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。1 n x; t/ a v: S, Z2 `
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 \6 Q6 F1 s" l' y6 F
8 Q3 b( Y* T5 ], i' Q( CWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 ]0 p. N U; u. }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 L; Z+ X5 k$ W& D; h4 F
|1 Z9 O& c( C, r, jJapanese aircraft5 i: B) f* Q4 l# P5 p2 n
A6M5 Zero x 1559 e1 `, P1 k! J( W
B6N1 Jill x 95% _8 ]) r6 |# `+ V+ m @2 k) s
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Japanese aircraft losses2 G' J0 v5 \( ~. o5 t
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged$ E S0 \3 r$ l7 {" `+ }: v# i! \8 J
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships% o8 k" b6 w: _6 P' I6 H, q
AM Dash& I& l" [/ H. ?& _" e9 |. O
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk( D* m) m5 o+ e& Z. O/ b
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 G( |+ @: B. D7 h% a* w3 X2 j APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( B( w5 B/ r: h) ^4 g& [6 r( x6 Z! | APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; ^+ o. w8 k3 P4 t1 L: b
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 d, R! Q' m& | APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; P4 Y8 R% _7 V AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 N& x; m% a; S
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- c/ a& y8 j6 F+ @& Z APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, y V+ m/ t% q APA President Jackson9 {4 X& y. u9 ?/ B; ~5 a# n$ V
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* B, D: w! T H2 ~
AK Bullock: V, z' R5 e7 {' n* X5 ~
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 L. R: x! [' P: Q( n
AK Alamosa) C1 X3 N) A0 x# n7 Q& z7 m' s
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Allied ground losses:
* ?5 t! r. n; z6 G Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ f# @( ?/ v: w7 T7 f# Z& M* w R
' g5 e& l/ ^! Q. C( f vMorning 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.+ f$ V- P) I$ i% ^0 q: J' s" V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ g0 P1 n& I; g/ c: X( v
A6M5 Zero x 27" |/ ]9 K3 O# ?- ]" `+ y# l) M* X
B6N1 Jill x 13( {. z+ O2 n$ k5 K6 W9 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses# K/ `1 ?) ?# y1 C% w( _' K8 J
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
8 s8 `2 @2 E8 V7 S B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak3 k# O2 o2 u3 w$ u3 {7 ]
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APA Fayette, on fire
/ |( y4 F- T# |7 J APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage9 I0 u. o' y) ~, ?6 I, {1 x
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) N5 W/ c4 w8 F; P' f APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 }; U( M x/ Y; Q
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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。1 o1 g3 Q y Z% M2 d3 s5 _/ a/ O
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。
/ k- \; i, i! M: _/ x1 g2 s3 ~3 HMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud- x2 ^- S/ y- ~; n1 T7 x$ C
x' E/ @1 n) P1 j2 h/ ^ KRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 W: K5 }* n+ {+ b1 DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ g1 y0 [7 ~' s' j& M$ @, h, ?
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights7 J1 T1 |8 J, v0 K* s! ?
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Japanese aircraft losses6 W9 }- ~, c& C
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged+ N6 }+ |& ?9 H+ c5 D5 n* N
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Allied aircraft losses- e+ B& a, f2 e8 P
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
4 F. K$ {4 \- Q( _9 n B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground; g- Y* _7 k- \6 z0 j
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged& I# r0 g) @! a4 c
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground" n# D6 Y* _/ A
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
; ^# Y+ D' @" O/ y; W* I/ ^1 ? C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
+ B5 s1 Z$ {5 G1 Q# U F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged. f# E% r( W# o% M" w
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
! V5 b( y& k( @5 f B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
/ n2 A4 |$ F6 J3 F3 L# j* m/ G6 D B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
1 b4 Z& X1 W c2 MAirbase supply hits 9
: R1 g/ a: j: C1 y& l4 mRunway hits 75% r7 V% B2 D: v: e4 M3 M
: U* h" \# [& } n+ q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。 |