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。
; Y' b d# `) a; L1 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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/ d; j& r/ P# l/ T3 \. d/ JWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ t6 R6 e0 B+ Y. M8 x L# f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 }" ]- f* w1 T, ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 C; v0 s% H7 \$ I' ^Japanese aircraft
, X* e, C0 @0 }0 S A6M5 Zero x 155$ T, ]* V0 H" d/ ]5 W
B6N1 Jill x 95/ p( _; S$ C! I' z* M! l9 u$ J$ U
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Japanese aircraft losses" H. u! t8 \- z9 R, ?& c. W
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
( s4 k9 C/ g" ?" T9 L6 N9 C- P B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak5 F# h# V b/ T+ U: T
( Y- h5 q$ q- s! TAllied Ships7 c- o) N$ L5 Z+ ]! o; r
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 u4 G2 D! Z3 ]. {5 N APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" u! X" F3 x: A; R
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" b* M0 E& E0 v$ Y# S. M3 T APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. x9 w% }" g+ `* `& }/ r8 _ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ u) z& s/ ^% q1 [2 A- M APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
X3 i, t5 E0 Q' {. ~. m" g AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ I; z9 D( a& m) @! Z7 e3 n/ v AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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! o, T% n) N* ^7 R0 J4 ` APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 ]. f8 K2 n c' u' g1 ?
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk) Z4 h: p& f5 p
APA President Jackson
( N! w& v$ \6 P! [ Q APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' B% m9 n9 Z7 d# [9 A AK Bullock
+ V0 P. s* ~! u7 M8 H APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! { v+ [' x9 i2 h1 j$ x9 [) J6 t AK Alamosa( O" x, k6 \1 J K
2 v$ k0 G, O! l9 h: k a5 ]* ZAllied ground losses:
; Y0 ]) L. M6 [8 { x Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ V H7 \1 T3 Y" G
3 i' P4 W/ e4 B# E8 h1 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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3 c5 k& x) Y+ u' p6 VWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. L) O% g1 R+ ]: f8 R; T: h8 x& w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- U4 m A0 I' r1 }8 v; Z1 a( n
A6M5 Zero x 274 W- {/ h% l' d) u0 T! Q) y4 m
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses4 P/ j0 i2 U& C& U
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
9 a0 Q m8 \& A* b B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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4 k9 Z4 v# I D: o7 Y APA Fayette, on fire
% X. M6 |8 V. H APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage$ O# J& D$ {8 X
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- }2 g* k2 z3 Z0 h% Y: V/ V 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。
. P( W" b; \( W; r6 u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。
3 u: x. a3 K4 rMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" V. Q9 `2 J! x
) J4 Y! Y. T( t/ {9 L" ?7 ~Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 {' }$ C: Z5 M3 G2 T& V
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# o/ }) C% B0 T; R
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/ o% k! ^0 K. ?- t% K G4M1 Betty x 68! J# E6 r; v* j# q& c. @
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Japanese aircraft losses1 }- e8 @: r, s+ S3 w# E: y( G
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged- A, l( C! f' S6 V' e& O
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
4 M) Y* ?' Z. W/ i# [# i* R B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
2 r# d2 s* B7 h3 ~. p2 M( |( h6 h3 s6 w1 i B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
/ S. T5 Q( ]4 [+ O; p, ? B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground: a- Q A$ ~: h% c$ L" m
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
# z7 R% J2 i% u# I C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
% r5 T' Y! s6 H3 j" m F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged( ^3 _9 J7 h; ?% g) ]6 C+ m
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
! N2 g9 O1 W. b B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
+ H& }1 v7 I D: K7 m3 u) I B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground: l4 J' o" F6 ]9 V3 L
/ C6 z# P0 v9 ~5 g5 W$ B2 O; GAirbase hits 26
% c) ~7 v7 P0 R4 m5 y8 _Airbase supply hits 9
' e" X% `" B( g# D( ZRunway 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。 |