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。- E& o$ p9 ?% A3 y
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 v( r' k0 S3 B9 B1 i! X
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
3 h' n( ]# {3 u4 _7 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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9 w& c5 i: a2 A4 p; j7 j, B" LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 G8 k4 g7 E, ]* j3 g+ H# H7 t2 u' k JEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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9 o( R0 K+ [: I- S) PJapanese aircraft
- l6 a( b3 W/ Q& d5 D A6M5 Zero x 147
) L5 ^& G8 I8 s B6N2a Jill x 176
F$ G1 T1 x- ~* j! x2 c D4Y3 Judy x 24
5 Y; `5 F4 C- O- L- T D4Y4 Judy x 143! [7 ?. f0 F1 W- H
4 k4 {" h6 v. v) y& e* eAllied aircraft3 [' b- q1 H' L1 G9 C$ `
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 Y6 I1 t3 m% _$ l3 h% d A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed/ U7 N& v8 h8 q5 m# N$ \% r5 A- Z
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
5 I4 B4 s5 }6 f4 _* p D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 C; |2 ]. }9 w# t' W" C5 | D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak: S5 H9 f+ w$ k T/ y0 O/ `
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged0 |0 V2 j& a( C, i0 V
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Allied aircraft losses
1 \- a2 N$ ?$ x1 b% E F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships( r a e: j) E! x6 u- F6 z
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* q' K* S0 o* ] CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk+ q7 ?+ w" ~1 f7 ^
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ G0 _" l* J | CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: a9 T( k7 T2 C) ?* { z( ] LST-34* N% C$ k& S8 V; A% O
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ]1 H8 K, A | CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 B( a) Z' p( l, D7 E; L* a. k
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( T: A+ C. h1 Y. s) x8 ? CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 g# p/ Z s0 ]( j- X. | CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: s2 S: Z7 n$ \0 Z2 ^
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& K! _: c! Q8 M6 \/ l
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, \9 O. U; G, K# \* @
DE Waterman
2 O. E/ {! D( @- A DD Callaghan$ W$ [* u4 E) H0 O9 q% E
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ e% N$ [1 |# r$ `$ E6 h2 L2 x
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 |0 W3 {' a4 i$ A( w
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 s5 ]7 b) K% N2 ?' }( F4 M& [
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 J6 r: b! O. K: _. a8 c4 i6 s8 R/ k DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 D' \, A& Z4 ? LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ J5 u$ W& m4 B F1 Z: T
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 h6 P. I" \" m2 V! E3 M DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ T3 k i9 D, L) V
DE Stadtfeld L: f7 S. j$ q& _' U
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ?: } N9 ~' [1 j. X( |) P: v
DE James E. Craig
8 a% m2 a: T0 q7 p LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& h) q: O8 E; K LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk& K+ S( Q) a& p" d
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
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# j2 G* ]! `& b% s5 b; w2 A% I6 b/ ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 f$ t# r+ y1 `7 c
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled3 y4 }& g) \% o+ b0 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Y, l* L$ X% [6 v
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
* m/ r, n, V% w( ^ ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 d3 H4 D% L4 \- c# i! }6 i& |* AEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ o) P, n8 m X5 b/ _2 B3 e A6M5 Zero x 92! o z* O5 U: r6 D( T
N1K1-J George x 26 \& o6 R3 @( \$ _
N1K2-J George x 251
$ x1 `& A; ]6 {3 ~ Ki-84r Frank x 148* Z$ |# x' T& o
0 y+ G9 ~1 a8 c' l1 |" d HAllied aircraft
2 K; g' L" K5 n- T F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
. W& x& e: U. t8 w* ^& ?+ U TBF-1 Avenger x 30
- h+ Y6 W" Y K TBM-1C Avenger x 23/ C. I7 ~" g& B6 s' q
3 J/ i5 P6 N2 pJapanese aircraft losses
9 \3 ?( S3 r( Y8 ?: ?2 P N1K1-J George: 1 damaged4 u2 i ~& Q* @( \$ Z. J
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Allied aircraft losses9 i# H8 D7 E1 J( U! @; |
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
1 e; y+ f+ Z& g& r: u# @5 H k TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
/ r. L( h) N8 r. a4 e# ^! O! W TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged* P# p5 ]& i& z+ _6 c! z7 I: i* U6 x4 m
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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CVL Chitose8 h) l% q/ m( [3 @( M; n. U
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# |- h1 i) h# D$ I, F4 [3 a/ aEstimated time to target is 32 minutes) r9 a/ O. v' t! c
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Japanese aircraft
; c) G7 |# d) } A6M5 Zero x 77
5 B) O; g; p# K" {+ R N1K1-J George x 262 d; N% R O" T
N1K2-J George x 195
/ i3 }- r8 \% ~* m Ki-84r Frank x 1278 F) D7 T( \: _+ e+ u
3 f* O1 k. M# ^ aAllied aircraft' i9 j+ Q3 i( h, b3 _* g
TBM-1C Avenger x 7* {8 o3 r* A; y& w% u
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 h4 U: A9 h* j TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed4 H0 i& s- V6 p% b
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% _ I) W: o; J0 G# ?& vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' C2 B: E0 L* x: @6 l4 j
' |6 Q' h0 M$ O: G6 {1 ~! I- Z# oJapanese aircraft. N- S' U) _" \, Z
A6M5 Zero x 69. K6 S7 v# z! p
N1K1-J George x 26
/ R% v) j) W" U) F% D N1K2-J George x 127: b: j) U) s7 }2 ?( a
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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Allied aircraft
# A" L* N8 K! Q2 Q' A SBD-5 Dauntless x 34$ [6 S7 D9 {" W# ~* [
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No Japanese losses4 i {' Y- s- R) ^# |- Z- |! r
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Allied aircraft losses
) g3 m& q: _& ^9 R( L) m SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed3 X5 d4 C% \5 A. `$ y( A
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( f: P8 L! W/ ~' m6 e
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. _! }& f4 W+ b A6M5 Zero x 64+ K# |! b7 h) E& G. D8 L3 X
N1K1-J George x 26
6 @+ S7 J, ] X6 V% @ N1K2-J George x 95
+ c9 u& E8 ]9 D Ki-84r Frank x 72
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* V/ C+ x% K9 d U% zAllied aircraft
: q ^# c: V: i1 p- }, H TBF-1 Avenger x 15' U J# U% U* _( M# B6 J! ?
( i5 G0 a8 I3 |) ]No Japanese losses4 z# D+ V+ L- L. D0 u" m ?- t
, m. L3 A E+ |/ B8 U2 sAllied aircraft losses
$ r5 Q( ?6 D9 ~+ }7 K p U$ i' | TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 \, W! K/ z7 S! s5 ^4 f5 U4 w
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes, F9 [/ [0 p4 x) G7 I2 l, X
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Japanese aircraft% R' n3 @# R) i% I5 c9 x
A6M5 Zero x 57
' G+ Q! ~1 {# g* e$ e0 e7 q; ~ N1K1-J George x 262 Z: a7 n+ X; o |0 I
N1K2-J George x 76
; b, D- q( e3 Z) D' B: u# w Ki-84r Frank x 62
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TBF-1 Avenger x 89 B. ?$ e* v) H% g# J5 L8 g0 V
( s8 ^7 H% F) b7 _8 K0 s. x" ZNo Japanese losses4 N( w0 B3 s, f# Z! \
5 }$ j& {4 N/ ~6 KAllied aircraft losses( y" V+ }3 m- D% K& c
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed" u8 R( B8 q9 b( s( N3 Z- |
# l/ \8 P/ f: kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. Q. ]5 `$ q4 W
1 a9 N* v* o( ~( y9 rRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 f! j3 ^% y# d6 u$ fEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 f) S, z; b# W) ?, l+ ?6 k
A6M5 Zero x 151
$ x. ?, D# G& m) r( p B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft/ ^% H% ]- F/ A% S, D
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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* `! C% p/ z6 }% X( fJapanese aircraft losses
' @: Y, M$ u4 e2 b. z3 Z2 d% r% x A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed% b1 c7 Q% b$ O
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
. T1 t* F. H) ^/ |" Q- v! e1 k B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses1 e* k2 {4 V* }" l
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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: R! F# L0 k' Y/ t# JAllied Ships2 p" D) U+ [( d! C9 h- g
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
, ?0 d G( y) E4 D/ w7 R! S3 p5 i CVL Belleau Wood: P* | a" ^/ C; `) `6 |
CV Yorktown II
8 N; a3 ~9 c+ i$ c CV Bunker Hill
* j* p# J5 a& [8 R7 ] DD Kimberly
% R3 v8 K1 ?& O% K c CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1. F+ I. C8 x' G/ P
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
' t2 n1 d3 J0 z3 n9 C7 H7 Q/ O CVL Independence- r4 p Q2 K' ]7 q/ l. E4 i/ `
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 m i/ v/ O% K% P8 Z
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1" J9 S: V0 ?0 J( G
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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: j: ^$ t5 l1 L' d/ }# v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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