决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露; t# g, j9 i1 _6 q. ^) M* h
- M* O1 |. ~9 ~ ?% q' A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) \. B0 [9 _1 B7 y* ~
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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6 }* g2 Y( Q- e- p) lJapanese Ships
3 R( Z" x: e% h- l% r4 U CV Shokaku
) V3 t6 ?; f5 m* H CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage6 U) H- }9 X! M X4 u- m3 R
CVL Ryujo
9 `7 V ?- o6 n8 a; R' U+ ` CVL Zuiho
8 [" r/ Q) I( D0 F! d2 [ CVE Unyo
9 t' ]/ E3 {: v' ~# K- A CS Chitose
. t! C+ v u" o) o1 { BB Kongo
o6 R w7 w3 j; q) R" P1 [$ u BB Haruna
" }( E5 q# F; z _$ I: F/ ~' ?) p DD Akigumo0 ]: }, r, w1 B8 i5 ]& \2 o: {' Y
DD Kazegumo6 {- k; O- D( i2 _& d3 M- E
DD Makigumo5 _! Z5 I* q) U1 R4 d7 s+ F) O k
DD Natsugumo
# Z( R/ H# k# U, x0 P DD Minegumo, C7 N3 \; f x" r
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
$ N; B' i$ Z: Q6 L L7 U) b- y DD Murasame0 O, h: {6 O2 @" T4 Q
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage, V/ `8 j i& f( v$ {- z9 w
DD Yudachi6 K5 r' D$ l t' I2 t3 G; [' S
DD Kawakaze
* x8 o4 H$ `/ a6 k% u( O( p" j* G DD Umikaze
* _; J8 \ j& a& j. Q DD Ariake
' n1 w9 I5 G' f DD Shirayuki) h4 J i3 E! `7 S
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire- v4 {8 G( X9 j- G$ r" @/ ]; J
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. a" H& r6 [$ T4 ?5 a
DD O'Brien% Y; Q* k+ \' N" K
DD Stack
% G' {' H; u5 f& G DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 |. G- q' t, T. l# l$ K0 U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 118,136
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CV Shokaku
0 ^5 ~( ?- ~* Z U BB Haruna/ `7 Z6 D8 y% d( V- ]% i, {! }- O
BB Kongo
# ?( Q, T$ L9 I DD Asagumo
3 \" t R. t, C) q5 j) r" E1 F1 w DD Natsugumo' j$ k# ^, ]5 m- x2 H
DD Kazegumo. j( l8 L3 ~& l8 K3 D
DD Akigumo: {- R5 ^1 G O3 C" x- z7 K# w7 b& }
DD Shikinami, on fire
7 ^+ _# ^# A* A) {) U( X+ y DD Umikaze" r" J m, K! d9 E0 I8 t, N; G
DD Kawakaze |2 H" O) k) H& L
DD Yudachi
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Allied Ships" w) {/ r+ X4 ^& h9 R4 P
SS Wahoo, hits 1
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* K1 @ h9 D/ N' V! H+ R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# ^% h/ J' X1 T7 n% E8 |! s, j
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' \" \* t5 m' b( ?Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
. ^( f0 Y6 i3 ]; O) x2 }Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 x' U- @. i% o' I) X A6M3 Zero x 18
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Allied aircraft4 W% h! Q& s' y7 A) {# U
B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 T9 E' C4 b+ _) X* _ A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed! c f2 o% L: p) g2 n0 c) U- J
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Allied aircraft losses
' z& m+ o- B5 l& g& S6 O B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese Ships- X% ]% n- B+ ?; u9 ?1 Y& C
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire" h2 Q a/ k/ _% [
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire, `6 R& `8 \) N1 n
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
1 @% m3 v9 j& M7 O w: y CA Takao, Bomb hits 1) F3 Q* S) Z4 {+ {8 i% j
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 U& [# w; u0 X) M$ t- E X
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* U, Y2 ^/ P; W4 b' X; x4 b( Z+ N& L
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* A, T! }% S8 ~2 o: N8 L7 P# q APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 V' }) X t3 f* c# f* X7 e0 Q3 w( {
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # S: n( H1 a4 A; \" t+ ~" e
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% c( n# J7 ~2 q7 |Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# [7 \2 s0 O1 ]6 E6 G6 O- d
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes$ _% ]5 a E/ S2 {8 y
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Japanese aircraft! F+ U, F. H, S
A6M3 Zero x 11! K5 x% a# W# _3 m2 \
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Allied aircraft7 f; y6 n, c9 u) g
B-26 Marauder x 34# O( V& B/ {% |" a8 u
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+ f# |4 k' O- \- G1 ^No Japanese losses# X/ p q1 ~# t. H
( {# E- V% ]9 O) }Allied aircraft losses
6 Q @0 u) j% g$ l2 t, y B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged" t( k* k* u. K; {, d3 _
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Japanese Ships9 C% `. \& g; @ M' [! A' ~
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# }; Z8 x/ |7 M* }$ W+ i
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
% W+ @' d( j( C* l% y5 C# e, ~ CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 o! r4 T O9 b1 q! k- b, `
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
, |/ q! L0 ~+ @# C3 y PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' S K* L: W3 {7 Q8 F1 H
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
; l+ h, x! K, r7 n( x1 C CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 |$ `& d. {! L6 K2 U# r
' B9 T1 N1 Q5 `- Z; XPort hits 5 |