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 u' a/ B) g7 |
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 P0 p3 p: J1 f' v/ Y% H
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 ! g4 d' g5 Y6 S3 u
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 _6 l3 d+ c) U: x1 u
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Weather in hex: Overcast9 e9 s B+ ~+ V
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ g0 z, N& M5 O) t- Z
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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3 Q. y, o( ~, b3 h& r x) bJapanese aircraft. y$ o! G* B* q8 C# f* a0 e
A6M5 Zero x 1475 @( i( d; u" X! o* t$ f
B6N2a Jill x 176+ O, i ^$ ~( W( i* S/ o9 U
D4Y3 Judy x 24' q* @: F; P" W6 ]! i3 u
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 4472 B; }* q$ e5 |. h
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Japanese aircraft losses s' C9 B; ]! _
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
) l. x. u/ x+ S$ U. w B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged6 s8 U/ v% t$ U# F* K4 W) F
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 A* c4 K) ^/ k* ?# A D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak, q# C6 Q1 r F. g
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged+ }7 R0 y5 J6 n! L: R2 S) }0 s
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Allied aircraft losses
' }/ ^1 w4 Y# {1 F( r8 ]- G! b* N F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed: m, k" D% F8 x2 t- w
1 S% b3 k3 E$ ?0 w( f1 A: L+ xAllied Ships
% ~1 i; z" j1 a( [* Z CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 s" ~% f1 A1 \& k CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk7 O/ R* s, J, E! ]' I
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. O, o. j7 y& {) K; E- e* l$ R
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 N1 J% Q% O2 q. `4 n LST-348 d9 }0 i* U8 \- `) ^' O
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ A2 x( b- _+ p8 ]
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 C5 S: h: b9 B u8 K- D
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 a& _5 s) R9 m+ l CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 W) D: U: l @, h3 i f5 H
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# O% P( j4 p7 y7 h6 p# x
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) f! U% R6 B% b) l- V) L
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 i9 Z/ h; O9 o0 @) k) T
DE Waterman* j& H1 b4 j ~5 N0 ~2 {9 M3 q
DD Callaghan! x( e s- @' `) }, Z# ]0 o! z
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# z9 X; x, E7 y. s$ R DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 w4 u7 J$ ?' p* @( e5 L8 A DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 F0 K: C5 s+ _; f9 J4 a
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, y4 y5 w1 P0 Z# o5 o( B+ M/ P1 B DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 d; k$ [9 Y7 [4 u, f
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 {1 J2 Y7 p5 p+ a# h9 q LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 e# \5 {7 ?- n
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ ]" v* o2 F! F( i; `) H3 m DE Stadtfeld- I, o: @& C( V* ^& S
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ` x( i% U4 d$ {5 \ DE James E. Craig8 B- t& V* u2 Q$ z f
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ Z7 S& v: E5 j1 d9 l
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk5 I5 J0 p8 g# S- V' t
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:: `' O3 n) a* w }$ x7 r: |
210 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled8 @& _- _: s# `+ x! j! C2 b& j+ ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* F, {; x5 Y% q Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
9 z2 t7 d: g, l" w: V7 k5 NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 R9 P; D9 N: U# O% u' z# u1 A8 hEstimated time to target is 36 minutes. z/ q* |3 o; c+ m+ @6 x' z
5 K) q8 f1 ]; U7 E% OJapanese aircraft( J9 _; a! U) K# l& U
A6M5 Zero x 927 I1 W( c7 b2 x5 j
N1K1-J George x 260 P$ y2 {+ J9 l6 r9 V, p
N1K2-J George x 251
' T C/ `! A" Q Ki-84r Frank x 1489 T6 S0 } `% s0 X: e# u- y
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 76* B, N# [: N! n$ \2 Z& _
TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ e! U6 a( L8 k! H, z$ B- E! M* X
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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7 ^$ ]+ o( x) j, R; F( _$ CJapanese aircraft losses/ G6 @, v' ^; z. H' E1 _0 Y5 D
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged5 ~' n1 X- V# L) W9 t+ b- ?6 [, O
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5 d0 t: R/ N3 l7 @$ X2 s# o F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed4 ^! H* m+ Z6 G, `& \
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed% q; }9 u: k8 L
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 d9 l1 Y2 f* {1 b TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 l) ^: ?, D! m o' z/ G; ~Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ k' C1 ~. u* A2 B$ |6 O& G A6M5 Zero x 77/ `7 @" q+ E& `& j% } F6 h' O
N1K1-J George x 263 b- U2 O1 J5 k8 u
N1K2-J George x 1959 |0 y. H! u9 W7 s! R" I _: P: J
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft# D" x \6 `# g( k. E
TBM-1C Avenger x 7# c9 R: a2 c/ N
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No Japanese losses# m- F+ P- g J- C+ w+ C0 s, O2 d9 j
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Allied aircraft losses
* y3 K! J0 [+ f/ t. T TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed4 N: y q$ @8 p- H1 A* ^! ?: s0 E
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; y7 L* B/ d$ ?; x; d. { B, E& z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 k+ g {1 L6 U, L% WJapanese aircraft
% _# Y) ~7 o5 m( @$ Q A6M5 Zero x 69
6 q" c) h; _1 U4 l N1K1-J George x 26
/ O5 i- z/ W4 T' g N1K2-J George x 127
( |4 V1 x3 N4 t Ki-84r Frank x 913 \/ T* m" [% `$ W
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Allied aircraft
4 f) i! ^, U* a/ E1 [ SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! [1 W1 {: a9 b2 o5 N/ I9 \
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes: R; | A- x; u2 B
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Japanese aircraft
3 y6 z( Y2 d0 p: P' e$ d% x A6M5 Zero x 64
/ K/ S4 \5 b6 _ I7 x! k N1K1-J George x 26
( o7 v! n$ |' u% D- G N1K2-J George x 95
* c+ H; ? E/ ~# } Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft
- |2 `7 D$ l/ h TBF-1 Avenger x 15# e# v* I% j* }( l
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ^$ A1 }* t: R2 J0 \1 u( e( }- F, J, Y TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 y; X8 e4 J6 X: s+ L w
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 577 J$ T. V' I" U) l5 i3 J/ G
N1K1-J George x 26; T+ s: h0 J9 c+ x- r
N1K2-J George x 76
9 r6 N6 l/ D& o1 U _ Ki-84r Frank x 62
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* w+ ?1 G" ~& a" i. m e5 e( b TBF-1 Avenger x 8- O# B, `- m( c" Y- Y, t; v, |
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No Japanese losses
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q2 O2 T4 x: D, ?* n TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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, X1 d" W# i: RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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( p9 X/ ?; Z2 f8 X7 q, SWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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- R% n/ R" R U' I# DRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 `, p8 d; F [% QEstimated time to target is 37 minutes8 |% W# F* u3 o$ K/ D, x
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A6M5 Zero x 151
+ g7 l- V$ l4 m" E7 ~ S B6N2a Jill x 842 a9 \5 z2 s: V+ ]
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8 ?+ ]5 Q" D( ?" C5 O& G7 N4 m F6F-3 Hellcat x 3322 n; |. j2 [: `$ w
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0 m4 z0 T# o( c& ` A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
0 P+ I, F9 r. k1 u B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged0 Z+ T. B7 K5 L% ^/ q$ g
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses* ~8 g9 A5 @1 k, t2 M+ W
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
?" c9 V- ^: q O9 q7 S CVL Belleau Wood
0 Q; O# Q6 o1 F CV Yorktown II
0 p* S6 S. F1 [! T7 c CV Bunker Hill2 E, y7 l2 Z- B- X$ b$ G
DD Kimberly+ M0 ~& ?8 Y& C8 a: _4 t$ j8 G
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
/ r) A; [& O9 T CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1$ p2 B1 }1 L z% Y
CVL Independence7 H& e; L- I1 T6 N% t' f. c
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 x' I5 q0 _8 E8 w$ j" G9 e
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
3 ]" I( D; d( m- @ CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2$ {) ^0 A. B5 P* ~8 O
& U9 J8 J, K* 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。
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