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。! `& d3 j5 R' w0 F+ R
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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+ X- R2 O: G z' J( Y1 |- V0 x, jWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 _$ @& k9 p& Z: V
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.0 H0 s! x9 G3 k0 ?) y& g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 L# X! [5 q& S7 T
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Japanese aircraft2 A, |" n! Y+ B! F: ]
A6M5 Zero x 155, R3 a, V; I h8 r+ I4 y
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses3 f1 R" r! d7 `9 H. U
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
3 Z" H* P- e! x+ M' {/ H0 z2 J2 l B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak" x# c1 c& o2 I1 V4 V
$ J" D% _1 h, WAllied Ships
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( a; M) \; J0 h4 E) B( h/ W AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk, x1 [- G/ ~0 X: Q# c: p
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 z; |: ^2 i* l4 [" @9 t9 H
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; K) L5 } T6 B) O5 J APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 y" ?7 D: x. x4 o
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% t3 v4 h0 b( ?/ f6 u D
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) M: H V5 j. i* R6 W' F0 d+ { AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 e8 c( R0 k6 C+ o: ~ AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" y9 Z; s# Q/ C% M( l: X
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2 w/ y: D8 g% t' P; d! z9 d) { APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" L0 P- c# O9 g& E1 _ ~ APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ s6 j2 k, W4 s9 _. S5 U( F
APA President Jackson) u4 [6 ?( Y3 y& M
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 G* [1 u. Q8 y& T( g AK Bullock* d' O3 z4 ` W: Q
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! C5 I' Q! B4 ^- `) {" U AK Alamosa
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4 l j, d+ n! M' mAllied ground losses:
3 C' T& h5 ]; ` O# M2 K Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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0 }3 r4 s& V* E/ L0 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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) F( h8 O% K* q' yWeather in hex: Heavy rain% K8 j, ~) g" Q( K& G- P+ {
0 l- C% y+ H" i; f! TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# w2 M# r" H$ ^4 n5 d3 aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 C8 `2 f# R, U. H4 }
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Japanese aircraft& T7 U' ?$ M3 n. [* z- v& g
A6M5 Zero x 27
* ?* C4 v* V( z5 y i- S B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 [( w ?3 }3 r( p B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged& p2 X$ o y6 ^6 \/ c- `
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak8 D# a: _: |; A; x
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+ {: P4 C0 l# x u6 x" M/ A APA Fayette, on fire
. m* c) S/ @( W0 ^# C: s% T6 P APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
7 ?9 h" N& z! J% c2 } APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. I+ [* V$ T* w* I( d- k( Z* h APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* z | C6 K: P/ a4 |2 k! H- g9 t
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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 P3 \ E, _$ H; @7 g. m! {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 J+ _6 U2 l" T# x7 b7 Z: U! f" A
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 4 n& ~' u9 {6 Q6 C J% a* K
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$ x# v- Y: h: v7 J9 V' |& U1 p+ NRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' [) w/ J" I3 o, r! W. x. Y- C6 j' u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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; z+ {' G2 S4 h2 w; ]1 O% _ G4M1 Betty x 68
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1 H, q; m5 W* j# B4 l1 ~Japanese aircraft losses+ x& t* a& z+ O
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged4 l4 t8 ^' g/ O2 h6 F p* t
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
7 w( Y* h5 M; t; _. }* w% m8 ~" b' Z B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- _* m9 A% x h( c7 ~$ [
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
9 z6 ^9 L+ b4 \8 i C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged+ S( u% s8 V# z6 L T+ R
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground: n% O$ w. n) V7 i5 k& }
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
, e/ ^( r2 k* } F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
! l4 L! a5 O. e I5 @ B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged2 k# Q% K& f2 k
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground. e! c/ z1 y" `( Y! s( h7 r
' K: \2 }& X! |! `! d EAirbase hits 26
) ?1 T5 x3 S sAirbase supply hits 9* ]" n+ O, V9 o$ f4 \) A9 J
Runway hits 75
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0 Y/ Q0 T0 k/ j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。 |