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1 b, P8 X @. U" |7 P" a v( U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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( U& X1 Z* j% I& I5 O4 d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~~- v# k1 M5 r' N1 ?' ~- W' O. O& P
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) [/ B* ^8 m) V, A! E XNight Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 136,125, Range 29,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- W: e a& R2 E% E' l0 [7 r' O BB Kongo) `, ]$ o: n& _; @* d0 O2 F* q
CA Tone6 M/ z4 ^1 w% R$ R- q
CA Maya! q9 `* W( U: ?, A
CA Myoko( A! [8 c2 s6 Q- x3 i
CA Suzuya
- O B1 z* e1 f# |* O3 U8 ~ CA Aoba
5 O5 k# m7 m( Y% A: f1 O1 T2 l CL Oyodo
+ @9 S, R0 o" e; x8 u DD Akizuki; V5 s9 b7 n8 {, }
DD Teruzuki B# R+ ~% @$ O4 T
DD Susuzuki
* u1 d( W( S4 A/ P- B* @0 [* t DD Niizuki3 H( q8 f1 J. G0 g' V4 ~
DD Arashio: J& P2 j2 a' ~8 ^1 k
DD Suzukaze5 w* r4 H: h$ W- X2 f( D
DD Nenohi! {9 P4 h3 g+ T, w' x
DD Wakaba3 [# s: R" e: t+ _
DD Katsutade' R, c3 ^5 ~2 E* @% \% D0 K: e, R
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CA Hawkins: _* y5 g c: }) P
CA Frobisher I$ Q% y; b% C5 k# s! X* g, v
DD Barton
- Q! T" Q' j. P$ D DD Woodworth
& Y, M8 u, \# u: H3 W DD Bailey* i+ A/ X/ ~6 }. p7 B9 x2 N
DD Bancroft
, F# q& N' ]4 p; z: k7 y, n DD Caldwell
! K8 @1 i4 {+ O1 J DD Gansevoort
( {' r2 b" n. U ~0 z: q) O- ^ DD Kalk
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e0 ?( n# E |# z! I" xReduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
2 K3 Q0 Q) R8 a, hMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 28% moonlight: 8,000 yards9 R) ]/ q3 `- f* o+ Q
Range closes to 24,000 yards...5 [" h( e7 I6 P# j5 b* U/ j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& y+ B0 b+ i4 Z* _4 WRange closes to 19,000 yards...+ P2 q; J' S: e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
3 X/ i( v+ t' l+ j2 dRange closes to 14,000 yards...
' X7 U9 A* ?) V% mRange closes to 9,000 yards...
! y% V0 P; n% G' [4 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards& s* x# t: X m* [% `# U- O
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
( b$ s7 c( I6 L* _; ]# LRange increases to 10,000 yards...
# R9 o$ Z% s- x8 K0 ?: H0 TRange increases to 11,000 yards...
/ g1 I0 K$ Q1 ~6 c! F7 aRange increases to 12,000 yards...
8 J0 ]# b+ S. R( s0 tRange increases to 13,000 yards...# |% d8 t2 a& n
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
5 C3 H& N+ P0 P0 HRange increases to 15,000 yards...' f% r9 g* A. p4 x& E) u+ J
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
; l7 v' d: S7 z8 KRange increases to 17,000 yards...
9 G! }1 H' |& V0 R1 U" c& lRange increases to 18,000 yards...
5 ?& D" `3 e; d6 eRange increases to 19,000 yards...; ], B! y# t/ F& J1 f" B) S
Range increases to 20,000 yards...5 u9 R: a( P# @) T8 e2 q# q8 s; X
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
7 X4 ?; P3 L5 u% k9 KRange increases to 22,000 yards...
' M8 Y- g5 J# h6 [: r& f9 wRange increases to 23,000 yards...
8 ]: |% i; D& C; n) t$ {% ?Range increases to 24,000 yards...
. q) M: `2 P; v9 k! e3 @# E% X: ~Range increases to 25,000 yards...& e$ E' h4 X: H, }: D0 f: Y, Y" [" Q
Range increases to 26,000 yards...! K/ ` Z" r7 A' i& n& n r
Range increases to 27,000 yards...+ Q. |* ~/ ^0 x
Range increases to 28,000 yards...2 X" X4 q4 x9 o) R1 y
Range increases to 29,000 yards.... m: Q4 Y; Y# [0 q+ T. `
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
" M0 @! j7 K# _# ]1 yAllied Surface Combat TF evades combat& D4 R; i$ ~4 ?" c$ V: Q
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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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% u O% }9 f& q0 y% G2 J' {TF 45 encounters mine field at Makin (136,125)7 S9 a" T2 i, B% Y) `
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6 t2 r; G+ q: a1 A DD Nenohi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 ]( r7 _# W1 m+ V" T0 f
DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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# E: r# c" q7 p( M5 O% Z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~~( u* i3 ]3 |7 }' z/ \ x7 ^# R
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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; i- W) J8 [5 l7 g9 b l TBF-1 Avenger: 34 damaged, h8 c2 s7 H% @. [
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground
- A" k6 A3 B! K- n# d PBY-5 Catalina: 7 damaged2 G$ T( e! }# P5 a/ f
F4U-1 Corsair: 93 damaged
' U* I) L6 y# {4 A. I F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed on ground$ J0 |, }/ T, W( R8 f
P-38G Lightning: 60 damaged; M4 _& K# @" ~( @/ S9 y. o
P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed on ground
& O% j; q8 ]1 a( j, B F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged( O# U) f8 ~( L1 a3 @4 ~) h: U! L
F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 ]( O8 o" r" Z0 s: O
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CA Aoba5 z7 |% o' A$ o; r E) H
CA Suzuya+ s& R# D! \4 U( W$ J9 Q. R7 i
CA Myoko- ?8 L3 F' b. D" }$ g1 X8 B
CA Tone
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8 {1 U3 V0 S' t ]; v8 n DD Suzukaze
: F- z/ Y! c9 V4 Y DD Niizuki/ a3 f+ {! @3 D2 }* _
DD Susuzuki
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DD Akizuki
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248 casualties reported' A2 G2 e$ J0 L5 i W. a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ~- l- O. ~" @4 j" ?
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
W( f; {; \7 _ G. Q3 i& [ Engineers: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled6 L% K8 i q! O/ l3 [ h$ O. L
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 \7 m1 z. S1 d
Vehicles lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 C; q8 I- s9 `6 y
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' p$ Q A5 U" T4 Q- \% V7 M8 _Airbase hits 27
% P) a/ F% }$ X! L1 [/ QAirbase supply hits 4
: x; y8 Y* a7 {1 `( ^! c iRunway hits 82
4 U9 B1 l3 j3 Y. z5 H/ F1 T5 i @Port hits 12
" F& b" n6 u7 w5 `2 }# T4 a) ?6 aPort supply hits 4, U' W# x5 S" L, p: ?: F; k
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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* g1 {" N; `- A+ ?& A( m
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Allied aircraft losses e. e" a7 Y# T/ I
P-38G Lightning: 22 damaged. h6 A9 U$ K: D! m4 a0 `6 D
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground$ L7 `! a1 |! G3 g% l- r O
TBF-1 Avenger: 23 damaged
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground2 v* B; c$ i$ ?, v
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged
9 l3 E/ j# z7 _0 ]3 Y$ } F-4 Lightning: 1 damaged
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23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CL Ninaru
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( H& ?# w. {3 r: L- G' U) W DD Yamanagiri
* J) L1 @- [% R, b DD Suruyame; c7 a9 D0 V. e7 G, D
DD Tagonami
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DD Kosugiri
6 U. a, @2 N) W" r/ u% y DD Uruyuke! h2 V7 j* U* G0 ~
DD Tatsuyuke4 q' K3 d2 t( \# @4 \9 L) k
DD Ushio
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3 Q! q G# B2 r. G- U DD Ayanami
\! |! _" m, | DD Shikinami
9 q$ X: l3 Q$ ` DD Akatsuki
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Allied ground losses:! y6 D4 ~! \, ]. C! Q6 f
16 casualties reported" Y( V* M: q. K9 M% }4 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 y7 f8 @, m- I& y* x6 \; S ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 113 l J0 j# Q& i1 Y5 Z1 j- s* @
Airbase supply hits 4
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Port hits 8) x' z& j: r% ^+ O2 e b) i2 H
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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。 D" M* c2 r; v1 f
DD 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。) x; @; _ v7 V5 L3 |& q
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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。 |