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。
. P0 |* Q3 y* S+ e* C( _Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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! @& E& n7 Q! |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses4 b% S0 Y" g C
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
7 b/ G' ~+ Z$ `6 f+ K, M B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak |6 U6 ?$ }3 x7 y ?+ M
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Allied Ships0 J9 |# ]1 M; ]. E
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 l% H7 u7 P" v# k APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ R6 C& W: f7 T4 I$ N
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 X: j. N$ [9 y- }
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 F7 x: E. Z2 z& G APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ i+ X1 j9 w# P APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' _4 `6 H3 y. V; ~( u/ x AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 m. X, |8 m7 Y' { AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 S- T" M {4 j" a; N. j
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) B, J9 V+ ~4 W5 Q; n' L' b
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
8 `6 B5 d( D0 j& }4 i APA President Jackson
: n+ ]6 D6 Y: b) a APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 v6 q4 \1 s2 a4 z5 q8 S# d6 }
AK Bullock( ~! P! w. I, l% k
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 G- ^! G9 m9 c4 |, V7 w- t
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:! O9 X/ m: O8 y' [
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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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.- e/ G8 D$ m3 i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 H4 L! v; a2 N% V' h3 o5 o B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged+ q2 r8 X0 o6 @
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak( H7 k; w1 v/ M; u
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* B7 U) T0 ^% g, x) X R1 X) A9 v APA Fayette, on fire
9 R" \+ n+ `1 u" l- [# I APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage# C L6 S: B8 ^% L" d4 r
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ M) @6 F; q9 n$ W2 n; T7 y
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' E: K4 S2 k5 t Q. @
# e. Z) G, y# ^4 q$ B; B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。3 l6 ]' c9 M; _5 u5 J0 c
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。 A2 Z0 V3 F3 h& t5 C/ Q y5 c( R
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 4 f7 j. x% V0 P+ J* z( W/ Q
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) J$ N; ?' Y) w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; J# |' i( Z3 ^% T5 R. e" X G4M1 Betty x 68
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0 C. j1 O9 ~/ H' _3 j, XAllied aircraft
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5 W" ^0 e: d( f4 e+ e4 Y% yJapanese aircraft losses
& _& m* N$ B- p. p, C G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# x: u. _$ @7 J) |. I B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
X3 m. M/ f' T- a9 N B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground% T1 r, w; F- A
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
4 \8 X! K/ b$ @1 J B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
4 r- L4 t* W& F C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged+ K# H. e3 i4 u: l. J
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground9 l8 I3 W; ?5 }4 P
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
2 O* M* A6 A8 B+ \3 B% E6 Y F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground( D# k: H: l* I1 J$ d- |8 M
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged) A8 d4 J+ T! d- A2 m4 I0 Y+ r2 Q- e1 j |
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground% @/ E9 X7 u7 z6 ^1 J8 @
4 P9 |# ?/ u& K; T, D9 ~! oAirbase hits 26
( j: j3 f; u) p: D5 MAirbase supply hits 96 e6 C: r5 u. D5 O) C
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。 |