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。9 N- J0 u# j {, E( g1 m, m
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,
, L& u8 _) q# J) \- R% oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 : ?2 x5 @# o7 n' O8 V r; g/ N
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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/ \& M' Q$ Y6 y- q' {3 ?Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. W n) {4 f0 w! H1 |% SEstimated time to target is 40 minutes) S: b. u: r% d& n8 h5 T% S" q( |$ k
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Japanese aircraft+ @+ w5 {3 F) ~1 u3 _
A6M5 Zero x 1472 R3 v t' m0 R- {+ X; I, J( A
B6N2a Jill x 176+ K. ~" C0 `2 `; v$ J: H4 q8 l1 y! s
D4Y3 Judy x 24
) Y: h) g" ]6 c, {$ M# y) H D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
) g3 f: Q: l% G {! E- O F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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, G5 `, ^- q4 s- [Japanese aircraft losses- D, w! T- l/ e
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed) h9 Z2 t! T: i% Y7 Z1 c
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged) V$ e" n# E8 R# t9 n$ b
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged+ C9 A& J) |- D; ~/ B1 x9 V
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
2 y) E' i" h. n% F D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged1 @! j8 j' M5 p/ U' _
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Allied aircraft losses6 M3 J; E: v! k" M* r+ j$ h3 k
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed( {/ H3 J3 N8 U% M
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Allied Ships' g5 l9 r# W/ E" @+ ~+ m
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ W5 R+ M- t# O6 J. x2 E
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# B1 l, V8 p" i: K* {/ v V0 E5 Z( [
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: x8 F* }$ Z, }' k
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( m0 l5 \ ^' L& j LST-347 x: Z8 q, B# w( `* m0 g9 t, Z& ]2 O
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 f* w6 y1 p" l- X/ S CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 K M0 u# e# a
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: D+ b- B4 F. a+ E0 J2 I: [ t' c CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 } l- n. S8 L9 G4 L CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; u4 k/ s. n8 k& A LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. s O) B# o) K5 i DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Z5 V& G) [8 E9 ]- g, r" m
DE Waterman
3 ?; g0 ^/ E! u, L2 l DD Callaghan
1 g+ j7 b" W, o" f: X8 O DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% l1 e: e$ z4 n I! D# r
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 A, I9 `/ \& c
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ a6 n( s) A% {1 i, R
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- v0 r" K8 l5 e4 A: D
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire" M5 p* D) U K# N' x4 x9 E4 O/ M- p
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 M) Z* k" `1 n; `+ k) I2 p LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! [# r, [. N, z4 d Z DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" d( T3 ?; w, ?8 @1 I DE Stadtfeld
! |) r9 g; P4 ?2 x% G DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk M# h5 g- ^2 ~
DE James E. Craig7 m0 t! ?) ^2 J9 H% R" @
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 W1 C% w `' Z" A1 g
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk+ L; P5 H& y1 ~4 p' }: U$ p' x
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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7 g! P8 N; C6 @8 {Allied ground losses:0 b- y; r+ V# |# E/ W x
210 casualties reported
0 R% p+ v2 _: r, e4 F5 E8 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* ^* I6 e3 Y' O F Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
/ ]3 v, n4 ]( T0 l' p5 j; C- e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ]: b; F: m+ O
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
- Z" l. h' ?3 L4 n( m3 n% ]Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 _$ Z$ Z% w! m7 S. Q0 GEstimated time to target is 36 minutes: j7 {( I& I' F4 l' n& T4 V! l1 N
5 Y4 q7 U& F9 Z- x+ \4 k3 w# @Japanese aircraft$ I7 i4 a: [8 o ~7 r* c! k. m5 U
A6M5 Zero x 92
9 t2 |' L' ?6 }+ N N1K1-J George x 26( O4 B: l$ j# t6 r: n
N1K2-J George x 251
. V! I4 q! V5 ~9 v Ki-84r Frank x 148& k* o. a5 \. v+ U! O
7 c. H# _1 Y% T3 u0 t/ ]Allied aircraft
8 d4 K) A4 r0 o! X9 l( w: f F6F-3 Hellcat x 76, i- J. P# W& b$ I- E! A0 f
TBF-1 Avenger x 303 i% v4 I1 t8 f) }
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
) O9 G" Z9 o( G; Q F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed, p" e& ]: `/ o+ U3 u5 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed4 h% o& m" n7 P" O u) x
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged& r( h/ H9 S0 g# u1 Y
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak) W" w) B( x* h% @' u
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Japanese Ships
1 v& d5 k i0 U- ? CVL Chitose7 \1 J% ]. _$ q# m$ s# v
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: \$ i. M6 F' c, F, F) VRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 u2 [6 J Q8 Y1 Q0 P3 x) V+ f* W9 K
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes. c& P$ x \6 ~9 h: e* f
( f- N# M; n2 ~3 k' |3 N: VJapanese aircraft
, ?% K% u0 \ x$ k4 B! u- o A6M5 Zero x 77* l3 C; ]% q" k9 g- ^3 F/ a
N1K1-J George x 26) O: b( t( }# F: \: k6 L: m
N1K2-J George x 195! c( G0 ]5 Y$ R. y. |
Ki-84r Frank x 127$ z( e+ v1 J3 l6 ~
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Allied aircraft
) {) m7 R0 _* M: u. x1 |0 q1 z4 h( f TBM-1C Avenger x 7" H( _+ [) a' k# W- }6 v5 Y( V8 V
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* w P; h, n* G/ ^2 X TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' t) X, w* m4 E7 g( ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 z$ ~* W$ ~' D8 ] A6M5 Zero x 69' C& M7 l- d) @$ p
N1K1-J George x 265 i) V& V! D( p5 q. c
N1K2-J George x 127
3 z. A& V# Z% B7 r$ ? Ki-84r Frank x 915 }7 e: E" Q, J5 n N4 v
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Allied aircraft
) }. O" X0 l/ b7 N$ g6 X& ]' j: P SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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7 j! @6 }. h6 |& J4 D6 p, |& _ SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed( \0 h2 y0 {/ B
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( D3 ?- \' v) i N% b5 I2 GEstimated time to target is 10 minutes z& S" M( ?% |
" V! a" F8 [) ^3 S _2 ]4 U5 i2 yJapanese aircraft
# G1 \7 _) x8 L5 p# a9 b$ H A6M5 Zero x 64, F) s0 z/ j; v/ n) E& i! b
N1K1-J George x 26
+ p5 a* w" T4 D# M N1K2-J George x 95
+ T" v$ M- Z1 z9 a$ z- R Ki-84r Frank x 72) M' R6 y! u& P
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Allied aircraft. d" g8 i9 h. ]7 P3 D8 ~4 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 }4 j8 }. |; B! T5 S8 pNo Japanese losses
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6 i& E. v% J/ q# x( l& g" @2 V8 Z! JAllied aircraft losses6 z( \4 Z$ X$ S. Y2 M+ y2 X
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
! Y! x5 o/ D( F& j" VEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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# \+ Q9 S3 U9 O9 q A6M5 Zero x 574 L, ~5 M( o$ U! }
N1K1-J George x 26
: i3 L7 U" u2 ~9 ? N1K2-J George x 76 j* B* A- T0 _1 J& O% o
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
) ?6 m0 b7 S: D8 ^9 j# P/ J3 j TBF-1 Avenger x 8" {7 a' Y$ r2 v
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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0 r" @# c1 E" s5 j5 @* G6 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1604 [, b5 i+ S# w+ y
6 k: r; ~; \8 `) sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- j# A( b5 J* C ^/ Y/ t! B$ l! `
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes: B( |9 O2 D) e& M- M+ h
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Japanese aircraft
9 p+ n8 \ ?& [5 z% T( B2 O! O- v A6M5 Zero x 151; w, Y }- u' e. N/ D0 ]
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft; J6 T$ T* z+ U
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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/ Z) Y0 @# E; p" j% \% }1 ]$ k A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed# V/ _$ w, ]) \+ ] }% J
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
+ O6 c; J6 s1 t) w' G; G9 X' {4 f B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak4 ^9 ~$ d4 w" [6 E2 _$ l. y
, S f5 e$ _' ]! C6 V+ i# K+ OAllied aircraft losses! w7 c& d% x: h
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 u+ s) ]$ }0 _/ l/ X# \0 v CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
1 \" _. Q" y5 e& P/ K6 Z: k0 \ CVL Belleau Wood+ \! [* Y) Z+ V7 I! U# n7 D
CV Yorktown II9 W8 y: C7 X4 I% _0 t
CV Bunker Hill9 }$ M. R% R6 V: E9 T, W
DD Kimberly
0 C" ^; d8 n' G* x1 J1 x CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
; W. d# J3 y F9 W' X CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
6 i: ]3 z0 C! F6 r/ W3 C CVL Independence
- `6 L0 J7 q0 L! ` CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) F. s3 J: v- M6 F; B/ i# X CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
6 S0 q g" O8 t9 U. P3 O' V CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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8 b- f+ Q2 i+ G6 H# x4 F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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