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。
( c+ f/ z# s2 B$ f: w' z2 Y, 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,+ _ t5 B; k J' m ?$ L
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 , z; {; V9 F& y1 I0 z
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast" O0 n! Y8 \& @ v2 `7 ^" G# @4 X
: A1 }; H% E" n! ^ |5 W' RRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% d; \, B3 r8 S2 f( sEstimated time to target is 40 minutes* S) z* V" ]! t. Z% o9 m9 ~* F
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Japanese aircraft
7 x9 d' N# ]9 A A6M5 Zero x 147
: A7 u; m8 t& a- S+ i; y B6N2a Jill x 176; h. e; X& {* \6 x
D4Y3 Judy x 24
+ Z1 A; T" f8 J5 E D4Y4 Judy x 143' a7 M$ I/ H+ U& q. U! w6 I
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Allied aircraft, c( z8 P. u8 [ {) X: |( D/ @
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses, F2 w5 F$ M6 l. m; _3 v
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
$ L. Z. W* U+ B; n* l B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
& R9 L7 ^6 p! r0 C* K- x# V D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
! _: G5 {+ p; Q* ~) d# E D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak+ a/ Q0 c; v* n* [7 {
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged p1 E8 ^. w* f( X1 j$ e2 n A* g
# j* i X5 \ ~Allied aircraft losses
) |. B- m- p. R- J% n+ i5 B F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed4 {5 ~5 W* G* f d
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Allied Ships" l/ Q ^6 l8 w5 G3 K$ J1 G7 @
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 W. ^$ o. P% q$ h2 o* [ CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
8 F h* N% u4 Z' V0 o% I. i% X7 ^ CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. Y* j) b( D# l8 x8 L4 k! D
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ E& y7 b) @2 |$ B LST-34" y) c7 v9 S0 H2 Z
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 q* D Q ?" R& q$ k5 v
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: H$ ~1 }& N' J
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 e1 N. x: B: \6 e2 S1 | CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" a" O6 {6 o+ ?* v } CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' D' E* i! l; X* v m$ s LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 ^1 n Q! M& a
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 u- N5 |+ o/ \* w- y/ P8 _7 d DE Waterman
2 l6 Z% H2 c1 n DD Callaghan) Z9 }& n0 \. }4 F3 `
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ P& c6 E( s: o e6 G DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 w- t2 ]; i7 e+ X DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
H8 r. j) Q7 v( B: ] DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 @4 o. p/ g+ N2 f& Z+ x DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 H5 r& `# U8 }/ B9 M& c LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
! w% j8 a" c+ f; D4 S/ J LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, H2 V( `: G2 h
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) H5 v7 S! G: E7 k
DE Stadtfeld
: m* v5 q' e1 N1 s1 P8 U$ v DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. A3 a, f& L5 D3 d; S, W4 G8 b DE James E. Craig
z) Y, [- W. T LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: M: o: f( \' {+ p6 ?9 } LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
( x y1 R. l0 Z. G% X- b DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; o4 R- `4 Q3 S h' x* J
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Allied ground losses:
* i9 z/ I8 ^2 d" l3 L) e 210 casualties reported
: `$ w) f7 v! W, e, z! E) e1 |" B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ~( G. r) l6 ~6 o+ [+ M Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled- ^2 w7 k0 \! a* _0 @( \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# p; E U g- \" _/ m Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
( x; n! ^: x1 J5 A: WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) J# ?2 P* C0 j& I0 U3 \Estimated time to target is 36 minutes8 O" G9 ?$ f7 y- M
" M( X; g6 |* c8 AJapanese aircraft
( Y% x& I: X' C- X* {* a A6M5 Zero x 925 n+ d/ e F+ I
N1K1-J George x 26
) b' Z% ?. E9 D9 H( f* E) N N1K2-J George x 251
8 u' l7 k9 C, D% o Ki-84r Frank x 148; Y/ s& \3 n& d- z2 m3 [5 D
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Allied aircraft4 ?* r" T7 d* \8 k; c5 Y: A
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
+ C0 v& v; @. k8 L0 k" M TBF-1 Avenger x 30
( e2 \! P% |0 ]. ^: o! @; ^* U TBM-1C Avenger x 231 {% U; Y- K5 l: k; D7 B
- d. w& g6 K: g+ x6 iJapanese aircraft losses: K: @2 D* o7 V& W
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged0 L6 |/ ~- a$ Q8 F& c
# o& Q; E( r2 ~' X E2 f: W9 j) iAllied aircraft losses
- j5 H- J! ?3 z' f/ L F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
/ r9 o! n: Y% w TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed- z+ H4 `4 ^# r
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged/ Z/ q% ]3 I$ V5 p- _
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak3 S1 _ Z% B# o8 ], D: O5 p
% I6 B- @' f* N, z: D9 FJapanese Ships% U8 `; H8 }$ B, k9 q* E
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 _, [) w) s/ X. zEstimated time to target is 32 minutes9 F: l4 }; m0 x* }9 X1 A \
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Japanese aircraft
; g- B9 W, r3 D" M5 h A6M5 Zero x 77
' }7 ~$ r' x5 Z; \& A. r- n N1K1-J George x 26: ?% }4 K# m8 B! e- D; T
N1K2-J George x 195
0 n; N3 f. D4 Y: c7 I6 |+ v Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft/ Z* z3 {( `4 S3 p9 O0 n
TBM-1C Avenger x 7$ L2 ~5 h, g! E5 i8 F4 O
6 r% z/ |" Q3 U2 D- PNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
?' t: h9 Y( l' S7 v TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. |9 s! Q, H. E& |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. X3 c+ P# n" w% c! ]
8 N# O H8 b; s: b0 O1 yJapanese aircraft
5 L4 K1 u' w: l" ]: Q2 } A6M5 Zero x 69
! J& o6 y; m6 f N1K1-J George x 26
7 I1 c: i9 Q) }) \: C; k N1K2-J George x 1273 s# o$ m+ v: e% o
Ki-84r Frank x 91- J9 f9 H6 S0 H4 e; D& r& y
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Allied aircraft! }, f! Q. O! ~. Q$ l) g
SBD-5 Dauntless x 346 Q! R. l' k `6 v& d
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed% [5 s* X: ^- }0 s6 _* p5 p% n2 W
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' D _% u; Y" i/ ~
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 i) j/ {7 G& D: g5 N; n$ C- ^ A6M5 Zero x 64
6 j4 J5 J) U' q/ Z1 h" f N1K1-J George x 26# E' F/ Q+ D7 h# P0 x
N1K2-J George x 95
8 U b* c7 o1 B Ki-84r Frank x 729 e4 E' w k- f4 F! P% M6 `
1 h' m* r/ b& s( O5 @0 O% PAllied aircraft$ W( y& E' V3 m8 ^0 ]! n, t0 A8 V
TBF-1 Avenger x 150 Z) A# u% H9 \% C# l
7 u! \' d3 `7 u, `9 [/ oNo Japanese losses, O* X& P& H6 |6 [0 H& S% m( Z) |, ?
3 R# a" I& Z5 d, k! g0 a$ F$ A; FAllied aircraft losses) H6 `$ _+ [5 f( R
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( @& }7 z: q; K2 X2 ~8 u6 M H' G9 W
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 57
( ^: e6 p* T3 @7 h l7 k N1K1-J George x 26# L2 w* l( {, J5 K
N1K2-J George x 76
+ D8 Y# u5 y8 d. u( S5 Q Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft1 U6 N1 W# m1 l- E
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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! H* ?3 b0 s4 n7 hNo Japanese losses
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: G" D3 p& e9 ~8 t TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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. y4 g; T7 ~; p% U5 S# Z( zRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 Q. a) J) N" uEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" \6 u% G* \) o- z. U A6M5 Zero x 151
1 k5 J" |, u% \6 v# S% t+ [ B6N2a Jill x 84
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) T7 M2 s. C/ E) u8 M) r7 LAllied aircraft
1 n% o( o: G. S/ e5 Y3 r: p! ] F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses4 F5 h1 Z( b" P: {+ w
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed' t. ^# N, v' ]
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged: l4 n$ v2 Q$ P$ b. l8 ~
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak1 D* d" X+ H5 r4 N! O" u+ h0 n
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Allied aircraft losses
1 d' d+ n" B; v. h# Z. M' ]& V5 v/ D F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed! p; W/ y+ K7 j8 P) v1 Z3 T
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Allied Ships; i$ c/ [ H+ \; D) f( E
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1/ U1 ?; U+ I- c3 e. w4 X
CVL Belleau Wood, k2 {. [( m- p1 ]$ L
CV Yorktown II
! y$ E& J+ G3 P7 m, b& ?( J$ U/ }# s' u CV Bunker Hill
* f6 H# O& H+ F5 n! a! @/ H- |6 _ DD Kimberly
/ B) ]5 @7 t+ P6 } `4 N CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 19 `7 X+ Z$ d/ a$ b3 J5 w/ ` U# [
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
; z/ J$ D$ v7 O0 k& c CVL Independence) ]& G/ Y v6 i5 S$ Q9 o
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' @: W$ A z4 r8 X CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 17 _0 a w8 f" \ [' c: V
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2. F, v w X0 M
/ E" W3 L; d( |* y' T1 w2 g2 o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。$ O; x. A a P \' J1 X( A) N* _
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