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。2 p7 B' k4 F/ d v
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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$ R/ z8 h8 H0 J) {0 M4 Q3 n+ XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 _, _4 w; z! b8 ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" T2 w: v t5 C( |2 \( D
* F% N1 r# t5 g6 F, g5 \Japanese aircraft* V' s% c" H+ ~, ]1 F
A6M5 Zero x 155
7 G0 j7 r& A/ j B6N1 Jill x 95: Z5 a% w( I% y# r0 ^- u
7 w/ h! I2 ^$ ?$ G- R: q, S' Z3 SJapanese aircraft losses6 @1 c5 X1 W! g) ?8 ^" r2 j
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged; d: Z8 G: q5 s) i
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 L8 a: O9 w+ Y0 r: l' l; h
* x# I2 U2 t6 N, e6 f. D% d8 kAllied Ships, Y$ O: \, q2 {5 q1 y% F
AM Dash
P/ d4 K, L8 Q+ B" M2 D. F AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk1 G1 C* C S& P) ~, @
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! J. S& C' ?% v' K0 ^0 T$ F" ] APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" S, D3 G6 \2 n) W5 Z8 v0 ?
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 U- b1 V7 Y8 u' S6 c APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 W; k A7 ~ z
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) G5 }5 b" v# B# s; w AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* {4 r1 x- J( G& q6 w1 s
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ @1 Q8 a7 b$ W) ]. E- m# v APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
+ h3 F. s# B$ G" H APA President Jackson$ n7 m5 h' {3 u$ l+ Z. m% i; z1 ~
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) ~3 v$ V9 C: k& y% C2 F AK Bullock
7 `! C0 }. ?3 y& C0 ?& { APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 v! [, E8 W# {3 Z. Y5 S+ m6 L AK Alamosa4 A7 a' ~& x2 P: T7 D
1 i* l) Q |7 h$ ~Allied ground losses:' y$ {. N/ A' L0 O0 F* u% k& u0 v
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ f1 d: M4 V+ R1 S0 f( s4 g- R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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" U% W$ }, @0 \/ l) eJapanese aircraft
" w! f& {! M |" a$ y# r1 N8 I A6M5 Zero x 27
7 z3 O# h* E+ ^& N1 M* r B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 v. \% `7 ]+ G& w- v B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged! E/ ]9 W: N4 q
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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& L5 }: F) d9 {1 n+ Q8 K. ` APA Fayette, on fire
: D! m1 O. N; P APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage' _1 t" a/ o& g
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, v* x6 |5 }3 B% k9 k5 U& ^ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ D& b# R& ~9 C
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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。
, [6 _. F% F; `" _ t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。
( @/ q/ k1 B5 e7 ^/ K+ g4 Y. kMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 _! a+ m9 y/ v: O1 X% P6 F# REstimated time to target is 12 minutes* J4 }( h1 W# r' a* b
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Japanese aircraft% }' q# G3 A* s% f. Z2 r) y* v; g
G4M1 Betty x 68( C; W! w: ]0 k, J& M5 T% r
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$ Y& R( _1 r8 Z: aJapanese aircraft losses
) `9 }% m O& a G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged2 O& G- g. Y$ v' D$ ~
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
% C6 g M: r# r4 ^2 W B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
; s0 B! e% j) ?6 k B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged4 R* n8 c3 _0 E( z5 k7 s/ a4 K- K
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground- y( S* w/ |( A; G& \$ q
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
& o% ^) S' o R8 x8 ]4 `" P/ p( o C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
- ^: p* d, F& B F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
0 a+ v9 g/ u1 X: _# ]1 F; ^ F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 n2 F% z1 r; r8 ^! N
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged6 ^! j9 R( V' I; q
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
{" b; {( H2 X$ @, LAirbase supply hits 9
# q, T: F6 z) M7 n% V. F1 I3 d k4 PRunway hits 75) Z# f2 U* y+ S% ^2 X0 k) d) y: d( k# Q
+ I& h; F5 L2 W2 z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。 |