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& C. h' {$ H! c" z2 z( e, Q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98" O7 _. j1 ^0 `& l8 A
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet." {* T3 |) c) V# C2 @# U3 w# ^ v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ~( n+ K8 K# `9 I
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Japanese aircraft% Q. u+ E2 p9 _. d. j0 `
A6M5 Zero x 155
( M7 C0 G' x8 f3 P3 o6 Q$ C B6N1 Jill x 959 g+ z2 `. a( M6 a* ]) } j% l% v
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ B9 R- c) H) P x- K8 ? B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged) N0 e1 P9 i! U ?
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash
9 z7 G1 n7 S8 V& z+ I, D AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk O, Y. L: P7 ] M8 |
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 a& W' x0 y) X; M7 M APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ R3 T: F: ^! ], I) Z8 o! j
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 @4 e: g6 k# U) O) A APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# ` I8 d/ `1 {3 I6 v8 w APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 g9 S5 ?; V. `' [9 N9 o* L. s
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ u2 L" o# I* i AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 j& H: z$ r+ s' P$ f/ z
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, b+ s$ |% R" |8 X, |& j' Y* M APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 e/ S% ~$ q4 {, o M
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk; v @; |% y9 n- p- i3 ~/ Z
APA President Jackson
. P4 L& }( U t1 ` APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 r4 L t& L2 f# A. k AK Bullock+ w4 [& q a9 b
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( V. @" l5 K; O- I P. d4 r5 p, d9 X AK Alamosa) |' z) l/ x/ _! S1 S1 D
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Allied ground losses:
% K7 ?& \/ S2 S# H Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 N+ }; A+ T- H7 V6 ~; f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: t* V, }) X' T( W% Y1 p. @" s! l
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# }! Z" M V4 e/ w8 bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 p m+ g# \* [ \- a& Z% P0 E2 Y& {8 eJapanese aircraft9 x6 j" n5 I K" L! q( k
A6M5 Zero x 27
5 F" N. K* Q4 k, p. A' {. N# b- Y B6N1 Jill x 13$ H$ J1 g N8 h5 S* R$ ^
) U' s9 ?) O2 _/ CJapanese aircraft losses
; K( ^5 H0 k) e- h- u B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
# _2 W' j' D. F7 L6 {# A% M B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire# S. z g2 N8 f; G3 v3 t
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage5 L1 ]* Z$ W$ g, p% [* S
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" i$ c' G I) c( @
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( G( [& ]2 Y6 k4 Q
) j6 A! _# o% Y8 }$ _) A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。
6 S- c; D# ^' T* I* ?$ 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。4 \. g$ d0 q: _' C/ e4 K+ m
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud3 c V$ v$ G. A/ m3 v
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." T5 }1 T5 C$ I3 S1 x2 s, _" A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 U! n/ r+ K ?0 y
G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses6 T1 y; d( b% m2 k% w5 ^
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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l5 F; v- O# ZAllied aircraft losses
0 M9 u/ u( x9 ^1 ?# A0 ? B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
* z. n' w3 t" K! K F8 L0 Q( }% m B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground n" U/ Z) n( n1 @0 p
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
# R/ |, H6 @; m; U7 d4 _! N% h; F B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
9 d9 h6 I& t6 F0 v' [5 R0 ~- N C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
" m8 T+ n- S/ p: R5 y C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground9 Y# q5 h: m) D( v8 o* w: n* ~
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
. O) k9 {; N6 T) r$ F$ E; J3 f F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground' m8 i; _- n) g6 D
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged3 M" |& `! ? o2 `' w) U8 }
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground" u1 `7 n, `' }' N. Q1 }- S3 J* V
5 A( T5 b7 r! K; _, U8 ~7 HAirbase hits 26
/ u* h S! {) n. A+ @! AAirbase supply hits 9
, ^6 Z7 i" X9 ^" t: G2 ^; \; D URunway hits 75
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5 E. x# o. J9 i( k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。 |