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。
& T/ ]+ _; q. B. dMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( z0 T2 e' {; H2 a: u( v
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ p4 A2 Z$ Y( q) `2 I0 @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft, {3 y: M- @2 R! f% [) n
A6M5 Zero x 155
7 D( N: f4 O4 [; H- n: s8 i& ~ B6N1 Jill x 95+ B2 V) v* ?" f9 f
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged2 X5 X9 _0 F6 L$ J, c) T1 g
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships2 ^- d( J0 Z3 X
AM Dash
$ B+ @0 R& r; P' D AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 F5 X5 z3 {8 ^ c4 O; Y
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 h; T* Q1 F. G0 I" l J. i M APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* c3 y7 G5 h& M o( F" w; } APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 @! r$ m8 }* O1 d- U
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% b$ O4 A' M' a+ j# E$ e; L- T
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- {) y4 q, j( U9 k8 b) ] AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ G h+ X: p, u( G7 H: u) c
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( c$ e( p5 }* D$ t" L APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
7 f3 Y: k$ {/ f4 F6 y8 S APA President Jackson2 i* y1 }3 s" K
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ A3 r6 S( x% { L8 ^5 S8 N
AK Bullock
- W7 n) M2 K8 a0 q5 s7 n$ K APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
b6 A" P( H2 s& |4 w AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
* ]" S l3 t$ D 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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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 E/ r {$ j2 E: A/ C+ D$ z
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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A6M5 Zero x 27$ j& h5 H$ |; Y: s9 z. d
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 }9 Q6 M8 {% E2 z B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
( r! _" |/ x' a/ J: O B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak2 J* r6 ^* S5 O2 a
T( L2 X: X: f) hAllied Ships
; |5 \4 Q6 A3 ~; p9 T Y* ~ APA Fayette, on fire& z/ y* r( U0 V( p
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage+ e3 T& N' I5 z1 S& @
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 q$ K* P7 s2 Q9 a! d; I U APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: B6 [, a P. }; z
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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。2 ?: D2 H$ M0 D# 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。
9 f7 `0 E& ~/ N- _4 ZMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* G: l; o) \9 aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes5 \- J! A$ y) o# q+ ^$ U
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Japanese aircraft; i# j3 r% a. p5 Z# J8 f
G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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& w8 Q- d' ^8 v; d/ m" ~Japanese aircraft losses3 Z5 E9 {' A- B6 d( r8 F8 a6 S
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
$ i3 m$ p, F* u B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground3 i+ R- A% f( e# r, E! S% u, u' l! J
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged" T) M A6 u& x# }- Z1 @
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground: z/ @0 t3 i; g3 b. f( L# @6 k
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged$ T( r [) x J$ [4 |
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground( C' v7 ]( `) z1 ?
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged; k1 W/ A. t1 D1 K" n" H" `( @# C
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
l e# U1 {# U% ~7 E B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged- k7 m. n- s% m: y# u0 k
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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% c5 d( W" o$ ]7 H! yAirbase hits 26
8 Z7 i! v/ c5 T, Y5 ~Airbase supply hits 96 C2 t' ^4 k- g6 |8 \% y; t
Runway hits 75
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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。 |