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。- _+ W- _( q! y
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,
; w$ c' u3 L- B( ]: u# O3 x0 E& tAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 . j, \0 C" S' {1 `4 Q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 J- ^2 T- o% V6 G
+ m# ?* N. p0 y- B) R# `Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! @5 s' f" V$ QEstimated time to target is 40 minutes( a3 G8 |7 U: p1 r2 R7 n+ v
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Japanese aircraft
N0 d/ J! P/ ?3 }! ` A6M5 Zero x 147
0 G# q, s. |* l B6N2a Jill x 176
% A8 _7 |& e# P" P D4Y3 Judy x 24
7 n& [5 V# Y5 [% I+ G D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft+ G6 x, c+ L+ M+ _! A {
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses* }4 v7 [. n% \1 K9 s
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed4 V7 p: _# k- d6 g+ C1 Q
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
e* W% F n4 V D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
# u$ h3 D0 J9 a; o6 ] D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak" F6 z& T5 k* A' D/ A) R
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged& x* r/ P; M9 C6 g5 y1 n
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Allied aircraft losses
5 N* d- X" W2 @, w& u0 D# I F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed. Q, M1 Y0 t) E; F5 R% a
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Allied Ships
. i$ h+ h% a/ B4 g% k5 {- f; t CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 i6 {! [% y: c- `, U CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk) M) {' m" L, J) y9 g g
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 z7 j+ q. P% P L4 b9 }- m CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 W6 z# z3 J+ P6 A8 w LST-34$ ]" P: Z) @2 w7 X" g( j2 s4 b
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; n! O. n, D3 H2 c9 a: [
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 W8 v+ U1 k, Q& W' C, N CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" t+ `8 T8 A* B2 B0 g* [- m
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. ?" ^ R3 g, G) c, e' p* l$ v
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, \0 E$ J+ u* f9 H LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. s# m' X/ C# h. G' H8 g- v5 x
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 N% |& ~# P# F4 w# z3 M' p( c
DE Waterman
9 K0 }( d1 Y) U/ S( R DD Callaghan/ Z6 ?! ~" K$ ]3 b! P6 F
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ y+ K( b/ M; @3 O& I DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* e# G3 L0 ]4 [7 K5 [ DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 F5 m* u% z) H5 P1 b DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 B9 ^, q+ `) w' Y
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& I: K0 ^2 v( t3 j LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 X* M" b. ^* Y! N( V LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
7 f0 a! ?7 u! K2 B% A: ] DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' `6 u/ v( o8 R8 g DE Stadtfeld9 z& l- M D9 v* }- w( `: ]
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk q$ V9 a& J9 a
DE James E. Craig% z- |' v: m6 \7 c8 E& G) R# o: @
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* `( e/ z8 p1 w6 |, c2 e7 u LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk8 B& }" I6 ~9 B# j7 k- l( m
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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7 P7 F+ q" W7 uAllied ground losses:6 d5 D( z( R3 j7 G* y9 N
210 casualties reported
2 ]- R" N( m* Q) H0 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 b; R: ?, H3 k1 l
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled: X- [+ N+ i! ]8 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" B4 T: `0 l4 b- [8 Q$ | Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
+ E2 j# {/ O$ u! _2 @6 LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 Y1 C) ?# ]9 SEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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+ O' H) [- S/ D# fJapanese aircraft. x5 `1 R3 `0 G$ n
A6M5 Zero x 921 C0 \6 `) W- I4 o! E: r! E
N1K1-J George x 26
: x! c( B! F' T0 A5 z N1K2-J George x 251
2 p3 M4 I6 e" \0 K Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft
! v b$ } v% ` F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
2 l0 Y8 s$ H7 [' ^ U8 D TBF-1 Avenger x 30, t5 a! a" I- P: u
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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^' M4 | Y; P! c7 iJapanese aircraft losses+ j. [. ~% B6 E. W. H
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 @! {0 G: x2 ?0 ?
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
9 t: @& Q4 v Y7 L( g TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
( T7 d, I8 }, R! { TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 q% Y: S. q6 k" l0 K* x7 _$ G TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
4 \% x# ]) {5 r( `) a/ K+ p6 P CVL Chitose- H; I/ M9 `8 u7 H& |3 [* f
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; r; y9 B& s* B5 B: ?. ?Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 r. H$ {4 v4 S# @) s! UEstimated time to target is 32 minutes% u$ ]1 t! J4 _: X* ?
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Japanese aircraft* A% Y. y" |$ k K: y
A6M5 Zero x 77
6 E* C4 a5 [& h S$ W N1K1-J George x 26: M4 M$ [' m0 ~2 N. _
N1K2-J George x 195) ?' A/ h$ ]5 x6 b$ i7 k
Ki-84r Frank x 1271 z. t7 i$ D1 R6 L
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Allied aircraft
8 d( F( I/ \$ Y! z8 E+ L TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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Allied aircraft losses
# B& f7 H+ h) J TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: F$ i- G, w4 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" _( ~6 H0 X9 i/ q5 o' q5 b1 t0 s
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Japanese aircraft$ S7 t+ l; _! y; X/ r
A6M5 Zero x 696 s. u" `! \. ]
N1K1-J George x 26
! Y% w3 r- d& H, R6 G+ S* O N1K2-J George x 127
B% e v' F5 f' B: `1 }9 \/ p' S7 j Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft9 D5 ?: v# M0 b) {
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses r/ }9 Z @ i$ Q7 t( ~ x' [/ x
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Allied aircraft losses, ^# p3 y: F8 N5 e' c* e, }. C C; w- k
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" ^2 R6 T& x8 G @5 P" REstimated time to target is 10 minutes% r9 l% |! ]; A3 a
# m+ @8 f2 x0 N R+ i: N! qJapanese aircraft$ h% H% O4 G" ~7 s! d- N
A6M5 Zero x 64
2 `, ~# r$ ?( s9 r N1K1-J George x 26
9 o8 N. `2 \ t4 z$ o/ E N1K2-J George x 95
/ q, O* U- h+ B. j2 w) b& @: ] Ki-84r Frank x 72
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+ ?. S5 A% Y% w) \( w8 I o$ ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 153 l0 v0 K0 @ @
6 [; p ~# t6 l4 J, B3 |/ \' I+ xNo Japanese losses/ A- |; D+ d& W/ u
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TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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) A. [7 Q# z* Y9 G7 c8 vRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% q. u% a7 {1 r, Z3 t7 v# H& n" M
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes# n. W6 [ g0 R+ z9 v
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Japanese aircraft
' {/ }8 }/ Y; \- \) |- o A6M5 Zero x 57; i7 ?/ Q- P3 L3 N1 e, ~
N1K1-J George x 26* W5 @9 u6 F" u k1 d/ y; ~( Y0 M% {9 R
N1K2-J George x 76
5 G9 k1 F3 B/ F" V9 q Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
& I5 p/ ]$ p6 o/ b% l) O TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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4 b7 |% B$ g q S1 Z7 V8 FNo Japanese losses
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, e- R3 S8 R& Q% D& l/ xAllied aircraft losses6 I0 I8 `* K" k3 O x1 u
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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; _8 f5 l. R2 r6 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ U/ z w1 T l/ [0 J/ B( T
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& J0 U# c. R) ~5 K$ l
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes1 n# G; w& \. l2 _7 @. t# {
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Japanese aircraft% U% y, \( V7 a$ B* j& @
A6M5 Zero x 151
" Z _* y" ^( l; U) J" N% I/ } B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
2 i8 Q0 i8 N# n: v' f1 S+ F4 W9 d F6F-3 Hellcat x 332& u% u; _1 u# }2 X; V( e; W0 z6 M
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Japanese aircraft losses
- l- |. |1 P' c, j( Z A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed: T1 p2 m" }: {$ D' U
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged% e- U" U5 z" S- k, M" o! Z4 n
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak- z' z6 c3 \& F' I( V
) M1 \& C/ h0 H0 Y1 `; y, N& GAllied aircraft losses% R- Z. d+ F$ s2 b0 O
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed1 ]/ n4 z. f, i+ x. d
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Allied Ships
5 A; W! H/ Y) M, R, ]6 T CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
2 T0 N, m* P# q& [% k, j6 b/ u) Z CVL Belleau Wood
0 y7 k8 @3 k- I. C. T9 S* B CV Yorktown II
$ l$ `: P0 d) C1 \% l CV Bunker Hill0 Z V6 L/ P& b, y" _
DD Kimberly/ |: k& J1 p4 X1 I D& ^& S2 j$ C
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
3 h1 }" |' ^7 N7 e* L CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1& r G! I" J" ~# x8 h4 }
CVL Independence
9 W2 b# `; y3 r" ~0 E1 L CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; s, H; ] {8 H. \% R! U0 G; C
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1. x2 @! k# C! V! J! v# I: }; }
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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, {9 y) b/ a% ^. O/ p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。3 S, L& f* K, x
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