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。9 c$ t, r! Y# b' s4 z) M
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,987 N0 U/ i( j, D5 ~0 B1 H! t1 S
5 u3 H/ ?8 }- K$ o, nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 \5 w% Z0 @3 G1 v% L& B1 q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 N5 Z) k9 l- G) v- i A6M5 Zero x 155
( |3 m8 R3 Y1 w$ t, |3 p B6N1 Jill x 95% Z9 Y8 u: f; {5 |8 x( P. i }# P
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Japanese aircraft losses
# Y$ V8 f5 T: M* m9 Z B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
7 Z8 |+ t7 v5 i/ T4 T: ` B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash; r; ~' u8 F. h+ F2 s4 ?- x4 P% s" ^
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 d$ Q, P8 Z7 s" H$ Z: F7 ^
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 O6 y+ b0 Q/ d4 i* u3 f
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 h8 L. C, H& Q) j: X0 D1 A2 }; ? APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 x( i3 ^2 H N; X+ b& X APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 ]" F# B( g* x5 g% F APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- M5 J6 e7 v$ h AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! J' E+ t2 L+ F/ B3 H9 C O AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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6 h- q5 z7 d8 |1 b% a; E& w APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# F" s0 w. v8 x# [" _( r; O
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk. q. o9 C- @) G7 X7 p
APA President Jackson
0 v. |- n! {1 m, o APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! u! L$ d% E4 ^( I AK Bullock I' c% Y; a# N8 X+ j
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. Y( w# `# L' j8 ~0 h# a9 L* p
AK Alamosa; c) N! N2 V; c. W. E5 b; V7 e7 j- j
( i$ S( _/ P8 J- l& hAllied ground losses:+ e _, n. ^* i; m4 a3 x+ I9 V; C
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)% B# `- u3 v6 z' p4 w/ M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain- F/ G. `5 @7 G! K
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% e5 U8 Z9 }, i$ k# h L# FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ S; M2 N, D- l- Z
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A6M5 Zero x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses( I) Q3 S+ x" G8 f/ X
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
1 D5 J& A% r5 [ l. f; X B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
' ]. ~7 }% e2 D6 h APA Fayette, on fire# K O4 D8 ~; x
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
8 }4 s3 z- Z: ?9 _6 O APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: \% N! [5 ?# m. c( D$ s2 q 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。' |" e6 r6 H/ u: E( ?% a
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。
& n1 \+ d; }9 v1 R* |' ZMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ! z% x3 K7 [& T: }4 s0 c: B8 y3 a$ |
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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. T1 a1 ?6 i$ ~3 ?5 Z0 GRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& U7 K5 M5 L4 v& x6 mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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3 y) d3 c/ h5 f. EJapanese aircraft losses
8 x# j) g# I+ Z% j G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! Q3 X1 f* ~: H$ k
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged; \8 Y7 s) n, i2 J0 v
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
+ D0 b6 v5 o5 `3 o- K9 M B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
5 M! g( v, h3 x7 @ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground% o" E. A& c( v* [9 e
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
# y" I7 j+ O* O, M K; S" n# B8 z6 @ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground- U: s9 ]9 r% I O B
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged. w, O' N; v: t
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 p! S4 K' o3 F% B( C
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged) S# Q2 q$ p5 K* p4 S2 b4 f
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground9 w* d! y6 g1 H9 r; i4 I! B5 @
2 w. l3 U! d. ^ z! PAirbase hits 26
f4 q% p; d5 m0 u# m/ I( mAirbase supply hits 9( [% z5 \5 y2 g. O6 j% o7 |
Runway hits 75; q; e" I( K3 [, E
+ o* e% b$ U" y: }; 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。 |