决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露
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& {% m ~- K+ j$ ?' D! B- p, t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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( o6 b6 H' k. C" sDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards, R! R* r: ?- ]# D) s4 d
% c( h3 h+ K) uJapanese Ships
3 S, r+ O4 G" X5 |/ N' @9 Z CV Shokaku! w/ j. A) T; I) Y0 ?
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho% T M: U' _8 P: K4 y6 m7 ]
CVE Unyo
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BB Kongo
5 a) z' L- D- [$ t( T BB Haruna* x$ H! i0 I- o
DD Akigumo9 Y, H: Q3 u! U/ {2 R' `3 H
DD Kazegumo
8 z) G% n: ?: F8 a9 _+ e5 t DD Makigumo
0 }$ b- { ^3 L1 Y' _$ I% i DD Natsugumo" t+ ^% c2 ^. p( e V2 B9 t
DD Minegumo
( z2 K* V+ W# ~7 S% i$ [+ ] DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1* N; m/ U3 r) f6 d* q
DD Murasame p+ H6 b3 h! Y3 `) X* x
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage/ F6 C8 f& q, Y6 I- P
DD Yudachi/ y7 m+ R0 e: m, \" W
DD Kawakaze
( a I+ ?3 l' {. `3 g L DD Umikaze3 g1 |3 w1 _9 F5 M3 m) G# F
DD Ariake. k1 o4 c7 k; _& f9 f0 c9 w
DD Shirayuki
3 [0 P! v6 q: v2 i DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire* ?4 v1 w% L3 O0 r. h% f$ Q5 m- e4 I
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Allied Ships
: l7 i& l/ ?+ A, c* Q# H DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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$ D; ~4 g/ V/ C3 j DD Stack
8 _+ ~" ? \+ x/ @" t) k+ i1 G; l4 s DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,1362 N8 d+ M9 R; q1 l h% {& N
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CV Shokaku
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BB Kongo
3 A$ L, o1 S, A; N, h5 i; o1 d DD Asagumo
" \( `. S$ n. g7 Z DD Natsugumo& p" Z3 X! ^: R; M9 ]& v
DD Kazegumo, L2 p* w3 E! v8 C* H
DD Akigumo2 P0 x8 }3 H8 Z
DD Shikinami, on fire7 I; R( i; `* ~8 H
DD Umikaze
w+ o. S' `, b1 C/ b1 w DD Kawakaze
4 D% c! I! Y' m( U DD Yudachi
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Allied Ships
s- |" {) T6 ?' {( k SS Wahoo, hits 17 H p( s) s7 K# q) l
. }1 v' ~3 a" G/ ^+ 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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6 c3 h: T- s- h7 A# O$ AMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 + |% X; g- e1 e5 w6 c \- F! j
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
# X9 g% B( l! M& g6 |" EEstimated time to target is 11 minutes+ p( v6 B9 Y1 t: A
0 U D+ L$ P$ ?7 Z6 d. yJapanese aircraft% ~9 L. I. C, I9 Q1 C4 N
A6M3 Zero x 18
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B-17E Fortress x 809 D6 c4 X, }( C3 V, q
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Japanese aircraft losses( u2 N0 S- L5 L1 K- N
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed$ H* W+ a1 c; Z; C c( O& P( `2 Q
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Allied aircraft losses
: E, y$ ~8 J1 J! Y' Y* a3 m5 I B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged7 _* ~6 |6 {/ P* Y
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Japanese Ships
1 ^0 R. S% T d5 Y7 U& r CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
2 K$ G: a1 [7 X* i s! U: b& Q CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
{1 Z2 g. B' y1 g. |; r CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
3 h8 z% F$ \; C' h9 @ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1" a7 o; Q+ a4 E7 r1 F( Y. M
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire* Z+ i# A4 F; M6 H1 o! R
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 g0 ~! n) I5 }# W8 Z' v0 X AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* j8 ^2 k. t3 q- }( i( P( X APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 h4 w% Y# o: c9 B APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 V3 t% i3 C0 t; F
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 \) O2 B& ]- m+ j9 AEstimated time to target is 9 minutes2 ]6 T' t7 x# J: m
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 34/ V, Y8 _5 E3 A0 Z8 z* N, O# J
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6 t5 S! Z) n- M: j5 o4 X( X# a B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. M& k0 k# w! g8 l DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 s) K' V+ ~+ g2 k. B' u SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
5 r5 S& p) h, m: H CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. i" Q+ W' u0 o! N5 Y1 ^ CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
) ]; }! \8 ^; f6 H PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ S5 ]. l/ h$ l: z7 O CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1/ U( x$ G, F# G2 O: w! @! P
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 M4 `* c. O: C
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Port hits 5 |