决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露4 S/ x+ }: T7 i. a) Y
- o, G7 |; {4 i; F& S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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards
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CV Shokaku
% H# Y+ }( `1 P& U CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CVL Zuiho
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CS Chitose; X, r. k( M- }* \7 Q9 M
BB Kongo$ R4 w, z1 k/ K4 c4 D
BB Haruna
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DD Kazegumo% B7 k: M, y6 @! A' y. G$ c
DD Makigumo
3 J, G+ h& Y- m1 Y$ K- u! C$ s DD Natsugumo
: M. d& \" \! N DD Minegumo9 s2 F6 `3 l. Q4 m
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 10 c4 U! M4 y" f$ Z4 {7 Q9 H2 \
DD Murasame
& v# z8 Y C% q( S( X DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
o- B$ e: u C: N7 C0 @ DD Yudachi9 q; _- u' F8 r$ o- K
DD Kawakaze
9 s A" c, M$ L$ z; u DD Umikaze
/ Q# K" X7 }) i5 z- I DD Ariake
' d' r2 B! l/ C3 b* s DD Shirayuki
4 i5 N# c+ L& U+ F9 ~/ K4 @2 v% f DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire0 j9 q, T8 e' y3 x3 f* n7 Z
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1 T7 _ {8 |( r/ F DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( O$ f5 _2 y/ t* M1 v DD O'Brien+ L8 r* r+ r+ J5 \9 ^ i
DD Stack
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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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- X6 |! {+ j* \) y! B- SSub attack near Auki at 118,136
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BB Kongo
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DD Kazegumo
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DD Shikinami, on fire
) H+ i8 w9 r2 U! `: T DD Umikaze
5 `! }+ Y# V! e1 `9 B- Z8 _ DD Kawakaze0 R* P% p. E6 H: X4 q) Z# C
DD Yudachi
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5 y7 B) \& d* Y/ e0 _ 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 Y3 j9 N5 u w9 U/ ~5 w- [
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Weather in hex: Clear sky: c |7 L" y6 d; K) D
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
) R4 R ~5 n4 f4 sEstimated time to target is 11 minutes* Z% M6 Y* n2 ?2 U. V4 y) G
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( @. }' T, P; s1 g, \ B-17E Fortress x 80: u2 m& T2 r1 @. v# Y
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5 ~% d3 \0 P/ U! f A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged: K& o) E1 q& O2 [1 W) O
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire
6 t. Y B) ?8 {1 Q2 ~& R; w CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 F, O& r/ z- s
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
) f# v$ t8 l, | F) Q6 d CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
; ]9 ~4 k6 e* ^) |$ z# x AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire H$ d4 [7 x4 a( c
xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# q0 u2 M& c9 e0 S( D
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 G W2 i! g/ f
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 e5 h2 E- X. K1 n
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
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% R( j8 Y$ A7 E7 M# B! k( MMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 ~2 g( N& m% E& w# q U
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft7 {" d2 V6 r9 s1 |$ l8 ^
B-26 Marauder x 34: ~; G9 g. I: ?- o
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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& r8 Y; D0 J$ v' C- }1 j DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 x( u) S1 B& U& [$ z3 w3 X SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
& U7 b s2 |0 F1 `2 Q8 ~1 K CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 e3 g q" Q& H9 h' s
CA Takao, Bomb hits 40 L- e$ I% T9 V& m$ |
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) h! |% L0 \; G) r+ N CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 15 S# l6 H$ U" r/ t, U
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Port hits 5 |