决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露7 K7 Z% \1 L8 s
. ~/ q# W7 ` W. ^% o' b Y0 K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$ {5 h0 F, v/ I9 f0 }% z
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6 }) d# R2 P$ }$ c, \' qDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards t, X5 n- B. D
, p J+ r( P/ w' i6 U3 o' b1 AJapanese Ships
" u: z& h4 J4 L, x4 c. }5 d CV Shokaku, ]2 }2 `( |8 i, F9 {
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage3 B6 E/ z: c3 w) R# f% U0 e: `
CVL Ryujo6 z" [2 `7 T$ T2 e' o, J+ Y
CVL Zuiho0 c2 M( I$ s0 u! q9 ^
CVE Unyo
) ~4 ^, b9 ~% K0 P Q, C2 q CS Chitose
2 c: Z( o$ y- Q5 h) Z, N$ [; [& G BB Kongo, W/ K4 A V# m( }$ ?; x" [
BB Haruna
3 J1 b2 e. X) |5 _ DD Akigumo% d# t5 _1 G& ~1 K; i
DD Kazegumo
% ^! c7 {6 U! p( m/ l% k DD Makigumo0 b8 A) c7 b8 ]# h
DD Natsugumo2 s) @6 w0 {( l e( ?% @/ _. [5 g
DD Minegumo
' }) u2 X) m. V7 z DD Asagumo, Shell hits 12 R5 G& b/ k6 c
DD Murasame$ e9 X# o0 N, q2 x
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage2 ]4 @/ K- Z, V- R: p ~0 ^
DD Yudachi
8 M1 d0 ]* S! X2 c& w DD Kawakaze& Y% g( ^2 u* }7 T2 `/ F2 O
DD Umikaze
, L" A+ P( q. N7 L DD Ariake/ E7 Y4 b. m( N4 ?1 ~+ ?
DD Shirayuki
' d1 L; Q0 d4 v; d2 D6 E+ o DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships. ~$ O! l. h! \! ~
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 Q. n, p( Y. I DD O'Brien% h( j$ [% }* B& P' U
DD Stack A& h1 Y) o; @# p+ q
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# P8 M b9 r" o, {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 7 p4 {! D) {3 M* B" N7 E" n- s
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X. F$ l3 I- n1 |, uSub attack near Auki at 118,136/ @2 a6 U1 d# g4 V
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Japanese Ships, g6 R& f4 c9 o9 n0 K; m
CV Shokaku0 W8 ^7 w. Z& P* A" ~
BB Haruna
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4 \1 `: h# k. R7 E DD Asagumo4 R# |9 Y: |. ]# L
DD Natsugumo. p6 J+ K1 X$ i% C5 B6 F
DD Kazegumo- F. Y/ G, s0 p
DD Akigumo
4 K2 F( f; L) v h7 S DD Shikinami, on fire( \# H) Q$ U6 n7 w7 F. r: u ?3 o
DD Umikaze
" Z% D, F# ~" x/ [) V- H DD Kawakaze
9 U! M9 x9 s* F* b DD Yudachi/ k! U( O3 T7 ]6 T4 P9 e
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Allied Ships
( j$ ]4 U+ `. }1 Q- D SS Wahoo, hits 1
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- O5 }% a2 [/ ?* Q ]$ R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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% R( W2 a; u9 [1 v) U, R sMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 g# i3 O1 P/ }3 [+ n
3 V% i; ]% e2 L& Z0 } zWeather in hex: Clear sky, G5 q! i& m' `4 z% Y
" \+ f/ I) n V' hRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.! R% R: H! T, c7 M
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes, D" H. m' p: u, D: D( K/ a! y
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Japanese aircraft
$ L) k6 @& z3 g A6M3 Zero x 18
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Allied aircraft o/ w2 R3 L: G- p/ p
B-17E Fortress x 80+ ^* e+ y: A% e' E
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 a7 t; }5 s/ a+ M% E A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed# G6 ?2 \9 x! q
* H# }/ B0 z7 Q! p F3 y9 JAllied aircraft losses
3 O& c7 P8 a3 m B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged ^8 z# u3 N J2 z/ I- x4 a
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Japanese Ships2 |; _ D" T3 ~ B) Z1 }+ k
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire% e0 ]% k( n: p& m% z9 S& A* c
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' S* Z, [& B0 D0 k CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 11 i$ t/ |6 i- K7 |; v
CA Takao, Bomb hits 16 S( P' ^0 C1 S
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( I3 \3 i- h6 d& ?& h& c xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' M6 h6 _& D/ j- E- D AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& Q+ O Q* f d1 N2 B9 g0 E- p APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# a' f- o, S5 B3 z% z# n APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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) U- ~5 G! s! G& HMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 U p, ^! o- F r0 C% ]/ J0 c
& }( ?' |& f1 ~' Z4 U. qWeather in hex: Clear sky0 P; t/ b L* o4 |, _* J& }; P
" z6 O8 a w+ \% h0 rRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; T' h; e: N. |* K) PEstimated time to target is 9 minutes$ N& t6 z0 @7 U; Y, u
8 r* Z3 T% T' T8 t0 p# M# TJapanese aircraft
: N: G- ^0 u2 x6 L& V+ q A6M3 Zero x 11. N# J0 _) {6 }& n
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+ i' P8 c3 ?, ?2 ^& t- \4 |Allied aircraft4 V. y/ O# i, }- k& o" Y% V, d
B-26 Marauder x 34
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, y1 C2 |7 j; R1 _: {; \+ ?' wNo Japanese losses" p3 n# K- H! l' O
6 {/ Y( p0 G O' M( ]4 ?Allied aircraft losses7 [% i1 b" q. H, Q5 A
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged8 M) _# L! a* E% ^
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Japanese Ships
* m& M: O7 u( l DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& {1 j8 @) r$ B3 |
SS I-121, Bomb hits 11 Q0 X4 h& N7 |) Y) c: `3 Q+ I( ]
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% b) ^! X, J/ e b1 a; u9 D; N CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
( K+ F5 |5 j0 S7 @" A PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 p/ u1 S9 U: ]( i n9 B CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 11 X$ G+ m: ?! A- E* u$ a, ?
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 P! _2 R0 _4 K) F
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Port hits 5 |