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。 
+ J  Q, c! V8 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,9 x7 s0 u; ^% c 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 6 s6 k3 f: W' m" j0 m 
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1607 \: Y0 G; a) r1 j 
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Weather in hex: Overcast 
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* J" {; t6 x2 M( \0 P 
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft' [3 P1 U3 ~+ v 
      A6M5 Zero x 147 
  q$ O. Q+ O6 Q$ T3 o      B6N2a Jill x 176  p8 X  P& m) V7 P: c! {* { 
      D4Y3 Judy x 24+ z1 }6 }9 L" ?  W( N+ h! d 
      D4Y4 Judy x 143 
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* r' B; y( Z- v; @4 X& gAllied aircraft3 b# w0 U2 h+ O# p/ ` 
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 447( V; I7 p+ X# D5 A  f+ I8 x 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
6 f5 h5 R) Z9 C( q; k7 K      A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed8 e& |, @, K9 d9 {# M# q" @+ o# C 
      B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged 
3 H+ x/ k% I% Q& A/ y      D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged( q: Y% u9 Y) ]2 l: a- Z) x. _% E 
      D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak' q" R- J. `4 B# V9 G/ m+ d 
      D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses 
. T  k! H) \: u! w      F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed! F  w& Z5 p. l4 d, S 
 
( p  m" l6 u0 o5 YAllied Ships) q# A. t7 Q& f3 A7 n! D- l3 c 
      CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
6 W, |2 g& p: X0 ~3 G6 D; x      CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk 
+ P; u8 d0 Y3 O* \      CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk  K- f" O8 A5 _# M 
      CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 n2 v. b, \* H. O1 {+ G# d 
      LST-345 A  @8 ]% y% N* b% k8 X: s 
      CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
. m* _" r+ [( W2 T0 U! [8 T      CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
8 \% l3 m6 L0 M% K9 a% C! j8 g      CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
+ s3 M' y3 j- l      CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- D$ @7 D$ F) r 
      CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
" @. H0 I7 W& ~7 W      LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
, f1 u% P3 l; x      DE Levy, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
8 Z* ?1 f# G6 R      DE Waterman 
1 b( l& Q( I! D, b      DD Callaghan+ y; y" T( f0 m 
      DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 j, p% [# W$ ^; Y1 f+ U+ ] 
      DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
$ }" d3 }1 y( I, A      DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
& \0 G- F5 t0 U& C) O      DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
! d! |% j/ N. E9 `5 ?      DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1,  on fire8 m+ a8 l7 C* |* c3 d% X/ g  J3 G 
      LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
* k& B  j* o5 C: v) K      LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires 
/ o6 n, @$ f7 ~- |) q      DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
$ t4 \7 [0 [  M& Y4 J4 S, R      DE Stadtfeld3 r% P& v# D3 {. `2 e. m 
      DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
5 @; ?/ l. x. s( h3 ]# B' N0 s      DE James E. Craig 
9 B( A  L- H6 L. U/ R4 k      LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
( A/ @: I. p' Q( O% z% p' P      LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk 
6 F8 q2 `; ~1 a( B      DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires& `! F8 t6 H0 }, U9 P+ v2 P7 @5 W3 Q 
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Allied ground losses:/ f( J0 D* u( T  |8 I# u 
      210 casualties reported) S3 r7 z- R0 s: G" e% a 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% t, l* X" L0 i+ _( \ 
         Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled1 h6 j% m* B( T# S- ^8 X8 r 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
2 @1 N4 O# `% \, A+ E  P" M5 O      Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled) 
; F; M3 ^7 H. I% n' `Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
* @+ g# x) Z/ V' A( [Estimated time to target is 36 minutes0 ^8 Q) U, `1 h  F) P 
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Japanese aircraft 
- H: R* J. f* J$ n. Y      A6M5 Zero x 922 \( _0 M, D/ B- Q 
      N1K1-J George x 26. L, g0 M2 c& Z2 R. [- ?: | 
      N1K2-J George x 251. |# J3 F0 Y) M1 Q4 ?) h6 k0 o9 I 
      Ki-84r Frank x 148 
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      F6F-3 Hellcat x 76& y" b' I! D! d% y" ^8 O6 x% s 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
6 u* v, b6 t5 c* Q5 F1 ~      TBM-1C Avenger x 23 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
8 C0 B% O' k8 V! c& |      N1K1-J George: 1 damaged$ I1 N! D! h& f& A9 H 
 
% f, h1 u% K, qAllied aircraft losses/ ?/ u+ ]0 L0 w7 H/ B* c1 m; N 
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed# G. D- {) W1 v; o: V 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed 
2 t# d3 V/ \+ D% F6 Y  r% \      TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged# J" f- w' Q: c' w/ i/ o. ? 
      TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak 
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8 v, [- d' v& v3 MJapanese Ships- ~; Q, a  f0 f$ R3 X( S; M* x 
      CVL Chitose 
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9 A$ u! l% F5 g! ORaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. 
- u! P( b9 s* w% ~Estimated time to target is 32 minutes7 N( `1 h1 \% N+ H3 ?4 Y* e7 z2 \ 
 
0 O' V! P, g. n5 m' Y0 c% p0 kJapanese aircraft 
, T4 a3 `1 _+ g* M1 W8 t      A6M5 Zero x 776 N1 i* S5 }  T, N* @! {+ c- o3 l 
      N1K1-J George x 26 
) \* h! `4 Z4 j) m      N1K2-J George x 195 
8 l( o( ?- T' i2 G# u      Ki-84r Frank x 127- I- r9 U/ m; j- p3 z 
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      TBM-1C Avenger x 7 
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Allied aircraft losses 
2 z5 \% G: ~5 s8 x5 p# A      TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed 
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: w4 c* ]; R+ N5 ]& `# WRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. 
6 W" F/ C  O" L. CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% L& P# r7 Y5 K. w1 _ 
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Japanese aircraft 
1 Q/ ]5 l) f+ _$ T      A6M5 Zero x 69 
- c: i: a1 r& A2 b3 U. U      N1K1-J George x 26 
7 L! _/ Y0 W# b( D2 l( B      N1K2-J George x 127 
+ L2 R0 t, q: s4 V/ u      Ki-84r Frank x 91 
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      SBD-5 Dauntless x 34 
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Allied aircraft losses 
4 n1 A! c8 Q6 ]) M1 w      SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed 
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
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1 n/ R5 z  y1 i7 ~2 U4 U      A6M5 Zero x 64" G% x1 _% U* {: d7 j* v+ v 
      N1K1-J George x 26 
; w5 r) n2 Z$ w% i      N1K2-J George x 95 
/ E# D! M, h0 R      Ki-84r Frank x 72, m% e  p) }* s0 H) Q& ` 
 
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 155 Q9 @( m8 {7 {7 [! [2 G" w1 I" f 
 
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Allied aircraft losses 
0 b$ ]+ T$ B. P) C  G6 |! b      TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed 
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 ?* d4 X# y7 D7 V. f 
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft4 j5 r$ S& ]4 |+ o* N8 g* Q' y" ` 
      A6M5 Zero x 57 
7 f5 w1 Z7 f  Z+ N9 k3 U6 {9 L3 @      N1K1-J George x 26 
1 R  E. D. t6 F1 {- Z4 l) e* M- {      N1K2-J George x 76" Y/ C( ^9 Y' Y$ l' `2 k+ K5 s 
      Ki-84r Frank x 62 
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Allied aircraft 
/ m0 U, R) r7 w7 ^0 }1 j( C! d      TBF-1 Avenger x 8 
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 b/ t. \; ]2 z1 K7 B 
 
$ @; }$ B, M( U% R/ ]3 H: Z* WRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
' o0 ]3 J7 G0 E2 n' m- yEstimated time to target is 37 minutes% m+ R' W8 I, @. y% ] 
 
5 Z# _- G+ \# j3 V+ {5 _) FJapanese aircraft 
& [/ K: R' l+ i$ ?! v% X7 {& Z% L6 ]      A6M5 Zero x 151) ]1 o7 Q; S, V 
      B6N2a Jill x 842 n" p! |$ r  z, `! H- d( }1 k 
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Allied aircraft 
, Y( l0 X! L: O$ }$ b/ |      F6F-3 Hellcat x 332; ?! D8 Q  |4 s% K8 Z% e$ t/ H% r. w6 z 
 
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      A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed% w- @/ a' D- Z8 G3 q6 r 
      B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged 
% Q9 c- V+ W" X      B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak 
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3 O7 e2 N2 o# o& O/ PAllied aircraft losses 
- b0 P0 S$ V) _( f4 J+ Z; O      F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed 
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Allied Ships! |1 ?+ `# M/ R  m/ H 
      CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1# _% e" r' }* ?; V 
      CVL Belleau Wood 
* L' d8 f3 v4 `; H      CV Yorktown II 
& [( i3 x7 i8 X, z- r7 I: S      CV Bunker Hill 
& }3 V9 ?4 S' i9 w8 A      DD Kimberly 
# A0 _; I/ H3 K" B      CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1$ h) h/ s( s% o6 s) l* W 
      CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1 
6 |( e9 `2 O# O      CVL Independence+ q# D* ]) c  o3 k3 `! T 
      CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage; ^) i* Q9 d9 I5 D3 S" W$ ~ 
      CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 16 |* a0 p6 z" }. L 
      CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2 
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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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