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+ d0 {- d" a& U5 w6 S2 `9 e" f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,
) C8 c: L6 L E' j% U7 cAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
# m, m' q: }& d# gMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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1 ^) B# m( Z4 S4 ^- |8 oWeather in hex: Overcast, \! j: N- B3 a8 [
- f% h! I& [* a& D- sRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. N( p$ [1 t$ ]* K, z; `
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. c7 F1 c: R) n- J1 j2 y
A6M5 Zero x 147
. y3 d# }/ g, |+ g' F) ^1 j B6N2a Jill x 176
' P+ E- |, F- {3 L! h D4Y3 Judy x 245 P) f4 p1 T- Z) x+ h
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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; R& R- K* [4 GAllied aircraft( q0 ?& }6 _5 e, x e _* G: u$ U
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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A) X$ x( |- h8 _. k% M. MJapanese aircraft losses# A) p' a6 L; Y
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed9 }8 O Y4 x1 b# V) t5 d
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
2 I3 X- U5 l; n) b" i% H D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 y Y- n F+ v( B/ E/ o: W' J, v D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak7 W% y; o$ R5 T+ x7 J( a6 z
D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% u! ?: m( e: o4 v9 u- ^/ w2 B- h
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed' i+ f$ `# z) a2 u( @) s
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CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 N- s3 _! o) M CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk, c- k7 \" h$ M7 Q9 Q
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) r4 C% j) h. f* g# x. R5 n: } CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' W/ K( q9 Y! o! F( f
LST-34
+ Q; a; {6 E4 Z; W0 {. f CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ s0 f; z0 J9 s& W& Q) y CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: w- K) a! V, W& l
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& k* Z) @+ o# H3 p4 K( D6 `6 x
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ~4 |, Z1 \" P6 Y. z+ s2 g
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% v* Z; G# o: a8 \* y LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- l0 u% t/ K5 R* ?5 V- t3 |6 g
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 }, h# F( q3 J: W! K$ M! t DE Waterman" S$ o0 S& i y9 j9 }0 O
DD Callaghan
6 e: V' S0 {0 a3 K; Q6 O1 f DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& A2 G9 E! L" j- v5 ` A
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, \. P" m6 d# E; l. \8 _ DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 f/ `2 N0 e6 q4 U# k3 Z DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ a8 d% m+ h4 s: \ DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 Z$ ]% s: p& [- E LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. {3 ?* b0 W& W3 B% h$ h2 x) K
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* z7 m) g9 B/ d4 r
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: _$ ~- }3 j2 x/ N0 s6 i5 D DE Stadtfeld8 e/ E( |: B2 H' E- W+ R
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 T) [- j" T* u DE James E. Craig
- N8 f- {, a+ F- g B( b% l! T LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 v' V: j M: s
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
3 @1 ?, v6 i& ~: S; L DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires9 F# a" b! u7 [ T3 q$ g
, J/ Y' t4 S( n" @ y2 L1 @Allied ground losses:$ `& H5 K! K ?3 l
210 casualties reported, e/ D2 t- b8 B/ r* e1 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 _6 y; j9 C' l$ i/ }4 C Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 ?1 O3 S( d8 v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, v5 ~, m8 r2 x: c
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)$ b" H/ Q# w; v) g
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 l {2 m3 G7 C! f1 T( wEstimated time to target is 36 minutes! G/ o/ v a% @( K& ^7 Z/ t0 D
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Japanese aircraft }0 u1 Q Y3 o, N L
A6M5 Zero x 92- r, }2 R. w2 |4 ^% |) f
N1K1-J George x 26
4 t/ E# r. b4 Y. {! z N1K2-J George x 251, h- {$ E: B! x& ]
Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft
* O7 G/ _# ~- `9 H' K F6F-3 Hellcat x 76& r5 t" E; i; f, B9 M
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
7 ~) S! P3 l7 {2 _ TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
; \$ y; Q" q2 J4 ]5 U N1K1-J George: 1 damaged9 u8 L% g$ S% |. `$ j1 q
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
8 f" {; n9 z" x0 f6 e) h TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed. q* c2 N& b: e6 `1 B6 n8 \
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 t3 M3 w- C5 \0 D4 l7 d% B# X! h# ] TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak6 Q' {" N! L" Y
3 o/ @; z7 r' G; B' A. \' J. d3 HJapanese Ships
. k- _% M+ b/ ` CVL Chitose
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! ^( U. w8 j+ {$ g) a* N2 fRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ u3 R- J: P. F! @) m8 E G( e$ gEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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5 B; o H( R1 b$ P4 TJapanese aircraft9 u5 K* I8 A! t0 p2 f. G
A6M5 Zero x 77
" V" u2 ~1 x- }2 `# T" m) r N1K1-J George x 26 i s' g& U- {4 d! K
N1K2-J George x 195% B+ }+ t, p. y+ y9 T2 e/ v
Ki-84r Frank x 127& I- T* `, O5 X1 m9 C4 t" H
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Allied aircraft; U9 U5 p3 H5 O+ }. c" o; \! S
TBM-1C Avenger x 7/ u0 P& f* H# h6 I+ l. L @
% x5 M9 M9 I& r; o# s/ [: aNo Japanese losses, ]3 d ]* c1 z
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Allied aircraft losses1 b7 W! N) w9 ]# \4 W, k7 b, j: E
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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6 d' T u7 r. v0 o+ dRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ A$ M& W% t Z; C5 s# x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& |; E1 k! |, i9 ~ A6M5 Zero x 69, p& @2 V+ E' }& O" t) c$ j
N1K1-J George x 26
3 V9 I' Y. D5 i8 s* H( ~ N1K2-J George x 127
' s) x% |6 O6 H0 V9 H! J" s' | Ki-84r Frank x 91
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 34
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No Japanese losses2 w6 E7 d! \( E& H( l
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed' t4 Z9 ~; Q# z; q9 t* U! ~; M5 O4 U
3 Z9 s7 X" R! ^! L- fRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 |8 g, @8 O' A9 D& a: j7 {$ `' N
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes! S* |7 r! h3 G
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Japanese aircraft5 f' H% a$ M. N
A6M5 Zero x 641 t% w+ m& |9 L; D
N1K1-J George x 26( V( S* u3 U& I9 g
N1K2-J George x 957 `; `* J$ D. N+ F
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft5 b. n" h: I% ~, [% Z& ]$ K6 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 156 n* ^) g7 L7 @ S" M
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No Japanese losses$ h& h- [8 y4 G- g9 {) o8 `
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# z; P/ W% g" e$ f1 K. [ TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 K; z F% S! v) G- m, S3 s1 bEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 57! `6 ^& k. l- e2 U' W4 a. P. v
N1K1-J George x 26; j4 Z* D1 }: ]; D0 @8 K3 T
N1K2-J George x 76: O6 {9 j- D1 B/ E1 s& U0 q2 A( L2 t
Ki-84r Frank x 627 D2 h# e* h5 g7 h/ J7 j6 Z
" v' p7 c+ j+ d% j0 u; pAllied aircraft
. c! a) y6 U# V( R2 S* ? TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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, c% u% `. _+ i' ^No Japanese losses
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/ X( `) P7 S( b4 ^$ P) oAllied aircraft losses
/ i6 E3 X& X/ C+ A: a- j" f TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed; d0 [- S" j0 Q) _9 f1 k; i: o6 R
) ?3 T" D# V& Y3 j, E; s& ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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0 p' r/ M8 l/ W9 e2 YWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 G4 Y: ~. y* }' q) s; v& [Estimated time to target is 37 minutes1 k5 G9 N. i7 @3 i4 e
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Japanese aircraft! Y' V, m- @/ p- I+ \+ S( @# I
A6M5 Zero x 151
0 t# S3 M/ N( G$ X0 L/ i4 C B6N2a Jill x 84/ H4 N2 `( R5 f) [
7 p7 O, i! b( C+ I* {Allied aircraft
* k. z$ h% e! c' f+ m F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 }, o4 Y4 n3 L! l2 U A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed; Z8 ? i) H1 G2 _, J8 N
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged- c# q* P, d, a. C4 W( G
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak1 Q; O6 o5 r' U" j- @
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Allied aircraft losses4 W& M) ?$ U r& S0 s! X
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
- u. S9 l5 S$ a, y CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 11 [0 j# \0 g" o
CVL Belleau Wood3 c( |% k3 {0 j( k; W Y5 v& w
CV Yorktown II
+ @& B7 |2 k5 A9 o+ I! L CV Bunker Hill% Z9 j% j6 O' x
DD Kimberly6 u" |/ f2 I+ z5 l$ j1 o' A! G
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 15 x* W8 p; |) i( a
CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
/ y' F! ^7 i% L L CVL Independence
+ m$ s; B* q! F+ ^" X7 M CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 Q$ I: r& X/ |/ A0 v0 V/ W0 q3 b CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1* }* J5 `8 z. r) G. n5 L
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。2 v6 l* k8 p) l% I4 _# t
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