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。9 n: p! C* b! Z2 L' B1 Q7 M$ A) C; N
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,
6 g( M' w# ?; s2 E9 R) I& a5 G RAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 * f. K% n+ t {. y6 \
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160+ i! w* X9 I1 P q8 S0 S5 p
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 @' y, c; C0 y7 n( X- _* R6 jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; q* d0 o: ~- T7 M, TEstimated time to target is 40 minutes" R8 ]6 I. {* |5 C1 G
* W. L+ g" F7 l4 s4 D0 CJapanese aircraft
/ ^5 o5 B0 c% A" [1 q6 N4 \ A6M5 Zero x 147" j4 x% P% o I
B6N2a Jill x 176
# d3 n) b7 {; X D4Y3 Judy x 24
3 G( {+ p; r$ G* r) Z# ?4 L+ Z) n6 S D4Y4 Judy x 1437 r8 ~. S6 a8 a3 r7 B
% ]& d; l0 M9 x# NAllied aircraft! H4 q" a2 v( s$ q- x7 h) A
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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3 L i/ \- a" M) IJapanese aircraft losses$ n* Z) v* X& h
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
( z, m4 a% z) `8 R6 e3 M% u6 r B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged: w, l' ^7 U' u% K3 T
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ h6 S& E8 b9 g7 m
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak6 R2 O0 J& X1 h6 A
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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. A( ]# E* G: M* Z2 `Allied aircraft losses( e+ Y* H# b% c! ~/ n2 H7 x; j$ O
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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8 N1 F# v1 a8 ?$ }2 c% M( BAllied Ships* n! z8 F9 B8 \
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! s. Y: A2 q5 b& T" K, @
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk* {6 h9 g1 h2 Z* k& R5 ^( d" [
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' \9 f) n5 E" _' }8 A; u CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 g; w; ^; c3 k) ]3 f LST-34
% B- x8 @: l1 Q5 g3 u6 a0 g CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& R: l8 E5 w% g" p& `1 a CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 B" ` n: V9 e) p' J# h8 E
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 z$ i2 _1 f1 O2 b# V
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- {2 h M3 T% u5 H; D5 H
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ z: P! ~+ L3 N2 n1 |+ q2 \
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 v5 x# {$ R3 e
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) i0 G+ T: c; Y+ D9 U$ ^
DE Waterman
% Z( q; O4 K1 }, e( O2 Q DD Callaghan
( t( W7 b7 ^; D DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% H' S1 e& @6 K; t0 X& R( J: ?
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 _& g3 L) u9 U. ^7 [ A DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- C& R" {7 b% Y* U: B d) g DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 f" I5 P5 n i( {* J DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ b- c. ~5 s/ J6 n LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- a9 ~5 V% @1 I5 i d8 P! _* O* x LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, @; `6 T' q% R- e" T
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ Y- c8 w6 ] g* } DE Stadtfeld
3 k0 P0 U* d* E( Q% ^+ t DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& l8 l; h: c' m, E9 ~' h2 E DE James E. Craig0 Z) U0 k% U9 C, l. K; t% ^
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' ^4 s! \# r2 Y5 g9 \
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk$ w; O- ~7 M8 ~, w
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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" _1 [4 t. e! Z5 DAllied ground losses:1 c- D. H5 ]/ k' m* j
210 casualties reported2 d$ I0 | p5 g4 H# v, W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& J$ B0 ?& v$ }. L; k6 f* t Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 w% P0 Y# k& X: _ o+ q' m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" ~ d( r3 k& h C Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled): Z& w) B" E) P# Q+ T
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 c/ {) }7 z5 e' m9 c% R( ~, ]
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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% G+ |& ]* p: C6 Z2 v v* G5 aJapanese aircraft
4 M j* R! J- A' |& Y& r A6M5 Zero x 92
6 h+ A- Z0 Q8 S# U3 ~. D9 u N1K1-J George x 267 R$ g( c9 C( Z, b5 f
N1K2-J George x 251
# t& Y9 [9 l Q" ]- t! p; P( O# E1 n" N f Ki-84r Frank x 148
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, C2 n, E5 [! |* p: {) z9 S! b( ?' ^Allied aircraft
. r+ V- B' j- C' y F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
0 X" K- l6 a) h TBF-1 Avenger x 30
K M7 U3 |3 X S; z TBM-1C Avenger x 23$ ?" e* \3 N5 f
6 ?* {7 e1 N I5 t4 ]. V2 f" kJapanese aircraft losses
" b7 G- i4 q- n: s3 }: t N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( V* T7 J% d/ R. w7 I- h; O# ^( `
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed! x3 H3 v- _1 J+ w. y$ ]
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed* o+ I4 @" z9 H; ?
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
: v! m3 ]: F) \( ]( t5 J TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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' p* s, V( T3 I: W B% |9 k9 t- VJapanese Ships
3 Z/ }/ E* M( X( j CVL Chitose9 C' E9 M4 [3 B* m! P( }/ r
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& f, ^7 @" D# e4 p3 U$ Y/ m ]Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 }( ]5 |( k) C# y, i* w0 R
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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9 O4 c$ s9 m' w% D3 L: c, a8 fJapanese aircraft
; ]: A+ A8 {' w. M- U+ h A6M5 Zero x 77% N( S& n' Q5 w2 H
N1K1-J George x 26
3 ]) H2 u6 P8 m7 y. `7 e' M5 S N1K2-J George x 1953 O, T* R! d5 g
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
) `, S: W/ z7 y TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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) u5 x# v2 a, v+ [No Japanese losses. t1 V9 R9 ]" d) m0 w4 b) m) @
4 F4 v- S6 ]) u% Y8 qAllied aircraft losses8 i+ b% r/ w( @5 S- F3 ^# A
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed; z, ~# @% ?3 ]; b' |" k
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) h" C h) v, ]2 W7 M; k( [- f) s
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. r K6 g5 A$ b; n$ [- p7 z
A6M5 Zero x 69, I: A' s: D0 B+ X( U4 n
N1K1-J George x 26+ o/ E9 r$ t/ O5 p$ l4 M
N1K2-J George x 127! D: @+ k! |8 ]
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft, j# _. i1 y* q: l
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34) \+ r2 O% G* V. \: m( N& i+ c/ C
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No Japanese losses) L6 U: {3 Q* h- Y6 a
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Allied aircraft losses7 l8 v) L& S' n* k2 X1 Y1 U
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed( Q+ F3 P/ Y# F( H7 w4 g$ O' Y
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 X' [ l9 s2 f- k# fEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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; v# P9 m. j2 G. q+ c9 X& p, uJapanese aircraft
/ A& r0 U* e$ `; v7 \2 L; R& V A6M5 Zero x 64
% X% C) R8 [6 H$ _$ [) J N1K1-J George x 26. V' i) v. V& q. G7 X' x
N1K2-J George x 95
; ~6 i I9 M; i7 I5 l Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft
' g' Y: \0 s" K7 U, j+ Q TBF-1 Avenger x 15' x3 |7 R7 w: z5 M7 _6 i! r
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No Japanese losses4 S' r9 Z) o- F# H" y' B
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ~+ S- E* S8 |/ ?- l* C% ^1 O TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) Z5 O. ]4 O; B! m8 Y9 | }6 I7 O
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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+ j$ P( p: E9 ~6 G3 Z3 u% dJapanese aircraft8 e* u: |- ^6 N N5 }& G
A6M5 Zero x 57& _: m w! U* L0 G, w
N1K1-J George x 26
1 B+ {2 z6 g( ^( B N1K2-J George x 76- T1 ^! P( M, ]2 p/ y" Y$ @: d
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
3 l/ Z3 i* a. Q6 V TBF-1 Avenger x 83 G0 k6 b) M$ C) e
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No Japanese losses/ z* }+ a% x+ E6 c2 N
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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o/ g4 [( ?# F! o4 d4 Q, ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1603 V9 L: D5 K% e8 a& w- Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) d3 L" i: T9 }
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes! |! K& _: x/ Q" P+ |% T# n
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Japanese aircraft3 d/ c) g9 X: V; w, Z
A6M5 Zero x 151
' C* \- L5 u5 o7 T B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
# Z1 ~* Z5 H2 `$ e7 Z' G F6F-3 Hellcat x 332, m( ^1 k! G& [, |& I# U
* H2 G! K) w& a2 C6 c" v1 [Japanese aircraft losses- g! v# ?, d- [5 M7 C; I) l9 k
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
5 ~+ F; w& @ q; i B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged6 V7 u4 \& z |5 w7 z: h# J
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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% |, U. _ t0 y) jAllied aircraft losses& o( ]3 b& Z5 \- s
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# k# W+ U) n! X% `1 @8 t CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 10 Y! H! i y6 ^8 q: X; g. p
CVL Belleau Wood |& h6 L% {2 x e N y9 ]4 _
CV Yorktown II0 \" E9 O, I$ `* ]& f
CV Bunker Hill5 f( h, Y" ? ^
DD Kimberly
. e* f$ b- Z( n9 t( M% f CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1 i: L) a* R9 e
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 16 J* w) q; ~; i# x% q
CVL Independence8 ~- C" o& R O0 X3 e+ V6 ]
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ e% J# E# |2 t" s7 ]
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 12 x+ A5 |8 p" p, L3 Q/ u- |
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 28 A2 S8 t& t! ^; |: i
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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。4 I- w4 X3 w" Y9 E# K2 {
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