决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露5 V6 h5 K( N# w* M
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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$ R% w S5 S4 M( ~' M
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards& l5 u' V" ?/ l
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Japanese Ships" H8 o% j+ a2 D$ t% f
CV Shokaku
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CVL Ryujo
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, P5 }& Y- G& x S; [# u5 m CVE Unyo
8 o, m+ X1 w1 B H; g; ~ CS Chitose5 u4 v k6 i% C& `
BB Kongo( ~7 J$ ?0 z% ?, c; I. N
BB Haruna
. a% G+ r7 {$ y8 n! [2 v: k" f2 A5 V% z DD Akigumo s$ P& ~8 p: V4 } h, F3 x
DD Kazegumo7 a! u6 G* _( I& @! H
DD Makigumo7 T% R P2 C2 W4 j/ k( D- W/ j
DD Natsugumo
; e( N" B$ X0 ]: |: R! O DD Minegumo
# I- @% d0 u# P. z A# {& @ DD Asagumo, Shell hits 19 {' m2 E! t c
DD Murasame2 o- n5 x r& Y; k" n
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
# P, q7 v( a% V; N: O" Q$ E, m: {9 ~. B* y DD Yudachi
- X4 i/ h: w7 n" i5 x9 R0 `+ Q$ q: M DD Kawakaze
/ A' l+ ~. ]1 \$ h& o DD Umikaze
. `& T7 n+ J: U6 e3 ?3 y' a' X DD Ariake
" E" x9 `" f/ P) p9 P7 o$ i DD Shirayuki
3 n& R. P/ a7 o! O* n% k! w4 k" X DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire7 K$ Q; |: d" x; c
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Allied Ships7 z; ?9 [+ ^3 ?( s! R7 z, m
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 _6 T6 Y9 S9 y9 Y# Y8 N6 M. v
DD O'Brien `! V; \. f# x: T0 V
DD Stack, V- l6 C9 M! A- `
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ y: }# W1 i7 T; ^: t
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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 * [: W* ^$ e ^7 w/ y6 M2 d2 n3 I4 A
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,1361 X; ^) b1 m( h
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Japanese Ships
2 a4 S( `, s5 {* m" g4 s CV Shokaku
7 u3 Q' y2 @, J( w1 Q BB Haruna
8 ?+ ]+ V* [- a( H; }+ G7 z1 { BB Kongo
: V B9 r* e2 V/ H A5 h DD Asagumo: J! v4 F' L, u) F% _& l+ w
DD Natsugumo
& r9 j7 m' {' U G7 O DD Kazegumo
" T) m# _( y3 t) Q) E DD Akigumo
4 J6 Q# O3 T& l4 D2 R9 } DD Shikinami, on fire
* w! d& Q2 j- J DD Umikaze: Z# ~4 t' L; \- J
DD Kawakaze: E! a2 }, j4 a# | c @! `
DD Yudachi
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SS Wahoo, hits 1; D; u, ^. h9 k4 Q0 W
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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, @+ `2 w" i# |7 ^1 L5 f
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky6 S) C1 P; `: K1 n5 S) r, D
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
$ L; \( O0 |. r; h% P* \; R; REstimated time to target is 11 minutes% v6 B. f5 K& t5 Y" m+ D7 [
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
0 E2 w0 e. W! R4 C* B1 x8 }- f B-17E Fortress x 80, w9 `/ j) c3 @) \8 ^/ k: b
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Japanese aircraft losses
' K8 }5 V0 A" }: m1 h1 y# y/ f& F A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed+ D& v! M* t- Z' w8 n: ~
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged, E5 n _1 X, j6 z
% [! O9 _% u% fJapanese Ships1 Q6 u0 l3 S+ [. c1 I
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
' ]% L) e6 ]8 a CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 T8 e; ?7 H& i CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 15 \6 n. O2 Z8 c0 K% ~
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
6 |+ B; `1 k1 H' ` AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 o0 _$ p9 e: N; W' m xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 [& `. s7 a4 a ?1 X
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. E1 Z3 r2 T2 ?9 J8 r+ x APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* o4 m- G4 G4 y. I* j, S4 S, C' w9 `
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: g* G; O/ F' [. t
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes3 M' J2 s0 ~7 Q/ O+ f. \$ _! t
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Japanese aircraft9 e" M1 @( t" c2 q1 ]* [
A6M3 Zero x 11
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; f, [4 v4 ~1 S: m B-26 Marauder x 34$ J+ @) @' ]2 G; z- c& G2 y- ~
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No Japanese losses- ?7 f o8 ?" w+ e6 e' t' r
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Allied aircraft losses
( E% S% P2 ~, J) v {0 A+ b B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 ?- C/ K) D2 s, L! K9 R4 A! X. K1 o SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
7 |. k! j2 x9 S4 a4 B. ^; { CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; b7 ]* O& g; y3 [, N+ s
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4: k" b- I1 q. F1 p6 }- F
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) V4 ?' p9 d, ] CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
" k/ q- K. d% I8 b' A: Y CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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6 D |0 x$ a! F7 k$ VPort hits 5 |