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。. |. p8 C% p/ ^
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.
% b- t; ^, r1 B2 h9 @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 155
. n( r5 J* m& }' `' Q B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses) A* H" l, e6 a/ F4 r" A
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
" [* X' E3 s6 y- f8 y$ F% W B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak# ?+ \, H6 U; K% ] p
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Allied Ships6 `- m5 }' g8 E6 M; j
AM Dash% n' N5 k: [+ E ]; [' O8 X( N
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
D# X6 `; a, T# u# h4 U APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) m! v, g" T4 n/ F. L
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ D1 u s# U+ o# q" ] APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' T" D. T) I' ^9 l: w APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, U# V& x) {, A& D6 N! ^
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' ~$ C5 d3 P7 Z8 }8 H! F
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, e: H. H1 K$ N- ~
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! f {7 ]: j; G3 c" a8 k
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk* ?( a+ m( R* v3 h* Q
APA President Jackson, u% {# O) x) F! k
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( R5 @* K- k: x- X
AK Bullock
0 |9 n/ o- o& B( G APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- C6 s5 V( t9 q6 d) k AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:1 o7 c5 }* G* l9 a9 E2 i5 Q9 W8 c
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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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
# K0 I4 l, x" I1 b* c A6M5 Zero x 27% i' J' J' z2 V' T
B6N1 Jill x 13% T( N0 I7 v& b1 U" [
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
2 n8 O1 B; Q5 r$ U% s* p# E B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships) }6 \. {8 b% X" I
APA Fayette, on fire) Y% t0 [4 s/ W
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage* a- e! Y: w7 `1 h5 e2 f
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" U z: |: M8 g4 n( L3 F5 U' u4 m
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。
& |6 M8 D4 Z l& J# @+ _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。# D4 k8 f9 X- n0 V- {1 w+ {
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 5 }% T$ O* U" i2 K9 ?9 s: O4 U
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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2 e2 d5 _$ I; ^" C9 n$ QRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) f0 U2 i+ ^8 z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 a6 F8 K* R: U# @' n2 a
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged+ a5 q: W7 n- }2 I7 t% R
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# x1 |2 o7 x, `- q) k B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged' T0 v) G5 z( p- i4 c( I. F5 R7 F
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
C/ d) r+ |+ e8 X B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
; X$ x9 d# c2 P4 V3 t/ R; V! j B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
6 r! z( x9 A/ n4 [. h! D C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
$ X6 {5 b' B8 E6 a& B C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
. t5 x: t0 V: @& B" t. i F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
2 D0 C7 }; [8 w# f4 Y F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
7 X# Z6 \3 i+ G, F. c& e B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
% \ K+ R2 K$ ^+ j) M L. ?' A# ~ B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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$ Z, b; T. r0 l1 gAirbase hits 26
8 ~( f+ [& F! ~Airbase supply hits 9, x. N2 N9 i( V( p% {# ?2 J
Runway hits 75! c' @0 m; d: x! s/ Z; l& r
5 D+ i/ p9 ^1 T+ {2 t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。 |