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。
/ u8 ~$ C. G& M2 i5 U2 X: ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98+ r7 r+ a8 w7 {; c3 d
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 P8 L! ]5 M* l" @2 P- [4 w
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( r6 |$ O) W% x3 f7 PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes9 w8 N7 ~* a4 z4 _6 k
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Japanese aircraft
+ n; p$ v0 o+ U& {% t6 l A6M5 Zero x 155
. v2 \1 p1 v! j$ J" B' u9 K& p) c' P B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ y) h: l3 V' n. O3 e: _ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
3 n1 X9 ~. s) u$ H8 K8 X) Z B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak0 [) X4 p7 O7 p' S
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Allied Ships
7 H2 u6 e: i5 r6 U AM Dash Y, [! X; L" Z; m+ L* F+ }8 B
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 ~; \# T( \4 r, g
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 v! G2 E/ P% B$ `# J
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" D" p) k7 k- j. d, f- c7 e1 T- ] APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 X ]6 I* D/ @5 k. y: m APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ ^8 ^! e/ x1 d9 H: u APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" T, a- E( Z0 K: g+ e0 `- a AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 J5 h+ s3 b+ S8 E9 }& c$ e( z/ z- q AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 M7 V2 r7 g5 `# u0 ~ [7 C i
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" b4 \) O5 u9 Z6 c APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% B8 s9 b$ S+ c# K- P6 a+ V APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
% j# Y4 i7 i9 q8 Q+ k$ @" ?, B( N APA President Jackson6 A* k& L. @# B) t, O
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, ?: \ N9 t, `! E% M# j }; j
AK Bullock
; Y |7 b7 `% M- M* [ APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! w* w R5 N+ R9 }* U2 c" q& y- `8 B. k AK Alamosa
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: D4 O5 u; j* o# ]Allied ground losses:+ ^) w+ q' G: F7 l* }% _1 p! Q/ w
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ h$ R T- d3 t5 [
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& S; O& c0 M. ^% o4 \/ SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) G- M7 K9 D$ l# a* o+ j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) D! ]) l1 Z, x7 w! e8 z
A6M5 Zero x 27
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged* }/ [6 }: j" E- s/ f }6 m2 \
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak; G2 F( w: P0 T6 ~" K0 X. d
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APA Fayette, on fire3 E! f. {1 O; p7 t# A. } e) |, l
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage& K0 t4 [9 i+ T
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; T1 V5 a" `8 j0 J. ^8 y
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 P7 M! F3 Q0 t7 U& j; Q! `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。
" E1 f: x+ L7 ?Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! M9 j; i/ Z3 g' fEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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2 [; ^9 T1 ` @9 gJapanese aircraft
8 J, F, H$ Y, D, r$ G; R k% q G4M1 Betty x 688 \* t" m# }; Z3 Q
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Allied aircraft
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; K9 \5 r7 Z$ G; _2 _: Y* TJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 f$ `- {4 ]7 f B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
( _* r8 y2 J5 a- i B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
+ N( w; Q% w$ D7 b B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
/ m( B: O; t: o" g& _3 R" _ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
1 o: _0 C& P6 _5 N! | C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged0 P2 [( G8 L* i0 A$ J6 U
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
[# |& A, g9 f) L; S F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged4 Y5 x: E k% F) K7 k& I7 Z
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
4 V- s I/ a/ \9 ]% z q B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged! F2 ~) k- {. F" g# X
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26" G4 d8 V+ }* f3 m8 y1 q# R
Airbase supply hits 9
6 q0 j+ v, s. N7 ~2 QRunway hits 75% }" Z* p& n% \; u2 c* ^
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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。 |