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 w) _6 O5 j9 R& T( _* ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,983 f' l) l' s& q0 K1 V: @4 c3 w& v
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 U# n2 U& C9 M9 g4 Q' F
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
3 H4 |( D5 h6 @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 J, S9 ~$ O+ l' j: F- ~* B7 A
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Japanese aircraft6 O% Z5 e; {& z. x6 s+ |# s3 s
A6M5 Zero x 155) V! V" Z, I) { r" r4 b/ }, `$ h- W8 ~8 L
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses; b( b7 L, [. W9 H
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
" |" ^. ^/ [7 [1 c2 y& H$ A! ^& ? B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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. y& `" z9 ~9 }5 q4 z/ w AM Dash
K1 W0 v$ c1 D" G AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
7 R/ G+ m/ B. u. p$ Y APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ o: T# ~* l R0 S" O
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 j |% d2 v) l0 k! R0 H) r
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 Z1 B( t% J. s# U. F
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- {! f! q# p) z4 \/ R$ D. M8 [2 B APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( V. _7 U1 [; D( f3 O5 C1 v) w$ V3 p
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: e# b) h: ]+ R% q% [
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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' R1 P0 t- \9 k6 ~. Z' g ~ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# f! A. V( ~2 N# W7 S5 ` APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
+ I/ X/ q/ m+ t APA President Jackson
( K4 f. N. m7 H5 [5 [! U APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; P2 D( ?2 Y, E% n9 L k# |5 y) C& J. C
AK Bullock/ M9 G. ]3 q0 i8 G+ X- M
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 G7 t2 k; X/ _" W: h5 z' p AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
0 O& L4 ~2 I7 a) D4 C* E) D8 N Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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. L+ R+ q$ E. \* A0 j% jMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 i9 r1 Y/ V: I! a& R% TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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& U2 p' ~8 U' wJapanese aircraft; Z% i! P7 T+ b+ G. ]9 i1 ]6 p
A6M5 Zero x 27; G; l. @% E- @5 U: b
B6N1 Jill x 132 \/ K% N4 T5 d8 u" i( k
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Japanese aircraft losses
% z) U& _7 X) c. I9 N/ _1 m B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
: j4 s$ o) d) r m/ ~& g B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak3 [- ]/ H) S' c' w( R% H- j8 n
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APA Fayette, on fire# V! E/ e! U# m) Q) y( e
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage0 n: @5 ~* q7 n, v$ ~4 @$ {
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& D7 ~1 N/ t# C% N
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' |* N# x4 C7 l# [& w
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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。
2 S: }. h- t% u0 `0 _6 a q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 G% q: j' O7 l* d, ?
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 , H v2 z# Z- u, I) b" i# w
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( U0 Z9 ~- ^5 m9 X: s7 f3 k: kEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses" A" |9 D+ s& X0 j' e) z* ^- u
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
% d. }- M6 C$ B* U' l4 ^$ p B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground% O I L9 _5 g& k1 s
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
+ q! p# l, _( q, i# \ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
$ N9 d& c' W- N C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged: @, k6 Z) F1 M
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
& h; g5 A" W# L7 i1 g F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
0 J, z( k @4 K0 b F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
1 U8 V* w, o L5 g5 R4 a B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged+ X- ?; G* ^" p5 E. a) o. g
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground6 `2 w2 K" B6 E7 E M0 E. _5 ^0 l
: c1 Y. X1 f! aAirbase hits 26
. ^% r, g$ X3 Q! QAirbase supply hits 9
+ A1 C' l' ~( K7 e. F5 p. i ~Runway hits 75
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4 q, \3 { |% P: g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。 |