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。+ _; J0 n! [2 u$ O
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' G5 E2 Y; @& v5 ?5 D
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) f" F4 T! A' [4 N- v% nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
$ r# m/ ~5 |9 J7 q# G3 ~" _. nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. _0 C8 `- C L% s, M& Z
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Japanese aircraft
. I, Y: R& Z# t/ ~' }# J/ m7 ~1 {, w A6M5 Zero x 155
% ?& a1 m7 X* H# g; t' |' V- u% ~ B6N1 Jill x 95. q9 o3 R( A |2 ~, p+ e
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Japanese aircraft losses
; t# p2 y* W6 E: s7 D; s7 E B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
9 I9 r) h+ G9 W1 @0 ] B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships) c A& @' H5 L$ f/ D% ~% j
AM Dash7 v. x0 Q& o. a
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; g4 s8 O+ u0 @$ t APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 o) W- I" [0 C! ~% E: u( W
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& K3 k. `: Y3 b) J APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: k8 b: q: {0 d
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ m+ P. m; {8 m' O+ K. t5 B APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; ?5 S* S+ d% U: x4 e/ w- V
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ C; A0 u4 r- T. b8 W AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ z: I: a0 S0 H# L4 b1 l' O) b! | APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk, x- H% f& Y+ y9 y
APA President Jackson, F t! G w! v6 _8 N
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" w# t2 F6 m" e, k( S AK Bullock
# `6 z1 `3 U* @* K: r7 T APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# _% {: R1 g/ B4 K* y; ]( V AK Alamosa! e: f! L% R0 C. u5 O' P/ `
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Allied ground losses:
+ t7 i# C2 |, J; P3 I& @1 s Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ ~4 W3 T5 ^& S7 t/ \0 d: J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,987 k7 N0 R5 C, p$ I8 _. l
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- o3 N9 z$ X" i$ k1 ~ qRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: z; T' h2 {! ]( B5 h1 {9 z8 P3 aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 ?: X7 m# f; Z- E" _( v) Q A6M5 Zero x 27 M$ T; X+ g' Y0 i
B6N1 Jill x 137 e! s6 `- F6 r! B4 N6 Z |
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Japanese aircraft losses
. }) _% x2 B- \5 i: G B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
" D* R: ^* b. i) v4 [ B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
8 z: B9 w( p1 j( U APA Fayette, on fire
' Z, C) a$ q+ q$ | APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage/ p/ @0 L8 m* l: u' |
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) Q8 X/ P0 A+ D. L8 Y( L2 v: E) B 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。5 v# }2 Z+ u5 H4 K4 P8 b
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。
5 |2 T9 c2 ^ ?/ o, g; j1 `Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 5 r- w$ \" M2 f1 C- |
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., A }( U. n3 G3 p; u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 `- ?4 h1 p! W6 | G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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3 u0 M2 S3 l. }' ~8 lJapanese aircraft losses
+ Y3 R& D, F. X5 M% h G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
K! M2 w2 N* C' b" B3 I B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged U6 T. R' J& p ^& y' j
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
, Q2 m# e# }( I4 @! d9 @1 U. N/ E4 Y) t B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged4 r1 @5 S2 s% G! f: p3 `9 G
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
2 o; m, {; C. [( _4 I) ]; I! _ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
" y# F9 _9 J+ M% I C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
- m1 j) H t" W F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged% {1 A; g/ e2 I* P' U
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground( G9 ^# l d+ C/ a' Z2 W. [4 z* W3 Z
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged) x2 _- d2 O- @- z! A6 M8 R0 n
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26' f% o# Z! ^, O+ N8 A# h& l
Airbase supply hits 9
* ^' F! u; ?2 z! ?8 _1 f9 ARunway hits 75- Z' m' t. ~' t9 V/ [) k# M
% d* W; J6 f- P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。 |