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。
# ?: h2 J. w0 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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8 h- B7 u/ o) b, }8 w) q$ E1 X3 WWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 D$ ?' Y. `& @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' F4 g9 U0 C9 f. U6 l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& k! y+ R3 P1 e
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Japanese aircraft# W0 v( q/ Q- w5 V- A! z
A6M5 Zero x 155
5 G$ E% b! S2 K B6N1 Jill x 95, ~6 j2 i# d$ `5 {
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Japanese aircraft losses
' X! I; O3 G, D B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
0 q" `+ o% W2 }" Q3 t* B B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships/ `7 \" |+ E! ?
AM Dash1 a& n( S3 b6 ^ @& j
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 g; z1 G) c; W, u4 b/ B
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) X7 n9 U2 v) l( s1 A/ t
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- I) D" C( v% {- ?' o' O! C. @
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. Z _3 l: I3 f/ z. d) M& A* y
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" n5 u( j4 T2 t- {2 n: i, A3 T
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ g l4 c. N+ J& y+ f# V8 }' Z AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( z7 i* ]+ u1 P% G: Q
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 K0 R) @/ D3 i$ W' v: G, e
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' b9 K- |) p0 C8 x9 ^5 q2 [ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 ]* _ v) U( J1 N APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
9 T( k4 W1 x5 b T0 K$ l APA President Jackson
* r% b2 g4 _7 ^6 n ] APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* k' k3 X3 ~; P7 E, ^ AK Bullock
9 r, U3 J5 t' c( r' B5 X/ x6 Q APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 I C4 ^* F9 }9 P9 u
AK Alamosa2 b( B7 e% d% I: x
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Allied ground losses:
$ R, b4 u. ?) a( i Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 k8 D i! y# b: Z+ `/ ?: J* _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' t( a$ z* Z3 c
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses# G/ V% R$ A3 I% }2 c" Y# U* o: g7 D8 N
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged2 g' H2 t- A; A4 l0 Q/ U
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak+ O1 U4 f3 f( k# a$ p/ ?5 V' }
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Allied Ships
; _# m9 m4 y. X5 ` Q APA Fayette, on fire
: x W5 a1 l' \ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage' X, t8 l3 Q, H' H6 M8 s
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' Y1 k5 i1 \( L* ?2 f5 l- X: x APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 k* M3 d4 B' f* k o
4 f3 M' \) d4 l1 M0 B3 d' e4 V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。: _& Z8 E: f! k6 l
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。" D6 ~* N' A% v! Z; o( }9 _ N/ O: I
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 a# g" t( @* P% R9 j
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 a- y1 D! \, B5 C+ s( N5 G
G4M1 Betty x 685 X* q3 {& z, ?& w! n
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& n$ Q6 P/ u5 [+ x# R' k2 J% l# yJapanese aircraft losses; L& x( L( t0 V2 M" B A
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged) ?& C8 t( A+ v% A& _0 y! Q
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Allied aircraft losses. m- j) V# \/ M; {6 K
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged# ~+ M1 ]" k7 d. F
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
( _! R+ |4 M" n* ~$ ` B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
6 f1 g8 U! h0 {, W6 [( C& D$ l B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
6 u4 z, I0 m, t C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
3 n b% v9 F1 ^1 q C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
9 T/ z* ?* a) x F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
5 E) K) e5 y2 A% E- Q) b; b- h! ~! } F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
$ ^8 I% T! e9 c5 n+ }% o B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged5 e) y4 L ?( Z
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground5 h: D. ]; I' B* |0 ^
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Airbase hits 26+ @4 y, t$ V6 `- @; H
Airbase supply hits 9' x: f. ?* S. |, ]% ^4 T! `
Runway hits 75
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% B! M2 J- G: c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。 |