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。
' B% Q+ n- n. E1 _3 V4 i$ K1 m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,2 f$ C+ C9 R" e& b7 B2 L3 u
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
9 _1 A7 H8 t8 u' J7 O9 Z5 h d$ [Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1606 K3 Z) C. k: z$ |- |& y" O" q
; i: d. C/ x6 y4 pWeather in hex: Overcast1 z, b& T8 T: c+ Z; G
* I3 A2 [5 k- O' hRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 o5 W2 b/ h" E* {Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 e# E4 F( K% B- Y; S A6M5 Zero x 147
' T/ e' D9 h) u B6N2a Jill x 176# n3 n) p: g" p# Q( u6 b& K9 A
D4Y3 Judy x 246 p9 U: k( B* k7 W8 y; R1 t) E
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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% ]: ?2 o X6 T' F0 o* iAllied aircraft) i+ n2 B6 k4 P2 F4 s2 h
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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1 G- p2 S% ` O {8 N/ O* h& h& aJapanese aircraft losses* r" n' n! G* \- K
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed q% y# R r( C- Y
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged; N/ H1 D! G' h* u# W# H1 p) i+ f
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
. E! o4 K/ z" g' o D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
& ] w& k' Y6 e/ M. B6 t% u D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged6 ^3 J' t; S! Q' e3 T
# y) r7 F. [: RAllied aircraft losses
, {# E4 ~! @0 u# @, [( y1 ]! W F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 G7 r9 D: ]7 C6 }1 u. h
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 Y/ e% V$ W, j3 [0 U# X CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
% v' F9 H% G4 p7 I- H+ \ CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& {8 K( c1 L/ F
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 ~: J& [ Q+ |# H+ k LST-34! `1 }+ ]0 \( }) D
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 G' _0 J1 a" Z6 I+ Q: j ^2 x
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ` _0 v& k0 u! C( Y7 F* A! D CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# o' E! a3 ^1 ^" \7 _+ e
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 I/ M7 f% h- B0 r% O$ D) G
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" k5 E. ^/ w e" Q& J0 j
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 C$ A( m( v: [& L$ z DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" P9 Y2 o2 H) H9 Y( w4 {
DE Waterman6 J- n* |. B$ o3 {1 F
DD Callaghan5 J/ C: ]6 u" t( q4 T
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, O3 ]1 ?3 `% P: S; e7 `5 o
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 @3 S+ z* [: p4 a3 z1 a' K* o DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 o% E3 X/ n; p! z3 L4 p& Y0 g DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: u( m, s: W2 P7 g/ V
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire% d$ {2 J) s; u3 R% ?2 `1 O
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) E' k5 J+ _8 f0 q/ j1 g
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 F; T# |8 K* y- r
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; p" p8 J% c! _/ T DE Stadtfeld
# H7 C* ^* P6 j$ {; D DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 a+ o, }2 K: @: I% k# t6 m DE James E. Craig: Z, s3 Z6 C, F" `' o3 x6 q# G
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 y) B) [* o8 y3 G0 C LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk7 J0 i4 G/ H3 o$ x1 c* E2 J
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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% C2 D* ~! E5 y, W6 @1 u# \Allied ground losses:
4 J1 K' w! k% W7 u1 D 210 casualties reported8 n! Q/ x3 ^) c0 C# A" I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# B2 i8 Z, Z& e# Z/ Y- |
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled% R2 N! {$ O8 G* t G/ v1 j4 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: u+ O3 v) L: ~2 }% Y) q, c2 Z5 d Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)+ E. Y# D& Y1 f/ z% r
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) ]5 p0 l: H) b' ZEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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' N2 k# I2 Y' {& FJapanese aircraft
, n. b1 A2 ^& A1 U A6M5 Zero x 92
4 n# e: H1 d$ a' G4 q- f- e3 K N1K1-J George x 26# p. w! R* A6 P# W! u9 y
N1K2-J George x 251
0 R/ Z& L+ [2 `. Z) Y Ki-84r Frank x 148" p. q5 |: u7 L, N0 D$ T
1 {; ^' X( `( P# J7 k' pAllied aircraft
! {: W/ z7 y4 X F6F-3 Hellcat x 76 Z" `2 M$ a$ D k- s8 o
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
& f$ h) ]% G& _4 W- u/ r+ Y* |7 A TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
* c: E+ `- ^/ {1 K2 c1 n6 D N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
9 j5 B+ E: _' E& f4 b TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
0 M* F4 n" U% p+ y- Q TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ |. [% i% ?+ y3 |2 d3 @ TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak! k, b1 x) N; R
' y& O- Y9 W& iJapanese Ships
4 Y" B& n+ T9 X$ V( U' B CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
5 f; [5 P, o: o: C# mEstimated time to target is 32 minutes% n6 }) q, o( O5 `1 ^3 c$ u
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A6M5 Zero x 77
0 A; Q! c+ g, L N1K1-J George x 26
" R# U- F* G7 D4 [. ^ N1K2-J George x 195
! C: S4 _* p: V5 e E/ u Ki-84r Frank x 127
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+ D# Q* _, v; X( kAllied aircraft
9 P% ?* E$ z) |' {( ?0 U TBM-1C Avenger x 7: ]9 x, J3 n9 c
. i$ b+ B+ _9 \6 f& m) dNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* f; Y) l/ H6 e
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 U% Q1 q7 }. h* K4 M9 F9 B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 V0 U9 P* F3 QJapanese aircraft
! I$ s2 ^' |& w+ ^5 |& \# `- o A6M5 Zero x 69. E! n! y3 y+ |# a- D
N1K1-J George x 26! x: D. D, k! y( E! g8 h
N1K2-J George x 127) [# s1 x: {7 h, `9 y- S1 W, p
Ki-84r Frank x 91+ Y# Q' L" v) B$ F. s
2 n5 g! a6 r. @& c$ sAllied aircraft
' ? @! d+ B, Q4 H- t' N SBD-5 Dauntless x 34$ x8 q6 ]' t! m
! O* ~! U! I6 Y& w# [5 }- kNo Japanese losses
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. |2 z3 [& {8 Q" x SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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1 e3 ]9 j6 O% M* x; m, q4 d. bRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 a/ m! a( b" Z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 64
& l/ D9 j- S4 E N1K1-J George x 268 Z% Y8 R7 x% e( W
N1K2-J George x 95
; `1 w& }0 A% W8 c. ^8 c Ki-84r Frank x 72
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15# U; X, W! P$ b% r7 Q2 i9 C' {
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# l6 k( l- R( J
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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: o4 p9 H: R% N: HRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( [! S" Y1 \) M8 ]9 LEstimated time to target is 11 minutes9 n% V9 Y, B& T
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Japanese aircraft
* O8 C4 i4 V9 Q" k, _ A6M5 Zero x 575 h# g b x3 x: @+ e# d9 ?- E
N1K1-J George x 26$ Z6 a- V0 I5 Q, v1 F7 O/ P
N1K2-J George x 76
( u6 A% S. `0 f$ m9 o+ w Ki-84r Frank x 62$ m, s' y" D+ g& Y$ E$ z$ n8 N) @
# F9 u9 l) P/ Q g/ _Allied aircraft
; i$ ?- P0 M8 i. s! z TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 t ?& v" e- y; z5 {) O) H7 j
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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2 Q/ |5 i2 a7 r9 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ f% \- m" r8 L: j( m' F, e/ Z
: c7 q. ^& b# w4 f' RRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* @0 d; {# i6 V
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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/ s) I( e; L0 a# o% D: UJapanese aircraft
! d4 k" `$ x/ |3 W0 ?. v A6M5 Zero x 151
: n' T- y5 y1 m7 }9 w B6N2a Jill x 844 g# o( S2 S: U& p
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Allied aircraft
$ T5 d7 S( i* g9 w( v3 R$ H F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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* E. x3 n- o" c4 Y' P3 |6 j: WJapanese aircraft losses y- v# I: M( y! k
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed0 i1 d0 m/ w7 c8 X7 a3 U4 C
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged1 b- q2 A. A5 \ B. V7 Q( l
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak& V, W4 R' r/ ^8 r, u
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Allied aircraft losses( Y {2 w. L b# a: M3 [* X! s+ n
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 ~- r7 V0 E+ ]& e+ Q2 j6 |; q9 q
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1: O5 V1 S; b. Q o
CVL Belleau Wood
$ |% R& j! \6 z0 d* s# ? G CV Yorktown II
( O) N! x( a9 `; ?4 x6 T* r4 n: S2 N CV Bunker Hill, g% Q: S( v A/ j. [: \1 w
DD Kimberly
& D" W4 `5 h& ]* J CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 18 G9 \8 M: j$ p1 a7 x: k- z. H1 V
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
2 V$ m( F$ c# j- Q3 W CVL Independence
6 }" S* J M; X; u) F8 X l CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 X+ [$ ~; W1 |9 b: f: Q. D" a, x CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1) m. k$ K, R( [4 w
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 23 c& i- W* o) f0 O1 X$ W
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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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