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。
* v6 G$ t1 T8 ~/ B! i M7 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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" K" {1 g! ?- ^ S7 \/ }" ~4 {6 ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 V/ c% |# _/ X' x! Y! a
0 H' v0 Y: _+ x1 a" F8 MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
; N2 j! e9 W& [& v/ }; q: b* xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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; I! Y# p$ _' KJapanese aircraft: s( {, R3 c4 G1 V3 K' Q( k
A6M5 Zero x 155
5 T; V( o, }% D B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ W4 N7 ~% ? r/ m* L+ \ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged: P4 s; [/ ]* u1 W y2 Y- Z
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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7 y4 ~: @3 g# J& C AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
: l- r% U9 h8 L# `; L APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; d5 b( O$ @- I+ z( j) e APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 z* S3 @+ @ |4 x0 q
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- u- p4 a# u" {# H W6 [ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; l: c& V1 [' C6 s6 V APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% ~, _ X# l0 I+ C1 T) y" j" i
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. G# x3 w8 x8 Z; {$ Z
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 c ], |: W7 O( H% }" y- e
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- z( f4 `: z9 A
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk1 q( V& s% f- G( e; o0 d
APA President Jackson% Y/ G! |1 s' q0 t& X5 s
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& [* n4 p$ T' S, L: t% t! F
AK Bullock
6 K: }! N% |! R6 o: ~: w% A APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ V/ U7 T# _) C8 q {$ z& e AK Alamosa
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8 c) M, W }/ t4 d. ?5 r/ N5 {Allied ground losses:
( `' V) ~* @' [2 I7 L9 ] Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,989 Y9 A9 M7 p2 P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! F+ s& C" c) R; l8 i+ x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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" G) n' I/ n1 FJapanese aircraft
) H3 c( \8 T& j- g A6M5 Zero x 27; X) S4 j4 V$ t' q8 Q. y# O# P
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses2 s2 F, r' Z. l/ M- b
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged1 y' s( u: ]+ Z' O6 m5 l( q! f
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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3 e. ^" ~+ y" V# K+ [3 N3 CAllied Ships
& s, C4 l k, K t APA Fayette, on fire8 m. i3 t, A5 |* L( \' g" W
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage4 G$ T* g( L6 Y# k P$ ]( y/ v
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ C. p8 k# p0 Z! _0 T( T9 E
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! D. O# r8 X g$ W1 j
! b% T- \' z4 K5 V, `6 X) 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。4 y% X N* f% d' f7 c9 k( ?
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。: ~! H! S$ ]7 X8 d* T
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ! A( V3 s& @0 V0 a7 }. l5 r
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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- M* g- C! _( M" l+ c5 b HRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 C: u- g% P( |Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft4 j+ m6 U2 \# u# @9 o( O: @
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Japanese aircraft losses& s* t6 g7 J( X0 S# O2 _3 l0 q
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged) o4 C( S6 K& ^) ]. I( I
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
' ]% |2 i: y) d( a0 T$ j: x B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
0 M7 r, F4 E& E% a$ X B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
. W7 |% _4 t9 C9 J, }" Q0 m+ Q C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
* g& t* S4 {* e( {! f C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground! u6 {3 \6 x& m; u( C/ E9 b& L8 }
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
; m$ a9 H k( Y6 D" G0 h F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground) y9 w; \2 F6 ?5 l0 _
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
% b. T0 O" z" r: J: Y8 y% R B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
! q, D+ N- L5 ?, h6 t% QAirbase supply hits 9" N$ _6 G7 a0 O+ f7 t/ m: c1 T( p
Runway hits 75
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3 t4 N. X2 q: F( m. j' m# d b9 m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。 |