决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露
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u+ r/ L7 \/ E! J) `+ q0 [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- U' x" z, D* ~- T2 h5 ^
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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/ h% n3 a* g% }) R CV Shokaku0 J9 `2 [% s! N
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
* c" r7 z; C) k# ^ CVL Ryujo
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CVE Unyo
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7 F9 x# F$ F( x% k! g, m0 p( V9 } BB Kongo# x; T& M3 I9 b) ]5 R+ P' _
BB Haruna8 p5 M4 V. P3 U! x5 M) S$ _
DD Akigumo
. R0 x8 A0 R" Y$ H7 q, j; h DD Kazegumo
- S7 K+ ?" S' D# g3 R. Z DD Makigumo+ `: e) Z; u6 i" Y6 _' ]
DD Natsugumo9 a) Z! l% p2 A% Y4 i7 Y
DD Minegumo( v" G. [/ T/ G8 c) T
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
; G) X# r+ S4 z5 F { DD Murasame
2 P9 _# F4 x9 e1 m* b' N2 O5 z DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage5 j: o) p# c" c
DD Yudachi
4 Y. ]) R$ t) W# [ DD Kawakaze b* K) p, z4 b- L$ n
DD Umikaze
2 F7 z" `- H9 ?. F DD Ariake
' ^3 k3 w) y0 b$ h o' c# X4 L H* i DD Shirayuki
1 o% X* O+ a- r! C# P1 P DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire M; {" u) o: \ k
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 V" Q3 i! q# v DD O'Brien& M" D, u1 A& w _
DD Stack( N. G$ O" l/ |- J. k8 J
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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
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Japanese Ships
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, ~3 u" L; v' x Y BB Haruna t7 {4 h. ]5 i& O+ N
BB Kongo0 Q: a2 c8 l/ V- ~, j, Y8 ?6 {
DD Asagumo
/ ?: D" x+ \7 p6 ?6 g DD Natsugumo; ?, K$ S- q+ _% P
DD Kazegumo
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4 M) Q2 n: }3 ~" r1 ] DD Shikinami, on fire
+ O' r8 e4 Q, E DD Umikaze5 i' c! X, y4 E0 `9 E! b! \. T
DD Kawakaze
2 F) m& @! d3 x3 E# ` DD Yudachi% O/ A% \( |/ i
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Allied Ships
: I* w7 G5 J' i: e- _% P- f% C SS Wahoo, hits 1
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j% F# n. _$ R: }9 \; d3 I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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1 \5 d4 }0 v7 b$ `/ [' sMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # t$ Q$ ?# E6 c/ U/ M
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
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A6M3 Zero x 18
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Allied aircraft
8 A# g' w i: h% }3 ] B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses; _9 j0 M& M J0 v" Q. U
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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5 ~5 u, B |5 P CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire# V) y1 D2 v% K R. k
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 `5 W% ^. E% _( A7 v' D6 z
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1/ t6 Z5 W. _& F0 [4 }
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
9 @! a J/ k9 l) t8 a. | AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& M. A- p: l: b$ z: ]9 b/ T xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. c5 X/ x/ x1 \- M6 o. J AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ k6 L, e3 ~% A% O; q* q! i9 E- p APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 W! ~" `( x4 ^' G4 q) H x
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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1 x1 k; E3 a0 c, X% g. J/ G$ `Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 b4 `+ x# X! A1 L* W
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' k4 l0 Z0 v5 D- X% f
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 k% v" R5 @9 o* @! B+ q
A6M3 Zero x 116 I9 p' H5 r# `3 }7 n
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Allied aircraft
& |% r6 @6 L0 p# @( q8 C, }9 z' ^ B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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! N% Q1 ?; n/ V5 l0 G4 j B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships: ~3 H6 k2 ^+ z3 |/ \! w* F
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, J; u$ h9 a0 O6 ^( i
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1, q4 Q5 d( `6 G' s, @1 k
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. b: ^! V9 B+ ~: }. j# [; ?
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4! P. e' ], G; d9 ?) Z, L
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) E; T# W# o9 r5 l- Z, {2 [
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1& q9 b$ }! o+ j o9 j
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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