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。
& W9 _6 q H9 M6 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 E) F* T1 j# l- U- o& y
9 g! }( F6 {1 W9 }4 a: URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.. p: e. i! r9 o% V2 M) ?+ d
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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% f& d. j) \- I% ]! l. TJapanese aircraft
" n# x+ v' s, i% o A6M5 Zero x 155
9 d+ q4 }& A4 h/ Z9 q) c# q& h B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
; S* N( v8 t" S: H% N B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
$ V: f+ g* {( _* i" W/ a B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash
2 l6 l2 O* U9 z. Z) [, S& q AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 C8 M5 L( [+ K; e( N
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) W, F) ]1 C; Z n/ o
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire z6 C( i' f+ y8 {0 H- c- i5 t
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- N8 {/ ?- Z& E- u APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! Q. n4 {4 H$ j& ~
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: }$ z% @) A" Y( N% E7 F
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 @' c1 a4 c4 t8 T X/ w
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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% H. y( A' e4 P5 p2 ]: R5 s APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' M0 x- E5 O3 S5 |1 S2 F APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk7 w$ Q( m/ w% ?2 M: ^
APA President Jackson# a! O; `& F0 r2 q D
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 K& v& X. ~" N' B AK Bullock
: h. u' f3 k, Z* F0 N8 p( y APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: L2 h3 R0 N7 g @2 P6 H# X
AK Alamosa' L. V% C6 R& m, T0 y) T
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Allied ground losses:
; T ?9 {3 N, ]! a5 v- q Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)# ^! F3 Z8 d" H4 k8 n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* X: l* P$ {; }( f: f! w) ], h
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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. h% ? _( \2 e: B5 T3 rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
O3 e% R. p& I/ ^7 TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% \, j6 z, g1 u' d A6M5 Zero x 27
7 W- ?* H2 Y) ^# i0 `- L: ] B6N1 Jill x 13; k/ z& W7 q& @! u, b* R2 H" f! p
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Japanese aircraft losses2 C* c+ `( V# p4 T ]. H2 a
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ W T8 {% a( o5 P7 O/ p4 _
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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. Q8 s3 _2 y8 P ?) j Z; z APA Fayette, on fire9 b8 Z. F) p" Z
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
, o% Q. Q. j; r1 J9 q3 K4 ~2 M APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( K; [( d, k- Z5 @ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ |5 J1 j6 J% b) F# |6 n: }
. g( R b, n, Z" l% U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。
! S! [6 _( m( k, S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。0 [8 P1 p+ N9 ]4 h& t. k0 U
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 0 K0 V3 j4 N& ^: p. @1 o
+ b. `# b& C# O3 ZWeather in hex: Light cloud
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* ]( W* @. ]$ T8 `; HRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 m' ` B. p D4 l: r. G( |! EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes' ?2 V! I8 R( U" a5 S
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G4M1 Betty x 68* U; {+ e" I3 @, m$ j* s
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Allied aircraft) J4 z0 b. J* P M) o. J# m8 U
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses- q2 u' X, t: |. }! Z( F
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged3 b0 e1 F, x& n* Z5 v8 X9 Z
+ o& F# ^5 O* SAllied aircraft losses: @& \/ i% e+ L
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
# Y7 [# D# Z. {# l8 I8 I B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground0 c9 ^+ G3 I" n& ^
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged& L `" Q! }7 @( k1 {1 k1 S% N
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
9 v* ~$ p7 u6 m" H2 W' f C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged" r; P+ J' K x# [
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground& G/ r7 A7 {0 p
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged( p4 p+ I4 i9 g) h5 D
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 U/ J$ a$ J% T, ^. D
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged, C6 o r, {1 t" N& s u0 O
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground' P& y. \/ ~; e* }7 x# j( N, i
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Airbase hits 26
- k2 v1 d* ^# l& q: E5 x8 LAirbase supply hits 92 v5 @' T% \& d, H3 _
Runway hits 75
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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。 |