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。
6 C1 T- u9 Q) k8 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! O- t1 U& T" g6 c
8 H$ t- {) V# n; Q6 S8 B2 FWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 F) m, `6 T- K& o# T
# @4 |9 y' ]1 s- R+ c QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 J& Q: M, E+ `5 W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes i1 H# z# ]" I) J2 J( C
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Japanese aircraft. i6 a+ |* R; Z0 {/ x* I
A6M5 Zero x 155
% W D8 g0 D7 @8 x, D# ?. S/ ` B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ P! u8 z ?0 x7 w4 m% X4 M B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
2 v$ ^6 G l: D- F# T h B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, K& K( G7 [& Z: l+ |! Z
|- q9 _, s8 l5 m, Y% nAllied Ships
$ ^( R% Y- k% C+ |" q AM Dash
" j6 W- U3 e4 _4 g' n# p2 L AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk; i6 D9 M+ m* ^. f* O' z |$ }
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
T) g- P8 D; C# g APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 K4 ^) m9 c6 P, J9 q& H+ O" |& e APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ h3 X% B6 K- o$ c
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( S3 S+ V! W6 \6 X, v
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* H- `7 V/ r! j1 Q+ e. J( l AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 u. p6 ]/ v ]* C
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) s4 y1 K |8 ~4 O1 O3 k SC PC-580
& e/ a3 t _. x APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% Y: f1 G7 U5 ]+ h& ?6 y. w
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, W7 c, S+ }: g% V7 |6 D& a6 V APA President Jackson+ P! f" K. l e7 C5 C
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. O! M; Q7 y4 X' m4 L ~' z AK Bullock G! `) S0 c( B8 z ~) j& L9 Z
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 L' F* f- z+ ~- t AK Alamosa* Z( N1 ^' `. `4 S
; g( |5 p9 ?: ^" S( N, z% v/ X0 [Allied ground losses:
' ?9 W5 Q* N6 Z6 s% K% [ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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% E( n2 k( F8 X4 _7 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 e9 x; q0 _- V( \3 H- Z: {
7 s3 D/ k4 i, Q# @- ^$ R0 d* aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! }$ i' e& O7 c# @: r+ H0 TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 ]2 g; f8 S ?/ @/ `& w3 cJapanese aircraft
8 K+ o5 U" ~2 U( u$ m. o A6M5 Zero x 27
6 o: A* f: H2 z# M) ] B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged* y! b2 g# e: ]8 G
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
]0 Z7 k2 ]" P APA Fayette, on fire! p3 }5 B, R% C% q" H
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
" B2 ~1 J. H8 x. y0 E APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% x+ N8 |5 Q0 u& T APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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7 y* @+ W. [- K& N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。- l' ~) \* E/ i8 n/ I$ R* O+ ^
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。: D0 k5 N( }- v9 Z$ }
Morning 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.0 p& V) m* J# `2 z" G* Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( o# P+ ]7 ?7 F0 }, `8 u) F) n, B
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Japanese aircraft
- f, h6 W# }6 _ u G4M1 Betty x 68% h" ~) R. x% I e3 l
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Allied aircraft% e2 d: u$ `$ @6 |3 n) k9 V. b
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Japanese aircraft losses0 |5 _6 B# s' a
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged+ e5 O" v( C% R* b. w1 j
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Allied aircraft losses
0 K6 Y$ b9 o0 f B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
- O1 H$ \% h/ ]. m8 ]2 s d B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
8 K a/ c$ e* d: y B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
3 z( e2 w8 ^, ~7 L B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
" b. z0 e. q; j C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
+ W" A% h8 s- Z C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
; i% m5 \' N* t% q' m* v' s F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged: n/ M' Q/ \2 ]0 E
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground& b3 s! y; [! k0 y& i8 i( \) g
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
/ s' D' u1 O# M; P# [ B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26/ c2 H, K0 l: T3 I* D
Airbase supply hits 9. _* F* [1 y3 e2 b4 P" x+ r2 D
Runway hits 75
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7 W( n3 b! @' |+ J+ o2 X% t3 `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。 |