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。
m9 {5 q& z" m5 I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,6 [' J1 M; U/ l+ y
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 0 j5 R+ ]+ x9 @7 R% d
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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% O/ W- I: p" s$ O: X: }/ dWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- w& ~8 \& i. Q0 \! r$ k
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes3 }! T9 P! r. `9 K$ k
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Japanese aircraft
) E B; J0 k5 {% U A6M5 Zero x 147
* R, k7 T/ r( Z7 i B6N2a Jill x 176
" z' [( E' S2 l. _" w) w D4Y3 Judy x 24
4 w" S& Y$ ]: x1 T/ [" i D4Y4 Judy x 143" G0 N' e5 K5 z$ p0 o
7 ^6 A) }3 d; w% h3 [4 tAllied aircraft
4 c. p# A" B; }8 O F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
* J" U5 ^- T$ p" U. U& v A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
! ^$ n" D/ t$ M7 V B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged, g& |4 }. e$ C
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 F5 n% K2 I9 ?) m9 D D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak* d, W: J; j! ~* A
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged' c1 Q) [6 p, D' Q1 U3 `, L
& l# s) r. c! G6 lAllied aircraft losses
. C5 `: [/ L% T8 B6 L! i/ P) C F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed2 x9 F9 U y7 ` Q' C
8 q- L! H8 _9 Z( K$ c% cAllied Ships
9 W8 C$ @2 Q! m) l+ i- D8 ~ CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 w7 }: O+ H: k8 N0 P. Q% c/ N CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
' ^8 X3 }- {1 |4 l. X CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 |& h2 K1 s/ F! O9 P. L CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 { p! Y9 D" q( Z9 x5 H5 }# w3 U1 } LST-34" V8 E. }1 t2 C/ w8 O
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* L7 g1 k4 c2 G1 d; {( Y1 p4 }- M4 r; F/ ]
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, Y7 `3 c% T7 W% W6 a* X CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 R8 {" p9 O! \7 f6 @$ r CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 I. A$ E( h( F# N |1 s
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ v3 I3 Y/ N$ `- ]. K* [5 Y
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 }3 {7 d2 [5 X* q* K9 q" I DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' x/ o+ ?! ]1 h% o8 L4 r
DE Waterman0 U2 C( X9 Q5 e6 R& P0 n/ L
DD Callaghan
% J# H( T* i$ O) ^$ d DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% ]4 A% [" o8 X# ]) {4 f1 t$ s
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! B% `( }. z7 Y3 \ DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! c0 i* P |) h, @" C: ?
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' K+ i4 _4 l, x( n DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire" j3 b6 D# W4 K, Q+ j
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; o% O% G- A& H( [- }) } LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 R1 p" _ T2 Q" g: q
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. F9 g; z8 C; V( o DE Stadtfeld
$ b6 ?+ F9 {9 M% B5 C& G DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# Z1 i$ _9 y8 \1 j! V0 g DE James E. Craig
8 \' u: T% u* e& M' h LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. U- I; |+ |* ]. S+ A' B
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk; b2 j# O% X5 c4 _ {) T
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 m. c9 @" o& C/ f# `( q
' k6 J. K& `0 Y) hAllied ground losses:# |5 p+ Y1 F1 S6 b% P
210 casualties reported; X+ m( o% f2 ?; Q: T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 g. Q3 r# j9 H1 v: n/ b Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
# g+ \- h5 P6 e0 h4 ?# w" H. d6 | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' W9 Y, S) d3 ~
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
1 c0 v# X* a& o% J& C) ^0 A) oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! k/ a3 Y+ s( U5 v, [- n% B# p
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" I/ m t/ o) b* a9 b' a
A6M5 Zero x 92
# ]* R* f+ P! p. s. Y N1K1-J George x 26
7 `& x5 q4 N% k D( [2 P8 B N1K2-J George x 251! y5 o9 P$ c6 _3 S
Ki-84r Frank x 148; y5 |7 [% z' q: z: N1 \* u% I
$ y) B; R/ `: U! K8 J0 VAllied aircraft( s |0 V1 V- `+ t1 [2 b
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76+ ^& \% x3 A! z! Q z) b) J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
2 R7 n& a% T( P/ v TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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5 g+ T3 T: b8 b; T7 e2 O N1K1-J George: 1 damaged7 c' J1 o- f9 A6 Q y
( w4 y( q1 z9 nAllied aircraft losses
- p7 V! _" E3 q8 T, j F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
! v# v! b5 o8 M TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
4 a8 ?& z7 `. X: D# k# Z TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged) O: S3 b0 S6 I- J) k2 n* F1 @7 ^
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 ^7 J' }8 W+ z+ L CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& H; C! c0 f+ l8 }0 m/ {Estimated time to target is 32 minutes. r& l' ?( w" T( _" O: T
. \/ l$ P! z- z# i: `0 a8 bJapanese aircraft
, H/ q( G$ @% G: B3 p2 T9 F. { A6M5 Zero x 77& R- e+ S$ i* U( w/ f9 \
N1K1-J George x 26, i) v7 N/ R% Y! O4 P6 e
N1K2-J George x 1957 \5 V. q2 P9 ?) A F6 H4 V
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft2 V( Y% T3 g! v! h" u
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses0 a2 q2 \) I6 p a, g
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Allied aircraft losses$ X( ~4 y9 F% I7 j0 K% K5 Q2 x
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed7 X. W/ A) T5 G& I
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( @; ?3 ]- B% k; s8 ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# X! X: C! u" \# F) ?8 q# V
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A6M5 Zero x 69+ ?9 d; D0 B1 e4 p5 s$ e
N1K1-J George x 26
5 |- z, o5 K9 I2 J4 w N1K2-J George x 127
8 v! c6 J: ]! {' V/ X) N Ki-84r Frank x 91
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34# |2 p7 w$ A* ~2 _- l2 ]
( _) Q& h4 r8 e* ~+ ?8 ONo Japanese losses
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, P5 c9 J7 e+ q3 W- R5 W" _/ x SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed& E8 R% I/ l3 T1 @' K1 ^/ s% u
9 |1 H7 K" o. N7 t( A) {Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ [: d$ E( ?2 x! w3 l# X
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes! P" Q: {9 x5 Z- o2 O
( Y" w4 N+ D( T5 Z0 i6 KJapanese aircraft: T+ y. `1 H7 V+ m& e, p1 `
A6M5 Zero x 64& s3 N3 k5 V( V7 P
N1K1-J George x 26" Z7 X% ~4 [* ~- J7 N+ w* L( }
N1K2-J George x 95
3 S. t0 Z* B: u$ d6 } Ki-84r Frank x 72( P1 M! a h9 h/ l
# A- Z$ m( G% s4 oAllied aircraft
; E6 I- j# F& c TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses; ^6 f6 L& s& D' c$ O9 f/ o+ E3 }' M0 z, M; U
% Z! n# K* f1 R/ W7 o& mAllied aircraft losses
E; c3 A7 p9 y, @% ] TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% v" C+ h$ G) j/ GEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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$ Z- k3 _, w/ T8 E% G/ lJapanese aircraft
% v4 i; n1 ]% ]/ w; a6 J1 W A6M5 Zero x 575 t- d3 x, M$ m6 L* ^
N1K1-J George x 26* R0 _% z$ {/ [& t0 Z. C. k
N1K2-J George x 76( j- O: K" ^5 k+ U' w0 d6 D; e8 Y7 |
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft% o! S. r* ]+ R e
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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( l: r8 } Z& v2 xNo Japanese losses7 T" V+ Q. m1 U
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed# \; j9 c; Q, ~; e, S5 B$ E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 I/ q$ X! _9 ^+ p: v2 ORaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ |2 V" R# j1 H! r, bEstimated time to target is 37 minutes" L0 y" s) x, k3 x% G+ \0 u
2 i2 I* f* g, TJapanese aircraft
' H# ^- j l) p% H) ^ A6M5 Zero x 151
3 z0 j( i4 o; N4 v- D, I0 U) [ B6N2a Jill x 84& Q- W) I) e# u. o0 _
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3 _: w( M* }+ _0 N( Y% Z: Q F6F-3 Hellcat x 3328 n1 [" R% Z) v# z" d
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed# r2 t& L( M8 D" }5 x0 j8 S; |
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
. v+ s* n+ y1 Z6 E9 O B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak/ Q8 T; Q1 p* h
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8 A6 {9 {: `6 I+ A F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& H5 I1 b. j4 S; J i, x3 d' m* I CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 11 _% S2 d) u7 r8 W& P0 H8 [
CVL Belleau Wood$ c$ c! J4 G% E$ k. b- A- O' |0 _* ?
CV Yorktown II* r. a0 M8 w" @0 ~2 W8 ]
CV Bunker Hill: |+ b) m% B0 C0 Z3 ]7 N* p& I; B
DD Kimberly( i( \5 B: B J$ N& B# |1 r; X
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
) R. h$ y( m: z- _3 Z CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
- {- v3 a& v( [4 R7 h, m CVL Independence
- H9 a3 f* j# r# G2 _& b5 _4 | CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. v s4 e8 e/ R
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
7 C c0 Y& X! V" x9 w CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 27 P- C. Y. z/ Q4 A, M' y
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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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