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。5 ?- q, @: x- g! x% Z% M3 f
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( `5 P- ~' M! c) X8 j# N
0 j/ \! A, s' Y. nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet., a. ?7 {7 U5 F0 K7 l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 }, b9 |8 k( h% }2 [1 GJapanese aircraft
/ A' @/ n( B4 ?: D! @/ K% u A6M5 Zero x 1550 ]3 B. ^" {* O8 }* T
B6N1 Jill x 95- ~$ u% N+ q- k9 [& e
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged2 r# S' t/ W4 l, q/ s
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships1 g1 P, K0 i8 L
AM Dash( }+ k( \- y. C2 D8 k
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 b/ `. p) |# B. b4 l2 h3 T o7 T5 p5 H APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, P- D. S4 `; F% M* {( c APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; o8 C! o4 _7 d! B$ R9 a$ u APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 |+ z- \7 Y+ A1 b! E% ^
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) b8 o7 |5 m' L
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 i, Z5 g( {3 U" b; V
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ d2 U+ c2 M2 j5 `! \; l
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 d) V B& s: h
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& s) n& e6 O* F, h5 Q# k APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 k6 t# N. b& m& O' C
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
5 Y8 q8 f& G3 C5 | APA President Jackson
6 \$ Z0 h1 N0 X APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" Q$ V( b% }5 H2 y, A |0 B: l7 }: `
AK Bullock
8 D1 V |! u- r8 G: D APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 U, E/ Q) l, w
AK Alamosa$ T: B6 T- g/ f- b, m1 R7 ~, \' x
3 {9 t1 {, h" U7 t, l' W# IAllied ground losses:( F' o' d- |# U' X/ L/ x
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ @2 f" A" A( u3 p0 c/ k
! K3 y, K0 U! PMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98$ U6 R! ?' j+ R- Y6 l5 L
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% o0 ?# u* T, N# x0 zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" J' w0 ]4 k4 m0 |4 PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ s k6 s0 I$ q$ X/ M% @
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A6M5 Zero x 27
& i6 T5 J& T! H8 v- X B6N1 Jill x 13: R* \8 S. D, p, X2 f$ `0 e
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 }+ E& X) {5 |$ L) _- x0 \. w) S8 ]6 l E B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
t. k. [) I7 g0 t B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
7 b) h# W4 ]1 e. h2 t" L1 }4 z APA Fayette, on fire
# n4 ^3 a8 ]. s7 T% P APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage8 f$ m; e6 @* Q4 x( A4 i
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ {: }) m$ [7 v& q2 S
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 h* A. h4 _$ `& q# X) }
' q" w4 z; P( s; k7 F% 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。
$ Q. X' ~2 l" d0 y! [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。
# U% X. k" L1 F2 M% T pMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 0 [1 m2 E. w' }" S/ b
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( r) s/ G" y* N6 Y( e2 u f" @6 a! F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; X3 V' Q; {7 e' l, L
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G4M1 Betty x 682 t8 {, `1 K% F* [2 j1 i: e+ o6 C. J
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no flights
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% m. g7 c. ~8 G! v1 cJapanese aircraft losses
& T* f9 T- W- C- U5 o G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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+ h# v! W5 q5 M# A& x5 T& YAllied aircraft losses
R i8 C( S8 `7 L/ j$ Q P B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged: d& K( d" p p( i4 O, @
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground* _/ B/ o; z2 v- I" a+ V; u
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged6 N! ~: a# S: a& l2 [' H. y
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
* J9 L: `& l% b! s' B& K) l C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
" N4 d S& }# I- y) Q6 X C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground: D, l$ @3 M. y% r% R, X
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged9 U' v4 A/ T- s
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
T3 H9 Y( ]6 d/ a" k- U/ m B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
! e9 A @; ~+ H Q& F1 `% E B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 X$ G: Z! p* r/ C
3 g9 a' P$ Q! h: K/ Z5 kAirbase hits 26
+ o# K" D( m, fAirbase supply hits 97 }; R7 w+ j8 S3 O
Runway hits 75
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2 l4 K7 f& e) 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。 |