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。7 ^9 _7 [" [2 o% P/ Q2 x6 s; y+ w
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.6 a$ D: U' s9 @: x& ~6 n$ {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! K6 a+ C/ H( o& l1 z7 n
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' s' |5 {4 F! u" \: |1 M' C3 y A6M5 Zero x 155
( n+ Y6 h' @+ ?0 V( U B6N1 Jill x 95' q) x5 W0 i4 F: J2 Z* t9 S( b2 Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 x& @2 q0 l* n B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged% y3 q/ u$ a! X* V9 W8 z
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
* y9 D* Y) l3 ^* q7 i AM Dash
: R$ D5 Y3 f1 L! s6 b AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 @% `9 Q( s* i
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) w: j3 h( |! n* p, P; h
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 {: e8 d0 i/ s APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, w. L5 @; b' T9 v+ ?0 Q APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* o* C, f7 c- x1 j. Y" ? APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 `5 M3 h! i9 N( k* Z
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 j( b+ q$ z/ x6 b/ j! ^: x- a: B, B# p9 l AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 T1 G, Q7 F4 `# G) p! _/ v- B
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk+ z; X, w. C X% E
APA President Jackson
$ v0 g0 i4 F$ |# d APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' Y* y" ]' H! q AK Bullock
/ }8 U0 E7 `9 L$ b APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) S% N0 f& L# v
AK Alamosa% d6 x, L+ U# V& W7 e- S
4 i: x; N0 Q6 } k% I P( o0 tAllied ground losses:: m! s4 o: P3 E* e8 p" K
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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+ Z: |3 Q4 V' oMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98) o% L- z5 B( ^* y* e0 q; U- N% E
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# l* _4 v$ G6 E) FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. E2 c% ?6 l. z- S& ^3 L; S
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Japanese aircraft6 P4 V' z" {1 O/ t, C
A6M5 Zero x 27) N6 _4 H/ O3 G: m
B6N1 Jill x 139 x2 M" q$ o9 Z# O- z7 [2 f
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Japanese aircraft losses
, T1 P% B% c! I% ]* x3 r B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged. u" q3 p' d& T2 f0 w+ Z
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak% Z$ z! `# _1 D( O5 n
3 Z5 Y7 S$ s; A' s/ `6 SAllied Ships
" s8 A( z: e, e" [) J9 H2 {7 k APA Fayette, on fire: c' S8 M" |. D+ g
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
# r2 ]9 @7 p+ U% t$ \' o( Z APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, G% s; L) m7 m! }6 l* e APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% w# @* L0 p5 J( p% v! i1 U0 V
& J& {- ]+ q N! L8 r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。
: W& E$ f) z+ ?! u' o6 r, _: 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。
) G' F4 c4 n3 l, T' wMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 6 X+ h( V- \9 c2 s! e. l/ {) l$ t
5 t. u2 q, h! y8 z/ FWeather in hex: Light cloud; d6 r- l1 \& N7 C
6 `& q6 I- o( Y& R2 u% o, lRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% ?2 X1 t. }! k' o$ x; EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged% a5 a" \' o0 I: z/ `
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Allied aircraft losses* n D* x/ I' c$ |: Y
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
, C4 v: j/ R" x* w J; A* a B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground, r0 D/ Y1 n; @/ t) V7 Y: b) }
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged9 m/ h- J, ?$ ?: |6 o" f/ r
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
! S5 l1 m2 A3 ]% Z0 X C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged6 i4 q7 p' t2 y& @7 Z* V
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground2 p% c. M% c+ J/ l$ s1 G4 D
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
# j: G" K* C' D. b F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ I( f' V/ ]6 @& r B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
; @5 x$ z0 w- H3 q1 L9 c! X Q B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 Z1 |+ q( w0 F$ O% ~+ Y
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Airbase hits 26
1 M" d( G: \0 A: bAirbase supply hits 9' J+ c, @' k" q! r- B
Runway 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。 |