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。
4 v) _; |2 l' k, lMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' H% n3 X* G( i' k+ y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' |. P% y1 _& o% i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 [+ i( b- C7 ]5 \' @, O
* E+ H: Y7 [# nJapanese aircraft
" f* x6 G" c& |; g& B1 W A6M5 Zero x 155
. s2 U) C( @$ _! g B6N1 Jill x 95
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! [" n& \! Q; |Japanese aircraft losses
; }" n8 M6 J' m& m B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged$ s+ z) V4 E$ T
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak' f/ w# t' N6 c5 W4 t& {3 e
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 A/ |, L0 w5 {
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ n+ F" l/ U/ r+ } APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! H+ a' m# _* N, q% r& j8 j! K! j4 j# ^ APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 ]1 _* m r2 g$ W7 [+ \% L APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 \" I: ~* w( r9 ^ K% D APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# K2 |& Z( M! U6 `& M- \% ?: S& X
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 i( }! j! e, N' F AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 G @: e- k% T! s8 _/ ~ SC PC-580
J5 r4 d8 ~! Y) h APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) F, \0 x( \1 F4 Q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk, \% I5 P* D% f. U4 R8 N6 b c6 |
APA President Jackson) `- q5 |, B6 \$ z3 U5 C
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 `0 X' ?, s$ y& a6 N! ~0 L; k AK Bullock
1 q0 K: `) u2 x2 X2 F$ o# l. o APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) h! e5 Q' R7 V* [: B2 P! h' D
AK Alamosa" {; z3 B! V7 q% _
7 D- m* f+ S! V! W- F+ y4 ]5 ~+ JAllied ground losses:
$ J1 O& S. D/ l( N Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 {; I/ R% R1 B; a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. q0 o0 Z% {2 v, f$ ?7 W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 Y2 J: `, U- c% ?% T
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Japanese aircraft7 b9 X; s- ?! J$ M, x
A6M5 Zero x 27
5 w+ ]( i4 R# P' z B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
" X/ \& [3 L+ T( V$ r* ^ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
z, j9 u5 O' y1 f2 O; ?4 j) z B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak0 N/ y+ h' q/ L3 ]. v6 M2 U
( }" z( m# B; p d& EAllied Ships
+ O- V! G8 @: m. n APA Fayette, on fire% O. s9 n* E. [, P
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage. Z# ?: k7 T; s. }: U; ]
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% f' w1 ]4 ?4 L' z I# f
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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" }- F$ T. I* Z+ V2 w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。
$ l J2 O3 c8 v( X" ~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。0 Q5 L2 U$ S( V$ v& n- ?$ w9 i
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 6 O2 V9 I/ _7 R2 \( p/ r
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 i5 H* P$ Q' p2 G ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68, L0 l+ }4 F8 U' q; E
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 {' z' ?, T/ U9 h" C, {! _/ Q" M G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged! h3 Y7 l% }7 H
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7 A7 k0 P& g& s: N& q! Y B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
; A2 F6 n0 B1 X8 l1 U' Q; J. I B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
5 B( b7 V3 t C" G; H3 P B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
& K- J4 M9 F; X9 e0 H' _2 X2 [ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
! Y2 {7 X4 M1 n g& j6 y/ P& Z x C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
0 ^/ Q1 u0 T- W; {* S, r; \) R5 ]" [! f4 J C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground8 L& x: T# ? [7 k
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
8 Q4 [+ a3 u8 K: w/ }& Z F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground; D& D% Q- x2 ]# I
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged3 [+ n5 b1 J0 e& q
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground7 n6 ?% K- r8 ]$ w* ]: A0 _
1 X; T! C/ A! Y7 ]( q( u# n8 IAirbase hits 26+ ^$ Z0 U/ R, W# [ G7 A' N4 t; ~
Airbase supply hits 9
. n$ ^& u9 J& S0 N6 mRunway hits 75# G. B6 m5 c' [! d. o, R
: D8 B& K- c' K6 g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。 |