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。% p" T, l7 U5 h* j5 h
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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' J7 K; s! q( r$ hWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) W+ U% s# z* B" \: `; j9 j4 k0 {( R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 s3 i+ Z0 T+ _7 a$ y
A6M5 Zero x 155- t! i% }+ A" Z- }; I$ v1 X7 U
B6N1 Jill x 956 @( Y! a' t+ V0 N
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 M D6 s. O( @+ w B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
4 E* \8 f) P0 w: |: V5 s B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 n5 p ?2 l, Q" aAllied Ships1 Q) u( |, I* P$ o' e! r
AM Dash
% J$ B+ p4 b% u$ o% V AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% U) }( p3 S4 x& ]# m$ H APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) N0 v+ k$ h& | APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. _' f8 K; ~$ O9 }" ] APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ t8 Q5 t0 C: e* ^
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" G3 X' q7 w6 k% p! m9 t( x
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 Y1 i7 [5 j3 P' G# A5 t
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( c* u d# l- ^/ S- z2 {; {' _' v: K AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 m/ i) l8 r; C
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 a9 P$ T3 j: u
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk& R! _/ g/ h4 C
APA President Jackson
/ { q; m+ ?* d/ t0 ]/ a$ t APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" a0 D' {" |. W$ R5 C# \0 ~; f AK Bullock* O% @+ M9 K/ l6 e a' S" u* b
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- n0 H! ~4 r" V" E5 i3 W) P. ~ AK Alamosa: K, p1 R2 u" E; J9 F! t! Z
: L1 S2 X! C8 B b) h: O/ OAllied ground losses:
' g% e4 y. K3 g2 ^9 R7 H Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)' f/ y" P7 J1 W% {* O6 G6 J
8 c9 [0 C# q$ x+ v" {Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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' I6 e* G, R' U1 oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 T+ B6 s l* S8 EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ E/ ^+ K3 ?5 D2 D* Z- ~! e
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Japanese aircraft
7 r# v) |* M5 W& t A6M5 Zero x 27
/ l/ k/ s4 y/ c8 u: J B6N1 Jill x 13
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3 C% h4 j. m, ?* k0 e; E) i" ~ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
, h+ @, H4 Q4 i5 q! b3 r B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire
! T, W* d, E7 B: S1 b. S APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
1 h" e0 h' D: {$ k4 @; F APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 |8 p' y# Z" p. i% N [ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ k5 V3 n! u6 F( i9 {- H
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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。' E% T5 W+ a/ @! u2 U
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。
( P% \8 @8 U/ ?& ~; _Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 y2 S I6 _, v; bRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& M; `8 [. }9 k% w6 E# |
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" m$ ^9 `" ], Z2 s* G; U% D8 }3 {& b
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Japanese aircraft
o$ e3 k" H1 v! O! @8 r: { G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 W a3 Y5 V% ~ K d+ U6 E0 O G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged' q9 ~/ ?& x4 ?9 _
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Allied aircraft losses
$ a: s* y4 G4 c" J* E' w* a4 t7 X B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged+ ]/ ]' F% F- S @9 a" Y1 ?
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground7 k+ V; n# l* _8 s
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged+ X7 ]* \. l1 {9 A3 ^+ V
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
4 w0 r9 n& M4 L* ?1 E8 | C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged) V( B! k: q; m% Z
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
4 o p- z3 C J" K. r F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged2 w6 |6 s$ j5 e3 Z
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground# s: s, I+ b/ k! Z4 m# H- O, s
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
]/ Y1 K4 {# S2 f5 ]. h B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
! |2 P+ `$ j+ M, aAirbase supply hits 9
6 _# w( G. z p3 L1 R! L6 V4 qRunway hits 753 d3 I$ z% T! `& c: `/ |
( B* r3 ]$ @6 _% O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。 |