决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露1 m8 L w& a0 \/ W; r6 Q! R. f
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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: k( i, X `0 t
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8 L% A( N; G0 r9 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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% e8 a. W; v& ?1 n% `Japanese Ships
3 [, T6 |) _9 E4 h6 k- f CV Shokaku3 t' s6 _" ]; O& ]5 q
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage8 t: c S: e) w- Z& n* l; d( Q
CVL Ryujo
0 Q- W. M, J- z6 H CVL Zuiho+ ?+ h3 b. e& k3 Y$ n( t! W
CVE Unyo
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, n8 U0 u" k% g8 O6 f" P BB Kongo9 ]. v* R, m' T! l" Q
BB Haruna
9 R" X Q6 d N' O- r$ ` DD Akigumo
4 M; V; V# h. u0 H( q DD Kazegumo
+ o/ R5 Q2 k# i ?2 ^ DD Makigumo
1 T7 ]0 g' i/ ^* A3 n DD Natsugumo$ r0 r3 a$ J( P; b* r4 p
DD Minegumo' `6 O2 F$ R0 w G5 }
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
+ I4 g/ x3 q) n- j, ^ DD Murasame
; L3 ?; v9 y8 ^ E DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage- c2 k* D, N7 P9 s9 X9 o
DD Yudachi+ O' F7 X4 f- M% H0 y+ ?
DD Kawakaze/ l% z- s1 s- V$ _8 L( R, C
DD Umikaze
+ z1 j$ V. `6 x! }+ ~ DD Ariake
7 x' D+ [2 N6 Z* b8 k DD Shirayuki3 d. y9 n& g) h: T. q5 k3 g
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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; ^* p$ p) P# r" @' ?! j DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" f2 |! }6 c& j$ E; E' Y DD O'Brien
W1 Z' k1 d+ M7 C) U DD Stack6 E F9 O7 ]) s3 A1 t
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" w7 {" ^( a& Z6 T9 N
D& h: p# \" L: ^" z6 t( g4 D) Z& B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 7 G ]5 p$ r0 D; B6 x
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Sub attack near Auki at 118,136' k# ^" a) J" i- B+ l
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CV Shokaku& y2 |# z2 t: N7 V
BB Haruna
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DD Asagumo
2 W P5 F4 J0 Y7 A; o! v& @ DD Natsugumo
6 S6 W/ M2 _, L* W DD Kazegumo
% f' Y |- o) s" q# e9 ]) ~ DD Akigumo1 h8 m, X! v; x' t0 m
DD Shikinami, on fire- G; ] }+ C7 t+ T j4 p+ e
DD Umikaze' n/ m7 D$ ~3 O5 E
DD Kawakaze, G5 `, h8 m+ p, L# ]
DD Yudachi% y9 I0 ^) N0 q. q- l! X0 ?
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Allied Ships
1 ]) v; I5 L. J, ` b5 ^ SS Wahoo, hits 16 r; f2 l |( t1 S3 ]8 U0 X& r7 _
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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7 T1 K4 w l/ T: A
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3 ?; u5 J) `( i3 ~7 R- |Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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( S6 N6 O+ n5 ^% q. \; m2 D- JRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
0 p% l: }, d. N+ dEstimated time to target is 11 minutes3 W6 V+ e7 D& v; I8 ] r& l
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Japanese aircraft* _1 W- [. ?9 k$ X0 R
A6M3 Zero x 18; [! j; z5 f- U
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B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 R; L- T: O6 r% w! `) T7 |8 ^ A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed5 `' z3 i2 l. U" p' ?2 e3 N
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged1 T8 h2 E4 a# Q0 F; I
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire+ i2 z$ u" m1 g; Y A* a
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; T. a: C2 t3 S0 [: @7 H; v8 T CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
1 g* R0 d8 K i0 S9 S' G CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
$ h. |* f- S m5 v' M3 y; |' C AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire% Y$ @5 M" \5 ^* T- g8 }2 @9 A" }# S
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire a6 C& Z5 G/ A% _6 V% n' [
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire" _9 K, J% D0 z# Q
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- E6 V! ]3 H% q0 K D- w
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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% d4 L$ A* _+ r( eMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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4 c; m- _; O% n/ I/ p7 Q& jWeather in hex: Clear sky5 y( A) r$ b( K7 u M
) n! c& X$ S1 {4 Z1 X8 YRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
C g' l" w$ T. L# I3 l) X- `) MEstimated time to target is 9 minutes* b! G: B. y- F2 L6 K
/ F: f- U$ y- h* Y! eJapanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 34) z+ K* F( l/ a" V3 [% | v* I
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* t: S) l# w' B3 n$ H1 d; U B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged" v4 D- T& f( x9 C+ o
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Japanese Ships
6 \" D) l7 l6 n: K# M: O# i DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' P5 A' M7 ~. r G, G0 R0 m
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1. w9 i# r! o8 c; _" l8 t9 d! V
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 k/ `; V: s0 p/ \# b
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4; W1 h6 @; e7 Y3 j$ w
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. n5 O8 n+ g# e$ r/ |9 d5 U CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 11 L! n/ c1 J7 r! U2 [1 K/ [
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |