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。
+ w2 b4 [0 h1 z' m8 ^+ S2 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,983 u# _( K2 Y8 C7 }
3 u" D" Z: B3 R+ u5 \6 K; qWeather in hex: Heavy rain) ?( n3 }) a: w! E3 x
/ j" C& t$ C: V6 k# j# ~# c1 fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
8 }' Y5 M; d/ Z1 _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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! V, @+ @- `! @! f0 c( a2 PJapanese aircraft- D$ z( R& Y! a3 z) N: ]- K. G5 G
A6M5 Zero x 155$ D2 Y3 i1 U& d# Z: h$ g3 s
B6N1 Jill x 953 t' G* t4 f/ e9 p7 J
y8 J' J9 l' w5 h# ~ [; V" PJapanese aircraft losses
; X8 J8 B, [ l2 M7 ]- s B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged& |8 h9 }- I. X; O4 W
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak b2 s) A9 f# q
8 n$ ?' l( {$ ]3 \1 L6 ?! N+ AAllied Ships0 K* r1 i8 i0 f; L* {
AM Dash
* e5 F. V* H( F AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk. W2 A7 B! P/ w* J; z8 W, {( r
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 T5 J' B- f5 J, J, B4 ?
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 S4 M1 I% A/ q* M
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 i, H2 v3 e% T APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) ?% @7 s( e% v, f7 v- n APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ r* x/ r6 a& w. t e! H AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! A& \, ?5 l4 |3 S/ R
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ {9 A k* ~+ e; o! n SC PC-580
9 ~3 K+ {5 R+ ~, D2 \. H APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* t2 `, ~# P% p G
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, X( p# U$ X7 Y" H APA President Jackson m6 d' O- i# t1 l% ?- q
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% g" K$ \7 p3 D1 c4 Q
AK Bullock
( S9 I( o5 S" J$ f. e APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% f4 n4 G2 Z1 h0 g7 K. v
AK Alamosa7 x7 B! W6 X1 N7 c* f
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Allied ground losses:1 A* y. g. n( L) \6 o
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 O9 }; |9 R% S3 M! e
7 i$ X" M4 v' d# p8 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98+ d [* I# W* M; a
0 R0 M9 A- L4 `1 j' B7 c$ |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ ?8 d6 G( H$ O* BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% ?5 p- {: W8 j, g: i; e/ I* G4 E
! q2 ?3 Y$ u8 B$ Z& y* n% x cJapanese aircraft4 T/ o6 Y7 v1 L1 U: a
A6M5 Zero x 27
5 Z2 V+ J0 [, @9 ^% | B6N1 Jill x 13& G1 E: N4 T& K$ E
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Japanese aircraft losses
% y/ K, P" \2 T3 k4 R B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged0 `; Y: h* t b
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak7 [% z! n$ O. P3 i$ I
1 ~; m7 P7 }0 `# }4 cAllied Ships+ V' Y6 q/ U1 I9 e1 R
APA Fayette, on fire4 l d" t+ ~# d! W
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage& ^# D/ a, e8 _( N
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" X5 Y! P+ k5 O7 H: P8 d 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。( }# o: K8 f% A/ f Z2 C9 b
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。% T" i e( I/ b% o" K
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" r5 M4 E3 S2 d8 d# }' l! W$ Q
& @3 X0 h) Y# U, x$ O7 ARaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- d2 n6 x0 n) e+ F" E3 r. rEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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$ ~" p. j& ^+ g0 I' pJapanese aircraft
S) Y+ Y& ?! T: R/ A) ` n G4M1 Betty x 68% o c# I. T- H4 z3 C1 \
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Allied aircraft7 n5 M1 w V$ t# W
no flights" J. w/ T! ^, H' M; |
' V+ Z3 ?( u; q3 i1 h" D% OJapanese aircraft losses
: R- O. q; T3 I$ L G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged2 M+ d" S7 Z6 o) e0 u$ E; s
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Allied aircraft losses
4 f; N' I9 h3 H B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged0 }5 A# m: x0 P1 y% Q4 F1 [
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground2 b' I4 \2 ]: w2 h, T
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
) ?* H$ m6 h8 j2 ^: t B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground! s8 b: Z+ i4 ^" e
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
9 t' K) z8 a7 w. ]7 P; b+ p3 B C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground; T# e2 S& Z% x. P
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
$ F. M; S# ?7 Y' a" }/ u. @' E F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
! i: h- ?. e: h9 i B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
% S }" i5 R& e+ B g V B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground9 A/ y1 E$ r L: F7 x+ c' @
2 E( i& I* A# q, A ?Airbase hits 26
3 o* T0 s- m6 Q+ `Airbase supply hits 9
" G' D) w9 I, o s+ I7 x6 B! oRunway hits 75! q0 s* G, }; }0 r0 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。 |