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。5 q+ @. H8 a+ U" Y3 U! Q* h! O0 P
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,! u9 q* P# X5 x" r
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
0 j1 G( q6 [- s' v' HMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 `+ L, B& l0 |/ ^' d
- E) F# h9 j7 l% V4 Y7 u/ Y) EWeather in hex: Overcast* u, H; v* M5 {; O ` [8 \
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; p1 h1 r! g. }/ lEstimated time to target is 40 minutes
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7 k* h/ _5 \) Z4 X: h$ |' |Japanese aircraft
2 ?( A; b, H b- R A6M5 Zero x 147
% E: I) r1 }4 q8 E6 g" I# Y* b B6N2a Jill x 176
4 d1 C- C$ C4 A" t8 Y9 @! c j D4Y3 Judy x 24# |' H6 u t% _) o \$ f
D4Y4 Judy x 1434 V* C2 U( [$ \. q' G
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Allied aircraft! _% F; q9 R! T9 e
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4474 X: Y6 A& i& o& ?+ k) ~
6 q1 }7 `: l; ~: \& }+ U- E3 \' yJapanese aircraft losses9 F* o' X! ?! W0 V
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed X1 h, Y" x- i- K' C
B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged0 y" x) d; ^8 [- M2 z0 Y
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
% x! n6 U" R% X' Z D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
+ v# M, E/ S- d, R- ~: n# x. b D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 U" B2 g# B/ q: \6 x% x1 v5 e F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed8 U& L; N/ @- B- J( D0 I
" V8 ~% N/ u1 ~" q. DAllied Ships
1 U* _$ w4 W4 z3 \# ?& L/ o CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ l6 v6 }7 _& v" e! ~ CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk( S! T9 U, e5 S% |, `1 k
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ P O6 N: \0 G- [' `- q. @
CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 R( p9 \8 c/ ~4 `8 e- Z5 g
LST-34
' R- a& a; L4 z/ N6 I( l) s CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 T6 i4 S n7 s7 T/ W CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& a1 Q" s- F3 o2 ?( z+ @( G CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% H. _' z: ~1 p, J7 y$ m
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 i E1 A3 d& S$ t; T W) | CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 R$ h" x9 S! K3 V0 @
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 H' z+ n7 X% U DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) D3 c0 [6 m1 S1 m7 B DE Waterman
7 T' ~# w6 I/ k( u) v9 t DD Callaghan
; j; `. T7 v( r DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 P: e. k" Y7 H; v9 O
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 R* w5 B5 I& I+ O. R5 F+ s2 j DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; Y0 T( y, J, \3 G+ s: t DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 [% U8 f* F* b3 E3 C DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire" e0 w* \& @9 d5 H0 \1 @% m
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
7 H) y( s" h$ U9 ` LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 s5 c4 S9 I2 o5 t; Z3 W
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! T7 r; p) b+ |# f8 s3 b DE Stadtfeld4 X, Z6 N9 f0 e+ H1 J
DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: w! C u, \ b+ _
DE James E. Craig
( i4 c* p: t8 a& x+ L6 C# \2 P9 X LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 _; z6 w( \, v; D" Q/ E LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
( h" S5 Y9 L( V( U8 s DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! Z; i; [8 _' {" C2 T8 U; M u7 h
. Q @& F1 g6 g* V" Z6 k) X8 FAllied ground losses:9 V# L" T B" G. x
210 casualties reported+ J: {) }6 @) a# _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- U2 Z9 p" ~8 K Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled" p" q' V0 z8 v( u# [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& P3 P& u, @- c. d6 y' S" ?9 x
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)' E3 i5 C: |& I- t2 T
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, q+ I9 r( a" C) Y' pEstimated time to target is 36 minutes; J4 o# j5 x4 C
0 a. R: X4 `: R$ J' h" u' _Japanese aircraft
1 R' u$ h3 o9 J1 K3 G6 K5 }. { A6M5 Zero x 929 ?2 O6 z2 a7 P
N1K1-J George x 26
- Q2 ] a' V0 L! n( }4 t" x N1K2-J George x 251
& J5 }) @; M2 l, O1 j Ki-84r Frank x 148; d& n; Q$ h; N1 U8 Y: M0 N8 B' l
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Allied aircraft
& ?: C& M) I+ g F6F-3 Hellcat x 76! i) _0 r, S: Q8 O
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
" @+ Y+ F$ P9 `' Z& D. N& e TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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; F$ Y& O" z- e2 kJapanese aircraft losses3 t) E: r9 K/ e) m' _; o
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged, F1 v2 t6 H( Q0 B/ h
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Allied aircraft losses4 m3 S3 J2 T; C7 f$ ], z6 n
F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed7 \- _0 U& M9 Q+ i
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed) W1 X% ~/ \3 f8 x, A9 J2 V: F; o& n
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 m! }8 i Q6 C$ _" K) s TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 P9 @' q; U8 E$ v! tJapanese Ships# w( O M( N4 }5 s1 k- E
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 `! ?- C& j2 O' r1 x5 SEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 _; g. [0 Y" c8 W0 ^# T. R
A6M5 Zero x 77
- D' y2 s6 h# e( q1 u' P! i O N1K1-J George x 26
3 X, B8 y$ E! J% e N1K2-J George x 195, W4 X+ }/ n) a. X& x
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft; l5 S, |. @* c2 P1 z
TBM-1C Avenger x 78 x9 X( }5 Q$ x3 {7 o3 E
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" u4 ? o2 E& E A8 {+ o' i
TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 P/ Y7 D3 ^% jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. S: i/ t2 r8 [0 C8 aJapanese aircraft5 q2 V8 t. O8 b$ r/ r
A6M5 Zero x 697 b; b& k! R1 L+ B0 V
N1K1-J George x 26
( A8 o. W0 s/ ] N1K2-J George x 1273 i9 [* m5 y" v7 R8 v( z. C
Ki-84r Frank x 91: g6 M% t# y! @. i! Q/ c" I# X
/ A# R( m4 Y& lAllied aircraft
" Z; T g* r# n$ y+ ?3 V6 K SBD-5 Dauntless x 342 u! h7 L7 Z$ c4 U
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No Japanese losses a% v! a1 b7 u4 I' \7 W" L
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Allied aircraft losses' v5 x, d1 ]. _4 M$ b
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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' h) \ q- `% V+ q7 ?% \+ S1 r+ kRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 c2 K- U9 L3 ~5 L F3 {
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes; q! ]: _1 ?8 L
( T e& g( L; ^/ K7 a( H+ t6 VJapanese aircraft
; t) I# _3 t5 G& o4 ~ A6M5 Zero x 64/ Q3 u& V' v N6 q& ~# Z* b/ C2 |
N1K1-J George x 267 ?) S: h7 L% q4 _" s8 P8 G
N1K2-J George x 953 o" |- f; `, s( d- ?4 h) q% ^% @
Ki-84r Frank x 724 @1 w5 n1 `2 O* S& B
% v) J) S" r' `& M1 c: eAllied aircraft# R0 I( D' a- O! F
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses+ g" m- `% P; g3 a
6 N" u$ s( h7 l* Q( g! zAllied aircraft losses
( g r7 z6 P5 ?. [% Z1 T TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed5 s0 o! \1 X' j5 @( I8 u" q2 ]4 y5 l
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 `8 o4 T2 e ~ G. e8 R) N& p
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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7 S2 f; U! _2 p; M7 }5 b rJapanese aircraft
# O: R5 C6 g2 q* Y. S: t" P A6M5 Zero x 57
& }3 ]: G6 a9 o" s) t, k' V' G N1K1-J George x 26
" w9 v2 d$ g# B2 N+ L6 S N1K2-J George x 761 W. h/ S, U+ A' X. G; L
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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Allied aircraft
: g( ?+ _8 o6 J# g6 U TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ a) ]. E" ?7 ?+ i5 M
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1605 W+ F1 K! w' D7 R% r
. M( z, O9 G" d8 sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- P3 Z8 L. c% p3 G; |5 H
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, A9 I# P N; G0 H% ~* y2 `9 l
A6M5 Zero x 151
5 H, C9 H2 U+ N1 J. I& c* p1 C8 | B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
' P7 c' I4 H& S1 h" ?3 g F6F-3 Hellcat x 3325 w) d5 S1 B( i6 r
9 s& |- |1 t) p2 b) S5 R# Q+ F cJapanese aircraft losses
: W; A4 A, i4 k2 u% A A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed9 ?0 F) _, t9 T% N! k1 I$ S
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged: P6 R( i' j9 t+ J# E; c. r- {
B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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4 M2 e8 K; h: P/ MAllied aircraft losses' C- l4 z( R3 I5 X1 _
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( ~% z8 f+ s! R CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 17 f; F0 n/ _( S1 ^! O# O
CVL Belleau Wood, W! n# p, U# M
CV Yorktown II0 i& p8 W$ D5 U5 u. {& y0 {% e! ^
CV Bunker Hill% x% W8 d, F9 Y( ~, L+ U( o
DD Kimberly2 S/ I* W# i( I0 }7 p
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
; E2 A) `5 @1 J( d& l CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
" A) p! u6 N9 Q' D/ ] CVL Independence
7 ^7 |- `' r# J0 @% s) P1 i CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. `; S& P1 I) h3 _$ i
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 10 _7 M1 \$ F" D/ V: e. a
CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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% J9 |5 F. N; Q: |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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