决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露! N. N& C: n8 k( q& L* z
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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' S% d6 @, J* z
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5 T, H2 o6 D; {0 n( M# ^+ sDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards b/ t) k4 S3 k. F! q0 f
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, A E, n w4 n2 g5 K$ ]# a CV Shokaku, ] p+ u% V8 ^% X5 @
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage c N9 C) P* J/ _- C! h' g3 }
CVL Ryujo
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CS Chitose
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BB Haruna
8 |/ M$ ~6 e1 W, P" q, @) M DD Akigumo
6 Q4 s4 i7 p0 j5 {8 G DD Kazegumo; J; n# y0 Q+ q* L$ c
DD Makigumo
9 N9 \+ l& |" Z' R; K- a DD Natsugumo) @! }) r" R, l8 R; r0 k/ R% Q# F
DD Minegumo; }2 T2 v" ~4 _
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
0 R. B) g( H4 H( P v4 W p DD Murasame6 b+ r6 o2 @! ?4 t( n3 d) u5 v! x
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
# L: W& T) o/ _3 q DD Yudachi* L9 K5 G) ` I
DD Kawakaze
: g5 ? S, V* C) x q3 a7 z DD Umikaze
1 |3 |4 f4 x8 X: E' u DD Ariake
3 Z! y; d: L( U# y$ Q0 p# S DD Shirayuki
. W& c+ Q8 ~" m& E( \ DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
4 k9 N( E1 j I6 g5 _1 j DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, m" o9 P0 p o0 \ r) t
DD O'Brien
3 ^1 d% K! W( q* O, z/ K/ L DD Stack
3 G' ~6 d% b' B! U Y b DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- d% R9 _: [; P, x2 Z
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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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0 i, S+ `) |# P2 m! dSub attack near Auki at 118,136$ x) c5 @" Z. `+ }+ q- O
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CV Shokaku+ K- L2 e% j+ Y' s' c) l
BB Haruna
8 x8 O- @7 ]5 A. q BB Kongo! W( _* y4 S6 U" S6 ?/ Q& G
DD Asagumo
0 k0 q0 G9 i+ { a+ c* M DD Natsugumo
: o+ w1 k1 D; F3 k5 X$ n, d DD Kazegumo) n/ ^4 q d5 l6 @. m: L
DD Akigumo. R( l+ Q+ U8 x4 L* b
DD Shikinami, on fire
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DD Kawakaze
" F, x( ?) x& F/ y DD Yudachi8 h R7 l( F; v, e- r( i
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Allied Ships+ `( K7 w" m( z1 J
SS Wahoo, hits 1
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. I6 `( R$ t- ~4 j# D4 |6 m* ?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
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Weather in hex: Clear sky ?1 w. L# h0 g' c5 J; V
C0 @: S, M. M+ e4 } T0 `Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.' m: K: p! v- s1 d1 T5 K
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-17E Fortress x 800 ]) r" q& Y7 q, E4 t4 z" l+ w
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g, ?7 ?6 \; {+ _( X6 u- e6 h8 H) ]! k! \Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses& ?% Z+ e8 {' Y
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged% v1 I$ b) R g! O \+ w
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire, @* O- }; x1 W0 ?) e
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& R: B. p9 u5 Q+ Y1 T3 l CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
5 L% F/ t8 i# d, h W CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
/ S" D1 [& r' ]6 G# o0 s, L AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. s! `' q/ G4 M xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! u# i% X$ {& j$ J( k: H3 n AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) y2 `. Z; T) c# D8 }( ? APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, v/ G% J; {$ W5 v4 v1 C
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ Y1 Q/ `$ N5 {( e* SWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ `# y& _ m' q7 O
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes' t3 U% E8 ?. t
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A6M3 Zero x 11% i9 T4 F6 T e
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Allied aircraft, y q7 P' V+ f# d2 \
B-26 Marauder x 344 q* }( F% k9 W# R3 m. i ~ n/ y
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- \: d7 L' E G& r$ q
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1, C. p3 r0 y, ]
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 T; W# U& U$ i5 Z N) }1 H CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
8 e+ _0 v/ \( |. U. d2 W3 Q PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 Y- G$ S' m3 z! S; h
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 19 V5 [4 ~! }* R4 M @
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |