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。; r R: M8 h& H e5 T
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, ^7 j- `; q3 |* j% L- y* Z: d
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
2 K7 Q+ H0 d ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1602 @2 O7 D( \9 y$ R+ P
9 O8 H& K5 [) ^9 ^* mWeather in hex: Overcast
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( L' o, ]( w6 v% c/ t+ jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 {; F1 }4 V1 X7 S. X, ~- s/ ~8 l( M' f
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 q+ W, p0 G5 O- q- N) Q" { A6M5 Zero x 147
/ u1 O Z1 i- Y' p( w B6N2a Jill x 176' O& _! b% G7 j' a
D4Y3 Judy x 24
( s+ ~% v# Z" }( d+ d2 |3 t" z D4Y4 Judy x 143& F8 z, Y. B2 y! [# ?& t
1 v7 y1 Q. ~& SAllied aircraft
2 @2 l% ]: u+ I# y F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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. V6 X) ?& T+ H n8 |7 {6 @$ vJapanese aircraft losses5 c& x2 I2 C$ l) X
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed1 C7 K/ U$ j# N+ V; `( U
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged. s) r. E8 k/ q' Q1 O
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged, }# a0 ~5 x" I# W9 B0 M
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak4 I, R8 o8 _* y' Z8 j, F; H
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! \: e3 t4 W# @ F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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' T7 ]/ \* Q& P; v6 p- f: oAllied Ships7 @ `. D H9 ?5 `6 T: |
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* ~- U: e, D4 W+ K) q5 M CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk Q! \8 ]. ~- _
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 k$ j8 m. m g1 @1 b+ f# m# Y CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% M6 M! ^) s0 ]- ~5 k LST-341 j7 \6 @- y! j! W6 u
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! r! v# D1 e0 K: o1 d1 n
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. S$ J! W- g. F5 o7 U J( P CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% L) t+ Q: R7 V3 a3 v! g* p1 ? CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ L2 E! w$ K; @/ k
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ u! E' [% u4 U3 G, Q; I- R" C3 P, B
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& B, J7 |, `2 K l* D6 B/ o' _ DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; Y, ^* x( d; O
DE Waterman
( l0 b; n& V/ a, ? DD Callaghan, m& a' c3 |; a4 n0 s
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 E! D; S' f' Q* x
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" X# c5 ]+ e8 a
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. d/ s/ B" w6 E1 F5 V* E4 I
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 J# q4 R4 W. P# t6 D7 v9 | DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire& v" C! C2 X5 k5 U3 y
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# Q4 k' V# k$ a8 w" W6 s6 E8 D LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ P. ~6 Y& \/ O' a4 F2 T4 t DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 X- ?) ]1 n" z | N8 s
DE Stadtfeld4 V+ o8 F: o( ^- l, @, q
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 |- _% E0 v. I! D( ^) ~ DE James E. Craig% F% ]1 ?5 n1 r
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ C+ O ]" C. k1 N+ L
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
( l6 J4 D+ L' H' K, U DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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9 N( M+ n; ]/ A; o5 j- LAllied ground losses: d7 d6 g. W7 O& y2 k" W _
210 casualties reported0 ?7 ], y1 S5 R" L: H: [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- g2 `( f( {+ q Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled# R. b6 [0 Q' u# f# F/ x3 |3 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 t0 N. N+ _. a# _, ` Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
) B7 y, a8 d$ D3 G4 g; M9 pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ `7 ?# n0 t9 W7 Y3 I& n' p+ m9 @
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes7 f3 w) h* g6 r7 ~* H5 K8 e: F
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Japanese aircraft
+ y9 y* d9 j& K- `2 S7 \ A6M5 Zero x 92 J) g) _: n; Q4 M
N1K1-J George x 26" `& @) ]9 W ~1 w/ y; b
N1K2-J George x 251$ [5 S! g4 ]1 C! i& h
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft
$ E" w0 w0 }( ~; |7 g F6F-3 Hellcat x 764 p/ R8 e$ F1 l9 U, B! ?& p, S
TBF-1 Avenger x 30, M w+ g4 E- h, n$ S4 [$ O% j
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
& J8 h- e9 k2 o8 N1 [4 h9 a- g' G N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. P* W+ U; I3 V1 M1 S# S
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
" w) `4 y5 x0 B4 i TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
7 ^/ \& w$ ]8 Q0 T# j TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged8 |' ]5 c# v" h( O" q$ d. k& E
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak q' P: p) C; d. X
% c7 @7 n1 I% ~2 P$ q' VJapanese Ships
F# B) U$ K! O) d% W CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 @; h; f. S( a5 z
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes% z( f) ]9 \" a) `
2 V, I, `% L. I$ E- V* AJapanese aircraft
$ O& U# m5 U9 M$ ] A6M5 Zero x 77
5 }, g( h% R" V+ s# |8 ? N1K1-J George x 26
- R4 a, p1 [# }! }# R3 X N1K2-J George x 195
: t. h, p! p. Y% l" ?8 z- Y' j Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft9 M9 N2 @+ ^6 j2 R. ^0 q
TBM-1C Avenger x 7& z5 j) @ X: b: f0 a! Q
6 y% J- j& q4 d' eNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 F3 u) O( X! T9 |7 t TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed& v8 T0 w" k( g; L* \' i
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) C( Q: R+ o( S U! D! h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 g5 _1 m, v' B& J' k4 HJapanese aircraft* V7 _; a) R% u" j. C3 b, v7 @
A6M5 Zero x 691 } G: c; \" ^* i [" x
N1K1-J George x 269 k, ~& e7 v1 O" q! k+ B( s+ U+ C! s
N1K2-J George x 127
1 n$ b: {3 n5 K$ E! t7 g Ki-84r Frank x 91( q% y3 A* C* M; ^9 i# z
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Allied aircraft: E0 O2 h+ U5 u0 C# n
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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& h. _( j S8 r* g& _No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' ]0 i6 B% a8 W; G+ Q x
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- V5 a. W! O6 r/ E, F% G
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes8 c$ c+ F) I) X; i
( D* p9 L d! r) b! g2 FJapanese aircraft" m0 O$ n# z- f, l% b. f3 P
A6M5 Zero x 64
3 @6 |* [+ z) k. Z N1K1-J George x 26
# Z* V' E" l7 U( W N1K2-J George x 95
; A; ]9 f9 o4 v Ki-84r Frank x 72- e5 U8 T1 w% o( u0 c3 i
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Allied aircraft, \3 ^# x- P) q/ T/ W# w) ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 15) u: n6 ^' i! ?6 o! G9 b8 ]
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, X+ n3 u: H& L
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( Q& m8 s+ ?" G9 p7 iEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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9 L6 s" h w8 p+ I4 H! s! tJapanese aircraft3 E3 L( j. e1 N6 {+ n& P0 @4 x) P' M
A6M5 Zero x 579 O! s& f9 U" P; |. t- E
N1K1-J George x 26' g l7 l; f8 z/ Y! n
N1K2-J George x 76) N/ c! p7 Q( s
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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/ e* J2 d3 S, L" vAllied aircraft
! Z+ m% O: g2 M" [0 Z TBF-1 Avenger x 82 k8 w: H1 S" G; B
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No Japanese losses/ a. Y& g: N. Q {* A
) v. y3 F) V B- `0 tAllied aircraft losses% ?! A$ b. D9 D& m
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed5 h- u7 e8 _! r
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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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! U4 u' k4 ]% U, R3 l% j# ~# KRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, U; w$ a' b! V' k% i5 l E$ zEstimated time to target is 37 minutes6 V4 S- E2 J- |+ Z! _# q
/ i6 ]( A+ K! g4 l- i EJapanese aircraft
- m; c/ ~/ _4 Q A6M5 Zero x 151; I9 Q' C1 _3 x; n0 |* b0 u; N4 L
B6N2a Jill x 84& g& {1 {* j/ L2 j) j# [
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Allied aircraft
6 r& Y7 t3 S3 o3 R, v8 ]7 Q6 u F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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4 ~. X5 D7 U0 l3 }6 j% h7 N% SJapanese aircraft losses
* V' a: i" w5 I3 c' X" v A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
4 J8 v0 ]% j$ a3 } B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged$ y+ }9 h ?$ n6 l& F
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak* a& Y) c0 K4 Y# [, o5 ^1 C
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Allied aircraft losses
F5 z! i# }# k# R7 R' T F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed- A9 B- A2 s& y* o* z
; E; r* F( M; q/ B7 RAllied Ships
4 ~* A& e1 J; e1 V# Y CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
% C; b) @& x8 h; `+ A: h3 ] CVL Belleau Wood
2 k7 W' g1 J+ h5 Z: o1 A7 J4 Z' T* d/ D CV Yorktown II# _! D5 A" f2 J8 R! K
CV Bunker Hill
- d+ f0 Y/ W1 T2 ~ DD Kimberly( ^5 S( k( \+ Q# L: P
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
5 Y$ `$ C4 T/ W# k4 s5 { CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
6 r8 `5 R9 B& O2 v9 J" B" E3 r8 C CVL Independence
$ I8 V/ r, B0 c! X. X& p; _( p9 d CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( O* h, y0 j1 b1 m" E, p CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1. u8 U! L: T: a2 d m; j
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2& \9 B& I/ g5 J) [: e+ Y
8 r% T" |( h3 |4 t, z. Z" 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。
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