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。
* U3 r% W: w3 g" j$ X3 K" EMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% s! \ E+ `7 H. \
0 F: B3 P! c3 o$ F5 a W6 ]8 J# _Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 S; h" D5 V# b+ K- U! }
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
7 n0 N: c7 R0 ^2 _5 y3 E& cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 s* x* o* R: P" eJapanese aircraft
2 I% r) S3 B; T$ j3 t& H A6M5 Zero x 155! K r) K1 ^% ?0 b
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ H8 \( ]! n( f: M; t. L, B7 a$ X: b* d B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged& I1 i( M- D: e
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak$ X& c) @$ ]" T* t1 [3 F$ @" @
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Allied Ships5 N2 Z1 ^1 d; @/ s
AM Dash
" A6 E( N* O& K5 L" h1 P$ I AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
4 j2 @. U2 \( s* }2 C7 ? APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- t) ], n. z6 u9 `4 s7 ]3 o m
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 _: n# E, Y* @! E" C* I
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' s) E; V6 f+ l6 ^; y APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 _" T p: t0 j" e6 ? APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 T! K: S2 ]: W) m
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& Z: W4 I/ k/ F: U
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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$ u. J7 b# w5 f0 m- ~ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
g/ g2 n/ f+ \6 E5 [/ X4 f/ L4 Q( H APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
0 } N# ]3 M! e8 E( g. i APA President Jackson2 c4 w2 P6 j& L4 A [7 k$ M
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% W! p! C/ P$ R
AK Bullock. J, b; y6 N, \5 C% l6 w
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# ]+ ]5 e4 j7 O5 o" P8 |0 ~" ` AK Alamosa
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0 Y; p, m. O% A3 R, FAllied ground losses:$ D" I, K9 u3 q% V* M1 {
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 A' x$ G; a6 C. o* m$ Z; q7 o. K
( J( p. ]6 X9 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' k( z9 D. _1 D" @9 }% s
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 A( g" R$ @. K
@% s# t" _5 o% {( ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ x, g. N% V0 o Z! v# jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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- s0 z1 w5 [& }. A2 s: jJapanese aircraft
" `, g( a4 Q/ ^' t5 G& A$ o4 ~ A6M5 Zero x 27/ i6 e$ I1 L7 h, I! O% C$ \7 i
B6N1 Jill x 139 z3 G; s g2 k9 ?5 i
$ k3 P+ [7 N. I# IJapanese aircraft losses
, @+ X6 h# b, }# _ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
: n' D6 j( c* k$ H: c% Q B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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2 }: d. m8 J# m; ]' P' q0 jAllied Ships: V3 ]# H4 T" u9 N, d
APA Fayette, on fire7 y# j9 v7 e: ?
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
9 h- a7 n5 C4 h8 p/ B APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 U1 T& ~! j7 i ~1 ^8 F% X* o8 p1 ~
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ s: t9 C& U# k. i
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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。9 C! }4 Q0 v2 ^$ 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。
~$ c* `% V, r3 EMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ; I' q! ~) X7 S" I6 D7 @1 r
% J, d, T' L# J% s: S5 K8 FWeather in hex: Light cloud4 u; g$ k) {# M) L1 ~
3 \( s1 m* J7 V, {" I4 ^" I: Y! B BRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" |1 e+ W. [+ ?$ ]& L0 x& l, ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) d4 |0 J% s5 j5 @6 ~9 e, @
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Japanese aircraft
9 o" ?. E7 C6 C( g1 B7 a+ I- w G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft6 C! A3 y2 t- `9 f
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Japanese aircraft losses
; ?) A- c2 W% x2 G+ Q9 ?2 y: q G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged: N" Y5 e7 I5 _ H# |
( Z% s0 G$ h- H, o3 C: CAllied aircraft losses, ]+ D- ]3 b# x+ |. ?
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged& { q4 ~5 a' }+ Z1 J
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
H" |( b5 h5 X9 E8 @* k B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
7 \1 u G9 B, B2 B$ \, K( B8 t( A B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground- E* e; ?; I0 Z8 v* N, K! R& l
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged- L! e1 {1 n- N* V$ z0 l* Z
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
$ {8 R+ Z _5 S. A# z7 ~ F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
- @" U1 G8 Y! F% ~1 z- l5 f7 K F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground, K7 n' ?9 D4 H# Y
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged& ]" I/ u* ^8 ^3 C, e
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 266 J; A5 L& I8 p4 B0 s' W- g; I
Airbase supply hits 9
( f4 _+ O Q5 uRunway hits 75$ p( v2 {1 k8 f& ~( j
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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。 |