43年6月8日
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8 i" W" u3 a% S8 ^/ c1 b |马金岛夜袭战
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. |' D/ u' v5 A3 N% J0 r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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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~~9 w* e) `$ S1 ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 f/ l7 G- n2 R9 I* h5 q; S' @5 } BB Kongo
* j9 U7 L, a- a0 d. j CA Tone+ B2 }: O* y1 D/ M- a
CA Maya: T; c# c9 O4 N: t* E
CA Myoko
( Z! t& M" l* a CA Suzuya2 k- r6 o5 f1 ~6 j& x
CA Aoba1 i% e6 F% R) ]) y$ K
CL Oyodo# C3 s- A- t% o2 p, g0 ?$ Q
DD Akizuki
" y, j, m$ y& v s. j* J: A# y DD Teruzuki2 g, F6 }( B* f# S6 K3 ^+ ^3 i
DD Susuzuki4 e$ ~* F# w7 @6 B- A( \
DD Niizuki8 w. f* V& {6 z- W% q1 w
DD Arashio
1 G- d! |. E, _4 S) d) x& ` DD Suzukaze% w: y4 K0 Z6 n4 A. Y3 V% L
DD Nenohi
" R7 e& S. J# F+ ~. W- u DD Wakaba# A( a; p2 r2 E+ B/ ], p6 D8 P+ h
DD Katsutade
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Allied Ships
0 v2 @1 a9 C7 C4 B. W CA Hawkins/ v: C& w8 o4 O/ z( t+ Z
CA Frobisher) w4 H" X9 J* n; F
DD Barton5 L% }& a- h$ s/ B! R
DD Woodworth: s2 n" `: L& J
DD Bailey
: }6 s9 l9 o6 e3 n# H1 G DD Bancroft6 P7 ~! _/ }% l: i; f& U
DD Caldwell
R7 b, y# v. d* C5 \ DD Gansevoort
8 V' y, h7 u( i( d5 Z( h) \ DD Kalk
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Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
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Range closes to 24,000 yards...
2 _ \. ?, u0 P1 x: R% fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
) s1 ^4 M2 N4 [# K$ r% n( j" LRange closes to 19,000 yards...% W7 [- I& |. r" ]1 c8 H" t! \9 `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards: _1 Z; d# P ], Z8 d# [/ p
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
e# f e+ E9 d" h wRange closes to 9,000 yards...
$ F7 J0 @2 U9 P! e" I" G; {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
* s0 `9 k5 e1 E: N! vAllied TF attempts to evade combat
7 s- b* B; `$ f5 }" r+ A' r. S# C: LRange increases to 10,000 yards...
; j. e% ^ h3 x; O3 U" y# MRange increases to 11,000 yards...1 l6 e& K$ t; L2 G3 F
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
" K) r, H/ s6 C0 qRange increases to 13,000 yards...& I7 X* i' N8 o, t% Z4 l/ S
Range increases to 14,000 yards...7 S7 y0 b$ t. h& P. `) [, j
Range increases to 15,000 yards...% t" Y* g1 k" F8 T' F$ O; z4 k
Range increases to 16,000 yards...4 m3 M2 ]4 u2 j
Range increases to 17,000 yards...8 D, U$ ~+ i% ]% r9 o
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
- U5 d& n! ?* R# `4 _7 @Range increases to 19,000 yards...; y% I7 l2 a$ j1 U1 b& q* k1 W
Range increases to 20,000 yards...% G5 N1 L4 d4 K0 O9 m; G& N8 S* u. e
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
; o }% H+ y. }1 n$ c& xRange increases to 22,000 yards...
- z/ ? a8 K+ S/ A# A U/ {Range increases to 23,000 yards...
0 s) e6 l# P9 L0 Y/ n/ tRange increases to 24,000 yards...4 h9 \1 h& v6 P& t( H+ d& A% f
Range increases to 25,000 yards...! {1 Y/ U- @" f
Range increases to 26,000 yards...: L- K8 i& B/ U4 w N- \8 u4 W
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
) v8 L! c) D2 _Range increases to 28,000 yards...
& E% X' J& z5 C. U6 zRange increases to 29,000 yards...
* i, S3 G, K" k: {Range increases to 29,000 yards...
! m) K6 Y# f4 x: h9 L UAllied Surface Combat TF evades combat
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7 _& P/ O; |7 }$ ]( S2 g8 ~. d% @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~~+ f4 ]$ y; A0 `4 T# |: C
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0 H. n4 h3 S" d# D' {$ m1 p2 JTF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)( @6 O4 d h* Z
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DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 l$ @& [) N, R x Q+ W; ^: Y: R DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 d* ~! f9 {& q" P! }% y4 B7 j# g DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 e& O! d0 L5 B) O4 [* g8 F
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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~~7 t2 Q6 K# h' j3 J
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$ {: o, n$ S/ t2 g8 cNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 Z, d! s, L) P, B
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TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged( r L d0 e/ j* V' r
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground
( H Z3 j4 d- K* z4 C! i$ C PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
4 q2 {! g- T$ e+ k( p. _: J F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged k% y9 d* z! {4 L& M
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground9 @; F8 [$ U+ B: q7 R. p1 b
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged
# X& P/ {' w5 p2 N" V+ b1 E P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
7 V( L* `. ^, U) `( h F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
! g" ]9 {& b* F0 V( H! p( k F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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# q+ c' |9 R( ^3 K CA Aoba
, G9 |5 M4 N# p: A5 @ CA Suzuya
5 S+ w3 r- K( y b4 \$ ~* n% H CA Myoko3 |3 v" d! m0 G) z. k
CA Tone0 |' P( B9 n/ y, s
CL Oyodo2 |8 M* q* L3 D$ a6 _) k O {
DD Suzukaze% V' m/ e' { u# K: I( v
DD Niizuki" z, X; {0 h0 b/ x
DD Susuzuki
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3 R+ A/ f$ V0 L DD Akizuki |% \4 y: E0 i
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Allied ground losses:4 t; q: L8 W( g$ r8 Y, Y4 c
248 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled- u' b3 p3 j3 p. V/ T$ O5 d
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled5 M; k- E$ c' b$ Y! e6 {" ?
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
$ ?7 v+ z4 t( c+ Q( I8 u Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 o. j, c& P+ l
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Airbase hits 27
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Runway hits 828 \1 E) d6 R( P4 y, @$ \/ I' p* T
Port hits 12
6 q4 e7 T- D( \; M! k u8 ~$ DPort supply hits 46 L/ b* g* v# R7 c# F, Z7 Y; ?
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( i" `5 b( P, b6 S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+ ^1 W4 b# h/ `- [
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9 R( P1 \5 H+ x0 p' l. kNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ g" d" I! U, d+ w! B# Q
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Allied aircraft
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
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3 j1 l4 S9 v5 g( F F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
5 Y N7 N' n# \" R3 k PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
; ~ D* i1 m/ M# h' T0 T. q" R F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged) o4 d" F7 e) @( e" h3 i2 B: r
0 z! r g. P: X9 F+ u4 l23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships& F% j) u3 @6 c5 \7 u
CL Ninaru9 s$ I5 S) K% i
CL Jintsu
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& E( `2 r$ M& z" c7 R DD Suruyame
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DD Myojinami
! I- g) V2 J1 J; I3 }( F DD Kosugiri
7 D% U- O6 ^; ~/ O- I7 q, w$ n DD Uruyuke
- W$ H9 e- ^6 ~# u7 G& d3 I DD Tatsuyuke
: B8 Q3 C9 \, b+ K' b( Z5 l DD Ushio
4 r2 V: z2 L) h5 e) t4 y- H DD Asagiri
! T. f$ k' x" N; v9 r) n5 ^ DD Ayanami
1 X2 x5 {" d* J- W2 V% Y6 L& E DD Shikinami' l7 {$ V* b5 ^$ V; o# m- c
DD Akatsuki0 @; Q% U0 K) v2 Z! i& v, M
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) `4 ~4 I1 F# q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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6 Y5 w2 i0 t% b5 C) v$ {Airbase hits 11
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Runway hits 15/ y+ u0 U b: t; h
Port hits 8: E/ @+ v8 R6 T4 `
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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。8 i/ Y9 p: `" G
DD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion: h M0 [6 |' e, l# [
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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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1 A, ~& w; g. l# d2 a, I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。 |