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 \7 L* j' _3 A% T7 C; d) o- e, {; cMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,988 P" H( b3 O& Y
' z+ t' x' H GWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) J; g( ~: `5 E, }& v( uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95
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9 o/ F( {1 R% W1 w) l2 DJapanese aircraft losses
1 C7 Y0 A3 V, H& D( ?( i B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged$ T) e" x+ n' B. @( N
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak/ G% i1 u$ J7 C5 C% ^2 A
3 G9 W8 E+ R8 yAllied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk9 t; q8 d+ W, n% I) k
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 x/ U! ?% J. j8 }. ? APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) k- E+ H% ` {* j APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 M4 ^, Y' z) b. R" u6 W
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. G0 G E9 q6 U6 l" x% h" H
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
S, }2 B1 `5 `0 y8 {# W AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 n! a; d( C9 Z, _ P# v9 ]+ \, j AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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' B* A3 a3 X' o/ t$ [$ I, S8 M! X" P APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, F" J, |) e* W/ A3 n* s3 }9 H
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ P& J) ?2 m& T2 ~ APA President Jackson
! |: R+ q& o" p3 S# { g APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: F6 r5 N/ `3 N
AK Bullock
, C+ |# Q" S% g" u9 |9 q6 g2 c APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 ]6 p" B8 b* y% r/ A AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:1 o' F3 ]0 T- a; r. D, D
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)( `9 H+ }- ^3 _- o: ~5 E1 b- [8 a) t
2 U1 x( B6 O# X, `4 G9 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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; U6 n5 T" H' K/ t+ o( _9 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 F. e0 E) C `$ kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* C( v" I/ c2 Y6 W9 s9 l5 }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 J2 b$ [4 D7 W2 S0 J: _ A6M5 Zero x 27
+ Q: q4 D- Z Y$ Z% N B6N1 Jill x 13/ H$ b/ ?9 P" @1 q$ j) ]' B
" M2 G- U& j* z/ I9 F4 qJapanese aircraft losses9 m; U! ~8 Y+ X) ~2 ~: |& r3 E
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged9 ~) ^0 ^ P1 z5 Q
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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* x5 ]! u" Q$ d V APA Fayette, on fire
. i0 t+ n4 Q2 ~5 z: }& K$ q APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
9 M+ J( e5 g6 Z, f+ c APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 I( H8 y; u( k
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# P% L5 ^' O: _ |# Q9 K% U
. t _$ X5 @! D1 `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。# ]. V7 r# w% o |
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。
$ B4 Z4 E) t+ R5 dMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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1 y' s* w; g% Q" f9 w6 P% Z& fWeather in hex: Light cloud9 L- j4 h" h9 J: R0 y
8 v- q; _: [. \6 t0 ]) J4 [ B9 c! PRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( M' w) A8 F; @2 Y, t% r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. Y! g7 O- i" h; E
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Japanese aircraft
2 E& l: Q+ |$ q& K: v7 l* V/ g3 k1 ^ G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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( l' F- [! k! i! |# H y G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged3 e+ X! ]8 R" i% C5 d
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Allied aircraft losses# ~0 h+ Z5 W. h" } X4 d3 C3 D
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged/ q' K% m1 C1 _" e5 N( M, I) w2 ~! u
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
* b. P7 T7 ~) v2 E9 v1 d B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
8 T& I# V2 I5 y7 N! { B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground( M7 p( Z; E5 e0 K# s) t
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged0 T2 A$ E6 \' q' ~- X p" z
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
1 y$ j+ B& N! M% R6 g7 q5 y1 x F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged$ O, a; f+ Y( N+ }5 Q k, F) m
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 ]" X2 a# k% `* X8 p/ i& f
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged- I: r- n% }* I4 x' k
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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( T2 F, T% s- x7 V6 f4 |Airbase hits 26
8 k/ F6 r8 J5 g @$ E" X p) U. |: RAirbase supply hits 9' `: ^/ i, o9 B1 Z2 w
Runway hits 753 N! | A, _+ @, Q/ e
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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。 |