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。: l2 M2 x$ |# V7 s+ n. f5 P9 l
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 P4 l" F3 I/ u7 ~( }& U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- { }& i) L# Y( d1 h: f
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A6M5 Zero x 155
* ?+ G3 ~ N" c6 S B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
s( H% |0 X8 u" i B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
. L# C/ W p s: c) F' l0 L B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
! x2 F. S. K9 B/ p4 S0 i# r APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" x- r3 ^; w+ }, Y
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" B/ [( D9 l2 J) A9 n- E
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 N7 y0 j, \# K7 ?9 N5 j
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 [0 `* S" l/ `8 K" S- p* ~ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 V' e( T5 Y+ p- R
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 u- q) u8 b" A3 D9 i
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' v+ L" P; Z- r
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. \8 K- [* F# Y2 h7 g. T; k9 W; P4 ?; ~
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk; V. g) |0 }* T3 c2 G, z/ P
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APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* H* I) U/ n+ x1 x; g/ l
AK Alamosa
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0 B/ N$ g- _& `" a) k& Z1 sAllied ground losses:
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 I$ s" Y$ ^ }0 U/ ?& C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 g& e9 ~( a5 e, M A6M5 Zero x 27
- R0 B$ x, H0 X: p B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses+ o' Z4 w9 t* `+ M
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
, a, O! q5 D8 L/ o B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak9 @1 A* D5 J( A/ _$ o
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Allied Ships) _: m% G7 c" w8 l
APA Fayette, on fire8 K" S3 j3 U5 w- U* _
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
& P' u1 [7 r/ Y+ {6 q APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 B A9 ~+ M8 [. R) b
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) n( P# ]% F+ j5 S& ~! X/ X
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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。9 U! n9 A' l0 ^; R
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。0 T4 q) e7 x2 ^! s/ e5 q2 c; Q
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 * P0 R( b; e0 l }1 ]$ G6 x
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
4 I/ c( _# [/ ?! h$ hEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 x! |, @6 o9 Y8 h
G4M1 Betty x 686 w6 S3 k" T2 R6 S# C- O/ P
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged0 A& O" H- I( _; z9 y5 e
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
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8 u' n5 S$ @+ r! a- U B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground* z" g* s0 ?- u" k. X, \8 v3 \
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
/ N V$ r# g: d C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground- @$ v' p3 u) N: [) H( z
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
* ^% M: A4 M2 d4 B4 N* B* [ F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 K6 u3 w7 b/ E6 v" S5 {
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
( j: a" s% c" K7 b B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground8 ?6 x4 C& S* p# V) ~0 `
0 ^! y0 p: U9 X( u) lAirbase hits 26
/ A2 p) ]8 X' ~# \5 xAirbase supply hits 9
3 }1 U- o2 I4 m# {8 o6 [5 Q$ zRunway hits 75
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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。 |