| 决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露 2 r. A  F  q  B
 ?$ r9 z, P1 g8 d7 F) r/ _6 `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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 : \3 `& h8 k0 s6 m! H1 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards$ R; E: W: q- d  @. G5 c
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 Japanese Ships' ]2 [5 f( [# q# _, p; n' h* a
 CV Shokaku
 * P. ?- O# `3 s$ o9 j3 b% e8 j6 X      CV Zuikaku,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) E% T, F( h. X6 Z# ^2 t; o
 CVL Ryujo
 2 A! C7 a, W- V( r) w8 y$ w$ y      CVL Zuiho
 8 S+ R% d, W# k: J1 b      CVE Unyo- w; F* f; t/ q& I1 M
 CS Chitose
 B! ?% e, _# t      BB Kongo, q; q' x* o4 y6 R' N. {  X2 `
 BB Haruna' R6 T, S+ ?  W; b. e
 DD Akigumo
 5 m9 H0 c, h+ Q3 X      DD Kazegumo
 2 U8 n; j: j  B      DD Makigumo
 $ z" R) y5 s; _6 l* A      DD Natsugumo
 8 {8 P) i/ u3 p      DD Minegumo
 ( q& z8 z: I/ M- [: P      DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
 , J) Z7 l0 }5 N& {" b4 J      DD Murasame& g  j* }+ L5 n5 X$ l$ d, `5 ^, F  e
 DD Harusame, Shell hits 1,  heavy damage
 % i5 f  |. ?' T      DD Yudachi8 v* c3 R3 _& ?
 DD Kawakaze% ^& ]# w. W9 r7 R
 DD Umikaze
 & h4 G2 s5 i0 Y      DD Ariake
 ) q5 f5 d$ A- L) U- z- d      DD Shirayuki* X9 _% N* ~: z, {" P4 F3 Z
 DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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 Allied Ships9 C9 D' G' x" |9 v$ i
 DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" ^* H* Z5 p+ _+ Y/ a. N
 DD O'Brien
 : c$ L5 p8 L- K0 G9 C      DD Stack+ Q/ f( S8 e& `% p" x3 P/ Z* b, K
 DD Sterett, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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 ! O) R$ @" a9 k5 u4 `$ B4 ~8 RSub attack near Auki  at 118,136
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 9 F- {" X* @2 Q- o+ E+ y3 {      CV Shokaku
 : N4 u) v* h4 g3 X3 g      BB Haruna
 % G0 K: a' K5 V2 V      BB Kongo
 ( h1 s2 T2 Z" P$ A9 w+ x) B  n      DD Asagumo
 7 s4 [, H2 P3 _. _$ a      DD Natsugumo
 : k: |1 J7 [8 e" k; q7 K( K, V      DD Kazegumo
 ' M. j( Y' r6 i5 i( A      DD Akigumo
 " o: t/ g, {8 i      DD Shikinami,  on fire- X. y0 f/ H9 K1 T
 DD Umikaze
 " S  N2 D6 J6 t. }  ]% |      DD Kawakaze# c) ^  t9 U: f; k5 Q' K
 DD Yudachi& A% E! K, A; ?
 
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 SS Wahoo, hits 1$ p( u$ _: T0 a( W3 O
 
 6 n: l9 k5 U2 F9 B" Z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 l8 S4 T7 ~6 J0 Q; O4 g, nMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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 Weather in hex: Clear sky
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 ! m, S, [7 r6 I5 WRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.& @+ x/ f3 _( e! y6 u$ f' g: J
 Estimated time to target is 11 minutes7 ]" Y% y& O" p, g" _6 }  b1 E# X
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 Japanese aircraft
 / @1 a9 C! B, r, I      A6M3 Zero x 18/ R4 _7 [+ B  c6 o  U" y
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 Allied aircraft* {9 H4 A8 O9 Q+ h9 T6 [
 B-17E Fortress x 801 M; j2 o( z# [
 
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 0 T5 w* r) }1 H1 x/ Q2 zJapanese aircraft losses( F- H6 R# i5 X2 M1 {* H& s4 I& |1 I
 A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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 6 ~' G. c$ L4 E/ t0 _      B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged8 S; O8 ?: m: h: ?. E1 E
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 CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5,  on fire
 . |; k" j0 l( v" F      CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
 + i9 N& u. g; O% Q      CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
 # w6 x" l8 ^- [8 [      CA Takao, Bomb hits 1- U2 z0 c! c# h
 AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2,  on fire! r7 X2 j6 b  l4 W* `) w4 Y
 xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire( s% @  y8 l( k+ l1 W# l) u
 AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
 ' H- {, r' t1 G; q      APD-34, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires. F& q! D" N. \& T
 APD-2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires* }  n  I& o, u/ K. @) K, s& i
 
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 Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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 Weather in hex: Clear sky- d8 z' [/ ?! a
 
 0 \5 c( [1 z3 \0 W7 URaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
 ' J2 ?7 T- [' K1 U5 y% kEstimated time to target is 9 minutes9 e5 n2 k  `  D( H
 
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 A6M3 Zero x 110 y2 l# g8 k% i4 U3 `# P
 
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 Allied aircraft
 : I  V  _/ l& e+ s! E2 c, {      B-26 Marauder x 343 w9 U( s/ B  `0 k% p
 
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 No Japanese losses
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 B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged9 ]+ j; p2 C( R
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 Japanese Ships
 & ~$ M, o( k& \5 Z      DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires# I+ \) \- I) |; J2 ~
 SS I-121, Bomb hits 16 @  O3 c  X, c* w# v) T
 CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 , `5 w  w- [2 `" m. M( X$ J      CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
 2 D' L4 K5 f6 d9 |8 _% t* y! c# m. A      PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
 ' a: P; r% R1 D/ D      CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
 2 O& E7 t1 K# A' x% p% m      CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
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 Port hits 5
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