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。8 ^ f9 P3 y8 ?* \+ J
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 V( B; }; y5 ?& K5 |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( F+ W& F0 R* Q8 {. Z; QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 ~! m1 }8 V. ?& b( v% k( p; q4 d r2 ?: A
A6M5 Zero x 155
6 G, y# S" r" x/ k B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
( R- g# t7 F! V0 _ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged6 a- x% F; ? ~
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak# ~0 P7 `' i/ p" ~$ O; g7 }7 y. _+ n
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
, v) _; ~. j. {% b& ^ APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# s1 O3 {: M6 p APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: W3 Y7 K4 S% p: c- }2 b
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) v7 K" Z2 |- }) c% ?* L0 M. S
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 |; v6 N! r" r! |
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 u- ?' v2 f- B- Q5 n; m AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% j/ H' G0 \! q- H5 j8 W& N AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" s1 _( O' J( D- |2 L) E3 i
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; n$ f! S9 P- R! _! l! @3 [( d1 A APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ @& ~7 r# t1 P
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
( G( P9 o- A5 z APA President Jackson
; c) b" A2 j r0 v6 Z9 X% c, P! P/ u APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* Y( e' L9 y: y4 \
AK Bullock9 g4 a$ v& }2 G4 x J7 T2 t
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 {0 T0 u; ^' E6 F2 s' h, p$ v! ?
AK Alamosa* x0 q( S" f* N
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Allied ground losses:
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9 }# G. A3 t" [' f6 D' G6 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,980 S; a \' M6 b9 V# Y
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0 j$ `3 m+ e8 |; eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% I; \9 P" B! {+ l2 S& S! I( h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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! X1 v) }/ F+ d* hJapanese aircraft7 E: V/ O( D- X* W& o( Q! K# Z, @
A6M5 Zero x 27" g* u. T$ f) ]; p0 f
B6N1 Jill x 13- w8 E0 Y5 @ l T( @
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 Z( f2 k! k' s- [2 A B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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APA Fayette, on fire& l" N- k L; p6 q# Y' l5 ?. V
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage' Y0 v: U0 i. |( ]/ ~4 A P0 X( p
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 o$ g0 N( U. }! O
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ u9 A( J5 e& m& g# v8 S5 D
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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。
" t5 ^, n2 K8 F7 A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。
' r \6 j1 g/ H3 E$ EMorning 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., n& |$ Z1 i5 g0 c v! M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 B! i- b G0 v8 G$ H d. q
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Japanese aircraft
5 w, I: C/ q/ n/ s) f G4M1 Betty x 68! s& i3 [( ^& p4 D; v4 u' Y: t
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 x3 b- h- K ]; [3 e G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged U' j+ U, b# T& V
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Allied aircraft losses
) ~: j2 f* a, z( e1 U9 V# b B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged. E/ X/ J' U, i: ^. Z
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
* d+ m$ d' h% \7 t. ? B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged, _! A- E. z4 `3 t1 D- C
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
n2 I& {4 k7 c. T C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
* {; W/ a* ~7 I, W C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground% t2 g1 T/ U9 H$ C, _ C7 D
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged# N0 m6 l3 ]! e* X: @
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 c6 \1 x6 ~! Y, G" p5 Y" b
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
3 V \; d' Z/ X- {. z$ o7 t B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground8 [& |) K# K) e% F
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Airbase hits 26
* S/ \8 J/ j; K$ m7 YAirbase supply hits 9
3 i6 D5 ^8 M$ n& eRunway hits 75
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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。 |