决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露4 ~) ?/ ?3 g6 S; \. ]
# {; P- L* p1 `8 S, l4 V* l e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+ x8 d! E) N9 `0 Q' n
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* X( R* f( Q# ?* |1 T/ P8 c0 U) t. l CV Shokaku( R! k ]1 j8 n9 |1 b
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage, j7 W) Q4 i5 J
CVL Ryujo
7 |2 ]6 ^% j. J! s# ^7 | CVL Zuiho
$ H1 [3 v! Z, i" p/ O. `0 W0 R; Y CVE Unyo
9 A9 G$ \! }# v' b e) k CS Chitose" E: ?8 D) {- `: [* h6 ?6 g1 c3 ?
BB Kongo9 c7 ^9 |! i9 t* Q
BB Haruna* j" [! I. S& [ H& K8 ` l
DD Akigumo2 f0 x# E9 q1 k8 D3 |; a
DD Kazegumo: z3 M2 X1 N4 e7 Y, }# w+ O
DD Makigumo: U7 `+ c( p7 V+ S* K4 F& e
DD Natsugumo( x; I2 G8 V; R& N c2 ]2 k
DD Minegumo2 l* E4 t8 `) S( t& F- c! n: h
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 11 K8 e/ q t2 y# b. i' ?
DD Murasame$ @* o1 h ?: {& X* v, l
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage0 h0 B; U4 t( i8 v
DD Yudachi3 G! I2 n1 { f% F
DD Kawakaze
; L5 ~# O! W1 i3 t1 a DD Umikaze4 j1 E. p7 \' T B( \5 E
DD Ariake5 i6 j% H* d& n8 h [0 X
DD Shirayuki
& k: h0 g6 y$ n; ]4 l2 W DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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% t" ]% j4 G9 G DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 m- S. P- h# s9 N! k& V7 h& V
DD O'Brien
6 t; K! y" ^- G+ E; h! s+ Z" I" T' x DD Stack
6 I ^4 q. a- y9 W% p DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& y, {7 }- S7 P2 R9 N' K3 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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0 ^$ V9 [' P3 Y T9 O7 SSub attack near Auki at 118,136$ o# m" A$ o& P
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! {7 p$ X3 c$ o `0 M9 i CV Shokaku5 P- `$ T- R# u+ m1 v. E8 t& A
BB Haruna
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7 K3 B8 e: V- o* J; a) f DD Asagumo
4 d! N& b# w5 |: m' b" j, l0 d DD Natsugumo
/ [) d1 t- R; g9 O1 J! a/ @ DD Kazegumo8 V6 [) T( \. [2 E; f
DD Akigumo0 N/ E8 F5 L, @( o* F1 V9 Q
DD Shikinami, on fire- \9 y# v$ U" m3 h8 `9 e
DD Umikaze/ T [$ b/ Y' r. u) D
DD Kawakaze
' f7 X! F, _, g% r+ D W# h DD Yudachi3 k$ @3 G; @# u8 S/ Y5 T
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; v5 H& ?) I' j9 N, D7 U9 o% d9 f SS Wahoo, hits 1
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. N1 h6 T9 n( ?9 h. a2 H5 Z* ^/ {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% T- h5 s. H9 A: Y8 v" v
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, y2 @3 T# E6 L) ^Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 o3 W( k/ Y! E, e* b" c
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) o" ]4 A) F. L8 Y, f
; ^0 C, t+ K4 X, w! j/ jRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
3 C' f& m! d0 w) Q) E, gEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' u4 C& R7 w: c* l5 I8 O
A6M3 Zero x 183 I/ T+ g- l+ v8 E3 `9 R
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. ^* x. b: a% E9 a+ g0 DAllied aircraft
: y$ A. } l+ H5 l: T. z9 w7 c B-17E Fortress x 80
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! I' L% s! w8 M" UJapanese aircraft losses2 ?! m0 V& z+ X- Z
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' l" a2 d: Q# S! [ a! a B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged5 H; t( r8 W$ z+ W% ?0 l4 n! q
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Japanese Ships
3 L: r8 i/ W# D1 a) _ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
; m( z2 F8 k+ g/ @3 \3 S CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire, |4 f; T. C4 K, V# i+ ]- q
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
% s1 s8 A% k7 s CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
2 T1 i ?* l# w% Y' f- x AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire; x1 U& o# }- I" Y) m
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: o8 D4 c9 l) U1 e1 ?# A; j, ] AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire) r/ v( o- l/ g
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% m7 G! s' ?$ T# g/ N! Z! ? APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 U/ ~! O; {7 ]' O+ g
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) V# u* O. S6 ]
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: b( ^* L1 l$ H7 H6 U3 r5 u1 O+ F1 n
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes% a2 i) S' H# r5 D' h: B
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Japanese aircraft: g& m# t. W1 Y9 E
A6M3 Zero x 11
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Allied aircraft
5 ?7 d3 Q- x, @$ h- A; x2 S B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses9 q/ p8 U, \' F, X
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged( Q* ~, |* d4 A) l" q: X
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Japanese Ships
4 G! g' J5 S) e& F3 T DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 Y4 r; g( f& R) ] SS I-121, Bomb hits 15 o! I) R" N# T# G' m r P
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" p% [7 x0 N% ^5 ~0 g0 p, t" B8 K0 z" w& h CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
- S; @5 @5 w7 Y' j8 L ^) n' \ PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. w: C) {7 [' z% `6 k CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1" b, ^5 h& y% i* _* ~/ H! g
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 C& I; n* _/ `- R
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Port hits 5 |