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
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. R) s R1 w! p xDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- W! m4 X" f, E4 N' d& o( g
CV Shokaku
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CVL Zuiho
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BB Kongo9 O% o8 Y- S0 N" u: b# O4 z- _- w
BB Haruna; b$ f f( j9 n: w5 v
DD Akigumo
! B1 P1 J( ^) ?3 b0 N DD Kazegumo
& U6 H$ P Z+ m# `% `7 ^% l: j0 L DD Makigumo
5 ~+ ^# ^: Y0 d4 [- q DD Natsugumo
6 T' N9 |! Q3 Q3 D& \0 ~& f DD Minegumo0 `& s' S4 n2 t4 f/ D9 H% m0 ~
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
! P, n7 |. t: H J4 n3 d" j# f. M DD Murasame
; A& W, C$ J. R& K4 j( o DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage) Y i5 r5 [' {$ A* X1 P | U
DD Yudachi
! I% Y2 j" i- B3 h/ d7 ?# Z4 F DD Kawakaze1 t8 X' C( |; j5 K5 s
DD Umikaze
/ x& i! z- j. @( Z2 ]4 F- Q DD Ariake( t* h% ~9 s7 h
DD Shirayuki
d5 A7 S/ U4 y7 V$ K* D DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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6 ]1 w4 [' o1 _5 E% a8 e3 l DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; Q+ S1 }/ T+ \2 H" H7 @ DD O'Brien
1 A' `5 I4 D, }7 H% x1 @ DD Stack) J9 ~5 k. G8 r
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 a6 p" p9 ~5 K- D* H
9 y. ]; ^: W% ], p) [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 5 N7 e% Z+ Q% i$ g i. R, C
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0 c8 u: ^2 l# gSub attack near Auki at 118,1360 M+ e2 v+ t# \. X9 _, M0 G. k" u
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Japanese Ships/ u7 w! o8 g3 W$ `7 t' S
CV Shokaku
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DD Asagumo
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. t! G% M1 J% w5 V" u; b DD Kazegumo# z( k8 u! ~& A2 _$ T! z+ C
DD Akigumo t% C8 v+ z$ U1 d3 q* |
DD Shikinami, on fire9 `& L' i- `8 T' t* B" C
DD Umikaze
7 C2 |7 a, W, p DD Kawakaze
. x- d- z, p0 V7 {+ v DD Yudachi! v: Q5 ^9 M+ ^* x0 }
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Allied Ships
7 ^; i# n5 B2 H/ _ |! l$ w. h. @ SS Wahoo, hits 10 ~8 E. [! ]* W: h: p& x- E7 d8 c
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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& O7 R2 n" I( N! b5 m$ M, w: V
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" j. F1 k% t* v5 y; cMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 : o- h* g7 q5 |
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.- O) O% o3 X6 g9 q* d" m) Q3 z
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes5 h- t* K. ?5 p9 ?3 W
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A6M3 Zero x 186 g, w# {# ]; k* l
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Allied aircraft
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8 M* \3 M$ C# u4 t1 jJapanese aircraft losses
$ N8 q0 F4 J0 X5 V" V A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 b) n. n2 g# l. `4 f" S
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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7 o6 Z; y& y8 o. p' p CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
8 M, a8 C$ S' W- c CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 [. f! x* Y1 @0 _0 {/ `
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 10 o- n! I6 y( K' Y) ~
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1; `4 I3 O+ E& I: _
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ C/ T3 c1 g, A& |( _( M
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) _7 R! S% ^8 m; o6 ^ AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 i8 h4 Z J+ Y, |+ @
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 E) {* g! s- Y$ g# S$ ^. \ APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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' ~- q. H* ^) d: ~) L ?5 ]Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 F0 Z! e7 D, ~" {1 M
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 P6 _: ~4 S6 b6 Z6 m/ _$ V% v6 I B-26 Marauder x 34
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: Q8 [% S! u5 a% K" ]3 LNo Japanese losses
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3 v; ?- _6 X* U' K2 ?% W9 BAllied aircraft losses! Y$ d+ C5 A0 [% g) l
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! r! W- \4 f" r" b DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ i k: w0 }* p N SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
k8 e* O y9 ?( z" k8 { CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 z4 {! J/ J( f9 g5 t0 i% J. A
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
1 c' r. m% R# f8 H v PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; q$ `, @7 V! r. K' @
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
) q& t0 i3 C( h+ D3 ~1 u1 Z CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ {! s7 T7 E4 [% X! z
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Port hits 5 |