43年6月8日
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6 n1 [) ~& }( o; ?( a4 o; Z) F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。* b( D' o1 @3 z6 L( \0 D# E3 P3 J2 z
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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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: _9 X! A+ I1 V5 E6 z0 R" zNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards' _2 v( B4 ?9 T5 m( X0 a
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BB Kongo6 R# W; e7 v' s* h* p$ y3 Q8 `3 R
CA Tone8 G/ T- K8 z* k4 \, i0 q
CA Maya
7 }7 \% B% N$ T$ K! |4 B$ p CA Myoko+ [% `" x0 N# j
CA Suzuya
' e8 c+ p9 ?! N, T% v! B CA Aoba
! w( x" j1 I/ j: ^/ v0 g" [ CL Oyodo# Q: s# o& z5 ^# [
DD Akizuki
' b% s5 V |4 H6 @! S DD Teruzuki
& W& {8 g. q# g; d DD Susuzuki
& S3 i1 T5 A9 v4 z: g+ N DD Niizuki
2 D( {: r$ a A, T$ B! V* w9 V DD Arashio
5 a) S2 J6 p* K5 t3 V) E DD Suzukaze5 J* Y; S8 U5 ?: g* r
DD Nenohi+ i- I9 D; a6 ?. {7 k, O
DD Wakaba
4 M; Y0 L6 `2 S' n+ i' P DD Katsutade9 m% ]0 M, Z; U) r8 C& v
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Allied Ships9 e# h8 x3 N4 R }& m
CA Hawkins
* ]5 T+ [7 X7 c$ i" j CA Frobisher
2 P. a& W, @. n* T/ b DD Barton
: F3 X+ b! i' p- ] DD Woodworth
+ b0 P) V$ `. N" u$ b, @; v9 W DD Bailey
g( |5 Z' ?% P DD Bancroft
0 x3 c1 \. j7 p. [$ O4 a* h DD Caldwell
, M, H) V) [" P DD Gansevoort
+ z6 J1 n- Z0 R7 `9 ~/ p DD Kalk
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Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight/ z: m/ {! y( J( ? E! G# u$ K
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ E) c) k3 U8 D, f7 S* q& tRange closes to 24,000 yards...$ j8 O6 i2 Y+ x* A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
% @9 h7 r7 M8 ~/ q* Y8 \Range closes to 19,000 yards...
6 Q, y7 A+ N! C- C W2 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
0 X A. T6 B) @& URange closes to 14,000 yards...
7 J$ }$ U8 j8 RRange closes to 9,000 yards...5 O3 y$ Q8 D# X4 p9 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards/ w, z8 h' Y- Z+ x0 f
Allied TF attempts to evade combat$ Y9 h, s; r3 u: |0 R1 S
Range increases to 10,000 yards..." i9 b0 B. B, h7 ]
Range increases to 11,000 yards...- \8 U v1 u; o/ [% G* t2 q
Range increases to 12,000 yards...5 p+ [# b8 c2 x1 f$ t5 e9 U
Range increases to 13,000 yards...; `, M8 R) P& n8 C( {. v0 g
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
# i G: ` t0 g- i% Y" `& S+ `. W WRange increases to 15,000 yards...0 g1 o: |+ a8 @- d3 r9 j2 |
Range increases to 16,000 yards.... C" s/ S. j, x7 d# f+ K! M
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
1 k9 c7 c& F7 ~6 n1 }0 LRange increases to 18,000 yards...0 ~. d# B& S2 F/ {/ A0 s
Range increases to 19,000 yards...1 \( q8 z) N3 `
Range increases to 20,000 yards...6 M! a+ w6 f- i/ X8 @6 g5 A
Range increases to 21,000 yards...) K* a' h/ x, B7 T
Range increases to 22,000 yards...* w" b5 v p# e! p9 @) G* h
Range increases to 23,000 yards..., M3 b* P8 o5 g0 b% Z
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
8 C P( C! g- B' a9 [Range increases to 25,000 yards...
6 A: ^) B9 g# @& i( O( lRange increases to 26,000 yards...7 c: w5 l+ \$ ^: |0 H
Range increases to 27,000 yards...7 K, z$ A! D3 R& U- h- D
Range increases to 28,000 yards...: ^: A: v9 E+ ^* a
Range increases to 29,000 yards...2 {9 I! d) ~. u. p; F# k. g
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
h- h3 v9 u, }3 yAllied 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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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)
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Japanese Ships
$ F" P7 L+ X- r+ h4 E DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 i3 `/ q+ n2 | DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( A# n+ v3 }: ]: ~7 \ DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 h0 H$ m2 S! T
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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~~6 a* W- Y, d- W8 t, S. A8 ]
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% g. A( e6 j0 D! E- w K: CNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights0 h1 _' o) Q) [9 |/ M
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TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged7 r2 P$ N$ a5 \- o- {3 p
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground2 Z: A) A& j* L! P4 |
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged1 E. L' D, q+ T/ J m. H$ i
F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged
4 n! m6 K v! n; D9 I F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground, s: Q& @, ?$ Q6 Z" E
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged, ~" A9 a) x$ z0 Z
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground% L2 b# e1 v/ q; G5 N
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged) O( b: @9 c& }3 k
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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% o4 s, I" m" u2 f+ k; { BB Kongo
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CA Suzuya
1 M$ b+ a$ [; @: b CA Myoko
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CL Oyodo
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DD Niizuki$ y! {, q+ |1 l4 l, u9 n( [* z
DD Susuzuki0 W8 o( Z9 ]# u. K9 X0 _
DD Teruzuki
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3 J4 }6 I; I8 Q: kAllied ground losses:
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5 \' ~5 |5 h G; w! O2 I Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled ?) Z& O. k, J; w
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled5 W8 L( [; j% n4 {) B) _4 W
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)# y, V0 o* v; F( e
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 4
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Port supply hits 4
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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 m$ d0 m* Y1 U# u. [) j; L
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!8 W; }8 W3 U' B: T J1 u
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged1 L: p6 p# i, w' E ?8 G
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground! j0 ^( c0 x' L4 Q. j$ S
TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged
0 ~* u% O; A( K9 D5 R2 `/ v F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged2 v5 z* o& T" N& y
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
4 y9 ^% w' H. t4 K7 | PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged Z5 C' v) u3 N+ b6 u; t7 U) ]# e
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged4 H( R/ n2 n- w/ k1 t. l7 E
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 {+ C9 f2 N ^: k
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CL Ninaru
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DD Yamanagiri/ X k9 {- v3 R7 C% B
DD Suruyame0 |! Z. n; s6 ~: v
DD Tagonami
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DD Kosugiri
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DD Tatsuyuke p6 ~0 I1 d# r" |: f/ X T
DD Ushio. W1 s6 w, l+ m+ j) u. P" n3 Z
DD Asagiri
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DD Shikinami2 e% D* b2 A6 ?* U |6 Q* z. ~+ T
DD Akatsuki
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16 casualties reported
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Airbase supply hits 4" S7 G- z! y% S
Runway hits 15
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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。5 x( W8 n( H. @" |& `8 c
DD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion7 C$ }& \; R% M4 H( w }" ?# n
1 s" s2 t8 Y7 u4 M+ A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。1 Y' D8 R& B5 r/ F4 O2 o9 I
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) v1 ?3 q% Y! s6 f. N$ t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。 |