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。
7 o, I/ ]& g2 j4 Q2 M0 H* H6 t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,
! m. l6 T: m& EAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
$ h. r0 G+ i/ w( t4 N( G8 }) E9 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast: `2 w1 C- m; P
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' k! N3 A4 h4 m0 M! @1 qEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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5 m. L* }( H3 m1 t i2 y: x7 ZJapanese aircraft
( ]9 J1 b8 m3 L0 u6 _ A6M5 Zero x 147& _' k2 ~! B2 U* G2 r7 P) b
B6N2a Jill x 176
3 R A7 Y0 h: L3 A* N) p. [ D4Y3 Judy x 24 ?; d8 q! _; K; R0 y5 N+ i5 v
D4Y4 Judy x 1434 a1 ^( p8 V. H" k$ n. j& @( Y: R
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Allied aircraft
7 v( L/ t% M+ @+ ~ F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
# G. D2 i9 v5 v3 T6 b+ H& ? A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed7 j4 ^" Z0 u+ v3 s8 n
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged: n; p$ \2 P* Q: s6 s. m
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
U! D% p' W; d D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
/ r n, w* B: Q, o9 M D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. O6 G8 [/ \/ P8 Q. g
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed: v) O0 n9 N- @8 t# ]* U
- ~" b7 r+ I( j' R. }Allied Ships
4 D. q! X$ S/ V3 a/ R CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ R8 x3 w" j! Z( i) S CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk, H1 B) p2 ]/ \6 Q8 |
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ D6 U$ i# m: ^, N! d
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ k+ _) ^' a3 W1 F( X/ C LST-34
/ `/ S' r1 Q4 `# e( S g# L CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) ?& J( X, A) |8 G+ w6 a1 p h
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
# }9 ?# p6 ` {0 h4 i8 A- a CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ h3 {" l! R, _8 \5 M* U& D. }0 b
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, ?) b: R. h0 E. d# J8 \8 Q
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: }$ `! B. T% C
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 B) H) i1 L3 i3 k! x DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* l/ N9 M9 L. T3 N7 g DE Waterman8 o% W, R4 i+ x: G& `# a( D
DD Callaghan1 {5 Z3 a1 {( M3 K. S# n- S" M
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 `! ^8 B4 F! J; Z. P: B3 H3 V
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, o }! K4 L# i: P: ~% R
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! p+ n" T" d% Z3 f. K0 F7 ]2 k( U
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! R& c6 B- ]( U# R
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: }4 U9 J3 t; g7 G* n! |; D2 p! _! E: _ LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, g1 d- T: }' d" | LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ {0 l$ d, r; ^1 t* j, T
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: ?2 `# z+ r6 U DE Stadtfeld* p# q8 H, \5 ?2 A! k" z5 }
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. B/ ~/ A% o7 d
DE James E. Craig
5 \) Y$ f) T( e. Y LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 U6 O4 |5 V% G2 i/ c LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
, P+ b8 {4 P0 G% G DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, Y4 V) ?: w( Y/ r# E# F
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Allied ground losses:
- H4 a7 L" E: I 210 casualties reported
% f8 [0 ~7 A q3 v/ b: q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- O9 p W6 j) B/ K2 H
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled6 t x! s/ |9 a. L* j3 p. g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ j- R& F% I* P3 B' ?
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
7 ^1 Q# j- d ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& S- k7 \( ^$ ]7 B6 P3 tEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
J0 ]+ T, i& ^8 a1 c A6M5 Zero x 92
7 N: T- J) O" y% V! E4 Y- \# \ N1K1-J George x 26
! p1 N, \5 f* j' C7 e3 T N1K2-J George x 2516 Q; }8 t7 D+ [% z! ^3 S
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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1 D9 p2 ?5 y( P O0 A6 K; f* Y% k7 q$ BAllied aircraft
0 G8 j) ^8 J, [ N F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
5 M/ [! I' I y TBF-1 Avenger x 30* d" w5 v' C, {0 k4 O- U
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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5 i7 Q; d+ _# M" B' }3 G: zJapanese aircraft losses4 r |6 J$ Q4 V: g- w# F
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 P' c# C" k% |' G. Q3 ~
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed0 z' v' u, K! |+ m% v+ ?$ W
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed; W a3 r5 B0 ~# K' c2 K, ^$ {
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged" ~& l, _) M0 @1 o& i& m* p* S
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak( D+ j2 E3 j+ r" i$ N5 j+ J
& @: z4 M; V' }" s7 uJapanese Ships
5 V) G# E) m. f+ V CVL Chitose( ?0 l" X- L% p$ C
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" d2 Z( ]& s+ H: @, ]6 Z" OEstimated time to target is 32 minutes8 u6 S, e6 P$ ^0 \" v8 B
8 `6 X2 O$ w2 \Japanese aircraft
% ^0 h' R1 E: ]" z A6M5 Zero x 778 y2 n/ W' _4 P5 H# R: a
N1K1-J George x 26
, U: A) S# g" t: D+ L N1K2-J George x 195
6 W9 [$ z- j, |0 c3 t% s9 g Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
# c3 v8 Z( ]9 p2 T: m+ u' S5 b TBM-1C Avenger x 78 H0 y) _: y1 j( G) f
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No Japanese losses4 I9 s" h3 U& X9 ]" {4 m
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TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed/ W/ P+ h' S# l8 o/ F
' l% n$ l( G {( w% F! {, ARaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; C" G! o; `: _" yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% [$ j9 l9 K3 k, F
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A6M5 Zero x 69
; f# C J. D$ ]+ w1 N; Y- d N1K1-J George x 26
% d: A) g4 R0 }7 Q& o7 @/ _ N1K2-J George x 127
/ _/ I" A" _8 \3 c. [1 v& O Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
$ G7 }( @0 W& J0 }; U" x SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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$ V$ X0 a4 w. k% qNo Japanese losses: ^2 v( s8 Z7 d3 j9 i- [9 L9 o
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed# u. }2 P( r6 ~+ P! L9 @! r4 f6 V, W) p6 O
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: |! U3 Z( K: X) C; G. ]Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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) l" r4 X2 v+ f; d7 n6 CJapanese aircraft
- X0 d6 L1 N; M A6M5 Zero x 64
- B& \1 g9 H: |2 ]7 Q, K9 k N1K1-J George x 26
) {. g$ ~" E$ U( c) e& u N1K2-J George x 95- D" E2 B {; k% B/ |# E7 t5 z
Ki-84r Frank x 727 E6 i& m+ S! q4 K
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TBF-1 Avenger x 156 j G4 _$ m% t* W9 |) v% |4 W
, c3 A3 ^3 W {/ V! qNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 b: Z1 s. d; X' i5 G
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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; K* y+ q+ ~7 r0 a9 ]7 vRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' c& A1 f$ {7 PEstimated time to target is 11 minutes8 O0 E w; [% f- H4 `# j& R$ ?+ q
, C2 w5 W' [ @. B- rJapanese aircraft
: ]5 w/ \" L2 w* H, o" F/ k6 k+ [' @7 { A6M5 Zero x 57# k; U* f8 T1 A& L9 J
N1K1-J George x 26
- S) ]! V* V; D7 v, o N1K2-J George x 769 h+ |7 s2 I. j4 k. B! U' a
Ki-84r Frank x 62$ ? x+ I1 A- A4 ~, c7 N2 \
! Z- _9 g/ l1 F1 Y* \Allied aircraft
3 S4 F/ _! m* c' N1 } Q& c6 z TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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8 ~+ ^5 u# g6 ^# n k: W" O* UNo Japanese losses! o5 W7 A3 ]' @
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Allied aircraft losses4 T* M! g2 c" [2 U5 j% B! B
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed% F: v( D% r& G$ r6 G% u! i. O G3 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 F: G' ^' f. k- f4 D9 c* N
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% J7 `7 I9 |6 [ j! o: iRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ b) P' e3 Q# T# y, p4 ]4 k
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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B0 I6 p& L2 }% m% VJapanese aircraft
5 t: r: w6 A5 H- x A6M5 Zero x 151
?) h3 C, Z4 p8 C6 L' M4 v) u B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft$ E: y8 N3 \0 G4 h/ M5 U
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332( I; I" `* |$ [& Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 l0 a( E% U$ n( ~6 x A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
. {# i, T7 o% T: a9 q1 } B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
" i* \4 K; x, C9 R B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak- @ f$ Z h- e% G6 K' }) Q
; K9 E/ k' z, N" ]% S, t* ^/ nAllied aircraft losses
( V+ A& W$ {) P/ E( M! Q F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed4 n9 t7 G) _4 S' N. _
- o2 ~$ q! j) kAllied Ships/ J5 G& v5 @' [1 @# s. Y
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
( u/ {, C7 W) N1 k CVL Belleau Wood6 l- G4 N/ M3 Q9 S m' U$ n! e
CV Yorktown II
" s2 L4 a" t! T. R( S CV Bunker Hill7 r# `0 L8 m, V& Q$ F; u1 [2 `+ K
DD Kimberly3 W0 z0 s, p. T( N5 s9 b5 v
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1) e8 q3 |/ Y' p) @9 Y( `
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
( Q* P* D7 `3 i& Y$ {0 \ CVL Independence( x3 {+ N+ W8 f$ r5 ?
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 M/ j$ ~. J7 w4 T: ]- }
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1& }+ I" i3 H1 W3 h) a
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2( v) J* N* c% B8 x/ G3 p! M$ S; o% ~
3 b; l4 D6 U w+ y6 @8 Q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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