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。
) x7 q# O9 o! R2 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,989 [; t f, j) b9 Q+ L
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
+ w: {7 l) }: M# Z* LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes0 N% Q; K, f& r: e# H
2 @, `, t& G" d) @# |Japanese aircraft4 D. J9 |. x; a! [. `( e
A6M5 Zero x 155
3 _5 R2 \& i; u" L B6N1 Jill x 95
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7 H2 z7 K" P8 s- L6 {# xJapanese aircraft losses
+ J$ C# C5 T2 K; A, F( h; h B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged& `1 ~4 o4 e! C) i5 @
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak% r% T# F( w2 ~1 z8 t* E
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Allied Ships; C% ^- Q: @7 _" v5 s
AM Dash" Z: `- ~ d" |3 W. R, K' O R
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk# b+ J: x! Y: _ ^1 P7 C2 D8 R+ l
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 s% M2 G# T# B7 T+ s/ |) W APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 o& Q, k+ i: l6 m8 w- S( d APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 x0 E" B' \7 x' W% P5 V/ Z APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 B1 y& P+ f8 R
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* u% O$ K0 P0 p AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! c/ [/ k+ [3 Q2 C6 t AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
e% F, y( {3 V( T1 s, h" D SC PC-580# i$ C1 J! R- L
APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, z( k/ f( E8 v APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk* m! j; o/ p( Q3 T2 |6 q' T2 i
APA President Jackson
+ v) ?4 V* n" m$ g3 Q APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; k" ]$ U' T' z( @* G4 V g, n
AK Bullock
6 Q* H! L0 I" m; |$ _ APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ H: }2 E* W, M
AK Alamosa
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$ h8 T, K5 \" M1 r+ _* \% _Allied ground losses:
& \0 N" B) s' O; T Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 Y" F( e& W, v# M0 a8 _$ t
2 H! W- I8 J% E3 g: T0 f" D* \8 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) B% C- U3 a" F7 v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; g4 s0 Z8 I) ~4 B2 E& D
A6M5 Zero x 27' U& |0 ]2 U5 F" B3 i& ^
B6N1 Jill x 13* z2 y% u0 |/ k8 D8 C
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Japanese aircraft losses4 J# m5 q( b9 A, p5 g
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
( z; f' ~5 P6 v7 n N B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak2 A1 s$ d, r. ?4 u: F6 u
0 d \1 q0 z; D5 w1 |Allied Ships
7 _+ w) `: y. c' X" O$ [4 { APA Fayette, on fire
* ~$ \ L: X( Y* Z( T2 p APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage+ \! p; q$ V6 \/ J0 U7 U
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' f! u6 K! D- A$ [$ O APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ M. U- |& ^" s' p
& ?& m. h7 z5 o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# p$ O4 s0 Y8 M7 m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。% G5 j- M9 z$ y3 x9 M& }0 Z: H
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ; W5 F, e8 {" S& Q, L- k
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# y6 g+ p- t- `! L8 B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 W4 J& D! C' g2 n7 [; Q. Q
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Japanese aircraft# T/ b( I5 X% v- j% ]- V
G4M1 Betty x 68
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5 c1 U3 P) M( z; fAllied aircraft
' y/ ^1 O% X! @* b no flights
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8 M' q1 a: y0 M5 h O' m8 HJapanese aircraft losses p! U( \6 o! q0 {- k: L' Y7 g, s6 z
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- K- V& [" }' A8 h% h: c
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged4 N/ P& }6 E. V7 S
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground% Q2 P- }; f7 d0 D5 z8 k
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
: F5 I' n' L& Q- s$ h; k; [ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground7 |5 n h. m$ m, A% ~1 I+ i. W- b! C
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
! ^9 v0 s* _7 [# a) m* X2 y4 V C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
+ N. i1 v3 U2 W D# l F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
7 C4 O, Z" F2 B( L+ ^! R$ S# Y F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
1 c: v9 H+ G" H ?5 D B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged1 H2 v: u( v) |
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground& m0 J* Z4 m9 D6 v
$ J5 @8 q; G& L: tAirbase hits 26
S! v* U; ~3 o# r$ XAirbase supply hits 9+ Q6 h1 U( L2 `6 y4 F* l
Runway 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。 |