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。
/ o6 G; A S) u5 Y4 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,982 g8 l! s& N; F% ?; C$ X
q7 o c* M3 x% M8 {Weather in hex: Heavy rain( ~$ Y; o1 v! c' Z
) A; o4 J+ V" n6 }6 eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
$ h- H1 l9 y1 UEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, G& @) B. U: W1 u* h0 n. d# P A6M5 Zero x 155( j _) G" R' @, I
B6N1 Jill x 957 I2 s. ]' D9 }- _( Q
# ~3 s" ]- H0 x, ^+ i6 AJapanese aircraft losses/ z/ y( _6 R8 Y+ ]9 ~, H w
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged6 y. X+ r( h6 {! o$ o4 v8 S+ D
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
0 v& }3 _4 k1 i' l- [ APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 o6 j5 Q) ^/ C7 V- |
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. P% F! d3 A& D, j5 k
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 d% p, ^2 M# w; [ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- ]+ v: I6 S; t h$ \
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ `) R& P( o# @7 o) D AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" }3 h" R1 ]0 Q3 Z. k( H AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' E& Y2 K- y2 g$ M4 I
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( W7 H& _/ f0 O( K @9 K I APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk! I) ]1 v6 R, }* U& t
APA President Jackson
, o. d; C) B, k6 s5 X* z APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" V" T6 Q: h/ E5 G+ Y AK Bullock" ?4 f+ d( K6 z: q% n# z
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) Q; `; p3 A2 w' H
AK Alamosa/ M6 m3 r& u) @4 x6 G \' V, R
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Allied ground losses:) [+ p, Q! W2 B; h
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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6 S, C0 ?! O' D9 a* NWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 Z) a: P4 u3 {# N1 TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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' T% r i& G: F$ f' N+ V3 q; ~4 BJapanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13' W4 i$ x O, ~ q* k. z
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Japanese aircraft losses; g9 d8 r5 h- ]
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ X/ K# w x% E: X& O) X2 a9 T
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak- u( ~1 a: s4 k
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APA Fayette, on fire
% Q4 u. j# p2 t1 A; n! b APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
& m, ~6 v4 C( I APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ {; r$ n7 q: c& j: h
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' d$ i5 r Q" t& _9 x2 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。) O+ n" b/ g% I& ^" 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。( d5 P& g& s* L, P
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( f" N8 S. H O% k+ n7 T% x' M0 J
1 ]9 g; v) \' r5 s: \9 K9 @Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 X$ b/ m) b3 i5 g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% l s2 H9 B2 ?0 d5 a" \; k. p2 p
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged$ t5 b5 W3 {) Z- M \
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
" ^8 U1 z9 y" O; i( { B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground/ s9 w+ p; R; B6 u! n( G" v) p9 g
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged+ h, S. a* u. i& P
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground; F$ b6 K4 L: f' @% H9 c/ [
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
. {; l* i+ L1 t$ E C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
) h8 _) ]/ C, D, t/ T F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
) c9 n" [' v8 F/ `% G$ B5 n$ y0 [+ x F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" ]; y- U+ g1 C4 |' a
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
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# l( t( m, j/ W2 E ]( U/ }3 yAirbase hits 26: s# Z& w* a. y, c
Airbase supply hits 9; M Y+ q/ f4 y- h! k- k# U
Runway hits 75/ Z$ `! I* l9 [3 y; [& T
2 x7 x% q# @: X1 a1 {% }" |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。 |