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。
, u& W( Q, [2 C% P" x/ @- vMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98- `* u) q1 d# H
2 T9 n. ^1 X6 ~( B- I4 K0 |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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' @+ b) {0 b6 b5 j1 E4 ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! o) V/ s: g: }: j, A1 g$ O/ {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& q n0 u& d( b2 L% a, R/ ] A6M5 Zero x 155
% A- [+ W- K& M" }2 P& ^ B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses" Y7 o* B. U6 {, n
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged$ C- W' |; |% `
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
7 s" G! n1 m2 z* v. n% m AM Dash
; ?9 }- ^& P, N( f7 T/ |; x AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; z/ M: L3 D6 U APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 `0 j) l/ Y( f7 Z
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) ?( K; l) b4 {. x* Z
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! h, a# ]5 i2 V: E. f1 r' [ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 V" g8 @, ^/ [3 B9 ?6 K APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) H) q% f) R8 t r AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( u N6 T. W' ^ AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# [6 n. S4 L, Q# { SC PC-5806 Y6 P: U/ e% ^1 b f0 b
APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 n, I1 q% }: E3 U$ W/ D( S2 Q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk4 W. {) H$ U* g1 u
APA President Jackson7 n/ O }4 i* {$ a }/ B
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. a0 y& t* v- T0 }9 U1 E$ z" I
AK Bullock
3 q6 G' [. L9 N r. S. x APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 a0 }8 _; Y0 G% h3 M- f
AK Alamosa- \- T+ z( j0 S; g
0 H% }8 `3 x5 ?) g, j0 ^, x0 o) @Allied ground losses:
7 }; x7 w: @* v& o Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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U% d1 x4 N% F" AMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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9 z; f4 U& g8 Z1 K+ B7 fWeather in hex: Heavy rain* R6 R! q0 _' m
& d, j+ U) ~8 N5 H$ MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ D2 `1 L2 j4 F' h) ?, y8 L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! }( |" Z( ]8 U3 S/ h, d) W* W6 h g A6M5 Zero x 27
& v, K6 ~2 R, T) A; {) `* R B6N1 Jill x 13
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7 @: Z) H3 W8 b2 C9 lJapanese aircraft losses
4 \9 N5 f0 y& d; t5 p4 X8 x B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
R. Q5 u6 E! u5 A& _) @ B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships" N. _1 M1 w, C+ A/ T; f
APA Fayette, on fire
4 R7 U, H' [/ P8 S APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage: A- P3 Y ^* z6 d( l
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: p- {5 n% X) ]- u: e6 j- F APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk l o. i% L; N7 S
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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 \+ o3 i+ F0 f( e
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 U4 f+ ]( n8 }3 m2 qMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ' k% W$ D, R6 z% V
* |- Q* U4 |+ CWeather in hex: Light cloud% }& y6 I9 j6 ~7 B0 {) {) V* B
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 q# F! V' G0 y5 u' gEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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* O* F, J8 s+ K' a) L7 Q4 lJapanese aircraft
7 i! E/ _% n3 _ ?! q( w G4M1 Betty x 68
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( k& _3 I+ }" ]* P H+ nAllied aircraft; X. Y0 ^: V4 ^" k% [6 v# P9 U& g
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 P7 ^6 j5 ~0 ^) Y4 u2 O1 V* [! f7 } G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged% d- ~& i9 K, v( C3 Y' G
8 X; L7 j' k5 ?# H. K0 t& bAllied aircraft losses
( a7 G/ r3 N% P8 h4 { n6 h' \ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
! Z) c) J7 G: S& Y; b0 O B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
6 |+ l" m* @; }5 o0 }/ _ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
9 O3 p7 {# f9 i3 x m# w. v7 @ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground* r3 o- W+ ]. O- i. m, T
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged% m k) p: g: r$ M4 c
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 J. B s' t8 Q% u# h) l
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
U# U; N4 ^2 F1 q9 R F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground- a ]9 x* P) q/ Q! O* x
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged+ n h7 @+ p( J# U; c$ y
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground5 N, g' R# Z/ t: S
' z% z# x2 X% w; G6 EAirbase hits 262 l& q2 P/ B/ n' ]+ g7 {
Airbase supply hits 9
. b: ]( r; h: f/ c. t. wRunway hits 757 h/ w0 @5 t9 z! ]
: p( T* u! c6 r% v% N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。 |