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。
+ t6 [% c, G9 F, H) gMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 ?' L$ p, A% zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. z( k0 i- o/ g/ m8 O6 x& y: JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 ~" K( w! q5 B8 l' G
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Japanese aircraft/ `- O5 O2 `. I z- a; E5 j
A6M5 Zero x 155) f2 J$ N9 m _. }) h" e! T/ }
B6N1 Jill x 95( J3 ?- H; ^8 O( ]* y
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Japanese aircraft losses+ z5 L8 }. y- ~+ [( c
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged( e) x. L3 E1 c
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships$ x3 P2 J j; h$ ?' k/ O
AM Dash
. k' P- @5 A+ x, s1 N6 n2 l AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' x2 n% ]6 H) S# p7 S! _! E; _ APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' Q2 e1 d5 P' w5 M- G4 x7 a! A3 o
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 b: v. D) {" a3 @) ~, t9 a APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# J8 v* F7 V [
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; o. G" w; O4 `/ |
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 r u' v5 T" b) b; j, ]
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( q& H( Z$ `- ? H. K AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 s% C7 I+ ~/ V3 ~6 K APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
@. H [0 T. }* s+ R APA President Jackson
! d0 d& B1 H& b0 w( \5 p APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 J# p4 H7 y6 X AK Bullock# y1 F5 E$ D5 _* D1 c
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ w5 k+ X7 E' r3 F AK Alamosa. j; L9 H1 o/ L2 Q/ L* p3 x) Q' k
5 ~7 O6 m/ Q f* j% OAllied ground losses:
e& k4 a* N: r3 O. @* S# e Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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" l$ ?+ }: c) f' ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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- u& ?) {$ n3 L- z, bWeather in hex: Heavy rain1 u! R# l+ S/ o$ R# X
- t. v! o# b. [3 {9 ~/ V% vRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: ?' \ R8 R! i" T, c5 }, d! dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft _0 F3 S3 x, p
A6M5 Zero x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 K+ r6 V% D+ D1 M2 k! Q) L B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged# n1 o" ^1 C$ s& C
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak8 k1 x" v2 W3 j$ |
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Allied Ships
2 i- z' s- d) L2 u9 O* Z: P+ A APA Fayette, on fire
) H. V& _! A1 }' N( l APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage( I* U; ?6 V9 n
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
P+ t' Y/ N. p/ ]! T- W 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。
: V2 i1 A \: i: D0 `1 F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。4 ~. [* h: y! K E9 G3 G4 R, V- W
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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# p' [: h( `- ~# h7 ~Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 x* [: O% Y3 F, EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, h; V1 R; o% n& j, A% T G4M1 Betty x 686 c: J4 t! ^. x& m
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Japanese aircraft losses a. C ]5 B% R2 J' i
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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# K, `/ W- v+ S6 A0 e& W7 F' R B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged3 o h, a! r; w6 k$ x3 R
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground; f$ J r5 {; R* T4 h
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged* R) a% ]6 a& S. w
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground8 }& u% e. [" A7 B
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged& l6 l( _/ m* Z, m
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
; s' Z9 \6 N6 `2 h. x F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
$ K2 m" p9 W* C& n8 u9 k3 {* U F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground$ j3 u1 a4 J5 m0 H, f- l2 B6 b
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged" p- h' P4 u$ U, z
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground7 R) W; O! D0 l- r W
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Airbase hits 26- a) j" s- m2 A% }/ ^
Airbase supply hits 9* C- e! L0 g, G* x
Runway hits 75! E+ U" @, U% k9 b4 t
1 X3 e( T3 c; W5 a5 w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。 |