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。
- v9 Q1 e1 @# P1 R MMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# d# S6 f& E. g- h, p6 z) R
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# m1 U- s1 L* s+ x1 ?7 \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# K5 x$ S) G6 \$ _6 F$ B
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Japanese aircraft
! ~2 j; f M$ k5 x7 s) C A6M5 Zero x 155) t5 {) d5 S' ]. a: o
B6N1 Jill x 957 e- g( s8 T# u4 ?+ u
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 F i% Y, p4 c6 ~9 M B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged4 `, |- @6 I" V3 R$ } ?
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak: B7 n1 O2 b* I* h1 {
# V7 r* C0 r4 B; W8 Z, [8 QAllied Ships# ?. r0 K2 N1 N3 a s5 [
AM Dash
3 P: W7 {! k, S2 L/ S AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk: q. x5 A$ |' y1 j% j
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 S' e9 d, n) ]6 R! G9 g0 F% r& g, y _ APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 r& P# g R& _) C
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# b3 J5 I, u. ^( a' K! Z8 W: C
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 U, Z1 |+ s6 q, _- L. i
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, d8 x& b- U' J& w" W# _7 F \8 k* Y4 [
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' I/ \3 c% U$ T& f8 ~9 Y
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ }4 ~! n$ X( u. ?5 A
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3 \" _+ s& Q- k* [" a& W APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' {# I$ Z3 r$ L7 ]1 r8 x+ { s
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk7 p! J6 J0 o4 m
APA President Jackson: ]" l, z( d8 ~: c! m/ c# ^. w
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. J1 u4 G* b# G$ L% w AK Bullock, n+ P) J4 I( }& R
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" A( R5 w0 d, N! u AK Alamosa
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& P: ]6 N7 k1 t( V8 f" I% M3 BAllied ground losses:: C1 c# [* a' O6 |8 h
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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3 P" P( w; b1 {: h) eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& f) {2 R. W. e& b' oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes m3 j; A/ D. i J! W
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Japanese aircraft2 _' u# p& x2 u* ^& y, o/ c5 I
A6M5 Zero x 275 }5 U6 ^/ N/ \4 x9 w/ G. m2 f
B6N1 Jill x 13" _9 Y9 K0 R* A; j2 k0 w# _
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Japanese aircraft losses% A* W5 b! n" [6 { z$ X1 d
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged4 I6 A' H! h) E
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire& d( x, o/ _ ?+ `
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage7 L7 u# L) O2 I, s8 x
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: K: v" f" y5 y5 j% i 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。
3 G& d$ N: |' }; J A9 h0 T; `$ [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。
; d4 G* S7 }" j0 sMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ( n5 p# P2 m+ o( [# N
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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& q; o6 {5 _: n5 B5 Q6 s8 rRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 688 Q1 _" {- o6 n) Z
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Allied aircraft3 {9 q; i0 p9 Q8 Q/ b8 H) u
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged+ E0 Z/ Q: K. _* h# i# ?
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3 c% p) J/ x) Q/ h$ D B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
1 k3 a$ D+ v: s F B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
$ s/ o3 O2 Q& u3 }. w8 @. k2 _ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
% s4 I2 s0 E* d! n! u" S2 U B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
! e7 G! r8 s9 M0 `* D# F C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged1 e P4 b( Q& S5 i, p
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground$ B+ {; w* n8 |* H; c- `& a
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
4 V9 h( s# ^6 H9 D F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground A5 B6 @, o0 R
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
* w! R. f2 V" I B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26/ h# V( M' m ?' X+ o' Y' }8 L
Airbase supply hits 97 `5 a- d u" v" h: I& o4 w
Runway hits 75% T- u$ g' ?2 C+ C) P" i+ {; @
3 j8 J4 c/ P( u6 ^' y4 I: u4 L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。 |