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。
% j3 N' a" i& M7 d4 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,
& ~' s0 o& ]- B$ _$ qAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
3 S s. u$ ?$ n5 H; _3 x% SMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 R, e1 [- _# C2 K* t1 R
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Weather in hex: Overcast1 E4 I7 Q6 s! @ @- B# h$ U( t
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. [. \8 z! {/ {
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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1 \2 Z5 F2 X; j1 B6 vJapanese aircraft$ x8 A! Q* \. `1 [. e( q
A6M5 Zero x 147. r- a! r3 z; l$ T' M& E! D
B6N2a Jill x 176
# V- u* {. C) J3 e' `7 G3 z6 s D4Y3 Judy x 243 D. k$ U" S2 W/ ?
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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$ g- o9 l2 R1 W# J' gAllied aircraft
& ~9 Z) w1 V- d3 @: s7 D( j1 ? F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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- f$ U9 [& w3 Z8 q) @( rJapanese aircraft losses a0 E- m" y( {& ?9 A/ C
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
1 {- H1 |6 x: i B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
6 [% e2 C9 D2 ^; i( X+ | D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 r; k+ _8 l- a/ o. {7 ?. s% \
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
7 F3 N3 f+ y3 |9 W D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged1 D! L8 f. P i; ?/ I! G( w
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Allied aircraft losses' c" Q8 e9 ]; N- K+ B% X; ?7 y7 u
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships" Q: i8 C, K% ]
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- o; X: h1 e8 u+ N6 ?7 ?1 }. e CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk3 A4 {3 W# ^3 @ C8 u: S( A. F0 {' @9 d
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' G! S1 H- E3 O7 B
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 q& H% v8 b4 o4 \
LST-344 x( U$ e% Y3 S$ I4 r1 k
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U( w. Y; W Y5 M- ~5 ~
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ H6 g6 p( J _# \ CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* s. F4 A" M" Q1 S& q; {
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, c) ]( x `- ? CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 \- W9 `7 X, \3 M/ Q LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ l; ^* h* M3 F$ O d DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 E8 o! _4 Y7 h$ J( v" ~ DE Waterman
* I3 h" E) e+ v% d1 I9 n DD Callaghan# U1 x2 n. P& u i( h: O; \
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. T5 u* m9 q" q9 \
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) |5 g6 V u6 M6 D. [
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 p3 f, q, r( Q2 n5 J+ J DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* W7 {8 |7 g4 p- y# H& L DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 ]8 ]2 M9 d( ^- E# F4 | LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! Z% Y, p* u S LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 }. I1 u! D' T: T" a& I8 G DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: y$ V `; t7 v6 k C# b, D
DE Stadtfeld2 |, @6 s$ Q8 A% d/ ^. ~& Y( P
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! O4 G. C. N% M; R8 J! F6 a% |
DE James E. Craig3 m! J) V$ G6 j. A: T) s2 W0 M
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ @* \4 C) t' }1 f5 K3 I; f2 e
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk, W/ w! Q7 P% y9 ?( Y' Y1 v$ U
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
& z/ O: x) |7 H* b! _ 210 casualties reported
7 H$ z" w2 I) W. O+ H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ B( D: r3 q9 l3 N
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
6 |. C7 o4 O/ Q2 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- q/ l, w7 |1 }1 R7 g- ]( z* w$ E% R
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
, m; \5 a+ B" L) _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' `1 _0 I8 l8 F6 x2 U. N+ o% {8 ?Estimated time to target is 36 minutes! Z, e$ c4 H: B8 ^9 t
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Japanese aircraft; M# x" j0 P1 K- O/ W. C
A6M5 Zero x 92
6 Z) z7 ~( U$ z+ ~, B( ? N1K1-J George x 26
6 T) n3 y* A7 }5 I- Q, H N1K2-J George x 251
% h; H1 h: Q2 G& x7 U Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft5 g; E" Q5 A# b! H
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76" r _) `& U% h' M1 T
TBF-1 Avenger x 307 ~8 B3 |3 Z0 c% Y3 r4 B0 j
TBM-1C Avenger x 23! V3 }# O; A- @/ c3 G t
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Japanese aircraft losses5 U* _/ z! {8 J9 r2 W% @
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged. f' } e+ A2 }4 r0 N) m9 U- M
; Z' }7 ^. p z" tAllied aircraft losses7 F' W/ i& g h( u5 _7 P0 Q+ w
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed# f% ]( q4 r+ s( H6 v f
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed% z/ q" B6 q! K9 V
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
. X& p$ |* x4 H: Q. v TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak4 [5 O7 E' e" S- j8 ^& O
9 |1 [2 B) W' `/ pJapanese Ships
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% T0 s6 z5 m9 h
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 Y$ C( p- _9 _& y1 F# e& ? A6M5 Zero x 77/ a& E. ?! B/ M7 A3 T. T9 B+ w$ V- U
N1K1-J George x 26- f, B$ M* a( n
N1K2-J George x 195' _; ~ k- L0 _. R! D: p
Ki-84r Frank x 1270 h. o/ [/ R" x' U
3 r8 E+ M7 j: M J) r7 y$ W. ~3 MAllied aircraft$ p' k2 p( _; D1 E$ c4 z" o
TBM-1C Avenger x 78 f {, H4 T( y0 M+ F
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No Japanese losses1 |, W% E* X' n7 s( i# x9 ^
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7 Y, g2 B, O Z9 ~1 U TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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4 u, Q6 O [4 |+ y# SRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. O1 T4 N- n! o' oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 }, \2 h0 [! W8 ?
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Japanese aircraft% Q2 j& x- f% \
A6M5 Zero x 69
3 Z: |4 N- E( @. b& a% ~, e( s N1K1-J George x 26
1 d1 b5 B, d* ?2 h$ S1 \# Z N1K2-J George x 127( F, m. E6 K, S4 d" @4 K* r
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
# k7 t5 I9 Z# g3 I4 F$ K" ~ SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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3 F7 l0 h, ^) [# U. aNo Japanese losses
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5 r: p ?% R5 T* B. b. i- Y: c SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed! @7 |& c1 [ @* V" p$ K
" Y$ @; m1 l% g6 p: \! S+ eRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 B, s& c4 K0 ]0 ^% d
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes' Q0 S: j3 U$ V
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Japanese aircraft
0 i5 F4 Z4 R4 ^+ z" v. _% f1 Z A6M5 Zero x 647 O9 t* t/ [0 |; a, K! l
N1K1-J George x 26
" a3 V5 m3 l: [' x) G6 \# d! K) s N1K2-J George x 956 K% L% |: m+ b' ?, T
Ki-84r Frank x 72: m0 Q4 P+ }, V' ` a
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Allied aircraft
3 r9 \ a% W+ Y2 F* ~/ U$ \ TBF-1 Avenger x 15- S6 w" D" {( O/ \5 v, U
' Q" |# Z: O. p5 ~& l) C6 Y$ [9 BNo Japanese losses$ a4 A; b9 _$ X. g! Q
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Allied aircraft losses
! ?( ?( o+ c. x2 V5 j7 W: X TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed0 F- x$ O- v9 M, }
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& E7 u+ H- _: V& W, M l$ a& r0 P/ ^
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes, B; r/ n. q5 \7 K
4 U, _0 R9 d: \$ D5 xJapanese aircraft, a0 A: K4 H9 O* ?
A6M5 Zero x 57
$ y1 M+ o2 g8 ]4 r2 |" }4 K N1K1-J George x 26% n% ^1 D. A/ v
N1K2-J George x 76
* U4 B6 a. V2 I4 e; K! T Ki-84r Frank x 62
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6 h: Q6 Q) a7 D0 p+ j# D, ] TBF-1 Avenger x 8% |7 Z3 i) G; m
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No Japanese losses
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* L$ H: J' E5 p/ T" X& t6 d C TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed2 l F& D( |, w# m, y" L; h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160* k# `/ y3 z# n: \# M, q7 n( r
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 @8 f! r' j+ Y
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; D5 c% Z* @" J3 _# ?- A9 lEstimated time to target is 37 minutes, b: n4 B) |+ m; U
$ t3 A3 f' n' e5 S4 p9 NJapanese aircraft5 z! j" a' Z$ q1 p- v
A6M5 Zero x 151
5 w7 e( b7 o' p0 w6 ?/ Q B6N2a Jill x 847 v5 X r& A) J
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Allied aircraft
4 R" ~& o6 f2 X4 x9 ] F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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5 s& Z$ g ]# k* W5 B8 d+ y6 v/ FJapanese aircraft losses! ^: G+ D# W; |7 `7 ^8 p
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed7 A- I; c' G) b6 ?
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
$ |1 a# P( a3 }& s [ B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak/ q% }1 @1 ^4 C% ~3 K$ ^& j
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Allied aircraft losses
& O& c) z9 ~$ Y4 ]% M F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed' K- H+ `& i% U: u; K5 L2 ?
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Allied Ships$ _) v8 T& Q! A$ o- p1 G4 \7 A
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
& {) S4 D0 b" V CVL Belleau Wood7 d$ k; V3 H$ P8 n$ C& v
CV Yorktown II! T2 G$ A8 n$ S# y2 M- R p( S, o
CV Bunker Hill
u* j$ N& }% H DD Kimberly
! n% S; g3 T/ R+ E* T4 N CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
: s/ L1 S6 D- O) X' e) ]* r& G CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1( P/ P- ^8 K) `4 b. K
CVL Independence- p- `% ]6 Y0 {* B- l, E
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. J7 [: R0 K) a) B1 O CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
: V6 R% R9 ~: P/ q CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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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。; J' w& m# M3 d5 @: E
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