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。
, I2 M" r8 q' P- O# g- hMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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! k3 O+ a5 f+ r8 {! AWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 }9 w1 V/ ?% x) a4 L& qRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.7 E3 g! l4 g$ Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- |) ~1 [4 D* a0 s) P5 u
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Japanese aircraft* H$ A+ v" H# ~6 G
A6M5 Zero x 155/ R; q1 ^8 }( \' ]# G" m7 B' \
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
: X; V/ V, I* D+ ?$ K, S* j; B B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged6 U8 U% M2 W; [! |- {
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 R; L/ s- y: k @( y, a; Q) k; O' WAllied Ships! s4 N+ u" y4 F4 `. V( W; s# ]; R
AM Dash# g' Y5 s2 A: m9 r" o# d' \; t1 B
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk* K4 @! \0 @# _" U$ s' _- P
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk ^4 k) T3 @! a" @: H. m
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 o, {. R( n4 N8 j! D" Y& ~
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ k1 L: g7 @1 x2 |& e! g APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" w+ ^, G& @( u3 W2 M4 T. k
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 p* K5 z9 }" m AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 A5 J) ?) b& P" J" [$ h, z. V AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 k6 C0 U; k# L) N+ K0 X$ |
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. ^+ B, l. E1 h7 u% F1 {- V9 Z
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk; x! e- o/ R0 [. o8 @! T0 ^
APA President Jackson
5 e* K, K& t" D0 l APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 w$ Z* f1 ^4 h8 q6 I6 K; o
AK Bullock4 n# V1 t: O( s
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) A! d8 k, K5 S7 d- D' { AK Alamosa! I; r/ F6 x( m/ E+ B. W
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Allied ground losses:
# I# J \$ p5 |1 _ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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v! x9 z2 {4 a7 J3 W7 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ |* c% b$ X8 A) o. L& ~$ m* f
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 Y5 L3 U$ B) \. D% Q1 [+ ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 n; i+ n. |# [# FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 x+ g0 W7 ]9 E3 M! ?$ K
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Japanese aircraft5 T( U' }8 I ^3 ]. m( D
A6M5 Zero x 27
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1 |7 h- ?0 H( [8 e B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged6 ^$ ?' h( ~" ]( X
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak4 i" t8 C6 F0 ]9 {5 n, z6 V$ T1 C
' [4 J8 Y9 R+ h5 [. GAllied Ships
3 N6 D u) N+ m" G9 v$ h) e" V, b APA Fayette, on fire
$ t; e2 q4 n0 R& a% P& E& O APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
" B- ]6 k7 o9 g4 C* U+ ~ APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 V3 O2 X& Q v9 Y8 O$ a3 s2 t APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" u* ^6 |- Q& q3 W) I3 P- n! W# J
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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。
1 d' ^% i: E7 N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。- o9 Q0 r* F8 g6 Z) @
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 3 B6 J. y* [- q x. l) h! G$ u) {
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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! r! p( x1 l. z& i+ X7 vRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 W$ Y0 \& R9 i R. W. y- g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 686 L1 K* z; F& Z ]2 J
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Japanese aircraft losses4 ]1 [# Q' @) o0 z2 O8 z
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged1 o( x U. b, n
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4 R- s! I8 F* C4 i& o2 W7 A" W! O" G B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
0 ]7 i" ~2 U% ]/ d n) r B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground% n, M- @8 a5 F. Z% Y; S5 E4 t6 o
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged9 N% l% C0 D* o5 ?3 L* w6 B! V
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground9 m( }: F# C9 k- I
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged/ D" c+ G/ J2 d' I2 g
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
2 M( e& C7 F6 ?2 K9 z9 _+ c F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
5 G' j; W/ n( G$ I; M+ D9 V F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
- V( n, I! V: {+ x1 I) m) F B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged( S7 ` \& t# b7 X
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground- C. p$ v$ q D* j4 K$ b4 U
; d' W \ u: rAirbase hits 26
V% F! \- H5 O: FAirbase supply hits 9
! `1 d+ c3 H s [ w8 o) LRunway hits 75- x: Q k ?! v* y( y
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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。 |