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。! i4 c g4 {0 ?7 C6 o; L9 O$ e
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
6 X' j. t+ ] `* ~- g; z' jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95/ P6 [* x! F* U( f+ B- [
- q4 ]) k3 \5 Q% NJapanese aircraft losses
- z q1 T7 s) X4 U B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
" ?5 j4 q! ]% F5 y B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak/ v- l4 F! \4 T; J) r+ W
1 V& m; Q( O4 X1 O UAllied Ships
m& u/ Y% @! V# m AM Dash
6 F( u$ b9 l/ h, ?% ~3 Z6 C AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
- l; Q5 w t" ]5 { APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 {' @& o+ F% K
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 g" }/ f5 A ]2 q& n6 B
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 M- Q5 ~# ?" `3 `0 s' s' | APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 z; B" ~* c5 b9 K! V: X! Q8 y# z
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 @% ]- [' M. y% l* A
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ e, k8 I! D3 [ AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ s9 s. j S& s2 _; A APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
/ s3 I$ ]6 q/ t2 Z2 t) P4 S APA President Jackson& h) |- a2 M) ?1 O' } O- i
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage/ T. u& V- K7 g5 P0 E) j9 ~
AK Bullock
1 l9 s4 w, G' K APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 J4 p2 S; n# t& I9 a/ u5 E
AK Alamosa P X0 x, k7 V% ]2 ^" O0 r
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Allied ground losses:* T; c; u8 M6 L0 u0 h2 r: `9 L
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 a2 ?& Y$ s% l4 _8 Z
, V' q9 j3 J6 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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2 T$ ^/ l+ ~% e$ L, O6 URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 S4 N/ q# V& W& L9 IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 X2 f+ D) m8 y, Q& i
, g/ p7 W+ h2 @4 A' M+ l+ F6 v' JJapanese aircraft
8 g5 F* O4 V$ ^9 D- ?( L A6M5 Zero x 27
9 Z; N( }& J( j8 q+ g B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged$ i8 f% P8 C3 o* \
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak( G. W m2 M( d+ q+ u
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Allied Ships
$ s- F1 R" c1 A+ l* l: ? APA Fayette, on fire
: F. @7 A# Y, @; \) ?$ C APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
t; r- f; t( W; F APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 b3 b* X' j6 }2 Y) F2 t, t( p
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。 I( ~5 P) x; U5 p1 ]
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。6 e& `8 ?6 d5 t: ^8 \4 k) F
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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" p z; a3 J- Q* Y' Q& y& M: vRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: u4 @3 |, T, W3 i9 K: ] R" W
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 g! B% J/ g& i$ x2 ]7 U
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# ~/ w' j% q! T. u5 W+ R G4M1 Betty x 68
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged. Q: l5 p# Q' W4 M
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged: E' Z' [: L3 P# l$ i6 I2 O. ^9 R5 W
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
$ j5 e: m i9 e; @: S1 t B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
4 L4 p+ i5 { Z B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground% P/ j: C: B5 L
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged* C+ i# |! |' E0 p
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 u+ H) _( ^2 m& a0 s1 G: _
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged' g7 j5 W3 D4 |( d1 E
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
8 E. f5 U" m9 O P* d B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged' ~& z9 Q1 k) H9 b4 F; P
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground) I$ [5 M( D$ n: A7 a
4 `1 z0 T+ V0 ]8 ^4 }0 PAirbase hits 26
/ o- v( S' y& ? rAirbase supply hits 9
. N- [+ E, D" ORunway hits 75% Q2 H, u0 j3 ]) `- E9 R' H1 `
" T$ ]1 Q6 {4 n3 }" V* E1 g) ^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。 |