43年6月8日
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马金岛夜袭战
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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。
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/ A n7 {. W* y( |: o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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8 H+ E; Q1 k3 O1 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards9 v; `8 l$ p8 z8 b) A* J
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( ?% `3 p/ P' a1 b1 f/ n* o8 O CA Tone$ m& M3 w" w7 H3 h, A
CA Maya% e( {7 ]/ |, ?1 }) T6 U. J
CA Myoko/ O" ^( c' f- [$ _; x2 N
CA Suzuya" w( a4 _1 _ x) @+ G( _
CA Aoba7 C# ^* M$ A+ [* Q& Y0 b+ f
CL Oyodo# [$ A4 x4 {; M! c1 Z
DD Akizuki
& [* E( Y3 ?1 @+ M% u7 A% Y7 C DD Teruzuki1 P" f! O8 R7 I
DD Susuzuki
+ L& A M" X$ ^5 a. h DD Niizuki, Y$ Q! X- W9 _5 z" m
DD Arashio" H3 t' C1 B5 h1 V8 R3 [
DD Suzukaze* U; J* f$ O1 V% j$ W2 c
DD Nenohi
: s# \- X* R+ q: L DD Wakaba2 a5 s, D1 _" n
DD Katsutade
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Allied Ships
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CA Frobisher
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DD Woodworth
" h/ q8 e6 w' Z0 n2 U DD Bailey2 K- q$ s V% b4 y/ K, z' R
DD Bancroft2 z5 Q% @! w0 w. q) E9 z; i7 @- |8 _
DD Caldwell
/ O3 W( J2 T: o# [# H+ V DD Gansevoort2 |; Z0 K( o9 m! a$ O
DD Kalk- ~( Y6 j0 l2 r- v9 \" L) T
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Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight8 ?' Q3 L8 T$ m
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
' Y' ]8 H0 E) `Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- O& l1 W8 i- E3 W1 f% L+ [! I0 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
T: P" c+ v8 w' U& QRange closes to 19,000 yards...
8 }. K; h6 _; Z! g* _0 Z, c6 Q% dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
2 n+ g9 P% |8 d& `6 x9 R8 SRange closes to 14,000 yards...* `1 N" N2 j l6 v' ^
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
2 e+ g, Y2 v" {0 _$ PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
& s# S( ?+ V+ |: nAllied TF attempts to evade combat& Z5 R- h8 f( `4 ^$ n% [) Y# @/ K
Range increases to 10,000 yards...$ X: f5 A1 H6 r9 A* }
Range increases to 11,000 yards..., ]5 l# {5 M% i% i6 [' q0 p9 \# O0 [
Range increases to 12,000 yards...+ N- j; ]! @; u" j" C. w
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
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Range increases to 15,000 yards...0 c" `( t% q& J6 y* @8 s" e
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
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4 i' T# y+ Z* T. g, cRange increases to 18,000 yards...
3 O- k0 g1 F: ?* m' W: J0 yRange increases to 19,000 yards...
9 U8 t% y1 Q) ?$ c3 DRange increases to 20,000 yards...
2 x+ x2 y" z% y6 x8 Z; T( r( Y, VRange increases to 21,000 yards...
0 G5 K: Y( E+ O' Q& NRange increases to 22,000 yards...) q; p) q6 d2 Z- n, L* U( N. F# Y
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
9 L8 @+ j6 ?8 ?3 R$ U% MRange increases to 24,000 yards...2 t! X4 |0 V3 W
Range increases to 25,000 yards...7 X- Q0 D& p4 s5 B
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
; }2 n3 q5 {" H D4 u3 @Range increases to 27,000 yards...
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Range increases to 29,000 yards...
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2 T: q( C) F' u2 mAllied Surface Combat TF evades combat
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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~~1 @1 A M# I. ?
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)% {& N: [1 s$ m8 v
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7 E3 M: P' z% S- _ DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ E: v) a. E- w8 b- z, V! O+ F, Z. h
DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: t# j' g0 D I" ?4 `) {& Y" `, R
DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, ~3 \- L% Z) R- Z4 N) o8 k0 b+ L
8 \' P9 E4 {* [6 o! @9 V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~~# ?1 q( h) r% K2 F
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! c& V5 Z* g) L+ Y8 N
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Allied aircraft losses
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9 |* {* c, z& _1 E" P! o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground# h- S0 ^* l; ~
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
/ X3 Z$ ?( h5 @; M F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged
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P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged
' Z+ ^0 S) T7 Y4 c P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground5 o7 D5 d! b' t+ y: P6 b2 e
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
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- M& |( I1 Q0 f4 V5 e CA Suzuya
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CA Tone
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DD Susuzuki% F6 m2 y% Y8 _3 d: q
DD Teruzuki$ W! L! q/ O! s+ J7 _! ?. I
DD Akizuki# r* L' D1 o: H3 h
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Allied ground losses:
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" T7 q; c I& O* \% b Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)# O- u: d* V, S' y# l% ~6 K$ o# O
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 27
( f; c% Z( Y% i. O* a; @Airbase supply hits 4/ l5 w& _' E& e2 S: ]
Runway hits 828 E+ {0 i- u& x
Port hits 12
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川内领衔的水雷战队也拍马赶到,参与了对马金岛的又一轮炮击,效果仍然一般
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/ S5 d5 ~3 n4 eNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged7 d, O" W" g4 p7 X
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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3 M' c, O' ^+ w. D0 ?& k/ E" c F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged- \ s) ~# G+ a; A# _% g" j8 N
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
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F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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CL Ninaru
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DD Yamanagiri
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DD Tagonami4 b* E) {+ w7 i4 Z$ R5 l& N' C4 p
DD Myojinami
5 Q, [! b: Z8 j4 O0 j v% A6 ?, Q DD Kosugiri& M, n3 c7 u1 X; ~/ ~
DD Uruyuke; e7 j$ L8 ?, `* l7 X' |
DD Tatsuyuke. t- y' F# }- W6 b2 A( k
DD Ushio
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DD Ayanami: \6 R/ M) ]- O7 B3 T# J! ?9 ]
DD Shikinami6 _& P: f' R, U4 H" ]
DD Akatsuki4 U" }, j! [# Z V l
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16 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: w, \0 ^$ l$ d ?' J4 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 s/ y4 ?8 Y! r7 @" QAirbase hits 11
* H0 I. b+ m6 c+ KAirbase supply hits 4* u9 P1 k' J( V% ?! v
Runway hits 15
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' P. J! o6 w8 k" O5 U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。
2 a4 M- t5 I3 l3 Q% iDD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion5 ~0 H7 ] K9 m+ X" c
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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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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。 |