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。4 W7 H; e0 c: l" W
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$ p( K! Y4 `' Q f. i
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 , a7 h) H& q$ K( ^
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160" Q; D: U' u2 s
, |/ r. h, B! \- Y8 Q" T- E: aWeather in hex: Overcast$ D- N5 g& I6 [# e9 E2 @) h$ N+ |
2 E6 y H0 E' ?1 fRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ u6 ~6 U7 _+ x; Q( N
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes2 Q% M& j+ n; P
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Japanese aircraft. k' N1 J/ K% |( Z. G) _
A6M5 Zero x 1479 `: c. p- B2 V4 T; }: |
B6N2a Jill x 176
& |. n( B/ q+ z! C5 c' w& g' | D4Y3 Judy x 24! }( F2 @6 l8 Q) ?, t
D4Y4 Judy x 1431 |, r1 w( W/ P1 c- x1 V
6 q/ e4 U/ z! S) M' ]/ m1 b# s7 {) aAllied aircraft
) {$ b$ |5 L7 f R' h F6F-3 Hellcat x 447! R# I3 v9 L/ N; b. X
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Japanese aircraft losses5 E8 \) D) j" [3 a& q) z
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
9 P0 L2 P9 a( R5 k6 ?7 _: ? B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged3 u9 g* }! L8 _& x
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 ^* l; r/ u7 R4 l
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
0 f2 k, B( \- s/ r6 O9 u D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged: h% T g- \( N3 m2 v9 f% P
; G& A& u- _9 IAllied aircraft losses2 I, f- s2 {* y
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed5 T7 J+ r" R7 d
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Allied Ships
6 l. C$ x9 f/ A o* }0 }; n* } CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 o; n1 R3 P- D: x9 J9 Z CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk0 R/ q! p' j ]; d
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 \. P- `' o @ m CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: r: T( S( s) k: c& l. g
LST-34) {8 a; x# |- O" M- f. [$ f4 x: F
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 y9 x+ v0 u/ | C) W7 U* X CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' @4 H/ d& C; r1 n CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 O, z2 B4 ]6 P2 K% E; Q3 ~ CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, t% N( e9 W" K! c; x& o- u+ b a CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ h: d7 } ?8 b
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 a! s0 [2 O! o% d' ?+ g9 z DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' W- w1 k0 |3 R8 R7 A6 h7 ~
DE Waterman
0 w; Q* B2 r. j& B8 e+ y DD Callaghan
" }% u1 w" d* K8 v8 q; P; R* s4 y$ y3 u DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ m3 a3 X7 J1 v+ {4 Y9 V5 C
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 Z9 }+ e$ u: f' @& o DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ]. ^2 Y- x6 L9 {
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; K; }- Q- k$ v+ c9 j5 G
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 U, j2 s' e* m1 P' G
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 d( ]/ N% d4 y0 Z( B1 m# }
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* l( [2 t% ~! u* S( K, R8 A/ |; K' R
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 i( d7 B6 f7 m8 E DE Stadtfeld
7 o7 S& i8 b' s9 y z9 j DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 |+ D: L* w" X) x$ {4 D
DE James E. Craig" M4 y- R \9 e" C/ V* Y4 X) }
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 r9 S" R% P+ w9 s5 @
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk) p, f# w0 h1 |! N3 S
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 {3 V2 ? Z# U) ~3 K# f! N+ g
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Allied ground losses:
* z/ S8 L7 P9 ~4 g! c 210 casualties reported' e* M& k1 x$ w" e- @# d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ l M4 D5 O! J$ s3 \ Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
: X t5 F+ G, |* e9 _9 [4 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& s3 S# T, x1 h9 r8 U
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)7 V: T" ^3 r6 F
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. w4 o: c+ i8 X% i* L) K
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes) x% u/ J; C' ?* M
# D, v/ K/ X8 C9 W) cJapanese aircraft! @* j# {: V6 A# S
A6M5 Zero x 92% w9 c$ I3 s/ d( X! N/ v3 r% c) E
N1K1-J George x 26# U( R, }0 X- w/ F' N# u! C+ |! }
N1K2-J George x 251
8 Q9 R: q0 O3 e. k a Ki-84r Frank x 148
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9 H. B4 p& S& j3 |Allied aircraft. I* }5 I- {. a* [3 y6 \. i# h$ @8 M
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
% l- C/ O! ], D+ l+ n* m TBF-1 Avenger x 30# N8 L9 q' B5 L! v
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses* K3 U, l4 }9 o i
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged" a# `4 j8 I& V# K# X" k S
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Allied aircraft losses4 s+ g$ Y/ c& c, F e8 O$ e* B
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
& D. I4 U7 G4 N5 {$ m% j% V2 D0 _ TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
# x0 Y! u- R+ O4 | TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ f, c3 N2 G7 B* S TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* g P! c' t# I! e8 {9 Y3 A* [
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Japanese Ships
5 z9 S* D$ I0 O: k0 x CVL Chitose( k' [. i7 H v7 _
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 P( Z |5 m# K: S- KEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 ]. l) a3 f3 Q6 N& j7 Q; C
A6M5 Zero x 77, H4 n( @6 q( U# V
N1K1-J George x 26+ U0 X: P6 U$ G6 {7 H1 m7 S
N1K2-J George x 195; w+ @' X4 {* E7 ?
Ki-84r Frank x 127$ n+ u; Y3 Y' Q1 ~3 ]3 n
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Allied aircraft3 t& ]: H% I5 H8 ~
TBM-1C Avenger x 7& g2 _# h0 R' r0 k9 D
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ z9 P2 f; f G/ l TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed. U/ S) U9 _. n4 Z( M' u
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 G% B- d# e9 P0 d9 L5 QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" j3 \+ J7 [5 [- a
. ?4 b" A% {' [6 RJapanese aircraft
2 i( x. ~& p" e% K# w6 Z2 `( k A6M5 Zero x 69
8 R0 g/ z. [4 A3 y7 n N1K1-J George x 264 E" ~/ I# `& S+ }
N1K2-J George x 127* a; y9 d5 S6 N/ ?; g
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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) j4 B9 L0 i( W. _Allied aircraft0 P3 I( |, z, u6 h" j5 L' F
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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7 u) a! ?' L& ]2 YNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, }( M' j9 F/ f; g
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed' u8 M! O! }1 s( [, u
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) @9 f& J' }2 u2 g( }* M& EEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. }; F# R% E! U3 x A6M5 Zero x 64 r2 J U) r% t0 A8 I
N1K1-J George x 26! g& t5 g2 w0 l
N1K2-J George x 95
% n% g, {2 W! X, ^ Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft
: Q8 w% p# H* Z: c x- d, J# r TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) {1 J4 z' w# z+ X8 H' M/ q: k TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed7 x% o7 q; r3 Q. F& w& m% \8 H% j
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 `% m- c3 \6 z9 ^: H' H4 r- ^1 Y1 KEstimated time to target is 11 minutes3 b0 l2 S% m5 K
. Y! K9 G A* P3 V/ c) }! |Japanese aircraft
7 Q v. }: @% V- P0 B A6M5 Zero x 57; G% V' a2 Y8 i( f
N1K1-J George x 26
. y1 C. i4 B7 O, w N1K2-J George x 76" q4 l$ p* f" z, v. a: q; j) g
Ki-84r Frank x 621 \# Q+ v" g4 @
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Allied aircraft
% B; B; W3 K& k6 _/ W( O" z1 w4 o TBF-1 Avenger x 82 V# t3 U* v$ B3 O4 f8 o% r
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No Japanese losses- A# d$ E# ?% k1 E# J2 K4 P
. `4 C* J. v# G# e, Q6 D" Q8 ?; QAllied aircraft losses% S8 R$ p9 e1 B3 I! |
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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. |+ d3 n) P* U! x- lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 Y' a5 H. v( ?
" W( }7 U+ ^. \: }Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 w+ a3 z; t9 Q5 f: H
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 151
/ X1 C; a g& j( j; ^9 ^% T* X7 F B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
m4 o5 Z9 u" _: \" M* f; c F6F-3 Hellcat x 332+ r& h- T8 H5 g3 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
' x' K" x" ^/ }9 y$ B, z# T) j: o A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
\: q$ F7 \: }! S B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged" B# U' U' J% A" y: l
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak' @ N# ?" O, Q5 }
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Allied aircraft losses" ]* `$ g& f5 M! U* }
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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% T. b9 G3 ?4 j- O& {, R3 B$ ZAllied Ships8 |) D' p# N/ t- w* m' C3 u
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
* {* ?5 `+ u- i( }+ P) H* r CVL Belleau Wood
8 b$ y) J+ w4 Z* r. g- @8 J. n CV Yorktown II
( B/ b2 W3 p* x) [! X CV Bunker Hill
0 u6 @) H# ^/ `/ K) W: s! k, l DD Kimberly
! W: \3 K* |& R' I3 E) Q. y CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
5 o4 `/ s: v, {4 G; z) P( y CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
6 Q# v. }3 v9 Y6 g& A7 Y4 B. p CVL Independence! u0 F6 E) s2 X0 B! O
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 W! F9 u, x- ?% H+ q# Z" W% s
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 11 o: k5 C7 T7 `% i) J* X; h
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2* F0 {* U" c: M0 N7 G2 }
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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。
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