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
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* M2 M5 B# z- L0 v# j4 n
CV Shokaku
, y$ x4 E x2 J7 [# ]- T$ | CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
& V5 R& j2 Z0 k' d1 P4 V CVL Ryujo
7 [6 r- `$ K+ ]& b CVL Zuiho
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CS Chitose
Q2 w' Z% a) t+ o- h BB Kongo8 T) C& @) p9 R- G$ t: ^' ]
BB Haruna
* y8 I7 A4 k$ }6 t6 f+ b DD Akigumo
0 m, N1 ~& H+ i/ l1 z DD Kazegumo
) B/ ~. ^2 J% e9 v) C DD Makigumo
1 P1 W6 j, h0 W- C, o; z) K$ b7 h DD Natsugumo
- R" K4 o3 q7 w+ B DD Minegumo
0 X! m" ~ R4 X0 H DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1 U" y! ?; P1 ]6 F0 C
DD Murasame
. T; Y5 R6 F3 n; }" E" p! U. _5 @ DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
& k8 U4 r2 u& S6 W7 Q% j DD Yudachi3 `: ~; D ]% ]3 j- j1 T
DD Kawakaze4 m2 ?( x. I7 g- C+ ~: K- E
DD Umikaze
Q$ ^3 X4 g! F# a/ I DD Ariake4 T2 A7 y. X- K3 ^+ A) g" _
DD Shirayuki
: J7 `" O% z, a; Y e DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire; C5 l7 n+ ~& U' p* }" ]
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk U, J j( c& X; }; R3 {% G
DD O'Brien
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- A# O, h& S# ? DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; x8 }; V# H+ B$ ]9 f) J
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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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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136+ N( M5 D5 w" [% Y* D! L
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Japanese Ships
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BB Haruna
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DD Asagumo7 G6 ]$ q& W2 }
DD Natsugumo
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DD Akigumo' |0 i3 x- U2 {% Q3 L# t5 T
DD Shikinami, on fire# j/ a* P; a; b8 v% K7 a
DD Umikaze
- {, B* o2 F( V1 N8 i3 y" k DD Kawakaze/ a+ H" d, ]" ^- B9 T# W# F. f' m; n
DD Yudachi
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SS Wahoo, hits 1. V$ u; h; l- E+ l* e4 S( o6 p6 {
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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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5 B! f w1 S7 a4 f4 ~7 v/ eMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 K% { A" P6 r4 U4 [
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
+ S; n8 J9 I4 x& [# M B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses; L, P8 |1 ~, ~# P5 _, F
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 [! n( q/ M8 C3 M8 ~0 O6 A$ Q B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged7 T, o7 D/ H8 h5 f' S
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Japanese Ships9 n, f5 i7 n8 R9 B
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
3 `, W6 i3 s$ k1 C. [, S CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire, V$ \& k7 y, T/ B
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1+ @3 v" a) z3 N- v) V7 w7 m
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
& ~0 ?) J6 k$ z# f% h. E z5 g AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ d. g+ v! P! g& X xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- s8 K' W' `! r8 p
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: M' f. r! i0 J7 U7 V2 \ APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ z" e Y& S1 {+ h2 ~. v/ \ APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ ^( W: c4 H9 z/ y" X9 W
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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& K+ l3 l3 y/ C, D0 L) ^Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ ?; D9 v q" T9 W* m- Y% \! N rEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* d. `- D$ \% S1 R- T5 O+ G
A6M3 Zero x 11. f* b2 r5 p' c# F3 K% i: @( u+ } |
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9 g( m; ^# {6 b! ZAllied aircraft
8 X) K" i2 \6 A. i% m. V B-26 Marauder x 347 R% E) f6 d1 y6 P3 K0 g
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0 Z+ r5 {6 z1 L% ^' m* g hNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 N% h ~# {' G) ^* l2 v B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) J U; r/ n9 Z, H DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 c9 R4 v9 W q: D
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 4# W* Q( @2 ?1 F) A' v. k- O
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 D# e* c z7 U2 H M7 v; s
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
; e( M5 e" {- q- u& [* y: X- C CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |