43年6月8日
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3 t. E* `6 a$ x马金岛夜袭战( \4 t( V8 p+ b) Z& m" @
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0 t( q! a, d) b3 l' `; m, ]( t7 J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。! w+ q: B4 {5 P- w+ N
0 o0 N- m) N N6 _" K5 Q9 Z) F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~~) l7 c" f L/ s3 C `/ V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) F9 _5 ~" q) P# b
BB Kongo
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CA Maya
" o7 Y" l/ e( Z9 g% \. I CA Myoko
$ m+ q0 A4 K) Z4 o& I8 F CA Suzuya2 w$ f- }- B2 C8 i/ U4 I0 ~
CA Aoba
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DD Akizuki3 q# a+ W$ h9 O6 W) t* `/ l( U
DD Teruzuki
( e# d9 K5 W% p! B& b DD Susuzuki
/ A" F7 {( Z; P) ~) b& x+ D DD Niizuki$ ]5 B d8 a0 X' K" h
DD Arashio" r, p9 `" G+ D7 ~5 y4 A
DD Suzukaze
r1 b. ] E) p% t5 e DD Nenohi( F6 l4 i1 j5 k; |9 U7 N/ Z
DD Wakaba
8 `$ q( V h" z/ S* Z0 h; M DD Katsutade
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9 ] [0 p+ b1 d9 ]* K! P9 C1 w CA Hawkins3 v% ?9 m0 p5 u# `- l' l
CA Frobisher
3 \( X- J' B' r/ H. X% d/ m DD Barton0 s; h4 h3 N9 _9 Y2 z
DD Woodworth
4 y3 x! t) \2 d' B DD Bailey* }1 T1 Z, F6 M' @2 o7 n, ~
DD Bancroft( v2 w3 C5 O# z" |; F" O- v
DD Caldwell2 l+ |1 ]$ S, L9 v# k, x4 |2 u1 @
DD Gansevoort
/ @) L6 R* j1 D3 J }; W DD Kalk
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; }3 x: Q. O2 [Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight5 z# Q2 Y3 Z: K+ s% K/ Y* w
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( o# E4 a( U x, ]Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 S. q& E, j% m! W L, aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards; ]8 ?3 n: H) u/ Z% c
Range closes to 19,000 yards...3 ?1 ?% q7 P: H- L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards& C$ q- G7 i* S6 W" r' B( Q% z
Range closes to 14,000 yards.... y1 ]6 p+ o. s$ J9 b' t
Range closes to 9,000 yards...# e6 K! X6 w0 T" X' B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards6 n' b6 [/ C+ J4 {
Allied TF attempts to evade combat x O% `$ D- N* f' F
Range increases to 10,000 yards...0 A$ W/ s8 a9 A- Q
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
" t2 T B: W2 I1 H5 VRange increases to 12,000 yards...
) p+ V+ G* D3 [! Z. L% _Range increases to 13,000 yards...: ]% ?2 g0 } c" H, |
Range increases to 14,000 yards...9 D# T4 J$ A3 \2 P( P+ k! h6 F
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
& Q8 E; }; L# w0 x! vRange increases to 16,000 yards...1 O' g; K/ f, F8 ~; O4 n* i/ i/ V2 d
Range increases to 17,000 yards...* g/ I1 ~2 Q. Y: e6 y7 ?# T
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
8 X9 J, a) p6 @. T6 W4 U+ q& J& K4 v8 |Range increases to 19,000 yards...9 R0 Y9 a8 G& }. D; |
Range increases to 20,000 yards...5 e( M x/ r. g0 P' ?
Range increases to 21,000 yards...! S7 S; z3 s& h7 J8 F; F: P8 h: D
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
& j; J4 {3 i* O. E- I3 y9 |Range increases to 23,000 yards...
" f& p- b1 b. t4 bRange increases to 24,000 yards...
, C4 B* n2 Z3 a8 B/ U) G: z$ @Range increases to 25,000 yards...
/ }+ t4 ` P* a$ D. c' ORange increases to 26,000 yards...( O0 @! `8 Y% W7 D5 c
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
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Range increases to 29,000 yards...
7 d1 A5 C# S, ~' E. e' Z) @Range increases to 29,000 yards...
; S) U4 R; k. zAllied Surface Combat TF evades combat( x, l' G" c- P( b/ v
0 }2 _ q/ O2 r' z: D9 F8 |0 f' ~$ g& ^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~~6 ~1 s4 t( `+ f# e* r! V
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. d' B3 N+ O6 A+ P" V% e/ CTF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)4 p7 K+ z/ d# T1 }8 L
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Japanese Ships
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& ?3 R! E6 R Y8 `3 N DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( e$ ]3 s; J3 V DD Arashio, 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~~
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- {* R, ?/ D$ j/ I. DNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Y0 c; U; \/ S6 }: L/ L9 E8 i
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Allied aircraft losses
% r# C# h T* H TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged6 H2 A, N! B9 x, C# Z3 i1 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground
2 g! r$ Y% ]/ D4 k7 @ PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged2 c, C [, T0 i
F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged9 a% ~$ N2 w2 J) [6 _+ a
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground
0 C% u! w9 |, r P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged
! C- A3 `/ _- Z F4 A+ D/ z P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
: d; z6 U N5 o F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged% H1 H4 @, d# g& E8 x
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged" f l- T3 B! a+ Z3 H0 _
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Aoba
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CA Myoko, x; j) O: l C. h9 |$ D
CA Tone
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DD Suzukaze
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DD Akizuki
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6 ]- Z9 c. B6 X) _" ]Allied ground losses:
% x. j: Z8 J* [) |# z+ w5 l# h* G, f 248 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
/ z5 C; p: M. L Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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, y( a1 N; x3 b. }1 A5 lAirbase hits 274 I& j$ m8 ]* s; u. h1 b$ h
Airbase supply hits 4
) j9 A4 ]$ Y% i6 l4 |3 H4 o( nRunway hits 824 u4 b4 @/ C8 T7 F" s) I
Port hits 124 C5 `: c% }7 U
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
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied aircraft losses
$ z# ~1 _& G; Q! C. L% J P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
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, @/ h+ f8 _) @7 z+ T' Y TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged
) J( x0 S: D# i" c4 \6 q F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged4 c" w* o) Q7 i% H
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
# d i; X5 P) a/ N- c' q' d PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged& F$ ^* n$ d7 c# k+ [# P/ n
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged m% N1 }# k8 o1 C: x5 E
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Yamanagiri {. q( i6 o9 e1 {# W$ P0 c9 R
DD Suruyame2 `8 x4 F' O/ ? K. t: n& ?! M$ X
DD Tagonami
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DD Kosugiri
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DD Tatsuyuke$ m9 f' d" A) }. K2 ]3 F" c
DD Ushio& |$ i" L8 H9 k8 y- }( S9 J$ G
DD Asagiri
9 J, l/ ?# A$ D+ L3 ^5 @% k DD Ayanami
' R( U! k. b, r% c DD Shikinami
8 c% H7 q: n8 p1 L- ? DD Akatsuki
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* D9 k" T$ r& K- Y' ^3 q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 11
. n3 ^ t- h8 KAirbase supply hits 4
4 m4 `& ?, l& y/ u! E* W8 g$ ERunway 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。$ S/ I/ n7 G! T; t
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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。 |