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# {0 e# r6 o& G$ o* J6 W
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 E) d6 X/ [1 d CV Shokaku9 M& ?% \3 }1 N* l
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho. R9 {; f- ]' A+ _; B4 e# u
CVE Unyo: }6 }+ p9 @1 U" }8 ]
CS Chitose
/ a" ~" ~, N; {2 u2 G4 k BB Kongo
. j7 }( q" U9 @4 T BB Haruna
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DD Kazegumo
[: S! ?4 Y& H- S" V DD Makigumo( d# r! N( m; K. y5 S
DD Natsugumo$ J0 `" R+ X6 a, J0 q) ~
DD Minegumo
) V& i! [0 i2 D2 \5 E$ c DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1 `: {- T) H; H
DD Murasame
- j, q1 ?/ q+ l( K4 D5 o DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
# L: W* S" G: p6 h DD Yudachi
+ c8 A$ F: c) r DD Kawakaze# Y' B' ]& z8 ^& k. ]
DD Umikaze
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DD Shirayuki
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# B p7 S8 B3 q& \3 `
DD O'Brien Q4 C" e( `/ W' b
DD Stack
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8 y/ o1 o8 F; _/ o0 e" |1 h( N. F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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. k. i+ K& }9 mSub attack near Auki at 118,136% [ }3 U, O6 x D. A
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Japanese Ships
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BB Haruna
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DD Asagumo
1 T# D% O) D/ o; H, ~5 u6 n1 }: L DD Natsugumo4 D2 m( K* I; K0 {
DD Kazegumo
4 X5 @" ?5 B- d+ \# m DD Akigumo
% J2 ?7 o+ l- l C DD Shikinami, on fire
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DD Kawakaze
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Allied Ships
4 [# }7 A/ l- j8 p SS Wahoo, hits 1
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% C; `- U* B4 ?6 B9 wMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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: {; i0 U, T4 o0 `0 l% jRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
4 a# Z4 I0 w- A" e. W$ l7 S5 CEstimated time to target is 11 minutes( N7 d+ x' q) h) H$ S4 L$ m: e; _
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Japanese aircraft. m" X+ |( ~' b1 ]# \/ o
A6M3 Zero x 18
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Allied aircraft
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A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed( Q: S/ p3 x" s5 n
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Allied aircraft losses+ ]( \, x% x$ v( S' S0 ^
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged9 m K/ m" N/ x" p7 t; }0 @
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
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6 e$ v; r$ s+ m/ F- a CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1, l4 v! Q7 |+ D5 W% _1 L0 s/ B
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
8 s; [* i0 o$ q AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ S( b- k; N5 Y$ V$ @7 Q2 D xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 Z! J3 k" M: g8 W( k' z AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire: P1 [8 s- l" d5 _4 a
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) z8 ]) h5 p5 y* s- A) X APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( {! t2 {4 a) A' H
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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) P0 r6 a: c5 Z' H+ M$ _$ s& ~Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ c9 ^) `: z# j8 c$ `Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 11 p$ R1 V( h, ~$ I o
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* |+ i- h3 G( c6 t& _- u- `4 z1 WAllied aircraft. j+ o5 `& ]7 R. H3 I; N
B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 ?9 U6 F# @2 F
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# l- T* O; R* T+ f& L
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
7 s8 j7 S: y9 p& Y9 ?( F3 Y! t CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 h8 `3 }) u, ?8 h CA Takao, Bomb hits 4$ x. Z5 f" I$ d, K
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 J8 ] M2 m# Q$ E8 N CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
( r8 [4 E+ l! K CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |