43年6月8日
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( j7 U2 m/ h6 i马金岛夜袭战
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2 K: R+ D8 [2 Q: O' 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。3 k0 e: w% @# c, ?
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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 Ships+ `* ?3 [7 j2 } \8 { Z4 B
BB Kongo% q0 i5 O9 s6 E3 {7 G9 |
CA Tone9 X0 _1 X6 g. l6 l# d. ]
CA Maya
5 ~2 \! v3 h" N9 C5 c7 [ CA Myoko
. y" b9 C2 E4 U0 Z$ }/ Q CA Suzuya( w; X2 q- L- Z- C% Z' o
CA Aoba
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DD Akizuki* Y. | U, [8 l) \! Y
DD Teruzuki
% {9 q+ p% i( T+ I DD Susuzuki
: k' |6 K; E0 u' i' d: S DD Niizuki- y8 a+ f9 d. M8 \) q
DD Arashio
, k7 b, T& q& D: l. F" M6 o DD Suzukaze
+ \( {1 K3 e) x! v4 Q2 e3 u/ O6 F DD Nenohi
_' E, S/ l) ?1 U: i+ m/ j DD Wakaba4 s6 {) v9 e. ~4 \/ u& i
DD Katsutade
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Allied Ships3 q6 M+ F9 D4 ]/ _; G
CA Hawkins" ] O3 b. k* U1 i
CA Frobisher
( V0 L$ R9 _% ~) J' p$ c- g DD Barton- |9 H6 P; p9 h# ]) N! h7 C, G4 L' e
DD Woodworth
, O1 f( v+ t: c5 h: e$ z DD Bailey
3 b* p0 h3 j4 z) n& w ~" p DD Bancroft* x- G% o4 a! V
DD Caldwell$ }' G* c# d% @4 L2 M
DD Gansevoort
# g! \! u9 m. V DD Kalk
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( f5 S8 e' P( i. e" ~Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
" B3 w$ ]% H9 p( K3 J3 j" K: yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
& e8 g# d8 \! R, a ?! cRange closes to 24,000 yards...
2 Z7 G& q0 d* dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
3 z! V/ c9 a0 ]" L9 d* ORange closes to 19,000 yards...5 u. ]1 v: \/ V# t- I" ~1 u8 f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
1 l; X: I. v. U' _9 h% ?; YRange closes to 14,000 yards...0 }, O1 \* Q5 `
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
! c* r U+ k2 L# C# NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards8 a- g) S2 G4 G- V
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
. c) X% M, I+ o1 jRange increases to 10,000 yards...% z7 x7 B6 c" `/ ]6 L( A
Range increases to 11,000 yards...
" \' ~! R1 F4 k% ?# _1 T2 f8 NRange increases to 12,000 yards...
+ s8 W# T7 L% i# A$ f4 aRange increases to 13,000 yards...; R' g7 |% V6 t3 u- ~ X9 c; P. ^
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
4 t7 G/ ~$ _% f4 F* W( \2 DRange increases to 15,000 yards...
" W$ x/ k t# S3 \# MRange increases to 16,000 yards...3 O7 U' u! B5 {2 z* O& e2 j
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
: B, y2 V' M2 R% f. _9 U9 MRange increases to 18,000 yards...5 `+ Z- X: t& U) s, l9 Z. {6 ?
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
/ F) W+ R6 ~2 c- v0 DRange increases to 20,000 yards...5 s$ g# f( [) [ K$ \( X
Range increases to 21,000 yards...# f, t& e- H( }7 \& C; _ d
Range increases to 22,000 yards...+ G& [7 c. D+ x$ p, a
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
1 Q7 `, [/ Z/ O7 C6 v" A; _Range increases to 24,000 yards...6 V1 X' `* [# Q& K4 J
Range increases to 25,000 yards...9 `( s/ ~7 C2 k, e! Y
Range increases to 26,000 yards...2 q' w1 y' Y3 Y+ Q: Z
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
$ C% p* W9 y. g+ {7 |' G, a3 ?Range increases to 28,000 yards...
1 c* ~; K! t: D2 G E5 r8 w2 eRange increases to 29,000 yards...
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Allied Surface Combat TF evades combat- ~, P# @- m6 `/ L& K% b2 B
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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~~
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)% ?2 B1 @2 ^# X3 ^( C
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8 x. [. L1 Z: b2 w+ L/ | DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" H' e8 n& d" O' j: l1 h" ~+ o. K G
DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 T0 T5 s1 ]& a# k( q9 m
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~~3 V+ z4 q" A5 H" K% X
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- J8 K/ `! c2 U5 a0 e' X. HNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ g( [* h6 n9 ?3 y
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Allied aircraft
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$ m; x7 R" P4 b6 c2 B+ NAllied aircraft losses
$ M+ d; ]- A& f1 g' F! K) l v$ d" @ TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged
1 a( L5 g) S7 k$ Y' ? T TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground
# t" w3 Q/ t0 J; t) ?8 V9 Z/ g PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged c; i$ x9 G% n! H) X
F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged
. |" {# M/ j6 v& D F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground
* k6 L7 U- @: K P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged, [7 o* k" p& v; B) z* t
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
5 a3 I6 ]0 ^0 a; v4 l# Y F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
) B, P( U. c5 R- s4 \& k F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged' R; a' }6 P4 i/ d& V3 B, O" u
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 _) P. B) ] z' h" f) D! W
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Japanese Ships
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CA Aoba9 a7 x7 t( z6 E
CA Suzuya
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CA Tone
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DD Suzukaze
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DD Teruzuki
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Allied ground losses:
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2 H. ?: A2 F. M$ U/ o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 ~0 c7 o/ O: R
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Runway hits 82
5 |+ P! {! c! v4 U! H2 p3 y& H9 JPort hits 12
1 Z) B2 u# X( ]8 W% ^Port supply hits 4; b: G' P, p9 b4 Y) E! a/ W& d$ u
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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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1 D5 @3 D9 `' |& Q; c1 DNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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0 Y7 S/ T5 |$ M& s# }8 H6 p F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged/ I8 }/ s6 M/ y6 p: g$ ?
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
3 `: H" y6 b) O& Y6 W) H* `5 a PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CL Jintsu
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DD Suruyame
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DD Kosugiri6 C+ d2 x2 R# Q, X
DD Uruyuke$ R( D) A3 f- W
DD Tatsuyuke K( N+ ] Z* t% m6 }' n
DD Ushio; M9 x! X! j; Z, \5 O
DD Asagiri/ M- B) O# v( t7 s, l9 Y& Y
DD Ayanami
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Allied ground losses:$ f) {1 ?$ U! p) u* [7 ]
16 casualties reported7 l' ~" Q! i/ K0 v- U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 I. G' S1 m! x0 _2 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase supply hits 45 L, Z) y: b. ~% E
Runway hits 15
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h3 k) U+ t% C' X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。# }6 o" q3 J1 P9 Y
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! _1 [7 l" ?0 e ]) P8 q( C% r8 ~% k, u& o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。 |