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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 h. B7 C. G2 M6 q# X/ O CV Shokaku$ b' ]1 W2 S% _" @8 K
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# U' a+ O( C! n: w CVL Zuiho
0 ~# O* H# r6 E* M8 u! i4 o CVE Unyo8 i- S5 ], r5 ^
CS Chitose! ~; B0 L8 J! D6 i, V6 X
BB Kongo
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DD Akigumo
7 r% }1 [! Z4 b" W% }" v8 Q( S DD Kazegumo
9 c0 ~* p v+ m% e: _' f2 g6 g/ U DD Makigumo' ^! }& h7 @1 W# B4 `
DD Natsugumo7 ?: s; o! y8 o% c7 f# R* [
DD Minegumo
* k, d2 a; P! t5 _0 w DD Asagumo, Shell hits 13 j; L. X) U r7 T" Q3 t
DD Murasame) H+ D ?/ d/ X' C9 [9 K
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage V, `! q2 y' h7 m* s, V: F* |
DD Yudachi. k7 c, s) s* |# |2 I! b: |1 `
DD Kawakaze
0 h" K3 z1 h; \* Y4 g DD Umikaze
) [: Y; G, D* N/ H5 F2 y& y DD Ariake9 {; B7 v, y1 |* N
DD Shirayuki
* C9 k( U4 y8 {; I/ `9 d DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: o, o% U2 A% a& }; ]
DD O'Brien
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4 E4 C! u1 J/ A% { DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ~% K) M+ [# v0 h7 P* Q
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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 ) @, U6 e! r8 r: |2 F6 ~
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136( ]/ i; F. B. W: I2 t3 |1 k
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Japanese Ships
9 K- \/ |2 G( }$ t CV Shokaku
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BB Kongo5 O2 l9 H" Q# s/ b0 s4 @, r
DD Asagumo3 R+ }. e9 U- y: C. T, [4 g; z
DD Natsugumo
6 K8 n. O' d7 U DD Kazegumo [4 N* x8 t, L3 D I3 q0 ]1 I
DD Akigumo) H) n: \% P0 L/ J& P1 W
DD Shikinami, on fire3 K' u: \' z) a# |7 Y% [
DD Umikaze {4 e' J$ P; u3 {7 o% R
DD Kawakaze
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Allied Ships1 |3 l3 b% A5 O5 z& B |
SS Wahoo, hits 19 g5 y/ {6 g) \. q$ f" P: @
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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
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9 w7 V. `, h/ l" t AMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ' G% u) S) f( q+ z
' Y0 m* X5 }7 k. dWeather in hex: Clear sky! U. j$ C3 b$ o6 ?2 A2 n- \+ G1 d
) E- n$ K( }- P; URaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
( \! W; R% Z0 }! dEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 m' {- p+ A6 I% G4 p
A6M3 Zero x 18
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5 L* a k" I; h. T! ]% ?2 f* s B-17E Fortress x 80
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0 _- O% b# R4 N2 O; V( BJapanese aircraft losses! X# x3 [; m3 A; o9 | a& Z
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged1 b, X# T! h7 T# ?9 w8 M# B
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Japanese Ships
/ v4 V. l" c0 B3 [7 t9 B j; i) n# V CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire1 f) K* X" O' Q6 f$ R5 x% p# p
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: ]9 U6 I' P* u5 g" c' |. E' N; Y5 w& ] CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
5 \" a5 [; |) m" \6 D CA Takao, Bomb hits 1" l: O* z& j$ P: c9 N6 v
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
5 e) L9 ?, ]4 K xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
w- o! v- B5 N, g3 |) Q AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 s2 ^$ c1 o) R& [ APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, j1 }4 ~2 p3 P( y APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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( ~/ v: y+ A# ~/ I: iMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 }/ `+ |$ L' S
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* X4 M* X$ ?; u' k& _Estimated time to target is 9 minutes. q7 A2 n1 D( T6 N2 L& y
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Japanese aircraft7 |1 F0 q4 C5 M; U8 E( U
A6M3 Zero x 11$ i# I6 \# f4 @1 T' y( D
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Allied aircraft
1 ^% T* D0 u$ Q, A% \$ d4 | B-26 Marauder x 34: d* ~6 S1 E8 P( V) J$ ?$ ?
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7 e4 i( E3 _. s0 r2 `/ Y0 MNo Japanese losses* v) \: M9 i8 B9 B
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, k: Y- G" ^, P, G- }7 X$ I& q B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 K" F6 U. z! k' {/ i. o" Z DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, \0 |4 t& U1 h u SS I-121, Bomb hits 1) x% ^% ^$ @: O# N0 |) {$ Y& c
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 d9 a4 i8 g8 n% m. F# _1 L2 m CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
1 f* x, r7 F" w PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% k9 u, O$ ]6 r& q2 `/ \$ H CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 18 n/ h4 o# o* h2 A9 S
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |