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。
2 _% Q! o9 e u I* {Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% _8 B) C, H0 Y' I& _$ s7 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! k! y9 ~9 u0 z, c, rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 T l4 e- x; \. ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 N2 p3 z) B- |
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Japanese aircraft- `0 w$ M6 [$ U
A6M5 Zero x 155
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 ~5 w; b9 x% M B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
$ X) @. l. n# J5 ^1 |5 y6 q B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships; C7 j. |! m* u# D: g B. V) A
AM Dash- w( h6 ~0 o$ o( _. A
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 T) v7 H+ J; ?3 N: M' |5 }" `
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ F5 l7 R8 }( j APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ @+ z9 T! t, v6 ?! E APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ `6 X# N% _6 p9 g
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 z" [5 _/ t, O& l& X8 r5 g
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 m7 I3 f4 o- T F" l2 f) P6 i AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# |) U6 U) p% \% I: s
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 G/ t. B: W. p+ ~) z SC PC-580
7 K" ?$ \5 O M8 b3 ^ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 d1 d A) [" ~" @) K- U m4 a
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk5 \1 F c0 o# g5 z3 h
APA President Jackson, d6 x. Q# `! E$ c
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 Z. o; {5 H; c
AK Bullock- f( h4 {! o( G8 h
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 R+ V: {' v4 ]8 P AK Alamosa D% l! I/ u: f# h8 w
- e) _8 C0 I `3 l: F7 PAllied ground losses:
8 ?* [1 e/ ?6 a- \% R$ w" F Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 B2 m/ x- e' X/ o+ Z0 M2 A& j, D6 t
* ]5 W. X) w: j7 L# xWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 u9 D( T+ p0 [% B
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 @" |) V- `5 l0 n+ J. Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ U: G) l! \( y6 ?2 l8 \, y# Z# `
A6M5 Zero x 27! N3 g( T0 g5 ^5 z; F
B6N1 Jill x 132 w( y m) \" X% r: O' Q9 u3 J
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ^: i L, w) o7 H* u- S6 s6 g
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged. u+ u. n* ?& j' d1 ?. w+ R4 a- F
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak' y( q' t7 f+ m7 x$ @, M
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Allied Ships, r% t% ^& ~+ Y7 c5 K! Z* C/ T
APA Fayette, on fire6 t( a6 _% `' K% {1 u! _; x- n
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage' `- _$ |) M" n; e8 b7 \0 F6 h1 a
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& ~/ @$ ?, v! C' v, W
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% z' B5 ^8 x9 R: D% n7 s3 U
( @" C- u6 c; z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。/ r2 j0 ~, t6 c3 b
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。
+ Y( J. z3 B* y" x. Y/ uMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 : X! T7 M$ H' O3 d7 G
' a9 f. g3 w$ }" N; mWeather in hex: Light cloud
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/ u2 O! W& S* X! B2 x6 PRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' P, Y" e8 q. sEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* P" P( ]* }" I G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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$ m% L6 v/ @$ I$ i: o ~Japanese aircraft losses6 G9 X9 f! Q& ~" q) u, L# v/ y
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged" F0 q3 y4 j; J1 m
7 Q1 z! |$ Y* p) EAllied aircraft losses% }- y( M8 K/ Z7 Q; N8 ~ ?+ ?
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged6 d* n* y8 T0 \% g9 F* W# w
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground; \3 V9 O' P3 c m
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
- P9 G& e" S% D K" A$ ^/ d B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground2 O) D% K, V# ]; F7 T
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged( Z, O3 [) N G9 y: n( N" W) D: z$ |
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground1 f& `4 p, t, e$ {% C2 K# q/ z0 J( y
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
& d. b) ]# u8 Z4 {5 h) G F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 y$ _: k' t2 @ L( W
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
' j+ |5 l) V( X2 P7 f B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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- |" x( M; t, I& q& i5 }6 uAirbase hits 26/ ]' f" V2 A) e- b: {, B
Airbase supply hits 9
1 D' d7 Y' \+ @. O* k! bRunway hits 75
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" m, @4 S2 X& o; x2 F( H% p/ _; V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。 |