决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露* R* r6 J/ C/ |, \5 J7 a
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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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards; a9 X: j/ c4 T; ~7 _9 [
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CV Shokaku1 [5 X. v: s( |; F+ W& n
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho& y& r9 G {" @- I" Q
CVE Unyo
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+ L8 P1 m8 ?* [1 M+ E3 o BB Kongo
9 A2 G9 K! E! _; ?6 u8 }4 U8 G1 A9 M4 X BB Haruna) H7 a/ X7 c1 Y! l% s
DD Akigumo/ W4 f( v1 M: b4 t$ k# f G
DD Kazegumo
) K, |5 J0 k7 x/ l9 f DD Makigumo, @! Y6 [. Q/ p Z0 X; _
DD Natsugumo. v" K- z7 Z% I: G0 S# T
DD Minegumo
5 `1 F2 r6 `% m9 Q1 a! E* [9 K2 a8 d DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1: A6 u& ~8 V( s( H& n
DD Murasame# Y; S) e; ?, D, Z8 g9 n" g
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage6 l9 b8 p9 b, V/ N( f
DD Yudachi* q) z0 F2 S; j" I
DD Kawakaze; t0 t* ?2 b+ D, |2 r. v j
DD Umikaze- h/ O1 k0 c3 n4 k) C
DD Ariake+ y/ f$ J0 T3 ]! \/ P; m
DD Shirayuki7 A5 T) _0 F Z! ?5 y6 p' q
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
g& e/ t4 p2 c( A1 P5 L DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
@2 B* G c6 d, b, i2 P DD O'Brien$ R2 V3 c- O5 S3 q- ^9 V7 u
DD Stack" p" z0 x1 f* i! E3 y& h+ i& c& A
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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]6 N* x- q) I I! i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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$ M# K( |' F0 W4 ]: i# l mSub attack near Auki at 118,1365 e* @7 i) i$ g$ I
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Japanese Ships
5 K/ ]/ v; A+ h6 _0 n7 f- j" q CV Shokaku
5 b( ?" y4 K( x6 I& K# N8 d" Z3 i BB Haruna: `& e. g) X5 O
BB Kongo) ^8 V7 Y0 \+ V
DD Asagumo: m9 I6 S' q& i) Z) l W
DD Natsugumo
8 y5 u% \+ @0 n" j e) R C DD Kazegumo
3 |" A1 X4 u* w5 e6 K+ m v DD Akigumo
% |2 X6 l8 t3 h0 w/ X# b* U DD Shikinami, on fire
/ w! }# O U* c% c8 f8 P. ]2 v DD Umikaze! Y# k) \+ E- }
DD Kawakaze4 j9 }& `4 m* L
DD Yudachi: ?( l( W# z* W2 p) X; y. Y& f- L
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& Q1 G( ?- ^% ^: F SS Wahoo, hits 1; K& q2 @- B% u5 |" J
, p7 t0 D. w6 B5 a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 4 ]: | M1 U8 a( \
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
3 y$ C# a; L: ?# ]8 [Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: ~0 }" O* Y5 D3 x/ g F8 A' }
A6M3 Zero x 188 ]1 E* m5 d% ~+ w( `
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B-17E Fortress x 80
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A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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9 s. J# ?5 h( w) xAllied aircraft losses
% ^! o7 L& g/ l$ I0 h# i2 r, }0 X B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 Q9 D! Z1 D1 }6 S6 Q9 y3 S. } CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire/ k1 ^/ K% Z3 p( B% i7 D' M" C
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 `( I& i( Q! ^3 I1 m) e" {" f CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1. k6 D8 {0 X7 Q$ }4 ]3 n8 c
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
/ X: n9 {6 J3 [ AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire- x& x& d q ~
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# x, @; z! ], V5 R7 {/ @: R$ i AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 M/ N, o4 g8 t* K
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* M% V7 O( t x$ N* w i; G APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* {- T2 D: l' X" e: ~( n a
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8 p6 g# Q3 b" J( m4 c! M& _, Y' |Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # {' ] G$ D: p! k# s% W
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ ^$ b7 K5 D; Q% x, vEstimated time to target is 9 minutes; J1 J }) @: O6 ?3 a
5 n7 h4 x3 A( I" I) W0 }7 L1 ]8 dJapanese aircraft
. w8 r' R8 J) O, ^1 d8 | A6M3 Zero x 11
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B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- _( h4 s* E1 L# P B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged/ H T9 e9 b) \9 Y$ x; a
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DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 P, G6 u9 f7 n5 |' J# }
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1% H- d" D4 Y" W. C2 }7 ]2 q( E
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 d; H: q0 j7 Q2 \# h CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
/ Z/ U$ W: s* b, p \0 n PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. w& k/ A2 n, X1 t8 q CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
' O* x0 E! r; z! e/ r, Z- Y CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 j9 m1 ~8 @: S3 x4 H
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