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。! d& X, U, R% _1 {) F, L4 v8 K. O( `
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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3 N5 y3 |" H9 D& A8 v5 }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 m) A- V( c( I% @, [! R; q- z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 i+ o- {; a' G, UJapanese aircraft) I% j8 z$ H6 Y9 Q
A6M5 Zero x 1552 P4 D' J' `: A: l9 @& r
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses% c5 n* }, h- v+ F
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
8 w/ k. o! W3 u( d6 P1 i B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak- X: t' a" K- ^3 _& I) [+ O
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AM Dash
# W# R& _. E4 G4 A3 Z7 X% t x AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
+ Z) ]+ V8 @- {% V. i8 H9 @; e APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 P ^ M- B/ X APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 p9 l5 G! X4 s1 I* D; [% H* k
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. m5 h k7 B6 b/ K* M* k: Z( |# _
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' @9 d" [+ k# }# K ~
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. D/ J t0 r+ _8 y' Q7 E+ `/ ^$ p AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 z/ z( y' o% t, w `# V- p AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! Y+ ^. `" a7 P; i# {0 y. j
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ l' M; \7 c6 f6 m
APA President Jackson3 {9 d5 |: N: }8 s
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 O4 q: D3 ~: f# e9 ~6 S/ D( Z' M
AK Bullock
9 ?# ~/ E- \9 Z E APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) T, m2 V' [% I/ f$ w" T5 L
AK Alamosa7 h: U- x5 X7 ~0 c4 ]9 ?. x
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Allied ground losses:
: H" p% ?/ {! Z2 \2 ], Z( j Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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9 d @5 d1 G6 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,980 ], @' d4 ]. I# T' F3 q7 x/ w
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ e/ Q' g7 F/ h4 d! eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! w/ B7 {3 k" |: Z! ~# @4 s8 {; v
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! x, v: @6 |( D& y, e8 @. _ A6M5 Zero x 27
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8 K' ]! ~; f: j8 O/ D. K A; VJapanese aircraft losses1 \7 i( G+ o. ]1 e9 I" g
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged! T) F v* K$ E
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak# k- w. K0 V7 _' v! y
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Allied Ships
% d0 l( v, x/ T2 u/ d APA Fayette, on fire
8 |0 e1 {9 i$ j7 ~" i" G1 L, z" f APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
; I: v+ n, B/ c- D" ~, s APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( S0 }; |% `/ Q3 ]6 m0 h, z) N APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。
/ ?, P$ j! V% B G0 U' G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。
5 k' L' w8 B1 w% v* ?- HMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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4 e; ?7 g7 |4 y2 @5 G) q7 sWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 @( I. D% V a8 Y2 i$ B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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" _1 [0 D; ^, \% |2 H8 X) xJapanese aircraft losses3 T% A3 v, |4 X$ L
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged4 T, J/ k! k- Q! K3 W
9 }5 w+ k8 }% }5 DAllied aircraft losses3 U. m: s5 D: B$ a" Z2 M
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
$ g! U7 c. N9 ^' c B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground, |& `) e4 q% L7 G. N
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
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2 U: _# s& L6 f \ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged+ g2 y& @! }) x5 Z
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
# }0 }7 n8 V. _7 E5 A/ A- x, g# o F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged- f" B/ |: r) q) Q: I7 A$ D. u
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground& F5 n6 c2 _4 |' X# i- ]& H
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged) d+ L' G) x& v; @
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground% u( d5 B" e4 M$ e. }& J
. _8 l) Y1 } m7 H: ]Airbase hits 26
9 R: H4 X8 s( q/ k z6 kAirbase supply hits 9$ _( |2 k4 F# T
Runway hits 75
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1 u) ~5 e# Z4 f4 I! 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。 |