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。9 W: H. Z- q1 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,+ P% L' s% ?$ |9 m
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
+ ?' D4 R2 ~: l4 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1601 b0 H: Z& g0 j( G y- {* E* t* p* f
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; D8 w/ B, q2 U8 R: R4 ]
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes; v* _2 w0 t1 {7 `+ D* x. r
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Japanese aircraft4 F+ i: q+ j9 G; X2 K8 D* T }
A6M5 Zero x 1475 w- u R" ]( `+ G3 W$ C0 C3 |& C0 e+ ~
B6N2a Jill x 176- c m6 P1 \( W2 G7 L( _, }3 R
D4Y3 Judy x 24
1 Q8 `. S0 r; s$ S D4Y4 Judy x 143
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% B) S0 G: M. X! s* CAllied aircraft1 c, P8 {) q& B* u0 O/ v+ }" F! n
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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* r j( P. @5 D& fJapanese aircraft losses
$ ?$ i7 d& t* M8 m8 R A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed: A+ ^$ Y* V! e; ?" X
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged6 A0 t. H$ }9 A
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
, b, ~% T. g8 a- Z7 u' X3 L- v D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
( g B5 O& E+ e D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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, ^, M3 e6 Z* |' F/ \/ ]Allied aircraft losses
$ {6 P: B- I: A1 u6 e" q F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed$ i9 ^5 s* X% E; }8 G
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Allied Ships0 b& \4 i9 E. s- S p' N2 O, y+ G
CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 ?0 Q5 o6 C2 ~. ~ CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk% ~* L0 O/ {: D p. P1 T. L4 [
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" w. @5 |- [ r; i" Q1 Z# i
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ ?- [5 Z! b7 r
LST-34
+ p. w2 u$ h7 Z. y7 p8 d CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' X) ~# f& p- t8 A& |+ O
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 x8 N- y" s+ N1 ]% t. A& a( h, }7 {
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( {7 [+ S8 q' @2 _! h CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- g" E7 u9 c4 E% C; T- `
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& T/ i% \" M4 ?, V( [4 m4 T LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 E. x( C: |6 d$ X( j" A# S, x+ ` DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! @$ |6 h" u K9 ~- y. P DE Waterman; }5 {5 c1 u0 a8 e9 o! _* D- N
DD Callaghan7 M9 X* ?% D1 B$ C
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 S6 J( E( H( [) p3 _# a
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. I/ }1 ?0 }" `
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 l6 x U0 z5 ~$ V/ b DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 t4 v; h$ u4 V1 R" K- q DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire- n1 w* m% f ~1 s# p, e) J
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 X- b" a* m; R! [9 l+ i/ Y
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 c" f I ?- p# A& Z; j DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 m/ @6 W2 X4 x$ R9 r8 d. o7 L
DE Stadtfeld
2 `3 [* Y- z ]. _ @ DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* b8 G, e7 U; K9 ]8 l5 j7 P DE James E. Craig
5 O5 m8 E" U& F" m LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 w/ h2 v( T" y/ R' U& N LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
; W- J# v' y, L" D9 b DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 d9 G7 ^( [* p" q0 e
8 H! k8 A5 R3 H( v# K# \Allied ground losses:1 D. x* G: | c% e' v5 Q! X
210 casualties reported* a" B2 x3 Q% e M$ c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ f, C/ H1 H6 m4 S5 P
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
% q8 O+ ` i/ i" H5 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' n; J& C& _1 x+ m# m' G
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled), Q( X% j) t; `- y0 k$ }( E
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: ?" l: f; D: v* d0 ?; qEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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3 n9 h4 H# m" t% S5 |Japanese aircraft
, S+ H# h$ ]7 V$ U$ M" L$ b: z A6M5 Zero x 92
: E! T" S% g; S# Y. m& z0 I' |* b N1K1-J George x 26
1 K& i: Q- r' c# q N1K2-J George x 251
" J2 P& K/ t' Z2 B% X Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft: c+ ?2 u$ g' m2 V8 f
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76( O$ \, O* g5 I" f) X: p" W2 z+ V
TBF-1 Avenger x 30- q1 e9 b- }) ?- k
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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, J6 `+ A; x5 DJapanese aircraft losses# `! x9 W5 a: ]8 _6 K& G
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged. o9 ~9 R6 A! D0 g) |1 G6 A- R
+ N0 t3 }5 ^& U& e. lAllied aircraft losses
m% e( [2 L% I) {2 L, F# T F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
. P4 a3 n2 c. S( X: j# x1 e0 l TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed1 U, y& g6 A8 w
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged5 R4 D) y2 W9 N9 F* L* C
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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* z/ I* h5 Y6 ]$ CJapanese Ships
2 n9 Z/ G4 E7 R CVL Chitose
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; Y5 g# ~0 M1 x. U4 F, F4 R8 T6 VRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% h- y! A+ i& t5 \) A! @
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ y" e1 o) U, ?2 E3 e3 G A6M5 Zero x 77
% u. `( q. k/ D+ O N1K1-J George x 26 H4 L3 `/ F3 R- Z3 |
N1K2-J George x 1954 n6 n: k) e6 `
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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+ `! d) O( \, I, T! ~# j' YAllied aircraft4 b0 i8 h' L- h- N3 q# }
TBM-1C Avenger x 7. q3 [2 {. J0 b& ?" c5 V
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- T8 Q" j4 Q" U( K3 M4 \/ z TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed+ {0 w1 g H1 y# d% I
, \8 d5 \) g, D5 |Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* G b# H3 {& f5 D J6 A2 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( }$ a; s( v3 m; D/ |' X' x A6M5 Zero x 69
! E" b" v: v# c% _( O h N1K1-J George x 26
9 M7 q9 g; \: `% l! G: e8 Q# I N1K2-J George x 127
' W F7 T! b! o9 {4 G( x Ki-84r Frank x 916 q2 k: l# ~- o, r
# Z/ ~2 G4 b2 l' CAllied aircraft: s4 [. g' l& b5 Q# B; B& h$ n
SBD-5 Dauntless x 34) c9 k' L; q1 T; V. I( H
8 _( p; x3 A' ~ Q2 R; W/ sNo Japanese losses4 \" z0 I9 T3 |+ @$ s
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( n/ L1 O' u0 P% z7 X' FEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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2 z4 R! a. @0 I# ?6 q& h" LJapanese aircraft
% C9 P( J. I9 H2 k9 R, n7 a0 h A6M5 Zero x 64. W3 |4 F0 L* N4 O
N1K1-J George x 260 ?5 \4 j+ h$ Y' o& c
N1K2-J George x 95
8 h. h8 T/ z+ _; T6 b Ki-84r Frank x 72
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/ v$ |6 ]. Q( i5 |5 |" }2 JAllied aircraft
$ `8 K0 L' L! u7 U& y/ Q* R3 u9 ? TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ e- i" l) O1 ^$ U; ~$ W: Z, P* u
9 G2 Q+ ^* G# P* L7 BNo Japanese losses
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- j4 ^/ [9 O9 ^# u2 V8 PAllied aircraft losses
% C8 a6 \# U3 ?% }* V- M1 W# b. \( L TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( h* M3 n, W* q3 D4 QEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
% [- Z: w+ P/ C$ b* a( ^) d. I& `3 X. L& |/ B$ N
Japanese aircraft% i0 u# l5 [: Y; D& E5 x' V6 s
A6M5 Zero x 57# ~( G* d# K/ l
N1K1-J George x 26
& ]8 {1 H- `# P9 b5 `2 b N1K2-J George x 76
7 ]0 x$ k7 P8 M2 f Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft5 \9 C6 `" |: m" @
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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) o) m7 A- S# u6 y' x! m' v& ]No Japanese losses7 _7 a( V" N4 R) b9 O3 I) J3 |
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed' m8 M. ^( s% K) B8 m4 b% O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1607 i% ]) V8 K" X: N7 y8 J
+ ]3 C+ i" m1 C; z; i+ g8 r/ ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain' x! d& t7 v7 x& R: p4 k
: R |9 K. H# ARaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
y: s6 x' _! f- }) yEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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: K- F& d' L+ EJapanese aircraft$ S! Z% H8 R2 T5 h; O' c. C4 c9 y
A6M5 Zero x 151
6 H: S' h6 I" _1 E B6N2a Jill x 847 V) z- i/ }0 x0 }( a/ }0 j
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Allied aircraft
6 ^+ S$ c G0 x4 C# O F6F-3 Hellcat x 332% X& U3 S: y- s8 r1 ^9 n: X% w8 G, U
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 s" @; U6 a: n. o) o7 c( s% o A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
9 v- A3 y0 ?$ V0 y1 l B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
, I7 Q$ R) i# \, r3 ^ B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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9 W1 j) z$ a$ H* q F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed8 q, Z0 E5 L: ` M' X# f
, X1 E# O* z8 z6 ?; D( \1 i. VAllied Ships1 ]0 W y& M. m
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
* u/ l- R/ E: T; X' |& q5 P CVL Belleau Wood
, j, K I1 P5 y$ R3 \9 @* j; c% V* b CV Yorktown II5 H% W# f/ [1 Y( L2 N/ n( U; h
CV Bunker Hill
4 Y: F- q, {, K v% u* v9 o DD Kimberly
- n+ K7 X9 D3 J2 P CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1* W) n4 N" P0 a5 ~2 A
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
9 g$ e( V8 G; N5 S/ q CVL Independence$ {& {; D$ G9 m# K) V
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. e6 U6 ^# z/ E! r3 @+ g
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 17 s( G# D/ e, m8 d- t1 \; |
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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