决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露# l! x; w, e) C3 r* |
4 ~! h" H# H9 z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% ^/ Q: L% z9 p |: d. b. _
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) q" g% A, w8 v y3 T& IDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards, p" s9 _1 `5 x
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Japanese Ships! P3 s: b8 @) k' X I" ~ G# w
CV Shokaku
) W' L3 o5 |* Q CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho
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CS Chitose8 w, I. ?7 x6 e) e: V* o: v- T
BB Kongo
8 y9 V/ \) U! r4 X BB Haruna7 T" p* [5 c9 f, E3 K/ x9 K
DD Akigumo
" b" ^8 e, C8 x f2 u DD Kazegumo
: N8 N7 O. ^) ? |6 L DD Makigumo
0 k# ~4 `1 Q7 V5 K1 p DD Natsugumo
0 v! _/ I# |: \4 y9 ^5 N* F DD Minegumo
# X8 R2 I& @' M DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
4 G) ~6 b/ l$ C+ z DD Murasame
! d& r4 g( T+ I. _% ^# z DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
. [6 a- c- n0 _$ D DD Yudachi3 s9 ]# ~5 {* j- T& m8 S$ {
DD Kawakaze- ?4 o& t i. r- i
DD Umikaze. Q! D/ H, I# Y) a' Q. n
DD Ariake
1 G% G: }- N ?! K( } DD Shirayuki
2 r) @" o9 q! X: f N DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire- V. A( Q: o1 G k
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Allied Ships
F' P1 b3 y, e8 u( H' [% T$ @ DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 Z- ?9 y @8 v: X- f( u. R1 k DD O'Brien
; M8 A3 ?4 b/ N$ v) H1 c DD Stack
/ K4 `) r( K$ ^7 Z! Y DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 ~' U2 r# |1 d. D: X! ^+ s
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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 , E* _8 o, ]) B* B, i4 z+ D
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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Japanese Ships3 E! R6 R, a J# ~
CV Shokaku
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BB Kongo
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DD Natsugumo/ b- Q4 e9 E6 ^4 o: A
DD Kazegumo& G" ~1 _) _& W" k4 }4 A' a
DD Akigumo$ n' R+ C8 X9 J( T
DD Shikinami, on fire; l" m6 s% O7 z* h
DD Umikaze$ h( `$ n: t6 P2 y1 c Z7 B& |
DD Kawakaze$ w. \, y; w1 F* W( S
DD Yudachi: n7 f# |: N6 [- \
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Allied Ships
- t7 f, e& C2 t) d8 L1 U) ?; L SS Wahoo, hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - ?3 N8 U3 _' T/ C/ y
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet./ r* v3 ^7 k$ L+ o0 q6 p( M* h; Y+ J
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes, l# [6 t7 N: F8 p
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Japanese aircraft
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* l9 B: l+ t3 n1 f4 h t- c0 wAllied aircraft
! J" Z' r: _$ }$ W A B-17E Fortress x 80; j9 x7 D9 u# Z1 O' c+ c5 B$ V
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 m9 M2 D' b1 w5 f' U8 f$ \ A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 m" J& C+ t2 B
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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. U; L, k$ `: H CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
4 ~3 t" D2 H; [8 t9 f+ z! l CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ G' E2 F! {& r2 l6 a" q9 m
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
# a8 t6 w" s4 t3 ^- T! d3 i. x6 {9 M CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
& p: C3 \/ @5 o+ G! `5 k( U8 z% w AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire( z5 p. U7 M2 M* O8 J, D6 q* O4 N
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire: h! z* h2 z. n# M0 o
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire; P* E* Y/ v, Y4 l8 z9 V
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, n4 B y5 Y: n6 c
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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8 P, `7 [7 M3 a F2 OMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky& R- u2 ^2 G2 b8 o" v2 m3 m8 g0 M4 z
/ {8 R" j% ?; v8 Z% TRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, O. b9 f7 F9 m) v. rEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 v- p f" J; S( b1 ]; t5 }; R" n
A6M3 Zero x 11
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, d g x% r2 q; V B-26 Marauder x 34- Q: f( v8 X0 [* q6 j
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' Q. e: D- M: j: w2 _6 [No Japanese losses: }( K# X; Q4 T' M( |
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Allied aircraft losses
( Z3 v/ P" V! m2 q- k$ n B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships. N; R4 v# D3 q6 D6 I
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% {9 g0 h1 v# P' i: D
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1* B3 }; l3 f5 T) t4 X$ L, n
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! Z: A1 N1 l" X, X3 [9 x+ I' c+ P
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
& ~" E$ D: S3 S, B `' t/ F PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
H/ |. o ~3 _4 W6 W CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
! u, X5 r5 @6 [ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |