43年6月8日
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: Z2 `7 C3 s) q0 x$ M5 l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。7 q+ O3 D6 h* I- l/ ~% Q
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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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6 |5 g4 V+ [9 y/ A+ ]( e6 c) WNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards; |% h6 L3 H/ ?7 J
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Japanese Ships
( D% b' @! ` y8 d6 | BB Kongo
U& {( d) W1 r$ O CA Tone
3 k, F' M( Y3 p4 B8 q CA Maya
4 B: A( M E6 _4 Z5 o, ~ CA Myoko
. P/ Z! j! K& V& J; A* \. ^ CA Suzuya
# C6 k! ? k* C- _4 D8 _ CA Aoba7 |$ p9 L4 P7 h: }# a$ G8 l8 o
CL Oyodo
7 m( N. Z% l' j7 ^ L: g2 X' c DD Akizuki
' k `1 Q" U2 E" Y S% ~% C7 H DD Teruzuki
/ e" N' A; n% Q. p; V DD Susuzuki
) E$ D1 b0 |; h* a) c- ^ DD Niizuki7 y2 e5 |6 A& @( D
DD Arashio* ^+ w. }) g. B* N% K
DD Suzukaze" O3 ~0 Z% F5 ?1 W# _4 m. R" k; ?7 M# H
DD Nenohi$ E7 w, }! i! L: u+ N6 |7 r# S9 P5 n; A
DD Wakaba' z3 d+ ]' D+ ] ]: B
DD Katsutade
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Allied Ships
8 i9 J3 l. ~( M CA Hawkins! ], \ F! z3 o+ ?
CA Frobisher
' i7 d+ |* ]* O7 G1 J DD Barton
& o$ k& D/ C5 |# b) c$ [ DD Woodworth: V( [, t2 A. o7 x8 W6 Y
DD Bailey
+ M, G: u0 J6 ^8 y @5 e7 Q DD Bancroft! v, \, [& m- j! L) z0 x8 c2 {
DD Caldwell
1 s* H: u3 S6 l @+ Z% m/ v( a" C DD Gansevoort! [. U* e4 \0 @8 }5 M
DD Kalk
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6 x- N- n7 y P, A% nReduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
) J; ]9 m5 r6 b/ F# r) l1 m! ?( `+ UMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards4 j" |9 G) C! @2 B+ x0 J
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
2 y& d* P6 i" @( ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards+ x) e8 p" u4 d# k5 q6 D" V: U
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
9 Q4 q$ y" a2 y8 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards7 n+ }4 ]1 @0 f3 U$ a* r, E
Range closes to 14,000 yards...7 Q5 e. {/ x) A# b9 X- e, d: }
Range closes to 9,000 yards.... ^& U! V5 Q2 h5 C9 M: J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
' A0 Y% l$ I( q0 M+ z% o7 S, LAllied TF attempts to evade combat
1 Q5 N& i; ^, G9 h1 eRange increases to 10,000 yards...9 G5 P( s1 _7 Y' M4 H, p$ `- n( v2 x: o
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
& {# P, S. T8 b6 URange increases to 12,000 yards...4 [8 _1 W+ E& k& S9 }
Range increases to 13,000 yards...8 _* J/ j8 G; ~+ `& V
Range increases to 14,000 yards...# m' t) @) D) H% x# V
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
: v% M/ Q, [ i& }# TRange increases to 16,000 yards...
, Q0 ]) v; G/ V0 Z; gRange increases to 17,000 yards...( J) s2 q7 C& B) g( K6 ~0 ~# t
Range increases to 18,000 yards...2 s3 r# i% D' V* m8 v. k! [7 _3 j
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
4 w, d5 C4 _1 {5 H* oRange increases to 20,000 yards...
% A: i6 j9 B5 s' jRange increases to 21,000 yards...7 R8 R6 m: i3 F$ s1 S8 l* ^
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
7 D3 O% e, @7 Q" bRange increases to 23,000 yards...9 ?9 ]/ o7 L& S* r Z& z
Range increases to 24,000 yards...4 @- X* Q) t. j: S' h; ]9 K* t9 Z7 U* Z
Range increases to 25,000 yards.... m. M* F0 e! f, T! i
Range increases to 26,000 yards...( `$ S3 O8 i! N# X1 Y. Q
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
6 c" A6 ]# S6 dRange increases to 28,000 yards...& m5 E2 [9 t3 f" c1 K: c3 B4 ]
Range increases to 29,000 yards...$ X$ R2 m% c& z$ P9 w5 m
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
# J8 N& O, |6 t* h* d1 k6 H# }Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat- ]5 f! l( ]7 [- ]& w+ d* u i! t3 }% p
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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~~8 t7 g4 U8 R4 n+ G1 |9 T) ]
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125); \: v: x0 V) K6 y
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0 d) A7 m: U7 z' X n# g2 o" \* V DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 g( }% b2 `' a& p" Y+ Y5 s2 r4 w
DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ p! `4 l6 ?- ]4 i1 l; V+ `+ b) g: K( X
DD Arashio, 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~~
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' W) q. ]1 H0 p: L- VNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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, o. Q2 [* K1 y- KAllied aircraft: ]- D" p! E7 b, ~6 k/ B
no flights S! L9 w6 N- p
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Allied aircraft losses- a$ \" V% V/ A% h7 J* Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged
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, S* O/ q4 |1 g; i7 m0 K PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged8 Z) t( z9 b! }7 x$ j0 i0 d5 ^" s
F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged: K) e5 V4 b6 g" ?3 G+ o6 n
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground" y- S! a# z4 |- x) f% b; j3 G" _! B
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged
; z" f* `' b/ r0 p% ?* K P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
! u! r2 R- K8 O4 p8 B* }. t+ A F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
1 o5 {. ]* W/ i$ S6 _( [5 l2 P F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 T- u) w3 }+ N" {
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( {$ W8 t. L) K. `) g2 y: k1 v CA Aoba
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CA Myoko% y+ f+ C1 y& r. Z/ q( p
CA Tone
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. s2 g$ o& a5 E DD Suzukaze
7 r" W& d4 ^: e. ~/ s/ b6 { DD Niizuki
$ W* k2 {7 h! Z DD Susuzuki* l. V# P8 P: {( A
DD Teruzuki0 n7 v& r: U, Y: C/ V
DD Akizuki
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248 casualties reported0 N6 x1 A& l R) o; H% ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; f, w" }0 P1 m! ?; p0 Q- ] Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
0 L+ @ W9 Z7 ?. X1 z" N, N' N! Y Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
" e( X1 g3 ]2 f M6 J Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
8 x; q1 h, U$ t+ c c$ ] Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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% s# V9 P2 O( |+ g' q: MAirbase hits 27& x, O% r6 B5 j+ _
Airbase supply hits 4
[- N1 x9 P7 t. P( r6 h0 LRunway hits 82
0 G9 s5 W% u0 W9 ]/ d1 Y1 xPort hits 12
% q5 v$ x* Z+ ^Port supply hits 4$ w9 a/ F% B$ Z' A) H5 D
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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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) y+ p! ?6 ]; u5 l; cNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights3 |' i2 ]2 e0 ?; c6 A/ p$ Z
% k/ r. ~* i, ^, {3 dAllied aircraft losses
* W$ V' _5 t f P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
3 f) H# } c# d3 v1 }6 ~+ q2 ?8 e P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
i$ t1 G1 \! K, R8 } TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged( w0 o2 P' _5 f- W7 X0 k
F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged
& x7 J: n) [/ J8 K d" n F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground7 s0 R4 X- P' A6 W7 @! E: c
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
! |# s9 |/ G5 M F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ R1 x; e+ F A, H% ~( H& P
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CL Ninaru
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DD Yamanagiri
; Z. E- p& F. o8 l DD Suruyame
. D ~1 T0 X# R) p# u DD Tagonami
1 S! ?; A! M" N/ [" k DD Myojinami
W4 i( N- y2 Y DD Kosugiri
( W( \$ p$ ]* K0 p DD Uruyuke
$ M) P6 {) F: N" P DD Tatsuyuke
4 {- a! y& D* [. {1 ? DD Ushio
, \# N4 D, e7 W" N w DD Asagiri
! _2 p: U4 I1 G5 A; a ^6 U DD Ayanami
1 s/ y0 Z- u! ?( Z, Q DD Shikinami
2 J5 p" `) t) T' _ DD Akatsuki
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& |2 ?3 H$ ]. kAllied ground losses:
; a# w+ x! d" F2 f' g 16 casualties reported
8 h' q' [! Q, w* X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
O7 ?; ~1 j+ s- \* c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
`+ t" o( ~. E! P* t: T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 114 C8 {+ a5 a0 j3 ]4 c; t1 R- r
Airbase supply hits 4
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7 G" n9 j2 k- R8 y9 E0 qPort hits 89 d4 M) S8 B4 ~4 t6 f
& e) c" G B( t% z9 W6 r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。
9 N( `$ B; Z5 T* S" \DD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
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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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8 w# B8 b; y( H+ U1 b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。 |