决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露
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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9 L1 `0 G5 A8 L; l
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$ ^0 d0 o! F' a: c+ }Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards, K* s. @3 [* d* M( ]8 U. ]! G
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0 a5 t' B, G) m5 v6 r% F$ V CV Shokaku
# g, l9 A+ u! U5 ^ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 x5 A6 M# _% b. ` CVL Ryujo8 F9 l3 x, X3 C }; y |$ a
CVL Zuiho8 u* |9 X0 Q( y H
CVE Unyo& Z0 {4 N) a& H) q# s7 K
CS Chitose" f+ {% e' S( w/ s, ?
BB Kongo% C1 ]5 a" f5 J0 g- Y; g# l4 Q
BB Haruna
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DD Kazegumo
0 M4 |& q6 ]" h2 e$ g5 D DD Makigumo; N5 k$ E2 L/ i( j
DD Natsugumo
N! e' `* j; H9 M" {( I6 J6 \: ? DD Minegumo
' N4 s z8 X7 R DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
/ T* Y J: N' u' i' s0 g: C { DD Murasame" Z0 B+ ~6 M9 I" n8 H4 E
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage- k% U7 U% u J6 c8 M
DD Yudachi
: s1 }5 j, W3 t; K y7 F0 I4 j DD Kawakaze1 |; W. U9 Y2 d0 h
DD Umikaze
3 r4 {. s1 m4 Z. E DD Ariake
: B5 i3 y1 Z* w( _) F8 a# ] DD Shirayuki
X5 @0 W/ J1 W) h- s5 l6 b1 y! W DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire% R i9 U- x: w- k/ [
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 L1 u4 a' [: b2 U
DD O'Brien
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5 h/ }% P# V/ a; |$ e. p* c DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- y8 N) R' T( |! j) A1 G8 e* W
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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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. t1 M7 C6 P6 k) u- D" TSub attack near Auki at 118,136$ Q i7 J# |5 T8 _8 i9 _3 w
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Japanese Ships
, Y- ~, e- E- P4 y3 U+ y CV Shokaku
2 Q" l8 u4 v$ g3 G; `4 t4 { BB Haruna: j- \8 ~+ `' t
BB Kongo) X: }$ V( U4 |
DD Asagumo( }! _+ o' W7 m7 L$ L( y
DD Natsugumo! o* K6 C. L8 q: B' v9 B d4 m- ~
DD Kazegumo% L/ X. M) ~$ t+ v/ Q) @" e9 [2 |
DD Akigumo, U5 R) f; W g# G: a
DD Shikinami, on fire
( I6 C0 v4 y. ?8 r7 m0 \7 X DD Umikaze0 x" `7 B6 {; D
DD Kawakaze
8 H: g9 W' r. K- w DD Yudachi; N5 G% [0 v2 n$ r9 f
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SS Wahoo, hits 1+ h; o6 S5 @ V- ?( X" G/ D" n% }8 i
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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
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( D" ]5 m9 k" G/ G2 k) rRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
. e: |( e+ d0 f' G6 J$ y" LEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 Z& G+ T4 n0 N* w9 J
A6M3 Zero x 18
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* {1 Y Z' Z, H- l, @; I! u _$ N) V B-17E Fortress x 80$ F# ~! \2 @; j5 N
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 u: @! f# }+ [8 K CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
7 j( b% b4 D% h I% C6 ? CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 @$ c. f" m# M6 B6 d ^( l' H
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
: C6 W5 E) t" f3 U U' d CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
0 T. o1 z, a2 I$ ]3 R' w/ X3 W AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 l) y+ n! X$ A/ |
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& O! X% P8 u o( R& s AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 I: J7 [5 k1 ]- f+ [) E5 M
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" U/ n9 O$ v6 d- s) R/ M6 I APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 U, B2 ?2 H5 C. p: yEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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B-26 Marauder x 34
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5 f4 m) E' U2 S0 v, U2 ]+ ^0 xNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% k" i0 i `, S, S2 Q. P B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% Z# W* W. p9 X9 }9 q0 d DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- y: P5 J3 |3 ?# Y SS I-121, Bomb hits 1) m; G2 m5 [6 e) s' r$ P6 u4 I
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 |5 N, Q5 N0 O/ p) F, y' b CA Takao, Bomb hits 4" L& E4 o2 M* J
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* R' y1 G1 x6 Y7 c7 }9 A8 r( ]$ O CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
2 ?6 \' X5 q7 N' Q! G2 ?: [" R CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |