43年6月8日
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0 x( f6 Y v" L+ m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 ^% K" t9 w. q
) l$ b4 ^$ n* P# e/ r/ \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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! ~! ^/ S8 {8 Z! ?, ~( MNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards+ ^6 [' ?: K8 d% l
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Japanese Ships$ L/ N3 v9 o" a: X, y
BB Kongo
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. F8 g: C- B& P3 ^, j CA Maya! l( ~7 ?5 |) C) Q# }& S8 Q
CA Myoko% ?, k9 l7 i- `- I2 J+ s: S
CA Suzuya5 ~- E1 N# H; Z' I
CA Aoba
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DD Akizuki
0 c- J+ p% m3 v5 Y6 K) d: d DD Teruzuki0 P6 X+ A0 K- I) H/ s
DD Susuzuki
+ s; a3 k# \& c% _( a$ Q DD Niizuki
/ O) w, ^9 K* u& j2 Q& }8 V4 A7 ? DD Arashio
2 I( w7 ?! W% v. m" S: ]) ] DD Suzukaze
* k- W+ j+ Q# B7 u! v1 B DD Nenohi
( A- S5 M* X c DD Wakaba9 u4 I2 e8 K. X1 M- ~( ]6 R+ m
DD Katsutade
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Allied Ships4 M/ {, o5 b, i. P1 C
CA Hawkins% P( d" _% u/ n
CA Frobisher
, D9 i7 j- h4 @8 F- I* s1 o4 u DD Barton- W& e, W( x/ A9 v ]3 G2 `
DD Woodworth: Y8 j7 g) ^8 B7 b! W* M5 O; Y
DD Bailey
; _2 ~( H- i0 K6 k5 T7 k5 g& z DD Bancroft
0 V8 ]5 I5 `: d: [( Z DD Caldwell: n% |2 W3 U% ]" v a' D
DD Gansevoort
$ D1 [. ~1 ? R DD Kalk7 }# d5 l0 t! `5 p( A1 v
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+ B8 L$ ^6 C9 {6 MReduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
7 h8 E0 Z1 }, cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
9 d8 I1 S) l+ v. d. O' ?Range closes to 24,000 yards...
( C; Z# _* b; r. N! A8 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
3 m5 e* H. Z' `2 c4 u! N& SRange closes to 19,000 yards...4 E1 w$ A, F7 f0 S7 e2 A/ k# Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
* H0 g. A& s% o( I% {& WRange closes to 14,000 yards...8 K1 [% \6 Y/ R1 |
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
% e: d [) `% f2 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards4 e. w. k( W. I* Z3 _) e
Allied TF attempts to evade combat& L" T" v( g7 S
Range increases to 10,000 yards... P4 t1 a3 @- t/ a) N3 x- M
Range increases to 11,000 yards...; F% e, F+ U: `+ i! p( e
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
3 A/ I9 w) u2 sRange increases to 13,000 yards.../ \! [+ h) i# O7 ]' t2 r
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
" X8 K f# ?# E5 }8 WRange increases to 15,000 yards...
/ \' b- Z3 c; {2 L. ]) ]Range increases to 16,000 yards...& a8 ` C# P. t( u( w( Z6 B. ]9 G* w
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
0 P5 A6 |& r* _Range increases to 18,000 yards...9 ^$ w! K3 C$ V) [. i. H
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
5 P- m! |2 X, W" R ]3 CRange increases to 20,000 yards...
$ M9 d8 p6 N4 W2 c* ?0 k- |% ORange increases to 21,000 yards...: [2 P. Q( `! M: k
Range increases to 22,000 yards.../ V% M9 n8 `9 R! i7 |9 A
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
- j; P' `8 V/ N$ P W3 rRange increases to 24,000 yards...
' p8 F0 `$ A: r1 tRange increases to 25,000 yards...( Z0 }& \% W9 q
Range increases to 26,000 yards...2 g9 O0 r1 I! {, e7 r
Range increases to 27,000 yards...9 i Q* N& P& n0 Z, z, c
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
4 i* b6 k) q4 P" \! |Range increases to 29,000 yards...
' h3 K$ u- }' w$ b) u5 cRange increases to 29,000 yards...
/ L( u c+ e: T/ c" UAllied Surface Combat TF evades combat% d9 x0 ?) U% y6 a, V- F
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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~~! `/ d" H' _0 i: ~" x, I$ h" g' h
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/ `: Z3 S$ W7 g5 MTF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125), O/ w8 q$ `" q, B" y d+ s2 e
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DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& z' d+ L! ]$ C c% l
DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; U( s5 ~0 s' K2 ]6 S- J DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! b$ @1 r: g) F8 g8 G
/ d# m' ^* R+ ^" Q& G3 b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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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses5 s7 G& N/ w4 H( G
TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged
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. }0 ~! w$ d3 S PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged% L% G2 c3 ^; o: R3 A" U+ L7 g
F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged
2 V( m5 L; G2 O9 _. _3 n F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground: L1 A( A8 e4 n7 c$ }( v7 r5 F P
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged
8 r$ ~' k( U9 v P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
/ J5 C$ X, b5 r$ E! @% ?7 J F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
% H3 \# n3 U0 A, v6 ]+ K F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Aoba
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CA Tone$ ]$ ^: n4 p- L4 e, t% U1 `1 g
CL Oyodo! ~3 Q+ I; ?! J+ l+ V% e& W: q
DD Suzukaze
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DD Akizuki
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
" z: \: V2 N& t. Y6 a Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
; T8 O' e" c" z& J Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)" @* U( t7 q! x1 H& Q
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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s! F ?# t2 V8 s1 u `- YAirbase hits 27- ]8 I# p9 Q# @; q) d! V4 U
Airbase supply hits 4
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Port hits 12( W$ C# `8 Y2 Y# H# d
Port supply hits 4
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! t5 D2 w+ N- Y5 w' j4 g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( p# a/ q: [* y; M( [3 F
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2 N$ S4 v4 k8 H" l4 E" k" `Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied aircraft
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3 b8 X7 n/ z( l- `# d% | P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
$ p& Z/ V) ^4 ?; o" m/ } P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground9 V: ^9 I" n: V9 E. ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged
! P) v! m1 v! ^3 J" ?& V F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged) O( E0 C B1 n5 {) m0 R
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
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F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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, J# C; p0 t" c+ r, }9 } CL Jintsu, c9 i% `, u# U2 ^* B
DD Yamanagiri
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DD Tagonami+ M; U# L( q9 j* h' @+ n$ Z
DD Myojinami
5 E6 ]3 M3 k4 X2 ?+ H% ~ DD Kosugiri
i7 r. H' a; G) O# Y2 m1 h4 B DD Uruyuke4 O( Z. h- C9 |3 W" v0 a
DD Tatsuyuke0 r) O- t4 `, _# Q
DD Ushio- g" a6 F6 h" m8 Y
DD Asagiri* D- p F# T5 f
DD Ayanami6 v0 Z, G6 b! H+ s' S$ X
DD Shikinami
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, b. u8 I% k6 ~) p1 aAllied ground losses:
7 X' C6 |+ J- x0 j8 F# h* I 16 casualties reported; q4 S: ^' [4 S, a& J- Z$ ~* c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' {5 {7 k# b2 q: \% { D$ T0 H/ H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, j* |# G( m& S5 n$ l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 11
3 L; @# S; Z! M: iAirbase supply hits 48 ?6 A/ n% z3 e0 m
Runway hits 15
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. U. W/ S1 [2 I" A. q6 f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。: b! r3 k' F1 d; o* c9 E
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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% k: l0 k. Y# k# E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。 |