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。
$ Q% I9 c6 A7 x9 e/ X5 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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! f# X1 W4 A5 [& C$ \3 {( ^7 FWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 R; o0 ]! M1 T2 b4 q+ G5 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( ]( ~, t1 N l1 a+ T2 d
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ Y5 p' ?( N, Q1 H1 s( [2 \
A6M5 Zero x 1553 p5 J7 ^" l. i( h* J
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 h) h, u7 l p q0 u$ M B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
3 L% E0 ]- E+ C7 Q, k* S0 [& T a B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak$ Z9 C! j# O# Y9 A6 e% h# a
+ _* b6 L1 d1 wAllied Ships3 V5 V" a) z6 U( J' z7 m
AM Dash
- W( m* e! |9 w: O4 i+ l AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% [6 b k: J+ E APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ J" G A9 ]3 M0 }- X1 e) A
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 n( p5 I4 g: e( h5 m$ _
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
R2 S8 n2 z" X3 D+ P/ I; ? APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" A3 y6 p- ~% a0 L. D% d APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ f* T r' G, H" g, \: W
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: w A2 c# Y! _; T1 b
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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0 @$ M9 L7 w" l+ K z APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ x3 `$ `9 ~8 I1 I# z( {
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
" |5 {) B; v6 u! k4 w1 P5 P APA President Jackson
6 w3 w; ^# \0 Q% ? APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# `$ m: a9 f( B+ b$ m& M7 @% u AK Bullock
" C! G: E9 y k7 D2 k APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- z0 `% x \2 } AK Alamosa
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' V. J# \, _9 n3 D+ J5 n6 {+ j6 tAllied ground losses:
7 ]+ X+ J' d" W6 _+ y+ Z* y, W5 J/ { Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 F; L% `* R4 J; P$ n: U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* g. w, S9 P9 z
+ K+ i7 k; x$ dWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 J5 x! h, T" Y, U+ T2 @, w
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
t* s* `; _; f" N) iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* R& y& u. v* M o* kJapanese aircraft5 Z8 V8 U9 o. O$ V: p6 x+ d
A6M5 Zero x 27
' ?- [% D% y- g# n5 @3 X% A B6N1 Jill x 13( l4 G, I4 M# l! C- s; K
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 \- k2 P" S Z' e z9 T B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged+ D) ~/ ~+ Z) l% `1 X, K0 g' I
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships I1 d- e5 X. M0 I
APA Fayette, on fire
E4 V6 Z- F" _+ b6 f7 V' w APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
3 N+ k. H. F/ k1 Z, o1 @ APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ S7 q$ s2 \; o
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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. e$ [/ W1 P2 a& F4 g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。
- T, }( ~8 W7 a+ j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。
7 R+ G0 _5 @$ F9 m5 ?* z1 u6 K: _Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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0 ]# R: f5 W* k- I5 }Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 r9 }1 Y1 c0 z6 ^6 _: L! p# x
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. d7 J1 `% a3 h/ q5 @
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G4M1 Betty x 68+ y6 U K* W# W3 A" e( s$ ^
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no flights
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+ r U H7 ?0 b) W/ ~* T' KJapanese aircraft losses
* \9 [5 O# n- k! i6 m G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged% k1 H; ~5 X1 r p( P8 p
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Allied aircraft losses
x% u0 w0 o2 U( `. l B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
3 R# i% D5 |8 y& H4 m3 L B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground" K- t0 n6 P1 A
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged" F9 f8 W8 ]- s/ h6 W7 x# v
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground# |- G: J7 I9 C7 u, y
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
! V0 I1 A \5 {( S1 ^, D. Y C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground! u5 u8 v3 p6 D8 L% p4 Q6 t
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
: c) c- P& E4 f4 T) ` F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ Z' S' N$ Z! h B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
, x" q4 X7 p( z; i- t( |: ^ ?$ U B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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. _+ T( Q- p. a5 V/ `Airbase hits 26
) [+ ~ {! w1 h; BAirbase supply hits 9
& U; `5 J: c6 n. {Runway hits 75. ~& Z7 B) k$ D+ Q" |! P( {
. i/ o3 H: U0 p3 Z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。 |