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。
! k' H z! y1 F+ `5 O+ iMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98$ v$ ~# M: G% _+ F* p
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ ?4 z7 H2 r' n" ?+ S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% [; X8 `+ W$ v" W& U2 d A6M5 Zero x 155+ V- D) K g* d8 A7 \9 x, M2 }
B6N1 Jill x 95+ |7 B$ R/ s% O+ I6 [5 h. K
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Japanese aircraft losses% u( X5 X9 z& e5 B
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
; T' Y/ G/ I; s% M6 V! U3 P B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak$ t: A4 A+ Y$ R
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Allied Ships
4 K0 p- y v7 }" l1 l0 z8 a AM Dash
" s! V- [8 L; w) K; z AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
! U' o& I7 M& \& p8 g4 H; q% y' h APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 `6 D, S- x$ l) M
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
O, w( H# q4 a% g0 k1 f- j! |# b APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ a+ V- [& @7 x, w4 q5 T: D: f- ?! | APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! q( i' `' g( T' Z
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 H% J4 M- T" i/ T8 ~& `! F* r. m AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 g* t" @0 k" d2 ]! e' C
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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4 _9 C0 c/ H8 x" N+ ^+ v+ W APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, C5 R; U F- l APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
0 [. c4 _4 U( c8 ]8 J3 e4 j5 c3 C. ] APA President Jackson0 n) }/ q4 K6 ^; ^
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 P- r2 J: K$ F1 j# k4 r* l% p7 K
AK Bullock
9 o3 R* g- t8 [; E5 K6 V! X APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% y) {: d u& ^9 B9 {
AK Alamosa. \2 Y) G: U4 |! }6 _
% U) A& A' }% n0 ` Q/ b# t dAllied ground losses:
+ f; x) M* l# X T9 d: C! t7 m Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)! e2 J$ d5 D4 H4 a, _9 ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98$ S) S8 H4 E/ ]( e/ \4 V
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( v: A% s8 |! g" f- t
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., `7 u$ m* i {8 X0 s% |3 Z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* L, v7 l! f/ [. d
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Japanese aircraft3 d O+ h. e* ?3 g% ^
A6M5 Zero x 279 a5 P3 w$ c( F
B6N1 Jill x 138 o) X! _7 D: m9 T# B4 J* k
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 p- f3 n' x2 b7 ~$ T/ k- u$ _' A B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged, w0 R2 e2 ?3 l& {: \
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships" t, {/ P1 Q; W4 ]1 Z' y/ w2 Z
APA Fayette, on fire
, `0 t2 W2 J: ^5 l3 O, I ? APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage4 V8 F$ D& _. X, C, m; B
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) W2 C8 Z) a$ I* x1 S
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& M+ Z& V7 F' b! f9 i. h- v
- e: y4 ]- \3 O4 Q& ~' ]- l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。
' G; v/ B5 ^; a6 q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。% ~) z% P B' c: v2 A4 N+ y+ M
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 : Z8 e3 C. b3 a+ X3 \
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 |! D% j* M$ x( m+ h3 `Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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: D3 X, T9 b, T9 h, w9 D G4M1 Betty x 68( s. v) ]( a6 H2 c' n! D
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no flights: ]' G2 a j- ^$ }4 J
1 A0 Y( f. F) y7 iJapanese aircraft losses
: I% B9 n) l' n- s G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged, P# }3 a: Q, I+ H
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged3 F$ Q$ R) j1 A* d
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground5 I6 \( L1 Z) Q! C8 b0 |; T/ z
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged( Z2 z: p% R2 c4 l) c- r- p5 Q3 @2 U
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
r& U1 h2 U: e' ] C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged; O) t0 W5 {$ u
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground! w X7 b4 Q8 ^: K9 i+ l: |4 U
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
. x+ z. C6 t' ]: O6 R. {* }4 ] F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
( L) q% S5 C. | B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
) G+ i7 {9 `* K; C Z B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26 U6 _$ q8 P' Q# [! R
Airbase supply hits 9
+ F o8 L7 Y% L6 L5 K8 ORunway 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。 |