43年6月8日
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8 C/ {% l9 a* K: h马金岛夜袭战
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5 h. p) d& Z6 V) x1 d3 n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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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards
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BB Kongo
8 ~1 U2 F$ a9 }9 E' E CA Tone
# o# W) l/ C. F. [ CA Maya
6 m: `( N, @& N) G CA Myoko
% Q$ r) c& l. J& C8 U CA Suzuya' \2 h( p4 V; _+ }7 g* N* w
CA Aoba
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DD Akizuki
" J6 | l5 i4 {' }1 S) Z; } DD Teruzuki3 P+ v4 m# f" e( Y7 L
DD Susuzuki
% W! J, { n6 T2 j" E DD Niizuki# Y: V0 Z, R$ B3 }" C* v
DD Arashio( \6 h! u& x" e3 f
DD Suzukaze4 B7 ?2 W3 ?) ?/ ^9 J f1 ^
DD Nenohi t# h" X/ P- N
DD Wakaba
0 k; k! ^- L9 F9 K$ \& F5 | DD Katsutade d% f# X) J2 M1 E# W/ P7 u
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Allied Ships
1 @1 h" N! |. J) Y1 U: i: L. T* F CA Hawkins
1 O* c' a8 t$ M2 b" L' E CA Frobisher
4 b# ?7 V3 U; U$ d DD Barton
$ I z6 c8 ^/ F DD Woodworth* ?0 R5 m7 S9 r: p' _" H" X
DD Bailey
4 T# `4 J+ I2 k1 {! v; N. U K- r- _ DD Bancroft+ j2 c6 i& k* t) y/ {2 h
DD Caldwell, w' @0 ]3 J, y/ q2 j
DD Gansevoort5 \% h! m) {/ w
DD Kalk* I- Q* R. V, {- H
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Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight" d+ s6 d4 _3 g; ~" k1 ^# j
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards5 K T; }2 L% K1 x6 E9 o
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
5 ]6 g3 O: u+ e& v5 Q% O; RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards2 Q4 Y' k8 d% o( g0 T# F* ]
Range closes to 19,000 yards... v8 B3 }$ Q1 y, y& b9 O8 C+ U) Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards+ t6 m2 x6 q* [/ b
Range closes to 14,000 yards...: d) G# a% V/ _/ i) ]
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
a. ?' J0 T& Z) n/ `; `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards$ {+ o, [4 a# Q. t1 Y f( m! V. [
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
0 g" v& ^/ [" h9 |3 q# b- BRange increases to 10,000 yards...
7 L5 K( M/ D/ W2 C6 D/ HRange increases to 11,000 yards.../ j$ u/ A2 j# r: I! p0 l
Range increases to 12,000 yards...4 X9 B' g* J$ w- @% a2 F
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
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Range increases to 15,000 yards...3 ]5 L# s4 }6 j
Range increases to 16,000 yards...4 ?5 R7 N2 S0 X$ N7 U
Range increases to 17,000 yards..." y: n3 e$ z! a2 \8 ?
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
) T* ~8 f+ J7 M$ a& HRange increases to 19,000 yards...
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Range increases to 21,000 yards...
) P# X! g6 f5 C, [Range increases to 22,000 yards...
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Range increases to 24,000 yards...) M! C/ v: j S; y' T
Range increases to 25,000 yards...1 B( T- }: ^( l) N3 `3 m) J
Range increases to 26,000 yards.... }0 B, M, e/ O. U9 X3 n) r) v
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
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Range increases to 29,000 yards...
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. X9 |. w& {) D. tTF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)
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0 O* T% D) n) \0 s# x0 g DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! A( a( o' r1 l5 X
DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 D8 Z3 F3 |; b! |# q DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: M1 K+ u8 \. v- H9 ^" E5 `8 i
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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~~* V( _: i0 c- ?6 o
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' f7 N* Z0 p) Q9 J% \" oNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!2 w6 W. q7 P& ~4 t: _
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no flights
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4 k' ? L6 b! v; Y2 T" xAllied aircraft losses8 C1 v0 K& w7 V4 c6 X, H
TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged
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PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
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F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground p; C0 K \! X$ F# M: y2 I8 i4 r# c
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged
, P1 U: P1 c5 j2 K3 V# T P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
5 j, x8 l7 \: r+ ] F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
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BB Kongo0 f% c* H4 R' x& g0 O
CA Aoba
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K; j+ M, ?5 V CA Myoko
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CL Oyodo
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DD Niizuki1 F5 x2 }1 E: ^! J; O+ |/ h( L
DD Susuzuki0 I$ s9 Z( y" B7 y8 a3 ~) C3 _
DD Teruzuki
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248 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
( P' h: \2 F( r) I/ a Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
" _' N2 I9 B+ C Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled). t" i4 J8 `4 y2 \# p5 S/ M
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Runway hits 82) |1 }1 C& ?' j1 R
Port hits 12- `; \9 u1 b' t: h) c t1 y3 H
Port supply hits 49 f: p' ^* y2 p& O
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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 b) B2 x6 p% Y; n$ p0 P
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& B0 H% y$ C- a- v: K1 W, kNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged2 V; b- o7 z, { A
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground D! F, ?; \# D; p; t: f+ i6 e& g
TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged
+ q' w- o2 Q% A% F F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged
% J3 G$ r0 H! I7 u% S' k3 }8 V F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
* v# D* H; z+ @9 z% Y! t) e PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
$ o; \# p! i$ I: @: c4 ? F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged+ @, o% |- U2 z- c$ b) ]
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
9 g4 A4 r. R% H CL Ninaru
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& _0 |+ c% s. T8 N3 M) C DD Suruyame
7 h) ~8 Q8 R- M' j DD Tagonami* b# Y, y$ R5 N0 V
DD Myojinami
, J) A0 W. M/ E6 ]4 y5 c DD Kosugiri
7 [2 `, {* r q4 T DD Uruyuke4 q8 q: p7 V" J# h
DD Tatsuyuke
/ y/ k0 P% p+ V. i! ?6 A/ v. _ DD Ushio
. I% r! F- X, `) N$ }7 ? DD Asagiri6 r! L! F' b( b
DD Ayanami
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DD Akatsuki
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16 casualties reported' g" C: h1 O' t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 110 t+ Q5 k! _0 s/ \7 ?7 k3 o& [
Airbase supply hits 4- a$ M, ^6 b) Z9 `) Z: r4 ?& X
Runway hits 156 S- A( v: X% I) M
Port hits 82 ~1 w- B/ U" `0 z" i! N
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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。
T& s. x& u& L" }% C: {9 cDD 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。+ R5 m* t/ r( J4 s* V
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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。 |