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。
7 S' c9 W; e+ c6 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' O4 u6 `, N3 u- g- R. ?, {
5 w/ B- B0 \) e. `( G* h# D' r, pWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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, i9 _* X* y8 x+ b+ D( rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
0 u P( x; Q/ `- v: O! ~& aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 I' E8 u, f# p. f3 E
A6M5 Zero x 155
0 }4 f9 w, K8 D; f4 ^ B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 o* O8 z+ m* g' U. X, ` B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged, z/ A1 i7 g: H4 \& ^* h9 N# u
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships4 N; {' V0 C: m) x3 `$ {, i) Q
AM Dash
7 Q, X. W% k# t5 v: @- @ AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 R& ^7 `, Q) K2 p+ R$ S2 c k* N APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 G9 t1 H$ U2 J- Z3 e APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 x3 o# }. a3 m3 R, n APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( F* I9 C6 _9 G
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, E8 c! [# l7 ?5 i# b* _* F APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, R" x+ n/ ~2 V AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ S. Q) \2 D! l
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 W" x- {* J9 r! T5 `
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2 X& c" T% d k APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 V9 ^# Q/ A& v' s3 y2 p2 A
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
4 D1 V, |' s! U" R0 \ APA President Jackson1 y# B2 `' r, M! [
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" B* `, ?3 m7 [! ?( R AK Bullock& N K: j6 p* e o! R
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- o: ~# l$ v. O, y AK Alamosa+ ~; |* c9 `! J6 S+ p
/ N' P/ G% _ iAllied ground losses:2 h E9 d" ~: w9 q' D% k' Z8 w* p+ l
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 \! r b/ m7 Z" L9 }1 u
9 U# d- ]: m t- UMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* T6 a1 L& H" M+ y6 n' Y, G
$ M' }! c% ^; a; l. {Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; L# V$ u( U% p- |# M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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- A3 h: ]) K: l9 p: L6 E" ^6 _8 mJapanese aircraft
% z: H% H4 Q' ?1 |$ W A6M5 Zero x 27" D/ d( @, M6 ^
B6N1 Jill x 130 L! W+ Z7 o2 G3 J! ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
. z6 l& e# o" u B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged0 c1 j* ^" r: r2 ^" j
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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: y# [0 D) n, ~& @3 }Allied Ships$ c, T7 T. j' x3 _1 j
APA Fayette, on fire
. V. X: }4 P! \3 D APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
0 ]5 o9 N2 D5 D APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 |+ I$ k1 {% U4 e& ~5 q
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 V; Q4 G, n( }7 f5 t
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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。
) l( b2 N5 p# `+ X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。
1 p5 F& h3 S2 X, P3 ^, \* u+ fMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" E- g4 s! Q" W1 x1 O
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 N+ L* e# e+ t" zEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 R) s! T3 C$ A3 L; i1 qJapanese aircraft
! U5 [, s$ G, H! T G4M1 Betty x 68, @% S. L. L: L2 L( n
* i, e4 d; P# ?0 d$ M9 _% oAllied aircraft
# ~# ^' Y% H4 B5 _ no flights! E' Q8 ^5 a% y
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Japanese aircraft losses/ J, ]. ~5 ]. E; x- x; ?
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged I' D- |3 a4 G
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Allied aircraft losses
3 g% X$ Q+ z6 y* e% _ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
; C6 m& v0 _" z B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
& o% D$ B T# H* X7 @ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
2 O* R7 R/ U8 ?. S8 h9 t6 P5 J B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
' C4 J; A+ a# _ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged a4 b" ^8 H. p3 K* O, c. E
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground# X* k. S. g9 F( Y: y& C% t9 Y, C
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
) @! T7 R! U3 u$ L* I F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
! P! H8 `3 ?5 a B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged& m) v. `, w9 I! V
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground! c$ ]9 i0 K0 e/ r" G# ^6 z
1 |+ ~: \. b6 ~% I9 u/ TAirbase hits 26
: c8 U ]9 }8 DAirbase supply hits 9
+ x$ J- v, l! d0 @3 R% D) C/ R5 `" pRunway hits 75+ @4 M4 N( S6 o8 z" I
+ L+ o. c" ]3 a# N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。 |