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。0 Q6 P: C8 u2 q% ]- c6 a1 ~
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,
?9 m# t, B4 ^$ L( bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 28, 44 6 `5 N" E ` w" L8 k% t
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160 {- v9 b) Z" y9 A& A1 P* w
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 q* p& {2 a1 O0 _) M, w, J
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ s- j, z/ F( [- T# F A6M5 Zero x 147
% R4 L4 N8 E0 U B6N2a Jill x 176
- `# T! f! B" X D4Y3 Judy x 245 A8 ^& N0 y( U& U$ L
D4Y4 Judy x 143
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9 m/ W. m- r/ I) {( [! N) k9 \Allied aircraft
# y1 j* h( Z/ e+ A; \ F6F-3 Hellcat x 4474 s8 A5 M F$ \" r
4 M6 ]; W7 Q3 j8 O' m& uJapanese aircraft losses
+ B6 Z) s5 R* s& \% U! \8 x A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
" p- L- u# _% M/ F9 o5 b6 P8 f B6N2a Jill: 28 destroyed, 21 damaged
* j- [# {+ h1 x7 N" g z) C; |! e D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged( ~2 W5 Z# g* `1 t7 v
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
# Q/ x& o7 S4 J D4Y4 Judy: 20 destroyed, 3 damaged
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4 {( ^- ~4 b! k* _Allied aircraft losses
/ }6 g- e8 ?) O F6F-3 Hellcat: 13 destroyed
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( ]; ~& Y2 f7 _2 E' xAllied Ships
( W- D+ @7 E! D0 d) _ CVE Gambier Bay, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% {# t& t7 F, D" ]( a
CVE Wake Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk8 i! H) d5 I$ q( g0 b
CVE Kadashan Bay, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# X5 ^) `" P4 k' P CVE St. Lo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! [1 x8 |0 k ~$ h LST-34
: a' Z( G% A- n. ? d CVE Kalinin Bay, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 K7 ~1 ^* ]. f9 ]4 n; v* m: c CVE Hoggatt Bay, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
# b1 F% d" O! @/ j9 ?# [( ~1 h- D6 r CVE Manila Bay, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 x/ G* I: f7 f& A( L; Z# M
CVE Kitkun Bay, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 C1 w6 g" h/ c, R1 `4 U
CLAA Prince Robert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
`/ B* N2 m; ~8 P. [ LCI-524, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' `: g( s5 \+ I& b3 V$ U. t5 |& U8 b
DE Levy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; u/ f4 g) i$ [' j; G z, d DE Waterman* Z* V( L" G$ Y! Q8 R
DD Callaghan
" r* y5 l# t8 C; {: v$ @- K8 ?+ e DE Brackett, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 y5 H# l% w+ ?- P; E* V* K; s; R
DE Wyman, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* d- ^- ]. ~5 p
DE Bangust, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 }5 q. e, I* U. Y: E% w$ M2 T
DE Whitehurst, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' Z) Y, {/ t# P DE Tisdale, Bomb hits 1, on fire; _, K; V6 ], `. J
LCI-527, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 Z. S* l4 p5 g, t& i LSD Ashland, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires( y$ a! f; c; ~% c9 U
DE Foreman, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 u c7 r5 r$ F2 G
DE Stadtfeld
1 ]2 R5 p) h; e% @: K DE Neuendorf, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. |; x% w8 a$ l5 `4 m
DE James E. Craig
8 L$ r; E, U6 [/ E8 ~- \8 N! A LCI-64, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. i( H$ M8 q; h, k! ^% Y7 s LST-335, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk$ t6 p# R$ X6 k6 z' |
DD Dyson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Allied ground losses:
1 L& @. V' ^8 ]- R2 t; L 210 casualties reported) H" t, z9 j; W7 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 D) r* B0 I# p$ X+ Y" V: Q Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 13 disabled" u& s8 K( A+ ^( k+ b' f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ~- R5 t0 E2 G) b' |
Vehicles lost 42 (34 destroyed, 8 disabled)
0 ]4 Q: ]$ H6 x/ |. qRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 l7 K2 M+ t8 [* @4 k
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' ?% w( [8 O5 I+ s& j3 i
A6M5 Zero x 926 h# M2 ^) K3 D! O6 B9 b: E- _
N1K1-J George x 263 Q Z+ h8 n5 ^3 g: [
N1K2-J George x 251
) k9 g9 G% h _) E) u) k- t# q7 h Ki-84r Frank x 148) Y3 O8 R' g' W9 a( \) N& J" P
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Allied aircraft5 W! O' k; y5 T5 P! j: [1 p/ r% T
F6F-3 Hellcat x 76: K# S0 j8 i, I9 Y+ k% ]9 p8 @3 R
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
! O$ `$ r ~9 N; D3 z TBM-1C Avenger x 237 g% n" W& u# n- U0 E! n6 G, X. Y
0 p; s. Q3 l0 Y+ y6 dJapanese aircraft losses( a* f4 u3 D$ A: r, J" t
N1K1-J George: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& t5 n2 k) Y. V9 w3 N F6F-3 Hellcat: 32 destroyed
% M, a7 W) y1 P, r" [ TBF-1 Avenger: 16 destroyed4 G6 y& a+ B9 n) a* e
TBM-1C Avenger: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 L2 h0 h0 ]7 v' _ TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak0 _7 f# E! v' Y l6 f
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Japanese Ships
8 _) _' u) D0 W) y CVL Chitose
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# _% w* h9 w% U( z3 PRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ k$ `& Y$ q1 i( O2 gEstimated time to target is 32 minutes. @/ e! q" {* B2 t! V: o# N
8 v& ^$ o9 @, \$ e# m* kJapanese aircraft3 F3 D0 d/ F/ ^) S
A6M5 Zero x 77: F% V! ~$ g: [5 ]$ v
N1K1-J George x 26' B$ u" Q1 ]2 y. X' @2 t
N1K2-J George x 1950 ~: S! w. f2 C8 o, y; B. d
Ki-84r Frank x 1277 F5 w% w7 O) i4 ?) d$ s1 v
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Allied aircraft8 ]4 i3 v; @# R- b) n6 o- c! V+ @
TBM-1C Avenger x 7
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! E; ?5 { r+ G! b6 \+ |No Japanese losses- @$ Y& n- U) W0 z* P4 U: p1 u$ N
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TBM-1C Avenger: 5 destroyed3 E: ]. d: Y7 K/ R3 u
( p. X# @, H& L$ h& H- ?" lRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ } B5 r+ n, M* @1 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 G- e _% G# L8 {+ x! `7 DJapanese aircraft
, \+ N, R, V! u& w" \! L) p7 w7 w+ Q A6M5 Zero x 691 a% d1 f1 V3 G) {8 a" ~/ j7 T& M
N1K1-J George x 26+ O# ]- E7 V+ q
N1K2-J George x 127
, M) [7 J; @ n( g0 n, M! k Ki-84r Frank x 915 U/ w8 t& I. {* ^" j- _$ \
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SBD-5 Dauntless x 349 _) J# D( b2 T* |
0 J k# h9 y: C+ d, p9 W& cNo Japanese losses
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SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; ], B: }. O7 R5 @ z8 q
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes3 H( X4 w2 C8 e! j; g
2 O: x8 }0 n) S! a, q/ T9 EJapanese aircraft* X- s8 K, [: c8 g# r0 K e# ?" u
A6M5 Zero x 64
; w* B- R( M3 ~- \ N1K1-J George x 26' E. r2 E8 R/ |( f* y& f' W# N
N1K2-J George x 95
6 Y+ s; _) k6 K+ |$ ^ Ki-84r Frank x 720 {/ l3 O1 L# I$ _5 x: l* M
R% W$ I1 l% I! z6 \! b" JAllied aircraft
) W X. B: j% ]# i TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% z3 N( w2 c8 J
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed
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Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ G$ G- e6 y* k2 e: @
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes$ P J* U. \8 T1 g0 k
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A6M5 Zero x 57
6 S R- A6 ~7 ^5 y1 ? N1K1-J George x 26- S( n( e1 P1 j% @3 u) u$ L3 z y
N1K2-J George x 76
# C2 K8 C O( w% t) B- x# o5 D Ki-84r Frank x 62
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9 J A* M- N- q! c# ~/ sAllied aircraft4 R s. B2 D" l% u. [6 o$ c* ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 83 i" @' M0 c6 j: O% d6 a+ H
& _$ f; }. L2 f/ K9 h1 CNo Japanese losses) {# d( |. J4 _' l/ e# y( @2 ~' a
8 ^2 H- H% E' ]! c, n! [$ }Allied aircraft losses- @# G$ r+ h$ r! s0 t5 {2 H0 }
TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed: {/ E1 G. F/ f$ a: D d8 R
3 l- w `+ t: |; E+ x/ I3 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 114,160 X3 A7 m$ y6 C9 @/ y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. f K( s* l, S) b+ n
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Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( n1 ^5 l5 J# j: M$ b) v5 ~7 k6 EEstimated time to target is 37 minutes) {7 {/ N2 ?* `
9 c: U! [. w' ?2 v2 mJapanese aircraft
' x, b) F, K( D5 E1 G6 w l* ~ A6M5 Zero x 151
7 u, g9 _# m8 S+ e3 z# T B6N2a Jill x 84& U5 U$ N- W9 X- N y1 w. Q
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Allied aircraft
/ m. ]- g( q+ B: I F6F-3 Hellcat x 332
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0 X9 c8 s' a8 U2 n3 iJapanese aircraft losses
9 O) ]* h0 I7 k4 Z A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
$ s5 \. I: w; K9 }6 E e B6N2a Jill: 39 damaged
! O- Q( P/ `0 N# x/ p B6N2a Jill: 24 destroyed by flak
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4 I: ]0 i; x. [/ b" J- RAllied aircraft losses4 ~) _) v9 Y" p. H( p& [" Y9 C
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 q# C+ y1 ~& A+ U- O9 Q
CVL Monterey, Torpedo hits 1+ z* f5 s# d2 f/ `. D* T
CVL Belleau Wood/ l1 C1 ]! ?9 c h: {
CV Yorktown II
2 D* `! a! Q6 {! {) E1 V. D CV Bunker Hill
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CV Hornet II, Torpedo hits 1
$ ]8 ~6 O9 S# k9 o; u' H CVL Princeton, Torpedo hits 1. w4 b, h/ a2 k) g B8 d6 |
CVL Independence
0 ^7 ?( }0 o; t7 e" {- a! C CVL Langley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. E9 ~9 F: u6 w+ n! j
CVL Cabot, Torpedo hits 1
" n' U, z2 a) y. [6 A2 Y3 j' I CV Lexington II, Torpedo hits 2
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0 r4 g% ~7 m; i2 E: t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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