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。
" ^ u1 `7 W- I! }Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98. j( k: [7 H G$ q) V6 Y+ Q
/ C) q4 O- p# m. p, E9 ?" HWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( ?( N0 M/ w5 ^2 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 }2 @3 r" o# B" e6 H6 RJapanese aircraft: J2 T% L( R+ O3 G. h, V
A6M5 Zero x 1559 k, l+ U$ v) `; p+ A* R# P
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses% b8 }+ r; r2 |- f8 x, x/ `: e
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
& p& ~: ]6 N& C# H/ ^8 G B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, T( ~' r* B, G4 T$ k/ G: s b9 O
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Allied Ships
8 E. ?+ |+ D4 S( @5 _, j AM Dash
: r% w7 @3 R' x AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- G7 g% s# K+ _3 S
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" |. K4 {# ^' B0 \# e6 u' R/ Y
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) D- t' _, f$ _6 H& C2 L. K. I
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk C4 U4 ]) N1 L( Z& v
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% Z; C- z( x+ A8 t APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- E, ?6 ^6 E- n! w& F5 @9 V AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 t0 b- V+ G/ ` u) q z AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 F7 v9 B( r+ p% p& R U5 i2 H- k' T SC PC-580
% H( Z( f( Q( w1 v, P" g: F APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ B" P$ R, L1 k; C7 W1 u APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# l" y6 S# G9 G
APA President Jackson
/ R* h5 P* v6 {) h; @* c APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( ]" s/ U1 O: n6 i/ @& [" U( _ AK Bullock
- Q m& z2 H, I3 ?, i APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( Y+ j: o8 S) ?
AK Alamosa
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% w9 s1 E+ x7 Y5 j! A8 Z. ]5 SAllied ground losses:
& x2 j8 d% S" U# Q7 N Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( m9 a( c; }/ ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ C) @0 d1 a6 b4 |+ hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 A; L ~# v& C' t& R
A6M5 Zero x 27% r8 J3 N3 c! T/ _: n, J
B6N1 Jill x 13$ \+ W8 u5 c7 R4 I; R
# [6 b0 `6 a' o/ HJapanese aircraft losses
0 v. |, |& {0 a6 l! E B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged9 L q) O& A6 c3 F2 t, z" X
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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' [) b$ I6 O0 H* P' PAllied Ships
& n+ x7 f5 t) j+ E APA Fayette, on fire
+ ^( @, |; i! j! g% L; J- f7 f APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage1 l7 I; F% t* I w: n) ?. O% l
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% i7 q3 X: _9 T2 {+ f: {) N+ y% M/ c3 Q
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 n6 a' N8 J0 C1 }9 t+ d- \; B( i
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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。
' X F z* L4 W. _6 h+ \; ^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。( D, _0 E0 a1 p" L% H
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 5 E* k3 D/ ]0 l7 p* w
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% K/ ~8 W& N5 P" nRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( }' I. p. R& V) j( Y- }% X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% x, ~5 X2 J* N# B! R
. I% A1 n, U+ o: F( Y6 a. lJapanese aircraft
* o w6 l+ k/ t' {( B. p& e2 D G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 g# c: |$ B) ~5 ~ G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged+ t# t# x% r, }8 N1 D
- A* s* X5 }; d$ d% O$ v/ dAllied aircraft losses
% \7 X) z* V: s" P, y4 [ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
/ a3 Y$ b$ E! ]. O0 i% ]1 k7 R B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
1 H* J! {! Q" ^" m) p# [# X B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
8 J: o$ K6 ?. y; R4 J; O B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground$ B: Y! O4 J' t9 {$ \' T
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
- P; \! v5 h' k0 S) j! Z C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
% k, b" ^5 U& V1 r- t! b$ k" Q9 I F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged' r+ L6 S3 h- ]3 [
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
7 ~+ m: D8 Q& n7 D1 D B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
9 u# H" g. [0 S, A B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground" z! u% \+ x9 @
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Airbase hits 267 k* w; H! m2 q" O7 ~& H+ e
Airbase supply hits 9
$ m0 i0 `4 Y T9 N& \/ U+ b6 k: rRunway hits 75+ i+ s' s- W6 h6 Y
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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。 |