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 m3 ]; B. V2 c4 K4 `
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,- q/ F- e2 R/ F
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 " b8 h/ Q' _# u/ f) G
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast; c3 J I* u$ Z) I( S1 P: ^0 b
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) J8 F8 I9 Q# w2 _& @
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes6 C% m( a# J8 C- S1 p& c. g
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Japanese aircraft1 ?& ~. w! y. N+ f$ F. k1 L
A6M5 Zero x 147 t( V. L0 Q1 C7 O0 ~% H
B6N2a Jill x 176
) c; [0 I: J1 [ D4Y3 Judy x 24
& P9 T' s+ A' B( \' O8 u D4Y4 Judy x 1437 x5 l0 ^; w4 d& n( b
, y! H) r0 T9 M5 z8 ?Allied aircraft* x3 Q6 m, M3 H* w& Q
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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9 [ ^- l1 o! ~* Z* TJapanese aircraft losses
1 G+ M, X9 D$ ^* b A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
' |) H$ \$ t% f0 E B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged) Y7 f2 t* M m! C5 c
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 Z! H: X6 B# g* K3 O2 n' q D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
, l' U% I# o1 s; h D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged3 V, w# g& Q6 g- V3 G1 v2 D4 I
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Allied aircraft losses6 J5 F3 z# k% {4 C/ M* x
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 o& x' x: L9 b% A; n6 a @# o CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
3 b$ w% r+ N+ F* a CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 s/ z( f0 H& l' } CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 O7 \, |. l9 N" W LST-34) N7 ?& A( n$ k5 X* O' x
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 E) @& t. n- R: y9 Q r
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ b3 |1 ?2 D) v" y2 _4 x# t: c CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 ^) F) Q* L% [7 F/ b/ i, I9 ]" Y CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: _ W* Q6 l1 l" G4 k' [8 i CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 a% c Z8 D! @
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) d6 w3 b, I" f# O6 y- R0 H
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ r8 M# a, D7 R- B" V0 C: h DE Waterman! I t+ v7 V3 ?. \: V" c
DD Callaghan4 A* G" E" U: I" ~, C
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. ~' e% e [$ ~
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" P( N, h, R c$ T% L8 S DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 H9 c' g4 E# y3 V9 m( [
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% P7 g5 e1 ?0 K, i9 Z/ c8 l8 u DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire S F' G' g+ ~: x; s6 H" r
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ b$ Z; m1 p8 _) z& x/ m; S' f. v LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: h0 J1 h$ G! j: r7 i
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ e* ~# O+ C. U( H4 Y0 X DE Stadtfeld6 I3 @1 w2 M, Q5 a: M' H
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! N- ]# \2 R) D& e O- O) a0 R
DE James E. Craig
) ~% x7 L, X d6 i: i+ L LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, ^: h6 G. S- Y4 x/ ^! p
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
5 s! G9 U C- N# L6 u DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ M) `" [2 E" R. l9 j% m
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled* X, n+ d! H5 H" {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Y5 K' d! Q$ Q1 x
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
. K# x+ \" M5 s/ nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 F. p/ e; N; h2 ^# T" `/ `4 W
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) D$ ]4 W9 s/ R6 F1 B A6M5 Zero x 92
$ g* t; v. g/ C6 a N1K1-J George x 26
5 K. {6 u) E" W" j, J& s) r N1K2-J George x 251
% c; o# P' ~# a3 F7 F3 G Ki-84r Frank x 1484 W" U# r c" U
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Allied aircraft! i( {! s7 ~$ L/ O% f
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
7 A8 N& m* u! c' Y5 w- E$ [* |/ V. d TBF-1 Avenger x 30
p4 [- u K) {; d# A; w% @6 j7 V TBM-1C Avenger x 23! V8 z" F; d' P3 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
# i7 T' A' h5 `8 D2 P. a N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed: l' z* R+ L7 f$ u( B
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed% Z# A& C" O) p, Z& T7 p- I4 V
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 y* p5 Q; W; l( s- ^3 [! N0 p) G" C TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 G3 v, z3 v# GJapanese Ships2 F( W2 @) I* q8 k5 c
CVL Chitose2 T8 Q" l; `4 [. |8 ~5 h: y; K3 d
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 j/ w. @! c/ L! s7 m+ P
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 77
@& c- j7 V+ A- T; J3 }2 y N1K1-J George x 26& a; O% \) I, [
N1K2-J George x 1954 q) c& J, T3 b+ _# C+ B
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft+ W' W( m* _7 Y- h" y9 E( E& r: z
TBM-1C Avenger x 7* k" V8 \6 T9 S
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 ~! ]# a4 f/ s6 u, C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 l) l+ n% [' m3 J9 E
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Japanese aircraft
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N1K1-J George x 26
3 c* d1 g* p, o$ q( o3 W. g( Q N1K2-J George x 127
" d* o: t- U0 i) u Ki-84r Frank x 91; N9 }% P- T1 f- X' x
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' p7 E! t" n5 w, h+ [ SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses+ m5 U8 D$ L Z! B6 n
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Allied aircraft losses
) R V" r* B3 a1 p2 h9 I SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed3 }8 o5 n( T& a2 f- ?
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 i! h& c8 I' T6 H9 Q$ T
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes; A, x- I! F0 c6 T6 B0 S
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A6M5 Zero x 64; v& @* T, l& U
N1K1-J George x 26
( V7 j4 g2 N/ H- O N1K2-J George x 95
% ^+ I2 m, c3 ]% E' t6 K: z Ki-84r Frank x 72
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6 Y. Z {; F& ] TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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$ ]2 ]6 W7 M7 } Y& M& uNo Japanese losses2 o$ e' U/ H% m! ~$ T) u* b4 v
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Allied aircraft losses
0 P& g4 f; z5 J/ q- T- U3 W TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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6 Y$ h. A% q: a1 k# IRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." i0 d3 o5 |7 d% k6 J8 y4 n
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes! u7 e" @0 X) I. t9 j
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0 V9 ~9 q# t* F' T Q a A6M5 Zero x 57
( B' k3 ~; b6 y: \$ g3 O N1K1-J George x 26$ |3 L+ q8 W$ o% u
N1K2-J George x 76
( b: Z" s" k; h- x( Y- ~ Ki-84r Frank x 62$ V: I, F/ {* v% t' T
6 F3 T7 ~# R2 H& Z0 B8 vAllied aircraft
9 I& d: ^2 y! \# @; V, ]3 Z6 l TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses1 n7 m- ?' b$ n% o& B4 X& W
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Allied aircraft losses
) F9 H/ B+ T$ n; z TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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% G, D* }: P; ~2 k& v4 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160/ n" k# x' c2 d; J( N7 d, V
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 c/ B$ L% L5 ~- H7 S$ E2 B
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ }2 y$ H; Y x7 s# U, D! u
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes H! y' ^0 L% R5 E
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Japanese aircraft J6 u2 O5 ^# _) J
A6M5 Zero x 151+ _6 I3 [# t9 ^4 ~% m
B6N2a Jill x 84
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6 U5 I. z$ [; T6 _7 e4 \( l5 w F6F-3 Hellcat x 332) ?5 X {& F; h. d
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Japanese aircraft losses
; V& J$ E# i% U3 ? A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed2 L3 K+ q$ r! H% A
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
# V: c a) c7 j3 {* S0 K4 g( r B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses& D9 a* y- [ A
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 w0 w8 U- y/ Q CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
. N O7 O' f) [. F CVL Belleau Wood
# \. E" O( o" x. Y! X- W CV Yorktown II
! Q( I1 v# P% P7 O* q5 z3 i CV Bunker Hill
# G) h- z1 F! Q& x: H DD Kimberly: H) U% D+ B/ }& b, m; N! I& _
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
" b* p! `# P1 B2 }8 P0 t CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1, y: `: q p/ I
CVL Independence
4 s$ {& I' ^& B3 G& o/ V1 W CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 n# w! o7 v, d1 w; }$ s3 K CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
% i m- C4 O; k" o CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2, {( w8 z) x* G2 X$ k
" X/ _' h$ X9 `) o* `) j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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