43年6月8日
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马金岛夜袭战4 q- |0 E" p# |3 z! P }
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4 G% j7 |4 P/ O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。" N9 g2 Y. N P2 w6 _" e
' X& T3 s3 V+ S8 ?% v: K5 ~ \; T' S! x* i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~~' t: k$ i: w9 ~$ t) b9 `5 ~3 g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
( m$ u) Y$ E) L6 ^5 }/ v BB Kongo
- @$ x `* _4 B2 ? CA Tone
. }9 x+ I0 Q( F/ u( l7 Z$ @ CA Maya( h9 @ n! m* m7 n3 E! U- u
CA Myoko. z3 `1 H( {7 Q l$ d+ Y* H
CA Suzuya, S' s n( R; d9 \$ p- m
CA Aoba
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DD Akizuki2 d* H0 r2 z# g6 H/ z
DD Teruzuki
6 U0 m' t) N. J9 d# K. e9 L4 ^( S DD Susuzuki$ d1 f* s& R/ s9 |. r, p( K
DD Niizuki" u i1 b- @: E$ h6 C$ S
DD Arashio- w& |$ [' F; ]
DD Suzukaze
! |9 e, _, ?7 p' g* w) p0 s DD Nenohi) @5 _ J3 `; T; J% z$ S
DD Wakaba, ~: J2 P; Z. e+ \' k
DD Katsutade$ L& Z% d4 A# Z; i
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Allied Ships
4 X% B" B, y0 U9 k! Y' A1 h CA Hawkins
! o5 H8 `6 e4 \6 t, T7 G3 r% p, | CA Frobisher
m& A0 g' @2 F DD Barton
6 Z$ A2 @% M( q- f DD Woodworth
0 w; `, n# z7 x! Q DD Bailey( X, b# s0 U: H
DD Bancroft
: f, H o& S( k2 B DD Caldwell
) G, g; K9 @9 _7 U# n K3 p6 M% O& V DD Gansevoort/ a2 K/ i2 G' f% [$ C7 H
DD Kalk
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Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight" r) ^! D4 ], S' h
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ T) v* d. {! N4 FRange closes to 24,000 yards...
* A4 }" ~' G7 @8 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) T6 {) q7 v( }' k2 o5 ^5 `6 z5 f
Range closes to 19,000 yards...0 g3 u/ ]; e2 Q: ~! P2 b l- Y# J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards' K) O O9 r/ s, U
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
5 F. q* s: |1 O8 M. DRange closes to 9,000 yards...+ g8 A1 l. [7 ~" r' r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
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Range increases to 10,000 yards...
) _; a2 `, p" t) K+ O0 xRange increases to 11,000 yards...
2 f) s5 c8 Z) q# d, ~Range increases to 12,000 yards...
- _; V4 ^0 Y6 L. s/ Y* o( a2 WRange increases to 13,000 yards...
/ V8 _; Y& V! tRange increases to 14,000 yards...# N7 i9 b/ w7 `2 V* T$ D6 J- p
Range increases to 15,000 yards...7 K: u- O; q$ r. c" u
Range increases to 16,000 yards...- R( n; Z6 k4 ?( C6 r4 `! D
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
4 I3 \$ o6 S: U/ \. R. E' jRange increases to 18,000 yards...
9 j# p- l& N5 E* j' e0 zRange increases to 19,000 yards...
S% s8 x W& } G# o, E6 Z/ m% cRange increases to 20,000 yards...8 i, T1 P! u- V
Range increases to 21,000 yards...5 m# V _! b& t/ k! Y- l% r
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
4 T* [5 F+ |$ y8 QRange increases to 23,000 yards..." H U* C4 n* Y; O; A
Range increases to 24,000 yards...$ g4 _+ r- ~' V
Range increases to 25,000 yards...9 V9 ]6 _4 f0 }- S4 N
Range increases to 26,000 yards...4 ?4 s$ g7 l% E# `" B% o9 c
Range increases to 27,000 yards..." Q3 K+ X6 M4 }7 T$ d6 {9 j
Range increases to 28,000 yards...9 n4 P. }7 ]& u/ G" p- S, ]
Range increases to 29,000 yards...3 X1 G# j- J" T7 u) T
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
# e6 }- O) y5 V5 C$ f# \( n' R" CAllied Surface Combat TF evades combat% S4 i6 z6 w% c5 y& O7 J- i; l
: m+ s5 _7 L& N; W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~~ s8 w) K0 V- a: u9 |
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)9 g: x. N: ~4 c
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DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( J+ A% q' F$ G1 h+ P- x: t0 g DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ N5 g/ B# h7 Q U1 }; c! @
DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 j6 m' D4 r" U2 O; z1 [- D9 o5 ]
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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~~; t, S8 V$ [! A
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!: W. {5 P0 e! ~7 C' w$ S5 s
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no flights$ e+ r$ M+ Z9 X. J& |) H
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3 ~* z4 O i% |$ q! Y, j7 K TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged+ x( C6 d% U$ }
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground+ S8 \( G- @! P6 Z( r, z' P4 i
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged9 J: {7 M4 F" s* _) `
F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged, X. K' v2 g7 q) v
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground
0 \+ Q2 A8 y" h% x9 I5 d3 H: w3 v P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged- j G" S* _ f3 @; }' W
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground* I2 {1 [7 x3 w( o
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged8 @. p% ^ d. X; z5 G
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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BB Kongo
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CA Suzuya5 \. g3 l5 n5 ?
CA Myoko
$ M: q/ L+ Y U. A+ B CA Tone
4 ]3 o2 n" [! Z& V9 b CL Oyodo
/ G' K( g* p, |; @( L s DD Suzukaze
. z! h. Q$ A& i2 \% b DD Niizuki
% B" ]* ]4 L7 v3 h DD Susuzuki2 o ?9 M& V& `0 }4 ]3 V0 U# A
DD Teruzuki
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3 Q, c+ q( @+ [9 m+ k- V2 m; HAllied ground losses:# d: M; x8 s! S, O& p5 \5 j1 R7 [
248 casualties reported2 ^& k$ d- o) v: G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 u; K; k8 O z2 A* ^ Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled2 W: P. {9 O7 _/ Z0 q
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled7 T( D; X+ z. q
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 ^5 P0 S1 j* [5 Y; A, b' ]
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)( n7 p* S, }/ i' B, K
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' r: ^2 b& q1 P) e: m, s" RAirbase hits 273 Q: S+ w; k' ~6 G _. _- r; s
Airbase supply hits 40 _( P7 n6 }7 T3 b- Z7 V) h
Runway hits 82
( c6 q2 ]6 O9 n- h0 O) v* ]Port hits 12
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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! h& y$ j0 {4 o' y: N. l
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( E t5 [+ b/ t! g& v$ f
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) [1 T2 j9 {& OAllied aircraft losses
0 [1 x. Y& B. P/ C/ n& V) X P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
3 p$ J f/ C6 ^4 H; c4 i P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground, }$ h0 x# B: t! B9 @1 d0 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged) i7 a1 b5 }; u
F4U-1 Corsair: 20 damaged
' P, \# ?) t/ V2 l F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
, E5 C7 j1 u1 j" G9 h PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
3 E% O) G+ r! X, m: {+ B F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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CL Ninaru
2 Z$ Q E9 C' { CL Jintsu
5 R7 B& N, v- ]5 e DD Yamanagiri" F) t0 X! _; Q3 q$ E4 C
DD Suruyame! V; f* ~7 \% j! K
DD Tagonami
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DD Kosugiri8 G( c( W$ H8 D6 A( }1 S; @* X
DD Uruyuke
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DD Ushio# C# @9 f; e) }& b
DD Asagiri; M! y; I' o k( E) @
DD Ayanami+ X' r$ W8 N- `( N4 X! S# Z0 X7 M
DD Shikinami
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Allied ground losses:
0 n% h) ]% {7 Y/ g% y 16 casualties reported
) Q% x' m& Z- q/ ^% _$ ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: K9 c. d/ D9 w$ D0 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 y% a% |; V# [: e& A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; O# B) @9 R/ S5 ?; v0 Z5 P/ `6 nAirbase hits 11
( ]: W% `: g' y; t( [: k7 [Airbase supply hits 4 T) V8 K$ v. P" ?& p$ G
Runway hits 15
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8 A9 l5 n& d' c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。8 u, Z" S! @6 e8 J$ D. Y; D" P
DD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
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1 M2 L' Y- u+ R7 T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。. b. u0 K1 n3 H% I0 F
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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。 |