决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露
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& G) k1 q" S: G4 {! ]( g2 U9 o7 g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) U* J. Q c9 i
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Japanese Ships
9 I- @4 \# k* ^5 O7 _. D1 ?+ S3 K2 K7 i CV Shokaku
3 R0 ~% z. K3 i3 V: Y5 Q- G$ U) d) W CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 E! G1 h! ?* j" p CVL Ryujo
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CVE Unyo
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BB Kongo
3 d% U6 I: \" g' G2 s BB Haruna
- {5 ?/ h8 r: B0 |! t DD Akigumo
0 \7 ~5 G3 h i- E DD Kazegumo7 d) i! H/ H2 I" E9 v% G( b
DD Makigumo
( R$ H5 ^5 i& D' ~% i9 b3 h DD Natsugumo5 V; Z( \) s& L/ Q% g- P
DD Minegumo# H G9 a/ N) Y' K s
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
4 b3 r. J# ]% i! E% z DD Murasame
& i' N' Y$ p, B DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage W2 U! t' N* }1 E5 G
DD Yudachi1 G& r; N/ L g0 g& ]
DD Kawakaze
( C0 n; r5 d. }5 @ DD Umikaze
; W; {0 o# H. p, P% A+ v DD Ariake7 j5 n, j- I7 b
DD Shirayuki
$ o! f7 p P; S. r7 Q DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) Z# Y: X, o* I* S( Z) | DD O'Brien
4 ~$ j* ^" l- u DD Stack
$ i1 {7 s! M" o+ a DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( f- v3 l x5 R/ f0 ~
$ P0 J# x9 u# J0 r$ Y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 j1 Y/ d5 G) L" y
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,1367 ^2 C+ |) Z9 ?8 n/ x$ s$ b
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CV Shokaku
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BB Kongo
9 n8 g* @( E$ k) O3 i8 | DD Asagumo* u+ |& ?0 ?2 s E, P+ `& @
DD Natsugumo
4 |* n! u, F3 J# A8 ^, G DD Kazegumo
1 ]- X2 a( F) O) M$ W DD Akigumo
- |" k7 e# i( e' a9 ] DD Shikinami, on fire0 R. d) w; ?# U, \5 @ T/ ?1 K/ q
DD Umikaze
+ I6 y* O' v( Q3 ?( k0 @; C: B DD Kawakaze
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SS Wahoo, hits 1
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: n9 F1 B: J( m2 {) nMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky# g% ?2 y s7 z t0 |* F
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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B-17E Fortress x 808 t- |: h1 \7 s
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A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
, d4 _4 S, S1 _* j. K B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged; v& m* J& E6 N6 H/ t8 u4 L% Z# K- M
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Japanese Ships( J' b. P0 p6 L9 ?) f
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire( o8 m: T, E! l5 R
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 y- M) q% m6 a, I% k" w/ R
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 14 a5 { _4 F$ d, X
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1* i; g) E2 j, w, \/ W& x+ _
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire; K& R0 Q: `! y) ^0 w" X
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire% y2 V0 A1 o9 W4 h
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 n" d3 |+ v) l/ @
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! X& l; Y2 s' U$ F" o APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% g& K* F7 c7 }, v. \& r6 u1 N
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% {, [( r0 b8 G: s OMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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4 Y7 I& c Z2 o. l8 G" XRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." H; Q. W6 o% ^2 }
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes- U+ O+ F* l) k
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A6M3 Zero x 114 Z$ R/ C( l, n8 Z- C
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B-26 Marauder x 34" P2 d4 U! v \$ a& V
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Allied aircraft losses' ] d, X$ g* T0 j' j# B; S, O% ?
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged6 c& {. O0 L2 k6 Q H/ H8 ~' a' i
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Japanese Ships
' Y7 c* q. L" H& b8 d DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; o4 v" R' S- A( A3 s* V
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
4 b0 p2 X6 I- l; r# ~% ~ CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( }7 W3 K" b* H. H% o6 v$ Z! D
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
& H4 O+ }9 z& W" i `: u PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 W, L0 H" J" w7 t- }4 v1 E6 s CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
% z! ]2 d1 Z4 R$ P4 E CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |