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/ v B9 I4 Z, {. b. l
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, h4 N$ k/ Z7 w6 h- T0 MDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards( E" n3 o# w P$ m5 k' b4 f. \6 I
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Japanese Ships
: ?$ W( K/ i$ {! k& D& q9 F6 m( Q# t CV Shokaku- [# M5 J% S1 w
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage3 A: e1 {" n W$ e
CVL Ryujo
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CVE Unyo
6 A. {$ y4 K" N& z2 ~8 [ CS Chitose
3 n! K c$ {6 u0 e4 C) m1 k: M& | BB Kongo
, W% T0 m; {8 \6 L0 { BB Haruna
" e, k; o6 K/ Z/ e( [- o% }8 | DD Akigumo' ^8 I2 n4 ^9 g/ r. w2 M0 B7 t6 H
DD Kazegumo
5 `4 J) p4 q9 B% A' w* M+ S DD Makigumo* {, G! ]$ O- F: V; c2 Q
DD Natsugumo0 E; _' A2 c0 i. [, T6 t2 o
DD Minegumo" `6 T0 H1 K8 I) ]5 n2 p
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
% G! U, P( `# [, A DD Murasame
% b, f7 Z- ]) ~6 ~ DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage: W3 d/ u2 G7 _, n
DD Yudachi
# K3 H. Y% e. R$ F8 Q' ` DD Kawakaze
q/ j2 ]1 s5 m6 R( e DD Umikaze
2 n+ d9 V5 x+ c/ _ E0 @. S/ z$ Y DD Ariake& X$ J: G6 R" n2 V4 `+ ~
DD Shirayuki+ ?- V# } I0 z
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships0 p8 I+ J( p& C, g" h; S
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ C1 l6 P+ v* a* u: L8 N6 l
DD O'Brien$ m% ?* O: b: G0 d! V0 \' M1 w3 {
DD Stack
; A8 R6 {( {% P. Y4 H DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage4 W* w. k' O5 {! w4 y
6 m( \5 P: W5 B4 j' h. M* Q0 W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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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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CV Shokaku7 v0 x# s; u5 O; j2 A& W' t! O
BB Haruna
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DD Asagumo
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DD Kazegumo
6 ]# _2 N3 \0 |, E DD Akigumo
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DD Umikaze
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2 t: R! ]$ ]9 ^# c" D0 H* l) \ DD Yudachi
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SS Wahoo, hits 1
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?3 a; B& h5 E5 `Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - J% I6 p# X; E/ ^. ]- [
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( i6 `9 h" I/ ?2 h- N& a6 dRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
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A6M3 Zero x 18, m6 x3 t9 y# U/ }% ?
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Allied aircraft
, {- l T( g/ c6 w8 s% x B-17E Fortress x 80
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5 q( w6 W" l0 \. J) uJapanese aircraft losses4 l3 I9 W% A+ w3 f
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed/ N: A2 W) c$ ?( d
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Allied aircraft losses3 k; P4 b# U( h
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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8 V3 _! m8 Z( y& L" y! v+ b' Y3 DJapanese Ships
7 W) U1 c+ {. h5 s3 v/ X6 @- h CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
! g4 j4 k5 y8 D/ b! d/ Y/ E CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 @0 J5 c2 D k6 L3 }) u8 Y% ]
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
, T2 U r( X' Y: k* U* T! I& L CA Takao, Bomb hits 1& d, j% i3 c# ?7 P, W" ]1 q1 h H
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 r2 {; {1 c1 p& V ~$ h+ Q xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) P4 ?! C5 S% Q AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire* k- w6 x& o9 w7 E+ Q) y
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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7 G I/ X( y* X% X i$ l: rRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: N p3 G- C) H1 o4 \& [& e8 s8 u: U8 S
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes/ U! {( v1 o9 U7 F; m4 s% b4 `
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Japanese aircraft
3 [0 d F+ S2 d A6M3 Zero x 11
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0 l2 X; p( Z! C5 z _4 ` B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: S% A w+ g& w' u/ V B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged% u' J# z- ~1 l( R! I% ~: }! @
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DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ e& ^, x2 B! w4 g7 u
SS I-121, Bomb hits 14 v3 Q$ G" w, h/ |* d ^
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ n3 x) c0 v J h( l9 g! n- K4 j
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4& a2 G& }2 v7 f# i! [7 ~& F
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 W4 _4 s" t( N CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 17 A' f: \) _" _" U
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |