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. C4 X0 x4 S/ J9 d5 G8 S2 T
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# Z1 ]' E1 G; e% W' B2 cDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards2 s: S( `1 w" {- `( ?5 n) h
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8 \3 A+ g A" j! Z6 N/ y6 O% [7 v CV Shokaku! x, H- }3 m& l- B; [% i
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho9 q# U9 X/ W' |7 V' t! n4 |: P
CVE Unyo
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+ X% T# |5 S$ h( J" D8 Q3 \ BB Kongo
# [$ h" b1 k6 \: {" `5 u7 l' c BB Haruna
3 Q2 P5 W* F* M& y9 y DD Akigumo- ]3 `8 l6 l5 f6 L
DD Kazegumo
0 |8 x( u% v5 _" p4 y. a- I5 Y DD Makigumo
5 W* P" W8 p3 k9 Y! f9 S DD Natsugumo& {/ p* z* ^8 b( d# y+ v& G
DD Minegumo* W8 G6 e6 N0 K* t: X. l: V3 F
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1, R" k" u( x. ~0 ^6 I5 q: W4 z+ n
DD Murasame! s* p( B9 e5 @0 `1 p1 o2 w0 c% W
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
+ l1 s0 e1 I8 T! W9 j+ i1 {7 ?0 L DD Yudachi$ a# ?5 a$ d5 `3 ^8 q6 w
DD Kawakaze' j7 z& ]' Z$ n9 b) ^
DD Umikaze
0 J! q! j. F- N0 l. s" U' d DD Ariake
2 N: O. L4 k1 \% V5 S, m DD Shirayuki# p% g) d0 H( R h0 t* L7 P
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 n/ a# h$ M& x7 K% p8 N- k DD O'Brien1 T& X/ c* n6 p1 J! U$ G* i5 Z
DD Stack/ {6 {$ t {) k# U9 n7 a1 a
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 + E. g3 l: a" Y0 o* j4 G0 \
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; P) b1 ?$ ~' i' u+ ASub attack near Auki at 118,136
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# M+ k6 F2 {2 b" cJapanese Ships
+ ~' a7 d ]2 F4 q; z2 D0 r! i CV Shokaku
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BB Kongo
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DD Natsugumo
1 b B- |8 ^$ }. W! [; i DD Kazegumo9 ]4 V! [+ X/ A9 B1 {
DD Akigumo
1 z Z# g. T% I* Q! e DD Shikinami, on fire
# i i! Z9 D; `6 r: f9 z- u DD Umikaze
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DD Yudachi
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3 ?3 y! s$ E* aAllied Ships
# a% ]( O, M! I SS Wahoo, hits 1: \- u( _" v" h4 `6 g" R
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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
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 W( @0 O, m2 B1 i% P& e8 n: k
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet." l; V" z7 J5 i1 C5 @6 U; W( V
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes- O9 r& d3 c2 p, Q& B" f6 E
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A6M3 Zero x 18* `9 a9 U) E! \- E
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Allied aircraft
' e% @2 S& ~" e! w# h1 z' } B-17E Fortress x 80
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A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, t, d9 Y; n9 H5 T2 e
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Allied aircraft losses
$ K Q0 ]+ N* ?; ~6 i B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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2 \& [' [/ [! G9 ~; o! X- Z CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
5 j( u1 V' u3 c! b- c CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 D! r" l# M( R$ i3 L CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
6 ~. z, N5 ^8 V7 P# ] CA Takao, Bomb hits 18 a6 K9 k' n$ D: K- x* y
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire# M" Y7 u( c4 G8 q6 r9 N
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: f& ~- Q8 x4 b: E AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 {3 ]1 f- Q. [
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& M% n: |/ g3 R
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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, h/ G8 o: P- O2 K3 x+ m4 eMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 I: @+ l' A, K1 E: _' M; ?5 e
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) Q3 {& i: Y8 b: q- U5 rRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% {: o2 V# p9 l& a5 k
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 r {% p4 H; l. _& t A6M3 Zero x 11
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Allied aircraft
( r0 c6 B) p4 B" D$ ^ B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
7 B' A$ {- z4 Z% H6 l/ | DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( b8 ^% `: m; [ SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
5 n$ I1 h0 s) E" ]6 t/ ^5 g% ? CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! p. Q: }: U6 F. {6 p CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
% d/ D" F8 K, x% Q PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" o. n. O e5 c) `, m
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1* ]" B) l4 o( N" E% n3 [
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 }: i0 |8 }- f* Q: M5 R2 R
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