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。
) p' g( h' H. B8 X0 J2 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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@, i r5 D- ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain( J" Q, k# j% I1 _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' a3 Z1 k: {: `0 Q1 SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 b3 ~/ Q# [' z/ I A6M5 Zero x 155
. p. D- L l1 ~2 p- D/ c4 {. U: Z B6N1 Jill x 954 M* P/ G" |2 _+ ^ m7 R- H
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Japanese aircraft losses
- J% F& U9 S& M) ? x. q B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
. Z; N& q# x; l4 S. A B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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% }0 I& U) _, ` AM Dash
% e' F) ?; x7 p" @( e# A AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 b$ q9 ]$ f" e/ x7 j- j, ^. g APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" J- P. [$ C% z/ t/ | APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- o: b/ v% {5 T7 S APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; e1 ]0 y7 n- k0 W D9 p APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 I+ h( k' u4 g: E, b: z
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& s: l9 k4 ~. y: l AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 S; p3 s( n% e$ R7 g7 R6 [
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ I( w: C ^" d& M( n
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& b6 I4 Z* v/ C2 S2 K% e0 i% ^" e APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
s0 z" z0 C6 c APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk" V( g3 B8 q9 N+ e6 {5 n
APA President Jackson
) e9 H7 U8 G1 G8 T' O( X; n& O APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 B1 Z* s4 V$ R! R2 z
AK Bullock
- r3 A+ t/ c w% R4 B APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 |, m9 G! U: L/ T1 B# |( o
AK Alamosa
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- J" r! E a6 F5 k6 h" GAllied ground losses:6 _6 K6 m8 T2 I5 w7 t0 x) V
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)- ^) B0 U. ]6 y M
# `. X1 z$ k7 l IMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 V. k& `: @8 a/ p! iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( |% p# u* ~2 H' g, B
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$ U+ U8 B5 z3 j6 y9 }& ]* S$ ~ A6M5 Zero x 27
; D$ r0 ~6 t: ~$ `' M B6N1 Jill x 131 B6 X; h% v! k0 h9 l( [! g
8 O& m, n- a( h. p! j( iJapanese aircraft losses
% }# R ^1 | T$ {0 o( Y% \$ z$ E' i8 W B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
) F, i2 i+ e/ k* b! F B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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X8 V2 B& t1 [1 QAllied Ships
. ], ~# j( u& \% p* h ~( O7 j APA Fayette, on fire( ?3 P; n! z" R0 k4 c( E
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage9 s7 a5 t: x7 N! g
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ H* j9 ^' O5 {- N
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。9 b6 e6 k: D3 N0 \3 s
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 p9 L5 t, w3 q1 U; dMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 : M8 ?+ x5 j4 [) y
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. m+ a1 R7 ?4 X& V* D% ?Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. O; X" d) I9 @8 m0 D0 M' T
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# @! K) [ X4 p1 T5 @/ _; l5 Z! G
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; o7 _3 v* Y; n# m( T G4M1 Betty x 681 f; }4 {; N! L: E. D1 L" D
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 G: T; }3 o7 U G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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4 a6 u7 w3 {4 x4 O6 E& y( q B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged6 i4 C& E" n$ w& P" e2 ~& D7 l6 F& A' y4 M
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
* P& H2 e8 ^* K3 E- ` W B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
; Q1 j* Z: p* o' a" m B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
! ~$ P J5 n8 p+ P8 T S C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
$ P2 i. M5 c: X Q2 p& A C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
' ?- Q. H' m2 A8 \& u! i1 T+ K8 y F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged0 E9 t# B. }. c
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" B# V! Z3 o ^7 U& ~' W
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged0 r# N# k$ U8 Q7 t, c
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26. W7 J! X* D( C9 e+ e4 c
Airbase supply hits 95 ]' L$ ~3 |- R% @* A# o
Runway hits 754 O0 j2 a6 @. U8 e! ?7 P2 ?0 `
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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。 |