决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露* {2 A& Z* C9 E8 Z( w
0 c0 e: h+ O7 V1 s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# J: g! l: i- V P
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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# d$ n% I8 W- M3 ]: QJapanese Ships
# ]# h) A6 q# s9 N; j CV Shokaku
6 F5 j$ M' E! B CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
% d: G+ e1 s8 p& p' e1 u ` CVL Ryujo" Q( G9 K/ B: t. o
CVL Zuiho
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CS Chitose
# _1 ]+ d4 `& v- R, r4 \- m: j# b/ A BB Kongo
3 ]" }: z& c$ d" A3 w BB Haruna, n x- c2 M' H3 p9 y
DD Akigumo. S! e- B, J5 Q; Y: m! s7 [- t8 b
DD Kazegumo
% A* t# T" z% }7 a; Y( |+ }( c& x, N DD Makigumo
, `0 v4 s2 [1 _6 ^# z8 x DD Natsugumo
: l6 l, l- R+ @4 ~* t DD Minegumo( z: O* V1 [8 X1 z1 b8 K x: T
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 15 v3 s$ W+ }1 ?0 l- [6 L
DD Murasame
6 G- l9 A5 Y9 u# e7 g DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
1 J6 ]6 `5 X" @0 s. \ DD Yudachi
/ J" s* E& Z' w* w DD Kawakaze2 z% A2 ~% }0 O8 C3 p9 s
DD Umikaze2 c/ h& p V( t, |# `- G
DD Ariake1 ^' A+ s7 R# M: ]8 S6 S% H! ^# a% W
DD Shirayuki
! R! _ K8 v2 A# `0 ^1 W8 R& s3 _8 t DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire7 V) _8 Q+ T5 |. u0 W
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Allied Ships
* v0 H6 I9 L6 ^. J3 l J$ v DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# P, f% @7 p. f DD O'Brien
) M! u0 I) y/ N# ~' D DD Stack' h. u! k- d! W5 F( s4 c1 L, ^
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 s& E0 I1 k- r& ~5 ?0 t' X. r
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: W+ ^1 u9 N; N" k: z+ P" Q* z# ]Sub attack near Auki at 118,1368 a) F7 z4 U; B* O; S* l, K9 H" G
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Japanese Ships9 }! A; V5 Z. H. d; M8 j
CV Shokaku
7 h/ @& H4 g1 x/ }/ q3 K BB Haruna
5 X* [% D# V2 n' \1 M4 z3 J9 M BB Kongo
' c1 K" F5 q8 V7 i b! B) V" ~" R DD Asagumo
. x( f% G+ ^$ _1 j) _0 I. V, I/ e DD Natsugumo
" S# ^- _& ~6 l' A: F* ]3 \ DD Kazegumo
2 n3 q9 Q9 L, @! n% u( ~ DD Akigumo
* M- b- R/ `" B" Q# |1 y5 C& Q5 |% \ DD Shikinami, on fire
9 G$ m4 `8 z! X+ i9 p DD Umikaze3 P J$ O# w$ K( [8 v. e$ W( Z
DD Kawakaze
1 {. p U! G. k4 W c4 v DD Yudachi
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Allied Ships
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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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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . x& ~+ {2 B, b' I; m w5 g* p+ {
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6 A0 O# H5 \% Y7 VRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.% D3 i) f3 B6 g+ \
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes: u8 ~9 G3 y8 z3 B2 P8 E, P
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Japanese aircraft
8 ^9 K |9 \ a2 ]' s0 w A6M3 Zero x 18
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' _% `/ R' S5 m G4 r% YAllied aircraft
9 X3 `: J& W% ~' F" g% [! q1 S B-17E Fortress x 80( U$ b# O2 L% D. X
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: Y0 | _0 r4 w3 z# H( Z4 B8 T+ Q+ ?5 ~Japanese aircraft losses8 u: `& M. J2 u+ U7 M' X% R+ m. q
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ^$ p1 f3 F% e5 U5 _ B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged5 n9 Q- f2 u; f, M. k1 d/ D3 M
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Japanese Ships: v8 `' C0 e! T( e& S. \4 L! j% Q. O! L
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
2 t6 G# g: r! V1 j' i! d+ s CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' d# E3 y, V7 r CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 10 _$ `2 ~- w$ M: n6 d; O/ I
CA Takao, Bomb hits 18 e: D9 E) |2 P! O6 T$ Z; ]
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# i$ l. q9 h# L3 g& Q; ? xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 b: O. x* P; L. V! s AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 N8 @' ~+ b3 X: c! u: T
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( A! E5 `& W+ M+ K
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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; G, R6 Z& n3 W5 b& j8 PMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - h8 i3 u N' q
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ D3 P$ b, W/ Z2 r5 gEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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8 g* f m5 t. F1 o hJapanese aircraft6 K, s- i2 j& M
A6M3 Zero x 11+ ?/ L' c7 M" N* _3 a& \
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, {: b% o$ [+ ~8 e B-26 Marauder x 34
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J: b. e8 g! w: O2 s4 UNo Japanese losses
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$ B2 a; l- q( B0 s B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. `) q% s5 l$ X, V% m$ e DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: H u/ D( H' i$ Y( `
SS I-121, Bomb hits 17 Q8 @& x2 `/ l7 F6 t* m
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" |3 u" z2 J5 b8 X CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
4 y* K9 Q& o$ Q6 E PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% F% w+ b% n; b3 s A9 }/ [6 ^4 T
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
% H0 e) Z. o& T$ m CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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$ l3 l/ x1 m6 _1 B4 R! WPort hits 5 |