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: ]/ {6 X: t" G- lMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,985 e7 D6 k, n& |) r
) I8 C0 O2 ~8 OWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 [8 V. d7 t1 ]
1 B( m% F- [( L N0 l- ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* v; u4 r& P+ {9 j- p! `5 _6 lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& a7 D8 Q& l( U& _9 S' X A6M5 Zero x 155: d j1 \0 S* m% k: U3 T6 Q
B6N1 Jill x 955 {: Z. P" ^) _
6 t" j/ Y) l- t4 O2 HJapanese aircraft losses" X9 z4 O" a5 X2 v* s
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged+ B* H7 _! J- H" y+ F2 A, K U
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash
3 c6 j( _; ~1 u2 {5 l9 b AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! B$ E2 B8 c4 F, c5 G' o
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% W d$ _9 ~, L5 m0 L/ j* E APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 I/ L; N3 g7 G7 b APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ @/ G ~9 X; }1 L- \
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( { i) d* N% e APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 T$ L ]0 d* L E, \& \* L1 h AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 r+ I. b8 @) Q6 R
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) Y, {/ I! B% Z4 a# t/ ~ SC PC-580; R+ i9 j2 {+ Z
APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 z9 h/ a- r8 E1 l% d APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
; ~3 I/ ~, |% q; z: z( x; b4 M APA President Jackson
0 m- M" ^4 |# O- t APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( j7 ?5 f8 M4 R0 S) L' K AK Bullock
3 H4 {0 r" K% Q5 ]: |$ t2 u& ` APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! i% x) ]% }6 F4 e
AK Alamosa; N4 d' e; X! A
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Allied ground losses:
: z- W$ m A3 L1 q' m Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)) F5 Z* ]: a! [0 z3 l
9 t; I* Z8 c7 p! V* @4 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" _" G4 u+ ~/ X& a
$ Z" i* B3 u* x) T0 C6 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 }7 P/ M: P7 q1 K4 ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, K! [0 V& e) W. u: B4 [5 Z1 {. M/ Q
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Japanese aircraft
9 i. j: G- h3 \+ _' ?+ [ A6M5 Zero x 27
* D* m* n! ?& |; F B6N1 Jill x 13/ H7 I/ {5 g0 ^0 ?3 Y! l6 J# M! F
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ [0 V9 Q% v6 Y3 q B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged6 \6 j" }! s+ v7 L( K) Y
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak- ^5 B9 c/ p* Z1 n# g
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APA Fayette, on fire
9 s) w2 n0 |* o/ d9 O4 F! D APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
$ f' S3 V5 w1 V! N* B APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- N) M; ^ M$ [3 K0 F1 O* [- u: M: V' s 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。
# z& M: [8 C! X |, K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。; ?2 j8 \) ]$ |( f5 z
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 - R3 X2 R0 F3 E2 w( Q) a& j
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 F, y* Q3 p. s4 w: A( EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ d+ Q" Z, K7 y# x
" M& { P6 c* \* c `9 w0 G- sJapanese aircraft
1 E$ t4 l7 u; h# t G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
6 l. p6 T% t: J$ b2 `3 I no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses/ X4 z1 a+ m* J; z' ?' q4 G c3 X: q: F5 K
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged( c( O& R, a+ s" a; @+ \6 y
# W2 {" ]" h7 j _4 g0 E& \Allied aircraft losses8 P0 ~7 R' d6 C/ G9 q- g
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged9 M; x! M0 X( W) Q, s
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground% c# H: [- v* r3 U: E8 V& y* q
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
0 Q- H: r/ S, \" u4 |% ~ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground2 D# X3 M' q1 b: \6 J1 v
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
/ C, m1 m1 Q' W2 i9 P& d C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground4 I$ M* L! t$ D
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged+ E, P! m- P5 h( G
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 ~7 V4 q; c7 _+ q6 r: I+ K
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged o4 B6 T" E: O, a$ j
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 o7 ~5 I# m! Z+ [6 x* Z6 n
" d3 J# n* Q2 Q( j EAirbase hits 267 E8 Y& E4 V: a
Airbase supply hits 98 ? e4 ]# x/ x( r: z
Runway hits 75
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8 f, p9 B) h) B+ C# G" _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。 |