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。
" s" `& f+ e. ^4 N2 g: R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,# `, x5 ^/ |8 Z( |; A5 Y' b) J8 G5 s
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
/ y+ s5 ~3 s: l+ C% cMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160) f/ p' y4 e6 y6 e1 q( \
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 G" ~3 @+ L5 \: G9 l
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" @# o0 T8 d4 k A6M5 Zero x 147
+ h- ? J( s3 ` B6N2a Jill x 176 J) `8 H2 R% I9 f! C- b k5 O
D4Y3 Judy x 24* {6 E! t+ u$ x/ G$ ]" L7 V
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
( m n# \! y- K _- Z. f9 {) Y4 a+ v F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses- g, d& ?' U5 b3 G+ @% O k+ [5 T8 U
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed, M) k+ A0 J( p* F5 {
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged2 U( x; _ v1 k+ v0 N
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged* @. o7 R: v4 ^* V* y, t* L6 K
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
; t4 e! L5 g8 i D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged" k9 M0 m2 C& Y, g$ [1 p5 U: W j+ R
) X& L' g0 y$ `1 |6 nAllied aircraft losses; g+ t" C: u; C# P, D
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed. }3 u/ K% O5 h8 m8 t
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Allied Ships
7 r# |0 ]8 O0 e* l5 \ CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ H6 F! N5 |9 E
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
6 C6 o; W5 h3 c5 v# O3 D CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# `) T' r2 H6 _( x7 M& w) C3 s
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! Z% \2 ]; [3 N6 S
LST-34# j! [( t' S1 t; S/ `, Y* l" N
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! b% `0 u# q8 `' O CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ x( x$ N$ F: D* N" Q% b; _9 V/ y C
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% e8 G! u& U9 p4 S
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 m7 b! J: a" C! `2 ?
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& v8 ~4 h( n1 c3 p* O$ Z LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 f1 s$ Y- V: i) [4 t9 h1 j DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- C8 q# O0 S9 A0 T DE Waterman9 U/ P4 [* h" a( i# ~8 N0 E
DD Callaghan0 M, H/ P' G7 u o. D1 z( s, ^
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 `# G- @/ w/ f1 D
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 J; E4 A% I4 n" k* z$ ?8 q
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: x$ _8 ]% t. h- R. | DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( H) j4 X( y; A+ N0 v; ]0 ~; K) {
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 Z" `( i( x( _ LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
g d' b7 i) R! m- @! O! k LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 z, i, X& {+ H7 Y& N, ]
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) n) V$ D G; d" K" p* o9 V DE Stadtfeld
, g$ u4 f7 a1 ]' ]% j- [5 e DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ T: D4 k, H- g2 V& |& R9 ]8 h+ `
DE James E. Craig
% u2 I$ C9 Z1 X/ F* E4 N- l LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 P5 H! P% m8 i9 M" b- A LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk( h; }' F: ~1 C e! S, M
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:* x. _4 ]$ E/ V2 W! i
210 casualties reported
5 ^, t5 T" l7 I- a, X4 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 d1 Q- O* A/ A5 G3 u$ ]4 h
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled$ b1 p4 ^: w: y; A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 E2 u. m! G: ^' W8 B7 W f0 L6 } Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
% i' ^4 W, q0 O+ J* L2 \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. \3 @, F( U' W6 OEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 c3 k) N) f8 Z( q2 y A6M5 Zero x 92. i4 t% G" F" U2 m
N1K1-J George x 26
* S, T0 ^- R: @, F N1K2-J George x 251
9 M9 H7 X8 K: Z( @0 ` Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft+ @# o a9 C' T4 _4 t/ P
F6F-3 Hellcat x 762 [! x6 \, L/ X* k% }' X; W ]. [2 ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 30( V3 f! Y( T* M9 G) [3 k
TBM-1C Avenger x 23, g; |( J' @- q- x8 P
* e' M! U. t& D yJapanese aircraft losses
& ~' }2 q- I- B% q; a* X+ n N1K1-J George: 1 damaged6 R: N& w0 c/ X$ _ L4 C
9 U& [6 \. V/ y8 p6 `* j) G2 TAllied aircraft losses
4 s/ U% Y1 b$ Y1 u: w6 F F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
3 _0 L& J/ \! f4 a TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
2 c8 T1 G8 i* t- D; f9 F TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
& M# [1 ]" v9 O: T+ r& m TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* Z2 y4 Z8 E) A0 R$ d: R/ p7 I# }9 {( l
4 q. r0 [7 \& {6 E1 \5 l6 ? YJapanese Ships
3 U# }( |& R8 c w% t9 Z% ~" G CVL Chitose: u r* f$ \$ z0 {# i! d
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0 ]; Y) b4 q2 |5 v1 JRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
% T' S4 p5 Z# [# \% BEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- X8 Q4 B; L- q0 [0 J8 e2 \ A6M5 Zero x 77# v7 [/ U4 Q# B+ O+ l- S
N1K1-J George x 26
' [: m$ S" ~ y' h N1K2-J George x 195
! k0 S& z) |1 @5 P% y2 S9 h Ki-84r Frank x 127 |) n {1 K" G' H# ~0 l7 S5 U" F
! N# l: a j0 X* v* H VAllied aircraft
* K6 }7 {6 G: H+ q* h# O( }* Y" W TBM-1C Avenger x 76 M3 V& ?$ B9 e. x) V! V) d5 v+ G
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. A* q0 n! \8 ^3 y# o7 X
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.4 o' e4 d! M5 T
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" K6 ?5 U1 B3 p- l b$ p, U4 j
( D9 \' d- k( S2 a. P. cJapanese aircraft
+ ]% D) I e2 J$ f A6M5 Zero x 69, I9 d5 a- y* ^* S7 S
N1K1-J George x 26
' I, w8 i5 g4 Y2 N N1K2-J George x 127 R: E/ A$ N9 F* p( L' q
Ki-84r Frank x 91' H; S A" N0 ^. _
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Allied aircraft
0 C K5 O3 T- |$ J p* y! U8 R( b SBD-5 Dauntless x 34 k) @* H2 n1 F8 T$ G9 p6 N
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No Japanese losses" p$ B: Q$ b: v; W: d/ _
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Allied aircraft losses
9 P/ U3 s8 C5 q6 U b7 r! a4 k* w9 h SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed. _. U# M. ]5 T8 B2 q( U
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 u E7 {+ ?$ h7 m3 a( B N# u0 BEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 w; t+ C' H8 u8 `4 M/ T! {
A6M5 Zero x 64
2 b) C# c" `4 g- Q3 I5 Z) N# s N1K1-J George x 26
' T$ B% {8 G, g' |% r9 C+ i$ z N1K2-J George x 95# X6 p" d$ V* S9 Z
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" k q; G) B: e, A" c, l, b; @+ M& b9 x TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed3 k( L$ c& a2 P6 W/ j. ]
' i- D$ }0 c+ v8 j7 c- `4 E; Q; W7 URaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.4 K$ n' U2 f% f3 I6 G
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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5 _2 |1 M8 t. z3 j$ nJapanese aircraft' `, [0 I# p3 i: l& {% C( s3 ]
A6M5 Zero x 57
% I! @4 X+ L& B u" N6 B N1K1-J George x 26
( `3 A5 s" L( m) k: J' w4 j% w N1K2-J George x 76; d+ l3 O' V. S7 E" f
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
' j2 p' `( {0 d; j TBF-1 Avenger x 8) ~% g; u/ ?5 N
, f* N% k6 ^. x8 F3 e& TNo Japanese losses% I+ }, g4 u! U7 P0 q
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3 V( A) @+ ^4 \* |, B$ ~4 R TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed) P4 ~) G3 k1 z2 s1 ^7 t; X3 ?
- i: K" W, [1 c& l1 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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. g, f1 G9 {& h- RRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 v3 W8 a/ n; M# QEstimated time to target is 37 minutes/ L( h, Q" s2 L2 m7 O! G
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A6M5 Zero x 151
7 T3 u1 L% f! ?8 s) A3 T B6N2a Jill x 84, U8 B& M( f \
8 |% b! ~% j7 |3 ^# `7 fAllied aircraft
4 D4 G! J2 i8 W, J F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses- U4 b9 U9 A1 d: `, F
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed6 C2 Y% R, W! w
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
' v+ ?. H' Q4 ?+ v+ S+ \ B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed( n% R0 I. ~2 t3 a7 q
! y7 n) _' I& t5 J$ A3 b" \Allied Ships
% N, M( p6 ~: d- T. q CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
+ i6 ?+ C5 ?, m7 E& L CVL Belleau Wood( F$ a5 Z1 o& }8 h' o
CV Yorktown II
2 w" D7 ]0 ?2 H% J" ~: l, U CV Bunker Hill' B/ z6 U8 x1 Y3 S. {5 d9 o' D# u- U4 `
DD Kimberly
3 [3 f& n3 g' D* i5 S CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1# }( {! h' `8 }8 n( ]
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
Z7 G: H6 D2 n CVL Independence- c+ F- M9 k4 M8 N
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 A4 J% @" K4 N$ A& p. @ s CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1# t. s5 z9 k9 x1 N. y
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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- U7 {9 G4 v" S3 C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, Q5 t/ z4 \, B: A+ \' v& u% J* H
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