决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露3 I( l5 A$ g8 i, M
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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
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$ T: |4 M/ \' o8 e% b) ^! j; vDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" d, W( T: c" f& D3 N. Z9 ]% F5 [! o
CV Shokaku3 V. }% l- {) o. h) ]
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 p# t. S4 ]7 A; f3 A4 l: @ CVE Unyo
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" t* z( } i# D6 w; ` S BB Kongo
1 Y5 a. z" Y: q BB Haruna0 g. N. x; y( V, T/ f
DD Akigumo
% J+ a4 P3 Y) C9 Z8 l9 q DD Kazegumo
( N( W0 q7 B: K5 `# l6 M DD Makigumo. v& {, O% x0 H E
DD Natsugumo
5 i7 J3 n: @& d% f, e' _ DD Minegumo% F1 J2 n1 n8 ~4 E! H% J; _0 a6 f
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1! H% _. l* A% h& d7 w% w0 Y
DD Murasame6 c" Y& g6 Y5 k8 k% [1 r
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage. m p' o! K9 {7 B$ y& o
DD Yudachi
) U# G4 I6 }- b. X u DD Kawakaze$ {5 R( H) C: H) K& K- T8 W9 U
DD Umikaze7 H: m, d9 x0 j6 |. I
DD Ariake
, P& K2 j& f# t- r% s DD Shirayuki
2 D& }0 h3 S( B3 L4 Z: v DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 e/ @3 _. r; o$ U4 e; _. c( ?. Y DD O'Brien0 S! b2 u' W" W I0 L! X6 ~5 l
DD Stack" {8 U1 _5 t3 D! h2 q6 W
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' t0 w+ c: `; }1 D3 S$ ?
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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 118,136* v7 t# ]/ ^; I2 c7 X4 s5 c( b( v% J
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Japanese Ships
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BB Haruna
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DD Asagumo
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DD Kazegumo6 y6 Q" h) e3 U! _( \3 G2 f
DD Akigumo
! G- h! r& I6 G7 K' i DD Shikinami, on fire: B) G2 T6 i& R' Y$ ^0 u/ I0 l
DD Umikaze
) C/ ?' i/ A- D* i* T! Q* C4 }) w( i% e DD Kawakaze
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Allied Ships3 T- w( T8 X, T& c
SS Wahoo, hits 1
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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
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 [0 l4 H% P8 N0 e
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
- l" \) H' k# R. v) o% qEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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& V0 p# t# ^$ D" K: f5 SJapanese aircraft
* u% j4 `* _" W; Z$ e% b: h A6M3 Zero x 18
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B-17E Fortress x 80
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5 p ~* u5 p4 g: q7 y0 e( VJapanese aircraft losses# u- J" X. v/ G
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* f! N" w+ W5 ?0 y0 c8 x. ^
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged) S1 H# G2 G9 n0 G
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire" M6 D! H3 W3 K. K8 w
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 k% L/ C. t* s$ o
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 19 k; K1 {$ R" r. {" k9 T; w5 d
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1" ~2 h5 C! P4 T, M3 M0 T* i- z6 y
AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire) G6 }7 ^7 i6 X! j
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 t4 ~% f+ w ]: {9 |8 I, p AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) D ]8 }- }& \+ e APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& _; a' I3 e+ z% w* a' J, \ APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# l S# g4 @" C, W4 x! Y
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 N& D0 ^/ x; l& V) o* V/ [Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 m/ I8 U* _! Y* C+ E8 ?9 @
A6M3 Zero x 11
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Allied aircraft
2 u% j" I( s0 _' t B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses' b" r7 C: n' H+ I( S
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' `8 K- _( R! k) S$ m9 r6 }9 x
SS I-121, Bomb hits 12 Q; M8 N; d3 }+ S: f
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! B: c& h4 p* h! `# X CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
+ f% ]6 o$ S0 c3 K$ \( X* j/ t; V4 ^ PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 t/ j U' O; B0 o: k2 ?
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1 k# B- C; j5 w, \6 y5 J
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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