决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露! h& s. ?& l% q* v7 }
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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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: e' s' o. a, E! I0 {/ |( LDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships+ Q( c8 A/ v% N5 T; i3 p
CV Shokaku
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CVL Ryujo" B2 {& _! T0 q5 d3 K- k
CVL Zuiho
8 ?, y8 }" q& q1 M CVE Unyo; E: W% X0 F8 ^# ?# H+ |9 Z
CS Chitose
" e7 ]! w2 l) l- Y% G BB Kongo
) V: G2 v2 M; d0 g1 G BB Haruna
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DD Kazegumo0 X0 @1 ]2 I: l/ n% e
DD Makigumo
4 s3 [0 P9 n. g DD Natsugumo5 o/ k" G7 I M- h5 {$ o. m# U4 v
DD Minegumo
- w0 P. S0 K9 X$ E DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
$ P/ e2 S* k7 K2 j DD Murasame
' P0 S" b2 e" Q9 R2 F5 P( ` DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage/ e6 y6 G; G/ ~! p! @( y
DD Yudachi
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DD Umikaze* w2 P$ N5 \ A3 Q
DD Ariake
2 N( X# [* ?( B9 U3 L DD Shirayuki
3 h7 `4 L& D0 f- c5 f1 X DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
9 m2 F. h) `7 Q DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( O8 H0 K" a- x) L+ U
DD O'Brien
5 V( L; t0 h& C- D DD Stack$ G. `+ {9 I: O0 @' Q5 \% q
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( Y! @* }# }" Q( {9 z5 o
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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
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BB Haruna Z; |8 l, O8 Y. P/ B, F5 b: {
BB Kongo
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DD Kazegumo
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# w3 h) I3 L5 O B; X DD Shikinami, on fire4 d1 Y8 c, Y9 {0 R, b+ q: R
DD Umikaze
) r0 |" p" \( h+ A p DD Kawakaze' B/ k& ^3 A, U6 V; y1 R
DD Yudachi
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SS Wahoo, hits 1' B" V+ k5 ~ m' Z1 b1 `
6 M$ z% g: P# N, L- K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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* k3 H& a3 T/ X( s4 U& BMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 r8 T" U; d0 [8 j" J
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* J% |' q; V: I( b9 Z6 IRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft( J) d/ P* ?% `/ q
A6M3 Zero x 18- s* N, R6 W) ^3 u) ?9 B- ]
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B-17E Fortress x 80
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A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed6 J v5 Q5 H3 W( g6 J
J/ C7 E% R! ?$ T) cAllied aircraft losses6 H' Y# a$ k- @) @
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: q. V2 G3 E) Q) A5 k: Y$ n% j( a CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
( ^7 l* J2 F" E. e# Q CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire! l. @; l+ E0 M+ n! b0 A
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1& b& G9 e/ N* s' [. J
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
2 O# R. z3 j/ l6 z' z AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# |0 [ Y+ Q* I/ c2 ]1 L# `" A xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 Z; Z' U. f0 R- \% k/ F5 i AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 i$ N: R0 ?# J; Y1 ^ APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 |; c3 d5 \5 a- Q" M X: x APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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A6M3 Zero x 11) o- e* o3 _/ X s( U% r
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9 O3 [. e# ^/ ?2 l! G B-26 Marauder x 34
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Allied aircraft losses
8 N' k7 [8 Y% a" \! }; } B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged$ \: [, d3 M5 L F: |$ b L
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, n$ u4 Z; @$ G( I DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; _6 R: v' x4 M; D; J5 h SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
# W( c* X" G9 M5 t CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: x ?/ q7 Q7 J
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
" @# N8 r* ?6 G5 e* y5 E0 Y. f W PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( N- p P" `: D9 o$ @. }6 ^ CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1: b3 d9 D- I- |; N9 F6 B, Z# l
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |