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。
0 H' j' V4 ]+ r# J( M" S) IMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98. d+ T- \" }# O' r8 F7 a0 S
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! j" a$ u4 r/ A$ b9 Q2 IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
& @! T& F, D: U/ ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 n) Q8 A4 E8 `% y; W A6M5 Zero x 155
2 I5 A: D% C1 L x" U% h B6N1 Jill x 95# I( g! R: \' y! ^3 @0 n
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Japanese aircraft losses
' T9 W8 ^* l. S; d! a9 h( y B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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AM Dash# ~, E2 I: D* Z7 j4 w0 L
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 |" E- \6 O) Y4 r
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, F1 f: |4 M# a- w1 o R
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 z: a' u5 _+ v2 ` j& A$ X u
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: {) }) x" N/ E9 j7 a9 I& `1 \# @6 O
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! |4 _* Z3 e1 x4 z4 }# o APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ e# t6 N8 m' h! X6 J& H* q3 w AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' \9 O. [- y5 G$ V$ H
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 G7 N; g* c% Y* r% ]
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- o, s. F3 y5 y! y6 _ V D% ] APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- E/ w5 B" w6 [8 }8 d2 P6 ^ APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
8 E9 Q# s+ U! r, W5 m9 }6 Q APA President Jackson0 ?8 u0 y. w# d' G v
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; S" P) r- Y, l2 w AK Bullock2 D& }* l* l \) r) w5 {' C: }% n
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 |4 p0 n0 s$ H6 o$ W9 ?
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:& t/ {, w0 h4 p; Z
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* i- t0 ]4 B. _8 {( o
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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+ q5 L2 O$ k( T- ]+ J/ P& PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! P" d) I( X8 N G8 e- S: M2 SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged9 M; `( S6 V8 u
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak! z$ @/ N" i, d1 S! A- q% j; o1 X
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Allied Ships
' k' k# [# r1 k APA Fayette, on fire
" H( I0 A& `3 S% z APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage$ l5 j, U! a% z" x
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 |; B' F5 M: m5 A
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. K, w- f1 X% h: |' f
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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。
4 f5 L- R# ]. G9 Q4 b: 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。2 k# v, z; Q; R
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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8 L" @" I$ r3 j4 H+ B" TWeather in hex: Light cloud$ ?+ \* `8 W+ n4 k' |
+ A+ C/ S, f5 y1 v$ fRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ ?3 }: s$ x9 n* Q) f p j
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 [% G( V; N' L/ i' y0 w1 g
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G4M1 Betty x 689 \7 X$ U0 K5 [7 l b9 E
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: h5 `0 i2 `0 {0 s4 x0 P( yJapanese aircraft losses
* t( }# M! \8 \/ w0 l4 C G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# m: E1 _' g3 z* C B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
' f! v# X. H( S% K8 b# | B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground! |! j& G6 q8 D& G' m
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
! s$ r" N/ V# U& n) o$ v* l/ o: f1 d B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
$ b7 q8 }# \7 U) w; ~ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
/ O' l. J4 A' z! v C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 g9 [* `/ a, x) |+ [# n' g6 @
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged6 e |. d: F$ K" _8 a% E3 N' B9 U
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 f) q# q; g# k* X8 e9 f' o
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
& Y' J3 {$ L2 o B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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) F% ?/ S: j# j% K4 `" VAirbase hits 26
) K0 c2 J8 u; JAirbase supply hits 9% g/ z) K, O5 x) D( P+ x, ^
Runway hits 75; F4 a& `$ Y7 b& V. H' @! d
9 v; Z; x2 w- W0 f2 z* e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。 |