43年6月8日
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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。
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/ N% y7 p$ U0 r x% H. A7 ]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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Japanese Ships1 G! A" I* f) c3 h1 C( n" K/ `
BB Kongo, p, Q2 v7 x$ a
CA Tone7 b; w( M: D( R. d% I! a* J/ V
CA Maya
3 K; D' s: y+ v8 o CA Myoko
x2 Y5 u# L! o d* S- j* J& g/ a CA Suzuya
: I0 D# z# s" Z0 k \ CA Aoba
2 _ j+ } r1 a* B( t, { CL Oyodo, O* i/ Q. B6 @% P5 \
DD Akizuki
" }- |; J! l" v* \- R' v DD Teruzuki6 O( _( l& V! P3 J
DD Susuzuki s; I( V7 v$ Q" v2 [! K# y$ H
DD Niizuki
- j# d: p6 u1 S3 ]( o: u6 V$ v DD Arashio9 C0 }% C0 J7 l0 r& B. Y7 W+ N% h
DD Suzukaze7 W( Y1 I# C- r
DD Nenohi& B5 }/ F: H+ C2 c5 f( Z S$ P
DD Wakaba+ I9 x3 g) j% Y5 R$ W4 g4 u
DD Katsutade
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CA Hawkins
. ]; D1 F k Y% ]$ Z g CA Frobisher
- r. m% [, C; a: X DD Barton- v/ g- W" R! f/ y' v9 C
DD Woodworth& ~: g2 p) [ [- J1 y
DD Bailey
8 O" R) {. n4 a DD Bancroft
% d5 S& \& g7 K; J' ` DD Caldwell
7 U( ?6 T9 L; ?9 E0 _ DD Gansevoort; _' v' O6 _, |4 I0 z
DD Kalk
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+ z6 U) w1 r) N/ [8 bReduced sighting due to 28% moonlight8 L- J0 S/ r6 R$ O8 S/ H
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
+ B* n7 e1 t+ |$ v+ BRange closes to 24,000 yards...) K. `: X3 D3 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards7 O$ J' T9 v/ o! y- `8 [; n) ]4 m
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
8 P+ t9 C- F" M HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
9 y6 f1 F. u. F2 FRange closes to 14,000 yards...
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CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
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Range increases to 10,000 yards.... M2 {8 a+ B B( R2 T( C
Range increases to 11,000 yards...' D, I- Q% [' l p0 e
Range increases to 12,000 yards...8 w+ F" S* `9 x& F$ w8 d
Range increases to 13,000 yards.../ g) x3 Y3 L5 }: G. P
Range increases to 14,000 yards...4 X+ d- T" R: W
Range increases to 15,000 yards...' R3 |2 G' J. K& b1 x8 S0 G% C( w
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
9 ~; g5 e6 B6 e! \5 R! n2 V% a6 f/ P+ qRange increases to 17,000 yards...
* [# t+ D0 b4 Z* g+ a; N' p) ORange increases to 18,000 yards...
4 U! d! s) M8 p$ v; Z$ }3 URange increases to 19,000 yards...9 n- y% P$ Y* k$ r7 E# C2 J
Range increases to 20,000 yards...7 L& `$ O$ ^% M9 y
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
. L p) v* D9 `0 @- h9 o7 o5 tRange increases to 22,000 yards...$ f, k! E" B9 K
Range increases to 23,000 yards.../ F5 M1 |" j r8 Q: v
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
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Range increases to 26,000 yards...
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4 F- ^5 r# I/ NRange increases to 28,000 yards.../ a4 H4 o$ b6 X. O
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
; ~; i2 j% @& ^; H8 XRange increases to 29,000 yards...$ P% Q) F- R+ D! {
Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat
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1 ~9 ~, C* C: e4 [9 I7 Z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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DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 F4 C) p6 L! K d
DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ F x( \. \% ]. o/ K" f3 G3 c7 D
3 c( n1 ^: _4 H3 ?3 u* s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+ D3 z9 l0 l6 X. `
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied aircraft
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* ~* q6 l. p" {2 EAllied aircraft losses
9 o2 D7 \" M: r( P* q TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged5 f4 Z5 B; ?& @* A D/ o8 l1 H
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground
7 g, c. _* k6 E PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
) Z/ }4 V1 d( n& x; G; S& m$ g- i F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged
; h+ m1 t( b- M- V: [ F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground
9 q$ X. f4 p& j% V# n P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged* X& G n& [! I/ I& j7 J
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground& r$ r6 l8 L' o4 K
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
* W$ S, s9 X' j/ f; A! t. J# Z+ H F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged+ a9 n. m4 m$ e- Z; Y9 M! i& y: E
% F3 s* n6 W* m# |5 ?2 B! k$ ^16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Suzuya
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& @: U3 u$ \4 J# ]0 o CA Tone
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y4 r9 Q) C1 F" y/ ] DD Niizuki
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% z# a* Q q) B& H% f4 H( ~ DD Teruzuki
# q: u. J! k, j% S9 R/ s DD Akizuki( X' ?7 o& N* T% f" [
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248 casualties reported
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3 B2 l& z4 ~7 c& l Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)( T* f/ m& ?# K, O
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 48 U- c9 r: b& ~7 V
Runway hits 82
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Port supply hits 46 J5 }! G9 \* o# Y2 p! A+ I3 L- x
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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
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9 K2 p* b( Q2 O& Z, ]% |/ kNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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# J! P6 Z1 H7 D" WAllied aircraft: L( M5 F# x3 ?' Y: p& }. [ D! F
no flights
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged; {. \, {. l2 Y! E9 T
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 H6 P. W/ d5 l( L
TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged
# g: B! [- G5 s: L, u F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged7 ^$ X4 A( c4 {7 l4 H1 G5 a
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground$ u1 s3 y: b) A) t, w# x
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged! s! {5 d' B9 d& S
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 R- G6 e; `1 {% S. W; s( C
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CL Jintsu, j) J6 D9 T, i' o# S3 u
DD Yamanagiri, Q+ l9 |4 S7 |* O" N5 V F5 M
DD Suruyame
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DD Myojinami. @" a3 C: N: y/ i" N; Z! |% U
DD Kosugiri. v+ K1 ?6 r0 |4 R8 v' _* O) J# ?
DD Uruyuke
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DD Ushio2 I' x- f% M+ D1 {! V7 h
DD Asagiri
8 }( _+ z5 y% A! {+ h DD Ayanami
6 U' o% P6 L1 ?1 ?# ?9 y0 o' s3 |: J DD Shikinami
8 t) n8 E: W0 P* T u DD Akatsuki* H q& y( C5 e9 L3 Z- N
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! O/ M& x. R' o7 M. P7 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 11
N" x+ F3 a5 B8 ]7 ? vAirbase supply hits 4
( a% i' Q' b6 Z1 E$ a% q4 SRunway hits 15( E$ P& ^: I: L$ D9 u/ {* P3 v
Port hits 8( E! M- o9 W7 Z* F5 O+ ^6 ~
, W% f e( y. o8 W5 G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。
2 S* X. I* R; \$ L8 _DD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
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1 m! U7 P5 h" r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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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。 |