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。
+ d9 n3 q: Y" j7 m9 L/ d4 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' ^ |7 J# Z: D) l! D
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% z! S+ ^2 A K& HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 s% t+ P' x3 L4 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 x! n7 ?5 i( x) \7 {" {2 Q; O
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Japanese aircraft
5 A) q2 t; s% `! x# M' }* N# A G9 n A6M5 Zero x 155
, U0 N4 }1 @) a% z6 ?0 Z0 h2 \: e9 a B6N1 Jill x 955 ?+ v( |/ }. _: H
5 \4 X' V/ |0 i9 `6 [, HJapanese aircraft losses
6 }$ {( \& I) Q: [6 Z B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged ?7 |' O' F( v! Q/ u% q
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak/ E/ i. i/ z. `8 V! C+ A$ k4 c
! n( c& w% }+ v4 ~3 pAllied Ships0 y, P4 i$ H# C2 _. O
AM Dash
0 a% S# ]/ Q* C2 x3 ?3 Z4 P AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk5 d, V! o: ^3 a% Z' ^! p$ m; H
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 s2 t' J# X0 J: ^) m4 m APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 p* f4 ?8 ]9 R5 U, | APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% K$ q/ N4 g5 u/ ?0 \ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# b8 X6 X1 l* V! y3 k
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( |5 L4 p5 c* E, l8 X6 g2 K
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 r' u. r( I; C# k
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ T' s1 j2 n5 `* l0 X5 l# E SC PC-580
+ T, T9 l% U; b1 x: k9 O APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ j0 a g, \: b8 ~# }# d5 U; i APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
* M- H- \- K9 a% \+ ^ APA President Jackson7 D: ~" }. p. p3 }# ~
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& R; ]% ~' y* ~; a AK Bullock N/ s3 |4 ^4 s" s/ }" k/ j/ q$ k
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 s2 c; T0 e5 N+ a; \ AK Alamosa
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# f4 }3 `4 V% i* U: TAllied ground losses:& n& d& R( r) i# p: @
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ c% h6 d3 C6 A% M
4 F2 r5 N$ @+ m6 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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' Z1 t& ^5 T8 iWeather in hex: Heavy rain. \9 b- U, y+ }* l- M
* j F- D* a" T. Z$ d$ Y, \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 X2 Y& ?! X2 R" T- r! e, kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 g# b% t8 g# I, `& ]) ]
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Japanese aircraft
# y6 C5 X2 e7 p, u: c [4 n! j* t A6M5 Zero x 27
/ B- ^' m1 f9 V2 m$ f B6N1 Jill x 134 H# c; v' B4 N2 I9 m: H
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Japanese aircraft losses
: A/ Z% `" g2 M B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
- ^' b8 b* `- l! I. \+ y B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak `) v, b. U2 c( y. O2 i
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Allied Ships
/ J( z: ?* {% |1 B5 a$ f% X4 B APA Fayette, on fire8 W& R! {3 U4 N" ?4 n3 C6 @
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage! }1 x, c& {& U' f
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( ^! m1 y. I: U. [# u6 r APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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2 C+ n" {: e! f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。
: l9 w W/ {8 c, |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。
6 X6 M! h8 P; y1 \" {9 d8 J8 @Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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" R5 S1 V3 k0 C3 rRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' j& C1 g! j: r( m; UEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 W5 A7 V$ m' w( { i( t G4M1 Betty x 68
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged. u# D3 R. K, F7 v3 F
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground a. o. j$ W/ r; Y, l
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged$ K2 C4 H4 n1 z7 b
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground( G0 v" }' p/ `% o" |2 [( ?
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
; s& m d) c5 H, x1 x0 b C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
6 F2 n1 V. Z! p: n2 Z F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
9 j ]; W o& c+ w/ a$ M$ d" Z. f F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground0 Z- i0 }- z# l0 f& { X
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
- [+ D6 o; E1 ~8 `" q0 t' `; f% {8 X B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26 @# ^+ S" k- J+ K4 o! y
Airbase supply hits 9
* K, o5 I: y: CRunway hits 75
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' b/ v8 [( ?. ~: _5 m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。 |