决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露, I3 }/ T9 W$ T; f( K
$ H0 H: y& e: p3 m# H" J% J# b# L3 o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( @1 J# {! V0 a1 H/ k$ c
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards- D# ?4 b: h. A2 d* o2 i
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CV Shokaku6 t5 X* O$ N' k3 H( |! j5 I
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage2 @/ i6 j2 ?; L
CVL Ryujo, ], `7 l9 u2 z7 T5 z
CVL Zuiho" f" y, F) @1 i7 x1 B" k
CVE Unyo3 Y O* r! e" L9 a( u
CS Chitose
; f }' u0 ]# D* j$ a* r/ a BB Kongo) a; i( `* l& d8 x, {3 m
BB Haruna
! m- a2 Z" P7 M DD Akigumo* U& t0 `9 \4 l: Q: s
DD Kazegumo* j f* N! _3 O+ ^/ b$ L2 D, P
DD Makigumo
0 l/ c; o! u; I! B9 c DD Natsugumo. L, p7 \" N* z& y* C' Q3 |
DD Minegumo
+ J1 A5 T. B- D4 W DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
9 ~" N5 F4 v8 R& u" \1 k7 f& G5 ^ DD Murasame
1 G- A5 ~7 q1 ]2 W4 G0 Z DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
3 }* G! {% }- O4 J, ]7 k4 u DD Yudachi+ Q0 P) ~$ P9 n6 ?5 f H% A% L
DD Kawakaze/ ?+ F3 y8 M$ X* ]. e% F" K y
DD Umikaze2 a3 O" C. O: P% t$ Y ?$ i
DD Ariake" P! U6 ^3 j/ P( q
DD Shirayuki
- ?. V4 t7 Y; q% O! L6 D6 F; y2 c DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire! V1 B9 j5 s- R5 |
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 z# H, W$ D# p DD O'Brien) @2 ~8 X; b7 W$ J3 N( C: r' i) T
DD Stack: Z$ w: Y, C1 G4 t3 F
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 ~2 c# A) f" V4 e; u* c2 D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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5 F: h% }( r2 H/ r" |Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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& N$ j, B1 C( \- a. `. R CV Shokaku- N( r' \+ h& V# u; `$ j |7 c, m
BB Haruna* i: \- P K2 n% U; r
BB Kongo
8 D% `& R5 v3 k; q, e$ Z* Z DD Asagumo
& o. l" c/ J% I: C0 I5 ? DD Natsugumo
% V" ]5 j7 g/ A9 H' ~) g; H DD Kazegumo# @4 b7 m/ d+ H& I7 V( D
DD Akigumo9 I) \9 n; {! J7 e
DD Shikinami, on fire
& J* P5 y- J! }1 r7 [( G$ } DD Umikaze
7 W7 k/ S* j: Q3 | z* c DD Kawakaze
& {& G/ T. l$ t0 q DD Yudachi! a2 \; J L3 ^' [. z
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Allied Ships a2 Q7 }( {' Q# i
SS Wahoo, hits 1
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( {- A, C7 Q$ C3 i0 i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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. i$ A7 w Q, `* L2 b% h h( k5 ZMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 , z- y* e) G+ S7 [/ e/ q1 G
0 ~2 v+ m; n; Z* z9 F$ m8 d2 tWeather in hex: Clear sky
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2 Y- k' F$ z9 {/ a! iRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
: q/ y4 X; O' G+ L9 O. rEstimated time to target is 11 minutes. c6 q/ r* q/ e* u# z
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Japanese aircraft- o) c" M/ o3 b
A6M3 Zero x 18. G$ ]) W$ Z, m6 F
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Allied aircraft
8 U/ B) Z) U' |) \1 s/ I( z B-17E Fortress x 80" L) q9 [% X' E/ U$ R! }: E7 r
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* }& T6 r, O( @) i- aJapanese aircraft losses
, t* D0 G* ~; a A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed# S) [/ {; M3 R$ `
# L3 f) L! K! X8 O: jAllied aircraft losses1 B- T1 n8 I: m) Y* T: P
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged3 E" p! L- S Q9 E2 f3 d
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Japanese Ships
0 k) ~) _) a2 z CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire8 R6 _2 P0 p* f! @- k: [5 Y4 t
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( s3 F) A6 O+ g2 ? CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
V8 g& J/ y7 W$ n+ }- a$ D* Q% S- ^ CA Takao, Bomb hits 15 s% o( e+ W) {7 b6 a
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ Q* a1 L( P! R& c xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 Z+ H, [3 J3 a5 R$ j, T, l
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire" W# c) p1 {7 V+ M
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 {& l' s { M4 G2 F0 t- l1 l2 i0 Z
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky' s5 a8 J" s$ A3 F; G
3 k& h+ i9 W6 Q* v* _Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% f2 H4 W E N; kEstimated time to target is 9 minutes' B- s3 { A/ |$ [9 e
( f* [! W+ c! @- a& kJapanese aircraft
! y3 Q: L( [2 e A6M3 Zero x 112 ]0 _9 }; K: s) j; w
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Allied aircraft
. L- D) o% w1 W! | B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 ]& b8 _# @$ o) _' b5 k3 B3 C( Y# e0 h1 B1 N B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 z/ K" S3 W8 F) r
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 _# X. U% \& Z
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
. \2 M& W! q& B% N& | CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 W: n% g! \- c2 x# X
CA Takao, Bomb hits 43 I3 v9 w2 A0 p! S/ u. C0 n' x
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# `5 J8 U. V* \; }5 a( B4 Z
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1' O) w' ]* z+ U! a
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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. I% ^# X! a% J6 QPort hits 5 |