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。
! x3 `7 l% H! |* V0 h( C; L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,
" O/ @% X# x rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44
1 U" ` e, y; hMorning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,1601 K8 Z0 H3 G; x$ c
' i2 a* J+ N+ W2 y1 iWeather in hex: Overcast- I) A( S4 ] Z. s' s* ^* y" H+ r
8 w2 x) P4 h; }% DRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& I$ O4 o/ f& u7 `( L1 b3 t
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: E2 {. ^# q- T7 Z7 `2 [7 W
A6M5 Zero x 147
) Q+ O0 @; ?( h* z0 b1 P0 } B6N2a Jill x 1764 z$ h f' z+ u
D4Y3 Judy x 24
" f7 t7 r1 S8 l+ g z D4Y4 Judy x 143
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, ~3 x; Z9 R$ q: i% K ]* kAllied aircraft
4 |+ t$ }. s+ z: D F6F-3 Hellcat x 447
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Japanese aircraft losses; f% e3 c8 V+ Q v/ g4 M. @8 V
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
0 ^& Q9 u1 |/ a: y# Y B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
: U" }. U* ]6 H! Q D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged! ?6 f7 v& P' X0 F
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
! W* C' c9 v- [7 H7 o D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged, c! W6 ^% ~/ q( [ B* W
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Allied aircraft losses) J6 t0 y/ ~0 m/ m. k9 s: J0 u
F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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7 M# j7 o4 ~! { z1 x, rAllied Ships
, D7 ]8 W: O& h1 v CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 S+ G* ]0 N0 q2 a% H" a
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ ~1 Y: \6 n. X9 t) j CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: ~) x4 r* M: ~& c8 c* i% r CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ f _4 V4 C1 x3 m
LST-34
! X& h( d$ N4 ~6 P1 U& D9 s/ c( K CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. |: x' \; o+ | CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. y! v& @5 U( D" L# U% ]' M CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ z. X6 }7 v3 c W: m7 \ CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! {7 i5 ? w. r/ @0 b; B
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: K. h1 L- H" n0 N o( y, G0 W
LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; v6 n( }" ~3 I5 S
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ F# Z5 |0 B) m* j) P6 T
DE Waterman
# g& U P8 m6 [ DD Callaghan8 b6 X6 Y) D- D- g3 r! u/ A" Q: _
DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 Z' m; G4 J" a5 U2 h DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 f2 h6 m* }/ e Y1 q DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ o( m3 }0 h5 F+ I/ y
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# Q# S1 B" _* T
DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 ~. K. `% N/ n" R0 L) I4 A
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( m. k1 c; R/ q9 |3 v7 G
LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
/ W7 D! J3 h+ X DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 p% A2 B1 r' o1 [5 O
DE Stadtfeld
7 e1 P ] ]$ H DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; p" _ ]1 q+ T
DE James E. Craig
+ X! a* g, h6 k o( [5 o LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 M; ~2 u K! G# v2 t LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
- y) F( F5 G: b( u; o) n DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ s6 d4 y) j5 k4 i; a% x1 \
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Allied ground losses:
! Z; G" a5 L) y* X! U' W1 E 210 casualties reported
2 i' X- j$ {+ Q2 I' v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 j, m5 R# Q4 w. f( P8 E% C
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled
# S7 ]% E8 @4 L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 P I/ ~; x' e" ] Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)3 G1 j& }, r' r& Y; v, W+ ~3 Q
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) ?2 m1 r, ?& v( m: Q+ qEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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' t: E) f* ]2 ?* P2 Q# R) oJapanese aircraft0 P: h2 z4 d8 U) [1 w
A6M5 Zero x 92- K2 v( ^5 {2 t
N1K1-J George x 26
4 G! r2 M' }7 }: p/ T1 {9 I N1K2-J George x 251
+ I: ]( {, O; z% e | Ki-84r Frank x 148
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, o4 k- N% C: X' R8 L6 [ F6F-3 Hellcat x 76/ @( X" H$ J9 @3 p# |
TBF-1 Avenger x 30 R j" {* V: }
TBM-1C Avenger x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
! n* [4 `7 q1 M$ {, Q3 l N1K1-J George: 1 damaged0 C/ V2 u/ R: c5 C% \
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, o1 v8 r% {: N1 ^0 ~2 k- @ F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed' b9 U9 _2 E0 a* ~8 I* k
TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed" n7 M, u9 i; Z" [6 K4 z9 t
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged+ ]' |3 S# k3 L& Y. i3 [2 H
TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak4 D7 J$ o4 Y$ z7 J
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Japanese Ships9 D4 U3 ?6 J, @/ F7 ?
CVL Chitose
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, q4 d' _2 X1 l+ HEstimated time to target is 32 minutes' [4 t* `& X% a4 H: `. p# e3 u5 \
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Japanese aircraft, e/ |% I# M L: i
A6M5 Zero x 77
0 q: a0 n* W5 p. K# [ N1K1-J George x 26! Z/ l6 j' c6 ~6 y" u) R
N1K2-J George x 195( T0 _ b4 a1 e" k3 P& r
Ki-84r Frank x 127
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Allied aircraft
: t! j5 k! A0 U R& ]/ ~ TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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! @5 }0 K) h. y/ G* U- @4 Y3 @" ~+ jNo Japanese losses: g7 R6 \' b, l8 H% T+ ~
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Allied aircraft losses
% o/ z- A7 g8 X; P; G TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# J, {* \2 g8 [0 Q7 K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* `& j' L$ J5 a7 B6 d; A
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Japanese aircraft
3 d7 u& c$ m" @* W9 x2 o A6M5 Zero x 69
% n; D* p" s! Z% g8 e( L8 y; T N1K1-J George x 26
4 I3 P [) \1 Q/ n N1K2-J George x 127
! D2 W6 z. a2 ]! N1 g1 C Ki-84r Frank x 91
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/ T* H2 o3 c2 y% N# |8 q1 AAllied aircraft
d3 ] G: ^4 m# r' W SBD-5 Dauntless x 34/ E$ Z6 i9 G8 {; |% o
# l2 Y- j- o; aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 n. u2 v# f; R/ s; G! ^( }* V SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# k! j! F6 M3 n+ E6 U) m8 }
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes( R" L3 |- A7 z. l
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Japanese aircraft- L8 x) o) t% t9 Y/ o8 i2 m
A6M5 Zero x 64
' _+ Z6 i6 d0 ~8 t3 @ N1K1-J George x 26! e6 f3 g t- D
N1K2-J George x 956 [8 S5 c; L) M$ n6 H, Y; Q
Ki-84r Frank x 72
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7 @* L1 i4 a2 U( b) R% wAllied aircraft
5 T( ~, K2 i; T0 l# U% y' K- ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses, L4 i+ { k$ U
, D/ ?! {% N' D" N9 g) Q( S* oAllied aircraft losses: S' Z# \% U. X F8 _, ?1 |
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed5 t6 _2 E( I- j& T: Q" Z# ?6 m
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 r' G) C4 }: E S
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes5 T- L/ G" E7 L& ~; J
9 k b: z b/ a4 M" LJapanese aircraft7 h7 z: Y( z& R! i' d
A6M5 Zero x 576 c: l6 d F6 v
N1K1-J George x 26* g: t2 q( _0 |0 H# |
N1K2-J George x 768 u! I# _8 U `8 q4 b
Ki-84r Frank x 62
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# x! J, ]3 p; a/ T4 u5 B c8 s7 zAllied aircraft
. `' h3 h5 J( Q3 _, g TBF-1 Avenger x 8
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No Japanese losses
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7 C, m6 K# ]. W" O8 ^ OAllied aircraft losses; z* E8 m& a U6 [9 }
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed \3 t+ @7 q) m+ k
; H# T' c' V3 R7 c$ AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ L4 K+ J* ]. v0 i# YRaid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ }' w0 o* G+ {: C2 e- }% l% yEstimated time to target is 37 minutes/ I7 K. r+ B* C& A- M# b
, u- S+ n. B- S; u. ~' x3 V# |Japanese aircraft
" i8 K8 b6 G% T2 G) m; ], D6 y' b7 w" m A6M5 Zero x 151
* M0 h* K1 H: n$ Y3 ~1 a9 l B6N2a Jill x 84
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Allied aircraft
7 G0 r5 h4 @$ r6 G# u F6F-3 Hellcat x 332, F. y7 Y- D/ I
; Q9 e$ b9 I5 e2 XJapanese aircraft losses
, b9 K5 c% k- Q7 O7 L4 u A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed$ ^4 W9 ?' q2 Z8 T' H
B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
- ^1 d- c( U1 C( l" b3 x B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak( c% o7 V1 j9 O8 s6 u( t1 t
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Allied aircraft losses2 L2 F/ B$ @1 @
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
1 d) S# J: F0 s# m) V& l CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1
; n, m/ Q5 k: b; z CVL Belleau Wood% R6 p1 _* A" i1 T! @2 z* D; M
CV Yorktown II) ^3 w( B& m. O. N5 C* [+ {5 y
CV Bunker Hill) G/ S- u. @" Z7 n7 y* Q9 W9 q5 w
DD Kimberly/ |* V' X7 _( Z! g# Z0 b& s, U5 ]% ^
CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
8 y$ D$ j0 M6 A% |9 J6 j CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1
8 ~; t% C# ?, x, G' R" S CVL Independence
8 `$ l( l4 [; r. t CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% _* ?3 ~4 ^0 o S3 J3 J
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
) i$ `1 r, q. K, b$ l- F2 {' F 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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