决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露' z+ v' K+ ^6 X0 J! ~( R& f( l
0 g4 G0 b: O6 ~% b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 P/ W5 z5 K% W. k& m E
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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CV Shokaku0 @$ p3 _1 x& `
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho
( F; k$ y) G5 M CVE Unyo
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BB Kongo
; {$ a8 G1 f) M( `6 y+ l! \ BB Haruna- {6 j! y, k6 @( b' Y0 e
DD Akigumo
1 c" @" u* x! t6 Y DD Kazegumo1 n' d( J4 z/ p9 }# j0 I
DD Makigumo
. T$ q) j4 X7 t* S8 s' J DD Natsugumo
+ B; N9 s; b2 q% a DD Minegumo
% |, C" d2 |- ]/ V2 f DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1' E! I; h! Q' K* k! ~( {
DD Murasame7 v- I$ u& |5 A; ~
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
# f. @" t6 v* H1 l m: k1 ^ DD Yudachi5 T0 [, z# v( s7 x! C
DD Kawakaze
4 e7 }7 X+ {1 S# e- N DD Umikaze5 e# e! j# Q% b. G
DD Ariake
' S9 B5 y5 t1 T q( w/ S DD Shirayuki
6 n4 r# K+ p, \# ^& F. I DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire7 v4 J5 m- C) q
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 R: m4 ^& ^% r$ V7 I
DD O'Brien
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DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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
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Japanese Ships
* ]( h! Z- X4 L7 e! f/ ^ CV Shokaku
- @$ i& S) [4 x7 X1 r BB Haruna
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/ l0 l0 D! _" ]" U1 y DD Asagumo! O5 V; [/ |2 ?& g
DD Natsugumo
: X2 _ C1 H# G DD Kazegumo
5 d2 _6 j- D( `4 n9 E DD Akigumo# F. h6 n0 a" s
DD Shikinami, on fire; e+ W% b5 f3 p
DD Umikaze
- q" e6 A( H+ N& E DD Kawakaze
- A5 i* {! `0 {0 y8 k DD Yudachi
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Allied Ships
& r1 j( W) X" ?9 x/ n, K9 B. ] 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
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6 Z1 y h( o$ `% B4 s8 gWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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B-17E Fortress x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ~/ z+ H- K/ Y A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed) ^" E* Z! C8 m. c. S( r& E
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged+ z( m% B2 d) L* E+ t8 _8 W4 p' ?# K
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
- t- _5 F7 y6 O CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- r0 C; y! e% f; C1 d CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1' H8 k1 V: e7 b+ A; V7 J
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
$ k3 l3 E! ~& a/ P AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 W& H* `9 \7 O: e9 \" m
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- h# g6 j6 c* g% D1 l+ B7 O
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire& o5 w# [! t) P3 W7 I) X
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ ]! a3 M9 G& ?+ @, \8 u, e J
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) `" G1 [) a9 B8 `2 t" c- N
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, O# ~2 P. u, PMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky% {9 B/ H8 G l Q! C8 q& W
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, Q9 v/ \# o3 b; k3 u* H DEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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[* [6 E4 W( ?1 f N( _7 _ B-26 Marauder x 34
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Allied aircraft losses
, K4 P6 E( S9 x& l$ a B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ ~& ^" W* o; W. ~# V' y DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 Q8 }4 i1 C6 b# N7 r( w& u SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
2 g5 c/ n) Y, T! V0 c2 v) f8 n* e CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. }0 h6 k2 @$ Q7 V% o- l; Y5 \ CA Takao, Bomb hits 4
. Y0 w0 C" F6 F PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 p) G7 X" o9 z! _ CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
, R- {. c% j6 I9 J2 { CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |