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。
( [5 a! `, w0 d$ B. mMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 D0 Q1 C5 H# L' z: X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 W- v8 W# N* ]$ e2 Q3 U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95# V! d, S2 p$ X! W2 Z X0 V* {
3 R3 V( g2 |9 e: rJapanese aircraft losses
0 X+ z6 v, B( \! c B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged1 ^, |' m' p$ D: L4 }6 l
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak) q, i1 G! o3 l
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AM Dash
) Z9 f! D V7 W' e! s) M; B$ F AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 ^# ?4 J; P. y2 y+ U7 F) o
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; F6 R& i. ?+ z4 u/ }
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 z0 V8 n% P' ]6 f, s# {
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
b" f3 O. [# U APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' n" Y7 B# K" }2 V4 ^
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 q& k* Z% c1 E1 L
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# i- O1 k, |* }- Q/ `% w: b8 q. Q AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# e; m" ]3 T" B( u# I' f b6 ` APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
4 |3 M5 ~/ i% s APA President Jackson
" m* g( V3 Y V5 R' L APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) l, P; V" K# B
AK Bullock. X5 w L# m* T: m8 M4 }
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 t5 r* ~4 s3 c4 `8 w AK Alamosa: U8 \3 g/ r3 _8 S& O
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Allied ground losses:' _, p. p/ P0 _/ U; M
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)) _4 X' b) E; C( u( Z z
# N+ B6 w+ w, e' Q7 t/ R+ ^5 N4 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,980 |4 Z- a4 |2 o/ I4 X
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. d1 T5 X' m7 m, BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* _8 x9 R7 P3 o6 A+ _7 D) sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
" u5 k! ]# X8 {: D' k9 e B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged2 ~3 D, Z. h0 P" W9 C. [% L
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire& _- g- U- a* a; y5 R$ n! P
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
: j, k2 b1 i, k6 m APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' u" c; M- G9 `- o8 s
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: V6 k( {5 m/ k" b9 _
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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。
) z2 \: z- L. t+ O- I) 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。: W Y# s9 n: g
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 % O' m; R) N$ S+ d% [4 s3 f
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0 r$ `! F4 }& Y% G8 SRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 ~4 t7 q5 [6 j0 k: l
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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% L. g4 m9 z K' W; D } G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged# w, i! Z0 }5 B3 y7 \4 R
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged5 N' y7 b; H- }6 F5 j( K$ j
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
' A- K4 a2 q$ x. ]) Q+ E/ W" x B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged: f, _- `- N* s0 H# _7 i/ B
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
" M, g7 _& H$ n6 i0 w C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged' _- W) k/ r! n! T
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground7 P- R/ D) n$ y* L
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
2 H& i/ J" Z6 O& U) ?$ M( o1 H+ H" u F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground X2 h9 i P$ a: j
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged1 E4 T9 ?2 W3 H5 e* j
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground( P, F$ M/ t* v) I" p
0 ?0 [0 k, C, rAirbase hits 26
* g8 @+ h5 u3 U1 l. V, pAirbase supply hits 9+ [+ d3 k6 U9 l3 S1 R' x
Runway hits 75
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! q( S. p# u$ H6 C2 t) J; o- V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。 |