2-J George x 251( H* W1 y _; R3 I* J, E
Ki-84r Frank x 148 o" Q! A, H2 F! K' ?4 n8 e/ K
* w5 m* ^6 C4 M6 z, I6 x
Allied aircraft0 V# Z. k+ Z8 `* ^- Y; K$ o6 }
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76& X/ X+ P& `# I8 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 301 J+ w5 ?$ q- V( R0 \4 N
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
' Z2 D: I' I2 g/ h4 E8 m1 l# y1 N7 ?) V1 v
Japanese aircraft losses
* M2 z K" O* o. z' i( x) j- f, U N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
) q/ v) O; Z9 K, h4 Z; i( [" y3 N5 g& |; j6 ?! w2 R
Allied aircraft losses. o3 f# ? u" w2 {; D: s
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
# W1 o/ Z% `$ y" j2 m6 j TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
+ I0 N/ \0 W* O& p) A: {: v. ~+ p! I5 T TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged$ H4 b1 b9 Q; A. _2 q
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak- h. n+ g8 K5 h! e4 s9 D7 q
1 \& R1 P5 K# x* P3 [Japanese Ships
9 X: W: z2 u( m CVL Chitose4 {: P. S% n2 ? C. h
7 A- X# f5 X f0 S
- [+ c* K$ L' i$ ZRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 A% e1 o' m, T( x' V2 n
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes S- D( B0 O- u
/ Y* P( c _; A) Y' N/ D: w$ r7 }) j# U
Japanese aircraft
' w8 e0 f" c) H A6M5 Zero x 77- u0 C" ^4 }# J. Q8 ^' j$ V7 O: f
N1K1-J George x 26
6 ^- f6 R' M2 N' o6 z N1K2-J George x 195
; J' J: _4 C) g# I% y Ki-84r Frank x 127
$ W, a+ Y8 f1 G+ j
/ n* i5 Y7 {# c: G* X+ B0 UAllied aircraft1 z2 o3 X& _! h
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
' v7 v c5 w/ m# z9 F! H
( k6 z- X6 e% g4 \6 a2 u8 m3 _No Japanese losses
, ~# {/ {+ V% W* ~1 ^2 m% D- J/ M3 ~7 ?, ?7 p' D
Allied aircraft losses. T5 k) e: [' e& J3 x
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
* u& `$ K. V, j" G9 d) G6 o! d2 u4 q, W, t/ y
Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 a% U/ }3 j# Y/ ~& f. Z' K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
% \& ?6 L$ s" ]9 P& g! o5 ?6 ^0 m! q
Japanese aircraft
* y5 X, Y+ n% Q A6M5 Zero x 69
' q/ _/ T( l5 n6 i# H N1K1-J George x 26$ S% y6 e+ s$ Z. E
N1K2-J George x 1275 m: Q% y# ~7 F0 X5 ?! H
Ki-84r Frank x 910 [8 l4 c/ z+ k4 c, |/ }* F
8 A6 b/ @* J" Y3 P g1 XAllied aircraft
' e2 n7 \5 W. P$ Z% v! p* c SBD-5 Dauntless x 347 P- [% E" Q" k% u2 f* V4 g/ ?, [
. C! l5 ` p \1 r3 T) M8 \5 g* ]
No Japanese losses7 p, s8 r- } g9 Q' b W% m/ ?/ Q
4 t9 h6 d. b) K! ]3 {( `! r
Allied aircraft losses0 i4 q8 _* V: Q h/ j3 @$ h- ]
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed% c* V0 e, v$ N$ z: N
3 c _+ R# y$ F! sRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 x# D% x) v2 REstimated time to target is 10 minutes8 }5 E- r$ \, _0 n7 U! K1 ~5 C8 @
% o! R9 R8 E6 H* K2 G, m
Japanese aircraft
$ o( E4 D' k: ]- K A6M5 Zero x 64; v; b# E& o; ]+ J
N1K1-J George x 26
1 t3 q* p" ~0 S3 E( I N1K2-J George x 95
8 C1 L5 f) P0 B3 s! R Ki-84r Frank x 72; z5 \# J; s: j9 c. r0 E7 u; j- j! s
7 ^; O- h6 g( V7 m6 b) z7 s
Allied aircraft7 T& Q0 m! f A* t s. j7 q! M
TBF-1 Avenger x 150 ]7 {4 ^' m- ]- ~% c
! c6 M1 Z, I0 n! CNo Japanese losses
. _, z6 U' Q- `# Q
" R5 |6 R9 h* l3 G/ CAllied aircraft losses
+ ]4 x# Q" M; w( ?! D$ I8 k& ` TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
: U8 I0 \2 j7 W" b: L% p) ]2 a) S: s
Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; }. v8 v) V2 }# t! x# o. T# ~# @9 d; jEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
: |1 K2 C4 D0 A, Y) R4 c) A% E2 j& i, P, p
Japanese aircraft
1 e: Z( J! \0 S3 S! N: q A6M5 Zero x 57 f, \; W& R: Q
N1K1-J George x 26
4 C* a3 f. }6 J' I N1K2-J George x 76
z9 B# Z' H5 _+ \( z* B Ki-84r Frank x 62
$ ]. D; }- W i1 D m
y' g' F4 K$ W0 B! A4 g& W' ?4 PAllied aircraft
" _: `6 D& Y1 L( T( A2 S) n P TBF-1 Avenger x 8
n4 s, f! \0 p- M
8 M! S# V( Q" k8 \ T5 KNo Japanese losses
0 J; D7 g# h5 d5 Q* x6 z, ^9 r* ^: l6 X/ n* m- w8 R
Allied aircraft losses
5 {" ?( y. O( Y- @7 i TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
+ K& C1 l6 A- L7 t- v# `" K% k" }0 v: Q
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160# H# {' p7 S2 k V4 C
7 B4 [, W7 K# c; u
Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 [' ^' j4 _$ ^" s6 K
1 N" ^6 x+ Y7 r) Z/ h
Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 H2 L( t' U: Z7 X6 PEstimated time to target is 37 minutes# H- u) R ?& Z1 J. x& @/ ^7 Q/ i
: v$ x- |- h! N; w0 {" v' E' L" N* l
Japanese aircraft
4 H% S; |, x7 T4 b/ z. ~% [ A6M5 Zero x 1519 P7 F) y6 N/ D9 x6 H
B6N2a Jill x 84
6 p- I$ j, N7 _8 F8 ? T1 }9 T
; x6 [4 _$ w' S+ l: ^Allied aircraft
7 Y2 w1 d# e4 S$ n8 p F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
9 b2 b, f* n$ | o. I/ l3 D1 y% Q/ M; K T7 @3 B2 d; z0 \" i H
Japanese aircraft losses
6 C# r1 t3 d5 A: N5 K4 O A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
) i, y3 D2 v( G4 Y/ E- M B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged5 @) k: z* e/ W, [2 Z- d
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak+ w+ D; L! d Q$ S2 r) m0 f* M
- N5 b3 ^/ h4 \( WAllied aircraft losses
# S' g: m6 X! ^4 P F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
- m- N# n/ w5 e6 M9 A }4 P$ A7 k/ h: ]
Allied Ships1 c& Y: u+ _9 D5 z2 k
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
/ _/ v+ B4 z+ A CVL Belleau Wood
6 n1 R+ r8 k/ E9 ` CV Yorktown II' Z8 L, ]6 f1 v$ E' w' N, {
CV Bunker Hill
0 d/ ]* l* m0 F DD Kimberly m* F0 l1 |$ w4 ^- @
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 13 a3 ]+ B" c8 }
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
" a" f$ y, a: @" ?2 \ CVL Independence Y! v. Z5 }/ k8 c) D& i
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 o8 x5 M( P( {2 T* k CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1/ C L9 n* @( f
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 25 U" j0 m1 A6 ?
- i" a1 u" [, t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。
% @; J# a9 V ` |