决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露
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0 E, r, z% d6 { C- C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
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* f3 [3 G& N: F" U: R
CV Shokaku
5 W, v: Q: j8 ? CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho
" f! U/ V" z+ k6 ?' Q CVE Unyo6 {1 ]0 E' v( g- k/ D
CS Chitose
, B/ g; S/ S* q6 I& x9 ?" J BB Kongo
0 [. \: B9 e: {$ u; B) H0 Z BB Haruna
% v p7 f, c# C2 O' v+ \, y) [ DD Akigumo" T, A: [. H' H- s8 c! L- r& N
DD Kazegumo; w7 h0 L$ y L, `( {/ d) _/ r5 R6 c$ I
DD Makigumo
5 Y8 r$ a9 z( g5 `6 o u9 L DD Natsugumo: q0 _# T, I: [8 G+ E2 I
DD Minegumo
0 j" h$ t" \0 B( P DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1% w9 P" d8 V3 n8 K, K$ i3 ^. d
DD Murasame$ i$ s& o. Z0 z' k, Y/ y
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage; F# `' T0 T) ]( ?. K7 x
DD Yudachi
' G; u( Q+ i$ a' |/ ?* ?1 z DD Kawakaze
3 O8 [+ w8 W- `. j% [& z& B; _ DD Umikaze( P8 F9 \) X1 P/ |7 c3 }
DD Ariake% u! c: B( ]3 H0 l! \
DD Shirayuki
3 ?% B4 E+ m. X* G6 d9 a8 V8 h DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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% [& x! T& A' u DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 s( Y8 ^+ a; U0 o DD O'Brien
* v7 y' J. b% U/ c9 J2 z7 D DD Stack
1 l' o. ~0 T6 V! A( k DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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Japanese Ships
9 a1 W% b9 ^. _# |4 u2 ^ CV Shokaku
* n, B" T' j$ }5 K. D BB Haruna
( I" Z6 B- q7 L5 r, b BB Kongo
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DD Natsugumo2 E/ H' `% F) a2 y9 d7 A
DD Kazegumo0 `0 E8 T' I& o- D2 z' @0 c/ w |
DD Akigumo
* _+ ?4 {7 m ~. \# d0 [0 X DD Shikinami, on fire
d6 I! A* G9 j5 S6 ~ DD Umikaze
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DD Yudachi
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% z& h4 f( @ |. b- w 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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. D0 a% m8 p' O' BMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 B' d/ r4 k# |- D2 `: u
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$ d% E7 i0 U) xRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. z: S! A3 \/ }( m: O3 F- }3 W. l
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, N, g s" \/ q! H B-17E Fortress x 80 c# u. E7 g/ ?
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Japanese aircraft losses$ \% c. P+ ^& f. x p
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed: x8 T7 T1 }$ z. w- X
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged! K6 u7 ]( l: L' E4 \# _
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
! a( t9 n; |9 o CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: d Y, y& t6 z5 Q CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
9 m8 L0 B. _ F/ o CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
- H G! Y3 l& \3 M1 |, o/ ] AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 r3 |) V$ G/ |: g; C2 o7 s xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" r3 `* g: b2 J9 ~( s) s AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( L4 b$ f. X; A/ K; K: n APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ R6 ?3 W: c3 M, e( S
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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# r. @9 h, n g& P, K2 @: ^Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " |8 J! r6 I9 T* x
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) ?* g3 Q8 i+ o6 D, [! gRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- L6 y# ]4 o; I/ f S9 g* F
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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3 G6 H' f3 D1 n B-26 Marauder x 34- R# R. u3 T" ]; \1 v# ? X
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8 j* T/ v }+ ^No Japanese losses
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% _1 M, Q Q) s/ N) _; A B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged5 \# s* v: ?# m' l5 n
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DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ E7 _+ h# g* J/ I SS I-121, Bomb hits 1+ m: R0 {& ~3 q
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, P/ @7 d, f3 K( d4 ^3 D
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4* q8 g( `7 v- W+ e, c# ~/ \ H
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 v1 R9 g7 w3 Q: h4 B. J' F* q. _
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
2 q+ {% l1 n s4 s) E4 R; n CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |