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。
; A. q2 r5 S8 U8 A3 D ]- YMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: W1 a( y0 V8 P6 m
) F4 k+ u; T8 B* a0 S" q4 @0 KWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 \! M: `3 B7 W5 H8 r8 k( `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
9 U \% f- [( T/ n* p& rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes9 N0 P) n3 _, W& s, A* q
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Japanese aircraft. y; x) O5 I: Y* m+ [) P i
A6M5 Zero x 155
; S7 V' g: ], H% R$ O; u B6N1 Jill x 95# F1 V# ~7 Y/ {( ^) ?
# n' Y$ k: |9 F8 S& @ rJapanese aircraft losses
) P; _( Y4 q1 D [- n/ P% F B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
9 \! s" l d. [ \, a4 ?. \( y B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships% c& d; c, J+ c2 T$ h0 w Z
AM Dash6 @7 V% G/ e# ^# H
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
* o: H* G) W f$ d1 y APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- w; Q! t+ l8 k6 c6 j3 f APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: u4 k c1 B" \6 R1 |1 c o/ v
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ Z1 r: u6 d; V( z* r APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 o) r! Y( @ q" A APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 y$ ^6 d ~+ p
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% [8 f; }' t. f8 `7 d! q
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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) w8 L( v9 f" X APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 w$ ~- \" s& t8 M0 l1 y& w- [6 m
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ |) Q, k9 @) o4 P
APA President Jackson. c. Q/ i! w% |, t$ |
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 {6 |3 G7 c! U AK Bullock
* O" i, H3 k+ j7 [5 U) V8 z( U APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! T7 B# m0 W5 [2 I AK Alamosa
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" ?( t0 ^" R! L ]- s6 ]! x; \! EAllied ground losses:% C" ], K: g' H5 k' I* G* c, C
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ F0 b) M# M+ ?" A' M# aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: L9 `( |( v. w) F0 X' B6 V# lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: W8 D. D B8 \+ G9 x) \
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Japanese aircraft
( l; E( X& Z% @0 {, z A6M5 Zero x 278 }6 j+ v. Y0 }9 p: d' }
B6N1 Jill x 13" g9 M# r$ r, S
1 h/ h( `5 E. MJapanese aircraft losses
3 j' @' B3 C+ z B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
7 E7 g6 g# m/ D B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
: |4 m# T' W( U$ X# D; d. e; z APA Fayette, on fire$ D+ F9 j0 B( ^
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage0 @: L" Q8 _- K4 f
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 K) k& p! ^# h& ?
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 A. i l8 m# u$ y2 T9 d: G+ q
" w' d+ u9 u1 e1 w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。
4 O3 \) `+ s* }5 p# C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。
. o3 Y1 p! l" l2 t( W4 ~7 L' XMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 # x& d4 M6 ^0 F ^; p# C
9 w* g+ |& W1 q: mWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- W" G0 u# b+ q+ `Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ V3 E# i+ s0 j1 w) UJapanese aircraft
) n8 h# C0 }9 G: ?3 N" V/ o, H G4M1 Betty x 68. r/ U; q N9 g( e& B
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Japanese aircraft losses
" I# X% v' a P% }: _/ w G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged: ~ ]4 ]! f$ a9 l5 }4 q4 W- E
9 e9 ]" U* R- {4 n/ W: L5 l1 J8 t7 YAllied aircraft losses
: M# D/ q3 k. G6 W! c% H) c B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged+ G$ s4 g' r4 s, [1 }3 c. k
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground+ `# l$ {- p' S3 O+ n
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
* [4 b' {7 Z. U) {& o* e, m& K+ n( k B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
' N/ H0 A) d" ?' C% F3 q C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
) p: d* t/ L' h+ s/ `8 l$ P! Z C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground- r3 v+ |+ Y- t8 N* A
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
' s; O& K9 R4 j5 ]6 C F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground. I6 Y" S- }$ X% l. x
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged0 b# ~1 S" Z3 K$ X: v/ w7 m
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
' H4 D5 Q( k* S2 }Airbase supply hits 99 `$ E* V7 l8 k" V
Runway hits 75/ H0 f" R8 S3 S) p
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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。 |