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9 [: }: v4 f3 t3 N
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards2 u( W7 N5 L7 ?6 I1 ^
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CV Shokaku/ B+ v3 u: D% H
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage$ I9 K* k3 [. `) |
CVL Ryujo
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CVE Unyo! \5 M$ T, k$ @$ K2 q4 }( P$ A& r
CS Chitose j, G' R" O2 b4 y
BB Kongo- n6 }- `% e; ^
BB Haruna' g5 D# }9 d& R* B
DD Akigumo
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DD Makigumo# A0 P- n% ^. R/ z8 p
DD Natsugumo
7 Q- U; \: M# } H2 | DD Minegumo
) q) S7 A6 w) X$ x! ~1 `* e DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1) p6 h% P2 K# T( B
DD Murasame# `, N: ~7 j0 b9 I7 [
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage+ k5 T$ N" N! `& Q
DD Yudachi0 j* J; R% y b. p" v
DD Kawakaze" V \5 l2 X5 x/ K- f2 @
DD Umikaze
: Z8 c% M8 p) @& l3 p" a DD Ariake$ i$ s4 N1 }% A6 O( m
DD Shirayuki3 n6 L3 {/ {& p* m
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire: A; @- M* D5 ?2 V* G% i4 z
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8 z# {! I0 j$ @% u4 P DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk9 c. o+ d `1 @! L2 h/ X3 Y# `
DD O'Brien
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DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 I/ k/ c d6 j/ B- 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
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$ ]; ^! b5 ~3 n, BSub attack near Auki at 118,136 n# z+ ]1 T: b. m
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Japanese Ships
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BB Haruna
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/ o0 h0 ~4 C' c/ [" W, m+ B DD Asagumo& X3 d7 q, N( |& V! `& b5 d) l% O
DD Natsugumo
$ g# _$ n7 D I8 s, w1 O# c DD Kazegumo% h( V9 @: R/ O% I5 \# w8 f/ i
DD Akigumo& I' f0 Y( g, z, D+ [
DD Shikinami, on fire
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DD Kawakaze5 M; Z3 T7 H4 V9 s9 m. `2 W, P5 H
DD Yudachi
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9 n5 q) v) s8 W. n m( h# r1 E SS Wahoo, hits 1* j' N4 l, ^/ ?8 \$ u& A1 `' ~, p
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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# n( y. `2 b5 X U1 M. S8 @
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! g1 ?5 u! n. a+ z) r" i/ n- ZMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 C! n/ S5 b' ]: g2 v2 E8 o
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Weather in hex: Clear sky$ F1 U, i+ q' ]+ n- V
0 }) B# X# x5 u VRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
5 m% Y) Y6 ?8 j7 N. n% `2 h% VEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 18
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8 J6 ?/ @! i, Y7 N) S B-17E Fortress x 80
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A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed8 }! b" ]! U8 Y$ p
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships+ X; C* l( U) f& a
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
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CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1- g. N$ R; i& n5 a
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
8 i3 w0 [: B, l: L6 m8 q3 Z2 Q AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 X! T6 A0 ?: F7 e
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ ]# J: K8 F+ @' }! }9 y AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) L3 b# C1 f* [, s; H& E. d APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 G9 g# g1 o: Y' ?9 t APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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' N- H8 W! [, O# p0 Z- DMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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! y# u! c# r* p" t2 i7 F% ?Weather in hex: Clear sky
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5 l' c- S2 E% }8 }0 Y, {! C) SRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Q0 }. q W( {0 NEstimated time to target is 9 minutes# d9 m5 R" Z |6 B- e7 K) c
J3 v8 W! X5 b7 H2 a( }) AJapanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 34$ ]4 U. v; v/ T- F* k% G5 v
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged# Y2 b `# E$ [5 _; i* ^
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Japanese Ships) D( o: x/ n9 H7 ^. ~
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 k1 Y: Z e; B7 Q9 k
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
: g2 t# {) u+ I: \! N CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ^+ s* x, U; c/ p, w8 H CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
8 k0 }# R3 ~3 N# h PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 e7 }8 L# Z6 A
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
; u) a# {0 |+ ` ]' E CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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