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。
3 U- P0 F) v i' M: b% I/ G6 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain @$ X. F/ R- U
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.0 \* ]" \5 |) c/ c' p" @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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" o0 I7 s' q1 s5 a9 qJapanese aircraft3 n4 o3 F0 h- M% m9 }
A6M5 Zero x 1552 S3 {. W; [- E K
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
! ^$ m" b- S& A/ b) z B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
0 p* l& g! V& Q: w# s B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak) e5 J4 s, C, p/ G
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Allied Ships
9 c- L6 U) _5 u4 b' H; [ AM Dash: v z' x( G0 R- d+ c* `2 p
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk/ _- c8 H& H, I# _) T3 _. ?
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" y0 |) p# R) o1 t7 \' A' } APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ y' p, K: i% } APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 x7 D+ _4 F* g9 Y APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# |2 \0 k7 t8 }7 D# f APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 x; r4 B( Y8 F AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! e% ^2 }) |% @( I* D3 ^. n AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) ` N* f1 ]+ K3 S* Q3 ]" U
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2 ]% D6 J; |1 w( \ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 A9 S; q0 I( j" g* ]. T2 N/ L" O
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk: f, `! {8 \* o% _
APA President Jackson3 p3 ]; B% L/ e- S
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 t, P3 _6 z# v/ p; G
AK Bullock. e' `& h1 Q, D5 J1 [' L" U9 l! K
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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2 Z6 A) v O& V' o) w! @Allied ground losses:
% T6 ~, y1 t8 P. r8 W Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled): ]2 D% J' @* f! w& \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98+ k/ F! n) ^' w! P; r
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; l5 m2 d3 J" N5 H+ H4 uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes) ?9 P+ u! ]+ Z5 n* x& h$ c. r
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A6M5 Zero x 27
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged K' A: u- H/ v2 O# {- k/ k
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak6 ?* v+ Y- [1 O8 z1 c
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) V4 L0 y5 p2 E. ]! S6 V9 e$ w APA Fayette, on fire: U3 e, j9 S. N( @) R" F
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
& F/ K0 [6 u+ C2 Z* w APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 k Z) N7 y, `, B5 n# [
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。 R: R. e Z) H* s& D* z+ Z) d
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。3 Y }* p! w0 s3 [8 v# B& R
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 3 d6 G* G6 F) ~2 G' x7 w: y
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* i5 d: R* X' h9 X$ c+ B# R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ y2 F3 @6 ~5 [& p, s
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G4M1 Betty x 682 R0 K: v* W) U! I" C; @) t/ d
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged) i" l4 O5 v m/ K! p8 z- x! I! F
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
5 c: V+ o. h! @) c" i8 T; E B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground: v/ O+ W; S/ T1 Q
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
1 u4 T& H+ E& r B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground/ S6 D( ~0 I: z2 B0 C. P
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
6 E5 g0 h* K1 U Z C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground. }: R8 {% H* W2 C% G
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
7 [0 @5 l/ R; r0 `2 o F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 w/ n" D6 W+ O& N) }. m% F
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
( B7 H! |& f$ \# u2 Y B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground( Q" ^6 f% A1 e% @/ q; V! _& _9 P
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Airbase hits 26
% D, y% T' ~4 x/ ~% `Airbase supply hits 9
5 ^4 l/ u) U2 G* j4 g* fRunway hits 75
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7 H8 g" h+ o/ ^' J! x1 r4 V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。 |