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
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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3 D; H8 K/ v( M: YJapanese Ships
3 }9 T5 T- J( a& ] CV Shokaku
7 H. ^- w. [. U0 t CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage2 G) u$ w) [: A3 c" c) p/ {9 x- l
CVL Ryujo
( I9 {9 j4 @, v0 i CVL Zuiho+ P" @1 d- U6 Z/ v% H" K
CVE Unyo% }) ?# i( }: P u
CS Chitose3 s6 A ^% \' e# h) m9 R! [ V
BB Kongo' v( l' O7 r! @
BB Haruna
% W9 o7 t8 o+ u0 \ DD Akigumo: w1 C5 g* ?5 u; w* {0 N( \5 A0 Q
DD Kazegumo
6 X4 t0 U3 H4 A3 x! ]' i DD Makigumo
- k) v9 g* f& t$ L; `/ E DD Natsugumo9 W/ i! \: t: }6 W
DD Minegumo5 A X2 Z* w. @% o
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
3 k/ q6 X9 x4 I) u DD Murasame3 P8 U, J, H* w" v0 g- \4 [3 q m
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage: }; l% N8 h) }1 E# d
DD Yudachi
G2 H& T5 o7 h& Y0 k) Y+ g) Q DD Kawakaze {2 o& Q$ g4 P' S6 z4 a/ x8 t/ I
DD Umikaze
( |/ g- A2 t' j- Z0 E5 ?6 r+ g DD Ariake& i% ?! J- m+ t m
DD Shirayuki! i9 ~# `6 x4 B! @; k% i2 B- @
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
/ J. i7 ~% _5 J& p* z DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& G: d. u& _9 |* `- ^
DD O'Brien6 p0 L$ M/ M1 D5 h$ P/ l: g, M0 n
DD Stack0 L1 Z$ c& Q0 }8 K$ j- ]4 `! l: K
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, f: Q, V! p8 Z; @8 Y( R
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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# _- c: Z7 |9 N. ~/ t
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CV Shokaku2 l8 A+ D: Y" F
BB Haruna4 W# g- N" G' S4 w* ` G) v v
BB Kongo
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DD Natsugumo
1 n2 i+ P0 ^( n) \0 I0 O, v1 Z4 Y DD Kazegumo6 R2 J! k9 D* j( m+ c
DD Akigumo
6 m2 v+ y: h; b" F DD Shikinami, on fire
8 V$ p% D4 ?! k. g* v: Q. n DD Umikaze, M5 s$ T) J+ Z$ C8 }
DD Kawakaze, P9 O, N/ e; J7 Y
DD Yudachi
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SS Wahoo, hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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4 u! F: u# o5 [' P. T( BRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
$ ~, N. ^- o: h1 {" e/ K, aEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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) b2 a7 l* a, J3 hAllied aircraft
+ W+ O3 [ w- ]: E( } B-17E Fortress x 80: e1 K' D7 V F/ k( J
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Japanese aircraft losses
, T2 y+ g" Y; R A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed( a% U% t' J/ C0 y4 v4 W
6 h, k9 y- I2 F: {Allied aircraft losses' i+ T$ W z2 l$ A) B) b2 x
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' u2 W' U# C4 |( K CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
- a$ o( b! b8 T CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 w( P) y$ @3 T8 k4 p# @# [
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
$ Y: Q4 p) j$ D$ r1 \! c CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
* {# k4 Y9 s X( i' z; U AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ T& S3 Y$ ]% B, R' I xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% R+ ]5 ]; z; H9 B AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: f' u+ H% @# G" B1 c+ z APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 c: S; b- E3 u* w6 K
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 u& m T9 a" F, s
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Morning 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.* g+ \7 C& D6 K( x( D& r6 H
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 H% `/ Y# X. f) J6 i5 L* o
A6M3 Zero x 11; C: ^2 L: f- N% e( }
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1 }/ B v( I2 Z% `8 xAllied aircraft3 d* V0 E( q* V5 Y% h; }
B-26 Marauder x 34( I( @" v) z$ { q
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' E' d" V" e1 lNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
. r2 ~. l/ K) T' I$ b B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: I- _; S* T- }$ j DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% U' U+ B. Q: v- e: \* E. M
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
7 f/ |3 z$ f% g! v. y: w CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 @/ Y$ r3 J7 {4 h1 o( M* O( q
CA Takao, Bomb hits 46 [0 p9 t0 |: T3 j6 z
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! u, y4 g* `) S7 p" i) y5 @ CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
: [* l' D$ F+ z+ s2 L4 ^ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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4 `4 [0 E+ x1 I3 Q& n7 HPort hits 5 |