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。+ W1 P+ y w" e; B% |
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.
6 W( P, d8 @' Q( i" `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 W9 V: i8 N& r6 u8 c5 ?/ z A6M5 Zero x 155
+ m* }9 ]" x$ _$ ]' u B6N1 Jill x 95
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged3 U4 U6 ^& b6 i
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak5 o, \, @3 M2 P' d9 g) A
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Allied Ships
/ z4 x' w, S$ Z w$ a# ~ AM Dash
- {' X, ?/ s$ Z3 S AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 W* X* s! A7 n4 Z& h$ {7 N$ T3 G APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 ?8 H4 X0 v8 c4 W3 V
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 |' B: _1 h z. q) j
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 H! D5 E5 ~$ n; G5 c9 A" I. U; | APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 n; a) G- n0 \ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 |9 w$ \1 A$ J! ]( U0 h AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 q9 f! m8 Q. V8 R2 I
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 F5 }& m/ _ [2 Z& w
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( e( s/ P) p, U6 C) m b APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% F2 I* Y5 I& x1 }# h- ? APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk' Y4 U! G4 ?4 J% Y% p0 [7 B
APA President Jackson. O6 h. ~7 U9 r, y# q7 W2 l
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 A6 X W) v! @3 O5 o9 Z AK Bullock- Z9 m$ e4 s0 b9 I1 Q
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 k/ ?6 x7 b; B7 L
AK Alamosa; Z; x& D% P O, F7 M' k/ L
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Allied ground losses:
3 v9 P5 U* P* L/ T, F Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98$ N& W4 |$ @ [% P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 ~0 E3 N3 y2 ] w+ m2 @( [
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. }5 k, X# r4 T+ y6 f( g5 z0 z1 C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& C& Y. n" J+ |' f
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Japanese aircraft
6 B& {! A, x; p( t, ` A6M5 Zero x 27& r, p) q& }( e" ^. L# v; B* D
B6N1 Jill x 13
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, F! Q2 X' r$ o% f; ~ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged. @' R% y, F* K9 ?% d
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak* t% H2 l$ z0 X
5 i$ J3 c' O! ]$ J& x) H2 ZAllied Ships: Y1 Y* K j, a4 C# o$ U. K
APA Fayette, on fire
& B4 S( d! Y T APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage1 p- A% z* N: J3 B* u8 {
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& `& \ t# B) X H APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' ]8 l! B9 l* Z+ q% X, F9 a5 V
% K4 y9 K& ?8 r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。
% f" [+ v# @1 x5 Z& I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。
; K$ L/ e: c6 F% d% D- UMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 , M" f, Z" n8 p9 t8 L+ s
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Weather in hex: Light cloud- |: @: v7 U8 F+ d
( G! I' d" H/ h. }: R/ y( o* mRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 A0 \* y% I1 H
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 Q- T7 f/ T% L# l8 m) P2 J3 p3 p G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged: B: \$ O q1 H5 L) D9 n
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Allied aircraft losses3 _+ g4 ?- Q7 B! b* ^4 v1 q/ a2 D
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged4 k% \. l* D$ J8 j- |6 l& o
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground; X) k. y2 [" Y7 b" f/ h; x+ z
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
$ ?" ~3 x% V% {" `! d% ^ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground+ A* z3 }& i R+ a9 r0 p! n& _' V. r
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
, G3 T& Q0 z# x* h C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
2 h) u2 w/ O) L3 `( S* [ F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged4 B5 d0 O3 k) o7 y. W p7 Q0 ^& z, h9 O+ g
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
2 N7 @2 k+ x6 U3 e% s1 x& A& C# K& [ B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
9 }3 ^$ A& e: H I B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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! X& k# s7 M; L, [" yAirbase hits 260 _; A/ N4 j& _% j, O* }" F6 N% L
Airbase supply hits 9# e% ]4 F+ t3 ]% g, e
Runway hits 75
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& W& Z* @; w1 i" U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。 |