决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露5 [! s* D3 w$ Q$ ?
2 M3 z0 C* ^* V+ y& |原计划KB仅是来攻击盟军水面舰队,没有考虑对58作战,因此KB编队中只带有金刚、臻名两艘BB护航,非常不足,此时出现瑞鹤负伤的状况,对日军造成了严重的问题,当日被盟军水面舰连抓两次,虽然未能攻击到CV,但是CV队的机动规避、损管不力导致瑞鹤号重伤起火。最重要的是KB向北退却,远离了58,丧失了一次宝贵的扩大战果的机会& ] f7 z5 [. c0 b( z) Y, ?
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards3 Z7 e: d- P/ p. Y( ~
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CV Shokaku+ S$ C* g0 v! O$ b0 |; r
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage! G3 O; G2 x# ]3 C2 {3 {/ t
CVL Ryujo
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CVE Unyo
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BB Kongo9 y2 U9 o1 L+ U
BB Haruna* |3 ?0 T4 _$ D/ P3 `
DD Akigumo
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DD Makigumo: t0 }, |. G3 t( V1 C9 ?
DD Natsugumo& Z- L% ~% `5 N
DD Minegumo
5 a* N) Q/ Y0 n3 ?$ X, \! ]$ w5 q1 T DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1& o" \) u# ]- K. A% ~" p
DD Murasame
7 W( p* C; F7 t \7 ?; E3 @0 ~ DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage; ]$ q! i' g) A7 C3 _5 i4 G
DD Yudachi4 p5 k. r/ ~/ f# V9 k% C# F2 N7 k! S- a
DD Kawakaze
# m2 ^! z- K$ @! x DD Umikaze6 w/ s+ M1 ]9 ~# f+ b
DD Ariake
6 a! t ^, O* a7 V$ s, ? DD Shirayuki4 z* q( R S. X3 O2 G
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
5 w, Y) c4 A6 X3 m DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 Y! F$ O- T7 g3 B DD O'Brien
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DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage8 Q; }: p J/ M+ S: X
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盟军SS第一次重大机会,鱼雷命中祥鹤未爆,天皇惊出一身冷汗
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: n7 K! T2 V2 Q5 G, X5 h! @5 M6 {6 JSub attack near Auki at 118,136% w" \. g, I& ~" w1 g3 B
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Japanese Ships1 e% ?) x9 I# E3 r4 P5 B
CV Shokaku9 \3 c( _5 H2 \! [# y& j" j( R6 ^& l
BB Haruna3 J6 @& [, R8 e6 i
BB Kongo% }9 o2 Z3 s% _ }; b% ]- E n" M
DD Asagumo
9 R1 A0 F2 o( E7 g9 p+ f* V DD Natsugumo
) h/ [4 j, k' A8 h Z$ m DD Kazegumo; o1 U* D/ ~1 O1 ]
DD Akigumo9 v8 B2 y" o) j5 {8 G `7 N
DD Shikinami, on fire# n2 r! o x2 Q8 ]: g# j1 x% x) b
DD Umikaze
1 @) ]' h0 q' f. B s) N DD Kawakaze. ~" h$ u3 r6 v7 j* q
DD Yudachi- a0 Y5 \: ~/ F- k
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; A( O( m/ e- h1 M+ g SS Wahoo, hits 1
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同日,盟军趁拉宝儿CAP不足时再次4E突击港口,炸伤军舰多艘
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ K9 h7 t, @, q. K% g7 j
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.8 I1 v" h! ^! i! E- D- [
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& w9 l9 V$ @7 m @) B
A6M3 Zero x 18
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Allied aircraft
# j0 V9 o7 G8 Z3 M B-17E Fortress x 80 r- `# Q2 G( c+ J" E3 w4 C+ R7 |
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: n6 R; m6 o( {; t1 I fJapanese aircraft losses( O! A5 _' i: A% S
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed* W4 g$ a4 L6 d& V+ P8 p8 m
8 N$ n0 ]1 n) m: F$ dAllied aircraft losses! p( z, Q! C7 k6 y$ J
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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3 ?* P% P' [7 D+ D/ R1 V4 Z CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
, ?1 _! H% c R ^! c, e1 q CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire& r; X, W) U5 q1 i: V
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
. b( F9 ?+ U; E2 o6 ~ CA Takao, Bomb hits 18 y8 E* b7 h2 ^; s
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire ]; u% E2 C* M1 R4 }6 n) o4 b3 a
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 R) c7 L5 u: Y( C% B0 |2 b
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 y3 A6 ]# L1 }2 ~5 t& ?! \4 W APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 r1 B# [4 g5 M5 _ APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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! `6 | r V: T+ l! Y8 { OMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 , ~3 q& d# q4 ^6 |0 K
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 q/ u1 O& W1 G% m( d% UEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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, O6 S* F* b9 V" C9 i! fJapanese aircraft
9 i L8 N$ J/ ~4 m A6M3 Zero x 11
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Allied aircraft
; C0 `, V' r# b# p B-26 Marauder x 348 l1 t9 L$ E+ D* y
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No Japanese losses" G, T! { [; j \
3 [; n: x" ~6 t* sAllied aircraft losses
! y5 g7 T' a% i$ P$ t B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 s6 Y1 M0 _# e* O
SS I-121, Bomb hits 16 \! j3 W+ Y6 \( S
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ u/ K0 V6 g1 u2 J CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
0 t J9 v8 z4 ? PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( Z2 o# R5 {# s CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1+ U9 G H% w. S% ?; C
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire% K0 X0 P1 ?2 c2 D* Y$ ]
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