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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" D) c5 x* A3 j; f/ j& dDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards4 B: [% D& i3 D7 G2 [+ ?1 A
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Japanese Ships
! W1 x; T, c4 w# W7 F. q CV Shokaku
3 C. v& x* e5 `" c' L CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage, m% t; [$ R$ I: ]; W
CVL Ryujo
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CVE Unyo
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BB Kongo
2 w& L n0 O* Q/ [ BB Haruna* b" P& V- n! y( c1 t& v
DD Akigumo
% {2 _4 T L) P DD Kazegumo
4 Y( h9 D& ?# b; X% g" X; Q. R DD Makigumo4 q' _ r# S. [+ l# C8 I, h9 O
DD Natsugumo
) \. j3 V1 G) U+ n DD Minegumo
1 b& w% q4 d7 I; i: l DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
6 @$ a, T+ C. j, X$ r% @1 w DD Murasame. `9 p: a7 |: K: X+ z9 \+ C
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
7 U. K0 I" s& ~# I, W. e1 p$ m DD Yudachi. V+ | i$ `$ |
DD Kawakaze" x$ N1 [5 L! L5 ~
DD Umikaze0 k6 |# u. n8 w+ T3 C c
DD Ariake
, P K7 r. a5 f DD Shirayuki
9 _# a: w9 f4 S# E7 K5 ~ {% K DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
1 c5 z" O; M+ c' \$ y Q: y) G DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 u: `' C4 H) w' X' X$ ^ DD O'Brien6 c% @4 ~( e3 J0 k* _; X( U1 x
DD Stack
& ?3 [2 _! q0 m* E/ ~ DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 }+ ?% x' L( s" R& B g h3 g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 ; a `* o/ @ V+ A
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,1361 M9 y% T. c- n. s
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CV Shokaku; b b) ~0 _" E2 o5 ]) A; J
BB Haruna
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4 y& _8 U! k5 A6 c DD Asagumo
7 N/ s9 @3 }: u& E) a( y DD Natsugumo. t7 N4 w* p4 X# x
DD Kazegumo) N8 g. \+ V2 m3 U6 v+ `( @7 P. r
DD Akigumo
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DD Umikaze
/ \! N, ? G% |6 H" f DD Kawakaze
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. P1 N2 ]# n$ }6 U: [ 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
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+ K$ o5 N3 C9 OMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ O1 d0 j F8 p$ [5 lWeather in hex: Clear sky
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3 k e3 ?0 I! f$ n b) T, `Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.& j: h8 o8 p. x* J. }
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 18
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B-17E Fortress x 80' h: C' P, V8 y
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 H* D7 V a' h! z0 h A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged5 v' i$ z# b1 U4 V* S% s7 B
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
7 c$ N% X8 V" y' \/ L' D* t CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 i# w' w/ P2 I! `. N' ~3 b CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1 O8 ?* E6 I1 b. `
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
2 }* K4 j: M: \7 ]# H6 m( H3 ? AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* l8 u" e3 g- U5 ? xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" H' m2 ^# P1 s. X4 V AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 w- d* X* ~5 |7 ^7 W( K, ~( _ APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 K2 n4 E7 Q1 i" G8 [+ p4 d" |# R APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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9 g1 O, d0 z7 p7 d; jMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 o Q& y9 p* h- n" _% j4 Y
6 C2 p" `6 i7 RWeather in hex: Clear sky+ L4 d6 L) u' |0 J
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ t0 W4 ^2 o0 H/ z, {) G$ F% p" N0 s" l
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses0 N+ J8 C! E2 D, _; a2 l
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Allied aircraft losses
0 d3 F) e/ ?! l$ D c" z B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged1 P; R- ]8 Z3 ^. u. a! l6 o$ V
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Japanese Ships
, @1 `2 z. V) B* u8 H# _6 x DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; M! k1 F! x* S% S9 O SS I-121, Bomb hits 10 P! ]$ w9 x |4 F& y
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, g. Y) @# l/ X8 \/ x
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4" c1 Z; }7 W) ~ Q5 [
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% ~6 R" v2 Z+ {% U
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1: S# w3 F) _0 M9 y. C
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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