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马金岛夜袭战# s: o& y6 ~2 l
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% j5 G( w% }- e; v3 z* i! E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。2 [2 q2 C }. D3 _( F
' A6 q( ^' L4 o1 g8 \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~~5 _" c, S' M% ?/ M4 k, ~) \9 f6 F: G0 ~
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" i5 x7 i% {% G- zNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards5 f& K8 N1 G! o4 e G
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BB Kongo) j) n4 h P' o6 S
CA Tone
5 U$ Q* e5 Q* d. R' G/ g4 h N/ y! c CA Maya
6 ?( X$ n, Y, C CA Myoko
7 u) I: I. F3 x, x, } CA Suzuya
: q6 M: B8 w a. _ CA Aoba4 x$ T: M$ ^* R, P7 z' {" b
CL Oyodo8 P9 P& j# d7 X; a6 N; a/ ~
DD Akizuki
) P" ?6 B! N0 n9 j5 g0 L) l! m DD Teruzuki% h7 i+ u) y/ {& Z9 ?5 r
DD Susuzuki
; M- L$ @: Q2 f# ~ DD Niizuki9 p. \: G6 d, I K0 ^- Y
DD Arashio; n& n! q5 u3 P4 D* E/ w( |! P7 q. d
DD Suzukaze' i% _' t4 K$ {5 m/ I+ f- X" @
DD Nenohi
6 H# E1 I. v, Q DD Wakaba
- V% V$ Q" X4 B( o+ L( A DD Katsutade
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Allied Ships8 E+ J% g | _# n
CA Hawkins3 G8 C+ f* u# y0 N% \- Q8 m& P4 ]
CA Frobisher
( C0 l3 L% A! m! F DD Barton
" @# {; n5 G; e* `; y) `$ n2 R DD Woodworth
. K8 A/ v: ?- u1 a7 w DD Bailey- v0 Q I: J" D8 l! `6 j
DD Bancroft
0 Q) O" `& [ `/ J DD Caldwell9 W2 @, v( s% a
DD Gansevoort
0 Q' n3 Q9 V5 j. r5 Q DD Kalk
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% V3 @ A: i( Q0 d0 oReduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
" `! S# x4 o E1 P/ I5 ]" xMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards% `7 r6 M$ l/ u. Z; m
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
4 D$ I( E$ h! ]7 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards& ~5 |8 z8 ], B6 I8 u- V
Range closes to 19,000 yards...' u) E% l* V$ v% D# K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards; D& s0 u- ]- O2 y0 ^! R
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 s& k/ T: T! D4 D8 A! K5 b
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
; B) Q; l' `& V+ F' G6 P" VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
2 s# _# S- m. ^# t C# UAllied TF attempts to evade combat
# t- a( C& Q0 d5 W. sRange increases to 10,000 yards...6 u0 {3 Q- j! K0 r: I# a
Range increases to 11,000 yards...' O) ^) a# w p7 P- V1 T
Range increases to 12,000 yards...* z( c( c. {7 \8 j; R* {. [+ @
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
1 S& ?" X8 r! Z, b% O: H0 _Range increases to 14,000 yards...) e. b' @$ H& G" R
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
, z A8 @) [5 h8 w+ I7 T0 t9 n& `2 jRange increases to 16,000 yards...
6 j6 ~) J3 d9 M0 k6 o H. e. ~' wRange increases to 17,000 yards...; j% s; Z8 V# C# K
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
+ q" S# v% Y" R) q z% O# ORange increases to 19,000 yards...3 a+ U2 j4 K( K* M9 E
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
9 C5 Y; J# d6 V7 \3 ERange increases to 21,000 yards...3 | @3 q1 q# O. S2 v& x
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
! A0 s5 L: Z8 m1 P9 U1 o/ p( LRange increases to 23,000 yards...
6 l: T9 Q+ h, u9 nRange increases to 24,000 yards...
& p6 k7 x% l- C2 }! V% m$ s KRange increases to 25,000 yards...* e3 i2 k+ ]( S
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
, d2 v! S8 y9 _/ m% x6 mRange increases to 27,000 yards...
+ I: ?( Y6 `" P, DRange increases to 28,000 yards...
, T$ w& B$ D! {+ T- s' [Range increases to 29,000 yards.... L5 v* }% U* b2 `; ~( ~! K
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
5 x) B1 e7 f) Q# YAllied Surface Combat TF evades combat
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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~~- C" p, [1 e8 u/ o9 B2 o! i8 R7 R) V
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)2 s9 A5 }9 d" v7 m/ A4 T3 Z
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4 a$ ?# D( r# S DD Katsutade, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 O/ L' Q; I u& ]/ b, m
DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ j! a' ~% M. S# |. a- s) n. W% t8 |
DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage z$ n Y( s% {0 `9 g; A
/ p% R4 V/ X2 ?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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|1 b5 z- x' gNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses" B# K4 R$ l0 y% ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged% T0 O F8 Z. F- v3 d: e
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground; f* p2 @' B% o6 t6 l5 @
PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged
9 b& a; b4 ?. t" { F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged4 d6 U7 u l" t$ X
F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground
, m* F; ], D7 W8 i+ o' y' b6 L+ k P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged& ^. `/ t, z4 t$ X5 Z1 i4 z
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground1 f0 Q/ u9 r/ c' `4 g% F
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CA Suzuya
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CA Tone
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0 J8 z: d' F3 @: z: [ DD Suzukaze
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DD Susuzuki1 d# Y1 ^2 z4 ]5 Q- g
DD Teruzuki
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled; B: j( \, }6 ~9 s# y- {; w3 Y
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)& H4 ]8 n U7 q$ w) J# e6 C( X
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 27
9 B- d+ M( c: k+ C$ SAirbase supply hits 4% g4 K# Y. r' d7 B8 [3 W
Runway hits 82$ ~4 B7 q# N8 E J$ A! B& P
Port hits 12: b$ k7 v5 c4 D8 n* V
Port supply hits 4
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P* p# K* w* J- w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$ i5 t5 A1 l/ W- F
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" [) O6 X5 _1 f# I d+ KNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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2 @- a# H3 O* s& `4 ]5 }% xAllied aircraft losses
4 H. K* ^( {- M# ~: c7 B/ { ^ P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged
- S: S0 I, v/ T P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground; T: \5 d+ o. q6 ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground+ m, V. I; P1 N6 C: Y
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
% o, o; v$ k# n F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged8 v ?0 ]/ v. O. ^2 O( u3 c5 P
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CL Ninaru
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DD Tagonami0 {2 y( D$ k- @7 G+ L
DD Myojinami: {' d0 p; r+ S% [ y, `
DD Kosugiri* ?: y! N9 W5 L4 W/ x
DD Uruyuke
7 e3 o5 n9 |/ Z DD Tatsuyuke
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DD Ayanami
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; P7 [" i1 D% E, n+ RAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 11
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Runway hits 15
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% F3 H$ Q* G: q) {4 |: v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。
! }7 Y4 }: o6 J# {5 S6 ]9 ZDD Yamanagiri firing at Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion
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6 y" M. F, s, B# r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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! X& H5 H! m& ~0 Y, 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。 |