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 |5 J' L' k. J9 M2 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,7 n5 |9 ~' ]# V5 {# s7 K' G" b; r
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
0 I* K. y) t' j; y, ~* r* pMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast; ?& o5 w- @$ r# }* E
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( P) D! G. ]7 r$ d! B4 i
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) @9 f. E# a Z) J% _. Z+ Q9 U A6M5 Zero x 147
& F! \- a2 c) R% g# x) n" P3 y B6N2a Jill x 176
8 A! Q" w0 i5 {/ K7 N( P! K ?# c D4Y3 Judy x 24
! ?7 O8 ^+ ~- J& c" V% L( g0 y D4Y4 Judy x 1438 _* |: {5 J( X- T' m: \8 {) l, M. E
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Allied aircraft: ^7 s! }5 [3 T$ A8 p$ q
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447- u; e: F' A7 R- S6 N. `' B, v6 p
9 f' A& w( @8 r- M+ v; m$ j7 _Japanese aircraft losses: \8 O2 W. }# H& l& C% K
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
* i# L, j" P0 Q! e( _! Z/ `+ h B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged% R/ h; f. a6 [( ]* M+ m, U7 \
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 ~7 l+ `& O- e$ ^9 K1 l1 k1 V6 j D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
! {( U8 ~& X7 V" S I4 c/ h D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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s2 c, D5 r. e/ sAllied aircraft losses7 g2 |9 Q- H0 Q- `; x
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; \* M0 \% l; R) t7 I CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. L: d6 a! N5 D! b. m8 x CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk% Z0 ^1 G/ G, v- f0 `9 A" e- g) [
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: z7 q E! f8 Y4 v CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 F. Z+ T) n, O8 @- T LST-34
" n6 A2 B! d; p3 [+ ~6 O CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ V6 r+ X) I3 J4 [+ b2 o- [6 ]/ Y. D
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ]# i/ \& A) \" c# k* p
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 q* }. m! Q5 b. a: K9 W# v
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) U: M; E$ n( v" q5 E% Y7 r
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& ^+ B& \$ E x
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. Q3 j0 B/ c4 C DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( j' U1 E+ ~& S+ i. }
DE Waterman3 |5 ?' W& X9 N7 U
DD Callaghan
2 Q9 b& b O- Z. g* S8 ] DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U6 A/ R T$ e0 Q( b
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' c( C# u6 [6 f5 J6 z; z: R h
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ R2 o$ T5 a4 D: d2 C; m# b) S) n7 }
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, P, `% a' t9 J- d DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 P7 C/ e- o) W0 d8 _- b LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 ~& B; O- w$ u6 m H
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 L3 j2 z( ~6 h# `5 S; d, t DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, V# O' ?/ Y& x8 |8 T
DE Stadtfeld- H, a& Q. ~& I. |+ s, ?
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, `3 j) o4 o6 F6 U o DE James E. Craig
2 g; j* U$ b1 @) y+ W* E; i LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% o/ T: l& V% w! |4 m7 c+ ]
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk# h, P/ Q- J$ V! f5 H: p9 C
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ Z+ q! M9 K8 _" q( c# x, D
& _/ ~8 b% X( @Allied ground losses:
) v/ f# F5 ^) k" b 210 casualties reported
* x6 p& i) X2 l7 a i! V# a4 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- G7 _- k: w2 `+ o" D& R/ P2 O
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
* U4 W9 m9 h2 K- g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 w0 k. [$ U/ `% G Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled). `6 h+ [5 m% P- t9 X+ A
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ u( G- \. \) B6 {5 V, F
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes: k5 v+ b: \( f; [, P- g
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Japanese aircraft
5 I% W5 k: L9 F A6M5 Zero x 92* W! z* \" f7 Q* u1 o5 p2 y: B
N1K1-J George x 26! d. q" c" D' @/ R
N1K2-J George x 251) c1 t3 e* i5 A. B, g" D4 o! I
Ki-84r Frank x 1488 i. E2 {& Z% K% o A
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Allied aircraft
# h2 M/ @/ s! ^' H3 |/ p. [ F6F-3 Hellcat x 76
2 S6 F# }0 N$ t, d; f TBF-1 Avenger x 30
. K% r$ m. Z. }5 ~+ { TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses7 o# v% \' c, C% c( D% x$ E, z# }
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, _2 \& ^+ ^6 `' u F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed8 O/ S, o* j* x9 j
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed+ ]. g6 j# t; B# p
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 R- M/ q/ R/ c/ V* s% c* T TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak) _3 i. X \6 Z+ a7 o, d
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Japanese Ships% h3 p, |7 B. ]# Q% p
CVL Chitose6 Z9 J0 U6 Y8 \! M" Y
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* H2 F. z) y: h# _Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; `# p1 N# W: w$ Q; m( O
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes6 @( k. v- y/ r }. N& M$ |8 O
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Japanese aircraft1 p C$ T7 C) F6 O! a
A6M5 Zero x 77
; t( w7 ]+ I. M! n4 G2 n N1K1-J George x 265 V# o( }/ ^& @" i. j5 ~% s. J
N1K2-J George x 1958 o% j3 @4 r% t2 e+ H$ e# i3 h. I
Ki-84r Frank x 1270 t1 ]8 ]5 `$ O# F
# k$ ^! @5 u, K" S3 oAllied aircraft7 R( p6 Q* s' \$ ?- v/ q; W1 u, `
TBM-1C Avenger x 7/ J9 ~6 }9 y7 C- p9 y- D$ `/ K
0 S" |5 i3 D$ r3 mNo Japanese losses) x- y* {( a) u' t0 X( [* Q4 z
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Allied aircraft losses+ U$ u$ g4 w7 ?3 M$ Z$ X
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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; n( z. ]& p a. RRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
6 F! U0 }+ Z0 v$ B ~: hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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5 Y) Q1 c9 G. Z2 y! k6 `$ _Japanese aircraft
! x1 i. P c, [ U# B A6M5 Zero x 691 N0 t/ b: {, I9 O! y4 v: M
N1K1-J George x 26
& a9 J0 G& I- z N1K2-J George x 127
; \% k3 L8 ^' P) P: j6 k5 ~ Ki-84r Frank x 91
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E$ a0 C r* q, B: ` SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses8 ~! u& G: V6 Q
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed8 v) r m' M6 R7 u5 O
9 G. o( l+ ^* o9 I2 J- s5 CRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 R* w! Y/ p) f* S2 ]
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. K) P. w* x" n w A6M5 Zero x 64
- Z2 z2 o( r3 T5 [5 V3 O3 t, p* H N1K1-J George x 26
* m9 j1 b! |* V% Z3 ]3 i& J N1K2-J George x 95
" K# F, f6 ]8 l: `5 C Ki-84r Frank x 72* m4 Z! O9 _& W4 ~' |
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Allied aircraft
: ^, x; F: ^* i3 r, I TBF-1 Avenger x 151 m( K; F4 }$ P/ S8 H/ d% i
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No Japanese losses2 l9 J% N4 j1 C' ?+ Q6 j
5 i! G- _6 e- JAllied aircraft losses
$ Q1 W$ S V1 g3 G% t# K TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed& m6 I* {3 g, g! }
# K. v3 {! u6 q9 c r8 pRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 [! c* }2 b) I9 ?Estimated time to target is 11 minutes2 |! E( x+ }3 ]! T1 {1 V
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Japanese aircraft. I2 t$ d# }" D# l: g, |8 m
A6M5 Zero x 57
5 y% }, H3 e C' e9 o# z N1K1-J George x 26
3 v$ m+ n0 |0 R' }5 y+ F N1K2-J George x 76# r9 W$ Q9 }1 s' [$ o8 G& f2 F
Ki-84r Frank x 62# g' n& J' K7 J. V9 h: A1 V
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TBF-1 Avenger x 88 v9 [5 {7 i0 \$ t
- E$ H2 y/ J8 I6 ~/ F" _7 B: w2 cNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
9 R8 T* n4 d/ ~5 ? { TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed* U3 U% r& l% r, t& u T
8 c6 \1 B4 l& oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 m; d8 x1 V: _% g) ]# R* I2 m6 xEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; q9 F- ` ^- i! s6 P- @. v
A6M5 Zero x 151
3 {! g# w+ s3 ]5 l* I6 w Q6 R B6N2a Jill x 84# C7 U0 d s+ c' {3 \7 V8 B
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 3324 T- r4 e1 p3 |% \& R( b4 v) M
6 C9 R/ w5 A1 D: `( h' ~' VJapanese aircraft losses/ U" _5 S3 {6 g7 ]# Q1 ?
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed) l' @, B$ P" v; o& y [% E9 m
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
. t- z# e# v3 c( x/ {0 B+ g B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak: L* C, ~) T/ d& ]1 ]1 U0 t. D
0 b# v) |- ?0 M0 i, ` e! k2 Y6 P/ PAllied aircraft losses
. K+ c q# {6 S/ h6 g F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed/ M) K# i, N8 z+ B* g
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Allied Ships+ t1 O3 t" [7 z5 w! A7 R K0 g
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
8 C7 y0 I* o/ X C, h! i CVL Belleau Wood; M3 t, d/ [1 d L; O; Y
CV Yorktown II
0 y4 \1 q. H Y9 q2 v* G CV Bunker Hill4 o% a0 s8 ?5 R0 p, j, F9 X
DD Kimberly( P3 r# v8 q2 {1 [ s
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1& ]+ g/ m& b, |4 t/ v, \
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
9 C2 u) C) {, ^: h# j* ` CVL Independence
1 V1 [+ G& X* O8 T! M CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 B% f- o: W$ ]& S+ o W0 N
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
# b8 J% d0 e% T4 j* T' b 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。 L7 s. Z6 e+ v$ W" R% U
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