决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露 q, o0 m9 ], i/ T" `
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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2 @. ^% D9 D, [% `
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" G- q& q) T, L" LDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards# [, Y5 H6 V' p2 W ?5 h% K
3 F* @7 i- a& m6 WJapanese Ships; W" c8 R2 c% q3 T c
CV Shokaku
+ g( O( H6 K! n: Y4 G- o CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage6 f% ]+ r, d- @
CVL Ryujo# [! h6 W& ?* S
CVL Zuiho, u$ C8 K" n. [
CVE Unyo4 i! |. F5 v' j: ?
CS Chitose: \3 K* N7 B! J9 }+ ^6 O4 z) W
BB Kongo
8 N/ R( M1 u( J* f BB Haruna, p, M7 i. x- Y. Q6 a% r
DD Akigumo
, W! S9 m- l' v' Z DD Kazegumo( c& H; O- \/ | z% a8 ?
DD Makigumo
! Z3 ] y# W& J3 ^- U" E5 T DD Natsugumo
" h5 G9 z" b# F7 |- {, C DD Minegumo
& X- S8 G: |% t" n% f DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1) u- t$ W: Q& a6 t8 x- R4 Z
DD Murasame
2 A r6 @) h2 M# E4 S7 e4 o. } DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage- J- C. T& f8 s% _8 C
DD Yudachi' @% ~9 U0 E4 A, Y
DD Kawakaze
9 c2 L, U8 H3 O5 O; Y; \4 C& i DD Umikaze U$ U" D, k) S# I( J
DD Ariake) [* D8 Q4 S% f* B& c, S& J9 T! |
DD Shirayuki5 r6 n: f% O2 f {+ [6 r2 o' P n& O
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire9 S! }: K8 g3 z( H$ C
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Allied Ships
4 F2 N) C' f$ f! U0 Q& F DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! u, ^9 s7 v4 A- b DD O'Brien6 R! I; i& o* g$ ]
DD Stack4 m6 e8 E# \, H% o/ p
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# D( O8 G8 ^5 S T: O8 B) Q
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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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# y% L, }2 _/ ]: ~& |! N8 XSub attack near Auki at 118,136; ^- P! O+ S+ d6 S7 X: a9 U
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CV Shokaku& O4 C8 a1 F$ W4 h, r8 I1 b
BB Haruna
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DD Asagumo2 S3 ^2 l% w* r& L8 [6 f& T- v$ {2 f
DD Natsugumo' `0 C2 C7 K/ A
DD Kazegumo
( x8 R2 z6 G4 S* S v DD Akigumo
, S7 y. J$ F5 z& a DD Shikinami, on fire9 I# O7 T/ L2 \# F
DD Umikaze Y8 |9 _+ a' v3 R) j5 X* S2 i
DD Kawakaze- h Y' M3 S* j7 b4 R! m7 M
DD Yudachi
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8 x8 g: c9 _3 \ SS Wahoo, hits 1/ @: Z l' i" K6 Q2 u
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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 U9 S2 y1 ?# @# n
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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8 I- N( P7 G. n: x. ?3 a* ^+ JWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.2 B+ S/ X8 @4 ]0 P6 b/ {8 H
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes: s5 K: ~, U# O! Z1 B7 i
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Japanese aircraft
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" `0 ?. y. Q( ~$ H! n8 X# QAllied aircraft) U7 g! a6 T! @- ]! e# f
B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses7 D o6 Q- k. n5 r8 ]
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed9 c/ K7 J6 T: H: W* r7 G! ^- [6 s; P/ j
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Allied aircraft losses y H$ T4 z5 v% D" c
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships; {1 z, L/ c* }; ^7 T* _) H; M
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
; @3 ^3 p* q8 }3 N7 ?& N9 T+ v1 A CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 a$ L' m- m* q: h1 |9 y CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1; d3 C3 l( Q- w3 u) S6 n+ C
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
$ h* @ T7 @' H1 p$ H. z AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 U0 Q+ b- U8 L ]4 M0 {1 s& P
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) S0 ^+ L) @$ Z* l- w: `3 Q, n AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 `) Z9 O- @# n; e1 a5 Y- E APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 I7 N1 [3 h" S9 x( B$ `
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires l1 P% Z/ R7 |8 H
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* N0 K- b3 t* t& _3 {Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 k7 Y# Z2 M5 u8 R1 V% L; ?
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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5 F$ d# C, M3 Y& V7 M- M! ]8 eRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ f6 W9 s* _- a
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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3 B0 l. N: Y& S4 [Allied aircraft
0 [/ C$ {* Z2 g+ Z4 G; J B-26 Marauder x 344 m/ C3 a! @! Z) m5 n$ n* x5 |1 T
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships2 o) L: U8 e1 j
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ M! U/ z) R* Q* M2 y
SS I-121, Bomb hits 19 v2 c7 B. u. Y6 w J
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 Z. M% @$ }* C# }
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4 F( _. {4 C% U$ z
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" R6 M Z3 G! `. P1 J9 E CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
" y0 R7 W1 y( E3 z9 r CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |