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。) `$ m) m9 D3 ~" x' i
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,987 t# U# M/ D$ C i e; k0 R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 Y; k$ \! p8 D4 r* ?: JRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. k! n7 F# T+ U+ GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 q7 G6 Q4 C! U5 t- h A6M5 Zero x 155' J$ R7 Y& P; O& T
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ N0 ]8 n# b9 D% ~! k' M- s H B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged# n* R- d8 g3 s& j" T- g
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak7 C+ w9 B8 s* B" B g
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AM Dash
5 o* X, p& a% Y' D: U+ `$ m AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' x& t6 H( `* H- n4 o; ]; S6 i: y APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& ]4 d9 J$ H) U8 D! ?) J
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 n. U% t% [, @: G# K% D APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 k* q g! p7 n+ ]$ N" D7 o! h8 H3 B# J
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# R* Q: P" ^' d, E8 o: F7 _) @ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 R6 G4 {+ S8 H( E+ z9 g AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ Q! h7 v: }! R3 a
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 J2 y, ^# Z8 X: I, w" g( T
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+ i k9 e \4 S- D5 Y* J' q$ _ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, x) D3 O! Q" T4 \. c9 k APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk2 r4 f6 j4 X3 C2 n$ I
APA President Jackson
2 P7 J: K6 B8 r8 j+ @; Q APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 k' T3 h9 s+ @9 B- t- V
AK Bullock
0 T: I$ d. k- X, `! d8 m6 J APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) F+ [1 {# K I4 W5 [
AK Alamosa! ~. y7 A3 B( C
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Allied ground losses:
4 I# @0 X* L- z9 P( L Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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M' g- H; a3 t; c% A2 D) t+ @Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! O/ a9 R! w9 g( V1 M0 }3 u: Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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3 g4 J2 h6 J6 p0 ^7 `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. ^# s* a B3 H* A2 L6 F% l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 j9 ]9 V; t, x3 t! A. r8 Z
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5 p ?: c3 B! \, S2 R% Y5 ? A6M5 Zero x 27% d1 u7 w6 Z, d* z+ ^, ]7 F
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
* h5 t1 H$ u, X2 s$ m( t2 i6 Y3 @ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
1 q" k* H/ [8 K! k- b B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire
; n* M( E9 F! l: e) o: `6 S APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
; D; U9 [- I; Q3 {1 O- J3 Z: R/ F APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 y1 u/ Q% k# H6 B `! [" ?3 ?: P APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ k. X, }! Q( r# r! } W- \
; p: J/ F/ O, T& z$ J0 r" }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。- S/ x+ j C, L" `5 y5 @% ]
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。
! H% @$ l Q8 DMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 % ?( d) n% A- W: r1 }8 h# e& C9 q! u# ~
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, S; J: X" K" t7 F+ _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes7 G: E( E: h5 B0 z k/ b" S, l
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0 I; V" d: q1 v' B7 @ G4M1 Betty x 688 r# C) D! g& |1 C/ {" S
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( i/ S+ ^ c4 w! w' x$ N) P G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged( q2 a( I+ `4 e3 Z2 ?) x# ?' [/ T
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Allied aircraft losses
1 _' t8 e4 V1 a B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged; f' z$ f/ o7 o$ N# |
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground, I! T# L* ]( X' M8 ^. n* h
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged7 D2 E9 g3 m/ k% r" [
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
3 F% v! m" Z! ?# n( w: c* W C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged) _' b0 U( {3 [" _' q0 s5 j) E# r
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground0 s1 d& G1 g" T# m3 M, Q+ C) a6 z( r
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
; z; L3 Y. w4 i- m* M F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground' Y4 V4 Q7 _1 A( [; i
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
; f# @7 J* r+ i/ C/ O9 {* Q B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground% K0 }% a' [; S
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Airbase hits 26
' f$ Z) E) W& s% t1 qAirbase supply hits 9: j$ P$ t9 G+ G' t& [
Runway hits 752 G: I6 T- t* @2 V6 u- ^1 X0 P
$ P) F# U. Q2 O7 S; e6 o/ C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。 |