决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露; z& b' U4 b" B3 T! d
* ^# k! j7 `" b8 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
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9 k) M6 f: s( {/ I# o: QDay Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards- @1 H: r& e+ A P$ R
; [1 y* d& a6 G& |Japanese Ships% g# P% P5 X4 ^$ k
CV Shokaku; Z* |/ S8 z' w3 t6 D6 `
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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* q) s3 |9 w k4 ] CVL Zuiho' [0 [' o% B! k ^: h5 p7 l, Y
CVE Unyo X8 p# v; F+ U2 w
CS Chitose
3 b6 E- [; c4 z* V BB Kongo
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DD Akigumo
) l9 D1 W& f t DD Kazegumo
7 ?! ?1 ^' \- ~ DD Makigumo& H- t" o9 T4 P) k! t, D0 b1 I
DD Natsugumo# b% ^" V6 q! Z1 c3 m6 k+ h* a. J' `
DD Minegumo
0 e& u1 S0 h) w k5 b DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1& M- {& I" n" C, J, U$ @
DD Murasame
6 @; }& s" V( H6 c: r+ x; e DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
# _' e% R0 ?1 O DD Yudachi4 ], X6 z6 p6 X5 G) z+ m0 I w
DD Kawakaze# @6 e# e9 q4 g/ B& y
DD Umikaze8 [ Z6 z: ~# O% a: J$ A5 b, j
DD Ariake
* C3 @; _. n5 L9 S! @# R9 l DD Shirayuki9 w- F x- A9 q4 t- V9 g& y
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire
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$ r7 S9 p# V" ?4 Y4 o9 F8 @7 V DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 G6 h: f, N8 G7 C5 M. g. }/ F, c0 B1 T
DD O'Brien& n1 ?1 d0 Y1 _. N
DD Stack
* y* {$ w' z' e; w ]: ^" o) [ d DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% @4 ~7 ?* Y8 k7 f8 V* F
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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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* l' I/ ]( I' g- G6 j# A1 fSub attack near Auki at 118,136# r( M9 n, ^( J. W) O; t5 L
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CV Shokaku/ o3 q5 e1 ~; W- T' A* ~
BB Haruna3 t. I- W6 L) C) _0 K8 w
BB Kongo
9 d$ ?) l' v/ @3 Q DD Asagumo
* L0 o2 ?" e5 ]; g7 O DD Natsugumo
: o5 M# Z: [' E8 Z* C2 ~ DD Kazegumo* C' X1 L2 {3 J0 f0 T" W; R
DD Akigumo4 o+ t: h ?. s' x+ ?
DD Shikinami, on fire1 C+ i3 ^8 \" W- L) \! ~
DD Umikaze6 O% i, K* M) Q7 V
DD Kawakaze
- h- Q2 d/ l) h+ E$ { DD Yudachi
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+ w+ T1 x/ f1 v* 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3 B- q: b$ ^' u# a* b3 e
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3 x" e3 S& D* i; I& z/ m5 sMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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1 |. a* g! K; I0 C2 w8 yWeather in hex: Clear sky; x" ~3 c1 G8 E
) i9 |+ r; ?; [" f( f2 R8 H8 X/ m* G5 zRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.& S$ s$ R* z$ L; G7 x: T# t% h5 m' E
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes0 E( X+ h5 M B- a" B
$ L7 F3 P0 h% }5 {" t* XJapanese aircraft
# h" M/ V# W5 z8 x. ]4 z A6M3 Zero x 18
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x" y) e4 s, y Z- S7 c/ VAllied aircraft6 F- J( W) l5 H. V8 n
B-17E Fortress x 800 r* i; f( q3 ~$ {0 R- n
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8 ?" D4 y2 Z/ m, @3 kJapanese aircraft losses& F2 v" i0 p' B, E$ H1 l
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed0 M! H a% t( n, P+ U
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Allied aircraft losses2 Z. c3 p; p" R
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged) y* M) W n W, w" h$ G. S5 V" E. {% U
4 t* w0 L6 N- o4 n6 m4 AJapanese Ships
5 t4 X4 }' e( x, J9 q CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
- ^7 x$ e" [( [6 E4 q8 W; ~- ~ CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 T' W6 m8 c: ]
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 18 S" X$ d% I8 N
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
& _+ O. \* R2 U" @ AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire x- v3 Q. J& b$ r
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire( a4 q3 r* X( @0 X5 p
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% ^% V( G, @- H; f APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 L% W7 O& f7 v4 F
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 `% m d, u8 m/ s3 o* g
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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t' U6 e" R& l& Z3 HRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
C9 x5 n' G0 I% ?) u6 |+ E c3 dEstimated time to target is 9 minutes/ P4 \3 `; h% ~/ L. h
/ ~6 A5 d: ]7 X: X) D, M8 {# nJapanese aircraft5 c6 u& G, l% t5 e @6 M; F
A6M3 Zero x 11
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B-26 Marauder x 34' ~9 C9 v5 c2 M8 ~' [
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No Japanese losses `6 A* ]& a" T$ k2 h& X2 B
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Allied aircraft losses
( h$ E6 S8 v6 S, W) S. m$ U B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 o- H8 v4 M5 U0 m& [7 i8 i; M DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires z: o$ k$ O3 a+ n" [
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1; Y% r+ T6 v$ E9 l* Q5 s
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* D% d5 e1 A) Y; S m
CA Takao, Bomb hits 46 D2 m& \: ]1 c$ a
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 U6 w* y# F& C* L4 V CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1" C; M. m6 {# R
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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