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。1 r/ i/ `2 m9 h$ {, m4 A
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,
2 S0 q0 C5 H2 ]& WAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 - u/ B7 s2 u7 ~; S& h/ p
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160# y. P* Y5 O1 p( {0 w+ J; G% f
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. f3 I& [- N* d0 b% `Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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: |- k1 l7 \! K. A& z- fJapanese aircraft
1 H! O5 A, j% e$ ^/ h& _- j A6M5 Zero x 147" S5 P) ]) f' P" D4 c3 z; ], e
B6N2a Jill x 1764 y7 N- w6 ~' M/ i) K
D4Y3 Judy x 24
' y7 B; [2 {: V2 I, d, k D4Y4 Judy x 143! K/ |* F( M! J: N) q! ^
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Allied aircraft
2 y0 V6 W X" R9 e; Z) B F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses4 m2 N1 Q m5 s% B% j( D v A
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed8 s) D% s2 {& k$ ]% j# T
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged# y) F! U$ x$ Q, N+ u
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged! o' U9 Q X" P) y4 I# r% U
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak: H/ A+ v' _" s
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged/ h$ W, F$ X; X8 e2 |9 a" e+ i
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9 {( U) X0 c$ K7 X' l* w0 V; ]8 L F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed% T9 m* M$ _; F+ s9 C' a, Q
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' E! p! h2 p8 p9 \ I& J7 H CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' ^& E6 O) ^* @2 G' `, s- n- p CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
) E# I3 R. ?& O$ r/ W, S2 V5 m CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 ~& H, f' t6 M3 {0 g1 v
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% d* E2 H4 n! R% T% O- Y8 B; J LST-346 v8 k$ u2 ?) z( p. _( j9 C
CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" l/ ^9 L' X+ C9 [# U6 Q: q- |7 A) K CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% `* W7 q. X; d0 P; h, c. ^
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: \) Y+ ]5 p8 |7 w- V. n$ K CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! y4 Q' b2 K }) q3 m5 s9 c7 ^- d% J) a CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; b4 F2 ^, N3 |4 ^- A% l$ a8 Q( T
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* d: q/ I. N- ^# ^" l. M DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 P" T# r+ G: _: M1 Z3 O9 m) a DE Waterman; I2 |2 j9 |) F7 d' Y* I" c
DD Callaghan$ ]" O; L3 `& \5 N5 B
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, i2 x! g0 L6 h4 L( `/ z( m* D% N DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( X) c \' M4 m3 Z( m4 s. q DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk h2 T) x0 r' _+ S5 e- c
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% Y$ I+ d9 O/ E* u' G0 l9 g
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 L0 g4 l1 @' k8 Y$ x LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' }3 u9 ?# v2 L' g8 G6 }
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 K' Y, v+ d4 _% b
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) n: t: w% {. b DE Stadtfeld/ j7 K% {2 l) d" G6 q
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" d5 v! q1 B4 X0 C1 s
DE James E. Craig) o/ k" y, l& Z& e3 E5 d! r6 Z: j
LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
# S& X( Z8 o6 o' P* F LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk* |) b v$ g/ y
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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% i4 t" e, b7 y( JAllied ground losses:/ i) i- ?! r- p! C
210 casualties reported
% N* g5 H. [! W5 t* s- ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% ^% M# R7 Y; [# m& A+ W
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled5 k) z, b; _3 [( Q) d5 @* \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled L) T# Y5 }5 t% A2 m3 t( Q
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)4 ~2 t% V1 k: i1 ~# w8 T+ N! q
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" M! @9 J, d8 S4 \* YEstimated time to target is 36 minutes: Q. `& @* s# L- |. F
$ W6 g" d* I# d. }. Q) pJapanese aircraft, w$ W* k, ?- ]
A6M5 Zero x 92
4 \0 a9 q! O9 D' L6 s0 R; ~* [5 K N1K1-J George x 26
~6 b! ~* A% U3 D N1K2-J George x 251
) l" M% }" n u/ x/ Z) ` Ki-84r Frank x 148
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4 }& E5 G; N* p T& \Allied aircraft
% }* @: p: W. G- Q& W F6F-3 Hellcat x 76& V/ u% G) n9 x
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
% @: I$ w( n$ l5 ~- q TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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8 s0 y2 A; I/ d n3 xJapanese aircraft losses
: j% p) d6 T! ~7 U N1K1-J George: 1 damaged% d/ g. v* G5 E& i/ n
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed4 }% `" `3 E8 H- f) B4 ^# i/ P
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
6 B- D8 b$ Q/ f' ~ TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
: ^" x) y/ {/ r; H6 z! s7 Q TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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CVL Chitose+ E' Q0 h8 m+ a$ u4 l: ]
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W: f6 G% \3 J( x8 A( s. S/ uRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( Q( ]7 B. o* [" j2 @+ D7 l8 ^/ jEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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, H* Q% t3 N) Y+ dJapanese aircraft
. u+ }1 M& U' ]/ Z1 @ A6M5 Zero x 77% ^% G- r# x! q! P8 [8 Y# Z
N1K1-J George x 26
) O, s' c% o o5 D N1K2-J George x 195
% d9 ^& f: }' p) r Ki-84r Frank x 1275 W4 F6 P0 J# z
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Allied aircraft, s5 f' c9 ?7 e E2 f
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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; m j8 j: c% GNo Japanese losses' P i8 [/ C) R9 T. }
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$ u+ G% Q- S! E0 R3 q& M+ |% o TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed& E% h; }4 \; b; B! M/ m8 j
2 Z' i5 Z) n. J# \( \Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" o4 h3 Z" p% L$ vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 P+ _8 m$ o4 ?" n' h5 j3 M; L' I
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7 h% ~% t0 _/ W; A9 y A6M5 Zero x 69
0 a F5 S/ d0 o, a' r( q' `/ h N1K1-J George x 26; i: t) T0 z: a$ S& W
N1K2-J George x 127
8 r, D) p* [; _1 ]/ X2 k Ki-84r Frank x 915 }" U1 \3 {( G
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Allied aircraft
* D5 ~0 B0 h8 N- j( O7 q% d SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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+ Y% M- o+ q! [ ^+ dNo Japanese losses( C; }# }& d' m; s: Q3 A, U) b" W8 y
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Allied aircraft losses
; S* F- v+ a9 u5 m2 a: m. n4 X3 D SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed7 j9 g3 X) Q6 M! f/ R# M+ w6 C
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! {( N; D9 T3 C1 _! Y- L5 r: k% B
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes5 x" y9 L/ I/ ~% e+ n
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Japanese aircraft
; _$ u7 n; ^& ~6 A1 a/ I; ^ A6M5 Zero x 64
& v9 X8 s$ \, e& |' K: }9 T, x1 z N1K1-J George x 26
$ g& ?# W; m0 x8 h/ n N1K2-J George x 95
7 J% V' D" p5 o Ki-84r Frank x 72 V' V# i8 A; h' U
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0 v0 g* { W3 V% \' i TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- v, B! _* s3 c( q3 ?0 G
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed! V5 H5 u5 K* u
- N# A/ @8 O# L. u/ T# W) b- `Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 s/ u+ g1 S4 s2 c1 z3 A$ M8 M
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ F9 t% W: p/ x A6M5 Zero x 57- o1 n' T2 A+ h7 ]) w. o
N1K1-J George x 26 r- b4 J @/ P% y" @7 J& K: t
N1K2-J George x 76
) s. m- D! L) C' W. Y, G Ki-84r Frank x 62; t' e1 E4 ^( l4 u
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0 @) G3 P4 c8 I( J) w H, F, F8 U, { TBF-1 Avenger x 85 a* n0 B. `: Q: I! f
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No Japanese losses$ p+ C4 u. \& j7 g( l4 B3 ^* ]
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! I- {$ W/ `/ B$ H* P7 L! L' @% `1 [8 [ TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed% V. ?8 \' c& D6 b8 W2 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160 D# q# e2 Z+ k' A1 l0 K0 N2 q
* K% g5 [) g3 m# VWeather in hex: Heavy rain t: R9 k; ], r j$ b6 G& [
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 P1 h6 x+ n! Z6 l3 g( c2 _' R2 }Estimated time to target is 37 minutes/ z v3 u g0 G% ?, ?) e
( `7 L* j5 h2 h2 r# C* p0 ~Japanese aircraft$ k" r6 R/ S9 d3 R- ]
A6M5 Zero x 151
1 M: ~! ?7 f. ]* t, Y6 w B6N2a Jill x 844 O* Z- P: w9 x- `2 J
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 3320 V4 M3 |# a; L3 P# v( B% c2 F
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed: ?* r) @3 Y7 b- L* J$ Y
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged" p Y* e: z7 ]4 I
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak* g3 J4 {2 r* e8 p1 P2 S
; H7 M8 Y! y8 k KAllied aircraft losses
' m4 B$ y% {7 G- V) [8 K3 S7 S F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed" }9 }, c/ Y/ J
6 u' O1 V8 \: @: V4 TAllied Ships
/ e0 l- a0 g4 V" W8 J. F CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
- [) o4 [( H- \ CVL Belleau Wood
/ M9 Q( x3 Q$ C7 M) F8 B/ ? CV Yorktown II$ H3 [& }+ N- N2 Y. C
CV Bunker Hill0 Z- O8 m! k9 v
DD Kimberly
# k2 C9 J+ ?' t$ W/ x8 n2 x/ ? CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1* D$ M5 F( T! X1 b
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
+ S0 a( B% S& l CVL Independence: h$ W& z( k$ {9 x) D# k1 q
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 j( m- G; c% Z7 j CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
# ~8 z% L- V% 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。
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