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。- s) x6 D0 z: G
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,
9 Z' ]+ n$ [# p9 n* J& gAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
# \& M- Z% u( e+ r ]2 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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0 P/ f- T2 u1 h" y3 i2 LWeather in hex: Overcast5 y* q+ w6 O0 \$ @8 Q
6 [# ]* a6 m0 g y9 Y# b; _0 tRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- n8 J `% {- k: O0 L7 z0 w" ^; hEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! Q# G* {9 |) X
A6M5 Zero x 147
* ?% V; S( b. ~* s B6N2a Jill x 176* Z. h4 b5 T9 M. }9 u
D4Y3 Judy x 24: f- \ S! U! Y
D4Y4 Judy x 143. W, G, {& Y: v( W' O* _
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Allied aircraft
: S2 w6 G. b6 O6 H# |! w6 l8 J F6F-3 Hellcat x 4474 k8 k# R& q+ B$ h$ y
. R3 u' a1 p! V }Japanese aircraft losses
+ L' k" X( j! p9 B8 ` A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
$ X! `- {$ ]) I. s$ v! n B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
3 R8 T$ _9 q P# M& v4 i D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged R& q. U( a) l# s
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak- E# R5 O$ @! e/ S5 s1 ^& e% j! i3 U# x
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses R8 s( Z6 J0 m
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed3 e: H! [& t, V3 y _2 l* M
: T+ I% V, g2 L# f0 p4 }Allied Ships
/ s. V( h5 x6 Z o/ d3 ?; f CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; R9 y# [ ?2 |/ Q6 g
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, K. N K- V2 O9 M2 Z# | CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 `' u0 ?# u+ S4 C1 P+ u1 z! z
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk G" S+ M; ]' I. z) ^
LST-34! c8 G. f3 T" _4 r$ C i
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. L$ P2 x- a7 g$ @8 R N1 I8 I. P7 j CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 T' C4 F6 j1 z4 O( t9 f- I CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 V! w7 q: R% O
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, T2 _) e8 J7 V CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; U2 X9 q% S- I3 [3 C( q) w- v
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: H/ e8 S# v% i- \
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- P+ L8 S! T0 A. l6 |
DE Waterman
- M6 D | e6 N& l) p5 z DD Callaghan9 @1 J% R& K/ X, S9 R
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- K+ x% g: K, S DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% l! }8 E, {8 \: M7 [, y
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" f, s5 m/ a# Z5 C/ j& y DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
l. I6 w' G6 @ DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# q6 t9 S; O3 x$ y1 k7 n LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ a# e- a$ [& }, \' E5 ] LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, B: y# |, O1 f! } DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; I) V) T* s( j- w4 ?5 n, T DE Stadtfeld
. k0 |3 |; w. t1 X: {* m DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& x5 K. Y, E" n1 k+ V( }# b DE James E. Craig
4 W5 W# }/ h }5 L/ t LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. Y8 e+ Q& C) e d8 m4 e) K, v& }
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk% X" s8 w# U' u x
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:3 W% T8 C! ]) \' n7 S9 w) d: f" @
210 casualties reported: [" l5 y. O- m0 Y3 X* `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 \+ ^* R: b$ Q* v% X( y- f$ x
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
' G( h# `" i$ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; N3 ]* e* C1 p2 q& U0 \* V% E3 u
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
, _1 ?; a& c% R; R9 M4 E8 }+ lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' Z7 @# Z2 C9 d( R `Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ x- e( M) i2 l8 D! n9 w4 ~. u' \
A6M5 Zero x 92
5 H8 f0 r n' f/ S0 h& H! @1 Y N1K1-J George x 26& ^' q$ y8 [( V# X: |. n$ M
N1K2-J George x 251$ A6 D4 I+ ^! D
Ki-84r Frank x 148' J; A( f7 A7 O4 {
4 s3 B7 H: u1 R2 C4 p/ D! f* x: EAllied aircraft; }/ W1 A* ^% z! ?% ^
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
! F3 a1 x! ~+ O% R5 D% b; U TBF-1 Avenger x 30% ^1 O2 c# f( L: h, g9 I
TBM-1C Avenger x 237 l2 E( B5 E5 `8 a/ P
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Japanese aircraft losses
& D& F! y: P d8 v" Q8 H N1K1-J George: 1 damaged! ?2 A* ?' b8 p! x5 q( O& R5 {
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Allied aircraft losses1 G8 Q! y# q$ `
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
, ~% k0 O) G9 x; N& C1 P1 Y TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed7 x9 M: ]/ d# G' e( M5 J7 R7 f
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged e$ Q/ L7 r8 }3 I# a
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak) K% v: F7 y9 [ O. G
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Japanese Ships
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.' M+ |+ u `( W& x+ e9 I
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes( b. \( ^3 T- ]4 p4 P. H0 {9 n L
% n' P! E5 }7 _8 EJapanese aircraft! s% |5 U5 D" N; V- H& R
A6M5 Zero x 77* t. O& f5 _" C. d9 j! h
N1K1-J George x 26/ a. f8 ]0 a0 l( \+ F* W
N1K2-J George x 195( Z1 H2 R4 D, P$ [
Ki-84r Frank x 127; M' ?. t! d |* _( g
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Allied aircraft2 E8 F m" @$ P4 r+ P! [
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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+ Z$ q8 }+ e& J/ t0 {- f3 ?/ hNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- T) b: v* z# V: o5 n
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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; ~5 d7 j# z# g; x7 V2 r4 ]8 S6 v/ _Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) c+ K* N9 Y; P1 h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! Q* A6 ]; q$ M$ d: \( S
0 y6 w7 {4 Z+ C0 [! C+ K8 DJapanese aircraft! g- B& F2 j! Y# T8 [$ ~; v
A6M5 Zero x 69& X# F, P9 p# [
N1K1-J George x 26 A) y' |' \( f4 G" S: L- Y r
N1K2-J George x 127' L+ S# }) y7 {6 k# \2 \
Ki-84r Frank x 91 f6 p9 f3 T7 D' L; U% ]* d
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7 B$ b8 e8 q. F2 o SBD-5 Dauntless x 348 v3 C. J0 w& T/ d3 Y/ \: o9 d/ q
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No Japanese losses2 K( @: Z1 y3 o
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2 O$ G$ ~5 M5 m; @) c1 a: ~% i SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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3 \/ o0 l6 g9 u+ `Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 n( _$ M% m' {0 vEstimated time to target is 10 minutes5 R( \( Q0 `) X1 _7 T
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A6M5 Zero x 64
* w) M6 ^3 `5 p, A5 B1 I N1K1-J George x 261 A2 d: j+ w, A( \8 Z5 E: |
N1K2-J George x 957 G4 V! ^" R. x# G
Ki-84r Frank x 72+ N3 Q! {/ l2 N5 \ ]3 H
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Allied aircraft' U# _) F) r/ @& f# ~1 ~) l* D
TBF-1 Avenger x 15, I# s: d0 X7 L" r" e, j% y. R
0 D/ G$ t- G- S2 D# XNo Japanese losses, [; j, \: k' H( U0 e" [5 o9 |+ N
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Allied aircraft losses
0 \' M! t* P* `, _* d$ y8 I/ L2 U' N TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed+ b! f2 ?3 y: A6 e3 b
9 e2 I: A8 m' T8 {4 v8 G5 yRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 Z+ j# m# e9 H" m
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 x" J( |* n4 N- E, a/ o: l A6M5 Zero x 57
" P5 L F, |7 q$ s" h1 V N1K1-J George x 26' {; j3 a$ A. x+ X
N1K2-J George x 76
, B+ s/ p' ^1 J. Q. V9 Y6 z% ` Ki-84r Frank x 62
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; q; Z/ s8 o7 QAllied aircraft0 ~/ O& R/ C" C% E' \6 [6 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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" V0 i% x/ o$ YNo Japanese losses
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# \. O! Q; _0 _# h T2 M5 MAllied aircraft losses9 A; y7 U# u) X
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed; f6 q: Q. ?- T; T3 y8 ]
6 w4 a! T# \- Y: T: [, |/ {% MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160) C$ E4 B* M" D9 l
7 T7 Y1 _" Q6 F1 a: |Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 G) G2 W3 v; n( p9 T
& P6 x; O. [2 n# }8 ] c, dRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 H3 W8 l$ _) G8 {' AEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" |6 c8 Y: A% c' Q
A6M5 Zero x 151! ^, o8 E9 }- O6 q
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
F3 n8 m9 B6 N: W0 r( C F6F-3 Hellcat x 332; Z+ f$ x& C$ ]; v; J
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8 S& E5 q! U/ `2 L4 W A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed$ W6 A" F1 y' e% E% {
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged$ h; ~. o8 c0 e" {% L
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak- @# p( P4 @. C9 d
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Allied aircraft losses: q+ D$ c1 ]) ]/ k
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 Z2 r2 w9 w1 k0 \+ S CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
4 e" y* O4 |: y8 ^$ f7 M m, S) g CVL Belleau Wood& U. ?/ ?7 Z2 n% z5 D& D! ~ ]6 k
CV Yorktown II
, J8 [# m6 I+ | CV Bunker Hill
. m4 F2 m A& q3 E8 U2 [ DD Kimberly
$ x- {$ z6 a* V/ r% h$ H1 w' e, j/ u0 g CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
& N* [3 l4 t3 p2 V# I E* D' l CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1. t. ]. q/ O/ B& E/ z1 d, r+ v
CVL Independence# b4 E0 k$ f2 _7 w9 ]0 m
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 K, D" W# Y8 H- d7 }0 p' d
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
& ]- k- k* ]0 |) k9 X2 h- L CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 26 V7 @* z* M7 b$ O2 p
f$ E0 L' F' X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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