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。
N1 u' J& G$ X" @) ~. x; n/ o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,
6 ^8 ^1 C5 J. D" F6 \AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
, `7 d; C( Y: z% X+ x# yMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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$ a1 J3 ?+ _5 `3 WWeather in hex: Overcast, V- M" J( t# ?) ^* L2 [3 |; f
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ b* w3 W! ^2 ?/ Q. d. P3 yEstimated time to target is 40 minutes; d5 N3 j$ E6 y4 n" |& [
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Japanese aircraft0 U" h4 p3 E. m) W0 {
A6M5 Zero x 147
: C' z ]1 X8 z( |! m) q B6N2a Jill x 1766 V8 u3 l' G& \, q
D4Y3 Judy x 24# j' w, D/ r6 N
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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/ Q4 J5 ?5 s- F2 n1 S! ~Allied aircraft3 S/ ?' @* H. A# I
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4477 X5 T T7 G; T7 `8 g8 ]
8 s6 ?& O+ s8 v; y3 V- I _Japanese aircraft losses
! A, v$ q1 _7 o* ?7 J9 D A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
0 d$ D( a9 U. C' l4 F# U B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged3 j4 i$ {0 ?6 C' |1 O* [9 f
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged5 |0 D0 r+ Y' H' u% O& k
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
+ a) R! s) W0 A4 ?) Y- u D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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; S# h" C/ p, G! U5 u5 ~Allied aircraft losses
" T a, p7 x4 F+ z5 r. l1 O" U* L F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 s& Q9 }* ?. u, Q u* |; h0 d' W, r CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ O5 h' J: k2 s( ] C8 z
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk* I q, G/ Z: F" M* }
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* ]0 [. T/ {) ?& z- ~ CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ O1 ?( I- f7 ^# i LST-34
- f1 I* \8 @2 H- V- l CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 }' R8 n( d. q/ i5 L8 v9 p+ @ CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
Z5 ]2 D. X1 H) H% I CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 i5 P: S+ z: h7 N6 T+ l CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) D0 ]7 M" Y3 q3 a
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ P& b3 J! v' m; S LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& _% y4 W3 }% c! s4 V& W4 v+ v: f( E' }
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ c5 w1 k3 g, k1 `
DE Waterman
. y* m9 g9 h4 a DD Callaghan
& z) H& h! N2 ]1 o# \- v, v( \* u DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; o) N% W. s3 i* X0 N* ?4 }; }6 M DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ Q- D7 q$ g S DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( J! p; c J/ ^. D' z( S/ g7 e DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, N# b" W1 ~4 D7 _3 e' J/ ]$ r DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! G5 Q6 y6 r) n/ w- J. _ LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; v- R0 C1 ]) H+ Q- O LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ E! |* n+ u W# Z" D/ M" h DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# s% m2 X: [' Y* X$ q* X* o# F
DE Stadtfeld
) z6 H5 }+ y( P; r" Q DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" K8 g& D# Y9 A6 m! \
DE James E. Craig- ~0 d; I2 X1 m) F+ N# g7 b
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ l7 U) X7 P) n/ ^7 l4 p LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
$ Q4 i3 H, G1 f2 W3 ]8 f1 H3 d1 S DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
- y+ z, h% O2 K' {. K' A8 ? 210 casualties reported
" V9 y, m& p" C: q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ~+ U: Q4 Z8 q6 J+ P8 ?7 t l
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
. z+ B3 p7 g, z' M) q- a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, [ R# n6 A+ z' G
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
$ ]* A) v6 A/ A, Y( SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* Z- g2 E- q) U/ K0 vEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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; I: H A0 Z6 `+ F, R+ YJapanese aircraft6 t4 g" F s( J4 H" V& c2 ?
A6M5 Zero x 928 O! i# ^. [% l- o6 i7 a2 p9 g) @! O5 R4 I
N1K1-J George x 26
9 z) |7 Z, j/ `) U$ u9 _ N1K2-J George x 251
* a; z9 }" d. R Ki-84r Frank x 148
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5 I1 d1 O, w' P; Z5 ?9 i* ZAllied aircraft
, m% J2 j: G: N9 r F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
6 G1 I; q. ?; F4 B7 [0 r5 ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 30" S( q$ ?, A# Z- V
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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4 H. p. y1 q& N4 G9 Z0 R9 XJapanese aircraft losses
8 \2 ?7 G4 i; i, O w N1K1-J George: 1 damaged( S8 `, u L- V# P; K3 Q
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Allied aircraft losses$ p1 |( ]2 ~( _/ J1 w6 Q6 ~' i7 E
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed/ x$ J. E) d. N1 X( t# t
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
3 b! ~& a J( e0 w TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged8 d: E' r3 b6 ]% S: K. n
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
) x, {7 S2 S0 F6 a CVL Chitose9 h) Z$ i" T. t2 j) ~
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9 Z4 q6 y/ E c( Y, MRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 S; Z' G0 [) K- X
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 P$ a, c6 Q' h2 h+ F
A6M5 Zero x 77
7 l/ V7 \7 I1 c9 B7 }/ a$ f$ V1 ` N1K1-J George x 26
( y+ S" T1 I6 ^7 Y- W. m: Q, t N1K2-J George x 195/ p2 n% c3 e/ F( N$ a8 ^: j
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
6 l- w% F( {4 P* l' w2 g2 S4 H TBM-1C Avenger x 75 F# ~8 P$ u9 K0 o2 H1 L
5 v( O' y; p2 g& |( |No Japanese losses
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TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed0 ]4 m! y: m7 q4 Y
- d; L( r5 }6 A2 w! D, \1 qRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." l/ @. K# w- j, z8 a$ L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 l& h6 E: i7 a8 z/ f
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Japanese aircraft$ V* T1 Q: N; @' U* R5 F) q% H
A6M5 Zero x 698 f; U+ A' y1 X/ \, z6 w$ Q3 u
N1K1-J George x 26
2 M6 k3 W8 a' u D- T N1K2-J George x 127
0 d5 n3 ^+ y. c* d4 }3 y0 r4 v Ki-84r Frank x 91
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- @) L1 e- p$ J- k+ c0 @ W SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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8 _) _/ q8 P% T$ M5 e2 p5 P+ sNo Japanese losses& [( E: r4 ^5 t( {6 ]
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Allied aircraft losses
3 S% B0 e& a1 B/ p SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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& x6 S! t# f9 ]% I9 ~% gRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! g. ^9 c' }9 i% ?4 NEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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+ g4 x5 f3 E. Q/ v5 O' h# pJapanese aircraft
. b! n \. N5 |4 y; Y8 N4 C A6M5 Zero x 64
! J4 ^4 B: L' V$ z* N" y- R N1K1-J George x 26- X$ W9 ~2 c7 S0 S2 }
N1K2-J George x 95
2 ]& H0 G! G" x& c Ki-84r Frank x 72' ~5 K9 M9 c) c2 @" @
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' b. Y3 O9 E7 r' h% E$ V: w4 S TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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6 y4 a9 [( L7 C; A$ v& JAllied aircraft losses6 D" @' w1 X' O" i
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed) a0 E* G2 R+ S3 b$ K* ?; C
* H% i& w6 i* P9 e! QRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& R, j0 s* p a, Q; |/ v2 eEstimated time to target is 11 minutes6 H- }- d# p3 G) r1 F
; ]- {9 C* T+ z8 n* ^. oJapanese aircraft
% @8 A! h0 m5 Q) {/ Q! C$ H A6M5 Zero x 57# t3 m7 d) k9 d
N1K1-J George x 26' c$ d5 L4 X3 ~. M
N1K2-J George x 763 G! t) e/ I/ x! b1 W( d j( d
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
1 [, D- `1 Z1 a5 z TBF-1 Avenger x 8' ] }* M# x# ~3 [. E
$ y8 j! h* }! L3 E' N7 QNo Japanese losses$ \* I2 n1 ]1 @6 _
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Allied aircraft losses! X6 v5 z5 J7 k8 _% I
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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7 k9 ]* X" E; i* a- P% ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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, s( T) Q8 a* A2 O$ Z9 a9 r8 VRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 X- @, g- ]/ y- p1 K j/ [9 w5 g0 B+ dEstimated time to target is 37 minutes1 ^: M1 t# C! _# A9 d
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Japanese aircraft
) S' E, y; x0 S# y3 R A6M5 Zero x 151. t- U) [6 ] U2 ?
B6N2a Jill x 84. o* z' ` ]) T: B' }. T: q. s
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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8 P6 A) @! K; I5 v A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed, U0 _; F) E( K" m& h
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
) d2 L7 h! B; \" o: ^' F3 B4 C/ o B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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* I0 E8 u1 m8 D% _' ~+ ^- G5 Q( _Allied aircraft losses
# A* p. t* r9 R2 | F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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8 U0 v' ~8 u1 Z( ]' QAllied Ships
0 j/ r; N, f8 W3 X; w; { CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
( N! m |: o3 l, y CVL Belleau Wood) }6 I+ t, r' z2 S) P8 L: S
CV Yorktown II+ q3 H5 j) I) H2 X
CV Bunker Hill
" x# k. k4 K/ I' V; A6 I DD Kimberly, J" m* t' N. F& q0 E$ U7 U: o
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
5 K( ^% l6 l! p3 f CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1- b; J. h6 i* O/ a
CVL Independence5 a- p Y, H1 b8 c) S
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- b, O) k" c/ c! h# P# b CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
8 {" w. C8 t' c. C- ^1 U CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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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。9 ?) g0 G$ @3 I* C2 k
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