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马金岛夜袭战
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& r- D3 n- h q- h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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- N8 d, ?: w; x# `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~~) V4 S' G4 l6 r2 c
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- K/ S% m8 P6 N9 M/ r5 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards, P8 Q: h* M$ S# I
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Japanese Ships6 [* @ ~8 L; E6 Y- W* N
BB Kongo% y( Q- r7 Y/ j2 H" j6 W
CA Tone; Q; ~, ]- k' s2 ^$ C& p$ n9 I. T
CA Maya: x4 G" V- q0 S, A3 i
CA Myoko
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CA Aoba
7 Q1 p0 ]& D# _" d7 C CL Oyodo
+ s# F' i, G8 S. G7 w5 P$ ] DD Akizuki
: L- b6 z2 M+ n B9 C' @- m DD Teruzuki
7 M' _% W9 k4 o2 _. a! U3 [ DD Susuzuki
) r8 O7 I' W9 b1 H4 _7 f+ a DD Niizuki
; S% u& W' a, X6 e) f' t DD Arashio
' _ a5 q Z5 ^ DD Suzukaze
6 i& m F# {% v# W8 G% u0 r DD Nenohi" A7 l) [4 a! H% r; a) U( }) Z
DD Wakaba
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Allied Ships& e+ `/ q+ {8 u. T& z( `
CA Hawkins/ z1 N) `( g6 i2 a* L$ v
CA Frobisher6 j# [" V6 p6 p6 V
DD Barton5 L/ _7 [2 G" d$ K( J" {
DD Woodworth
! r& Z6 ~5 [9 r DD Bailey
/ D4 ?1 w1 W- k. |( H DD Bancroft$ d6 @3 w7 m: k' t) p
DD Caldwell
5 K" u+ U- q$ m DD Gansevoort
4 e& B$ M6 ]- J DD Kalk _* w/ F2 u4 t5 K- t" `. b
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Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
- G0 |0 [) p1 D) g N* GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards5 E: E, P( ^8 Y+ L4 x+ X" _, n' \
Range closes to 24,000 yards...& e; w. f" w! \8 { O+ d' `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards N* E3 D* f! M/ r+ [9 Y
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
8 M* t* B" @& k+ V( U' {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards( U$ c0 H3 |* p+ \! M6 f: V
Range closes to 14,000 yards...- N4 U' X2 D$ w2 y' b
Range closes to 9,000 yards...0 \: F) Z/ Q7 Y( I) P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards0 q. E- E1 R3 m6 g) d
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
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s, v2 o3 X4 TRange increases to 11,000 yards...
5 h3 `* ~1 H9 XRange increases to 12,000 yards...
' w4 e( z5 k6 ^1 u+ P. xRange increases to 13,000 yards...% R( v! a9 O ]: J' N: X4 G: w
Range increases to 14,000 yards...; [6 M3 @4 W" Z! H: u$ X' c" {
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
' G3 Q; }" G1 o: K% ~Range increases to 16,000 yards...% R4 Z: Y; e' z1 j& @/ ]: d G
Range increases to 17,000 yards...) Q b1 Q( B5 q1 a. W; p+ H: \- s
Range increases to 18,000 yards...8 V. `# v8 ^+ k4 @6 j
Range increases to 19,000 yards...; g+ w& _( n3 V9 o0 h
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
$ f u4 N1 {7 D" g/ I/ ~# URange increases to 21,000 yards...
$ v6 m& K" ~) L! W& QRange increases to 22,000 yards.../ C0 G1 e9 \) f) ?, d
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
5 [3 c( L9 I6 j; x; t# g# fRange increases to 24,000 yards...6 X( f4 S% V- m: B4 z& G
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
) I6 Y' V! q$ l0 p- h, jRange increases to 26,000 yards...
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5 k0 t# }0 l+ K+ i$ t5 l7 H+ RRange increases to 28,000 yards...2 Z0 k' \! B: d/ ^
Range increases to 29,000 yards...! a! p7 T) W. F9 D4 y8 E+ `
Range increases to 29,000 yards...: \1 a+ t, M4 h- [1 p; L& W
Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat: l0 t% P( l [. e- c ^: D) ]" P
) y6 d+ I( @9 |& y$ m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~~5 w4 l0 w5 {" ?& M
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)/ e1 M+ s C2 \0 q9 `# m- }+ w
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Japanese Ships' Y3 q' B3 M/ b# }. J2 b4 `
DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- _. ^* V0 j, ^5 ~
DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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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~~" C2 ^+ ]% m( s
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; W) q; q/ d) E0 \6 `
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged Q @9 R* ?; `5 X% P7 \; y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground; \3 O8 o2 a' T+ h% Q3 R
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
* Q) \# g4 Z3 h9 w7 p F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged/ T: v, j- s* K3 N# d
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground* X$ v9 A7 P* z* T, ?- T
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged5 g2 p+ z/ }' g% n* V
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
: E e% U. B% \3 q$ V F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
* R! z- ?4 Y+ M; p/ p" L F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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9 `6 r, p9 e$ |, V0 g& \+ a$ Y BB Kongo
8 w- C1 b# v+ H( c/ ` CA Aoba
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CA Myoko
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DD Suzukaze7 J4 [( _8 ~7 L5 A. h) ?/ C5 U( r. ~
DD Niizuki* O7 i O3 ^+ { w
DD Susuzuki e8 H$ ?- B O
DD Teruzuki% v1 {% }3 W, }" w/ G" a5 z8 K7 ]2 }
DD Akizuki
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Allied ground losses:- b2 K* i; s! y* ^6 i! X. D
248 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled2 H4 X+ y9 ]8 s( c+ p! ]7 z
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
8 G+ z) j+ f1 \' {- ^- N! X) \ Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 r9 _1 u$ D" T' S
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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; v3 r( O3 ^& @" @) D1 \8 L1 d9 tAirbase hits 27, ] d' E, M# W+ B* ^
Airbase supply hits 4
: z( I' ? \! I$ O" f7 `4 t! RRunway hits 82
- [" R6 I6 g4 M0 Y- yPort hits 12, \6 G1 l9 L; X9 D
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6 `+ n; l* Y" S5 I7 ~0 l
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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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, p1 l; V. J' p% D& [2 E3 ~Allied aircraft losses
7 ~) E m C9 u( o: X' z! u; \6 @' k P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged8 x: k+ Y. O7 n e" J! n: Y( b
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground% J! K! U/ w3 l) x5 t& J
TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged4 {6 l3 r" y8 f4 Y: o5 e8 S
F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged( g2 _9 C C5 D' r1 L7 C
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground* f0 [" ~8 |! R
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
1 K$ ]2 u, r9 I- E$ g% _" c F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged& ]/ Y1 K9 w$ c4 `6 I
K! l! a" |8 ?; l23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CL Ninaru
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DD Yamanagiri+ S a! R+ t. J0 m+ \2 t
DD Suruyame
4 E% x1 L' Y" z/ P& F DD Tagonami
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DD Kosugiri5 x9 b* p: P. U! H6 V- p
DD Uruyuke
! B2 E* ] _$ A( e0 Y DD Tatsuyuke
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DD Asagiri, ~+ V6 o ~! Q7 z# t* V
DD Ayanami5 o+ i! B0 t$ h2 i
DD Shikinami e! x" G5 |' o+ [
DD Akatsuki
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16 casualties reported" G S( S) |! s7 T2 ]/ e, {- H* {% G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! R5 L- h3 {0 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 114 M) R$ Y/ |, h! J
Airbase supply hits 4# S! ~2 T a; e! T$ }: ~
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。
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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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) S9 c9 c# j, z. ]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。 |