决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露+ L# l- B6 P, q5 G p+ c
5 I. h0 e/ K! e4 _( N2 H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+ b! w) h. z* E" U' _3 {
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* P2 i9 m& q( q) e
CV Shokaku" o- B8 G: `. W$ @( `* s0 y. [. t
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage2 P8 }% w* i8 [# j: P
CVL Ryujo
7 g' c' K3 `2 `; S1 v# r CVL Zuiho
/ Y/ X5 D$ z X4 E0 b, Z2 d CVE Unyo& g. n* F! H; Y( v
CS Chitose
& ~8 J6 @5 ~9 x' `' n BB Kongo
! q& z* i! l9 [7 E7 k BB Haruna
/ g2 \- i% m. g0 s* S) V DD Akigumo
$ I) y0 S4 O* F( ~2 E" n# F DD Kazegumo
0 o' }2 H; i1 u# a7 x' Q; t* E DD Makigumo. j9 B4 z* Y$ W
DD Natsugumo
& |, S- @: Z( o1 |* i& t DD Minegumo; l% q4 r, F! p% |( |
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 11 G' {( u! N0 R* n7 R
DD Murasame5 x" Q* {1 e' |, J
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage' C- w2 \2 T2 y( z0 ~. d9 A
DD Yudachi0 A( w2 I0 |- ]( E
DD Kawakaze# i* [; i. X% [& n
DD Umikaze* d/ h7 M1 N& L, y
DD Ariake
# z1 [! m- X$ ~! N DD Shirayuki, |* Z p H4 R/ t, D8 s
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire" B# V, c; N" E2 v$ o
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
C; t/ u/ O: N; k! D2 Y3 K9 q DD O'Brien) I$ u: _. W \8 P2 S$ I
DD Stack5 Z ?! A# |: Y% d- u/ j' s4 D
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# ]! ^& e3 _0 a
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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 / `1 t# J) w+ A( _
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7 L% \8 o4 p2 F5 q4 _) C: y7 GSub attack near Auki at 118,136; E2 l& ?# \: J5 H0 b+ N
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CV Shokaku: y1 p3 z. j2 z( @3 r% o
BB Haruna3 n& Z7 g: a8 w' k! O* T W% {: f) H
BB Kongo
5 F: N2 h9 j* g! D& D A9 T DD Asagumo
7 c8 c' {; \2 J DD Natsugumo
* g O- [ }( ]" r DD Kazegumo
8 B8 d. p9 z8 V DD Akigumo1 u# L- p, d0 z+ m( x" G2 b
DD Shikinami, on fire
3 u+ c& ~; w; }: j. H( C DD Umikaze
1 v [8 Y% Q1 H7 x8 m5 _5 u0 p9 \5 f DD Kawakaze
" O& [$ S' x; U M DD Yudachi
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4 x1 ]' X6 \' Y6 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& C) d }; x* N2 \
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J! F2 l' k1 b1 a7 ?Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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' ?) y- Z7 P" W% z5 A" i* ~3 kRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.8 Z$ F0 ~) a& [3 V# F; m
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes( w% W" T$ f& R5 Z" ]9 Z8 z
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Allied aircraft
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; P# } T6 _; k; h6 VJapanese aircraft losses; S6 C) D. A$ Q, R1 c
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed9 y6 r& P0 ^( n
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Allied aircraft losses
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4 J+ Y% a- U6 P2 k* IJapanese Ships
; i9 U8 j3 P' {! v( \ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire3 c) y4 Y4 H. c2 ~0 W5 B
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire) t4 x1 l+ `3 X X9 q
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
p% f, o* ^4 f8 g6 a4 Z6 v CA Takao, Bomb hits 14 G/ [! p0 s; ?2 u
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ g) k% E9 j' _ S; A6 Q# h
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire% V2 E2 _) G+ s# x- j
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, K" A& D j; B: c7 ?5 Z9 | APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" M1 i8 Z8 g! x0 C
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' {5 |% ~3 d4 Y; x2 {& H6 E
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ b7 U( d# I { sWeather in hex: Clear sky
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5 z- ]9 W( \4 A1 m( DRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) k6 y* W. P0 J3 ]
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
9 ` e: Q8 n; W( ?* U B-26 Marauder x 34
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5 ]- \2 y. g( h$ r+ ~. @No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& i+ A P8 x( q/ L0 I, o! V B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged1 x0 `8 D% u! x5 \; [! g! u- G
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4 t' \, [9 v. I6 ] DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' D. o. e4 n, E& N" V4 U! ~; G# Z
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1" m: p4 H) I1 R% T5 |1 X1 y
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 N' C% m6 Q0 t# T
CA Takao, Bomb hits 41 l+ Z. H; s7 A# Z
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ B" f$ v1 ^4 n7 [2 n5 [6 s
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
& v0 m7 o& S3 [. X CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire" m) F% J6 u% I! b: D
M, {( o n. E' b; n _0 r6 mPort hits 5 |