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。8 d! A! F; ^! Y; p9 ?( s
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,982 a$ D) n) I3 W9 e/ N/ `5 O I% f
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7 `2 q* C, s6 l9 [" J! IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 e4 u* c9 g8 y8 Z5 Z1 k5 iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ m( L, g( t$ _' O. |/ V A6M5 Zero x 1554 z( b9 v* w+ y: B5 V& e! S
B6N1 Jill x 95
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3 h8 O+ b6 w6 kJapanese aircraft losses
1 M' |2 ^* B2 h& ]6 c$ i, m B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged* p7 F0 s5 E1 j9 H2 c& }" j2 Z; x
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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a1 u+ h2 o7 T; |+ I6 oAllied Ships- T& f& C7 a, x
AM Dash- H3 W9 V. S4 `) x0 t* c" a. T' C: j# q
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk& }* ~8 a: s: |/ m7 P
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 O5 v- ~, M0 c5 y! l APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ |3 A: x2 J7 {9 x3 i APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 ]; W9 D$ ^" G: O: f' ~ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 D9 y6 }0 f0 d' a' E0 d APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 n* [% C! o4 c0 j8 w0 C+ b
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! h4 j( p* A# s/ ]
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk g {7 N& v$ @, S
SC PC-580
, R4 V4 u4 D' N! J p% D+ }' t' t. l APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 @( C6 M" B3 H2 v( W& V APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk4 l+ w) m) J) B3 t; a$ h
APA President Jackson
3 ?- P& V# i# ]% B. `) M8 h+ v APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 M6 {4 ^" d3 O! H% B2 E
AK Bullock
& M2 ~/ U. Q- }2 x5 K$ i3 F2 z APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 r" C; ]- q" r% q6 w% [+ ^, O
AK Alamosa
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p* ]0 ^1 g0 _$ ?/ @Allied ground losses:
# r( B/ V3 L! i Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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* F8 W# b6 F& n+ ~& s! J8 RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ l. y6 J4 K X; w4 Z6 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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! C5 h# t' h' h: z+ \* vJapanese aircraft* [+ e# U" ~4 U2 |/ ] Y0 u
A6M5 Zero x 272 M9 P, l! Z7 H& B; P
B6N1 Jill x 133 i% n& ?4 P6 S1 g8 A1 |5 w
: r* n! r: t9 Y$ xJapanese aircraft losses
7 L& y! y! U% Q( p' M3 v B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged8 \' J6 v$ U# [/ W( E
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak! _1 I. h/ ^* ~( ]& f5 a
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1 h9 i6 E4 T; q t APA Fayette, on fire
" X0 a+ |# o& q! k$ R/ j' P1 a APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage' E9 }# k( H7 }: P1 I% ?
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% d) D6 U j# \
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ C/ P0 l! X- s6 W
3 {' j* b" d' J( n" 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。. j: q/ i. |( b7 @+ r6 E% u
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。
) V0 ? h$ o6 kMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 1 _ v6 f' j: K, F% X* k- s2 R5 _/ {
( n! L+ l) Q, S e% P# eWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# `. P# h* p' z" H2 t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ k9 L* y6 h7 r4 r* y1 n8 {3 y9 k: L
1 }) N* |0 h$ w3 w5 L6 aJapanese aircraft
# u" v& s% W$ h/ R. ^6 p% v G4M1 Betty x 68. e. ?' A: p$ Z9 M( @/ T, K
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7 |' O/ A4 N2 [1 D& pJapanese aircraft losses
, |+ f6 ~. y$ C3 ^& e q5 K G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged# B) w$ w! m$ A9 K7 \& u
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
$ o, B+ {2 k; G. E6 d B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground. ?( Q V5 w; j! Q) s1 j/ _3 H
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- Z- C5 Z' B/ ` ^3 H4 U/ H" c
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground. B+ L* K9 F7 Q- C% g0 ?1 f
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged. G) c! }4 x* F, u" \8 d* {
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
_! p* E. O& C+ }0 [! @ F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged `& f" |" `5 T4 L2 {
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
1 B- ~: D! L c: t/ I0 Z B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
; T4 x. E5 A5 _5 }. L. ?; h; Y# | B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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' z9 B/ W2 q$ Y% iAirbase hits 26
3 i" p. P2 k2 w4 B/ I$ a) {Airbase supply hits 94 o. k# \- R1 V5 z9 \/ t' w2 N8 L
Runway hits 75! a8 O4 U, O! I( j, g8 K( R
9 Z2 W% j6 }" R& Q7 i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。 |