决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露/ ]& [) A! y4 y: Z
, @# u3 Q3 G( O. G/ I) Z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, q! B' r& u7 E) C/ h6 Z! `3 p
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Japanese Ships* U: \1 ]5 _3 |! Q! l1 ~+ M
CV Shokaku& D5 p7 c' i) Z; ^. a
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 ] b0 y, M2 o. y: G4 C ~ CVL Ryujo
1 B8 Z( Y1 G' }( I) Y4 } ^ CVL Zuiho
5 j$ W5 k3 N6 r/ ~ CVE Unyo% ~' Z9 d, Y- w6 l3 A7 H/ E
CS Chitose. Y7 C2 h8 v3 y' r
BB Kongo# c9 v9 R" } {* F8 C) q8 y
BB Haruna) m5 D2 d; Q5 C6 g( f ~5 [* g1 O
DD Akigumo+ E9 N9 V: ^4 r. L( Z
DD Kazegumo) f9 t9 R: U9 Z+ c. X% H- a
DD Makigumo
9 _$ u' H$ o: g DD Natsugumo; ~) }' f# m. @4 e) k( R0 ~
DD Minegumo9 i+ F7 {5 r) q4 o H, G7 ]. L
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1+ s( v9 y3 ]2 u E3 U
DD Murasame
/ D# ~1 M& p3 j4 u DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
, m' x0 Y! a2 ?% W DD Yudachi2 D* X( y( {) h2 o
DD Kawakaze
* G z4 G. p j7 j* | DD Umikaze
# L; T' C! M" b" q3 b+ u DD Ariake
q' t( k! v9 u( T# s7 l DD Shirayuki
1 q( Z( L5 l- D$ T DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire5 k) P8 `. Q4 ]$ T+ Q
% D9 e0 E& S, k$ ?; c2 TAllied Ships, j/ _6 G0 w& S- X" G
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 c1 B7 p! h- R6 D* Q2 Z
DD O'Brien5 W* V3 l* @# i* K
DD Stack7 [: E$ a' d+ {" j) y' y' S
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* n8 a9 @# E# X. f5 P: N$ P
u8 M: V. k9 j' U( }+ q7 @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 2 ]- @3 O s; M, H$ T
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! `" l, B( J$ W% g1 S. PSub attack near Auki at 118,136
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Japanese Ships( q* v+ ~, z7 W& `2 N- Q
CV Shokaku
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BB Kongo9 ?# p0 q( R+ k6 p* B
DD Asagumo+ H0 f0 r/ @$ b# t8 v: a
DD Natsugumo
) j& z1 O9 g& [& V+ E DD Kazegumo: K0 [8 k. `3 H% b
DD Akigumo/ T, h7 i4 P* X- ]- O ]8 Z
DD Shikinami, on fire; @$ t3 |! } U5 k) P/ l$ u& a
DD Umikaze
/ s* \( ?1 f& d7 _7 }) ] DD Kawakaze) I) z Y( _/ K5 L( j5 z
DD Yudachi
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- H6 P8 i2 I' N& ~7 e 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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) H! L1 b1 H0 o9 W! ^( k) ~Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 P) z, E" Z) D- J
3 N# H: Y. ?0 G% aRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.+ O3 i) O' k5 k+ z
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 18
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, Y8 \5 I* z' B3 Q B-17E Fortress x 80
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# s: R5 y) C5 A) [& rJapanese aircraft losses
2 S$ g1 U+ F/ d0 {6 F- S9 @ A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed' v- j: J7 C3 u! P
n5 l' g) @( F1 ?/ ZAllied aircraft losses
1 r z) u/ [; g- ]: O8 ` B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged9 o+ i. |8 ?1 Q4 z. U
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
2 }" E+ F: b$ v$ R2 P# L% R7 K' Q CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. J) d9 R$ ?' y& d CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
B1 g9 f9 M$ R7 R: ]' t CA Takao, Bomb hits 1+ T/ s* g' g% @5 h. b
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 g8 v) ^9 N. z4 R$ J, d7 \
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire% U2 D' d1 v4 [' L! b% Z8 Y" S- q
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ G2 z& r3 W b i9 W$ a9 k APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; v$ |5 I. L3 h2 @" ?' y. _: v APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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& {3 g9 z9 h+ Z" a9 j2 IMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky& M' ~2 o( q4 i3 B+ Q6 w3 I( l
, M/ v% U0 u+ H7 [) ^Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 e" |6 q5 l/ J+ q' `Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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9 j+ F5 m. D7 D, k) K5 Z4 K5 I6 xJapanese aircraft1 I3 u5 \; k7 K* U, U+ Z; Q
A6M3 Zero x 11& j) `- J9 \" ]% C( h U9 P4 l
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Allied aircraft
8 @2 P! s7 _3 c! W! s, T3 \5 y6 i B-26 Marauder x 34( E( B# |; v7 k2 R) w% o* c% _ x
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; e. ~ @1 d- d- ANo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 w1 ?: h' N) y; G/ ^2 y7 E4 Y B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" V; {! q* m l) o% T% U7 q DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- ?3 i0 a# S7 A& C4 \5 z* y/ _# J SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
, O6 _7 ?0 _' o% t8 ~+ P CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. B R+ }2 w/ v* U' D: ? CA Takao, Bomb hits 4! H# B% o* C& B Q! G2 [
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 v6 y) N9 J7 p# \0 X( o$ T2 v( O
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 16 i7 L/ W3 |7 t) y# l: y
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 }) S1 y) G) ^3 C1 K+ z
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Port hits 5 |