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马金岛夜袭战) T9 `! V- t% p& x8 }
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2 Z, x/ I9 P7 Z( H以夸贾林为基地的蝗军2支舰队在金刚号的带领下,执行对马金岛试探性的夜袭任务,打破了连日来中南太寂静的夜空,据连日来的情报侦察,该岛部署有盟军舰队和大量飞机,两支舰队首要任务是摧毁岛上的盟军机场和飞机,如有机会顺带歼灭孤立的盟军舰队。* C5 O+ N. Q" d$ _' T# A' C) w
' M( m {6 P6 _" w夜袭舰队顺利抵达马金岛外海,与盟军2艘重巡领航的舰队遭遇,从战报可以看出,今夜月光度极低,能见度只有8000码,盟军舰队发挥了雷达优势,在9000码的距离,见势不妙的盟军舰队主动全速溃退,脱离战场,蝗军没能发动任何攻击,到嘴的肉就这么飞了~~
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4 F; j7 f' |7 F2 }+ pNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards5 L' O, F5 ~9 P
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Japanese Ships
# o' c$ u E2 Y1 v- C8 u BB Kongo
2 ~ G3 |3 K* b: ~ CA Tone
6 B! e. ]2 K( i3 {( H CA Maya8 W b" o5 }4 e
CA Myoko
3 U/ C( k( D' S: k5 q CA Suzuya
5 W# [- U0 V. v" u+ O8 F% n CA Aoba
4 W$ ?. T: P0 A9 z' v7 n CL Oyodo Y# _* p6 } S# A' W3 L; R$ c6 E
DD Akizuki
8 \3 i* w) {2 x: H$ Y. k DD Teruzuki) r+ x: x" p& a8 E/ e8 J
DD Susuzuki
8 v% l# ?2 M' M DD Niizuki1 Q k3 W' e/ _' q' @+ L
DD Arashio8 }, F! v; [; h( I
DD Suzukaze2 h. M0 a" r+ U; y5 i
DD Nenohi' p! b' D, R6 N
DD Wakaba
! w9 ?: B$ q+ D& c. p DD Katsutade
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CA Hawkins
" ^: y6 v& b- J; g5 @5 Z$ l CA Frobisher& n: p5 ^& x& ]: u8 M
DD Barton4 [/ S% G1 i) [) Q/ s
DD Woodworth/ \2 P7 L5 _1 A
DD Bailey
/ R; y; b N+ e: W5 ~6 o DD Bancroft
! \6 ^ ^* s) H- G6 \' i" g: B DD Caldwell
! e! z; ]" Y8 f; z DD Gansevoort/ i4 x$ @/ j: I* _6 I+ X
DD Kalk
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0 b5 Y7 A6 }9 P0 D# [Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight8 a' u! z" Q* ~( f
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
7 q# J. s- K0 P3 m6 J0 x5 oRange closes to 24,000 yards...: n7 j/ q* H# w m! @% K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards% M4 y" G; i- y" H! K5 ~$ |
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
3 s0 S2 p2 X3 E; I0 v4 e5 VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards4 k5 h1 r$ H! Y6 O9 U7 U
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
5 j6 w3 @) x5 i& V% ]Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) a4 W& p. j! BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
9 g: i5 y% B' G, |0 u( m9 JAllied TF attempts to evade combat
' T4 } i: ^1 a! G- G7 lRange increases to 10,000 yards...' D4 S& i% E# `* O; v
Range increases to 11,000 yards...' ^1 o) K+ j7 i9 @- C0 M
Range increases to 12,000 yards...% C, Z+ `; C; v+ ^
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
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Range increases to 15,000 yards...
: s w- Q5 s6 D5 s7 q' [Range increases to 16,000 yards..." {7 M- ^ m" ]( T; E3 b# f
Range increases to 17,000 yards...5 m/ E A3 q# Q7 i, F
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
% w3 d* q2 R! L; @. aRange increases to 19,000 yards...5 w9 J/ Q! ~/ ?4 ] v. H U* E
Range increases to 20,000 yards...% p' F( f5 O2 m* |
Range increases to 21,000 yards...; n6 Z$ S, j. D: U
Range increases to 22,000 yards...7 j$ @# @- Y2 b: L1 ~
Range increases to 23,000 yards...! S! ]4 n* B9 k# r
Range increases to 24,000 yards...0 Z2 C; u$ o7 u1 L9 w' ^6 G
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
4 \; x! q) s. {- a$ P* YRange increases to 26,000 yards...
7 V( i) R4 B+ \4 s; l7 KRange increases to 27,000 yards...5 b' R2 ?" F* s
Range increases to 28,000 yards...# b1 B3 c- i, O4 l2 v
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
. v/ P* C k6 [) F: vRange increases to 29,000 yards...
9 d' M3 n2 }3 W5 }7 B# ~Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat3 z8 U# u& d; H2 R
6 F; |/ Y) ^# e9 l" f. |5 g: c, ~随后,金刚编队开始对马金岛进行炮击,显然米酋已经在该岛大量布雷,蝗军3艘DD当场触雷沉没~~
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)2 ~. l+ K2 T* G' D% k L
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DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 [$ u: A- e/ R k' k' [* M8 F
DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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愤怒的蝗军舰炮将所有炮弹都倾泻到了马金这个弹丸之地上,不过压制效果一般,当场摧毁的地面飞机并不多~~% ]; d$ S' ?+ C( Y0 {
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged
) g, i! Q1 o, n6 o/ n TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground
0 l% H2 U* }9 v& B: ?% C4 a PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
& ?4 Z% J, B! x+ X, R, ^3 x F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged8 G, R9 ?0 G) D! w3 D
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground- S3 A1 V1 I/ {7 J, K: {
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged
& X' Y& _1 t" H P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground2 p/ e1 F# s6 k$ o
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged+ `0 H/ O* d: |. {; H3 H
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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# _8 o7 N9 L. N" Y/ ~8 T0 a CA Aoba
6 T3 B5 [# l$ x) o CA Suzuya
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CA Tone
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DD Niizuki
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DD Teruzuki2 L2 P% k( C- \( F' ]+ W% T
DD Akizuki! x k- T$ D" P, K6 H$ G
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248 casualties reported7 B! n4 [2 V3 H- k9 E8 h7 ?4 e h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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1 F7 j2 \0 b* `7 L2 X Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
: z0 r$ e- X& D% o Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled); ]2 y1 ^# J x. c$ j
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled) {# A( o7 c' [0 e- `
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Airbase hits 27
/ a9 O, {8 p% r' e1 KAirbase supply hits 43 Y* l ?2 V. ]+ N( c9 S1 j: w
Runway hits 82/ y/ g1 f4 s( n+ z
Port hits 12
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!$ o! i+ z+ p; c% i6 w3 k) f: H
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
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TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged! d3 G6 J9 \2 C( B6 Q4 h3 f" ^
F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged1 I7 M/ y0 u/ h* z
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
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) ` h$ v( ?1 H& ~( v( X5 n. p F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
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DD Yamanagiri& |7 u7 n. `* d" i E Y4 r
DD Suruyame
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DD Myojinami$ q' \# G, ~+ |, |* v
DD Kosugiri
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DD Tatsuyuke1 o9 ^" x* [9 s) z
DD Ushio
" ]" q2 d4 ^) q6 J# F' s DD Asagiri
& s# S. \6 p8 i& ~) S DD Ayanami
3 o( P& l" _' q1 F5 D DD Shikinami0 J' Y# B/ q E7 _5 U. v
DD Akatsuki1 W5 O9 e; ?9 y9 |
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. U' \% v) L* v) AAllied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 11
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Port hits 8- J0 c# ^% j" F8 a& j# X/ ~' N, t
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从炮击过程中蝗军发现了番号为威克岛守备队的驻军,可见在AE中,地面部队被歼灭后的重建功能还是非常有意义的。
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川内编队在炮击完成后,返航途中与盟军夜间溃退的重巡编队遭遇,一阵互殴后,蝗军未能发挥鱼雷战特长,各自无心恋战,纷纷退去,马金岛夜袭战就此战罢。
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; U; s2 `. e% c' K% C本战总结与检讨,虽然战斗规模不大,但意义深远。大本营认识到,43年开始,随着盟军水面舰艇雷达的普遍列装,蝗军舰队擅长的肉眼夜间作战能力已经逐渐失去意义,海战模式已经发生了翻天覆地的变化,天蝗已经责成帝国科研部队迅速研究先进的电探,以应对即将到来的海战威胁,依托水面舰队主动寻战盟军舰队今后已经不再可行。 |