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。
- O! [2 D8 F; u. h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,
+ t; Z) `. [- tAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
) Y# t, f! ]' JMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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9 R2 k0 o( {; F* ]& pWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 U* R* g" `$ H& B
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 y+ I- i# w( r8 F
A6M5 Zero x 1478 f: `* u2 [9 R. S) j. F
B6N2a Jill x 176+ C* p+ H, ?- w# O
D4Y3 Judy x 24
" o. F6 h4 I8 k D4Y4 Judy x 143
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' [6 b+ X$ {7 A ^. m1 e% E5 [Allied aircraft
) w, ^1 j* y7 a. u6 x0 o F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ Q! b' z& v1 B A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed: @5 J+ X3 q2 h% s0 C$ h
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
5 u2 @8 f5 c8 N: [4 j, \# p9 n D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged) K- t5 i6 e; n
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak0 z7 i" U, U# s& W& t8 `. j
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses/ U& V! q4 m1 O: k6 e# v
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed; }) }* x) o- L# ?5 `5 C
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Allied Ships
& c4 m' z1 Z) ^3 r8 Z+ l CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ X8 h6 |9 @$ `5 N; ]8 t1 x0 O CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk: @6 N9 ]" l) R& W0 H
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! l; Q( j& _& ~% ^1 g2 o
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" ~" G4 ]8 t8 r. Q* h
LST-34- S; A+ }' d) C
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; j. [ T8 o' `7 ?# n& X' r% _
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% [5 W z1 K: ~( d4 j CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( f( N# e( [0 U! a5 X9 F# S
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* _& L R# K* C
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 c2 l ] y5 D, ^4 K LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! I% k; Z8 ~) }' _2 @4 D* _' e
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& }) d- z' [) Y: {5 ^3 N% V2 y# {
DE Waterman0 t' e1 \( y3 Z6 E% y$ O# `4 v, B
DD Callaghan+ s6 l$ ~; O2 ?$ k8 y; v
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 \4 H9 X' h+ P, O6 Q" h- I
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* ~3 A, M/ ^6 ?4 I DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 e. I2 S' m" }& R4 {7 R* {/ T DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, i+ T0 k$ E5 i! D6 X8 F ]" ?
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ Q2 i7 I# h7 M. x6 D: C, _ LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 t2 U3 q0 \+ z4 e& s4 w4 v! s! m
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires' d" a7 r( [0 Q
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' Y% i# c( z9 ]! v5 w2 R: W DE Stadtfeld
* `6 B) |# \8 e" H" E2 ^7 d0 A DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 Z. ?: A4 Q& M' j( e0 Z
DE James E. Craig! C, I+ t) \. O* J
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! n2 ^/ M/ `9 ^0 T. z LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
" I9 J" @' m* U* x$ ^ DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& @8 l3 i' K# U+ E# O5 z7 z' B
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Allied ground losses:4 i* B! D( c) H! |+ l/ m
210 casualties reported! `% R8 {* C; p3 _ ?6 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 T; `: y5 ~' p! p/ L0 W Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 G6 o1 N8 V5 d) ]( ~" n/ b8 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: M7 p4 q8 g; u Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
- Z* b+ ~$ l, g @; \$ FRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- A7 J1 G6 s9 K- \" I kEstimated time to target is 36 minutes$ Q( { Z( _- w( S2 s8 a! l% x# {
* P0 c. u8 D9 q& o$ C9 [Japanese aircraft# m" k# u* u; R ^7 d; M
A6M5 Zero x 92) \5 Z0 Q# M2 H6 ?8 o1 N
N1K1-J George x 26! F5 E4 B. W; W5 E
N1K2-J George x 2516 d6 G" x' d" E, A1 q
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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( H" o, a9 m" v* y: y" A* hAllied aircraft) k& x! {! j# W, \
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76* H' [& k9 ` m5 m' B% R
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
# y2 y$ D. c7 | TBM-1C Avenger x 23# Y8 ~- V& |: ]+ q/ A' Z8 |
: Y1 a& }) t" A _0 XJapanese aircraft losses) p- `4 E" E( _5 U
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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# W; ^; O% _4 C' ]4 w( F( dAllied aircraft losses6 C, y1 S, F! T& V
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed& @: N4 E7 W6 y2 \1 k# \+ \ _+ z
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed6 V9 _. a' s) m2 Y* O" m3 S5 e* d
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 }2 V& w! A' z$ |! u" H TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak' v6 X; {' [( ^# f/ J0 {
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CVL Chitose
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+ U+ |* i; |* s1 rRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 @2 O5 y& T8 c j+ | L
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes# n. Q) n) R/ h) Q
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Japanese aircraft7 n5 p% } b+ B' M! R( U7 J( V2 L
A6M5 Zero x 77
. |& ~# T- [ D; U$ a5 y N1K1-J George x 26
2 I$ Z. c4 y8 Y* `, k N1K2-J George x 195
1 ^1 G" O9 U9 I1 ] J" Y( v Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
7 ?$ n9 d( e/ x4 G c TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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' @% T2 k6 T* v! r1 Y7 [0 t. dNo Japanese losses
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$ i& o" e" r- i9 k M! @Allied aircraft losses6 j6 V( ?1 |" o5 R# r
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed- X3 Q. M7 ?: _% l* |! n$ c2 d8 M7 J9 c
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 Z$ ~0 y ~+ b% B5 {3 X3 M& x# \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 s, A* Y% ]) L3 h. P5 a
. ?. w7 s1 S7 Y, c7 |3 NJapanese aircraft
# ^. F( z% I4 ~* C+ | A6M5 Zero x 69% \ C+ Z0 n( {
N1K1-J George x 26. U9 ~0 ]; g$ r" i
N1K2-J George x 127
5 O V4 H X1 w& r* k3 Z! D, s Ki-84r Frank x 91
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34 }, a: g5 s9 ^* Z6 W8 w: b
) X2 {8 V4 i2 R! O/ i2 hNo Japanese losses
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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& X: b3 l5 {# \1 r3 N& U% ]4 TRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 ~6 ]! ?) ]5 ^0 s. l( G1 F, PEstimated time to target is 10 minutes: C" q( k4 j3 y8 G9 F
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Japanese aircraft" z1 w# w1 [% n/ w9 M4 A& q
A6M5 Zero x 64
5 Y: `8 q9 z" ?' o b N1K1-J George x 26
1 P/ D) t8 Y1 ?' R( o- w. @$ S N1K2-J George x 95
. _. D! @7 j$ D: |, `- v; l Ki-84r Frank x 72- }% v; p( @. B! S
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Allied aircraft
# S! m3 H P) z* R( M TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses. W/ J+ U( c" m+ P6 ~6 k
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Allied aircraft losses- F" _2 u, d7 d) T% ?- T2 `/ f
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed0 A$ }1 `5 @+ l3 }0 y' T A
8 ~: V' {* L& NRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) \8 T# w5 O, }4 T s3 j- d& L' }8 pEstimated time to target is 11 minutes" M1 U* ?9 h+ l5 q* T$ V+ `
+ ?5 T& j: J* K X1 u7 TJapanese aircraft5 v3 w* Y9 H* ^$ f$ T3 L
A6M5 Zero x 57, a; }5 C- i2 n0 d8 j4 \) t
N1K1-J George x 266 q0 X' Q" p0 w1 {1 h
N1K2-J George x 76* O0 J4 _& J" w* {. O
Ki-84r Frank x 62* D* h4 z9 G9 b
' q& {( h) A; I% SAllied aircraft9 E* @( M) r3 i0 K% R3 B/ i
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses# f" }) U) g" g3 ?. |
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Allied aircraft losses8 I. a1 |2 s/ n0 X3 i1 |, F
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed) T. j! C2 c" R3 {4 Q! v' l. B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
l4 A# O! W1 b. ?3 Q4 ] DEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& U6 l9 u2 f& O: _ A6M5 Zero x 151
2 j; s! z5 E ~2 c# L' _2 ^ B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft/ l' }* s2 L2 B' s* l w1 w
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332 {( `% z/ f; u1 W) b8 J$ q/ j
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed }% g5 B# U3 s$ d# [8 `
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged. x) v& Y$ }8 _1 b
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak2 X% }' Q# D/ ], E4 R( W4 R$ V
( a& E: `* m. w5 i. ~- SAllied aircraft losses
( |4 Q& V7 G4 S3 g F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 ~: ]0 q' N: C$ P2 g2 ~' L
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
/ q& x: j) _& W3 [* i7 k CVL Belleau Wood
1 L$ h2 K9 e6 G# [5 x CV Yorktown II
/ E: w& j6 G- ?* {) M CV Bunker Hill
2 @/ V8 O' \. a& g- }6 F DD Kimberly8 V: O) F: }+ p9 [0 B* | r
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1# ^& U1 {/ h5 u8 R, e' d5 x
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
" z U% Z# K+ s0 p/ N( t CVL Independence
5 G" X* }! t7 ]5 A* @* e( t CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ P" @$ }* n8 Z2 V2 Z% ]9 r
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
9 h+ ]0 A3 L( u- n CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 20 B- L4 I# c. r6 ? {
: [, n: u2 P: \+ ]$ k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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