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。
" t9 R* V g- r, JMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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! z" m$ q% w4 U7 ^- K( nWeather in hex: Heavy rain; k, ]' m( ] Z$ e! m+ ~
! B) P& A$ o; S: IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! k' ^/ R% X3 G" oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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) y( E# T$ ~7 u* m# L, U+ r5 SJapanese aircraft% s" L ?$ a$ D1 N) o1 R
A6M5 Zero x 155
9 ~2 E" h" o. Z! h B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses8 Y7 v. [0 _/ }5 m
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged# Q+ A8 |: M3 h0 h# C+ S. a
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships- t( F# j6 m6 ]+ @
AM Dash
6 {+ F. N: g _) D' z: { AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
7 @: @ r M9 z APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ _) L. _ H- f2 k
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
d6 y4 Q- I; I7 s, K" k2 M' G: W( \ APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) a& _5 B" Y: f- L$ f2 M
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 N) F: n+ V" J- P2 B; n
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; m" e* G" d \' e1 h- I8 `4 F
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 q6 A+ m+ i x6 E3 |& ]- Z
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 w& B+ q' Q) I% N0 H APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk4 w0 x. U q! N/ {+ |3 y
APA President Jackson
% F$ K# b) W0 K& W: u APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 V( z$ {# J; g( q
AK Bullock
# ~" ]. h4 S: Z7 W+ L2 a APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ ~) d" y7 T5 A+ a2 b- S! ~ AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
0 H" G% [ }1 U) ]# W5 F1 i# q/ s3 l Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Q9 _% y3 T' u2 ^% r# j$ O H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98, G, @; l x& {$ k1 x
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% k ` x! q1 M6 z* x, wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' g) U$ y7 `8 ~3 `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ [9 ?; m# J/ W R
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Japanese aircraft
& t9 v( n% r9 k" L A6M5 Zero x 279 f3 X- ]" R! P( J1 z/ E- ~( S) }
B6N1 Jill x 13
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3 R. y( e. q* h! M# b B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
* }# l$ k" w, `* F- C( R B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak3 q" K' w- F+ s" c7 W( C; X
4 H" j. U0 X1 zAllied Ships
3 _$ f3 \6 I- I APA Fayette, on fire
1 s t$ K; V$ o4 c- ~ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
) x# J- g* H9 c5 | APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# q# O/ `4 W8 \ z/ f APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ h, W+ ^, F, M+ @
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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。
: H' _: I/ ^; J8 Q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。# c% L: s6 _( j5 i8 G, A
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 v- F/ \7 X& y0 f. t2 {7 }2 `
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 K) W5 ]( e+ H6 Q" }$ Z7 p; C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
& L- V0 M0 _9 @. L# L1 c; a G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
$ w d% k; R. ` B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged5 o) G/ N& Y, z
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground- ?; d& G3 j( p; ~' ~9 W
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
& w5 x4 G- Q; L1 A: G/ M: @ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
. q: s% @& P5 n& \# ^ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged" u6 v& W5 F i- i6 Y* n/ g
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground# ~& X5 f, F+ F" q* T% Q7 k2 I3 j' b
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged, b4 u; I. X- P+ I
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
& o4 p" ]! f: P8 a2 k5 Z; T4 Z B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
$ {5 M0 K8 r, _) m( P B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 264 N3 X1 P- P i c( v A
Airbase supply hits 9
8 _6 I" i" r! V) }Runway hits 75" q, g5 `, S5 ] ^/ N* m1 a( Y, g, s
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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。 |