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。
& \/ E5 I3 h$ S/ i8 e2 e) Y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,9 C# F% D2 G. ]+ D+ ?3 S
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 ( k/ G! n" x8 R8 [/ b
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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8 @ o0 w! \$ N: RWeather in hex: Overcast+ ^$ K9 a* D7 |& e4 k
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: ]& \3 ]" J& v2 P1 D1 h8 hEstimated time to target is 40 minutes6 L( O, K4 ~) U: q$ X5 p
% D2 y* l! d! k, z* N# F+ yJapanese aircraft) M+ J: y3 J! E$ L, T
A6M5 Zero x 147
: |4 u6 U- b4 M' D* j% ~ B6N2a Jill x 176
9 r6 ?1 T- B8 [2 U& @; [ D4Y3 Judy x 24
0 j* h0 c+ ]( y: G3 o: q' a D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft
' Q/ T" p( g, T& s' B+ f F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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5 i) E5 e# X+ p1 E5 e( qJapanese aircraft losses# r+ }& B' C! l4 V" ]- e
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed/ W4 J d$ P8 k* U
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
0 y H. ?- J7 |- g' |9 ~ D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 E; E) |9 t3 ~3 m$ [/ n* Z! T D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak R; T: f* |$ P' n8 J3 R4 j
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged) K+ M! S) l$ h6 r
" Q M# k ?2 hAllied aircraft losses$ o/ Z& _4 Y2 |# Y5 Z5 x4 R
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed1 O4 n- E& ]4 G, B5 @6 h
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Allied Ships6 A. s3 p; G9 P( L; @! f5 s+ E
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: m* P, `) \; m1 B
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
) `5 {% P" y6 l/ q1 D- x CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' ?) Z5 v! b6 H) S9 [9 f CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ J( m$ F" \% y2 @' {! T LST-34
$ k0 b! C' l9 K+ }- m! `: C! Y CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' M: }+ {# d6 B CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, t1 g- @* Z" @+ @ CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ l: _0 O& |& c6 y3 M4 K CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& @: i, T. ?$ l+ F. Z5 } h2 N
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 I$ I, M5 D; @ LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 J6 \* N5 s6 I7 r# R7 w% F: f
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, {( Q8 N- ]$ ?. S9 ^& X! E: J
DE Waterman
% {' }3 m) P* \& o3 s _ E DD Callaghan
9 N2 w% d* h6 @8 }$ d DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 L, \$ T: I1 N7 g9 {: r DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ l6 q4 F+ D" A, y: L" m" }
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 O' C9 a; f" j; I DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
f: x/ @- I- |" S! h DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire% K4 O; X5 [6 t. g0 z9 u6 f
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) O2 Q9 o R$ s# L$ S% U3 |# N LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
6 @# w1 a$ h7 @" x/ e DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' A- m9 x# }+ g+ `3 Y U- y
DE Stadtfeld
% I& I w! N/ J5 H1 c! W DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( x$ q4 R/ s. z
DE James E. Craig$ z' P' u3 J) r' `- U: o% e
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 b/ I0 M5 E; `1 N: m6 a& D% n LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
9 v8 P0 r, c8 H. o* Y2 q4 i/ e3 C DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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: e* ^# j8 `9 R% j! N! G# R9 YAllied ground losses:
: {; `3 Z2 U; j1 z' f: k% \8 x$ v 210 casualties reported
' s& ^+ ]' @, f( ?- i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ j/ E3 Q7 R8 _8 Z- t: R8 a6 _ Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled+ k: `. c+ e6 Y' Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
J4 e7 Z O9 ^$ E Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)# Z/ W. O2 p, P$ C6 w
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., y" ~5 ]0 f4 J6 ?+ {" d$ W! O
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes$ H6 P( T( h0 _3 N. C# m
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Japanese aircraft9 e6 V# I) {7 d& @' b6 O5 W1 r) `
A6M5 Zero x 921 [; |% V3 S" R! c1 g8 W
N1K1-J George x 26
' t7 E. _9 o k0 @ A N1K2-J George x 251- e. g# Z9 c2 ]
Ki-84r Frank x 148" G7 u' Y* t$ Z, s Y6 }3 }5 I/ N! D
# e( O/ r0 B) r) k1 xAllied aircraft+ P8 j/ c7 b. I* `
F6F-3 Hellcat x 769 C b; U8 \4 M% y
TBF-1 Avenger x 30- N0 T. M: m" z8 t2 _+ V7 d
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 i. M% Q, V* p6 `+ C N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses: T u" l8 _/ Y) J6 _7 L
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed, z( j* Q" t( x I. d: V, h
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed+ _3 ]2 C9 ?2 ^6 v# X
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 b2 m2 n4 x& K/ vEstimated time to target is 32 minutes+ H: S& y" z5 Z
/ @' F) W+ F: P5 W$ NJapanese aircraft
2 l1 d2 Z% X& Q) ?& J A6M5 Zero x 77( |! J/ ~6 H7 M x, h, R3 l
N1K1-J George x 26
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Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
! @% `5 N# b1 R8 }9 ?) L) o TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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No Japanese losses
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5 K, e( ]3 c4 Q& Z- ?# c8 C% \, Q0 g TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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7 @" ]' @! Z( k, b, m' j! IRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% A" c" ~. F* T! w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* R7 E; G4 X i3 c. \
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Japanese aircraft0 j: B" S: R- [
A6M5 Zero x 691 |* Z8 D+ }( B9 |9 u' F _
N1K1-J George x 26
- z d! V8 [* g/ G. a- A$ b N1K2-J George x 127
& ]) }% N* w( [# j# U Ki-84r Frank x 91* T L% G# }6 x( s$ z7 {
( B; {" v; A _- v1 SAllied aircraft% E: x. |% S/ \3 A3 ?2 |
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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& |" u k- B. g+ T% i* e4 i2 h7 FNo Japanese losses8 g5 g$ W$ b2 r
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 ?1 A& s8 v% _! v* L0 u$ c
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 64* h8 F6 F* k- d0 U9 w) i4 z
N1K1-J George x 26) d# `! e6 |9 x) m8 t4 k$ U* n- c
N1K2-J George x 95+ G. [. C; |+ K* U3 a
Ki-84r Frank x 722 \4 j9 M* G/ s4 H2 c; b6 x
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Allied aircraft
; L3 w# Y+ b9 u; X3 M TBF-1 Avenger x 15: ~3 Z: B: _' P: W& F9 d; J' E0 c
4 n/ D% h3 y6 [9 Z3 i: h7 {- mNo Japanese losses
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4 [ k+ f; \, ^0 f3 HAllied aircraft losses% a" A4 P4 V- y0 r# p/ r
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed w5 ^6 ?1 J+ ]% S& m8 I$ F
4 S! ?+ U8 _, _' }Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 N ~. t' b! F
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 S' y% h* y7 P A6M5 Zero x 57) j" T+ ?9 X! y5 T6 T
N1K1-J George x 26
3 Y( ~/ R( [. r) N" i( Q/ f N1K2-J George x 769 N8 J2 d b5 G4 o7 ~
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
# d, Z7 i% Q$ r! S TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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5 S8 M( D$ I; E' g* B! m TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed3 p I! q1 |9 [" |
) g' Q% m2 P, r- b) u" xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160) J% ^3 V. e. D
* S# w) g0 T" a; kWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. [) F4 G" }* e( h/ S) e/ R% `Estimated time to target is 37 minutes1 u. ^5 ~1 @' X4 w6 J y
" w$ Q+ ?; K7 F. O) F# I" bJapanese aircraft
( c+ J7 j. R+ f A6M5 Zero x 151+ R5 A6 d3 t F j9 n. D
B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
' g5 A4 q8 w/ ? F6F-3 Hellcat x 332 M W+ M4 u8 B1 F: w1 Z3 D
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Japanese aircraft losses
" j0 m) E" I$ S A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
) E6 t( \* }6 Q B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged# t' X/ n/ x5 D% O. ^: m9 E. _
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses: g; ?/ J0 ^+ s
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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& \9 C( i4 s+ d6 |Allied Ships9 d/ f1 F2 Z% h7 c$ _
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 18 N# c* f/ D# d j' @& H" ~9 x, X0 q
CVL Belleau Wood8 p% Z4 c9 x; I; Q
CV Yorktown II
+ B7 X5 e! H, y$ L; j CV Bunker Hill
) p+ ~7 [& O' G% H6 }$ a# u DD Kimberly0 |, R( d" C' v8 i/ @# m' e
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
0 `* P6 X# b( c4 S* F, a CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
- Y) V8 @! D; D) u- v) B CVL Independence; ^3 q0 K! m& [' @- Z4 }
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! n- X1 \2 w7 N$ n6 l
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1# J( E5 I# D; M" C. @9 [( p' B9 e
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 21 j Z: Y p+ z1 J) q
, J2 R; w) g' H$ Y- d+ L0 [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。& d: U# Y7 h0 {' |6 ?! w" R: V
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