决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露6 R* q8 u% e6 ^* z# q5 m2 G
9 S; q5 o( C m) M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; f2 U1 y$ m* {! c
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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CV Shokaku
/ {& `4 o2 f$ i& A CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho- T1 R' G# t) R6 Q% o4 q
CVE Unyo
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/ _7 X! X/ ?. V4 K& m9 \- u) h+ z BB Kongo
" T1 K6 H% j& Z. }) e BB Haruna
1 w' h; e6 ^0 r# E5 c DD Akigumo
8 X- [- `4 p! @6 b3 n8 ]- Y6 D* } DD Kazegumo
" u5 n9 ~" `- z7 N S0 Y# v/ H DD Makigumo
# U( O/ k9 f K+ A H9 H DD Natsugumo+ \' l' `. ~; M9 V0 C# \2 Q: z' N4 K
DD Minegumo! a4 `% w. l) M* b
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 15 s0 w9 |. h0 @" A: N7 h
DD Murasame
% J! {: o e t& q+ h: t DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage, w% @' j" }* F9 N: C
DD Yudachi. o& l- v5 v+ U' z( u0 S, Q
DD Kawakaze
; }: a' T% M* l7 B. f5 m DD Umikaze
1 b# p8 W0 t# p1 T j DD Ariake
m& P3 ^% o3 Q$ ^# ~ DD Shirayuki
, P# L' G( [% P5 k: E6 B$ e S DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire. z- U& V+ h+ Y2 ^; |; G2 q6 ?+ R
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: _ ~" B; K; E: w) k+ D# `5 v$ H
DD O'Brien* w9 R6 w' }' @5 {. L$ T
DD Stack
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! y" f4 b' `6 l- D5 g* n* ~' B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 - o7 I' R8 ?& ] ]' ~0 I9 s- o1 G+ w
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,1360 n O5 y) M5 C- o
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Japanese Ships
t- W8 @1 h1 l" S! M7 A CV Shokaku6 i' t8 B. s* v; E# M; _
BB Haruna
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DD Asagumo
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DD Akigumo, N" E0 f2 j+ V* N
DD Shikinami, on fire O v( z0 o. t" _' Q: S" ?
DD Umikaze: d' Y" I6 b! {- x% t
DD Kawakaze. J+ p+ w' ^' |
DD Yudachi
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SS Wahoo, hits 1
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" A4 Z# c4 U' r2 p5 ?' J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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. _; r- m- y; {3 Y, N' o: E% M7 kRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.* F) E6 L3 u H; L! S4 ^
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 X9 T: K$ V: `2 r
A6M3 Zero x 187 i5 q: d4 Q7 a. `4 s+ e8 @
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Allied aircraft
0 |! D. @9 o: A B-17E Fortress x 807 n* e7 B" m' w# Y' ]
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, V2 L4 `+ p$ c% j1 A$ d* p8 oJapanese aircraft losses( X% i- P7 q# ^: [* ~; q+ A$ ]
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged6 T& e3 k' X0 H; S0 c1 m
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Japanese Ships
; s: l% K8 k- l" M CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
% ?4 V8 r' I$ V: n) m CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- b- f, b7 S% ]% F6 L7 u CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1' k5 D# {7 P- n3 c
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
5 W/ x7 D6 A) L2 G& e' f+ H( H3 A AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 v4 U8 [7 G( M7 `) s xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 ]) z7 E6 I- m" c! o AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 u5 g. b+ O7 C3 d* Z8 D# p( q4 I% d APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: B: j# F( }: R( Q APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 _+ ]. ?% k0 W
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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% i9 T) w& A' ]0 b! ]6 {Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* s8 Q: C) A( Z0 W" sEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* I) i% H) z# ?
A6M3 Zero x 11$ j2 n" d6 n% B* l" L
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+ c4 }4 l4 W1 K5 q/ a# E B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses/ L# y% H' z" j7 S4 d- k) U
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged& Q1 ~" i% i4 c% K$ u5 I' s) z
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) |! w* U/ J5 |: X% v) u% U9 n DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& ]0 ^- E$ L% Y: f4 T) r1 {
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
9 a: n: i/ b% y0 ] CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( j, n5 ~: @; f8 F4 x4 ]
CA Takao, Bomb hits 47 D6 c% K: [( i% O7 C; }
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 V& u- m+ ~0 v8 `. B7 V: w) R CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 19 |* b- G9 `& v# [
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |