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。; R$ s |- w, }5 S1 C. 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,+ j+ U( d+ Z" }4 w# h
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
( _7 n6 D6 N: @9 y5 b: tMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160# f2 p- b4 Q7 b d8 [. S
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! X, e/ O2 H3 k2 ?+ G1 fEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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- q, k+ U: D1 a$ I% vJapanese aircraft
) @8 B8 c+ R! k5 U4 {! A5 T9 e A6M5 Zero x 147$ u& J) D C+ x. @4 i0 B4 J
B6N2a Jill x 1769 f6 l: Y6 q" S0 ^
D4Y3 Judy x 24+ b: A& s0 i+ z/ L" T/ a
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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Allied aircraft1 s3 F4 z7 o) z: R# h
F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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; I y$ u, t# _2 Z1 ?" GJapanese aircraft losses, S) s, n; c) n: O$ @* a
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
& N0 l+ N1 c. D3 U B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
8 s& N9 t# I s: t: Z D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
& r2 m# ~4 D( Q# s t$ ]( W D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
2 Z8 H: u( B( ?4 U D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged$ @' ] p% W3 ^7 O, x
/ @3 z/ |/ H! b6 x6 x+ @Allied aircraft losses
- }$ Y. ]3 Z* O b9 B F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed5 i. f" \2 ~' ?
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. ?/ v; D; h. {+ y* u3 O- O. Y CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( {$ h! y1 r6 W5 M" ]. S% H CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk. B* i' }( u( {# I
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 l# b7 F7 K) m1 C% l! b6 U; T CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 k9 T* p9 Y& A" b
LST-34
' Z! o1 A7 J% X/ G- ?' y. b9 K9 r CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! {- b5 O4 C0 j j
CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( q) q. }" `8 \! l+ V
CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" o5 t- }& _1 h8 j% V. c
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! l V0 D8 x) t' j+ E8 I5 V* a+ |% m1 v
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' B4 A% H, y7 P/ {
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 g3 }, s* H: V, s9 C2 w$ v
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: E2 K H; Z0 R7 F. q DE Waterman+ S; L3 J/ {0 {
DD Callaghan
8 S" R+ w5 t) ~/ U0 ]& Z: ~ DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, }2 E* Z9 K/ d% i' T1 ]( [ DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 @' h* s! g' g) X T+ q& E* d DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( I( `$ [$ X+ | DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ?8 q2 M' ?8 k. C. d' s0 P DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) y$ i7 m9 s* L LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk8 r8 }' ?7 s5 Q* A1 I
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
1 ?0 K. d$ R0 B. ]) j* k( R- u# N- L DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 f% O! u2 z; e, Q+ [9 {
DE Stadtfeld
( s2 n9 `( N8 m8 E DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 t8 \9 T2 K+ v! z( N2 \ DE James E. Craig
5 P& K- @/ v+ Y- `0 e% G X. M LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 H9 o/ w% E- z b
LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
m0 t2 C, Y; L8 g' [7 h+ h3 z DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:5 m+ ~! o8 W7 R" V% H. V7 I3 ^
210 casualties reported, u- c _6 J3 s/ a' U+ J% c! R s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ h" F) Y5 D' Z3 j6 u9 h; [
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled- D5 F& h1 w3 L* c! w" V K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled K- W# \/ `5 R! r
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled): h" X# a2 W6 a0 b
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 N; b7 B" C5 ~4 ~& w! U |Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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- F2 P8 j3 h: V; Z9 W, WJapanese aircraft
B$ p3 [. h9 F1 t# e5 p# m8 R- Q A6M5 Zero x 92
( u& ^# g/ t9 a" }! } N1K1-J George x 26
7 |0 f! M& `$ E9 R; `2 K) ? N1K2-J George x 251
A, Y1 A# g, m3 q- y Ki-84r Frank x 148
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Allied aircraft' S3 m4 `& D5 S: S7 r- u, l
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76* J5 Y8 D2 d3 M
TBF-1 Avenger x 30; v; n4 c7 D' a& h# G1 k: P& Z- U
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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* k* G) Q2 ?, W/ T% Y! ?Japanese aircraft losses
0 b2 R. h1 Z J6 C# L8 z* c0 ^ N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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% M/ O9 Z/ ^) p: R1 V4 }Allied aircraft losses
6 _' L! z5 f; g* n5 X) b5 K3 |% D F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
6 J7 M! I3 A3 K* r1 |! B% E4 J, R TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed
. p6 ?6 F5 F+ R3 z/ y TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
! b7 k- z+ D9 j; \0 g$ b, Z TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak, C6 D9 c( q+ X4 W
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Japanese Ships7 a$ ^/ s' X# i- g( }
CVL Chitose
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2 B1 c7 z+ o6 j- }2 YRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.8 g" _- H, H4 A* U
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 Z8 V# [ N) @ |
A6M5 Zero x 77- x7 ?3 Z9 `+ T) A# {7 J
N1K1-J George x 26
. t6 x! R4 e+ b) y6 N. h* s% r N1K2-J George x 195
! K; U) f- e8 G: C; U+ x4 w7 h, T Ki-84r Frank x 1271 s( p T/ P( J+ A) r3 u
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Allied aircraft
- I2 y) X1 ]8 D5 ~' J- z# B7 |. V TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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% H" B# g& U9 I8 dNo Japanese losses
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( C/ j8 z+ K0 Y* ]# Q! t& [ TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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) R- }; Y8 Y d. M0 X' E- nRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 u2 v+ t" \" T0 m& @/ i B0 rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& p2 Y; L' E7 t- B5 B% P
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Japanese aircraft
, ~5 J, @- U- o! t( p* o A6M5 Zero x 69
! t2 M1 T9 a- }4 G% r4 k# ?# E N1K1-J George x 26
' s, k0 C9 _% l. [ N1K2-J George x 1273 b) Q# U; x0 ^/ M- B4 ]0 {
Ki-84r Frank x 91+ N3 K2 F) d7 N. D
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 341 d _! N& N# y/ u" o7 S5 z/ I
# G |* O+ a) m! TNo Japanese losses
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed* i: S+ i& b, z1 o1 `
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( L- }: W3 C2 W/ l2 N8 F) \Estimated time to target is 10 minutes6 X4 u1 x: p) Q( B! s! j
1 k% n# U$ D1 d( b% E8 p8 O2 a1 wJapanese aircraft+ T: V$ D2 [ m4 d c/ d: K; N
A6M5 Zero x 64. w8 X# q/ |" M3 K; Y
N1K1-J George x 26
2 A: u2 M& F& x% S. J N1K2-J George x 95
" |7 G5 W$ c7 O7 X, _$ ^ Ki-84r Frank x 72
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Allied aircraft
3 o/ x, @6 x1 s4 l, u; q& k TBF-1 Avenger x 150 R9 l( ^8 S! d( \# S8 g
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TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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. s2 q* E9 u3 Z& vRaid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ W x1 V* C& m4 ]1 a# c; E
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: y6 O6 q5 }5 g9 m' V A6M5 Zero x 57, p* U0 F, @) s7 e+ M# K
N1K1-J George x 261 ], [8 T9 @& m% c" G
N1K2-J George x 76
7 ]& m1 k: @ ~: b: R Ki-84r Frank x 62
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9 _# R. ]) U8 P' P; lAllied aircraft
2 N7 \& e9 ]4 J: {' g TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses8 y! H& F/ {4 ^$ p9 ]
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TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed) S: a) |! b3 R( l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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$ Q* Y# C+ U" u M6 I3 ZWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ j* j$ |& F* B( m6 a
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* M: w: F# b5 K9 k" gEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 g% b9 W* G0 G
A6M5 Zero x 151# }* E5 H/ _! ]* x# e
B6N2a Jill x 84
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; ~# z$ t+ N" k* ^. y# o F6F-3 Hellcat x 3321 @8 ~4 p, t8 p3 C
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A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed; `3 y g* |5 D
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
' _2 q1 ?- q5 F- X B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak2 s( G4 O; E/ u
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0 p4 T- o. b$ L$ E: O F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
; B/ A4 [0 |: @; i& ]4 T$ a1 h9 e. A CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
; d9 `9 K4 X( \! j2 S' j- i CVL Belleau Wood- G; e8 F, ]- O! {$ V% E" w
CV Yorktown II; Y* J9 ^8 J( Q. u& s) x1 k$ r
CV Bunker Hill9 `5 B9 A; q# c4 \
DD Kimberly
. Y3 N! B* O0 G CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
) q* I e& o$ i: ~! P0 e" K+ W CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
, X( D& T! B y CVL Independence3 d" Y! J; V1 ^) L# l+ q9 d
CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 x% Z0 D7 X7 A1 Y* ^( j, ]& E CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1) m3 {8 c& m) n4 B 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。
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