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 G+ G% j- Y: Q# B4 @: FMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ U, q. t0 x! |
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 Z3 [8 E/ r1 ~2 I ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* h4 V- _2 w; N! ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 F0 |6 \$ s _6 b
A6M5 Zero x 1552 `# n: k; P! K
B6N1 Jill x 951 d. D! a, f. G
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Japanese aircraft losses, Q- a7 E- z' d' a' p. m: _
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
2 Y, x: ^( q! W/ N# M B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak4 P: w4 j4 e2 x" u" l& T) K
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Allied Ships2 I3 k+ G7 y- H$ s
AM Dash
& F: p, e$ b9 c+ w2 K1 b7 m AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' c1 s$ }7 k- K' ` APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' i2 I/ D& u3 @% Z+ M5 d
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 n y8 l: \# i3 q APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 S' C! D6 T( E4 I4 u) s( P APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ c: h% q U/ A' f. `7 }- _
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* b8 c; }8 {" A: s+ c) v7 K1 j AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 |5 [! @0 N8 {# ]! Q
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, v# k8 X) I* b7 h+ Z& d! r SC PC-580
( j4 X" [1 w7 L- c8 n2 T% X% | APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: h$ w0 ^- r3 i+ H0 {
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
! F) R& j; @8 P6 ^7 b APA President Jackson
! A. L' u) E% d K' \) e APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 U; n4 l( i( h+ M
AK Bullock. u) x% T: M m+ p, c
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ b% [# ?: l$ [9 ?: k7 q: Q AK Alamosa$ r. B4 P% I' a d s
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Allied ground losses:% t! a0 d, T8 D0 g, H
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) U0 n8 n2 y; a3 h; [
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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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% A+ z. s# c2 Q5 C6 jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 v2 e3 |" t9 O9 A3 G+ u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! H+ u: ^2 j8 g( p7 _3 V
A6M5 Zero x 27* V( k0 t4 J% _. X5 {1 ^0 ], h
B6N1 Jill x 13( ^0 P8 J: g" W9 e1 _
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Japanese aircraft losses# s, P+ K6 F1 u: X2 k* a
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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9 R# @" ]1 q% T1 M2 U7 N APA Fayette, on fire4 K. q {5 m; e3 u" @1 |& L2 t
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage ~$ ?0 J) d4 Q$ A# S. a
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, M+ S9 E# c' \, M
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 w2 v0 {$ l! C& S
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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。
) o+ ?/ S3 i. U) R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。
! Q& I( j2 k& Z6 {+ QMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 . }: [+ G* T& P3 a
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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9 S% M5 W9 f, T) ]1 }/ x) j! YRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 L; m4 T( v" [2 m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 E& f& q, a& }0 I) }+ v
G4M1 Betty x 68& \1 x0 c7 S4 Y2 g
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no flights
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8 _% {% E, c# k% `Japanese aircraft losses7 L. a9 ?: Z S. g1 a, K" |) }" u" o
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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3 g5 L* p6 t8 l$ V' GAllied aircraft losses- `& ^, C2 z7 M9 ^' A' k
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged+ L' N. N& A$ c9 s k$ {" @" c
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground5 B: i% k( r `; E
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged4 a* L7 l& s6 S" i, E
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
+ Z4 u& p! y* S4 z C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 U0 N& R$ n* u. G% ]8 r
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground& g0 H0 Y$ ?& G$ b3 ^
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged5 k. _) P2 y+ N9 I" f/ b, N. X
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
1 v1 L4 V' g8 D3 C% W' F B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
7 Z6 t+ ?+ d' `; Y$ F B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground* k& T* N ^) N7 E! Y: N! R7 @
7 D& \8 X! i4 Y& rAirbase hits 26
8 g6 L& @/ q, }! A4 [; V% NAirbase supply hits 9
- n5 N# Z; G: pRunway hits 75' K4 A3 \2 D& g0 A" D, S" O: u
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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。 |