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 @4 M5 S0 d; D3 ~; g
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,
& ?& D/ T) }' HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 . k% |$ c9 {; f$ g Y
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1606 q% e) G5 p+ p- F- {
) D6 m7 J# [9 K8 \. e+ K- FWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 F6 B, a7 k5 p( [: e/ A* E3 oEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, n) A+ r C5 ~% `; R- F) E8 t A6M5 Zero x 147
' o0 u. w" c0 [ D7 O4 r B6N2a Jill x 176
2 p+ }/ k( p" I: e# Y D4Y3 Judy x 24) J5 h7 U* c/ V
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
* _, z3 X3 r! r9 D3 F F6F-3 Hellcat x 4475 M7 P5 f$ v; A. N) n* L8 `
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Japanese aircraft losses+ `% x, R/ T& x6 ^
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 s- i- e6 C" P' B& } B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged: |6 E0 z& A$ F
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged9 E8 `# U {6 v! K- ?. c* g
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak H. e; ]/ E3 H3 h+ _1 _
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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) R3 m# E+ D0 \% T0 h" ~9 NAllied aircraft losses. T1 j7 x Z8 q1 }* ^
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed; R5 T n& d& T" ?3 X
% M& ~" W9 T* Q5 z5 h! }- yAllied Ships0 K; |1 c$ [5 F6 }; N- m
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& \/ A t/ R+ y7 P- c2 q9 {5 {! s5 ^
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
. E6 I6 L; d8 i( y' R5 H" f0 l CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 M% G9 `; R- W9 M4 q9 V( X CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ o, C# Y; K$ }& d- L% ^
LST-34/ L( H' g ?+ p! U, k/ x
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% e: f' B0 M% t& V! T$ w1 G7 A& X CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ Z8 }3 b5 A9 M# L* `4 p W6 W CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 O2 Y: z# E5 y5 x
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, `& n: E4 m! X0 I ]) V CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' |* i; ~/ d! ^( B4 J' w4 y LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 n' [( Q6 H9 I4 f9 o6 d5 z DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 V3 F! @' A; |( U' H; M( \- q DE Waterman1 v0 K8 z H. b2 W: z, x
DD Callaghan% V0 [6 D7 @$ A+ w& C
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% [; q5 n$ h# Y
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 u, @% R9 U6 P# v DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 {$ R; F; X2 B7 C6 [/ x DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 W7 F" a. a5 c0 s2 h DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ n5 w2 w& w* { LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! g9 q8 c' j$ s6 b* h" C$ ^- t Q LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) i/ P6 y3 Q- ]/ v: o2 \! {8 w
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* I# [, ^6 C: j" q5 X
DE Stadtfeld
8 y$ J" f3 R, k" u4 x( g3 ^. k/ w DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( \# ~5 c5 _2 f
DE James E. Craig
5 }4 q3 x+ h& K+ {% G2 M) }1 K LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 ~9 f l+ O& T) m8 d
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk E' w% p0 s( J+ [6 K0 A
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires2 o3 D) s% ?- P! t$ x3 u
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Allied ground losses:
m, e# |6 u2 @; x+ Z6 ~ 210 casualties reported
; x. N5 W# x/ Y) r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ?" e, U8 [2 H3 B$ c
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
: _8 `, V+ b* a% N# o- o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" Z. i1 P1 e& D$ n
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 ]: l7 K" ~ D. W$ q) H
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% D' L3 s) D1 zEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: ? U/ I1 M5 v4 c$ E- p
A6M5 Zero x 92# { J$ I d1 u8 e
N1K1-J George x 262 a7 _ }6 X/ U! m- P% ~
N1K2-J George x 2515 A! S! o$ ~& z% q1 t$ f
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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8 K) K7 s& L" H& fAllied aircraft% U) }5 |" M0 }% u" Y6 d
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
; D3 h% L' I! F TBF-1 Avenger x 305 b9 W* f/ ~+ W8 h
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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* I! S% c2 p7 H' ]( D3 p0 SJapanese aircraft losses
1 V g9 A1 J1 i; P7 R" x N1K1-J George: 1 damaged& a$ o/ f# S' X8 U+ r
% Q3 w1 j7 n/ X* `Allied aircraft losses
2 M: D+ A% u- q" X7 _2 X1 j F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed% }# M1 t: w2 Q W, N) _! N5 l1 W. G
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed3 A8 {% @8 {3 f! I
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged4 V; B d+ l- L, v1 r9 \9 c
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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. _+ }- B, k0 r5 q1 |Japanese Ships
3 ]4 k$ [" O2 Q0 C+ I+ a7 X1 r; s CVL Chitose
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8 r! P; \* \+ {# Y# nRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; c X& `, G Z; j
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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) ~. r, R) u- \* d) a+ w6 bJapanese aircraft
) n! N) D. v; z! W# h5 C1 A A6M5 Zero x 77
U+ s* a1 ?6 Q5 ~3 o: ^' S+ j& a N1K1-J George x 26
* e' {! {3 `" k7 ]) j6 J. C N1K2-J George x 195
& A5 O# E7 W- t9 v' Z Ki-84r Frank x 127
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6 i! [3 T, v+ KAllied aircraft
2 S2 d' b. u* s4 H+ i TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses
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TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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( @$ t% @' D% Q! ]Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; Q* z! e1 D% p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 F2 t9 g+ S! T0 v/ ~- C
A6M5 Zero x 696 l4 _" ]/ ]$ D( _3 H& \8 K
N1K1-J George x 26: p2 b, S4 R8 e( T, M F7 q3 a
N1K2-J George x 1274 z0 n# P8 P3 }4 c e
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed$ v7 L+ A$ X3 H
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 n# r+ E5 B* r% j+ ^Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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/ D+ {& ^7 B SJapanese aircraft
& N; i/ P8 p9 N A6M5 Zero x 64
, A& _/ y ~9 R: H ?, E N1K1-J George x 264 d5 g F B( i- S$ |9 L' O& d8 s2 f
N1K2-J George x 95
0 l9 A# E7 ]: r2 ]5 ]. t- f Ki-84r Frank x 72
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TBF-1 Avenger x 157 C4 N0 W" {& p
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No Japanese losses
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; u2 g- ?: h6 M6 O/ E YAllied aircraft losses
, e0 t5 [3 Z) r* x p TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed$ X6 v+ Y2 ?$ ]2 {4 g: G e
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& `8 W3 z) X* R$ yEstimated time to target is 11 minutes- ^! w/ G: `8 c) B5 ]
* X: X6 c$ Y7 }3 jJapanese aircraft* n) d" D# t& w Q
A6M5 Zero x 57( o/ L$ W% C- [+ i$ c) n
N1K1-J George x 260 E( }- q, f" {2 f5 z8 p# z# [
N1K2-J George x 76
; m/ \1 B$ t, f, O2 \ A1 B Ki-84r Frank x 62
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TBF-1 Avenger x 8& }8 X% u% i# ~1 D: q5 U
8 P9 K- }+ C- |- D6 z3 yNo Japanese losses1 b4 X, m, c% P& L+ I1 {; f- c
. y4 i+ c9 ^4 e* F- T9 s0 vAllied aircraft losses' W% \. d7 G! B9 x$ A' V8 a3 e
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed6 X% m: o+ D: e Q! ]. \9 K% w1 S# f
* W3 h! e8 F) zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160& h5 z1 |7 G$ \4 @7 D5 W
. b" Z$ l; m8 v" a, ^, C2 jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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* s$ a j* |$ ?1 d4 o4 u, w nRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 w- M" W8 k7 Q' ~4 _' y! s$ DEstimated time to target is 37 minutes) b6 \! G/ G# { e X
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Japanese aircraft
" \& T* g3 m% T0 M A6M5 Zero x 151
9 W: v L6 |7 }1 L! e" x B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft- Y. {& G! p7 Y
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
. H; V% \6 \" k% y B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged, F2 }% J4 K; E2 p5 _9 j0 _; a
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
- H6 p: R. u; `& u0 ? F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed! q: e: c' V3 n) h
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Allied Ships
2 x4 W% g c) @- O" M1 Y1 g CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
/ C8 Q) w n4 M ~3 e% @ CVL Belleau Wood
/ @; ]' e, q" w CV Yorktown II2 u% }- Z: I9 t
CV Bunker Hill
& v. h5 W1 m6 K e/ T$ f" o DD Kimberly
+ Y1 n. G! \& _2 e1 d CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
+ J2 N1 H ^8 p2 b CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
M9 Z. i7 g8 r& l1 j L2 k$ x CVL Independence
. G7 o$ u' `2 U% [4 a6 e2 A) c CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
q$ p4 i, [5 v! ~ CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1! P, {- ?) S% P- p* x
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2( H5 M/ [4 ^& r: n
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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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