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。
6 @9 O1 ~# C" j' [( j# |9 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,# [. `. `4 q8 c) U- s4 s
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
" ]4 {' k+ R# g: JMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160, a* }' j# n; t2 Y
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Weather in hex: Overcast" |. W- f( ~3 L7 j( T( Z, A
: S* X. U2 t: ?# k# z6 H1 `) X0 ?Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 P3 O# N) L% k9 W. bEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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2 C, ^) Z% K) TJapanese aircraft4 S: k% b9 }' p. ~) h
A6M5 Zero x 147
' w; \3 M1 O0 h' g3 {% h B6N2a Jill x 176
! g1 N" Z t2 ?4 A0 a# O1 I D4Y3 Judy x 24
) a5 \8 U$ j' c4 D+ b3 ` D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
2 Z6 E* j& g6 }# ~ F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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8 [% R' q- v. `4 Z8 g5 S7 a5 Y8 jJapanese aircraft losses0 f0 F6 q# `4 N( [3 [) ]
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
2 u8 @1 ^/ |" ?& @ B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
+ U" K1 I' x& n* P! }! s7 V6 k D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged2 a6 z: V- A+ Z* _; F$ S1 Z) l- A6 o9 C
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
, M8 i, v# P9 f& ~& F+ D/ y# e/ W D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged$ V5 s. n$ h* x3 o0 P2 t/ O1 H
4 H6 [% J' E. x9 T h/ ]' gAllied aircraft losses1 b: |& Q# i: P6 `1 Y" t
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed3 [# V5 G8 H6 N8 @5 \
" \+ }' ^! ^+ K5 c6 PAllied Ships: o" m& g( @+ e d+ I. b
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
t: H! u' @6 `# w. Z CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
& M0 f0 y6 j1 N; f6 L CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# C% P# {, r* A+ b9 M9 _9 K2 W CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. S* Y1 J- l+ Y! @& y- K2 j6 Y: P LST-344 A" I/ X {) {6 S0 p7 X, g* O
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. J6 {! r, P- x3 X7 y9 u% l' k CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 S" O2 W* d! g" n CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: T, A1 L! q$ r* y d
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, N3 R; b' Y* |, c3 W CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, _7 e. }8 d0 O5 o8 e
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 ~ B: i, K' q* _9 I# w' P
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: n! H, b" b6 f, T5 ^ V
DE Waterman V+ J+ ` _. |/ n# t
DD Callaghan% e2 H, L" W( T3 g5 W% H
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) `8 Z& w3 B9 F7 V9 L5 f DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 Z9 @% C5 \) x0 S& c0 ^9 }0 Q% a
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( P8 J+ ~ U8 t) B/ B! C, c; ]
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 ]4 J/ u* C k8 Z O) P- e
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% F1 f/ V8 r0 c2 u LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: c9 `- l0 Y( _! f* l b/ R- }: b* v
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 _3 z2 m5 z; K' F" ?( I7 r
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# h, {5 L6 k) G8 a% S
DE Stadtfeld
. W" F; I# T$ }1 R- M- k" Y7 C DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk X) w z+ y: H4 G" @% ]. }
DE James E. Craig2 C5 K Q4 J1 J" @# S" d1 }1 R
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 Q" G& q/ ^9 j! c" P0 D LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk1 I9 i K2 U5 l( \ p$ m) m
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' ~" Y, }1 W: Z
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Allied ground losses:
# g l5 r( M. E 210 casualties reported% P; A' e2 ~; A! f+ M3 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 K, I# }! k* Q9 z* e- l
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
% V }& b7 \& I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 A4 L; b: \% S6 G Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)6 E# y( T W; I3 A6 ]
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: ]- x7 j0 }/ s
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes: Y' i$ k$ J# P- o
+ U# w n, F: y+ A: ^Japanese aircraft
4 `+ O2 H, @: j1 U* f5 D: z) x6 ~ A6M5 Zero x 92 O# k3 }* {! i3 m* _
N1K1-J George x 26
* `3 w3 r$ H8 R# ? M8 Y N1K2-J George x 251% n% j/ L: }) x, w: d* g' T
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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& z, u7 ~; D$ | D3 h% q6 LAllied aircraft
8 B0 H n+ ]* b) W1 a5 Z% a F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
5 h7 C% Q: B- k9 F TBF-1 Avenger x 30
7 z( T$ P* W* c- o: D" X TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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( ~' ^8 d: y# J% E G, yJapanese aircraft losses
- R& @9 L/ B/ X! b# d+ r N1K1-J George: 1 damaged/ x i% T: W: }; O" l3 u L
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Allied aircraft losses* I! e+ b7 K1 {" S( A" b! \
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
, o* l* {/ k1 t TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed0 \, z( I4 m; E6 U3 I) j
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
# x8 g+ U: r$ C3 P( z+ P7 k9 R3 e4 { TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak8 G% D. o* \/ {8 c! d! a, K% D
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Japanese Ships$ u4 {# [: S3 u8 s
CVL Chitose
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4 M. {8 e8 V3 Z B/ p" sRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ ], g( q: \7 q; t' S, E: jEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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! F5 F% y# O) ?3 cJapanese aircraft. w1 ~ K! u) K$ _7 a
A6M5 Zero x 77, _9 h8 g5 B, N- l1 Y9 f
N1K1-J George x 260 v& }- a% \; r
N1K2-J George x 195
# S3 ^; O) z4 G Ki-84r Frank x 127, l. i* l" p( ?! |3 l. ~ ^
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Allied aircraft& d8 b/ H9 s1 d5 l5 T7 Z) q
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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9 R# Z" h& K2 {# u3 M+ VNo Japanese losses+ c& |1 z# q, @, R; R8 [
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Allied aircraft losses1 f% l* G( u. _" i
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 }6 S& n5 B" gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# i' y' m) l3 q0 l6 k, x( z9 H8 CJapanese aircraft1 v/ t( b8 f, @1 K& O' v7 `
A6M5 Zero x 69
0 y. c3 F; i' i6 v+ I: I1 t N1K1-J George x 26
' a2 ^% P l7 W! F, q3 C; x N1K2-J George x 127
6 k% t) t5 n, H& ~: _2 T Ki-84r Frank x 91/ e, g0 y ], M8 Y8 n/ I; Z
s7 @) v$ R2 C" o, f& wAllied aircraft! ]; f- ]; {3 n- D; n5 U9 x& Z
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34/ }- O* j' C! b8 k
4 G1 K/ P7 R- h( Y% T, CNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' u3 V" @1 k: y! R( D2 E- B3 P SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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} i! T- y. x% aRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# r( d( e0 o6 C+ V
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ _6 p$ C s0 b6 ]
A6M5 Zero x 64
: W7 M# j" ~ C N1K1-J George x 26 |. ~+ ^# \5 }1 X5 d
N1K2-J George x 954 A7 Y7 W7 }. b2 s
Ki-84r Frank x 720 T; }5 o* j9 Y7 Y- p9 e6 e) B
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Allied aircraft3 S( ~( ^- p G, o8 Q7 g2 v! [! ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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& g; N8 y7 W! r) pNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses( T3 `' X! g( u. I7 T. W) r( x- t
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed& L9 r, \! g0 g5 k
+ i9 q8 m" i7 @1 QRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& t0 B4 q8 R' u, N0 SEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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) c4 S% A1 O, g3 bJapanese aircraft& L. j2 F3 w5 @1 P% y8 U' i
A6M5 Zero x 57# I' t a8 N) s1 n% v: B, X) {
N1K1-J George x 26
9 D5 c! U0 Q/ p0 K6 B4 G, k7 T N1K2-J George x 765 w, {1 O V! p4 D H
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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0 W* B7 J1 p" FAllied aircraft6 N0 l3 p. a/ H3 A9 t8 w
TBF-1 Avenger x 8 X9 ~' C/ s/ s8 c4 V. V! s
% t0 E I/ ~5 v- M' ]$ MNo Japanese losses5 G& R4 j3 F9 z
" m* o8 V* r+ K, h% y# rAllied aircraft losses
! t0 ~ S8 \; s: J& j% T TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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8 Z" q1 T/ i2 c6 c: kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1604 @5 V @4 n. A* r# ?
" ? r- g. R r! M; aWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ [. \* B" `. N
s* H5 C: n% |4 l- W8 P" IRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. [2 M! q; B$ b5 b6 n8 F- L
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes) ^7 U- F. N1 W8 _! O
2 ^. n5 R+ a) s8 p# V, _Japanese aircraft0 n: G" d! `+ C( L
A6M5 Zero x 151" I8 ]8 H: D( T
B6N2a Jill x 84/ t! N) r) }7 o" \
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Allied aircraft
7 ?$ r- u; k' n9 W F6F-3 Hellcat x 3328 b! E: T2 h& i0 P% t5 R
0 Q+ |; A( A0 Z: i; eJapanese aircraft losses
; T5 y9 D* z! @ A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ T3 u- x. [4 I( v B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
. O6 }$ b4 {- W( J B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak, E% ]9 Z5 H8 Z
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Allied aircraft losses' r$ \" \ g0 ?
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed0 A7 q0 |- A. w; k) T
$ H# J, C& n$ b5 P- @3 KAllied Ships
5 D) u8 B$ V0 @( H CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
9 {: G" \% q& q8 S4 P( z CVL Belleau Wood8 J/ _0 d% `( L
CV Yorktown II
, d; s7 P/ y& U6 t4 k; I4 T CV Bunker Hill
! \; a% i U3 [3 K" K DD Kimberly0 z, g9 t; }- c; c% P( d1 }! c
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1* n" Z% h6 _% ]5 A2 _, h0 Q0 r
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1' ]) T& }5 k" H8 y" J
CVL Independence
; w; ^+ G1 M0 |& f CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
}- q+ ~( w! O6 B' _$ z. |& F CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
3 ]; w( {. [- o. a' O CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 20 g1 [8 w4 u8 c: E* v. ~
/ p; J- Y1 n0 |- [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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