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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。6 k0 ^, q+ D7 e* _* a7 D: J {. i* \0 C
; O& E2 ^8 D5 f- h5 Z5 x+ }6 W4 M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~~( A" ^2 C$ I& u) D9 s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards
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BB Kongo
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CA Maya
+ y# ?/ L* Y/ [! t CA Myoko6 U: e. m7 |- x, }3 z0 m. h s1 j4 U
CA Suzuya
% M, t' y( A% z4 V CA Aoba, D! U$ K4 L! T* f- y
CL Oyodo
/ Z/ P& \+ A$ c: {) J% J$ f DD Akizuki6 t, z4 G6 {$ `- M F
DD Teruzuki
% n0 l& D) e- j8 | DD Susuzuki/ H' }# J8 X/ @& J; p1 P2 _6 ]/ m
DD Niizuki
1 l! m5 h+ Z6 U) U- h9 n8 ? DD Arashio
6 @$ x5 W; Q. ?. U* Z* f) c DD Suzukaze
& Z# L& @* J/ m( a DD Nenohi% o- H8 o* r: V; k8 \! p
DD Wakaba2 @$ G8 @) M- `2 Y' q( {" E, C
DD Katsutade+ o A/ E" X h6 d4 K0 p1 Q
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CA Frobisher4 E- z ~9 l/ e' Q' q. X
DD Barton& y4 u& g. C* j+ S! K5 m7 L# y
DD Woodworth
1 \' |% H& R( m! D5 b DD Bailey
) ?& T1 ?$ n# M; G, K DD Bancroft; v f' v4 Q( H* Y4 v
DD Caldwell
5 s0 H1 R0 G0 z DD Gansevoort- A1 x/ }8 d8 B& m
DD Kalk
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Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
; ^9 P- S: ~$ ~1 u7 c7 K# HMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
9 Z' a' l2 K7 MRange closes to 24,000 yards...
& D. i/ J5 ]5 QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) F7 X. `, h3 {' z7 f0 G
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
1 R q, M& p- k3 G1 U+ xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
$ a' K* E8 l! Q% o% IRange closes to 14,000 yards.../ K3 n- p" p: S2 ?3 }
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
4 N1 S8 j; {4 @1 b0 QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards6 F8 ~# \0 b4 s e0 o h; k
Allied TF attempts to evade combat% [3 ^$ W9 z& b' {8 `* B/ e
Range increases to 10,000 yards...
) P: K0 T. }1 y0 ^Range increases to 11,000 yards...% z( f& y0 B6 b* A8 u8 \
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
* y1 O: S0 g/ B2 t4 b, i# J! \Range increases to 13,000 yards...2 M' [0 u a3 o
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
% Z5 S% K G! N/ YRange increases to 15,000 yards...
$ ?' b. C4 q; @) X B Y4 D0 q4 MRange increases to 16,000 yards...
8 o7 Z: V: f# O7 F- D- c$ h( CRange increases to 17,000 yards...
$ k1 ~4 X& U0 H2 @# |Range increases to 18,000 yards...( L; q x) o9 ]9 S
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
3 q$ b' h3 ~5 _" zRange increases to 20,000 yards...
" A7 ]" C$ P2 K" o4 Z$ SRange increases to 21,000 yards...
7 `" E: h. J% B7 }$ u2 |Range increases to 22,000 yards...
6 Y. P' R0 t0 C8 D- Y0 E& xRange increases to 23,000 yards...
" p4 _/ g% X- R# e& U( ] @Range increases to 24,000 yards...
' ?3 _. m+ m9 |4 l1 ]0 L; g8 X3 ?Range increases to 25,000 yards...
1 J1 x% e2 D# k; j7 j' [! aRange increases to 26,000 yards...
6 b" \4 B% d& _6 M9 L+ [! cRange increases to 27,000 yards...
, P S" a+ Y* P8 x; R$ tRange increases to 28,000 yards...0 z/ _9 l5 |8 i, s
Range increases to 29,000 yards...: `) S5 C% q8 q* }
Range increases to 29,000 yards...! O% N! ~; i, d2 f) N% y. |' A
Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat
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" E3 m1 d) ?/ V/ L1 j0 T9 S% ~3 b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~~4 @$ Z7 h; t' h5 C+ u
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6 c4 w' ?( }4 I+ }6 gTF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)/ J O: x3 {! m9 }. p. T
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3 i3 d/ n, B, g: a& p DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 J K) N% y7 s) F DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" x0 o* Z' S4 h2 [) g7 }
DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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: m p) \% j& G( ]9 Y" M2 x6 n 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~~
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$ ]( O( P$ Y/ \/ w7 ?" d4 yNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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6 Y% A% Z/ ]: O fAllied aircraft losses! g! n# ]3 P* d6 M
TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged
/ t! c X9 Y3 n t$ I$ h TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground! p5 e' @3 c2 n* @8 W/ i7 X z% z
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
7 f3 ]* g5 @% o* { F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged' w7 M- v; o+ K" f7 b
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground
) L' @ @; C7 ]3 b: I; @ P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged }; R" P/ J0 b& h: h$ t+ d" t
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
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F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged; A" p* [! v$ p: Y
t5 w: e3 @/ N16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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BB Kongo
2 y0 B; j/ H$ ]4 U$ u CA Aoba
( [: r A4 t& F* p CA Suzuya
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CA Tone
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8 W/ p: |: M: q) S DD Suzukaze. z) ~. i& }5 d: f+ X
DD Niizuki
2 ]# C- T5 s4 G# e' e3 x DD Susuzuki
3 B+ u5 h9 t* ~5 N0 ` DD Teruzuki1 V& B0 [( t; U
DD Akizuki1 g8 U, ~1 r j: q Q1 G
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled/ `+ o5 }2 O5 N1 m3 Y$ q* C/ p# r
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
2 P; A. y. K0 d- c- U( b Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
& z# q) l! `, f3 D- W) @7 I Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ J! s2 V" V/ ?2 g$ }; @
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Airbase hits 27" G& r0 S1 K7 h( o/ M
Airbase supply hits 48 H4 Y( t+ v( D0 r
Runway hits 82
i0 i, P' B5 V& h; G5 UPort hits 12
7 o, [0 q6 E( h# q" j1 ^Port supply hits 4: I+ F4 r3 r* r; s
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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$ y* p* R$ T9 S, U! v8 L
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2 ~- q" A; J# |# P+ P+ n! nNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
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TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged* _1 w$ I0 d- ~; } r- R
F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged v$ g3 W, l/ z0 d7 y+ k; x
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground1 i0 t& B' E) c$ Y1 R8 m
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
6 Y% Z+ B! [& k1 L F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 B; C' ]% X7 Z9 ]6 [) B) `
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CL Ninaru
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4 u7 C5 ^7 P/ C! u* ?" o, v8 [ DD Yamanagiri
3 l3 {1 }# O ` DD Suruyame
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DD Myojinami
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DD Uruyuke4 [. Z% o, u4 W. v! U$ w
DD Tatsuyuke8 ^: o3 C) j J4 S
DD Ushio6 r S9 Z# k1 G, G3 R' Q% l
DD Asagiri
: a, K2 S& Y9 ` _5 F DD Ayanami
, |! A0 U, s( m% [! J DD Shikinami' a( H7 G/ o9 K! _* Y3 X
DD Akatsuki
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16 casualties reported' M. A9 c1 C- Y, Y- w' Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 w; a% Q5 a- n q- b% |8 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# m3 l7 ` Y( J5 o8 h! B- R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 @$ w+ E! p) W% ~9 Z$ x- }1 _
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Airbase hits 11, @4 x; j1 H# g- v6 J, Z! M
Airbase supply hits 4" U5 `& ?7 d( N) d
Runway hits 15& w9 y3 m2 K/ E3 @7 L8 J
Port hits 8( Q ^1 o O' M: A9 l2 b
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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& N% Q! y) B
DD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
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: ~7 z7 Q) X/ Y6 X$ ?2 a o4 Y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。+ c4 l* s: c% h, }. |8 s7 I) t
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0 P9 m, r6 D6 s+ X8 n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。 |