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。/ i* a, F' i: d" t6 G( [
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* t$ z, p( c4 Q2 v% I: H( A6 Z8 t( G
1 T C1 [; y& K* b* YWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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( T4 w9 f0 M0 Y: H3 wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 }* l8 y( G4 ^$ `$ d7 @* f/ ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) E/ r. a0 f$ I; q, k; G
A6M5 Zero x 155
|' H- L; |7 z% u B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses( k* \* Z. H+ R
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged7 G0 |" k1 M* C) v! [4 R
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
. j( u K7 F! O9 j9 c* b6 m. f AM Dash
5 ^ Q( p4 H$ g9 ?6 X AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk+ G5 ?5 x2 {, t- G7 B( z$ `: C3 H. J0 {
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 W3 d7 A0 z8 P' n APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: ~4 [( U/ f* z( b1 @
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! u" P; r- B# x1 X5 K# J
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 {3 N$ y* ?" r$ { APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. ~! }2 ]6 V+ w3 Q' m9 O
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, Y' m- S* e: | AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 i7 H! M4 _" N% N$ Z& L+ w APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk. ?6 M4 ^* U/ T+ _5 d
APA President Jackson
2 V8 K( P" u7 c% b% p5 w APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ _( B h. k" z5 e; _6 y AK Bullock/ m s- X0 f( e
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! Q) { e r5 x4 A& O5 L
AK Alamosa2 w/ h* C& Z8 v# O$ \1 w
& _. h: @5 Q- _. c! M( SAllied ground losses:
: @ G& r& u" x Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 U6 r I* V2 N8 j. \7 j7 g
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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.
1 L$ Y& T3 r+ c2 {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
|4 o. `+ h: F; t' ~& | A6M5 Zero x 27
: u3 ]9 h; ]9 Q$ a5 J8 M B6N1 Jill x 13* o/ U/ q4 s' }. g4 Z3 W
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 G+ @# N2 ^1 O* i' N5 M B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
( h0 t5 V4 H3 h8 O! ]3 ^; a B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
0 u' o5 m$ Y' h8 k& b J APA Fayette, on fire* g% E3 p- A- M: R* m4 s1 L0 V; R
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
3 O9 c1 q2 Y9 V( k+ }8 y APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& w7 l! G9 n+ U; Q, @) ?$ d
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。+ U) P# ]6 Y8 c1 B
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。
6 M" k$ C* O1 }! @2 I* M) GMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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7 j4 C1 y% F2 ^" A6 eWeather in hex: Light cloud
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# P3 p8 I0 w& \0 hRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* h- }9 f' _( s3 C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 p6 f b6 m# K" b1 a7 _
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: F. p" o8 J/ P6 e% B* E G4M1 Betty x 68
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0 H# W3 H. w$ s0 |$ \% w, XJapanese aircraft losses; J8 H2 \+ I- M3 ?& P
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged2 g: n A1 ~0 v5 Y! b
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Allied aircraft losses6 p! H; ~$ l( j( Y) l. n- D( d4 y
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged! C, e8 F/ K: s( R
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
% B9 D* N" x' P2 b6 r; d B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged0 p, F l! k0 k& _9 W g2 E1 T
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground* a5 ^2 g+ A7 I2 ^2 z8 M' }
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
& c5 c/ E! g1 i$ j C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
8 e. u6 s d) f* H F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
# I5 ^6 \9 I3 K F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground1 R) ]* I7 Z: C( \
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
: U8 m7 e8 `6 [( Z" s B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
( e2 U3 v( F9 u- z i8 C, G$ ~Airbase supply hits 93 Y9 P- X/ N( H* H1 h# v
Runway hits 75
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7 {+ V& r+ P4 X6 x& R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。 |