决战日D2:KB编队缺陷暴露9 |7 x: ^7 s# _$ n( g
% l5 @' @( N* X! ~- h5 U) l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$ K! u3 F1 W# x$ N! f* h
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Auki at 118,136, Range 18,000 Yards( x* t8 D* B# _9 z+ Q/ M
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Japanese Ships V$ k' b, O/ x* Z4 f' K2 f
CV Shokaku
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CVL Ryujo2 N. w( Q) x( G1 f6 T1 ^5 f
CVL Zuiho
2 W A+ F! G4 p' p) [2 I" q CVE Unyo1 A9 I9 R$ j% t G+ _ S6 M7 d
CS Chitose) }+ k% |0 c* ]* |8 S
BB Kongo# H3 A- L) T6 ^9 j5 E
BB Haruna
b% n& u2 u3 C$ j DD Akigumo
. q4 ~9 L5 w7 Q o+ l DD Kazegumo
% E- K2 u. v. ?" V# e) d DD Makigumo# g2 Y* J: g6 V7 {6 E
DD Natsugumo
& D$ X, B8 A: k' G DD Minegumo& K {3 l/ Q) X4 ~; ~# \# b
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
- w1 Y1 V2 F/ O% o0 o DD Murasame
" s M2 f/ p4 c$ n DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
9 G" }: A0 {# U% O) X) ? DD Yudachi7 q6 M: B2 U6 N% j
DD Kawakaze% I% O1 Z) f* X# q
DD Umikaze
8 y7 w' M" I9 x4 V1 v DD Ariake
( |2 h" I' E0 A$ @: H+ D2 }, [ DD Shirayuki
4 W W+ A9 S A DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1, on fire! i7 b. ~9 Z( d d% X q& j2 y
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DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# Q; _- w9 H9 C- v DD O'Brien' c( Z2 Y2 N6 b a q% F
DD Stack# m9 X. C+ }! [% ^. i `! C
DD Sterett, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage! J3 _3 ?9 k# j- E. \& 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 # b. G: V/ _& i5 r4 p$ Q& U! x) J
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, }* g! h# l; N* v2 X5 _ @Sub attack near Auki at 118,136
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Japanese Ships
2 @! _, T1 Z { CV Shokaku: C- e$ _1 U( S Q# J
BB Haruna( e. o' g1 m- G, Y J
BB Kongo- g; O( H. l& O, J
DD Asagumo
$ H4 u: l. `2 k, k# P( W DD Natsugumo
7 k3 U! P" A) k% e9 u3 O8 R3 g | DD Kazegumo% g h9 K% ~7 \! v2 `* ~, g4 g
DD Akigumo' r- w1 [# r( N" m, `
DD Shikinami, on fire
( H u9 ^+ M3 g% Q9 D+ | A DD Umikaze
- Y9 ?7 f' N4 w7 M- U$ M DD Kawakaze
: |5 Z ^" g7 d3 e$ x DD Yudachi
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Allied Ships
& U+ S7 }2 [1 | s9 k# V0 J 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- U8 P# N" U' K' l) L3 s6 {4 z$ O
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3 t; o% z' s9 U' _( A7 W: U4 x) JMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky9 n. u9 t2 I* ^/ w' e, T- J: I
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
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+ E. V# k# h! F) _ A6M3 Zero x 18
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% h. i0 r+ j( v# ^* n" V3 mAllied aircraft
- H9 |# a. A# ?- h* ]* P B-17E Fortress x 80
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# n& y% ~% R; E5 q7 r: nJapanese aircraft losses
$ |( Q3 R7 A) O/ h& [0 W A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 5, on fire& B6 q. z6 E4 l3 K. ^
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 2, on fire
& T2 k8 G7 V7 n/ O8 {: E1 u4 A CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
1 h( x5 M( H# u' F CA Takao, Bomb hits 1
$ B% S! B* @! p7 v- W AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 2, on fire
9 I1 P4 `& [; U* P xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) J4 s _% t+ g2 p
AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 i/ @5 B& s' l
APD-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) ]' O; Q4 c4 T% l
APD-2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ M2 e2 G' K2 a& G" R2 n: ~
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) i! W* E8 x% {4 PMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft: w$ K( x! M0 M. C0 L7 S( A
A6M3 Zero x 11/ y6 T- k5 Z2 w! S5 ^
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Allied aircraft
% I0 U W+ B: d5 ~ B-26 Marauder x 34
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged# m6 ~ s! ~) d
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Japanese Ships
: _: O* K3 N8 X) i/ k DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 t" b$ R+ d3 z2 }3 Y; |$ n
SS I-121, Bomb hits 1
+ U& @- Q' [/ `2 z- c9 o CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; d+ G# N1 n$ r& j
CA Takao, Bomb hits 4" `& n* E: v6 A) D' J& K# d- F
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires S! @& Q3 n) w W# R$ l0 b
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 1
2 o' N0 z/ p3 f9 g8 u3 p7 Z% {( {& D CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 f" S5 z* f7 M$ {6 }
0 `/ q3 h. C4 k j, C3 w2 ]8 P2 KPort hits 5 |