43年6月8日
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马金岛夜袭战. _8 i% Q b5 r' M' j; _
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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。% o& I) y" I R, K, O; h
! c5 m: ^& s5 v$ p% v7 }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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% A3 r( t$ T8 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards9 c' `+ m$ H8 J" |' {4 ~1 V$ R; Z
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( G- _7 d# y) T1 A$ }4 l BB Kongo+ L8 O% ], E$ F% i
CA Tone
, |# I( D$ B# I3 Z8 f CA Maya
! h7 t3 c6 j" x$ l% R! t3 _ CA Myoko1 e0 D$ }3 f$ Z. u h; C. I7 @, w
CA Suzuya
7 R+ i! ~! A! g4 c' O CA Aoba. N( w& q8 k( V( h; o' C
CL Oyodo
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DD Teruzuki
' t/ A, \0 X5 |. a DD Susuzuki: l, [/ @$ V) C2 l: |' i% p. \) q
DD Niizuki
* V/ l& ], j5 I% Y DD Arashio6 ?& H+ a+ m7 C8 ~8 i
DD Suzukaze
8 ]- f, w9 S" U DD Nenohi/ Z, N8 M4 P, u1 j/ E z( U
DD Wakaba
5 O9 C6 ~4 C! p DD Katsutade* F0 n1 f6 h0 N: b2 W
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CA Hawkins# y% }! n* |8 P
CA Frobisher6 a8 x5 B1 M. x* J( f ~2 ]
DD Barton) m( `. v$ ~( ]* }' U" s
DD Woodworth
: y! \7 P8 ]+ U+ S DD Bailey
# K" G# T# V) R! d& L DD Bancroft
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DD Gansevoort
5 G6 h9 G: n1 A1 D( ~ DD Kalk$ L, W1 ~. X7 Z& B2 {/ }+ Z! B
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# T# U1 m3 Y# ?5 [Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight1 F) S+ S$ Y- w$ _. C9 U j
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards, u9 B1 W8 H" N+ f
Range closes to 24,000 yards...- ], @! o! I* V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards2 k/ U- V# v, B1 s2 p8 v4 m4 H
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
) }/ x( E+ v l% }: Y; Z" oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards/ G* n6 z% t8 e3 r
Range closes to 14,000 yards...6 T2 [3 O6 o+ i! U
Range closes to 9,000 yards...( q+ I, W; q2 `% ~( R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards8 _* @9 g5 i7 H* H8 y0 o
Allied TF attempts to evade combat+ G1 |. S; d1 G! r- x- E6 d, @
Range increases to 10,000 yards...
/ K# |1 [$ |% v0 g. j7 }2 L2 dRange increases to 11,000 yards...
. ^- v& k3 o1 z4 w3 ~$ ~- E; C- tRange increases to 12,000 yards...
0 K4 Y2 y1 o8 O/ _Range increases to 13,000 yards...% j9 l4 Q6 U. ^2 Q
Range increases to 14,000 yards...7 w* y) M3 F$ f
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
2 I( v- X. W5 e' g$ d! X5 mRange increases to 16,000 yards...
8 F( ~2 T( f8 [; q% ]Range increases to 17,000 yards...
1 c0 h6 F: S# h; P; I% _, RRange increases to 18,000 yards.... S) [7 x, s9 u6 E3 A
Range increases to 19,000 yards...4 Y* [. z: w4 H* P% M c
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
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Range increases to 22,000 yards...
" _( D3 n/ s& w" l! u' V. dRange increases to 23,000 yards...5 M6 ?) ]* f: V$ [8 X5 |9 h
Range increases to 24,000 yards...$ [) Y& s* y% N9 L, g5 f3 r% m) [
Range increases to 25,000 yards...% m( u/ w/ P" c+ ~. Q
Range increases to 26,000 yards...6 N$ k2 d" z, [ }( u
Range increases to 27,000 yards...0 Y7 k( Y6 d- p
Range increases to 28,000 yards...$ I' c, u- l7 P: M1 j
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
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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~~( q. Y3 r% I: q. v
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)9 D! X0 a0 f) [2 S) }. c
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DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& Y1 L5 y. s. U$ d! q DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% h o4 `9 X$ ?! X: k, t
DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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% U2 s- @' ~8 B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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, h% i2 a$ @* e8 c( l1 vNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. V. k$ v* q, q
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6 n L8 Y) v9 L7 aAllied aircraft losses' S4 i _0 D1 f" o8 r
TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged
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5 q- o( C, p9 f: b PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged- J: d# R6 w6 m. x! j! B
F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged) @( V7 c8 ^; S S. d x8 [8 L: u+ ^
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground0 ~3 W9 ~. i0 q/ |2 `- [, X& o
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged
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F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged0 N. Q9 \9 ~' B% I$ H
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged- M2 U3 M$ _" o7 Y
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BB Kongo; \0 A0 ~) U8 t2 F0 W* s$ N; n
CA Aoba' {- r+ k( J4 c/ |# D# D
CA Suzuya
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CA Tone
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DD Niizuki6 }3 g# @8 v. O/ @: R
DD Susuzuki
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DD Akizuki: i2 ]! q, a" E( Y
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Allied ground losses:# k7 T: _. p" ~ s
248 casualties reported ^; r7 m+ p: \3 h& ]# @8 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# \5 ~8 @1 `/ b. J4 i1 @ Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled5 E8 a" N/ A3 C9 J9 ]$ ]( ]
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled3 W% i3 n" R5 k2 S3 b; ~" `. ^& A
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
q( q$ M+ @7 K: z' I* \; G Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 27. C7 T+ D% V2 l! Y1 {% c
Airbase supply hits 4' z3 @. @' b/ E" T
Runway hits 82& Q! w) L' `* S2 J0 C8 f" X$ E
Port hits 12, N3 s% t2 ~. x$ t+ V3 k# M9 I
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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) n7 ^# C5 T# F+ A+ j' n8 B2 b0 yNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
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TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
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F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged0 E% _$ G+ r7 }# K: q4 b
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ N# s9 t# S* v) b
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Japanese Ships
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DD Yamanagiri
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DD Tagonami6 {% I; ?7 t4 o! p9 d, m
DD Myojinami1 W: H H- ~% O- x" N; v7 ]5 F
DD Kosugiri- ?* R( s# X7 R. v- R! |" O
DD Uruyuke& x, u# n X; g
DD Tatsuyuke
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DD Asagiri: c, a/ F+ {3 R1 S; ]6 X7 p( i: M
DD Ayanami
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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4 x: I1 a7 b$ i9 p u$ h- c* _) ]Airbase supply hits 49 o4 u- ?4 _/ x' T1 I
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。
& P6 y8 _# r, f: c' |* dDD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
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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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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。 |