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。
1 P4 w4 w# A% o8 j4 Q4 r# f. F) 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,; X% p$ r) K; t# [* \7 l1 j/ s
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
$ e7 C) ]. G S$ [! Z+ I) w K9 C# `Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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* d! D( V# x) f- uWeather in hex: Overcast
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7 ], g3 \' P$ [Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& J: K! g- Q1 y/ U3 F/ E. |Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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, s$ R$ ^, | G |5 `* g7 iJapanese aircraft
3 q% m4 @, s0 j8 } A6M5 Zero x 147
% C" z& s- H. }0 V0 h/ _ B6N2a Jill x 176
- h% Y. y' [% {9 ?7 s, q5 j D4Y3 Judy x 247 G+ o$ O/ p: _8 ?1 a0 G. u
D4Y4 Judy x 143# U! q, J! B9 x+ d
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Allied aircraft
' t- o4 Z: g& U( u) K" I$ _ F6F-3 Hellcat x 4479 D- I/ I. f, s% Y& r d
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Japanese aircraft losses/ R+ u4 s1 _* p0 W# p+ ^' M$ r* _
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed) {% S: n- e' G
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
! G: V# M! @: C# Q D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
* P& W" R1 C0 P D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak# s+ g: g2 z, D$ Q6 N, W
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- G$ W E' M3 |, c, w
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships
- t- q5 }$ ]' h1 w$ m CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) _/ d& b# a6 j+ g- s" |
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk. a8 Z4 i v0 r- L4 p
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ Q7 V- F7 V& G2 S) s4 k
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 c! }# P& b/ A# }; E* z
LST-34
( P2 ^: L# T/ o9 d. k. y CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. g) ^+ x9 P! ~
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
G J1 y+ F5 B CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
[# q1 H7 \% E3 B# j CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
D' i+ B4 D# Q+ ~7 Q9 Q/ ^ CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 H* G# N" g: f1 N LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ \# n4 L( P( k0 B DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* N; U1 J% r7 _; t- O5 U4 W DE Waterman
, f# l+ _# g; V* d" V DD Callaghan( q4 T* T- p! F/ d/ T
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 K W7 Q$ m* N1 o2 Z5 s; ~, j, H" ~ DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ z# w6 R* i+ K) k0 Q0 R5 U
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 O. P* ]0 @% ]: e' x
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 V- y. o5 F3 B4 w- n. h1 g0 O8 i5 `
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ _0 M/ ~1 F7 U& G6 [+ [) h
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 K( x- M& _$ v# @0 p! B+ Z- p- D LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- S& u% |4 O+ z# ]1 ~5 e
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. ~; A ?3 O- ^9 ?$ g
DE Stadtfeld
" o" T$ D: e+ P/ `0 |: ~$ L DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ N' \; i9 {( j0 C/ I5 f
DE James E. Craig# |" j4 Y, c" a! N. [, ~- c( e
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 E# L9 k5 [8 Z* W3 r! d LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
5 p' i+ ^7 C' ^+ u1 C7 D6 [ DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:1 ?. o0 x: n. a! J# `
210 casualties reported2 X, G* J$ M* { Y( G" F! W4 ^* j. e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ i1 ?/ F, [. Y
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled2 A8 S+ J1 c( x: b) c# x0 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" m( c8 `8 L4 _7 K6 z+ K
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)3 {, ]0 s8 Q2 W }
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# K2 K6 @1 y( a3 }& d8 y1 ^Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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9 ~5 Y, t+ H9 |& w* ]0 A% J% LJapanese aircraft1 M7 a2 l5 v5 @% p6 S
A6M5 Zero x 92. X3 s' h. Y& v7 x, S* a Z
N1K1-J George x 26; v& X! }8 W$ |" I6 r7 u" X. R
N1K2-J George x 251' m) p9 I0 o b* V9 c7 t
Ki-84r Frank x 148, f" D8 A- q7 G7 L
. [ |* z! q7 q5 _0 i) K& A5 A k `Allied aircraft
7 G! R- o9 ]! M5 N! A7 }5 f+ j F6F-3 Hellcat x 76# V2 a& f+ \7 ]8 G
TBF-1 Avenger x 30 x1 L1 b: i7 N' j; m8 m& Y
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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. `. b& L) A1 G* M( Q) f) @Japanese aircraft losses
5 }0 s0 U' I9 Q1 c4 | N1K1-J George: 1 damaged2 l- b4 C0 H* W: a" M9 d5 H6 j
; o# ?) C7 B* b$ @8 E6 Z# KAllied aircraft losses
5 [$ T: U2 y/ L# C3 B F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed" d8 k5 U. u, Q0 q: V
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed: X w! y4 S( C, B) ^
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged/ |8 ]) a9 Q# l& T0 q
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak7 R* f3 ^! Z5 `( K# E; U
$ s u% `( O) {. Z9 @9 TJapanese Ships
8 l3 H7 b" Z ~ CVL Chitose0 B# a+ |: b! D$ l- K+ b
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# o! T! Y/ F; gRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 f, {0 @: _( W: a) ^. \
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 B+ L" k3 m3 M A6M5 Zero x 77
2 L" r+ d& T0 k7 K6 y4 @ N1K1-J George x 26
" J) B: Z3 e1 [( M N1K2-J George x 1951 F) [1 \- b, a) r1 `
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
9 A. n+ e7 k; o( j G5 f TBM-1C Avenger x 7# f& O8 r7 h; q- h& u$ t. h
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No Japanese losses
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+ I7 W+ U/ a+ W# O3 [* T: lAllied aircraft losses7 m6 h3 s' e2 B% y5 F) h$ C
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed& x( C1 g$ j8 R' [% ?4 l
' y# d' |& f5 B$ ~) K% n, ARaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 \* s+ |/ z0 H6 BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 t2 G9 b+ G7 S
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Japanese aircraft
, l! d& c' b$ o: u+ ]8 i A6M5 Zero x 69+ ^, Y8 U0 A0 k+ y6 N6 ]& v
N1K1-J George x 26
7 A- l! y8 l. r N1K2-J George x 127
+ h+ T* Y+ D! S! y. |* \ Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft. a; {: {6 K+ S7 x8 S) q i
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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; `5 C- @' N/ @7 [: yNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 F" A; l! ? |* L. o( T Y2 G SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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$ m' \4 ~) f* S/ m$ ^Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 x/ ?5 x. T. T* H6 fEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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" b% t+ o, ?: C" IJapanese aircraft! p/ g; A6 g4 m+ ^9 e* V
A6M5 Zero x 64
' y7 P; B) s/ {) D% a$ O N1K1-J George x 26% T4 f4 [0 Q! P0 S9 |7 \) B
N1K2-J George x 95# X3 Q3 d* B, L( C8 O) s+ g( U
Ki-84r Frank x 72" v% Z4 D* i9 e9 _: F! N# ^
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Allied aircraft
. B _- r6 p3 a' H TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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$ o) c- n( }+ n' G) oNo Japanese losses
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" j. i" F2 y6 e& kAllied aircraft losses8 X' d' F+ V, M" ~( K5 B
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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! E/ A" [- U' H3 ^5 g) r0 IRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 o; {7 K. _3 ^3 f( p4 YEstimated time to target is 11 minutes0 q& y6 L9 _0 _; N: ?) o1 |
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Japanese aircraft
. G: B6 l/ b: X4 Z7 ~7 D! O' m4 T) h A6M5 Zero x 57: H' i( ^% T- O f4 v
N1K1-J George x 263 Y5 `! U, x5 z( y. f* m) A; u
N1K2-J George x 76
# x0 [0 E8 x, w; _7 ^2 ]) ^ Ki-84r Frank x 62
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+ i' b5 r! W- d+ pAllied aircraft) D( l4 H! H* f
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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- l a6 h' m5 ]0 V* v9 f$ l0 y; B/ yNo Japanese losses8 l: I" ?# o8 L! Z! A% Q: U& F' p
" @, b0 W5 }" Y$ J0 [% \' x/ n6 YAllied aircraft losses
. Z0 b$ x2 w1 g TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed& c/ ^7 F3 X7 y8 R, H9 e4 H2 _! V4 U
* h- T6 t9 h2 Q8 w* ~3 v/ {1 _5 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160. @! N! Q) l8 |5 F7 d
* S" U; R9 V1 J+ F# e1 fWeather in hex: Heavy rain- {" j* I5 a5 G
3 u0 |4 m$ [, D/ O% E+ ^Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; M+ i3 }$ {7 ]) {! u9 l4 ]
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes& P% {- b* l/ d
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Japanese aircraft
, D0 h0 U% P2 N, ~ A6M5 Zero x 1515 s- |7 r& f* l, Q! R- h' n, r" D
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
- g7 n: O0 W7 N! E F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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! \+ y: a3 a/ m& `1 AJapanese aircraft losses: V" \* J4 |+ f6 G* f; Z, C. C
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
: v$ b6 `8 p% [- B, E: U6 E B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
9 G: s+ N! L! u( X/ P z B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak9 }9 l$ S; ]6 u `6 z
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Allied aircraft losses2 E1 \9 [! \. ^
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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/ C j; q9 ~6 K# G% `% nAllied Ships W9 H) y: }8 I; W$ N8 k4 ~3 m4 s4 w
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 19 O: M) O/ |* S; v4 u9 b
CVL Belleau Wood
, w0 [/ w5 [5 O- l( p; e9 m CV Yorktown II
; [' z, q! Y) H3 w% b CV Bunker Hill
$ Q) Q0 u; j* ]4 t, Z DD Kimberly# D0 w% S2 K6 g% y
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1+ c8 k5 U+ m9 i* a
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
. c' A+ a$ @2 u CVL Independence
* i# }! p/ @0 a, J; Q" X% X. O CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; j4 i' X. J6 n
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
3 F# N$ G& e3 [! |: ~* m CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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/ S; N& _! ^. A4 A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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