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。& J g: r* f. n8 t
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,986 z: D: a" O: E
' F2 [) H [% B, EWeather in hex: Heavy rain5 s$ g* ^0 @( m* F3 ?0 {
: Z# B0 x: J2 m5 dRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
a0 x2 L; ?1 S! REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) A! N* ?: |+ p! k) Z3 t. A A6M5 Zero x 155
! l9 }& K2 j. b% D, h) k+ D B6N1 Jill x 956 C8 f4 J+ G: D5 f! L/ A
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Japanese aircraft losses
. o) _7 H' j3 @. K) g B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
" Q( A" ?$ b3 o' }. K5 e# {$ ^$ V B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak) P, m0 A4 \* H/ i/ P% d6 n
6 Z: |6 u4 H! A. r1 w$ QAllied Ships
( v0 `% U) M. S2 b7 a& L$ V2 C; C7 u AM Dash
% z3 {2 B. A/ O8 D& w; X( ? AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk; |- G$ m0 A4 ~* f3 n
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 S8 O0 P" H: [2 U m8 i/ s0 U
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 o- }# a. ~0 K( Q! O) n3 X" D APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" n4 C/ ]0 {7 W( U9 `
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 q, z. l4 t. V, v( R
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 j& ~& }, o }
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ B( f E5 e- N8 z+ y
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! q6 d% F& z1 Q- c$ l
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 p G {0 L3 y
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, d: E& Y; \% W* ]. i APA President Jackson
% T& R9 s$ ?% e- E APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 v+ h* U2 u, v3 @+ D, H$ T
AK Bullock# v- P. a- v, z+ B, Y' g
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: V2 A9 I( X: J0 f+ _: e
AK Alamosa1 _, K. v/ h8 n; k5 c9 B
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Allied ground losses:
' D& }4 |- S7 E8 m8 Z3 B Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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* X0 {* T! g: r- wMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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) J9 S7 w& z- d: [! Q% pRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 a6 ~- l$ x) q) y8 V' T$ rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: ~9 L w }, x- L K
A6M5 Zero x 279 C. c' k- O, g* C$ @! I# B
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
. _& J0 j: y) K2 Y: y* ~ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged$ x% j: b# c6 c3 c
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak+ l+ V" ?$ F: u. I- K
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Allied Ships- J& }/ j# t/ s
APA Fayette, on fire
' K* d q, f( a% U4 Y APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage I0 [$ V& l0 X: u5 S- h' A
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) ?# @) f+ u/ f8 @9 N6 L/ a1 v APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk a% U C7 V9 l- y! d9 }: f% s
% }0 H4 r% M( h' w7 t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。
8 O. e# U) e1 `4 h6 W+ v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。
+ E5 [7 A( ]$ b6 x9 aMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 1 V1 x2 V$ l$ U# d% I
7 R0 f7 L6 ?# \% ]: z) r2 eWeather in hex: Light cloud. m7 `2 u/ a) }* v
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." l! N" J: u$ m% R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* ^2 R7 a: `% v$ B" \
G4M1 Betty x 68# b; ^. m$ T# J! y" `7 ~' i
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! ?! l& d& W1 [) \: UJapanese aircraft losses" @) w; X; p: P( X+ s
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged; m; w8 | n6 f; J8 a2 ]
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Allied aircraft losses
# `; r) o: d& x2 d; j/ r4 Z4 @; M B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged: @7 y" {5 p8 J; M3 n; J
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
5 U8 `2 W8 d+ ], h( N B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
2 h; h1 V. X0 G1 G+ d B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground, z3 P0 k, W% K- W: o# U& i
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
- n$ e# j# O" D* J( \ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground0 K* ^) e/ z) n
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged0 k8 ^) X) J" h/ _, m
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
/ M; X7 r' C* D4 S* e B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged& F' \0 f. y& F9 G
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 262 F8 E# `' r2 J
Airbase supply hits 92 f0 n( t0 z: A5 v/ y6 S
Runway hits 75
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# Y, F& S: a2 r5 }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。 |