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。# T$ d- s: k# z! b- l% 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,
j& H" n% P5 UAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 / c/ {6 O3 O, o
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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V1 V3 d1 J$ B6 ^5 U& h' m' LWeather in hex: Overcast" i1 I3 {% R% o# O
0 m+ Z9 T4 ^0 B4 \Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 d6 X# X/ @2 c' J8 S3 h; ^
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 Y, R% z. k! Q9 j! M+ q7 r A6M5 Zero x 147! b' t* b$ X" W
B6N2a Jill x 176
, p" C# V& q9 ^5 l; d8 L D4Y3 Judy x 24
9 A% a W' X5 `7 m$ S0 g& s$ `1 | D4Y4 Judy x 1438 T' M7 q/ k1 x. r
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Allied aircraft
! y2 y4 O& w" w& W) | F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses
- `' ?+ `+ u- x) g A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
$ `3 D- e: M8 b; D4 E: |2 ?7 t B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged( |# [$ B" [' B2 g. v
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# B. d' H1 G3 k5 g. Y* Z
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
* ^( N, v! i1 l2 X D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! ?+ A, u( P5 S F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed, d3 C7 t9 U' H% u
9 ]# I$ K/ p0 tAllied Ships5 ?7 o0 _0 p; C: a
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 Q1 m! O$ G5 }* O/ D CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk% P x& q8 v0 X: \6 U! j
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 E5 M+ O8 T5 Q CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( |5 w8 z) }" ~
LST-340 G3 F; G# v) j, H) l
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
T1 f/ l ~. [: e4 Q$ [ CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
# R4 s. D6 ?; A* m/ b CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( h, d2 g" l+ f& }: g9 ? CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ n% o+ Y8 P& h' H& S. V CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; x$ v3 G P0 H& s7 I& K; X6 p
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# n+ G2 ]' \$ |: e v8 q
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 `+ M& _, B7 ]$ \
DE Waterman
# m/ o! @' _: S4 u8 d5 h DD Callaghan) Z. j J* s7 b k# Z, M6 A2 \
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ H+ S, [" W$ ^2 k0 T
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ ~3 r3 C5 T) l/ T+ Q6 q& h
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" y y7 G$ I* E# \3 [# B2 N5 l" f# X- F DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& O/ K9 Z8 D) J- G; k DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ I/ }9 x l# U1 Q# G
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ A9 l- y5 V( p
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 V) k! E( v6 w) \- o3 ^
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 f1 y. j/ F: S6 H1 p& H DE Stadtfeld
" b+ Q* C$ i1 g# E DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' v! c- G" M$ M( Y+ C% [4 r
DE James E. Craig
4 i" c' ?. h, [ LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 ]+ j5 g! i# q) `4 X H LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk& [+ {( O5 S7 e. V
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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& k) Q: g0 x3 L# T$ x- i3 s3 V$ [Allied ground losses:
2 ^+ F; w4 e% }, _% [ 210 casualties reported3 W. w/ N; m" W% \7 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 @+ C9 h% k4 q/ q, [ Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 |2 T/ O/ E& u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ F* s8 x; X; |5 k" C
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)' k$ C5 W1 H4 G$ W9 ~
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( ]# H$ q+ b4 R0 A" B' a0 }$ yEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 o! P) |, c! a9 E+ r
A6M5 Zero x 92
+ ^0 b; {3 C0 H. i4 N N$ R N1K1-J George x 26; W6 E5 {; e, w
N1K2-J George x 251& o; q* N) p$ L8 F+ U
Ki-84r Frank x 148" n( u; t h( L. D9 t8 G3 o
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Allied aircraft
# C' J" T1 L) [! }! _# l) S, T F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
& k/ D, `$ ~" k* v' V TBF-1 Avenger x 30- i/ H2 r; i" I+ f8 k/ V
TBM-1C Avenger x 23; J) B6 e5 D# z; }8 n5 P& e
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N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
# h! a3 t! V3 J4 @( j3 `. _ v TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed' s- s, ?: o# A2 V0 d" n+ l/ }' P
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged [5 D( E$ C$ Q# ^
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 P- }7 \9 ^. l, ]& ^, |+ K# c5 ~Japanese Ships
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 Z2 W. U0 }& E* U7 i' S1 Z
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes, G" ?0 j3 `' h3 Y1 s0 Y
4 O7 I. d0 I, G+ b* R$ ~/ t- uJapanese aircraft& p* _" |1 H) S
A6M5 Zero x 77
$ R9 _( J8 K' f& e N1K1-J George x 26
: N* Z. P; M- j5 \7 Z* v' p# o* W8 j N1K2-J George x 195
* h( _; Y3 ]+ z Ki-84r Frank x 127
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! [" [) x6 X) U" w4 g! wAllied aircraft
8 ~3 I0 S5 _9 ?' [7 w/ V* \: ^ TBM-1C Avenger x 7/ P* z) V0 H" n# F0 U) `4 ^
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No Japanese losses& n2 X4 ]# K2 k! r
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Allied aircraft losses) ?3 E9 u U2 }: ~. R
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed: y! @1 B: L9 A! z9 l; v
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., ~6 _4 p; H* @5 L; t1 k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. \% ~" h/ m. r/ E v- T! q2 ?
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Japanese aircraft
8 N" p! l- k) y7 r7 h3 { A6M5 Zero x 691 y( J- ~: @1 z( j& m* G) C
N1K1-J George x 261 |! m4 }1 h- W! ^ ^, e$ ]
N1K2-J George x 127
8 k9 c9 l. _$ l" q; N" }7 N$ G' X% N Ki-84r Frank x 91$ d, f( _& _, b& p
# w/ G! L- E4 e. KAllied aircraft* U7 S: a/ H& _
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses- s) e1 a$ I2 J; L/ y$ s" q
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Allied aircraft losses2 w8 s8 v1 I }' r( u, Z& C3 A
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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% ?: h4 O0 R) IRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 X( X" H+ r& n5 g" n! dEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ V) f2 l Q1 `' m6 }1 V$ S0 v A6M5 Zero x 64# q6 Z% D9 \' z: U# Y$ D
N1K1-J George x 26' A7 n5 A0 }! D* d( u
N1K2-J George x 95
9 @0 @2 p9 z: c7 K2 p Ki-84r Frank x 72
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7 @, p6 `- m) r* R- b5 J5 a8 Y; gAllied aircraft
5 Y L0 D' D9 x l) B$ U$ j r8 B TBF-1 Avenger x 15/ F# q. `. ~$ `4 u A d( g# X/ k
) y. l: u) I& Z& ?8 |0 VNo Japanese losses3 P& W2 T' i0 \5 D6 n& k
0 v: D. L2 [" c$ b4 q' t2 z9 ^Allied aircraft losses: u$ o0 P7 Z' @: L. L
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed; r) M/ d0 {, i9 c( Q, Q
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: {9 O* C# Z9 _; [, `- H( V
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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! h N# Y$ D* t$ P( X0 xJapanese aircraft
2 _1 n4 \3 \0 L1 X A6M5 Zero x 577 ~& r* B! T. d& A: M
N1K1-J George x 26
" [& i! N5 e G: ]" a3 L- D% p6 Z N1K2-J George x 765 }( c$ j9 S# [0 m; ]" ]( h
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
6 V: F5 d! r" E/ K! ~6 M TBF-1 Avenger x 82 I+ x3 b: `8 N' l3 D
8 r9 i. Y) T3 e# ]$ VNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
. b* W E+ Z% k& D TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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3 O" l6 a+ y# ^/ M* |/ O3 K0 |8 JWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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; p R+ M" y* DRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ Y" }6 I2 t m- e
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes' J& Y. C; c2 f& G4 `7 E1 H
2 V) ?) y% e- z4 N) Z$ C' RJapanese aircraft
" H( x+ \( x" q6 I& H A6M5 Zero x 151
* d1 z& \2 { G4 Q+ X B6N2a Jill x 84
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses
! q Z$ A# ^( B5 e) D3 Q: l A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 }/ O7 g4 Q" g: Q! A) C B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
( z3 T. B) L9 ]& Y B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses) h/ g& A t) ^, b
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed8 ~5 }# K, B; K* }! z+ }' B
) N, y- V/ f* a' QAllied Ships" G2 k! E. Y8 H' y7 {& j
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
+ M. Y$ D* N7 Q7 i CVL Belleau Wood% ?' h2 k( J y
CV Yorktown II
3 `8 l- Q! W. f4 K& y( j# q, p CV Bunker Hill
3 f' K. {2 o% A# d, q& P DD Kimberly
( V& ^1 U" i6 r CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1$ X$ `) K' y4 d# ~, B
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
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CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# q) f1 n" |6 M5 n, S( b( l
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1( s _, r/ M6 W9 L4 q7 d/ S' |! Y
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 26 D, j( G9 g& P/ F1 }
" A3 x% Q8 N, u: I) 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。
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