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。' L5 h& n2 L7 x( \5 U' E* K
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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, T/ r% I! K# p/ OWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.$ ]- j" p3 L& |" E* v% R% x2 J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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% i2 P2 f1 @8 S" A7 D# YJapanese aircraft
. U* M' M; d/ u# v A6M5 Zero x 1554 W$ L. E& e4 Q" T
B6N1 Jill x 95% r: B8 o% u; z
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ C: B) @% R4 T K B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
+ S' W! B1 d, f& o. {0 `' j B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
7 E R. r! n8 O0 Y0 E; M AM Dash
9 d7 y- { D; [ AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 S/ G0 \4 C- e. e0 e
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ S! C: T8 s+ x( b; m APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; {6 I* z# h) y; C$ p# L8 u I; m
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; `4 e4 Y/ z+ F" q. y$ t APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, r+ _+ \% ]: @7 k% R0 H APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) X1 Y5 b0 E( {1 u/ C6 W AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 y$ R* y0 m% a! [+ q& g7 H AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* Y$ f; {, s! V$ ~) }+ v% K
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& v* L, W# P2 U9 Q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk1 p% l' T: l8 _* B. ^: [* g1 G, |
APA President Jackson. Y. a( M* |" e% S }% F5 w% t
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" S) V; {7 D8 ^. S! L& V5 C
AK Bullock9 Z6 N, d2 A: n) W1 K1 }
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- ?0 t; U: k; R% d
AK Alamosa! F+ b# n, q4 X5 L; C& @. y
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Allied ground losses:
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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.
/ B# e) c2 _1 Z) f( ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27$ r4 V; d5 U: ^5 X6 h
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
: ^/ ^# R& A: c/ f; } B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged9 |/ @1 b! B) W, r4 c
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak" {2 V2 s4 } o: P& @
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APA Fayette, on fire* ?4 k" _, i5 Z9 w- B2 [) O u- _ e
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage! d1 }3 r* I7 A6 P8 e& P( n- a" ], `" d
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 {1 W8 q2 r" B2 ^/ p* j
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; i8 O" a4 ?8 V0 m
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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。
7 `" C( l. u' N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。+ l" V, c" B% x$ o3 d
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ @$ N, M E; \3 D1 mEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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$ o$ ?1 |# f- D# B7 d* m* u7 B G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses# E9 G4 N! c$ Y( N7 v6 J
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged; o" ~9 Z9 ^1 ]8 W. x! Y' Q
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground" W- y: \7 f- j1 c
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
E) v2 T! n b' D/ E B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
) n8 A% g$ ^2 U4 C5 \ J# J C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged1 _/ F! I( _# J8 v7 e
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
; ~: {* ]& E; V# ~" C F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
* L' [- \) C, [" v F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 p* U4 q' ]* o$ T
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged, w( [+ ~$ f( I2 L) ?2 ]4 n# A
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground2 N; g- Z1 _( u2 t
+ D- C' N9 `& ?- |# Y4 kAirbase hits 265 V& ]- D5 a# ^6 c5 z# @, g
Airbase supply hits 9& s* v }, H: {
Runway hits 75
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* {. f4 y _4 e6 @3 ~; Z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。 |