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。
; b4 G$ A9 U& _Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,983 M+ b( @8 ]# q* P0 O+ l/ G* G
# L# o+ x: ~9 U- w# c U+ EWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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. @ b! l+ K. O, gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
" N- X8 ^2 [3 C- ]; ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* V& ?, A5 ?) R% g, ~6 g4 n
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Japanese aircraft
4 l, ^1 j+ y) v8 w A6M5 Zero x 155+ O$ f9 \1 {9 ^0 c9 L
B6N1 Jill x 95) l+ R/ a: [7 a
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Japanese aircraft losses
. I, f) g' a, s5 g# W8 p6 W' W B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
( l9 g3 [5 _8 G3 M, P B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak. ?8 C# B' @* r7 Y5 d- b
9 c3 K5 o5 j+ NAllied Ships
( a$ I' ?6 b# H8 o' S AM Dash) p; O+ n2 k5 \6 @$ N
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
, e% c8 V& |* X) T# g APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 t/ y. G, s1 ~+ P+ y- I" d
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 N) Q# c9 e( W+ t0 A I APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ l! P3 o8 L; \+ p7 f APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 W( x" U0 I, o/ n( ^8 \" F APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 a# m8 Y7 |0 J$ Z AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' P( `% h3 U- x: F$ M3 S0 p; Z
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; g9 O4 Y- [5 `, l V1 U1 m- g
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ _% W" Z2 k* h! y, z APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk* W2 X) ]) f' M) x; M; l
APA President Jackson
8 u3 X2 P7 T p; W3 J R APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 D; U2 b8 c) {
AK Bullock* V' v2 W6 ~ b" a% f7 |4 {# R9 @- t/ v
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 \0 q# _' A* x5 L
AK Alamosa/ x4 o1 Q/ `8 O0 k+ {& L0 j
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Allied ground losses:
P. g Q4 K* G! t0 A1 K Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. d0 u; y2 c6 F6 v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes d5 p. e6 A( I8 T
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A6M5 Zero x 27
; X- j. Z% |! _% K% ^* E6 l B6N1 Jill x 13
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7 B, |6 o9 ~7 }' E( ZJapanese aircraft losses
. h% ^& i& m/ h9 a B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged" M# N. D' z a/ N
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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6 O, O# \8 b7 tAllied Ships5 d( x% O7 l# X+ U& l, p
APA Fayette, on fire2 O. x) e- ^# z, p# K
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage/ F% B8 |( h2 ?' s) `6 H# e
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
C2 P7 M' u2 H: J APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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$ C& j K& L1 _$ r. N2 {7 n5 a1 S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: `% [+ _" Z: 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。9 F: [+ P2 Y6 v) j- L$ t' m
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." Q ?; p! q$ P9 E; f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, ~5 a4 [% m/ E. h- k0 f* J3 j7 {- f* `
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Japanese aircraft
& P! B* [( Y6 f$ y( p G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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( Y T' |) U- a+ p2 ^Japanese aircraft losses
$ [& C8 A) H0 C2 I G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged* C: X" X8 J+ s4 ]
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground! m4 O. e% L" _" V$ M+ ^! B% g4 t0 X& _
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
% ]+ m5 O) q6 d$ A! ~ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground; F- d8 G h" ^ d- H$ K
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged f! q5 p! o' {
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground0 k3 ~& F8 d: @; T# }3 A L
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged3 S; e# i& Z9 I% {4 x( l# D
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
3 }. v- t# ?+ \4 g' K$ p* f6 s B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged# l1 t6 |) M& x' y! n) E
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground+ e2 A; F# g. A5 M1 p4 v3 a
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Airbase hits 26. `% _7 F" S$ {4 c; [/ U0 e! o7 k
Airbase supply hits 9
+ \+ k) l- ~5 {5 w1 e7 URunway hits 75
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: E) k q* d& ]/ _9 ~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。 |