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。1 G# u) E8 O7 m* p
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,
/ B& a @+ d" r4 m+ h' }5 TAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
! \* U4 V: N2 \7 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
7 L" ] G4 y& ~& b S4 Q% C+ G
! D/ T( m t K3 K5 VWeather in hex: Overcast* s" c: p# Q7 y5 G& ]5 X3 ~
0 g0 c5 Z& M8 o# XRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# L3 m! s2 } x/ m7 \
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
* [8 C% M0 z0 S9 f$ k; b& o; Z
& _8 A1 X$ s1 V7 KJapanese aircraft
( J# a3 x- n9 a; N A6M5 Zero x 147/ o) i3 Q& {+ n& {
B6N2a Jill x 176$ J8 s/ K" D, n! `. {. W: X
D4Y3 Judy x 24
& J: V f) z9 |# ?, x5 m- `& \3 B D4Y4 Judy x 143
+ s+ l1 I9 p4 g8 L$ N( }, M4 I
" Y2 `) p3 N1 z; i8 \9 T/ |Allied aircraft
6 p: P6 U$ p1 g& g8 j! ] F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
' ~/ f3 b, S0 `: Z* B; A
" ]5 _9 b/ s# ]Japanese aircraft losses1 H3 O$ d/ c9 B' B; c0 Y8 ^5 [
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed( N# Z, e% _! O& Z
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
/ v2 F3 ^$ E# M: q D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
& C. o; M# ^1 x! k: A7 t# w D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak1 ?8 W) V6 x: x2 N, D- u
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged7 e# i2 Y9 g. A5 B( O5 ]! |
! d0 r' V- f7 Q1 N! tAllied aircraft losses7 G7 f! ]( }( a4 b: f+ n" t' y. O; V
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed$ [2 Z. D& S1 _9 j8 k5 h/ Z" k4 K
8 ~9 ~5 M* ~8 z! w2 ^) K3 l
Allied Ships
- F# X+ `1 ~( G4 D CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& W- e N, `! x& A6 ~. e
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk1 J* F$ f2 ?( e, y- Z$ |3 i# J
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. G2 u9 }, `9 P* w5 c9 ~+ } q8 M; \ CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% r& A7 X/ [0 g: {3 c LST-34: ?; T( z. |! L. v, m; k
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ N8 K+ j3 L* S+ J, x4 y
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ D) g& E' j0 D CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( j2 Q3 Q7 `/ I8 o0 b, e CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- [8 d: U' L; b- V
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 y B) u/ n7 s' }# t LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 B. D( w+ q/ B$ v& G0 x DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( D) C8 [) ]! i' i DE Waterman4 _* e9 s! A% C, _ I' y% d' Y
DD Callaghan
% \5 ^, ?$ d8 N8 t DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ l, X8 c/ A- r9 `$ z DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; ^/ T" Z5 @ v* G: m, W DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* K1 L% w, \6 J% a I, y" R7 @- b
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% Z5 {0 T! T( x DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 w+ P( A: w5 k( b3 g5 m
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 _0 w; H& ]# M( k$ T, G
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; j& N4 y9 X F- X, y0 p5 ]
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 P5 y [& J" c( A DE Stadtfeld
, \; D- ?0 z c. p, w; p) C; \# @9 n DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% Z1 U3 h M7 I; p4 h' k. r" @
DE James E. Craig. s. m+ m5 q' {
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( Q! F/ Q1 D! x2 l
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
0 k# p. k) H, N; V6 G; Y DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 g9 I3 ~0 y5 Y" d) ^' R9 x; ]% E+ `! n! l$ D
Allied ground losses: `0 W; O" x0 e' J
210 casualties reported
; N t( s- b: w" a* z! ]# A: N9 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 v' t l- ]$ z Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled) g, H) c- ?6 r' s9 P1 x J m6 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 J0 U# m6 O* } Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
# a! ? E. q2 yRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" M9 C6 D+ L" t' N( |7 r) zEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
9 d, N& H) e- D8 G4 b, L
2 b" v* i) K2 \/ UJapanese aircraft
0 T5 U! t) m4 \/ Q- H3 s% r A6M5 Zero x 92
1 t, Q! {2 @9 m N1K1-J George x 26+ s+ C3 e. s& Z4 f; I0 a) K+ u: e
N1K2-J George x 251+ P: Y4 ? I+ R4 k6 n/ ]0 R; |. d
Ki-84r Frank x 148) {) K; l7 B& {0 s3 l: D: ?6 x" S
2 H, Y- N# R4 d+ {: \
Allied aircraft
E) ^/ d3 Y# |! l6 Q7 N) b+ I2 M% i# E F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
3 R/ u1 i! V) `) {0 e" c; I TBF-1 Avenger x 30& N' \/ b% c9 |5 a
TBM-1C Avenger x 23! P9 {4 Z5 E( `4 V
7 `) Z! y' ~' |' WJapanese aircraft losses8 q4 L( z% |% y7 x$ ^ c4 j0 A; c3 W
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged. m% j# k, H( t% f
* F t8 ? b. c
Allied aircraft losses
$ g5 y3 e L! [) F T F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
0 H2 B, W: R4 w3 J* b TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed- o) m1 q Z+ y4 y0 E
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged( u* O! O, l4 n
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak7 }. H. D& X5 i, ?5 w
( R% u2 X( a' t5 @Japanese Ships
. |' p' n4 H. b; u7 R: ]7 Y2 H CVL Chitose
# `" C% V" g$ G- t# r* k
* j! l; j- s5 _' `6 u U
: ]7 y0 w0 T0 i# F! D! f7 p5 o/ _Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) M* F( s/ b. @3 O5 dEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
3 c; L% X5 `- r$ o1 c. u+ i' t5 [- l% p4 r" {
Japanese aircraft3 w) C7 L, R6 R# m
A6M5 Zero x 77
6 Q/ M0 o$ Q& {: V8 r3 x N1K1-J George x 26
5 b: G) s' l9 F. H4 G N1K2-J George x 195
& ~* {2 D K( x- r# b Ki-84r Frank x 127# C) W# O" I! g% J# a. E3 S+ r
Q5 h+ P$ o8 i* D* I- O0 j& _Allied aircraft
8 L% K) i- M! a& s, B TBM-1C Avenger x 7
1 ~0 S2 a& \8 b8 p+ l+ A. l5 ]* b0 `6 z$ w0 m
No Japanese losses0 o- J5 Q7 ]- z0 o1 a: L+ C. X
' Z; M+ A& v) B7 D, e1 L9 B
Allied aircraft losses
' S! B4 z+ u+ `( `; @ TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed% `5 n" q2 X& a4 U [4 [
8 e% T# A* w9 ~ Y3 dRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ x) [$ ~1 m6 f8 U A; K JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
- F# l- L: O5 p5 d% R. x0 p$ ^/ N: L4 w" b4 A4 q4 M- S
Japanese aircraft4 i5 n& K: X9 X9 ?/ H! F! X
A6M5 Zero x 69
# [; {. t$ a& u& N N1K1-J George x 26
: u/ w) k4 w; z* ]6 z, y K- l4 ~ N1K2-J George x 127
" C8 E- k8 k7 w" Y Ki-84r Frank x 915 R; t5 D3 e+ k' N0 n- M* L
& M& ]* w- I7 q5 C& i& b5 tAllied aircraft' A o. h' [2 B J5 k# P
SBD-5 Dauntless x 345 p) u% s& e1 |* k+ A$ t
! U$ Z/ r( m" e( q* e/ \
No Japanese losses: Q4 q. U5 p( ]
* r4 s5 N4 {. B% A4 j
Allied aircraft losses/ p5 F4 U0 b4 a' \
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed6 g* b4 N \" @0 I% M
' e& m- Z+ ?; s& }& o9 d0 `+ c5 }Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- F5 R0 `/ s% e& I4 }- V6 qEstimated time to target is 10 minutes3 L+ V3 n' o9 y7 b, d; C
7 I- C2 n) I/ @Japanese aircraft+ l% b" {) m# z6 B9 G
A6M5 Zero x 64
2 I4 a5 b4 B8 T$ m- l) y N1K1-J George x 26
7 }$ u! z7 G& n$ ^' Q N1K2-J George x 95 @ b. H4 c1 B) x: M& g: K& N
Ki-84r Frank x 72
% I6 i. {, r# ?6 H2 }0 C0 E# v5 [: |+ ^* c( f
Allied aircraft
) ^! I# m% m. M: \9 d0 C TBF-1 Avenger x 15$ f$ K, W3 L: X4 @$ Q) |
5 b% T6 F# e+ A; e4 D3 ]
No Japanese losses
# \& {2 b$ _5 S4 d; b6 o' t) t' a1 r8 i
Allied aircraft losses/ l0 e/ z2 q7 E$ e
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
* a+ v( o- C! s$ \, s. A; X* Q P7 _! d4 L' c
Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., r* k, p7 ]0 ~+ q8 W# s% ?) ~" H- S# `9 Q
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes# c6 h1 p7 `% o/ A" S7 I" a
$ R5 Y7 v; M1 U8 X
Japanese aircraft
8 E0 p$ K9 ^. y A6M5 Zero x 57
" {& d7 ]4 h2 ~( K N1K1-J George x 26
: ? X1 O6 g/ L* u8 C+ a7 |/ s" c N1K2-J George x 76
6 B) G, P. U- t' C8 i Ki-84r Frank x 627 W: I3 D |/ [2 w$ X
6 t" v r1 L' MAllied aircraft
/ c1 T) h+ }- N& D* s TBF-1 Avenger x 8
4 z3 {; V( |; W3 ]6 f: ?* j; D2 y1 ^8 V& Y1 a+ e
No Japanese losses
" s, A y0 H! y* @& G. w7 [+ i6 c2 ^0 m2 N
Allied aircraft losses
# J+ _% B2 x. S/ J9 x6 c0 U9 C TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
; S A: m6 y1 Q" f) E0 h! i n+ l8 X$ d8 n Z$ X* ~* ~
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
4 Y- z5 w; m: A8 j8 O9 H* T' P
* F- d' z" m5 I$ W7 KWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 o9 t3 f- o; [ b& t6 P. t
9 z7 {9 ?9 d' A# `& X2 |- {5 FRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* W6 W/ {+ A" ?. ]
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes4 X! |9 c0 w' J
/ B& k- O( A! c7 I# X# ZJapanese aircraft2 k7 d2 V' K; A4 a# N% A0 ^4 Y
A6M5 Zero x 151
9 \8 w) j: |5 o( ? B6N2a Jill x 84' v$ q% d' M( W, O7 d( [% _; A
$ X h! _9 P7 T7 y/ RAllied aircraft
- }3 D/ x, ~7 y" N- B0 `4 q% Y F6F-3 Hellcat x 332$ P: `0 j: [( Z8 T
% W0 F- k" B1 H* ?. v" R
Japanese aircraft losses
$ n4 ?' X: Y% E: s9 r9 g A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed) M9 z4 u6 U8 V4 p4 } M$ Q' P8 ]
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
& }7 g. N- V! e J. L. J+ Q2 T B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak! h. ^2 M- t6 W6 \$ Z( E+ X
/ P2 f8 A" |8 a1 {. B$ b
Allied aircraft losses' {/ m G; @! v1 A/ E, c
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed( y5 [7 O5 v, h
) o. }7 v+ d' |9 J7 n7 ~( m1 `5 u& uAllied Ships2 h0 y( u# t- z7 M
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1: O: j. K3 W% R+ r5 r8 d
CVL Belleau Wood
) w2 {- g2 r/ C. X CV Yorktown II
6 e' V% e' V/ } L CV Bunker Hill
% `0 j- A* h# b1 ~% J# W DD Kimberly5 O! u- e5 l3 g$ K q# t+ o
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
' s$ J0 W6 y. ~8 N2 ~+ R CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
& z! L. ]1 L6 R* O CVL Independence
9 r$ _' Q4 Q' W+ t$ n CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( B& @! C/ \) y, q: `5 ?8 T CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
0 J2 Z( _* M/ _$ S- ] CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 25 L( y9 b8 r/ l* q( B- N
! \' f- q5 q" f! z( |( B5 p
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。! }$ ?8 J2 q8 g' ?* {9 y c, N: v p
|