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。
% e; s% x' n t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,4 o0 @/ }( Y/ e/ d
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
8 d) T: M6 d2 s/ P& L5 |( MMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast; f. _' ]1 W* }5 h
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! M! C+ F S' i( [3 a1 UEstimated time to target is 40 minutes1 J6 p% l* E/ K2 k+ j/ B
3 O8 N7 y/ I6 }! L$ VJapanese aircraft
' d$ U) v3 i4 Z# A0 Q9 c A6M5 Zero x 147
" C/ g9 u) W4 `' R. F B6N2a Jill x 176
6 k+ G* i& R! ~% m D4Y3 Judy x 24) O7 E b) s* x) i0 G
D4Y4 Judy x 1430 }& q) b" O$ M( y: e
* t" W* U6 g c5 g, _3 gAllied aircraft
* B+ Q6 t. R: s F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses; C" V9 V3 B H. M3 W
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed. w4 o) U' ~! W" g; h7 l
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged/ _; \2 R3 Q6 \0 B% Y: H
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 h% X1 a* k# s- T" P( i) ]
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak% t: X8 q" s+ f- P, q3 {
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged7 ~2 p4 u6 @# H) k/ x
6 s$ A' Q7 N1 @7 `' {3 _0 EAllied aircraft losses2 O8 a! f# H, T' F
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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" X: _2 V& D; Y8 y) s0 A q; TAllied Ships' q! Z5 N% r4 V a4 [8 \$ l6 E
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: j' F7 v+ @/ }% ?# |* ?, J6 C t CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
) g, r5 @) ?, _+ K: V& c9 W CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 S4 L$ v* J' P! S% a( m, N CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' Y* u0 n/ d1 F% X3 c LST-347 }) r! y# p! G
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 _* C3 w, [' h* Z5 n3 W CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
- i, P% ]% `8 P5 L CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 Q) n8 v* s8 J CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; Q+ v. j. q! ^* @6 c! r
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ R8 p- e% Z5 e/ ?/ m8 z! c LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: z: C0 b/ n1 _+ d( }8 f
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& y" Y# A5 X! {' A DE Waterman
- G. X4 {$ i9 J: a DD Callaghan
, h' L& b) r7 O1 s9 t8 W4 {. L$ T5 E- K DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. _; ^: ~9 s5 S1 d
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" F3 {* v( ~. `8 h- e' I9 R
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 c/ w- h! W& c4 L4 q/ [ i a DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& F( N+ f* {6 V) ~2 w DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 z# b+ c: u2 E7 j
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ L4 U4 H0 \& Z) p3 U, \
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 {3 R; O3 b& ]; D& q DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ ~3 [ S8 @2 M( `* U
DE Stadtfeld
% G! O' h Y7 o DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ N" ^& b2 D' m- O* S7 B! B" Y: m DE James E. Craig- U: ~! G' G# C, B" m- h* w. ?6 e1 `
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' ~) D5 w/ }4 {9 z: | LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
9 @& K8 C8 V# @" b DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 J# Y8 U6 L7 q/ H/ J P) D* W6 Z+ L
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Allied ground losses:
' B4 }; e7 w; M" K: K1 P" s/ r 210 casualties reported
7 N8 f2 k- W4 M$ G! a: o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. Z, N9 B1 C" ]: A( d, `% K Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled* r( Q6 D9 ^+ Q/ p o2 N& f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ v, }; h6 W4 d4 f Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)& c: @' U. j# j. V
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 u, Y3 g% Q& @$ [1 v$ a( N9 `* mEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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: v4 M; P" {6 n N0 UJapanese aircraft
. A# q5 [6 `$ \! v# v A6M5 Zero x 92
- j5 L# H3 q$ _5 j* T! i' M N1K1-J George x 26+ x7 [3 h3 g* s6 E2 C6 }5 u5 }
N1K2-J George x 251
- n, b! ]) L6 [2 |: \ Ki-84r Frank x 148( A4 X+ m* `6 A: Q
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Allied aircraft% ~* _4 T) r" b9 o
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
/ @. d4 `! P% K& J TBF-1 Avenger x 30
) M5 U0 t% y, {0 E TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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; y* M% ~7 l/ M6 MJapanese aircraft losses9 A6 f9 s6 f# k& W# c: F" J, [
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged/ A' v% p3 D4 O4 A% D( r
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
) R7 i- k3 F4 {' O7 c; v TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
2 ?8 ?6 c' w; V7 _. R; w TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged& T1 T2 a4 ^! `
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* E' `- J0 E6 K- n- h( p3 J
* Q" C# y( g1 t+ M% PJapanese Ships. p) n( M! P0 _
CVL Chitose
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4 M$ {3 A' C# L8 v* F# ERaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ `2 f) d+ |8 e; L7 BEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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/ ^1 @* W: M+ |+ C) N W: b- R/ iJapanese aircraft# q6 x! Y# F! m
A6M5 Zero x 77
" K, R: W2 Y6 _- u N1K1-J George x 26, R/ }' Q# b+ b# C7 Z
N1K2-J George x 195/ q( j+ c0 U0 q. C' H& E- E5 {
Ki-84r Frank x 127 A5 O' v2 J6 |/ |2 U
' n1 Y k5 a! ~4 zAllied aircraft8 X6 v$ v" t+ l. b( B8 t& l6 t" ?+ n
TBM-1C Avenger x 70 E1 g- y2 f0 q$ _
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No Japanese losses9 f2 O0 `6 E; [7 c
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Allied aircraft losses' P. _ b8 z+ N+ [4 }- K% C
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 l. L8 ~, r' r9 a" yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 n- t3 U7 Q8 [: Q- j4 g3 _+ Y9 {/ _ A6M5 Zero x 69# _0 Y4 I) v5 N3 d' Y
N1K1-J George x 263 L5 K4 z$ h7 y* D$ L& E
N1K2-J George x 127+ X5 C; B+ @' y! U. ^8 q; }
Ki-84r Frank x 91
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34/ o8 g/ @* s% R/ G. W
( h4 R# k# ~. wNo Japanese losses" w$ Q" G. n9 z4 K$ ^2 O0 w; k" P
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Allied aircraft losses; \9 T& K4 j" m, H: v; Z7 w
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed+ c/ o( A( k7 N, L: m% {
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- _% @4 p* O/ t8 K7 w; ^& NEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 E9 i- L9 j6 a/ A$ h
A6M5 Zero x 64
A* R9 K# J6 E& ` N1K1-J George x 26: x; }& w2 u+ a8 `) X3 u
N1K2-J George x 95
. [$ a$ p& X6 C Ki-84r Frank x 722 g7 _1 _$ Z: }# x- [. @" V! ^4 g
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Allied aircraft6 f8 s5 W, J, b7 Z9 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 15 v5 H1 Q& ^& k+ Q0 M
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No Japanese losses' u7 C! |8 F9 X
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Allied aircraft losses
& z5 ^; O. n! t% A: E9 G/ I TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed1 S9 H% A/ V% u- o2 y/ M
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. _( x) O! q% U3 Z* d
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 @' L- _9 W3 o; Q- \0 o8 P. h
A6M5 Zero x 57
" l6 s, B' N7 g- @# M7 { N1K1-J George x 26# D3 d3 E k9 ~( B
N1K2-J George x 76
6 ?6 _% C/ } i4 t5 J q Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft# d* g3 v+ i8 C$ Q5 [
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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5 e3 f0 ?2 d. }4 p2 B$ a/ @No Japanese losses, Z7 X: E) \2 u0 J
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Allied aircraft losses% {" |0 N# J9 v* B3 l) H# m" r
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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1 [! I; {/ s, l+ qRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 ?. V1 | p# s. ~2 b
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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E. h2 F. S0 m' P' o3 v9 rJapanese aircraft
3 R2 Y( P& V. Q# D A6M5 Zero x 1515 j3 ]0 a, ^9 n0 A( o/ Y5 z8 g/ ^
B6N2a Jill x 84: h0 R& u) ~+ d$ E# h2 I( [
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Allied aircraft
; k4 G3 y( K/ T/ X r, S* h F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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! Q3 q+ `6 P0 f m' }: e A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed3 N2 V% F' z& Z4 F: P
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
2 M0 G) ~+ i2 L8 \- g% Q* _ B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak- J5 w& D# ~8 K) Y- R: m
4 e) {2 P2 e0 z0 d r$ XAllied aircraft losses
% b% m; u" \8 w$ ~# j0 R F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed. ^! P0 u+ Y9 [! X
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Allied Ships
4 O4 P) p5 I7 o CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
0 K' ~$ s; Z9 {2 T; |1 B CVL Belleau Wood. M9 |( }! e% u% ~
CV Yorktown II, x& ^; D e' Y1 @ S
CV Bunker Hill
9 S6 |4 ^0 P/ S* |8 U$ O DD Kimberly
% t) U) @6 K* N: ~, T CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
/ P3 r# g1 g2 J5 j0 c+ H% G CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1 r ?# g y. N0 ~) t( l( j. c5 i- R
CVL Independence6 P% M$ l4 p+ ?: m* `) t/ I% Z0 ~
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' `+ B7 {5 u! U$ p" V, n CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 19 o! l# V2 _ {0 R1 a7 I+ s( F
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2+ x/ I: C7 ~4 p* V- u B
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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。( c+ d; f: K& P) z8 J0 F& J) b( N# i
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