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* p8 H7 T" {0 `+ p' i6 Q# ?
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships0 ^2 z9 B8 t+ X- g4 C
CV Shokaku, M) B, ~9 X z6 g) |) F
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage! J _7 g' B8 p3 [; L
CVL Ryujo. C; w5 f# I# c$ a1 X
CVL Zuiho o& a% b$ S# F5 k% ^
CVE Unyo- R" O5 a5 c: v/ T2 Z* [! \
CS Chitose
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BB Haruna
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4 z9 R' x j" S P2 z- Z- R* \ DD Kazegumo/ A# C( x6 E: {8 s8 R$ t- ~ u1 i
DD Makigumo' K5 Q0 R5 B, Z4 m6 I" n' O
DD Natsugumo. Y3 Q6 v3 m) i: |1 a
DD Minegumo1 T( ^/ y& M# x
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1* f9 l) M. J- j6 {
DD Murasame" A! {7 O, B) Y* h6 b/ M
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage* {9 \$ S1 M( ^
DD Yudachi( P3 [# c! M$ }$ I
DD Kawakaze/ x3 B# t( L8 |. f) y+ o0 {
DD Umikaze
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+ ~: N. r' X r9 U3 s DD Shirayuki, b2 p. j( k$ l
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
: G/ o6 U8 H' `9 ]( h: ~ DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 U& R! ?" w: m6 y" p0 b- g7 W. j
DD O'Brien( L. R/ S8 s( G3 e
DD Stack
5 Q; Q6 ~- ~. `! V DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136 s7 R, K4 p* T% @7 j# k2 p5 g
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Japanese Ships8 B5 t1 H; P) a( ~ t0 _! ]
CV Shokaku
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BB Kongo& T( H' ?" U: _- |2 q+ [
DD Asagumo
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0 K9 A: N7 H% R4 Z' x7 I DD Kazegumo6 ?* M4 `, h% y
DD Akigumo' q" e% C7 J9 s3 f6 j7 ^' T
DD Shikinami, on fire
8 k3 \/ |' Q2 d( H" t6 R: ` DD Umikaze% X9 M3 g, ^- t; T! a8 y3 X
DD Kawakaze
7 a: ^6 P, A& B& J0 c* l1 x$ M DD Yudachi( E1 h* k7 ]# h* y' G" z8 `
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- [2 }* q* m$ R% y; \3 ?7 X6 o SS Wahoo, hits 19 [* a. r& i, G! }+ `6 f
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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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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * T, s4 {* T I* O
2 M0 A6 `8 A1 {9 s6 GWeather in hex: Clear sky9 \- `; Q8 p% y$ G' p$ ] F$ y
2 ]8 a7 h- y d7 rRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
* I" F4 H8 i" K1 AEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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7 w( J s% D% t" ZJapanese aircraft
5 V! S( e2 e" [ A6M3 Zero x 186 N( ^) J8 o5 J. L" Q- ?
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Allied aircraft; V2 k o# C; X' o! E) L
B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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; ~3 A" V Q- y5 e3 l% N CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire: t( F- w8 {1 X8 ^
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
}, i( p! n4 Q: Q CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
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5 g! v. a% r5 z$ V3 i& Y# o AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 Q: L: K3 R. J* Q! h
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 c# |1 {' M5 W9 b& v8 s& K4 [
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 y( R+ s* E& n/ q3 } APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" ?+ {) |7 @5 w7 H
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
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ U9 w% A8 C3 Z5 ]
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 R! h2 W1 |8 Q# r& C9 c
A6M3 Zero x 11
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Allied aircraft
( u% s; X# r) e- a1 S3 E B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships* ?2 G" q3 Y1 i! X& p. P
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: X8 z* m1 E3 V SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
5 D! E" [+ q3 N. O CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 v" o `: L$ o
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
5 g$ H( {, W9 |- l1 [ s PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& V5 Z5 Z# Y& K( d# ]
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1% [: a1 D" p: j( E, g) E" j
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire" {3 D# r% g% U& S0 J# b
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