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" B2 S* B$ d0 p7 W M: i1 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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, O, g, p2 U' T- A) EWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 Y/ o% S/ p& z: U% ?4 P: D
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ U0 [1 O. I/ \* ]9 G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' n( J, S4 O' T4 v A6M5 Zero x 1556 ]9 T; r4 Z6 @6 R! {3 x
B6N1 Jill x 95+ n# K/ K7 z$ ^7 M4 }; H$ r
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+ }: U" s: c. F1 K8 E2 c B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged2 ?& I% N6 ?+ \! n
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
+ J+ v* [ ^4 ^3 K AM Dash
0 F* ^* z- D1 T3 ], Q: E/ F AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 W* W0 K, Z) v8 f& L7 j9 a APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 A' t, v9 c0 p8 F APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 |5 h) E/ D- p) `1 G0 [
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- W/ w' t& q0 Z0 Z
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 g: b: b0 H) e. J+ f
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage l U' q" r- Q
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 V/ u9 `5 ?2 d1 x
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# g9 e* |$ w R9 F/ K0 v- V
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk R( U& Y0 o* f9 M4 w
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk( R" @0 C1 u6 y5 `& {8 g
APA President Jackson) I1 y7 _$ _1 f/ M5 L/ U
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ r; {. p7 a2 P' W) E) d AK Bullock
w( y6 a# K8 @- {( W APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: S+ T, e" `" `# U" Z AK Alamosa$ j1 r$ h8 x4 v: L; Z
/ s" k" D) M9 r- s, XAllied ground losses:4 b" R+ S+ Z7 a; g& q
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 l; s: E) d; h! x! @7 X+ i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98, g+ [' F9 w5 K8 @* g7 J
! D- w# @9 O/ k( K" yWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 v( N, f _& z ?$ T% A0 B
4 R6 x/ E9 M" S% d8 eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* U8 N: v: o* X7 x3 `( U. V% }# f5 bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 x* _0 H, P3 a" b- A
A6M5 Zero x 27
9 B2 m: @% `* Q B6N1 Jill x 131 C. y' U8 r! c5 z' c4 b
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Japanese aircraft losses
, h. q+ U/ l. i, [ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
5 b. w# z* s1 m( [: c B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak! e2 N7 \6 ^ K# I0 ]
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Allied Ships
- ]# L/ G, G+ @4 ]& n4 {3 e APA Fayette, on fire
( K' f( {* y% ?" H APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage, v& y2 g; I3 T6 V
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ D; N6 _, X! x% g+ Z APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' J/ ]; B, F3 J& k K, I
$ _" r! q9 T3 ] n+ ~9 u$ T3 \0 n2 Y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。
0 h2 P' w2 ]; C% ?# M0 k+ Z( S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。
# n# V& S9 z' h: k# S( nMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 Z9 B. @) d( m: K* ^' eEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft T% H W0 a# [7 F7 K" _
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
' k. t2 _% d% `* A3 S G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged; p; n& R$ |- v8 ] B2 h9 B3 j
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Allied aircraft losses
& z" Q( t0 [- j8 W B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged7 v1 \% d! C* {* p+ t4 {
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground- H: B3 C9 {1 r1 H2 `
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
6 {0 o0 a n% ]5 k B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground4 e' T( x d5 o- l* \( V
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
! j6 d% u1 N/ a0 E$ o4 h C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground( O+ J8 G6 G E! I' P2 c1 P2 U1 b
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged& ?3 c1 K1 V/ M, B, L$ I5 d' R
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
# I% }9 U$ p% _) Z$ E B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged9 ?2 O O- v I1 I+ W% ?
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground+ R. D/ @+ ]7 ?. I" ~0 }$ x4 x
" S3 ]* W" q6 \2 hAirbase hits 26
; S: [+ M) c$ u8 FAirbase supply hits 95 o; [' {4 S$ h: _. i3 m( n
Runway hits 75; I( r- r& Z0 `* x# I
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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。 |