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。
5 D% c8 G* Z! B+ g5 F3 J0 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* C' g3 w9 p+ Y5 M
( W M9 H9 s$ T# o) gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 x) E! |* L0 Z6 W9 KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
3 W+ `# n# Z* S; ^* HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 ~' a- s" n! \/ E$ A% V
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Japanese aircraft
/ ?8 Z) g( L6 b% E- | T1 t A6M5 Zero x 1550 ^. Y7 R9 D/ l% g# y/ Z# @& ~+ T
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
" n% y" _/ c/ K/ V3 [" V B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged* ?& j+ F1 S) B" P
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 ^* Q! ^9 l0 u( Y/ Y AM Dash Z+ X/ i3 p( j" P* P! V
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- z/ i5 F: T8 p& j0 m
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* n! y; V) B8 L9 ]
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) `# T* ~/ K% u" `
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 i6 H3 j! f2 s2 S6 ^9 Y$ L APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) R. k7 K; w! M) X: ` N
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: T! j ]2 k* r
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ E; E( r9 e, i7 d AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; j. Q. t! q2 _6 q3 X, h
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 b) ]7 E8 S' C3 F; s; Z+ A4 a APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, _" z# A( t2 V; }, _1 l$ q APA President Jackson
* I3 G) n+ W' J4 O APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, L0 K( D; u: V% z& [ AK Bullock
' r/ S+ N5 A( V! }% L APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# p' [2 B* i% {& `7 @ `
AK Alamosa
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) T8 L1 U% j7 W& ?' r, gAllied ground losses:
. Q( w* q& N. D, O; w Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& V; k/ `, T$ X3 E, ^3 d2 b6 wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 M* A; E; e# e A6M5 Zero x 27
6 q( c; `) E& A/ D& E B6N1 Jill x 139 w3 h. w9 f% M1 J/ Y/ E( \, ^* N) ~
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Japanese aircraft losses0 o5 q1 e t7 {# f# p+ j, N& ?4 t
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
5 i6 ]) |" y( |. S' s B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak" H( W- {0 q" T$ r: b1 a9 ^
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Allied Ships R9 W0 S7 O, n G& l4 j4 w
APA Fayette, on fire; t/ R# _' c+ K
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
' a& } q+ O6 K4 q6 f+ A" B& x* { APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: R# b7 [1 w, s& W0 k) K
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' c' M. t2 h% x
/ U3 A. v) C X7 t/ X8 P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。% Z8 K% ?" g$ i! V; R% L
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。
( g% y6 r5 j5 M+ IMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ' g- B$ [1 l( o4 c( D! o4 T2 O
: E! i! l- v' B* x* XWeather in hex: Light cloud5 {* u2 {" Z5 Q U1 ?
2 K+ V+ ]0 Z( y( NRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% L4 N- l) N8 o4 s+ Y5 h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 w* Y+ W7 w# E, \" t G4M1 Betty x 68
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& c0 P$ s; ^, h5 nAllied aircraft
* ?' z+ R- C( y5 L6 | no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
: O, i% |9 O9 R G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* C6 E9 n4 p* [9 F3 y B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged" w9 T" A" n9 Q1 B, t
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground! D/ `% e1 t7 X3 x7 S3 ^* ^
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged }0 l3 y) M: Z7 Q3 n- O b7 k; A
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground7 N6 n, ~, i5 j
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
1 H$ l# g8 R: ~ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
1 K3 X6 c% M, ~* K F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged* o" [; ^6 J2 @& s8 F
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 H: [) y2 ]- n' s
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged U% G9 n( q7 h. U
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
3 k0 K; Z1 Y. K; u9 A0 hAirbase supply hits 9$ o m+ l4 y/ m1 [8 \3 Z, o
Runway hits 75: \* T1 `4 T9 t
3 }$ L! M+ _9 [2 K$ D7 V' f! [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。 |