决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露6 a* k% C) d' x0 Q1 W$ y3 l
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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: Q6 ]4 u9 _( I' c8 J; V% Z! ?' k) ~
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' Q( Z( l2 F" R' }6 B7 e$ d% x2 j' [Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards: Q \5 Z; g4 f% Z
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Japanese Ships- T6 \- P+ L( q, F( {3 v
CV Shokaku8 h& P- n& B8 J
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: f+ D: Q# M- h CVE Unyo
, ^- B" X* J9 c+ w CS Chitose+ G. A! B( }) u1 M8 N7 q5 ?; g
BB Kongo0 O8 R, B4 L3 G( g8 t$ c
BB Haruna& T4 r% Y# ]9 Q; C
DD Akigumo. ]9 w! V9 h5 G }: x
DD Kazegumo
/ V) Y; S# l/ B$ Y0 r+ K3 h DD Makigumo' ~2 j: S+ S" `0 V( j3 M' O! H4 d
DD Natsugumo
2 q+ p1 s. ^( q& G* r' F DD Minegumo7 J- H0 Q. {0 T8 w! q
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1" K" M; @- ?& o8 g
DD Murasame
- [0 G# ?$ L! B8 y3 D b DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage3 y8 V) a9 {4 a8 f5 L8 o& ^
DD Yudachi+ G( w, ]4 l" X+ O! i( D& x7 y
DD Kawakaze
& p' L8 V( c" `. s DD Umikaze/ X9 @; i8 y% {: g" j% J
DD Ariake
8 V, Y+ }8 t3 u2 w3 [7 x DD Shirayuki! c7 p! Q" F8 r
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
, q3 h- \2 o2 R) ^! i DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 E$ d: c9 H, P1 Q- q" B7 ^
DD O'Brien- j* z% @7 U$ O- a
DD Stack
" [3 S& F1 d, D DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% r( z! \' G# @' f
* S$ e* y1 B' [3 i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 0 f6 u1 ]6 v5 b# B G, w" s
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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Japanese Ships; D3 I7 @- f+ U' K" g( y* `
CV Shokaku6 j/ S: }/ i% y1 ^2 z. L
BB Haruna6 b2 A6 u) Z t! h
BB Kongo
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DD Natsugumo: b! E. I' x% o2 Q1 M- C0 J9 D5 i
DD Kazegumo
* _4 ?9 [$ ]& J L+ T. Y X DD Akigumo
; b) a6 n+ T6 b% u DD Shikinami, on fire
D7 }" p! D/ Y; W DD Umikaze
0 {( G' k& a7 U1 g DD Kawakaze
! F( `' C# n0 n1 b, |0 K DD Yudachi6 h) d: C2 `. v4 Q/ |. b
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Allied Ships! e+ D) c d( I
SS Wahoo, hits 18 V/ s1 M2 c" g! L
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9 R L% o* g ^Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . A7 E- Q/ j$ Z) J/ a
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet./ Z$ @( x; S( B* q* j) ]$ x8 J
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes6 ]5 L* u1 D+ x x* J5 }4 ]
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: y' e8 t1 g3 d0 d. S A6M3 Zero x 18
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# p( S5 k+ Z0 l; [0 |Allied aircraft6 J8 T7 ?( |# L# A+ S
B-17E Fortress x 80
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5 l; l* C5 b9 Y1 N/ aJapanese aircraft losses4 b# d9 W* w6 Z' [& Q% y/ ~
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed) J( }2 W; C5 ^
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Allied aircraft losses( f1 c9 Q3 W$ S
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged1 ]$ S+ A/ \" a# F
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Japanese Ships
/ w" `4 _- N; B" |$ P0 v CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire0 S/ q, r5 L4 M
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( }( r/ X4 u8 b" f# v CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1 S+ y- ?) w- F7 }- ~
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1- A0 j; ? o/ r! V
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 @8 G: J) Y1 _; R; P Z$ g; V0 m8 `
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ l# j& b* ?" I6 o AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 M5 y+ X w" y" t8 D0 I! e
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 W# b1 c, u+ H( L( T APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- b* e# Q7 P, w" o/ V
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~+ w+ a6 A6 [0 ~/ y# y5 gMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 [, T! D% P9 QEstimated time to target is 9 minutes( ?9 f5 {+ T* X
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A6M3 Zero x 11
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5 p: i: E3 D- M$ Q; a4 D B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses1 C5 W0 F* D, Q% v, V9 P6 R
6 Q( r" i$ U+ W& T$ X! oAllied aircraft losses
" W& y- t; V3 D l B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged5 w3 v5 t3 z, K9 y6 x/ ?) x s3 h+ V
; _5 c' \) ]8 d0 D: CJapanese Ships. }9 f4 d0 H5 E9 B, G4 i
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 E- t% P& h \. k% C/ s0 @ SS I-121, Bomb hits 19 A! u0 X$ f+ {* @ F" h( n+ O
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- T& W. W# R9 P3 h) y4 A
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4# [; n7 S y7 m" C }
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
A7 F7 ~$ o$ S5 U4 v CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1$ ]+ P \- M7 \
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire# D( C! q) v: Y% W
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