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。
; @# D' T) Q* c/ [, gMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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5 d+ h7 Z# O+ y0 h, y0 S) N) b* UWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: o9 I, N) p& C: ?, _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.7 _5 M4 x3 f8 l7 r+ p/ P! }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ t" q0 V$ i7 K/ @+ J
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Japanese aircraft
6 S' h4 c: n' |2 E- V& M0 O) B+ x A6M5 Zero x 155: j% q/ L/ ~* y4 @ u: o
B6N1 Jill x 95, Z5 y( z. n8 B, H; W
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 L' q3 I4 c5 F" W B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
7 y! D* }* C: r# M$ y& H B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ ]2 E/ `+ ?. m, u8 Q" S% GAllied Ships
3 W+ m$ g( V, N+ T. E AM Dash
! E, j4 I' ~4 s* t AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
4 u3 o! Q1 P/ V' |( D APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( Q% i6 R8 l5 _ f" _
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" x# p9 k s6 n8 M9 z0 A
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ v3 U5 D1 e) c) F T, F7 Z- Z APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 Y0 ^6 v5 m+ d; @9 B; h
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. {% e% S/ m& ^/ i
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 f- \/ @% |- s9 n" Y, r9 A
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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' p) E' V" h" ` APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 A6 a( F. b+ h% Y
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk( P. c6 n9 n8 B" Q, e+ s
APA President Jackson
/ c8 y. E* P7 ], P APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 q0 n2 ~2 p# G0 `4 |: {( a
AK Bullock' `, d5 ^% g/ h% @
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: W* p: n4 L3 x6 _0 @3 V
AK Alamosa
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\. J% o0 b5 s, O: k$ b6 qAllied ground losses:
1 p* r. }' M6 j Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)" w" U% B% V. d8 s, D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! L" z k% J7 y. Q0 m8 f7 {( r
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 h8 C9 m# q/ [% r2 `, HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) j! v6 A, c8 N4 t) W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 _/ e/ G1 Q, S0 P7 ]& S
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A6M5 Zero x 27
2 }7 \1 a4 o7 ~: @ {: S B6N1 Jill x 13
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6 h3 r( I4 i5 |/ D B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged9 z* a* F# j0 ^' A7 M. ~7 A
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak( W6 {+ }+ F5 ~
! d4 X+ H7 K' f* _0 \Allied Ships
6 y! ^" M' M, ~% O2 s" L APA Fayette, on fire, n {: j9 \/ @& d: P/ T4 u
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
/ c G( Y: J; N! P4 Q APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 x6 d7 J( s" o7 v) Z APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 }: S9 w: i! w
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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。: w& {! O) K" O9 G8 S
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。
* ~# h4 n3 _% u! c3 PMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 % h! L/ r; i6 l5 L; n0 |
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Weather in hex: Light cloud+ m" d- Y! Z, w0 S/ L3 K
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 V$ W& }, S8 M- @( V5 ]; [2 w, r& Q( tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ S( @% P: E3 q, y# z# ]% N
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G4M1 Betty x 687 E% H! f3 k% {
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Allied aircraft
c4 [* Y' {: T, H+ y no flights
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8 T9 U( E! ^1 k% x$ d5 X( \; VJapanese aircraft losses
5 ]& c9 h0 M# R5 e1 O+ V9 J+ W G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged2 V; B: k/ A) S8 I0 {& @
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Allied aircraft losses
) j4 G( o4 f9 i0 S' L& S. d" X& ? B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged3 j. ^% f+ |1 Z8 I9 g
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground' o# n) c/ X0 o0 ]# y
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged; ^% x0 D* }) z' u7 ]/ {
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
" `( p9 F/ L6 W. Q8 B) Z1 S C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged, _3 b% C' ~( o, ^1 ~
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
$ D) a3 d% w7 D. s, w1 k v: t F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged$ B0 S) P) W7 [+ @4 |! A6 G
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground, ?! \# z- N i
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
' v, @+ c* W" f/ h* R8 I B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
2 H( z$ |8 u- q1 G( |# qAirbase supply hits 9! x/ W# r3 w# w
Runway hits 75% w9 @' l; [: x& I% }9 S6 H
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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。 |