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。 S5 C3 ~( A. o6 \
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' C3 ]* j' J3 ?" O9 S3 s
; a, I% I. O! @: tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
/ ~+ }) d" y' M2 Z+ FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes o/ }: O3 K1 g$ j9 o% b
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Japanese aircraft
1 T# P! [. u0 M& R- F0 P& x2 p G6 z* } A6M5 Zero x 155
5 M- @' I$ R, T; ?5 t B6N1 Jill x 950 t! ~- Q j D
: l) O$ L I& m+ z3 \) r* BJapanese aircraft losses2 q3 o- H, T4 U$ F
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged* ^+ A" o. G5 q
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak) d/ C* V/ `8 A3 V9 B& b% H
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Allied Ships- l% `6 y; \% {
AM Dash
' H; E" Z9 S% E3 N8 }; f" S AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk s, |1 ~1 S: u
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: Y. S' s5 g6 V9 n- E; g; k! r$ V: d APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ D% c! ^6 M8 f2 W' j8 ^4 d
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 G5 b/ T4 f; a: H1 B0 C X5 h
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: _% Y; \; n5 R4 X
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- s8 ]' b* ` U+ Y" \2 E- K0 v! ? AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 x& m; o- O( s AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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2 p! A" J) g9 l APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 g' r) O: R2 r% O5 [( L% a- |* i
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# u2 l8 K5 v. f
APA President Jackson5 J. Q( G* V/ z/ ?3 b
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 n2 h! Q* g1 f8 W. E AK Bullock/ n! |$ O9 f% U
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- J& m' g" W$ s9 y
AK Alamosa) d9 e1 n5 Y. H/ R/ |
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Allied ground losses:9 H! b7 X% u2 W3 B
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) o7 K' G9 u- x
# J; [& _" r/ }# ?$ W6 G0 \; lMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: L; {- O0 Y4 l2 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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: L; h( c9 Z9 p! A9 nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 t; p0 P4 v4 ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 }6 Y( H: Z" W3 r" e. ?* _
1 B3 { m# C" `% n4 t/ h" yJapanese aircraft4 X4 {2 _5 _! H8 W" m
A6M5 Zero x 27
, L0 Z" o- [4 A2 d7 ~ B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 r* l) b9 o5 `$ e2 L B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
" w9 j* y% _: n: \ B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak- E8 x9 D$ w% t) s5 K
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Allied Ships
" G7 p5 i4 D; p5 c3 b, C- I+ p) u- N APA Fayette, on fire
6 m+ O( E5 W/ e6 E+ t9 x% S APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage5 | {3 G, M0 b9 X
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 |, E& B& K5 K2 Z! T
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 M3 k# j3 @2 ?
1 ^ v0 A" q% u( T+ R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。4 s7 c2 O7 [- r$ I* `* Q
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。
- ^8 m( A9 a* ? ]1 CMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# @+ J: d D' D5 P% w
: l7 x2 y; E" b- ]Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ r5 ^; {3 A& I! C+ I1 a6 D& ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 v B ~& L' y& R
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Japanese aircraft
1 a2 ~: I3 P' O& r G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft2 ~4 K) _$ k9 h1 Z8 U p
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" {9 P' L; ?, `$ VJapanese aircraft losses
$ w1 \. c% \% ^# i" Q* w& W G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged0 B: j) ]9 g, [2 c% U5 j4 Z) Z
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Allied aircraft losses
; f5 v, V1 f" }% \( R; m: N5 _4 T4 z B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged: E, x" @$ a. c# P
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
( v7 i6 n) i3 m) { B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
1 t- i1 Q# W2 Q, J2 {- d& n B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground1 P+ }; V( H: ?! I/ s. C
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
( _( c/ c; n* G2 ~ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
1 N# w6 d; Z5 ]- V* c F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged+ B, ^% f0 r1 m6 ?
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground, i: ]+ ]$ L3 \& r Z; G9 _
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
7 F |! a/ \3 o; i& F B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground. ]$ E2 F$ t$ G! O9 m0 v
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Airbase hits 26
# x% `7 k9 T+ wAirbase supply hits 9; r! @( w/ R* M, N3 c0 r+ @( ^
Runway hits 75
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9 }4 U; K/ x0 r, ?& k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。 |