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。
4 W. g w- O7 `: R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,8 G! W% E/ ?0 d( B, t9 a
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
/ ]- @" t; Y2 \, S3 x3 S7 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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- `" D$ U. r- }9 c" o" tWeather in hex: Overcast
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9 a' N' D4 `0 t) B0 q# d1 GRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% k6 w% K- f2 N" c c6 _Estimated time to target is 40 minutes* w+ V8 D2 @7 W! ?7 M. s" S
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Japanese aircraft
9 m. r' \) t/ E# b A6M5 Zero x 147: y! }: | c$ t
B6N2a Jill x 176 [4 D7 u2 k# g8 L- j4 L- [
D4Y3 Judy x 24
* w& F8 ^! A9 U. w( R- Z D4Y4 Judy x 143; G- J* o* |# z2 n" c2 |7 [* {
- {7 d& t" z4 s) R. KAllied aircraft4 Q1 ~( K& G( \- U
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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% Q3 a' R3 L0 s" D$ n4 w" {Japanese aircraft losses- Z' ]3 m% T! n% \# j* s; C
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed3 s- r% Z% E9 S' a( F# q; ]. [# X
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
. Z. r1 p d& D ?2 K3 G% l D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged8 `! n9 r1 E5 O3 R! d2 x4 a! t
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
- `; Z; _4 {" t& i' `5 D# o1 Z$ n L D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged* d# n' k1 x- i% J) R1 x# ]
. ]6 n% B! p; ~) TAllied aircraft losses' p; k' c" x4 \6 ^
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships" a: W3 X; S8 S6 F* `8 f; v8 f
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 c% J) V2 g! W' O: `# k' l
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk: Q; o# q& z. x+ U. Y; b: t
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- W9 ?6 q% O. f) V; Q CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. a+ {6 F' _+ I" D% Z" d LST-343 c! e+ Q$ o; n+ G
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 Y$ ^4 t- A$ I& I3 ?: f; a
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) r2 Z% X0 ]( B4 a CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 i0 f9 q {; b$ D, v CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& J: k3 q' e, n# w2 t- C# r CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ ?- M T6 ]2 F; K* y7 g LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) J j3 Z O% e+ x' c: f% D, i/ Q5 G DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ F7 {6 X* g- d9 l; E- t) Y
DE Waterman
- h. r/ \" D0 b4 |. [2 J% v9 G: A DD Callaghan
! E' M# ?% b; P) C3 M; T DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. [) G1 n3 J9 n$ P DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) c0 m; {1 b- f" }
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 ?. w# O) v* b* b9 H* q. ?: ]
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" r/ V* b& }$ M5 p8 h DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 d% ?3 _( ^$ c! ]; Q! x# D LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- m: K* m' `5 l6 x' c1 N4 S( d LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
?+ O4 _+ l; d6 R0 k DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ h2 p" m: C2 | v
DE Stadtfeld2 ?' \3 {6 C6 x. T6 B& j _
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- e$ j8 O8 g( A4 e
DE James E. Craig
- D" I4 e) z2 Z5 _ LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
[) J. Z# x4 S( x# W2 k LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
+ x. B# K5 I7 W2 T6 c* ~5 x$ J- k DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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1 M3 p% @- w+ Z0 v) v: H# N1 ]1 [Allied ground losses:
6 Z1 p- {3 n$ y4 q( [) o1 _5 A 210 casualties reported
" _8 a8 y6 R( h+ @- p8 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 T) c9 x! f' z2 D0 T( P* T Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled3 u7 L5 r/ t7 Y7 o- C6 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 P" m: C K+ G: K
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
* ~7 j* T; z: r7 b# a1 k) TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 H3 Z( D [$ C2 `9 A
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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6 c; n" X) d- ?Japanese aircraft
9 K! s' x0 F8 v! f A6M5 Zero x 92
. q) ^- N( R/ G7 W1 E! v+ q N1K1-J George x 26
) _( |/ j1 D0 F; D2 W- z N1K2-J George x 251. O7 A% I/ J0 [- u
Ki-84r Frank x 148! S7 |) ~& Z9 |* O0 L
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 76+ D. G( r( Q5 B0 L
TBF-1 Avenger x 305 ?+ }% P# `8 D6 C1 U, B5 K8 E
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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0 E& s" g3 ?' u4 a: U* f0 f) }/ F N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
0 t* f; Z3 g7 u# V. u! G F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed, `3 ^/ c5 {8 v8 J
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed! B. N5 L7 P+ c" g, ^& q$ e
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged. F+ y( [7 ]* @$ S2 i$ ]% w) u
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak6 i: S4 G# T8 K `& Q
; S7 q3 g: e f) N7 b- G. b3 WJapanese Ships
) O/ E: C D1 v7 J CVL Chitose: ~8 J6 p/ ~9 f" z' f
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6 S0 \4 D' D) h4 e9 m" B& Y) oRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ r5 Q( m8 q" @" D2 c
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 S: r2 h* q% Q/ F- P' ^% ]3 \( y4 e
A6M5 Zero x 77) O+ M* T7 x: z# @2 H& P
N1K1-J George x 265 Z9 ~9 P+ t0 M1 _: o, j6 ]: C, U
N1K2-J George x 195; w( H! X2 c+ A# ]/ {, z% x
Ki-84r Frank x 1272 o" i3 K9 b0 h; u
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Allied aircraft
, v) ^( S" q" d* _( C; \1 p. u TBM-1C Avenger x 74 _8 g, Z" {+ i
4 m7 u' S) x+ u6 t, w+ KNo Japanese losses- S: d* {: p+ s4 }, [2 v" a5 @
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Allied aircraft losses4 ^/ j3 D8 k" j5 \* o9 v0 f
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. ]. H. k! Z0 ]2 W1 b8 B+ i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 I9 R% K! u4 `4 d
& {: ?8 B' F I9 J: P2 L9 f4 {# }Japanese aircraft
$ ^8 j9 d" v p! X4 I( y A6M5 Zero x 69: c; g4 y9 d7 t/ l _% f. V1 M
N1K1-J George x 262 S$ S# ], q" S+ B4 Q+ E+ A4 q$ \4 ^
N1K2-J George x 127/ @* ?+ B* v% \. O D* I6 h% \
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
& c/ D& `* a- e1 U- g! T SBD-5 Dauntless x 345 H1 ?! b5 @ A% z. ~
4 s- r! {! l+ y, c0 kNo Japanese losses
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8 [! g& [8 d9 S/ _* q, ?Allied aircraft losses
! O+ G1 g2 d" h9 K9 B" m! p( P SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed9 w3 {2 r( ~* ]! a+ L7 C
; |- A6 d2 D) c, S* c1 t4 |' x; GRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ T) `% T2 y8 p/ H& T7 ]( C
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes) |, S" q: z0 L$ P, J0 y
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Japanese aircraft
$ w6 @7 [/ _' ]. q$ e. E' O# x0 a A6M5 Zero x 64+ I( T! S. x* Z! ]( P) v4 J
N1K1-J George x 264 w; D7 {# y# e% q+ }0 [; l
N1K2-J George x 95, ^9 G$ {( `$ u: ~
Ki-84r Frank x 72) v/ _7 n6 h, W
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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+ |0 G, O& x9 b! hNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& R* c, J; F, |' W TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: L: L+ I2 H1 i: t2 k$ B+ A3 R7 } U
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 57$ f6 _8 k# ]1 }4 J S5 n2 J0 J
N1K1-J George x 265 l$ ?& J5 m F1 Q
N1K2-J George x 76
. ~# s, W" N8 z Ki-84r Frank x 62
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}% C4 O3 y$ c5 X TBF-1 Avenger x 8( B" [- c: ?$ o
" } y" C) M% c' ^& V( {No Japanese losses5 w& d, D) t) P& h
5 D G. D4 X- F( ]0 qAllied aircraft losses
& S9 j' H; ?7 c9 {4 ?- ~ TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed0 t/ L8 n2 s! A0 s
7 Y1 @, R; f3 E/ `& c: j _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 l: s3 C- \5 N& A0 I
$ i4 D- @6 A3 ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) l. y, g1 A T* ?5 G* W6 y
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes* l5 z" q2 y: f
7 P0 f, g+ L% h2 FJapanese aircraft; m+ @/ J3 j+ L1 [$ _# m- x+ Q
A6M5 Zero x 151) Z, Z" m! o- L% }% y8 `& p8 @
B6N2a Jill x 84! k: [9 q$ |) ~
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 3320 J3 G* [7 q; ?
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Japanese aircraft losses8 V5 N( c. F; |) t; e: t
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 M6 u4 T' |5 V; \( \! O B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
' A* H O/ \: l7 T) z B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak, J" o& J6 x1 z' r( ?
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Allied aircraft losses
$ l! {+ K$ y$ C9 X" ~+ `0 a F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed, K: }- e' e- E# T x6 _) w
/ z$ l) s9 F1 ]5 A- J1 ]1 Y" IAllied Ships
: E/ } s* t! q( v3 @' V1 j2 N CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
# I, E+ @6 ?- h7 I+ D CVL Belleau Wood& z, |5 x( `2 b7 z6 Y# f4 Y a
CV Yorktown II
- E( ?% R$ Y: L H/ T. J CV Bunker Hill
2 d7 {& g1 Y3 ?* S1 x DD Kimberly
' H! ?+ Z$ p' k. B* q CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1/ |4 \5 D7 F, Q3 ^5 V; ^4 a+ P/ R
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
2 ?0 N$ d* o' K! {; d8 P CVL Independence
* B, T9 Z( I4 P7 P* ]) w& c CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' i8 j+ ^% o' s# Q' H- \; f
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 16 p1 }+ }4 p0 H/ y6 W3 @5 A+ u C9 ^
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2% x2 Z& F! n+ w* @0 `
9 S" a- Z/ o$ Q C3 q0 O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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