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。! `# ]2 m: v9 K6 T0 W
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,5 l- B1 C! L" L
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 4 }3 `( p( A$ N) L0 |, X) [# {( |9 }7 N
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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. B+ g6 f. O; S; j) oWeather in hex: Overcast
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: l" I; ~1 O5 SRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& K" E$ |, v" A# C( R% P5 UEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 e" F' q; I! x5 K
A6M5 Zero x 147. Y% k% t- V( Q- \, k$ k5 N. w
B6N2a Jill x 176% x) D% }; D7 l: K
D4Y3 Judy x 24/ H+ j' j0 P5 v+ w* |
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 4475 z, r4 P j0 H4 l5 {
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 P, I, E# F& R8 F) L- y6 j2 b; \3 a A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
3 \ \( C+ R# k* _0 S B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
; m/ P5 j- T8 h j0 b K! d, g3 k D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 {& V& Y" [- I! G: q
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak! r" R8 z3 t, v6 X4 c6 Z
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged& a' F" u1 d: p/ ~5 d3 U
. T" a) U. }$ L1 ~9 y7 EAllied aircraft losses
/ p$ Z8 u. X4 I1 M- B1 o2 u F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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8 ^8 S* F0 J+ L, k3 X! qAllied Ships& U0 C: S; T" k+ x% |2 }
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* f3 }. E, ^% w5 A# p CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk5 \3 n; n8 r: s# b
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 M, I6 j" j5 s$ |9 p1 O CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% f K; L$ b. q1 d0 r1 k
LST-34
1 R3 n; A) L: L+ _8 k( _/ C9 O CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 K* h+ I2 V3 V CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ?2 d9 s& U5 Q. g$ |9 a8 \ CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 L4 c3 E& @4 B/ O) b9 w+ {
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* H0 W$ e7 C+ n% L' X& g+ h
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* I0 t& ^! G$ p! V# A LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- y" O! N% t% L; W! F+ _, _! c: U4 u$ k DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# p0 v0 j/ I* G, `3 x$ X- e
DE Waterman
; }4 w9 q( K) V DD Callaghan+ m( S, r' Q U$ \
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ y% p7 e* _1 H' N; ?. A- F7 L3 o, x/ @
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! ?% y* W0 G5 L- M; m% m
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& S4 h6 ` A6 i9 E2 \' ^+ H
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& G- V" y$ H! f: y
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 ?3 ]2 P" [* V4 D* P0 h
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. D; Q/ s! L0 {0 f3 M LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
) d; X* }8 k2 l1 v, F- y DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, U8 @) A8 S/ A% i/ q
DE Stadtfeld' ~/ @/ ?) B; ? q
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ ?/ v* K. L7 B2 K$ }; { DE James E. Craig
. `' l' W3 X6 R) q; | W8 U LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 M3 M7 `1 K, Q. r: b LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
+ x7 l+ ?4 }: p8 l3 T DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:: m1 @6 J6 C) g. C; m
210 casualties reported& Y9 f, }( d6 h# m O: o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, u F4 Z' G5 |7 ]1 Z& y7 |
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled3 J" ]. A* m6 m. A& o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' a: }7 E \1 N. Q4 c7 H Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
6 }1 \: R8 v, ~* T$ D8 B# j- VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 F0 s' [% N9 @0 ]; xEstimated time to target is 36 minutes' C0 |, [* ^! h# q
& w7 w: ^6 B4 j, T- O/ F( @' O' q0 WJapanese aircraft1 Y. _5 j6 N: K7 d% b
A6M5 Zero x 92
3 z2 p, }/ T4 h( t7 _ N1K1-J George x 266 r/ |6 ^5 S" ?! d! `* M% u! ^
N1K2-J George x 251
# z5 q, |# N9 x' t& x+ D( r9 N4 x Ki-84r Frank x 148 J/ k. }# I0 b
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7 X5 [5 b! s! n2 G: t F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
+ b3 J# k4 ?; s W+ X+ x; E TBF-1 Avenger x 303 L; N: p1 f) i
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 k& ?) F2 `- x0 x: ^8 H N1K1-J George: 1 damaged4 D6 r5 s8 @$ l7 }& ?6 E
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v5 f3 K' H2 g* Q; s0 D& {! o F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
# Z, |1 r/ c2 H, q/ c+ S" { TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
4 t3 D+ L' Q2 s& M/ T/ b' `. ` TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
! `) w* A% X5 n TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak( P! v) t \( N: z
" E5 d7 D( E3 i0 X/ PJapanese Ships
. k j0 ~) r2 j3 h, j CVL Chitose
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O4 V! V4 `3 c8 ~6 oRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- z' n) C1 K6 F1 m! IEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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6 N. ?% O9 t9 aJapanese aircraft
5 ]4 h( ?3 w5 F A6M5 Zero x 77
' u# o. O5 N, Y# P5 R( | N1K1-J George x 26& _8 U7 d( {4 Y0 n8 H" V+ Q1 Z
N1K2-J George x 195, ~8 P4 Q4 C1 `. y; q+ l; N
Ki-84r Frank x 127- h9 ]4 c/ H1 Y8 [9 X- H+ [$ N
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Allied aircraft$ i6 M- i+ s- {% h. G
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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2 f% T0 g+ e l- {1 G; M6 t* ^7 LNo Japanese losses, @0 ?$ a1 c5 i0 m: ^! ?
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Allied aircraft losses( @ U: S* U: y
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" i! |- }. c5 L, GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 69
4 l7 k3 ]7 B, ` N1K1-J George x 26
9 Z* p; B5 l9 O; o; Z N1K2-J George x 1276 z% C2 l8 `6 f( o- _! f* s
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34# R. }9 W/ g- Q$ o( P
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4 _; v: l: |- N2 t/ ?5 IAllied aircraft losses( T7 s& _ G$ O, J2 y7 E5 O( {
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 M4 O! j' @$ W V! Z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes' r8 I" F! m1 g2 T. H% c. z4 U
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A6M5 Zero x 646 j# `- w- L4 k! ^+ D% X# W3 h
N1K1-J George x 26
/ u' [# T) ~! a3 J1 s) D l N1K2-J George x 95
2 a$ _: g+ e. L. f$ C Ki-84r Frank x 72" r: K5 K. ~, W& q/ L" u
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Allied aircraft, o1 P' k- C4 L3 M; H8 u
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% a. s1 n6 L4 B TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& j! F9 Z7 ^/ y9 c- j9 N' EEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 57# q) t4 m) y* {! U! V
N1K1-J George x 264 i B! D' a/ g8 H' n7 e
N1K2-J George x 76: o& o5 B6 ?- v7 I
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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4 j9 d, y3 q4 R2 x/ iNo Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed* V& F7 r) g/ F0 o9 |1 }3 |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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% A. R( T; _& ^' T, q3 LRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 s6 R: U2 j3 e% {Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N2a Jill x 84
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; [& V9 u7 `% W B0 {' E! h: C F6F-3 Hellcat x 3322 T; _) n2 e5 Q. p C5 \
3 D0 V0 O- f' O9 s+ jJapanese aircraft losses8 x$ w' [$ S8 X% a: A9 e
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ @+ x# ^* _+ q B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
O. p# z$ R# q+ {3 i) H8 i* E, J) i B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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; `: D5 E' Q5 l F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed- U6 x6 F$ ]# g1 [; u
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' [' M$ m4 f: M" R( W' T! o CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1. _" U; P( P$ n3 U% ?6 Z2 N
CVL Belleau Wood2 D- {% b9 K e( H1 D# B, O
CV Yorktown II
3 C6 P! |- m/ K2 U; }* ? CV Bunker Hill4 ^* m; O6 @" M+ L" w8 L
DD Kimberly/ e7 l8 Z1 a# D W+ O
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1) d5 y$ G b: Y" U; ~( l
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
2 Y: w6 F/ f- i L# k CVL Independence
8 Q9 F, M4 h( a CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
_5 ~9 R( h2 ]5 _1 L- Z CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
$ q; F0 w- u% y" t2 S0 O 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。
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