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。 M, |6 b* q! E" J8 y+ w$ \
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98. I2 {9 ?4 H/ q5 |0 E) w$ k
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
8 [" x- r7 r. ^: IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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9 L# f0 t8 d# v3 [: k0 T" pJapanese aircraft, d) E) o5 G" S6 y' |3 _/ |
A6M5 Zero x 1550 o: N0 R) O4 \ ]0 a' i2 s
B6N1 Jill x 95
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- B* \$ U# a ]4 y+ \Japanese aircraft losses
- j& Y( B j' ^9 W0 x B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged3 a- d0 M8 A' ^; F2 a( J* [) e
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak8 k7 i# ]) a' y# j
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Allied Ships: ~$ }5 w k# i l" U% w
AM Dash% W- ]+ a$ Z+ W3 x; ~6 Q# i
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 r) |3 _5 J# ]
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! g* d1 u4 ^. P+ g+ z, {7 P3 o& K; R APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ |' g- h& {4 S1 }( U/ Y APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ I; l* e" R f% M: w- w: P/ {1 C! V APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ C' M& `) Z0 ]* C) c
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 w" z! C! f& {+ B, _8 B% B' T7 {6 l. l AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; L+ |! Q: W# H$ w9 k AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 ]8 U8 Y Z, i( ?. h9 {0 X9 H
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% A9 ^7 l \: m! f0 ^ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 q2 K2 x* ?% [# l; P4 _9 O
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, g& v3 B+ H, n- S/ W* w APA President Jackson: [8 U3 g- r# x
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' ?# _) y# Q5 j1 Q
AK Bullock: C& _2 c2 F* g2 }# N& l/ l
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 I% X1 F& B; v& P4 Z7 O
AK Alamosa
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* ~/ j8 G+ g/ X0 W3 DAllied ground losses:* e5 V2 [7 x2 k
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 w* v& ?1 o( k" G: T; j
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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.
6 ?; ]' _- s7 N' L+ f+ b7 oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes& |3 B" }3 @" m8 E9 W. {$ R* C1 ^
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A6M5 Zero x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses1 f. [) K5 x, J$ y6 O2 x6 E8 H+ p
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged( S9 e8 j% x# W; L# }" G5 y+ Q
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
- b/ ~2 j8 ?, w+ R F APA Fayette, on fire
6 c0 W2 m) q$ d# _ {( c APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage/ ~3 ~: Q) g7 e* U- f
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! ~6 X& o; p2 {! O 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。
$ E% ~7 Y2 s" y x+ r% I4 f+ J- K4 P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。. F$ u) O& _; n; d% h$ ?, \! k" E1 w
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ( n: S; E- W6 y6 q" O& _( x
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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5 }1 `6 z/ K9 t* \5 d: O G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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( l/ M0 M1 J" s1 K7 o0 F* g! J B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground9 y) `: h& y7 t' D9 [( @2 M
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged4 J7 Q3 w5 x; K% i- c7 V. H
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground" [ M7 M! S) G# }& q& u
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged1 W% z% `6 s+ t* x( j1 p$ {
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
1 y! u' Z5 h, a' K. E3 s F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
: @5 l7 C; P/ J _0 T6 E/ ` F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground$ m9 m( y+ z6 F0 |4 y. x' B2 \, e# f
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged$ ?) H) N$ ^2 N* ]0 v! N! r& J. X
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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. [7 P% g( t3 j, p$ uAirbase hits 26+ Q1 z$ K, ^5 ?7 v. a4 S
Airbase supply hits 9
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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。 |