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。
; n3 R, ]- ` JMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98, z- U% C1 Y4 {% ]9 d8 \: D8 |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 M6 B9 R9 Q, PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 P6 f& t: T/ a' q( A
`' L# T7 o3 O+ ~1 y" UJapanese aircraft* a9 T% J. f/ Z _
A6M5 Zero x 155$ z7 s8 k# Y4 F
B6N1 Jill x 95
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5 K0 `* q- P9 t7 X) ?Japanese aircraft losses
' Z* p+ Q9 `3 j; t9 f" K5 x B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged( m) q) s% }" K( k4 G$ a# a
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak( w3 m3 x" p# F" S6 @
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Allied Ships* O8 [, c4 t% N+ M- J
AM Dash
6 M" Q: g4 ?" d) X9 v AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk. x. h! w, N l. Y& }5 b
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ J1 ?4 D7 D" @& e N APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* e+ \, D1 Y5 I A' [: a6 p APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' v# u$ @" d8 x a0 r4 Y- S2 E7 l APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( G! Z5 x {5 k) y3 H m) i8 | APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; R- u6 q' a' f AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& f+ Q. I% _: t AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* z4 O9 n0 O* B L# n# S: v
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# P O2 \- p, x! B' p
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk8 Q8 s) `; T5 k% ?* ?0 e/ K
APA President Jackson
5 h6 c; C) K+ H4 V6 o; O, Y3 x+ z3 D APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ Q! R) s, u( S$ g AK Bullock
6 o- m5 X8 B+ m+ g1 L+ S! k/ B APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# W" [' h% a6 }: |3 E1 ? AK Alamosa& N- l! ]3 T5 ?6 ~' ?! b
0 f: Z+ k& P8 F* K, J4 _1 P E3 wAllied ground losses:! P6 }/ G* }/ G9 V" i4 M
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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1 g2 z* K3 e9 @, v1 u- BMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,982 ? i& w; J2 h- m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! G. L" D: Q: E) m; ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, J5 K! Y9 d8 H/ E" [% P
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A6M5 Zero x 27
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6 Z# q4 v8 {+ w; ]2 o B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
- J, |7 b% k: A7 Y& B: U: _ B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire& m+ }, }0 q, S+ g0 h
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
) ^- ^. P! { [% \# d8 J; m APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; v- w; j) ]+ M$ y$ R( |
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 c6 P+ A; R7 n* l
0 e- A* i2 p% N8 p# S; |, D) A/ b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。
& t" ]0 Y* D7 i( M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。
6 d; P- r% O1 UMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 9 s0 P0 F! H1 C0 E$ \6 g
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% V/ D0 H+ [- i2 M4 P
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." S: B1 v+ h6 [: h& M5 u3 o& k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. p% h0 H. `4 g! e
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Japanese aircraft
! }1 K5 Z( W$ u" E/ G8 `0 l/ W G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
; h- O. n; b$ i+ d0 H7 s6 j9 o G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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" s% ^# H+ p3 Q% d8 d# dAllied aircraft losses
% I s1 T7 F; C& i B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
; R/ t4 R; Y0 |6 G B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground$ l+ E! l+ p* D+ L4 j
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
8 m* ]. q2 {- |+ T, ^/ h0 B3 d! i1 O7 g B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
: |* H% ]0 b- H# h- R C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged& f+ G1 h1 l6 U) r( f+ t
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground5 ]# g0 U! A6 z8 Q( f+ m3 j
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
; `" G- f4 b0 f, i# Y F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
Q$ _1 p# X$ L0 Z B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
# H+ o* f+ N A* e2 e B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground0 l L: d! n& x, @' V; z( h
$ ]6 y0 u! U: ^) z xAirbase hits 261 h8 L/ A' c% b" l
Airbase supply hits 9
. A3 }* x# B8 f- L3 g, X* I |1 aRunway hits 75
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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。 |