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。
: w( F" ^& @$ e: TMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,986 ~8 C2 Q( z' Z) }
2 i; g2 F8 ?2 _! n! A# uWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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) K$ y3 R ]" ]: _# u# P: nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
; o O' p. `' i" W0 S% Z2 u, @! p+ N8 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 u& u0 Y: `% ?% ^7 O A6M5 Zero x 1552 U# P2 O8 T) b" }' o
B6N1 Jill x 95
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3 {& @# S5 t4 d | B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged0 p0 G" g9 ?% D/ T# K* ~
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak9 c8 Y- l0 }) F" `) h/ P6 H# \- `0 }
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Allied Ships- w. S8 G. A0 ?* v, x
AM Dash; E/ l: o# p' C @# ]
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk: u& r9 W( V) o* n% L% I
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" f7 a2 o+ A6 |' ?
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( J# i( _% {5 x- \ APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 @3 g) G/ V. M. g7 l APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 }) l) }$ ]$ |( D7 b) k
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; c5 l& X m* {4 Y' s: ?
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" A+ M7 [& r M, @2 h AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 s% ~& N8 l9 m0 v2 Z
SC PC-580" \- n5 G8 v$ D2 m; }
APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; V7 B% m; n& }
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
: a% t- u$ ?1 q9 _: ? APA President Jackson$ i O4 y4 n. q0 r- H
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 K5 `# h1 {/ s3 @" n AK Bullock
& q# g; M" a0 V+ @7 ^ APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* R/ u Z6 {8 ]. o# F( X
AK Alamosa
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0 X9 y4 e4 G/ }* ] dAllied ground losses:
3 _: A# {( m- y% B% a3 @ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 L' H2 M2 I1 O1 B
7 O( z5 ?" B' L; ^4 F+ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* a0 p6 A4 s) p# D" @
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 H ]+ P. ] S. n
( h, C/ a* ~# b7 ^; ~) d; bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 r+ r! W. Y/ Y- I$ C$ W/ E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% L5 _7 {- V8 F B, M: R
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Japanese aircraft
; g) ]. V. c9 `2 i( @; ] A6M5 Zero x 27/ j- \$ }& r6 A o0 o5 O) L5 y
B6N1 Jill x 132 Z8 h" [ }/ R5 g' L5 D4 N
# N. M3 A5 X. | r( m8 |0 EJapanese aircraft losses3 n1 @# W8 r7 B
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
8 ], b& h) {6 ^$ o: Y; X B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak( \1 h$ @2 v( V0 i0 _: h8 Z
) _: _, e) h" {, v" NAllied Ships
$ E( Z& b' m6 H; g( T& ? APA Fayette, on fire L/ b, p1 a; U$ f7 j
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage, ~( q- K7 t) E+ _' `6 j
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; U" H1 B9 v C+ b( { 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。( f9 Y$ x8 z3 Q' y4 \9 f
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。* j' v$ m1 f0 K8 x' L2 F
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 " z" g- g& `0 I$ ^
6 T; h; d; E- }+ mWeather in hex: Light cloud! o, q2 R: Z) s
: }. x5 K& O8 [Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
P6 E& T" s6 \! e" c+ Z6 B; q }9 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ R [4 d3 X3 `; i' U- ?% ^& y2 h
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G4M1 Betty x 68& q6 \; b/ ], {5 N* t
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Allied aircraft
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/ I: I5 Y) @& A0 v8 LJapanese aircraft losses! W0 r! z% w; `! |+ D: V$ ~# d* M
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged; D# m& b; ^" b% g% P3 e7 F5 b% }0 U8 K, C
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Allied aircraft losses7 k* N2 S! [& ~6 m4 V* c+ I
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
4 [0 L5 e) b6 j* w0 | B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground5 d9 s0 G) X7 h' q+ Q5 Y
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged. K) c4 S |; {6 b9 ?% F: E
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground; M. a/ E {1 }8 g( K q! D& s0 l
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged0 _: M( I! N$ |
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground, a# H6 p( I: L6 m7 `- S: i' d6 L
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged/ [! a( m1 F7 e2 X6 h8 D
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
. o' z2 k# N& }8 t1 Y! p B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged- B$ f# r0 u X% `" N% G p$ X, [4 F
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground7 N0 p( w' Q4 ^ r( _
4 W1 N# u& E0 R% `Airbase hits 26, c2 u5 b' X* v2 P( j
Airbase supply hits 9 \: J# @$ a' c9 a% ?8 U) y/ X5 @' O
Runway hits 75& a3 \: V7 q Y& M, V! o
w. X- H& E+ M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。 |