9月17日,攻克威克岛后扬长而去的盟军58舰队收到一个噩耗,留在威克岛卸载装备的数支大型运输船队遭到日军KB舰队的突然袭击,损失惨重。' ^ O, p; A# @0 c: g
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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, [- L1 P8 P' |1 \Weather in hex: Heavy rain( r+ P7 E; Q% }4 F9 h9 M
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( ^9 m2 E ^8 t0 k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 O3 H( W% Z+ ~/ n, oJapanese aircraft8 p' W/ f2 `3 k
A6M5 Zero x 155
7 A" g: |8 [+ A% n3 t$ {$ @9 W B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 w5 d& m0 o2 s1 Q B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
1 j% D9 q* [! s+ P. } B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
- P- Z, f& F q) L, z9 { AM Dash
% D; @- |+ X6 [; c AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk; n0 y8 j2 e; }: S
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 w5 a; A6 x, c APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! S9 d B* L3 m9 c5 F2 c APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 f! j* x* h7 ^, ]/ i APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 j% A5 j7 m$ m7 P APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 c" T/ B& k9 ]. ^( G& s: s- z
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; r- N7 F6 E2 \5 d3 m: u
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- k+ i# O, N$ L) v) h5 d
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) u* R- r, K- y) ^$ u5 N9 ?! l APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
& K# i/ ?# h, i+ U2 _/ R5 t, R APA President Jackson$ b7 F0 P; K& q" Q8 H# o
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, j6 U) o" R) b& U
AK Bullock
- S) E( r* d( K r APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 u: y5 A9 P1 a9 {7 y! g4 {3 J3 A
AK Alamosa1 Z' ?: K6 g* H
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Allied ground losses:
5 v& `; A8 Z( b# y H+ | Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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; n& H2 {( i0 o( tMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# d- p. e: c' U) u1 [1 o
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 B- y0 j7 O# d$ o2 j6 ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
, `: q) P. P& G+ _ B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ ^$ M7 @* n1 X: r$ e" x x" E
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
, J. A; [' X) l0 p/ j APA Fayette, on fire
. V* {1 a/ A s$ _; s APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage% Z0 _7 G5 N8 D7 n8 y7 c
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 u6 s: w" z/ }0 e! y APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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7 g! i) b% ?: X! o2 g盟军损失了大量宝贵的登陆战专用APA和AKA,算是帝国在威克岛让盟军出的最后一次血。
7 c N% H' T! K; O5 J# v同日,帝国精锐的南洋雷击队也不甘寂寞,在反复侦察之后确信盟军4发基地防御薄弱,发挥一式陆攻超远程攻击的优势,裸奔突袭了盟军战线后方的4发机场,大获成功,击毁击伤大量4发轰炸机。+ r+ Q$ z Z* B, a9 U8 Q; E
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
K; @+ G8 b0 g" y: o' E1 o9 B B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
: C! g" U8 J( E- @! _& W" D/ t B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground/ D/ Q; a! T9 [) x
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
3 m) ^7 R2 x/ d3 C B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
& j& Z1 K+ G$ K7 p C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged: g. G* P+ H; J' |, Y/ p1 `% y( f0 L
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 A1 n0 z2 Q3 h' V ?% l% C
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
9 R" \. U! B# G+ A+ q4 c# P F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground5 ]% i- X4 t7 T: x$ u, N$ Y- v
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
4 _& P/ C0 t& ? E% t: D! x B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground( S5 A- v, H" n, r Z" L
9 [! l4 X% [7 y; G3 x* P$ J& SAirbase hits 26# D6 s C) `$ T: K" c- i( t
Airbase supply hits 9
' A: g% W+ J- I; e% ~+ I; PRunway hits 75
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0 Q7 D- f$ K; _; r) t* c3 W( `在威克岛防御战中,帝国守军再次发扬艰苦奋战,死扛到底的武士道精神,让前来进攻的米国部队大吃苦头,损失惨重,这是帝国的无上荣耀,也昭示着盟军每前进一步,都要付出更大的代价。 |