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。" M% X. T6 m( ~5 U7 M6 x
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,6 o, d" Q+ `$ ^0 S, Q
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 ' M; i6 m! C$ g5 r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160: h) ^- I. p' V- ?% {/ y* u
! G0 B- ]3 N6 DWeather in hex: Overcast7 B* P7 d7 j& _3 {& H
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- v& q; f0 z4 v. d: KEstimated time to target is 40 minutes9 p% Z* ~+ g+ d. q
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Japanese aircraft
; B4 V' m( i0 Z6 c9 s+ p z3 W A6M5 Zero x 147" a- y2 h1 w2 K# j) }$ x
B6N2a Jill x 176
) J& t7 @' F# E7 Z* z D4Y3 Judy x 240 Y l, B2 I; j3 G0 z
D4Y4 Judy x 143; D' M L% g5 O
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Allied aircraft
& U( P- S3 l1 o' O3 ~ F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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. X# J. c# R! V, T& `8 x bJapanese aircraft losses% h7 }/ A. j/ \/ W* p& w1 ]
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed+ O+ u, }- ^; X& {
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
( H( r2 X" p5 `$ Y* c; E/ K! D) K D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged& d/ K9 O! k) J& P; x, h" p3 S
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
) ]3 W5 v- u; r: R& S0 g D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged! @9 Q' U/ Q! y6 b) {* u. i
1 g6 o- T7 m; y5 ?! E' iAllied aircraft losses
' d1 A3 s- U B; r* m7 Z3 S7 W8 I F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed+ _9 r. `( i. \$ S, [' Z9 C
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Allied Ships
! A$ N! L0 Q; X CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ }9 U# z, k1 p0 D' G/ Z ^ CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk9 ~+ T+ G8 Q! J1 }* Y/ H. @6 a
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 [% v; V8 D K CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 I3 i j& x9 ?3 x' i: w9 x LST-34
5 p. M! {# S/ Z0 S" R. @& P CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ t: d( ]; |) q+ {5 z CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, d& K/ k7 _# ~& r/ Y6 ]2 @ CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) B3 b3 ` Y& b5 h7 Y CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk _( c9 o3 A+ H4 ~* X$ K2 a4 e# c
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 C" N2 b4 N% c LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! k" ?( N0 l0 H" ^ A1 F* Z8 J+ L2 l) A
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 P" S" ~( U7 \7 C; d2 r DE Waterman
6 [5 h% C- m$ I2 C9 U3 l+ } DD Callaghan
: y& W/ k3 w* E! E. K8 z1 D9 a DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' q: v5 Z4 {- n9 w2 I2 L DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) G3 O; ^, i: F$ A
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 r, b. @/ u0 r, x$ f C9 J4 w% A DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 Z4 Y8 j+ P5 W
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire. O% F( o! G& I" m8 {7 T
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 r2 t" S8 ^$ q6 u. W$ j
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires$ B/ d W4 j6 G# h4 D
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 s( g8 j/ t8 R* d, q
DE Stadtfeld$ D/ |" P; j' o) G# |; n
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 h4 c; S5 m- M- O" z/ L9 Y& @5 T DE James E. Craig& }5 l; h4 G& n& y5 X k
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 E7 E/ y4 S- u
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk% j; {6 M7 T% n& q& W
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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p$ l8 N: i( F/ IAllied ground losses:
7 x2 l w8 Z( U% ]$ N 210 casualties reported: _3 C2 b1 u' B* w$ |3 y. w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( y- e$ S3 f" g& @ Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
+ j% W: `" l$ U- O I7 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 q, u b- M$ v# O( | Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled), G; r3 I9 }1 E4 U
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( [$ c) S, Y0 R1 eEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ p* t( G! Y$ U! l" I: Z- |8 s A6M5 Zero x 92
" q1 X: w8 W5 z& H7 x N1K1-J George x 26+ W: C/ ^# X0 G7 N/ z& z
N1K2-J George x 251# V( ^+ Q. }& w6 ?7 `* ^, \
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft* g7 @! d2 q Y+ c
F6F-3 Hellcat x 764 E2 X q3 T7 i1 g. X1 e2 J( u
TBF-1 Avenger x 30( _, P* `' V' q1 D0 M9 T
TBM-1C Avenger x 239 o' L4 C0 W z
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Japanese aircraft losses
! W0 c* E* p$ W$ V( D( v8 Q N1K1-J George: 1 damaged$ ?" Q- H5 {/ u) V$ ?) K
8 B) b9 q7 m1 |2 y5 O. kAllied aircraft losses
: x1 a$ j8 Y; z$ L F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed# Y& T9 a* T, R+ V; ]# q
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
8 D! R! V7 V- v( v. |2 z; r TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ F' r9 }: i3 P: ] TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak% ^! i$ ~- M2 W) p: {$ P
K7 W6 Y/ E6 _* O* d
Japanese Ships2 D" n: g6 {/ l* w0 Y" s# D) u9 K
CVL Chitose, g' ~, _" Q/ j3 o1 F ]& q
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$ w# l2 U7 ~1 z% HRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., n. ]2 V3 w5 g- G+ \) h ^
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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" D) L2 w# M$ N1 @Japanese aircraft' v+ p# b3 c! [" x3 T" A4 s! `
A6M5 Zero x 771 t7 M5 X: Q+ P1 ?4 B
N1K1-J George x 26
! k+ S, m/ l2 ~ P" ]# }8 U N1K2-J George x 195- r1 {2 W( x2 e3 j: S
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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, n; j% q# _8 d. F" {Allied aircraft
( n9 N8 v! w! L* D+ j% O TBM-1C Avenger x 7) Y; K8 \: k, N6 Q2 B! H$ Y
t r) r0 `, Z9 j" |0 INo Japanese losses
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4 }+ b3 O& e- n. A* eAllied aircraft losses
3 M2 S/ [( V) y+ |. v' J TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed0 f+ I$ A9 l3 L1 f" }
2 o: t; A& k+ t- qRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 O, W6 ?( W6 u9 ?, J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! L+ g% \" z; N7 m- s; ^
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Japanese aircraft7 |4 N0 a% R0 b6 B6 Q6 N6 v) v# U
A6M5 Zero x 69
0 ]: x* `) c/ K- k C N1K1-J George x 267 @' n0 K/ h% f: K4 B* U! ]
N1K2-J George x 127
- \. G, z% s+ v5 }. |) s2 L( y Ki-84r Frank x 91# U. D0 Z) V7 c$ q. \; L: s3 C
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Allied aircraft4 @% R4 v# _5 d7 Z) c
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34( ^- x1 |" w% ~' @' z! L9 e
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' ?/ B) J8 U! c0 k3 l) R0 ?! G
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed$ p2 V( _1 \, F3 w1 C' x. q/ M
: F) B' t8 T4 KRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 |! Z5 H& G. h+ d$ eEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 64/ v; H5 x8 d" H4 o& k j
N1K1-J George x 26$ H* l9 T0 K7 u
N1K2-J George x 95! O/ ~. ?9 p2 `2 y8 b
Ki-84r Frank x 720 {) e4 u. ?# M0 O6 a
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Allied aircraft* c! s3 \: O+ ~, \1 _) m
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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- p/ N+ a8 m( a' MNo Japanese losses1 q5 f4 D# I+ K% M* p* N% [6 w
5 i& w) y m. l J9 |+ l6 C1 Y. ?Allied aircraft losses, [- [- ^/ |5 B x/ Q) u' g! S$ y
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed" Q1 J/ j$ C8 C' ?3 P3 N+ |% h
8 s3 W/ k) b6 a+ m7 f$ f d* dRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
/ Y# k6 [, @9 V1 B% o: ]Estimated time to target is 11 minutes8 I; J4 r5 W9 L. o
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Japanese aircraft K4 V4 B8 q0 O& P7 r3 y
A6M5 Zero x 572 X! n- b! `8 d. w9 x
N1K1-J George x 26
8 E/ \/ X" r8 c" o* \ N1K2-J George x 76, Y. c. U! f8 y% `% G' `- B& a- g
Ki-84r Frank x 62( A5 R4 T3 U' z( M! n
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Allied aircraft
. o( V7 D5 K) Q7 a% {0 p TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 w g' j; K4 a* j" U- D
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed1 h4 `4 V" ]5 V7 f, H9 ~
# } H6 q1 H3 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1603 u' ]% _6 B6 F8 n7 ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain v9 K- E* h2 b0 t6 ^
& j, J/ a4 J7 ]: V9 t8 lRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, H1 R/ @7 @! l. i$ PEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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# A N7 x1 N/ D# O/ ^, x) ^9 S6 rJapanese aircraft [2 i; g) [! ?2 x# S x
A6M5 Zero x 151- u0 h; A4 H0 ?7 [! }
B6N2a Jill x 841 W0 g4 O- m6 L2 P4 i% M$ N
1 ]% a0 R. {5 P) ^( _Allied aircraft; a- Z8 _/ {' e! | N0 h
F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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) W& B d w; {' l$ |% UJapanese aircraft losses& W2 O5 u* i& n5 G% J) U% g" ]
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed/ g. n' m1 ^7 n+ K8 @
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged8 @' | v2 w) v2 |/ h! @$ v, Z
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak) U5 u$ R$ w2 x2 {% r- _
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Allied aircraft losses
5 n, P7 Y9 P, t2 a6 Y# T4 f F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed) w# g7 y* ?: y4 y1 @
" H0 |5 f: u2 F; d' r- I; W" IAllied Ships8 _1 b0 Y# n& m
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1 z- N8 }! e6 U4 H% L5 p
CVL Belleau Wood3 [. K# F) ~" G
CV Yorktown II
; Z/ m, p: Z8 h! x) |& m+ r CV Bunker Hill
! w- @& H' V! ]: W7 r9 H( D DD Kimberly
0 e! L7 I' ]/ t4 b ^' _- I7 y CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
( w. Q: s. d" A6 j1 E CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 19 R# I A b; ~8 C* E! U
CVL Independence
( S$ ^0 F- u- U$ j) m5 G CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ |0 z) |0 C) K, u, k9 X0 Q
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
J; b. t* u2 I* Z6 b6 {2 u5 \& L CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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4 ?4 j; ?/ U" H! ^2 M" b1 [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。: D9 l) ]& F5 F n+ y) c: y/ j1 h
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