决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露
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& h4 l @& L# P- O) ^( a) ?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, W6 h0 P8 n/ I; W1 ~2 s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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CV Shokaku7 ?9 t' n. f" N( m0 s, x) H& o2 D
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVE Unyo4 W/ i) I0 D5 ]$ U* H# n
CS Chitose
! ^- {0 M) c- S% I BB Kongo
. [7 g4 {! y1 |" W6 D4 G BB Haruna' J, F' H, X3 W! E0 x- ?" W
DD Akigumo( g! I0 k$ l! u% n+ [$ X
DD Kazegumo5 C* x5 o" g7 v& U
DD Makigumo
- `) e8 i0 }- M3 U9 [ DD Natsugumo) X: S. z5 ]7 A% A! z3 D
DD Minegumo: V+ p- V' @) i* u# p; `) `
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1) T1 _( A4 ]/ T* i/ N% K" l; K
DD Murasame
/ Z7 {, t" B, v DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage( j0 z$ T j8 \' a, {
DD Yudachi
9 g0 p0 }8 T& Q+ a DD Kawakaze; E e; P4 K# q$ {. ~ ?: O8 V( c
DD Umikaze
8 ^: s; n! [; f3 a DD Ariake" E1 ^9 I1 _7 x2 n& H; v1 {+ i
DD Shirayuki j2 ^1 V7 z$ t: j- E$ K8 E' b
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire. I% O9 L$ E. v' ?: @* ?5 X
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Allied Ships5 Y* z: H" T0 M; a2 e
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 p _& I. r( X5 P& w4 @1 P
DD O'Brien! G2 ?$ O: M3 t# D$ F) N. x
DD Stack
& p4 n) {3 S( S" W! O2 U DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage4 O! H! i& g- D9 a5 F2 h9 P
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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 N- Y0 v7 C7 B0 V, M( z
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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Japanese Ships: o# h0 r5 {/ s) L' ]) G
CV Shokaku1 P5 G& s! u# z1 V2 f `
BB Haruna# e3 {+ w4 k0 _4 I
BB Kongo7 a/ a! x) p4 U2 W& @8 j
DD Asagumo
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! M" B- f& r* ?! b; Y' u DD Kazegumo
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; r) F( ^: w! d/ N+ q! I7 j DD Shikinami, on fire
/ P9 v+ C- K3 Y; l DD Umikaze) G0 s0 t& j; t! w2 P5 z
DD Kawakaze
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Allied Ships5 s! d0 B6 m( E' O
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9 k% h+ B K3 l! i2 V4 [
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 D5 l \6 Y @) t0 d
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
6 `. |$ s2 H i8 P; J0 ?6 lEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses4 K, w `) @7 d6 j
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged& y2 E4 E; e2 g+ k0 f# @1 ?6 _
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire/ p: d9 P3 j) W+ y5 ^. J
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire x' M) C y5 f! y5 P
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
) ^ H9 |; L: C7 A% t1 Z, v CA Takao, Bomb hits 1" ]* s. S& K* J* O l! H- T
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" \( b6 h O2 x% c) Z xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( O1 J8 b) a# V AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 k' w6 l- l2 d0 V/ F APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! l4 E6 i- e2 A. A3 x7 w6 r
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) v/ c6 D" E$ k2 A; l! Z
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& W+ x \& g- C% E+ l, ^/ pMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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( [7 \/ f* x* @$ k( @8 D% B5 [4 q8 BWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., W& u" ?! G" c- Q4 |
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes, X0 k! j- I* b% p3 ~% z
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Allied aircraft6 e8 m# D Q& j
B-26 Marauder x 34. ]/ z5 G* a5 J, o
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% i, j4 K8 `7 [No Japanese losses0 E) I% H* Y8 o7 Q9 d
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Allied aircraft losses* X" c4 \$ d# ~) z/ v% r
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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- ]: [; h. ~7 x# b) v4 y" v DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- `9 I& S( o1 g; r5 K
SS I-121, Bomb hits 19 Z" Q9 `/ F8 L4 p/ l& e/ X/ ?
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) A% K7 j K @0 ~: ~ CA Takao, Bomb hits 47 c3 k1 N: J! h' J& Q
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# y% ^2 q+ e) i; u8 i( {2 m, y CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
! K: A% i- f' |& N( B CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire% L/ U1 N9 T: y3 p% j
1 D1 o1 t. D( h o# v- W, sPort hits 5 |