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。 
3 j) _1 q9 h' c9 X6 H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,- M$ ?6 r; l9 l7 } 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44  
/ O$ G: Q9 T5 `: I" A* _Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1601 q( }* ~; |/ C( f! G 
 
% E# W0 T4 c7 oWeather in hex: Overcast 
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
0 u4 U1 p' n( i( t5 E: a! P7 nEstimated time to target is 40 minutes* q8 c3 [& |- R2 S 
5 d" K0 H+ j3 y 
Japanese aircraft: Z* S2 [7 ]: D* p% S% V 
      A6M5 Zero x 147/ q% G' C; X  K" ]& L 
      B6N2a Jill x 176 
3 `. m+ f* F- C# l6 @% f$ U7 z      D4Y3 Judy x 241 p# W( D( F! B/ m: w( ^: Q2 U  T 
      D4Y4 Judy x 143& ?$ M# K3 j5 ]( K: d$ t# D; e 
 
7 R1 j- v- z9 k7 a4 w3 o/ Y+ zAllied aircraft  L6 W  ?, F5 V& R, ` 
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 447 
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Japanese aircraft losses2 r& i! k/ h% l, W2 I# j 
      A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed$ ?  U, z0 M: Z; f3 r 
      B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged' I) P. f' p3 o 
      D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged2 U% ]: `" {/ i, B9 @/ i/ ?+ r/ Z 
      D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak/ C" c& n- e( q! H# t3 k+ S 
      D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses$ \& S5 F* {. @! v 
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed$ W; G( e  g6 C9 m% A8 \  M 
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Allied Ships 
+ R! @6 \+ D7 C$ L& u      CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
0 A+ g# N8 s1 }1 w- P. b      CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk 
7 ^, h3 g! o) w* p2 p" [+ o      CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
$ E: \1 e  h0 {# g9 j( z      CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( c$ [: S/ ]; G" K& r+ J 
      LST-34 
0 k3 b* C2 M4 R      CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
/ a' |/ ~. j% I" J9 x, Y* J      CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 E- [+ E! _2 G- U* E4 k5 X; | 
      CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
$ n$ n* F( g' Y. ]: Z      CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 S: l0 b8 P' C 
      CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage' j" F3 x( x$ ]0 O! j; Y1 C( n 
      LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
' @# V+ e7 |7 t* I8 N      DE Levy, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: k6 [) Y, G$ a: { 
      DE Waterman 
/ }& d2 J9 S6 _( X      DD Callaghan0 K+ ?+ ?( i) M 
      DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 n2 p8 k/ p) s$ [3 I: q/ ? 
      DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% t+ B+ \* A( G+ ~3 O) d" ~( E: } 
      DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
# R& h1 J3 z/ J+ h& A+ K+ j. O      DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
. l$ z, \9 [5 p8 a! ]7 U      DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1,  on fire! C2 p( D: _# h. _+ O+ c# _ 
      LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
1 m$ m+ P3 ?0 N! l; s; e2 h      LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires1 F, u# Q% R  T! T* r( ~ 
      DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
9 p" T/ P7 R* {  Q  u  j      DE Stadtfeld/ f; X" ]3 q0 q9 D. I 
      DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% B: \; z  c! r7 F/ J4 C 
      DE James E. Craig 
3 N# T# s) Y$ e9 C; i! G, p      LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
. T5 L# @9 h6 F# \" \' g6 [      LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk 
2 h& w2 h& A, n: Y      DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires 
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Allied ground losses: 
1 P% Y6 Q# X) z" D- i7 n$ x1 w* v      210 casualties reported1 l+ ~9 M+ D" K8 b 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
' B: u% W/ c% l. X         Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled! z1 W( O" A" K 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
5 B5 g* V% ]! a3 R7 ]" F4 k  y      Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled) 
0 y; e& Y' A5 G5 {Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
# S+ Z, D  t5 b' d4 V& GEstimated time to target is 36 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft2 C: F) a, x1 i0 N$ G' ~# N( i 
      A6M5 Zero x 92. W: q( R0 t4 U3 V. N 
      N1K1-J George x 266 S  T! I4 U$ U6 ~- }; c 
      N1K2-J George x 251 
6 I4 F6 `- G* z2 z      Ki-84r Frank x 1483 ~, U" Z3 E3 t 
 
, G( u0 p) Y$ E4 u$ d$ m1 w) lAllied aircraft 
4 I  h& P0 l: n      F6F-3 Hellcat x 76. G* e2 z" D' I8 J" a$ _5 f 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
" A8 S$ c- I7 m4 [      TBM-1C Avenger x 237 a& P! \* m8 \6 N* E5 z2 M% ]8 ? 
 
9 X8 v$ A& c. H1 J- ?9 TJapanese aircraft losses" M' t9 [# X" d% A 
      N1K1-J George: 1 damaged$ k# o# G; D1 Y0 ~0 ]8 c 
 
, h; i* Q2 ]8 J8 |$ BAllied aircraft losses, V" j; o! f- S- ? 
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed! R8 P2 }5 j; T  q" O, h: P9 s/ V 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed 
, S9 A! z7 r* s8 I, |      TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged, `- }' f, d* ?5 ]! r 
      TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak( O. m; [0 x! {5 r3 C5 h 
 
! ]4 j1 b& c+ t: ?3 P  `5 Y& IJapanese Ships 
6 V0 B0 T" s" y, t% _      CVL Chitose& O0 f- q: m+ z% K1 K7 A 
 
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. 
2 d' a+ y0 ?6 L- AEstimated time to target is 32 minutes* h6 U0 n  ?) {# a5 N 
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Japanese aircraft 
& E! s1 I+ A& P# D      A6M5 Zero x 77 
- u* N* `/ N2 X" i6 v6 @% R; g: n      N1K1-J George x 26 
' R4 j. F' ~$ M3 U      N1K2-J George x 195 
$ i# |" \1 U: D$ e      Ki-84r Frank x 127 
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Allied aircraft4 d6 U) _4 h$ K2 y" o+ Z- M9 Q 
      TBM-1C Avenger x 7$ C+ R- F* A2 | 
" n4 y1 g* u1 ^2 S+ a5 X4 |$ m7 ` 
No Japanese losses 
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Allied aircraft losses 
. ~* S- i; v1 W2 P- i      TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed 
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 ^# \) C  [2 w* Q/ I% I 
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* y( z/ p8 Q3 M: x' n2 |! U2 G 
 
4 X6 t8 A5 z% w4 q7 b9 PJapanese aircraft7 v/ m7 I) _% d! O$ ~/ j 
      A6M5 Zero x 697 }6 `) K2 R; [2 } 
      N1K1-J George x 26 
5 O$ [4 ^, P/ J6 ]5 W/ @      N1K2-J George x 127 
% c, d1 r8 c0 z      Ki-84r Frank x 91, q4 w; z, |" ?* t. x  X 
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Allied aircraft: }4 `* Z) K- T  d2 w8 t 
      SBD-5 Dauntless x 34/ {4 B! c# H1 l% n, J 
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No Japanese losses4 N, r" i0 \% G9 b/ {  \ 
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Allied aircraft losses( X- i$ t" E9 Z" V5 M 
      SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed$ j1 ]; W' u7 S/ O" z! w0 w 
 
  S2 M& G. e. k% y6 ^! Z+ JRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# U2 \7 l$ M# j 
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes  l" {+ E! h/ J7 z& V4 ~ 
 
* Q1 V# w! f1 U. l7 SJapanese aircraft& Q4 i4 }! F5 B5 m( M, j 
      A6M5 Zero x 64& ^, |5 N3 h; O4 E% e* G 
      N1K1-J George x 264 }' H2 k8 g% c7 h; c3 c4 y6 v 
      N1K2-J George x 95  x  b) s) d7 A7 ^' G8 K9 H 
      Ki-84r Frank x 72 
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& ^' E( F" X% Y2 H" r- W2 [5 sAllied aircraft 
4 h% B+ }- R- y# Z, _) S      TBF-1 Avenger x 152 K' X( U( I& i1 m1 I& {1 f 
: g# J6 p! ]& S 
No Japanese losses8 o  T5 l& \& U5 i# y/ H6 a 
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Allied aircraft losses 
- d0 ]/ c1 L9 w! }      TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed; W2 p- @. M; Q7 k. e& L, s 
 
8 a$ P3 f" {2 O0 i2 t6 ]4 k$ pRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. 
) C5 K4 M1 ]3 \' W( ]- U$ [Estimated time to target is 11 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
4 y3 l( a1 T; v      A6M5 Zero x 57( K4 {5 }' R1 j5 V2 O 
      N1K1-J George x 26 
; Z6 q0 _. X3 _. X6 c. |5 D      N1K2-J George x 768 M3 I0 p* H5 ^* { 
      Ki-84r Frank x 62 
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4 ]$ z2 L: l8 d3 oAllied aircraft' J) ~: k) v3 f  Q 
      TBF-1 Avenger x 8 
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" V; L; L( u- Y8 _No Japanese losses 
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$ i3 h- T  S; ^$ ?. r. mAllied aircraft losses 
- x! t+ ~1 f$ x% @# i, Z4 C" |      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed: W2 C6 \4 M5 ~4 M, p# E: N9 O- a 
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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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0 P. A: V' E! H/ ?; L9 k/ b; {! P5 ?1 S; nRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
' v" O+ m4 \& |1 a8 ^+ G' yEstimated time to target is 37 minutes/ @! x/ o- \3 C7 p 
 
/ E, @3 J# E$ v0 e' p& e& bJapanese aircraft 
& X9 W" P  n" ]( A/ j9 |$ B5 I      A6M5 Zero x 151 
. Z, ^1 e# ~8 ~" ]9 ]      B6N2a Jill x 84% o, V* f3 Z- |7 a; r* o- p, W 
 
' B" T2 v; ?7 D2 V5 JAllied aircraft 
; l" ?% M$ a6 h+ W& P5 j& G, Q      F6F-3 Hellcat x 3326 p; U4 i+ c/ k0 r: R2 Q 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
0 M& z' W' c/ w7 \5 p      A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed 
0 @. X5 U  H% k2 G  M; X+ _. C      B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged3 ^9 Y) G: K& w8 s6 O& y2 D- r6 |/ a 
      B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak3 n* \6 f% _0 u4 K8 L3 z: g 
 
) y4 p& m/ x0 ?3 U) h- I; Q. X) q& eAllied aircraft losses4 Q+ j/ L8 r2 z/ j& ^0 f. i; [- E 
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed 
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4 ], e& ~1 V7 o' C3 w8 i: ~2 fAllied Ships4 _& A1 t% l& Z) p 
      CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1/ t) A* I: A; [) @- t 
      CVL Belleau Wood 
: l1 W+ ~* W: b  s      CV Yorktown II! s( F  ?  t: d# k 
      CV Bunker Hill 
0 h" M3 }, K6 r9 q( x      DD Kimberly% g% ^( s7 L7 G6 c1 Q5 M# K 
      CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 13 Q3 g0 l  G" q! i" [ 
      CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1 
& m" K0 A  i  u; j2 J/ Z2 S! T      CVL Independence 
# W2 i$ R! T9 `* O, J, X      CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage" t7 ~* C, v. h9 D 
      CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 12 [$ O+ t# \/ X) v; [( b; Z% V 
      CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2 
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9 H4 i$ c0 R3 m% V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。4 z1 T1 r8 X; c1 A7 M0 ]9 M 
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