1月14日
) x7 Q% a) |+ ?+ g盟军一支航母特混舰队和驱逐舰分队出现在威克岛附近海域,击沉了联合舰队一支运送补给的小型舰队,轰炸了威克岛。
: {7 _6 q# w R# j/ b0 sDay Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 136,100, Range 18,000 Yards
2 l }0 x: r! [% e" zJapanese Ships
5 t) @& G$ o2 U, T" K" y( c PB Fumi Maru #3, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
! J; R: S; M( K5 Z( M PB Kyo Maru #6, Shell hits 7, and is sunk9 r1 Y. q0 ~( a* f4 N
xAK Yosyu Maru, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 K: q/ S8 g/ ~' Q. a9 B5 ~
xAKL Suzan Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk: n* Q* J& y2 {% x. F
xAKL Kayo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
0 Q0 a0 X5 S2 C f& F! ?* jAllied Ships
7 v! m6 k$ V, J: M/ o5 p5 [2 o DD Perkins
/ Y& H+ F2 C# |. M" d/ S4 g9 \ DD Smith
& N0 x [4 g; E% J( {7 c: O3 L+ \ DD Preston" B# B8 p# m! l' x' ^$ H+ |2 I; U
DD Reid1 N! H' M- `" O4 f7 B8 D
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Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98
M! e0 u8 _) k2 ^8 nWeather in hex: Light cloud: t+ [2 |( P- w$ m1 @6 N
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 T7 ~9 w# I1 u6 ^. N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
; n( s2 h# k) [aircraft
% C, E: N. l" [ s0 y2 I0 ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 124 P6 h4 ^ i" W% [. |3 l; X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
, A( `6 a, C: b, G8 { SBD-2 Dauntless x 13
) F; K. K6 ?5 Q2 N! h SBD-3 Dauntless x 26: d; ^% e2 n$ j; ~% m" S2 q$ s
No Allied losses
$ M: ?8 K7 q0 D; O g: vAirbase hits 2
5 E1 v+ Q' b. o1 D |Airbase supply hits 1% }. w* c+ V5 U! U g% P% h, t
Runway hits 14
# g6 G) B/ q- {- h0 k" x- lPort hits 1 |