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。
, C9 ?; d2 e' fMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98# Q7 _0 r0 {+ R5 g0 A/ D
1 U. L' Y% D& H; @8 `Weather in hex: Heavy rain, O) ]/ ^/ b7 ^% w
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet., Z: x. u8 t; ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 Z% S O+ a1 p, C+ K: f A6M5 Zero x 155. W# F% f: y9 j# n& L
B6N1 Jill x 95, y/ m" h7 O# T5 f2 S, v
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Japanese aircraft losses$ V+ O* B' |# g; [7 C Z! G! p
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged! ^& F0 D6 p1 e4 e* o# T7 M) z
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships0 l1 A$ T# |( g" @8 k5 l/ E
AM Dash- j, [" ~/ ^. `0 b6 r
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 k' L& Z) J; [# c APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& M" u8 ~( t* B9 Z APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" ~& @% j6 y- r0 Z# r( f
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 u: k0 A- _: V$ V) p f; p/ h9 t
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
C9 ]" m" l0 T. h9 v$ Q APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage P/ u2 E l/ f8 P" d' v0 j% ?& G8 J
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% T6 R6 \4 W- U( w
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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% C+ X( E9 g$ s$ ` APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# e" x1 i* j3 X7 x' Q; l7 H
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
: k. g: J1 d K3 D& g APA President Jackson- q w- |+ m8 z" @4 p
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 z y7 u0 f; g, U: {' u9 D: [ AK Bullock! f S; t- a7 _9 |1 \
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! r/ X0 d5 P. s, j4 o) L0 U5 r AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
# @! l: L5 I! c# Q/ z& d) B7 s/ s Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 Q" E! d2 J' c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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6 `4 T% Q, C1 H9 c. k2 Y4 BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 l" m1 {$ u" U2 Z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ?, {2 c; ^ R( s) a
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Japanese aircraft) G" o' w6 L3 c) X; r2 n$ X
A6M5 Zero x 27
* `3 u1 K! o$ o1 `+ \& t- v1 M B6N1 Jill x 13; N4 U1 E0 [$ l" t7 i ~; Y7 F
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 x, O" d# D: s# @( n& J! X# ^! u B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged; [# i7 x2 W; _3 {+ ]
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak( B( _: h7 u L& |3 V
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APA Fayette, on fire
3 C1 g3 m D# }7 V, R2 @7 [ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
: e' G. o' ?9 m+ g" O+ E* ? APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. Q3 ~" |. ?* m* h" ~& N+ c' q APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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( G {$ c9 b @9 z: P! _5 K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。# N, c1 D: P' }6 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。& N' I3 t2 z. c2 b- ]+ i
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. L* C/ k7 A* r# z$ L% j1 g
( B* P# O# S- b9 t# G8 ^Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 V+ |' \& C% ]# R: L: P9 c4 AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged1 |1 R2 R* a# ~! k3 \+ \8 x; F$ x
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- Q; \ u& s* f- k: G B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged" A! z$ A6 @0 J, d. [/ m
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
$ f2 g; V4 d, b4 O0 A B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
% J V- K5 z: ~! }; n8 T& Q- U' _6 O B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
. V' l! ]) i J- q5 K* D C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged* b: T0 P+ D( p& [% I3 F
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
8 c; ?: D3 ?) |1 }5 [$ Q$ J: u F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged. U& D6 y- v; S/ p5 G& W- q
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground. g* F3 L' n' f
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
7 K1 z5 ~1 B4 G; `9 M1 b B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground# r/ f* M) i- k( O- k
* F* o7 O: V7 Y3 wAirbase hits 26
' ]/ W6 a0 x% s3 w5 t* }6 FAirbase supply hits 93 k7 k& c) X9 F
Runway hits 75
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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。 |