决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露# F. @8 e# w# o! K6 }. A
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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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+ x4 l0 O: k( RDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards9 `1 F( V' b3 B0 ^" }8 C5 H! U
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Japanese Ships4 ~) h. o$ s1 L
CV Shokaku
8 ]! \' M$ m( c" Y% A CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage) J( y! k1 e! ?7 s
CVL Ryujo8 }! r$ D. [. r- q+ B
CVL Zuiho
c; N( i! |0 f0 o CVE Unyo3 ?3 h' X! K* {. @" a: r
CS Chitose
5 w, a7 B$ _$ J BB Kongo
+ E, @8 }. S0 j. u0 [3 L BB Haruna( Z: \% v! K. |7 d
DD Akigumo
" X! r) J8 i* b# n8 n9 n DD Kazegumo
9 T# E* ~* M3 n( Q4 k! P DD Makigumo
- ^ K2 h1 e; S q DD Natsugumo
, ]- U$ _& f M4 B C DD Minegumo: ?8 W5 Q9 I5 O+ Z( I- f* c8 q
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1* l: l" P$ a3 E2 \4 Z4 \+ M# y! E1 _& N
DD Murasame
' G5 B( @" e1 ` DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
/ Y9 B/ Z& Q$ b DD Yudachi
- ]1 ^& q& K; f DD Kawakaze) T( G( z t1 @. W$ q( Y5 \
DD Umikaze1 Q0 D1 |6 w2 V/ }2 g
DD Ariake
) t) C5 o3 U( G @ DD Shirayuki5 \/ k5 r/ f; o% S1 H
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire. O0 W! M8 @; \# V e
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9 N/ t5 Y4 J1 d! k- r/ o DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! r; _ \5 m4 q, M5 Y+ E* {3 n DD O'Brien% L+ `6 J. C# i" u3 v" j% F
DD Stack* A0 y2 O4 T2 `3 ?/ g2 {0 V9 R
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: }4 ~4 B7 \6 y6 E& ]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 8 P h- O2 v: |/ x; u
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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# W5 \+ ]/ u# s CV Shokaku+ f9 P" X' d5 y+ M& W- e
BB Haruna
3 `; {9 j# }( P BB Kongo
: Z& [9 N5 F/ c DD Asagumo
4 U# ^7 ~; D7 m9 r DD Natsugumo
: ?" A7 l' \. H9 K/ S- r; Z DD Kazegumo- E0 `- z- Z: U! t2 S% e' q
DD Akigumo7 F6 E7 S. L; x/ Z6 H) u0 l# ^
DD Shikinami, on fire/ S7 u1 k5 ` E% e4 b4 G$ I/ ^2 Y! v
DD Umikaze* e8 ^1 I2 f; e6 W& u# k4 V$ Q; \
DD Kawakaze
) P$ r1 A7 k9 ?; {0 r2 b DD Yudachi
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Allied Ships- c/ O; ^ J5 d. E% e/ P% {
SS Wahoo, hits 1/ b' o3 q: ~) [, o5 a' E( }6 l/ P5 H# Y
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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$ Q$ A; k% g* b. w8 y
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: {7 @0 g) L8 dMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky/ M! o8 M4 l& B
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
4 b. c4 S% B2 J8 v+ fEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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8 ]* H* z2 ^% j( `Japanese aircraft
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* {; z8 I( w2 p1 d0 p+ e B-17E Fortress x 80) B$ N* m( f+ B2 P
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Japanese aircraft losses
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8 X+ V) y' x$ Z* y B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 e+ b7 P9 [8 k4 Y- W CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
4 E% [7 Y' ~8 W* F9 N3 E6 L% M' o: s CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ l, Q2 b" m) j3 m# n P+ _ CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
$ u0 f* u) P$ f2 M( z9 s- c4 Q2 n CA Takao, Bomb hits 1" T o: U' Z- H; v {# c
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
b) |5 _8 r# U8 r7 E xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- g- F+ y+ `: t0 j) @. `3 L
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 `, ~* N) N: }4 \' `
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* S+ X+ q# a9 E/ h
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 d7 Y. f' j5 T. |' M' w7 L
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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q* _9 F/ R1 t3 u4 O, i: ]Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ \ X' ^, H2 ^/ N1 j" [' P* y3 o
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" l2 J' Q# u& P! T# w" H
A6M3 Zero x 11
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& N9 _$ z) T* G+ d8 A* e B-26 Marauder x 34
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged. m1 }0 k( v, n! \- w9 ], D
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Japanese Ships
3 @3 B( x) ]7 ~$ a DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ u( ^0 _* P& R
SS I-121, Bomb hits 17 Z- F8 ]3 x" [3 P- _/ e3 D
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) M3 m* P& L- {! r% V/ [5 J+ W) Y
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
1 Z3 A3 N$ b$ }9 R" q PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ R5 D/ D6 }: |& t CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
& q7 y. \. T: I2 V7 ]# S& b CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire: [0 a! Y5 {' ^$ h7 Z( E& `
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Port hits 5 |