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马金岛夜袭战
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: o l+ r1 _* @! ~/ b- z* t: ?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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% W( N- G& |4 j l% 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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, p, |. a5 R0 ~2 s) i/ f( wNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards2 ~" x% d$ J* u7 K" b
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CA Tone
: i$ Y1 s: E: K: q' o) A# O' B2 O2 H CA Maya
* d: ?+ z! |+ \; q; @3 ` CA Myoko2 A c# ]+ t9 O6 O
CA Suzuya9 ]! K( U Y( n
CA Aoba6 k6 P V/ v/ Z4 x- \0 Z$ D
CL Oyodo
0 F& V' \; ~$ R. d( X DD Akizuki
7 H) [$ L' U | DD Teruzuki" h; v6 F# M6 p) v/ ?
DD Susuzuki
( I7 Y$ W: }6 I- _7 y' {. B1 X DD Niizuki
* ?2 O" k1 Q( N6 i DD Arashio! A' N* @& q2 z: o$ r
DD Suzukaze! G5 l8 v* a* y6 s$ M* C6 L
DD Nenohi$ G* \2 r8 p6 l+ [+ n+ f. M
DD Wakaba6 O" g& c& `# P- H2 p: |' |: k2 t- H
DD Katsutade. ?& P* F0 ~) V- s) j% ]' r" Y
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5 j" S$ h, t+ M5 x( ] R8 p CA Hawkins% K( F" @( |( ~# y
CA Frobisher, T" M# c1 g; A, r ~4 r H. l
DD Barton) N/ K0 O" K: ^
DD Woodworth
) r6 f2 K8 g; M" ? DD Bailey8 v+ ^; k% M/ M! v: U/ E" J9 v
DD Bancroft4 m/ ?* J, }" X6 a
DD Caldwell& m$ d+ p; Q& G2 H+ c4 N* F
DD Gansevoort& R/ T, Y- v y; e9 K- v+ M* r# Z5 I
DD Kalk& g7 r3 S" N& C \" T
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/ V3 f, v! v- b0 s7 k- QReduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
* A, |0 P; ~" w$ {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
% w5 z' u+ k0 C$ z' e5 L7 YRange closes to 24,000 yards...6 ~, Z, r% }! d1 t3 L# V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards! b# r* ^, D1 `* {/ r+ l* L" A
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
& c4 m+ P) u* h$ \% z1 W4 ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards( \! K, B& Q9 c$ [
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 Q: S3 J6 O2 m) T7 D" _, ^( IRange closes to 9,000 yards...2 y1 @' d4 `+ x: q& b1 {8 E" @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards& q# Y* k% E6 [$ c; `: R2 O& y
Allied TF attempts to evade combat- e* u) i; d5 g/ U/ x& z
Range increases to 10,000 yards...0 u; q' m! j: p
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
2 p# z3 H% P7 s1 W. G b: {Range increases to 12,000 yards...
9 \0 t( b# `- GRange increases to 13,000 yards...
1 n5 C8 c c oRange increases to 14,000 yards...
7 G& L4 s& P! y9 K$ t5 y0 ^Range increases to 15,000 yards...* G" {% m7 Q0 B2 w4 E
Range increases to 16,000 yards..." i; H, c5 G& E! p# b
Range increases to 17,000 yards...$ u& h6 a, |$ y; ~9 n( C7 N6 v
Range increases to 18,000 yards...8 N/ Y* W) N5 k- y/ n( n. G$ | W8 t
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
7 ~6 O/ J, e4 \0 D! R: ]Range increases to 20,000 yards..." Z& d2 F' b+ l
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
6 W* b/ M8 y4 R5 y8 cRange increases to 22,000 yards...
. r- t0 J1 N- B; f) MRange increases to 23,000 yards...
`; z, Z' j! \Range increases to 24,000 yards...
$ G' w/ Q9 W$ X* t/ ~( i3 p+ e+ w( \Range increases to 25,000 yards...8 g2 X9 y' m8 h
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
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" X, a2 Q3 d: }5 x, Z- r3 _( dRange increases to 28,000 yards...
9 @- A/ v! J2 e0 bRange increases to 29,000 yards... q! c/ B4 j7 l- D1 J8 }# l G* `) M
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
) S& z' d3 v. [" Y5 S- z) |Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat2 \4 m" d- \+ O2 A2 W5 M
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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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4 X, q2 P; G# x7 E* e$ GTF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)2 t. d' J. v# |& T
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: F6 k* x/ Y6 {! N DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% @) ~+ [& h7 f- v o DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 k% l) p$ T9 W DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 L2 S* E3 z. a* F, M8 Q
' z0 X6 ]! v" z8 c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~~" f, ~$ i' n$ e! ~
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* R, ~1 N; _- a7 B6 k. b* X- |Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 M$ g; }" _7 ^) [& {. G
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses- ]8 O1 n# f% L6 ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged3 p( T+ A* s$ o8 F
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground
( T. [, R/ k. x, R PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
g( p0 ~1 A0 I% w/ s8 W; ~; l+ ?" f0 X F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged
2 B h& L6 e/ F# I: _/ d! D0 k/ h F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground
# c7 f& Q' w: `# P& m P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged( d/ u5 y, p% H% \. l
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
8 S/ u! ^% N9 ~8 H3 A F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
, K6 y1 U$ V: `# D( S% o9 C$ y F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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BB Kongo1 E+ j7 b1 E8 U, r+ R: a7 h
CA Aoba
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0 d, ^$ `: v' u G# S1 N S+ y$ D CA Myoko
4 ~ f) f I l; p6 S- Y4 f7 | CA Tone, q; l+ {1 I3 t1 [/ y" C9 T% d
CL Oyodo
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DD Niizuki
" V1 }( @! c( I, l- h. @ DD Susuzuki
, b! W2 r/ l# G$ V" I1 E: } DD Teruzuki' N, z( N, ?+ c7 K9 F) Q
DD Akizuki0 Z$ q' I3 i* y) @& Z8 Z8 U
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0 y3 U! P- l7 N7 ^# {) A* ] Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)& P2 f8 C2 W8 i- f) y: e9 R
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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! }0 d6 R' a, S# S; W! t! EAirbase hits 271 x. a, H9 Y( ?2 e+ b$ D
Airbase supply hits 4$ C5 Z. ?" {$ M a% n5 k7 r7 {" p5 l
Runway hits 829 ]& R1 e) j8 C
Port hits 12
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1 m; s# a: K! k' F- j, S2 ?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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) D+ t. E- Z* F3 G, n- d# I2 ~; i7 ANight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!* `! y" p3 @5 t
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. ~$ Z' o: n' r- |6 Y) s P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged' E6 O, c. r x0 H
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
( A8 W1 o! H% ^2 [+ _7 a TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged: s/ }* L" y1 \2 i
F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged0 |! d9 D2 P# w* o: K" c) t
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground% m" Z* i8 y! @/ u! W: i
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
2 Z' F% I+ I3 d/ t7 I F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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CL Ninaru
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2 N. x- v: o$ V DD Yamanagiri
! }2 c/ D7 a& D1 B DD Suruyame
" G; d& r! @3 U z DD Tagonami
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DD Kosugiri- t+ m( `: V+ [" \8 ]* [, R# U- L
DD Uruyuke5 X* r- Z! o3 h# I7 d
DD Tatsuyuke4 R) y' l& a* B9 ?$ y* [
DD Ushio+ u7 R4 q5 L6 n) V8 M! v3 X
DD Asagiri" i( L" v& h9 M4 o
DD Ayanami
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16 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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/ |3 f# h, w8 j! N' d7 M! h: iAirbase hits 11
3 R0 P% ~/ b" z9 V- u: P- lAirbase supply hits 4' q4 s r) x$ l% D( ^
Runway hits 158 {" p6 C: W& {3 x$ N
Port hits 8
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* d8 s, h$ H4 N8 x! Y, W) O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。$ K& H' w* ]2 @4 R# h
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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。 |