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。
/ E& \9 e! t8 P7 P9 L! GMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( W4 Y9 [4 y# Q/ V
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' B* @) m4 P1 `, x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ }/ l8 x" \8 @
A6M5 Zero x 155; A/ X! V- V, G) ^
B6N1 Jill x 95
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7 B) P2 ?% ?: ?% ^Japanese aircraft losses9 P1 v# i: K: U9 \2 `
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
* y1 U3 q/ z8 j! } AM Dash
9 b. P* j5 y) ] AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 A4 q- U; L; m! }+ v' x APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 }4 E4 j! M/ Z" V: h4 a
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& P" c/ M# m6 s, p l APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' P% G5 g. L5 o4 C, j- N' P; F3 I APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 c2 E, m8 H6 d
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 h- {$ B0 N$ P5 g9 ~1 ]/ `
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk N* p4 M) J! W; C. ]! T* ^& d
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# K6 e0 y, p$ t, Z* Q$ r
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* O% [) D% T: `% k6 N5 x APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, n) C3 N5 W1 T/ b$ N A APA President Jackson" O9 `5 e; s. E$ g3 ]
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ H) S& O" ^; E4 T3 ?$ d AK Bullock
3 y& g- F- r a% P& p APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, _" B0 k' |( W2 a( r- n1 j+ a) y
AK Alamosa3 \7 k0 e: K+ v+ p) K7 u5 P' Z' X
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Allied ground losses:
7 |! c% f8 Z8 H4 Q0 I% h# z9 ? Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 r! |, y/ D$ w) l
0 W# W/ G( E- z1 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98$ V1 A; \: z, ^" K: f* h7 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& b+ E8 E* R+ z+ A; m" }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 Q5 b8 o' Q f2 T( S6 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. z9 _8 U N' Z( L7 D& w( b
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Japanese aircraft
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4 t" p( c' D+ }4 X! |; RJapanese aircraft losses1 A( S" G* L6 i+ a" d! \
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships8 q4 W$ A' X# T# T* l
APA Fayette, on fire) r! P7 y/ |& A" A5 c$ k$ a: Z8 a
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
& C, [+ o7 ^& b APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' Y1 M8 p* o3 g5 \9 t
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 l6 ]- l6 x& E4 S$ F8 |3 ^4 ^# r
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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。
7 n1 Q) q: N5 M @6 {" F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。% {8 n8 S$ o! O. d( t1 w1 I L |" n, c
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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2 I$ q2 p# l3 d2 s' }8 t) d, [5 EWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' A2 s4 n- A4 W5 `/ C3 r+ R# M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% d( F( o. H3 \ j; U
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Japanese aircraft6 o, d, `2 x1 `7 `# J/ I+ P
G4M1 Betty x 68+ s$ ]0 p% s3 [( s; u1 }/ }! G
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Japanese aircraft losses
* U1 f8 j |4 m6 o2 n0 b G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses: ^% u' Z. U5 O
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
6 L) s, p# K1 Q. C$ R6 }: Y B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground7 K1 ?" Z6 e7 U
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
8 K% H+ h; R9 w; G$ r B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
- U; U1 J, e+ b C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
7 }! T2 T1 G/ a( G C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
4 ?0 _# a% W8 y! k. C# g/ I F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
/ A! `$ M4 P; N F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 S9 ]( w7 \! r: w
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
0 m3 o0 R; q5 C B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground `$ A/ l8 b6 M. O
$ @9 q5 ^9 d* \7 G2 bAirbase hits 26: B! v+ p# I/ I8 a
Airbase supply hits 9) p( _7 N& l8 V# S- I
Runway hits 75/ }8 A( Z; |9 I% m
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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。 |