决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露
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! O/ L$ Y, V8 \& e! G7 K) |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 Yards8 v2 [$ Q& g5 D' {# B* q
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# ?5 ]8 x" s$ @$ x) N7 z, C CV Shokaku2 c2 ^, p( { L
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage! k- s+ S; A/ |7 M+ {5 k+ S2 g
CVL Ryujo
6 ^4 _1 F; m& O% s% c0 ~4 _ CVL Zuiho
( w: i7 g5 ~: t5 b& m. o* } CVE Unyo
B$ k! @ Q8 V1 B CS Chitose1 f. u! S, Y) g3 J
BB Kongo# e2 _, U6 u! Y% w1 \) |' l0 Y" O7 `
BB Haruna6 i3 O, L- |$ r" _, l
DD Akigumo$ o; X! Q; Q& [7 J! J1 I$ A
DD Kazegumo
2 d' b& [$ k9 I/ D, B. n& C! X DD Makigumo
' D9 V3 D; a/ z0 t DD Natsugumo
: j( O }9 N( U) y4 d DD Minegumo
9 b$ M. `' m% d! x( G7 | DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
Z$ o Z8 C2 T$ D3 |5 R- Q e+ } DD Murasame
" K( D* P* h9 K! ]1 F; _" f DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage+ ~4 c! E& M& _0 L
DD Yudachi
. b& t' m! G" y DD Kawakaze
: l |) P8 [' ]1 D P) e DD Umikaze
$ ^; i* y+ l' F8 \& ]! `+ c$ [ DD Ariake
9 R* W& _, F _: Y# l6 } Z DD Shirayuki
! K& ]" R# l* ^) z/ x3 o+ g! z DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; \! h7 Z4 I" L& f+ H8 y
DD O'Brien
; |+ _3 F- \- |; d; Y0 S5 ^ DD Stack
7 m3 [/ s) D5 t$ m- v" A3 O DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 R- v/ z) ~) G' Q7 I
3 H: P f ]/ s2 G% m- {' }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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- p, K4 o O% ^! j- L9 p% j# PSub attack near Auki at 118,136
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Japanese Ships
2 d4 c/ d, T: Z) R$ ^8 Y' u CV Shokaku; ?0 @3 A, c( N- R+ K7 A ]
BB Haruna
: P; y6 r; x% m0 C BB Kongo
$ V9 ]) I/ q+ r& [ t DD Asagumo
* ~& W* y c! G- }) B; r DD Natsugumo
. S$ d# ^" r$ h7 y DD Kazegumo
! g$ H% E$ a$ p7 R# P9 I$ `* s DD Akigumo3 A2 C0 y9 {+ i0 X
DD Shikinami, on fire# i3 v/ \* E; }& D+ n+ G# U
DD Umikaze# \( r' @3 J, T9 s' E$ O% N
DD Kawakaze9 l2 K7 U0 M* V K" @
DD Yudachi2 q% L" f+ O( h
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SS Wahoo, hits 1 ?. S$ {) u5 V( D A6 A% k
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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! J4 q; q3 n) ?9 x4 v8 U
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.% h. N$ h" o- s. a* ^. U) Y$ u5 p
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes( M2 G6 |9 m. I' h
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
# T) a1 U) H+ i* Z& t; G' w8 H B-17E Fortress x 80, t% H: A, f! B& [7 V @+ \% z. ^$ V$ W
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+ v4 r1 ? f w; y+ T A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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5 v/ C( m5 b- c+ bJapanese Ships
) f7 R" u# H6 j# P: S CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
+ q+ ?. v- X3 n CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire" I: @8 T) t' m& @
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 19 f5 s( c8 M( a/ H
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
" |# b& N% T$ E; ^ AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* R2 A. G0 \* W0 @) y) k) _# {2 H xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! p9 M* k/ k7 a9 \% Q AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) U5 L) ~* h, [' Y3 n8 m APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
P: A; d) ^! w; t5 } APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) e6 o' v7 M; F& O1 {8 a. W
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3 j9 y1 g' q) p/ S4 B3 hMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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c4 x+ ?" t3 c f7 j- EWeather in hex: Clear sky$ F3 V: J5 Z( m4 j$ t) m
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 w! T0 q, n( W+ n, W
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes) _! m7 e5 x) p& X ]1 G
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- M& d$ p& {4 Q5 J. `. | B-26 Marauder x 34- s+ ?" j3 B# }/ t `
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, c. x$ D% o8 [. J% u0 sNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 G# F" H) s& `4 n, g B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
a4 U5 u" L$ M; ~+ \9 ?* S DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% m# j" M9 h/ o: {- B0 ~ SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
3 o' t. `3 j$ g: G" T- c CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 z6 C: y* m7 V+ v1 b1 q CA Takao, Bomb hits 4+ Q; S) ~1 C+ R3 \0 D& K
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 H! r9 c$ w& N& _% g9 m% d7 H5 t CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
# _* [* b# g( I9 ~/ s- q! t CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |