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。7 _8 K2 \5 p7 ]% c( d0 }! m! y
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% n* r' w8 n aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 t4 o; ~. W" y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 k& t P& A; h, `4 Y
% f3 J6 j* _8 H4 lJapanese aircraft
, s1 C, [/ W! ]( v9 j1 N A6M5 Zero x 155
# G/ w! Z. X3 E4 A1 h B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
: V! Y1 l, X' ?3 B/ Q B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged1 R' q+ A) H! W. i- R1 w9 d
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships6 D) }5 y _5 h
AM Dash0 I# X3 y5 T" ~' p! X* [: ?
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 Z [/ }: [& h* E
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( y/ H1 w# G8 G3 ?" ~* y3 M. \+ ] APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, D- j# V; f- ~0 s3 K! x* y7 v APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 C9 m1 ?: X4 k) y# Q% b% G" q
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 _* G, o% L& d; ~8 I9 v APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( L4 W3 A( W4 Q0 r AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! W( k# E* w* Y! x AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 N" ?; U: `; Z' d$ j# d; v
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. ?! K1 Y7 W4 [8 q& \; y
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
0 K) u7 Q+ i& r APA President Jackson( Q1 q2 i, l& s1 g4 b) J! W' s8 K
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 D1 M1 Y. o0 s" s: ^# D
AK Bullock
% o) ^2 M: Q( @, Z5 Z APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 o2 D, V; E! C) W: z AK Alamosa
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) z# g; F0 `! @9 o2 }$ {4 O% fAllied ground losses:
) l5 G6 o! n( }, s$ f Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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0 ]; T4 A% N, w" U% R, i9 J- nMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' y4 ~( g+ @# c# C" U/ E
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& W, L3 U+ b6 W9 s
7 U7 G8 P9 C5 Z1 y' j' d# mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 s( r1 D- [7 }. KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ i8 a- t# b' |% y
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Japanese aircraft: F* b/ d: e. z( d1 m0 ^
A6M5 Zero x 27
1 y N% s. }& d B6N1 Jill x 13! c" x2 ~# g& B: Z2 u6 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 @- Z5 }0 V) N& ~7 j( z6 E B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged, r: u' a/ z& k1 i
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships$ i7 [5 V+ U% {# L- K
APA Fayette, on fire
7 ^- M% k# y D$ L) @2 a% n APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
: b3 T3 Q( x% u0 V APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! }2 K, t( U: t
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: L6 M+ l% l, X+ J4 ?: {
2 I# L* d# y. O& ]" }9 E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。
2 @3 [4 n$ {! [( a. d" I7 ?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 C) K1 p; ?: |/ ^% b! @Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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2 u# w" P+ N; X. b a% DWeather in hex: Light cloud- `/ z+ J7 A' N4 w
4 M8 R# q* `# k) N6 W; QRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 c( W+ v1 b+ w1 z' F3 ?2 L* P3 TEstimated time to target is 12 minutes8 R8 u1 N" p. S, u
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G4M1 Betty x 68) |+ Y6 ~# v+ T. Z2 q9 u( Y4 A7 |
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Allied aircraft6 T$ C; A( F0 o& t$ I0 ]
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses4 g* N( E \ e: ^9 M, K" \; V
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged; o9 M, ~: \- y: C* ~( G
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Allied aircraft losses
3 J# z0 f& X/ I$ m7 v B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
0 D$ @ N- X: B* b7 s8 e9 } B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
4 [7 h7 A0 A. b B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged% U: D* P+ T/ g( O4 j
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground) ?0 m4 e3 X* r
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
# P5 K! {) M& M, x$ a C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground# I; Z$ ^9 O0 ^3 \" _
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
9 M. I1 b. l5 E' A, Y" K% ^2 n F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground4 f* `4 m. q) ?2 F X) k
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
4 _$ |% b3 a" K4 {' d# k* x B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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9 s' @5 S0 u3 E4 S0 o/ [8 @6 s9 S. @Airbase hits 26% U7 g$ k" P, G3 V
Airbase supply hits 9
4 ^0 j P0 g& SRunway hits 75" ]6 g, D! |# U3 n
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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。 |