决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露8 Y1 i" D* F; V
2 i) a& a3 C- `4 x+ F8 S9 v0 S7 m; Y. ]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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards' r9 w: v" D; Y5 s$ G% y+ a: g
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Japanese Ships0 N7 C3 j) L: Y# ^7 z
CV Shokaku
) {8 M& Q6 @. b CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 c+ q$ O6 |3 A CVL Ryujo0 x3 L% w; M, @3 u- x; e% M( J
CVL Zuiho1 J; M3 y; h/ B) M
CVE Unyo: U$ |" Y: @( P$ T1 a# y% O, u7 z
CS Chitose
) e' ?& v5 J- O7 K# Z* E3 j BB Kongo
u: f `! L0 y" e6 V4 G BB Haruna
; K, O. M" O. m! I DD Akigumo6 V0 S1 u2 E# [ V1 Y
DD Kazegumo/ E! z% |% m2 `$ Z6 T! L% l
DD Makigumo8 z3 C c1 V2 N& ~0 y `8 R& ?- G+ H
DD Natsugumo2 W$ [* b5 @" ?7 f* S$ {& L
DD Minegumo6 p7 Z; U3 D( k6 \) a a' c
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 10 q# y* c4 Z. H0 y) H6 X: z' u/ [
DD Murasame- r& L% X7 {- g8 @
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage5 n0 X5 `0 K2 E( K: e: s
DD Yudachi- |0 j6 v# k( r) |
DD Kawakaze$ P8 H0 K8 e+ x Q% Q
DD Umikaze0 O! h4 I- O# ~ V
DD Ariake
, r( u. A" M) `- z DD Shirayuki
* B& [: L- T" J# a6 O9 n DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
0 Q, ~: X& U6 S) w u- O DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# S/ T( [# f/ l7 t O
DD O'Brien
5 e- [: i5 B% A5 [1 ~. Q4 \ DD Stack
$ a8 d4 ~$ j$ Z! c p* x4 s7 U DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, Q* U) b/ {3 }( g3 B9 c, y, N7 `) h$ q4 Z
2 x& C. Y* c0 o7 C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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8 V9 A3 y$ w2 GSub attack near Auki at 118,136
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, C4 t8 ^! _0 J& P0 K CV Shokaku4 B% V8 U& F- L* A! u1 K
BB Haruna3 M7 _: `0 l$ F' E4 k0 D) H1 ~& F) `
BB Kongo7 V3 `5 e0 a$ J$ b
DD Asagumo
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DD Kazegumo
6 J( |5 u7 } e' @, i0 [ DD Akigumo
0 i5 Y6 S% x" A' i( ] DD Shikinami, on fire3 m. b- Q2 s' f1 t7 f* ^
DD Umikaze
* e; S; y8 B/ B) a* c+ Q+ N8 {. K DD Kawakaze+ j* n* F, Y, P% U- G; Q* y+ G' [
DD Yudachi
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Allied Ships( C. G/ a' [; U, q- Z$ H4 ]& X
SS Wahoo, hits 1
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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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& z0 P& S4 M3 @) cMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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( Z6 ~: R1 o, ^3 F2 \Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.( P$ i+ j7 F/ G9 e. S: Z
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes4 I4 t' {4 f: j% D& L4 Y
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Japanese aircraft
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3 ~5 y4 @0 Y! k, E! XAllied aircraft
$ b" f# z# Z& n; Z. ^4 g d0 l" G B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses' {2 p. G; A* @) C1 M* e" j
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed3 K, a4 j, |, y d: U* p; x
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Allied aircraft losses) N& i* y7 X& d% N; T' D0 r
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 X+ i- K' X2 y
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire9 [ u0 M: u8 H8 T9 V4 y2 J# x+ F) U
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 R3 j4 |* T Y4 A7 B; k) N9 H7 i6 ^ CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1; k$ I8 L7 ?4 K. i4 R j/ Y
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1# o- q& e7 `# E5 e3 V% Z k& c; t
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 h% r/ r" N }6 F8 ^! J: c xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& n4 h; ?6 x! a; X) L/ B AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire# D# R) K1 k$ h, [
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, D! W, [& M6 K! `8 f( n A- l APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' M; c$ V2 i2 d
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+ X3 [; l# O- [0 xMorning 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.+ I+ [6 r) H/ }4 S% P+ q& D
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes) t/ t7 i, @0 q& W& g
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Japanese aircraft. W! g( B. E9 C8 J
A6M3 Zero x 11$ G- @8 j F. w$ V8 x" A
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Allied aircraft
/ F) I, W4 t6 ^! C B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) j. J+ y# V& j; ~0 Y) y7 v B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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( P2 G% H$ ^& m9 q6 p DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 f7 D, |. ~' X( `; G% n5 f SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
8 y! n b/ |3 k- U1 I/ }( ^7 T CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) C( N7 n( e3 y G CA Takao, Bomb hits 4+ R: f: K7 n9 K4 p, a" b9 F
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 H7 U/ ] ~2 D+ e+ Z CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 11 p" b& r+ s+ ] C8 ]
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire# d! U9 L- [; K0 t
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Port hits 5 |