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。
& @2 Y. T: z! C. [/ iMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% F. ]. [& Q! @( a
, K9 E% n6 D) |Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 G$ b1 M) _' f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& s! \% m& l8 D0 |" r# ?+ {
A6M5 Zero x 1559 O5 ^/ m8 w6 B: t7 _% S$ S. x' }- V+ K
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses' k7 g* n! v1 \( }: d6 d+ k4 T! F
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged- W9 ?6 s3 _4 S2 `
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, G9 w& `/ N4 d+ y3 F6 F( h: c
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AM Dash+ W# Y; x0 W* @8 x, m
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk9 y- N5 X# W, j E
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 l9 t9 ~7 z1 ^& o% J9 q! @4 Z; u APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 X( Z8 q5 D" P; n% F& @3 E
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 ^. v! F0 i* U- R# u* M APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ W2 }3 m' Y. L; p0 Q6 e APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 K( U9 w y2 V& a' i. ], t$ H
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' ?, i) b! c. E& @3 A# r AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ u, A# | L" @7 l
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
! b& W3 S" L$ U1 D APA President Jackson# [$ \8 K6 g1 p, Q8 P4 Y
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( X# D( ?0 K* R( a AK Bullock, c' }: w" z* I4 B" }
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% c4 a) a y2 y2 I' B! |
AK Alamosa
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w$ w* x, Y' l& I% NAllied ground losses:
; N0 U" k/ x6 B4 D: o Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 x$ y# P$ r% e6 [8 y- z1 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ t) I+ p3 R" N5 z5 t- U- D0 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& F" t8 q1 x+ N ], r
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; C( g4 _* r* `) y5 L3 d& i A6M5 Zero x 27
: `5 m. T" d$ S( { B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses$ x4 F+ \) C: H/ n- I* |
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged2 w% z+ ?* d; U1 R( Y8 i
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak, f0 f8 J; l9 \& w9 G$ G
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Allied Ships+ W. E4 P N# o1 d
APA Fayette, on fire+ `" C. }: _7 ]* k( _5 \1 r
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
* b3 c- n+ w' h% K* w$ N" O APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" U. q+ k1 `- C8 i. e8 E
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 w" N, v: o# n/ v
( K7 X9 D; H2 H1 s( J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。3 I) E9 Q. B% z; w1 \. y9 n
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。7 ~9 s7 O V4 w- l7 G9 e
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" a) @# H7 o5 y- ^9 H/ cEstimated time to target is 12 minutes- f+ H; j- t( V9 r/ y* z" n
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( f2 ]' U5 F! s7 G4 P, I G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
! Z0 O" }4 p5 s$ c, d G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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/ w, ^: s; g. f( b B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged, O/ t! w& }5 o
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
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5 K6 v& X- \3 H; k K1 Y9 I+ d B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground1 m% s( j* Q2 X5 v! Q0 U. h/ ]
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
! E$ t0 n' |4 f C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground' @0 B$ h5 Z7 _# G! }4 a
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged( V/ n; K" p9 q+ G% c( u! t+ \
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
' h( q4 E2 N$ R B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged8 ?7 B3 i3 }! h8 r0 ?. _/ Q' n
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground5 ^* l+ ]; [& K6 Q/ a$ |. \6 e
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Airbase hits 26. ^. T$ Q4 o6 w2 u
Airbase supply hits 96 @" m) W) F% F
Runway hits 75+ p5 U: l8 [8 T' ^! I7 [6 S# M9 K
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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。 |