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。
& [* B( D [ a! L3 w) SMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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_$ Z8 b4 ~2 j$ k* Z; DWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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) h% w) h" E* |" S8 k6 ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' B3 t/ U( |) Y, M( {0 @1 ?% DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 m3 U# z0 ?7 l7 _, rJapanese aircraft, Z/ i% U5 i1 [; ]% Y t" ~
A6M5 Zero x 155, J$ x! }7 d( D9 p% ?- P
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses) T, A" n& G( y0 `) I- Z
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged! J$ q: K0 G( N6 s3 ?
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak+ n" L% P- }; r: d; f& e& | l
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2 G& R; Q3 Y _) L( e. K AM Dash$ p. s( t1 j( ?4 C# s7 h
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ d. Q0 Z! W& M1 r8 y9 C. e APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 P/ s) L* ]' t5 V APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* c6 O r3 z& s5 u+ I
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# G* C6 K! n& K2 I
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% Y; @" q5 P1 {
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 D \! n) W/ y1 t' Q* ] AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* S+ ~5 _( u6 `* A `% E
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, P9 W& }! ^) p0 ?
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7 X, G8 A" z. j' Z- T APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ g" d. ?, z. a5 l& E/ N- ~ APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# d2 ~6 {9 e* Q
APA President Jackson
* \5 \0 W; f6 ~- w, D0 \ APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 s) j. N+ ]: g, Z6 Y @6 {+ I) t AK Bullock% a l5 X8 [# X. [, [" u
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ d/ S+ K: u5 d$ y5 @3 T8 l
AK Alamosa) t; F! W/ b1 y0 a3 ]& V/ r8 \
: P! d' A3 w9 i% A8 jAllied ground losses:
* @5 n) t. s. s! ~$ |& [& T; R Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ d. Y# L2 a3 h( J0 P! u8 h: @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 K/ {& Z8 v; ~/ ?2 l$ D. z
; u; d% e: Y: D" I! T9 x3 yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 r! X9 `3 Y C0 Q9 D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses* `' f" O9 J; S' [, B. A
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged0 A* J! T0 q5 R0 h% \' h9 k
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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9 r8 N! a2 {) O7 _% ~. w5 K" a APA Fayette, on fire) D7 I/ Y' F! Z1 d
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage; o6 P" l3 u' l! a g# M+ t
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, R# G* f5 j; H5 W2 F APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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; f C) x. Q; e b- C7 `/ p" Z0 i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。
: Q; r0 g; ]2 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。
$ U) l8 y u/ R( d# P9 Z. I; U. NMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 % s8 M \, V+ h3 G2 L/ V/ N8 ?
) B/ }2 P( C/ [! QWeather in hex: Light cloud1 a9 T- r& C4 L
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 g( L# r1 v7 W; t; \1 W0 {) J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 p9 f! {: }% Q) d0 ~4 H& \. j
G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 ]! X3 g# g! u/ K G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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N4 e9 T/ a4 s( M# d* C" ~Allied aircraft losses8 M- i' ?9 |3 x" D1 {7 g
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged7 I* P- ?4 ~8 x* a& j9 X' \' Z- x
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground5 x% q- J- k3 f1 R5 `. Z- o) r
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged% U6 B& }) F- @, n8 `4 c9 m
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
# c7 U8 P/ X7 j0 U" E- g7 p+ p C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
$ S. u7 k7 a7 O/ U4 ^ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground' N( I4 n6 R9 K# K, K$ B$ C
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
6 ^" |' |4 m. }, o+ d9 b F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
1 E! M8 y. Y+ ^/ T w" `, _ B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged5 l4 v2 n% A, q$ |1 F- J0 {
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground) G2 D7 j- ]( H: M9 P
# j8 m/ w* l! r `, C8 F! N1 C5 VAirbase hits 26
( ~: q2 ^' w* a, uAirbase supply hits 92 D0 p1 |( b* I
Runway 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。 |