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。0 g; C4 K8 {. d 
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, 
2 ^! W" j- E  U7 u( p: M% fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44  
  @$ ^% ~  T' {9 [0 `1 k3 r8 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160' K0 j- f' {, a/ R: \0 c 
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Weather in hex: Overcast( s, B3 x! w- U4 ~: I# a 
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
- X* l9 E: G/ n: tEstimated time to target is 40 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
, a# M! e% R% f+ q; h& X      A6M5 Zero x 147% V* P! ^( c0 ?. ^5 A2 U7 Z 
      B6N2a Jill x 176" v* ]. F; L- Z2 d& l' T 
      D4Y3 Judy x 24 
$ ~, G# B% d  L9 f7 n& {      D4Y4 Judy x 143+ M' I8 [$ ^4 y, R' @3 e 
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Allied aircraft9 j3 S* W6 S% e- q5 S 
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 447 
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Japanese aircraft losses( O0 t1 h$ q. l5 k) b) O0 { 
      A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed 
: ?. o6 F4 O* r: z( K0 v4 ?      B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged 
; M* G1 `: n7 S$ s, R0 r  L2 w8 k      D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged$ c! K6 {; s6 e" k3 y: E& ~ 
      D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak 
7 C& g$ n, g5 G2 r0 w      D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged 
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; N1 V0 Q' [1 E* C" o3 X+ I! CAllied aircraft losses( v/ Y# R1 A4 V5 W8 R7 C7 h! D 
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed. q+ h2 y" x# c. i0 t5 ?  _  d* C 
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Allied Ships4 v) R7 {6 R6 }: c6 { 
      CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
0 B  q$ Q$ ]# C) a# O% y. A" j      CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk 
  R2 I# }" f0 j; V& s" ~$ n' I7 J      CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 J8 I8 k, q& A 
      CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 I' k( C7 P% e+ p; n2 Q0 @ 
      LST-34 
3 z/ P5 \0 X  |      CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& W" H6 D8 f' {+ a 
      CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
( y2 K- f# W( B# J      CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
9 E" M$ c$ B9 `" O5 g- w      CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
- J* J5 s; {* l  M& x( x      CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage! j* a/ h! j2 w  r5 \7 Y' k! k 
      LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
+ M9 W6 V7 B* f! m2 D/ p      DE Levy, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# F, f$ L. o% u: _ 
      DE Waterman: Q' O- m) y. I( D; \- u 
      DD Callaghan 
0 K- b% r7 G. v* s% V      DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
2 D' ^2 m+ [% W* O+ t/ `      DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
; ~% }% F  M2 Z      DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
4 O& x4 o! s) |+ h      DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
- k( J1 R8 m% d; e      DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
1 ?' g- c8 m0 |' Y) X+ R      LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( i& C$ m: [" X" F. P, L) X: u 
      LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires 
) F: l, c) v, {* U- t      DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
( n/ l. D  |; f$ y      DE Stadtfeld) H" }  V8 b5 b6 h 
      DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# O( I. C: `6 ^' \ 
      DE James E. Craig3 }0 i9 X& j, U& Z1 i 
      LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
% s  V/ W2 a! }' d      LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk0 I: p. n& d$ t  v4 n+ H 
      DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires' a/ Y3 H+ ?1 J 
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Allied ground losses: 
$ G7 L$ _, n9 a8 C      210 casualties reported+ z% R$ O2 c. V$ ]7 H4 O8 t' e  W 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
" X, z  v4 T, l! n1 Q$ ~         Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled% E. `1 R/ A$ A 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& i' ?. r5 M3 ~) j% p 
      Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)& |  W9 a$ @. }, B3 E 
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
' c3 n; h7 ?1 ^* I- G/ zEstimated time to target is 36 minutes 
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. ~3 X3 f7 k. c$ vJapanese aircraft3 h7 j0 ?7 e$ ?# D 
      A6M5 Zero x 92 
: J0 l" D) P9 z# \, k- h      N1K1-J George x 26 
, P0 j0 V# E- f# i4 {# |      N1K2-J George x 251! B% [4 I4 m: d& t/ u  E 
      Ki-84r Frank x 148% D( b" F2 u: X7 n7 j8 v' F" Z 
 
: B6 @% h& b$ {1 hAllied aircraft 
' j8 \; x% Z% D  q      F6F-3 Hellcat x 76: b, Y7 j0 n3 e1 D 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
& n2 Z1 n# D- {: z3 f+ t- |      TBM-1C Avenger x 23 
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6 q) ~% `, y! c2 s' xJapanese aircraft losses 
% U4 f& u4 S0 T% m/ f      N1K1-J George: 1 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses7 D; N! ?$ D& q8 ~, D 
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed 
: I: ^# e: l$ p: {* o      TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed 
! c4 g4 {9 m2 E$ O  B      TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged+ K6 }4 y; g  Y, D& [' s# c# a 
      TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak 
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Japanese Ships 
5 c1 |5 I) V# Z& r* t! V, H! V      CVL Chitose 
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5 {9 G6 n3 O( G3 BRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; Y, t/ E; R1 n! u' ?! I& e 
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes$ n& w+ m2 g5 c% p* _2 @( C 
 
+ N: \2 O/ F2 R* j0 YJapanese aircraft 
1 Y" H) b7 m  ~      A6M5 Zero x 77 
3 y' v/ z; ]7 H' i* z0 _      N1K1-J George x 26 
- }3 F! x( m2 Y" A' X      N1K2-J George x 195 
1 V4 y' D; l/ y4 s# Q6 h      Ki-84r Frank x 1275 B( Y8 t* [' V! z) F& t 
 
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      TBM-1C Avenger x 7 
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No Japanese losses8 A  p1 Y' x* f, y0 g+ { 
 
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      TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed 
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0 R+ |  E  u6 ]: A0 B9 s$ f* j1 GRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% F) }( i  h7 U/ B  X% ~ 
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 o$ ~" F# w. C9 i6 t 
 
3 j/ c/ o! R1 S7 A- ?  J& UJapanese aircraft 
1 E; e7 T" I" y( Z6 I" e, l      A6M5 Zero x 69! X# c) O& I' S( O 
      N1K1-J George x 26 
. U! F6 f, j" z) ^# Q* o9 ^7 J" R      N1K2-J George x 127 
& Y) U7 o! y( U$ A1 S      Ki-84r Frank x 91 
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Allied aircraft6 y% s& Z- A+ S& c# Y4 k 
      SBD-5 Dauntless x 34+ B: _& m) K; \0 @. G9 x' A3 L 
 
! X' W+ Q. T+ GNo Japanese losses1 T4 v! e& `. c' {/ h6 T- @ 
 
! J- \: ?: _  e2 G- I- k2 F0 bAllied aircraft losses4 V/ w( N; R( [; H5 [% w' G% _0 L 
      SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed. ^. l+ R0 _) k# S 
 
4 m) f; {7 }- w% {6 @: F! j0 m/ _Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
! v' U) ^0 D" tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes" w* B, x5 a2 o0 S0 [& ^" w 
 
; U8 ~. r% d6 z: LJapanese aircraft6 X% z" e  ~" J: {8 f/ e: x 
      A6M5 Zero x 64 
+ y  f$ K$ G$ i( R      N1K1-J George x 26 
( m2 O. e* x, v7 {' a; T/ s      N1K2-J George x 95 
# a3 `3 K* F9 }$ ]9 ]6 o9 E8 Z5 }# s      Ki-84r Frank x 72' X1 V9 H  C0 _: C 
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Allied aircraft 
  M& y3 l$ q! @8 e+ F6 K( [8 y# d      TBF-1 Avenger x 15" {$ s9 v- _9 Y$ O, Z, `1 q- P 
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No Japanese losses' _7 f2 Z1 t# r* M8 z' b 
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Allied aircraft losses$ \9 X5 r' E5 \- Y  N/ g: h 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed 
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. 
+ f9 s4 g% q* W: ~Estimated time to target is 11 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft& J7 E8 B" q2 M0 \7 S9 v# H 
      A6M5 Zero x 577 c# u7 D6 h+ q$ i 
      N1K1-J George x 26" C* h& j7 T8 w) N 
      N1K2-J George x 76 
! h- ^5 f7 v! v. A% q4 t+ ~      Ki-84r Frank x 62 
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Allied aircraft) k% Y- l4 V# E6 x( ~ 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 8# t2 ~' D9 I1 D7 ? 
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No Japanese losses. \4 v) e8 X% [, v: a' r 
 
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8 W7 ~( _5 t8 z2 S8 X* w7 y  Y      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed& j% m! g5 y9 b8 Z% R7 n 
 
- `! e* q  F2 ?) j! o+ V* ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160/ |3 P% @; `: e% Y% {3 G# x$ c 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain 
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 Z6 ^* ]! N2 c- E/ ` 
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft6 f7 A! a! {/ R4 ^) Z! r" F 
      A6M5 Zero x 151' I$ t! d' [" X0 p 
      B6N2a Jill x 843 t; R% Y4 W6 E3 k& o 
 
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      F6F-3 Hellcat x 332 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
  X7 y; ], e0 b5 `      A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed# |5 W- q! M4 D4 y9 ?- D0 N 
      B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged# t5 g( a' W9 ]* {, l( N" u6 P 
      B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak 
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Allied aircraft losses. D2 b# l4 l- s' `9 ~1 M) f3 B 
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed 
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3 @0 k, b$ X7 o% p- I6 E& E      CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1 
/ @- C+ E, v* T+ |7 M" H3 G8 S      CVL Belleau Wood$ w( E" ^* |  R2 f, \8 x2 I 
      CV Yorktown II 
! x9 `9 m! `! A      CV Bunker Hill 
4 T4 N# \: l" y2 h0 |      DD Kimberly 
0 @5 \; ^" |; b' ?2 \7 o1 b+ U      CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 16 Z' ?) A& Y$ u& k/ K 
      CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1 
7 b9 ^6 T4 ~9 X8 I      CVL Independence 
1 f. o7 c. k: M' E6 S- X      CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage" o# ^$ g, k8 p+ t4 M3 t6 t 
      CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1, j! o5 p0 b+ c 
      CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2 
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: R1 K$ A+ F5 Y3 E  e' d1 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。, W$ t" L7 P' j" m 
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