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马金岛夜袭战
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/ O: b2 f$ m3 C( b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。! x" h r Q* t, n7 K6 J" d
. b3 T/ a( k% E# s1 P3 ?3 d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~~4 v; `& t- s( r5 a6 _
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% _$ R% U; z3 v4 c- }, [Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards
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7 D3 b V" j T" Y1 d& Y% G9 z9 _ BB Kongo
( s/ Y: n2 z0 `2 a7 R! a; _- e CA Tone; u, J' e9 s7 C+ \
CA Maya
& E; S( ]3 h% C; f& y9 Y! D6 j CA Myoko* _( H c4 w% y7 u8 P X+ ~
CA Suzuya
' Z8 p# {8 E* l, t CA Aoba
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& R* J h' z7 d" @0 }+ d- s DD Akizuki
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N9 Q8 ?! O6 u* M# }) }. L DD Susuzuki2 a0 W3 m7 A% T- A2 }/ `
DD Niizuki% A( c; B) a$ ~5 C% R- b4 I$ }/ ?
DD Arashio
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DD Nenohi
$ `" I: Z* l$ {! n* L& y DD Wakaba
( Z8 ?8 t: S5 p$ n( ]3 `: y: d8 z DD Katsutade4 F2 i3 T8 z+ I! @6 q
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Allied Ships# z. H' D5 N( |5 t1 k+ J6 l
CA Hawkins
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! k, A y* ~6 n/ A, G DD Barton8 |2 i( ?- z: e s- L. U5 A
DD Woodworth
6 ^) |) A9 B* E' l. a/ J DD Bailey5 [# r. s2 r/ U7 q0 P
DD Bancroft) B- ~8 N# V8 `1 F
DD Caldwell
2 B3 p4 \; D$ O# \! B" H DD Gansevoort8 R. u" s$ e* L1 b
DD Kalk
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Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
% n1 ]3 f: x4 p9 p6 a# P+ \Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
1 R) Z+ a0 O2 x7 z% H vRange closes to 24,000 yards...7 F4 ~# d! C0 g+ l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
1 @* [6 E; r' \1 m* Z, u5 U. r RRange closes to 19,000 yards...
+ G) u* ~1 W; R1 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
* O7 |' u, ]9 F) R y/ B0 TRange closes to 14,000 yards...# n* ^( E* ?" t8 U
Range closes to 9,000 yards...# Y! y3 G( a& [+ V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
! p% z! d; J; ?. C# m% Y; V7 r3 DAllied TF attempts to evade combat
$ P2 W; w9 V3 M: e, T U [Range increases to 10,000 yards...
/ W! o) \; k0 ]3 D% R: J2 tRange increases to 11,000 yards...
0 L# Z9 U: j! SRange increases to 12,000 yards...+ _ J& A9 o9 G6 p2 A+ c8 J, w
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
- h9 ^2 Y$ g6 ~ j d2 A+ VRange increases to 14,000 yards...
" w {5 S. a" Q- z% }1 j$ cRange increases to 15,000 yards...) g; _# |+ R1 G- V" u: S1 U5 T
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
1 Y9 K+ C& V7 |' Z# l6 O" `Range increases to 17,000 yards...
3 m# l. G3 V9 o' sRange increases to 18,000 yards...7 m( Q1 i6 c+ H3 H' Z
Range increases to 19,000 yards...: A0 d, d0 g& ^4 c. R
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
. L! c8 C0 q5 v# YRange increases to 21,000 yards...
3 h7 F+ k) y, rRange increases to 22,000 yards..., b8 j, u3 h z/ r
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
: Q# ]. j0 R0 ~7 E* C- ?+ c- SRange increases to 24,000 yards...
( b. a7 _% ]1 q6 t& r6 f0 p) W4 {/ uRange increases to 25,000 yards...8 v5 R) j+ |6 z' ?2 v" R
Range increases to 26,000 yards...; k2 D' E; }/ G9 t, u5 L- ]
Range increases to 27,000 yards..., ]/ G* |, `' A+ e7 R
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
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' i! \2 \+ l, x4 \Range increases to 29,000 yards...
k1 _9 ]9 a% |& cAllied 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~~
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; `6 X. F( u7 e3 h6 W" CTF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)$ ]0 l# ?1 y6 Y
3 B2 _0 A) n, W9 XJapanese Ships
, A& U' M: K) q1 T) E% d8 [7 ] DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 a. A. c3 ]* u+ [ DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' P% U9 I- n8 m! X DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ u( ] g7 ~. Z! M4 t# u a+ z5 S
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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~~
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights
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' l, m% [# S) f: _( H- S# M* L: P( ^Allied aircraft losses
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* U4 e# K N( f+ `4 P/ {: I; q TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground% |' \! p+ c* i$ n& l. a
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
( N6 L, X8 c4 w, I8 R8 I7 F F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged
_; @& @* z3 V4 k0 ?8 U1 z" r F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground
, i% o) w# v5 i( N! {; X$ c$ ~ P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged2 H4 c0 L' g' ~7 f: p/ C
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
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F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Aoba
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CA Myoko3 H7 }4 W$ c& I- F
CA Tone# \8 M) e+ y2 a7 G
CL Oyodo
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DD Susuzuki8 a0 [9 E: l, K. O0 Y7 ~" ^
DD Teruzuki! G4 O5 I3 B; w
DD Akizuki
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' G/ d7 r. ?0 {! wAllied ground losses:
5 b) [9 d* S" h* D/ B 248 casualties reported8 h0 w9 k8 i2 D! _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' n5 V+ [! P6 i, F* K
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled1 y) r d4 g) t6 [0 t
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled* z! u( W6 ? v! ^9 b
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
1 }# |7 u2 C% C$ `( m% k5 { Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 27% s2 \- E* |4 o9 K
Airbase supply hits 4
; k- u8 j5 t3 L) G$ C4 eRunway hits 82
4 Q0 ~7 R/ H# v; W) S1 T2 n5 A4 yPort hits 12
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0 P9 T- u: ]2 b2 d9 Q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8 m, V5 {" A/ I% H# y# Y& R
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!4 D C) X& A$ b& q U
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
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TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged+ B4 z6 \" g1 Q% Z @' d% n* N
F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged% B2 ?& N+ M. ~( h
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
! @: g+ A, d: D% c5 s1 I7 r% p$ s PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
/ ^! }8 y8 |8 S) h* B: e, n F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged! G' [, S) H8 e0 v2 d, v3 K" O3 D
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DD Yamanagiri
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DD Tagonami
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DD Kosugiri
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DD Tatsuyuke
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1 O8 |; @# W3 d( B DD Asagiri& @& N0 R# m7 H0 {, u/ v
DD Ayanami d @4 S! h) v& e' j$ G) ?7 ~! H
DD Shikinami: q3 g# @. O" B9 K5 j, v
DD Akatsuki
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0 n9 i C; x, @; JAllied ground losses:
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5 N% u, y$ Y! F5 L( t0 ]- ~: Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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! x2 d ^ t- N: t7 sAirbase hits 116 z4 Y, N# P9 o& @) q0 ^
Airbase supply hits 4
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4 X5 n0 k" i$ g' B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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$ Y- X9 D }: d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。 |