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。
, C, Z, X4 e0 w7 D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,3 K" @( P. J& ^6 l+ ?- y- q
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
9 I* a) {5 |8 M( e* MMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160* x* x5 X, z+ _) S, [+ |
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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3 q4 H( l( v+ s& O% `. {Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 \( @0 D ?+ T
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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8 A* t4 H, W1 z- i' lJapanese aircraft' J5 W( u/ E4 k8 D V' s
A6M5 Zero x 147, A+ ~1 z+ X `
B6N2a Jill x 1769 c- I: V! }6 _+ h Y
D4Y3 Judy x 24( W4 K( l Y2 s7 \+ h0 w3 \8 w
D4Y4 Judy x 143( j, `4 a* o% Q6 W+ O$ s) E3 b( f
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Allied aircraft# B# C; ]7 q9 s! Q0 \# t
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447% j0 F1 ] J. ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 R3 |9 ^* X$ B. ]6 D% J& P" `" {& J A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 J D) {: e* Y2 U, z3 V. p* p3 Y B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
( k1 G' p. C0 h6 K0 h1 Y D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged" W+ ?8 f9 b- H6 ~
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak+ \) i3 i$ D0 ^ l' o$ y
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& i g4 N' M- F# W8 b F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed2 k) v# U' J' L5 V* h8 S7 T/ C
+ l& @- K1 ]4 n; a* N3 HAllied Ships' {" ]+ {2 o& w/ S2 f
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( H! w/ X) ?) O$ I {) C! A; R6 L CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
/ l# h: @9 g" p1 e( c# B CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( U. n% F% I6 w: H7 c. P7 G CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 y7 U$ G8 Z( J3 F: r& W, `/ @. ^
LST-34
: B; S2 s7 s, F/ T& ^5 i CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
F; ~! K% V% T# n' \4 R$ x CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 _ R# D/ u9 E# U3 c! C* Y* A
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( q1 `7 Q9 |- ~- O. Z* Y6 i
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, ]; M/ G5 O& }, F) H
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 N, j3 h" i$ p S L9 R, |
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 x$ O7 B* f9 O+ h1 q0 p6 ~4 ?4 a3 _ DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% o; i' W! t# m9 k
DE Waterman: A, q5 V/ e: q1 l
DD Callaghan' v- t0 T. N/ R3 V+ A @% U) n
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 b' T4 L% `" ]* C: t& J M
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 e$ g" g7 |. a# x# A9 J) ~8 M
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: [: P* |% n+ X- K
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 M9 ?, S) B3 S4 ?5 V DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire' B: L9 V* W( @- `
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' @0 t( W, E( e7 H LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 p) m {) L( ]# V, S! ~4 S5 M) e
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) C) g; w5 }# }" l DE Stadtfeld5 V' P3 B2 Y3 W" E
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! b3 g. u3 F; y1 A- s! ]9 Z DE James E. Craig
; n+ i7 Z I3 A$ V# B2 c. D" w LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 e. s' V! H. ]0 o LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
5 x5 W3 M5 g6 p6 ^ x0 \ DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:% Z% H! e, u! [0 M, F; Z9 o
210 casualties reported
2 J' }, _7 C6 O% r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( l1 ], i b& E Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled# c4 v5 M# v& G, x6 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ^: n k2 p6 B6 g8 d$ u3 _- v
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)3 j0 S5 |5 x7 i7 c/ E/ F, J
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." |9 T# ~6 D+ Q$ R( i4 b2 P& ~
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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4 j2 Q" o* ^7 F; y8 {% r: N0 `Japanese aircraft
9 c% |# [# }, B5 f A6M5 Zero x 92
9 F7 I/ D) P( L3 d. j( i6 P# ^" z3 R N1K1-J George x 268 F# j- ~6 I( x+ a) S |
N1K2-J George x 251
" D+ b3 G/ o# N* W0 C+ M Ki-84r Frank x 148; `* m2 M9 z' i5 z" f3 `# f
9 U$ s* t5 S& Q4 ~4 Z4 `) N0 FAllied aircraft$ J" P2 ]7 p) T7 C( C
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76* ]2 u" z* P" M, e
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
# H7 q# q1 a& t TBM-1C Avenger x 23, u8 i7 M+ i/ I# ^0 L
6 [/ k$ {/ X: R j$ E6 eJapanese aircraft losses' X! v' g/ p1 ]- q2 w8 T
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged" y0 T3 O( {9 ^1 |7 ?' y: D
- i) O4 l% C3 PAllied aircraft losses
# E3 v9 Z0 Y& p F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed9 q- @ n i5 y4 o7 x; U5 r
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed/ O- i1 X: O! W2 l% |
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged& H# I$ M) L' o7 R; k P
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak, b c4 E9 w" c$ A! A0 A4 l
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Japanese Ships
7 r1 L& ^1 z$ s7 k CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 m# E4 X ?1 P! ?: H
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes7 R: N6 s( k0 L& Y
9 u4 D0 O7 ~/ W/ Z5 p4 Y1 sJapanese aircraft
9 L4 y- A) B0 l1 s. M: X& h A6M5 Zero x 77
$ n( D8 T) C4 e3 R0 ]3 T N1K1-J George x 26, E$ L4 @! A# d8 h, |5 l) `
N1K2-J George x 1953 k: ^' W; ^! e2 B. [
Ki-84r Frank x 127+ M6 P: `# J' @2 m E* L
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Allied aircraft
& g- Q- [/ r, E( U" h* P/ [ TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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3 x* d7 `6 {9 }1 e' C% I0 UNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses; j. l; i5 [6 M5 @" l$ ~' |9 E
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- L5 ^# q4 i s$ v0 r9 u6 O1 e: l( S2 F% B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ G5 w2 Z- U' ?' y$ J8 O* f/ S A6M5 Zero x 69
& Q" s/ B, F! ?) x2 M N1K1-J George x 26
( @) p0 P0 ~8 O; ]5 ~5 d N1K2-J George x 127
1 i% V/ @8 j$ u+ D: u Ki-84r Frank x 91! f- \% I/ \* h% V- b5 D
; X3 w y3 t( q$ _# pAllied aircraft5 a3 j: `1 d- }0 o# k2 E R) _* t
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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( A1 v9 w: c( u) A$ \2 ]Allied aircraft losses
/ A. k) D/ O, v1 V SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed2 v1 g+ K0 `$ h- s+ P, P7 f; S
( d4 i s) G5 x0 p2 j0 SRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 g( ]+ v. C* b! u
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes: {: \. o% K4 x; P( F
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Japanese aircraft1 e" i6 Z$ x7 W9 I; J1 y
A6M5 Zero x 64
+ j+ V5 y z; r* h: q N1K1-J George x 262 i2 w1 P: }5 l* f9 n
N1K2-J George x 957 ?' ^) O7 _7 U6 ]* C8 {0 i" N
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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9 n4 J6 `9 \. p# W- TAllied aircraft c( n; G4 _% Z7 a, q/ z; ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 158 r, A5 R2 q9 I( }- p! q) `
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No Japanese losses! G- A/ m! Y" _' ^; D. c/ l
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Allied aircraft losses
( a5 q( _& D: S) H TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! \7 \ A, H5 s
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes% z7 L) X: B1 z
+ i3 Q2 a1 k0 E# m& y ZJapanese aircraft' l% Q6 m9 s( Q& n: |+ c4 y( c
A6M5 Zero x 57( d2 y& t* k6 u; c
N1K1-J George x 26
; P4 n x5 L, w& {4 \# l N1K2-J George x 76: m. X( X0 p& y! i( T
Ki-84r Frank x 622 t( k, e0 d* A" O, v
3 e1 B# B7 u l6 H. Q W/ zAllied aircraft
# h$ D$ O. j& \5 M0 G2 H! X TBF-1 Avenger x 8& o* y0 X' E" ~$ ^; T5 K. T s: C
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No Japanese losses0 b: M- Z% b+ A. o0 e
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ?' ?( {4 s4 V( P TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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0 H4 a# [4 l) n2 S @/ H1 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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" W8 T5 t% {, g1 G, J8 Q3 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain# H/ |2 r2 `- g c. a+ J& Z" e
- r3 s, t# E0 z/ w3 mRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, n5 }7 i, T& j! h# C5 [5 WEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; r) |6 T. Z a9 w7 E: N3 u% p A6M5 Zero x 151# |: y& Y" a' P4 v O7 C
B6N2a Jill x 843 o7 s" |7 t, b0 F/ O# y
7 J# i" {) q7 W1 Y2 O2 W8 AAllied aircraft% S6 I: s* ^8 w$ a
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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- g/ C( r7 w( KJapanese aircraft losses4 m; z9 D! Z P$ x
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed% O4 R; X# k$ P) J
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged7 R9 e/ M# |6 [2 |! _6 i3 v/ S
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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; E2 V% M( l* \1 ], C+ m: gAllied aircraft losses
& t6 ~% t n$ \ b3 O/ K0 U% V F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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4 \5 j1 L. N2 X7 q9 f! M# C5 l$ |; E2 U- UAllied Ships* _, g! X* n. r: j5 L1 P U
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
5 z# P5 g& J( R, O8 J/ c3 j CVL Belleau Wood2 d1 O1 |9 H* R2 }' }
CV Yorktown II8 m; g- o" Z* b5 U+ C( v$ K; Q) R
CV Bunker Hill
1 r1 H6 ~: ~# F) s9 b) l8 ] DD Kimberly; j1 @3 V/ K$ D
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 15 C& z1 ^* w9 \1 ^2 q; |3 H/ Y7 Q
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 18 ]; U* C3 c9 `7 Y4 j- G
CVL Independence
) z$ l4 ?* {+ s" @/ R2 f CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! E! }" {$ m( M" ] CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
" a- x) F) F& P2 s6 L% R+ M% y# K CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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1 H' ~- K b5 ^8 T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。( N$ V$ i4 H" |& p* N- y
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