决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露* ]6 k1 K, i6 }" N( U N* S
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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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Japanese Ships
; w5 G+ U# Y* X9 y0 w- q* N CV Shokaku6 H) ]6 I0 @6 ]4 M
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage. z$ S+ B- K$ o: T+ k+ t& z8 A' K
CVL Ryujo. F: s# \; \6 E! ]$ x
CVL Zuiho
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CS Chitose
; j. m+ v7 D' x; h+ V- o3 q3 A BB Kongo
) I% ?. H; k9 P& P4 Y# ~) q6 e9 c BB Haruna
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DD Kazegumo
$ Z+ r% a3 x$ b- V" e DD Makigumo
0 F4 p* t/ U- y3 ^9 {( q& g8 z2 u& g DD Natsugumo
/ B4 l+ X2 R1 v- p* ^* T DD Minegumo+ Z8 G; O0 {" m/ O9 X0 f
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
3 y6 [7 k% o2 N9 C m. o DD Murasame ^( J) u6 d8 T0 d/ r- g7 M. i) Q( J
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
, P5 x- j' G$ m' ?) K DD Yudachi
# {1 [, x% h3 b, @9 y" } DD Kawakaze8 c: B. H9 h0 j; e; c
DD Umikaze7 V3 i8 ~- C$ L' y
DD Ariake1 b! ^$ j% d5 U# B
DD Shirayuki
1 R( u; ?+ O. n. h DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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DD Stack
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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 4 q+ z1 ^7 Q: X% u7 q" f5 b v+ ^
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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Japanese Ships/ O1 d) _3 o) f4 ~$ J! W
CV Shokaku9 s1 N4 T( Z( J
BB Haruna$ M2 Z- X1 r3 x5 ~" ~9 s
BB Kongo9 W% W/ o# F- D; j: G. [
DD Asagumo+ V5 _2 j+ c2 w! F" n! t
DD Natsugumo
7 C# t$ V, \6 f" l DD Kazegumo
6 M- [6 {0 i2 W2 ]& c @0 _, _ DD Akigumo
. J4 W, E* \4 K6 Q( }$ u# r DD Shikinami, on fire8 b5 g% i; E1 q$ I h8 {& k ]
DD Umikaze+ ^* H, ^! u2 [: W" x/ c
DD Kawakaze; z8 I4 f+ I) L1 h( [* a' F* c
DD Yudachi) J/ V" H) b6 [5 q
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SS Wahoo, hits 11 a( j4 W4 J4 f; W" q& L3 Y
$ R0 w# {( p6 X: \+ o N# O/ j0 a6 x7 L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" W4 I! r9 m6 i
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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( B% m- {5 J$ ~9 W4 vWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
6 D' A H/ X7 o8 ?+ S6 dEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) Z8 x4 g1 r- `- C; h A6M3 Zero x 185 ~; R* ]; v7 _
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Allied aircraft
& |" x1 e# l; J) Z: i6 q B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses" Q; v/ e2 D" ?& F3 `
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 l" H( ~- G2 G2 E* ~' D& _ ` B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
, ]8 @/ z$ E6 ^: E CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, y- ~* b& T5 I3 Z) t( \ CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
. O; n+ Y8 e, B: ^ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
: y S h" Z% p5 Z# f( C AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" p5 c+ h- A x" i F( S xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, m. f8 \0 S9 ^/ {
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. _/ z2 t+ F' i0 _ APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# X/ P2 Y( V" y; t+ C9 D9 x APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) j8 o5 ~7 F' L5 S# P& e
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4 l; V) f# M% f* g$ D; w- O- yMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ' L# f3 f% W' q
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) Y9 q# |9 a; `0 n DRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 W9 j& ?' N& ^5 p& z8 c
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes$ R* y5 b( d* Z/ ^6 D$ o" h
6 T7 J8 }( H7 R5 { hJapanese aircraft
4 ^/ l9 o9 m/ k8 d+ o( G% C4 e A6M3 Zero x 11
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B-26 Marauder x 34
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1 \3 E% |6 \2 R7 O. uNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
2 A4 [8 F3 `+ W# p1 ~- v; _ B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- j6 P7 j( F# n M" C A3 J$ ` DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 n1 n; \( P8 @) w! K1 n+ Y/ c' ] SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
( H; b- j* z3 [6 @; w CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 U/ w" k+ ?- A' f! m2 B
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
0 O, s! n& i* f5 C0 |) K7 d( M PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 F( P- M: D8 y CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 15 y6 ] C9 {& c/ w. n
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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