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。
" s4 B) g$ Y, n0 q% cMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98# p p6 G; X% H- v; r I
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ G, p' B- E) r, k2 x# [
+ U+ W: o p( b4 U% Q- TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 l% r2 K. R" v4 g- U( i. i, JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ |7 y* k2 Q! i, b9 }
7 t+ ~, z- \. c) K, P2 w2 mJapanese aircraft3 O9 d! S, s# W. a x8 x/ [9 W
A6M5 Zero x 1553 l/ C0 R E F, E. C7 p
B6N1 Jill x 95; i8 [5 M; Q. s, q1 {
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Japanese aircraft losses
# q9 c9 ?$ J+ z0 B1 d; D B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged& I( j/ z0 _( m* M* t
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash
7 `3 M* {0 d; R1 t6 K( { AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
5 U5 G- j# X/ f: @- E: ]0 a. L* y APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. S0 B G5 h, c1 z+ k% y
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 R0 {8 @, i; f# ]5 w
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ ]% s2 b& D+ F- ~ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, `5 Q9 s7 u( H5 l, I
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- k& B" t( l2 W0 o3 n4 N' | AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
S* R, L7 B; N: _+ [, T5 L AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. ~, I* c$ h" B% c
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: k' d' a7 i4 m, X5 n APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
& f- |1 w7 h7 h- K0 } APA President Jackson! w) Y" p3 J! U/ v, k
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" O# P% Y1 A3 J6 y [) Q# o0 k! J! c AK Bullock
+ I7 c; ^6 a7 ~8 g APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) v5 b! I; [" h
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:, h I0 g. | o- r
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled). `) t1 R- ^" h' ` u8 A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98& X8 [1 k+ A, X0 g0 t" y D
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ t- f. o6 S# T6 ?
5 y* e9 b' D5 J% l! M- z( ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' P' V1 f- D6 _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; y$ a% g) F; P1 O) Z4 x
A6M5 Zero x 27
+ x6 U' h0 {- _3 N9 \ B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
# ~ N/ x4 Y+ V B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak3 v7 [. Z r/ M+ z1 U u% U9 _
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% y/ Q3 I! T2 a7 Y0 ~ APA Fayette, on fire, {& b! h2 u" K& y" \
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage5 x( w+ o, E% w! e* b8 N1 ~! \
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 v- O1 N8 e/ W2 }4 E7 P, Z7 ~+ b9 | APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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$ W c4 ~& l( q7 Z) J: u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 |$ n9 E5 {" r: S
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/ H y6 N3 s( W: A
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 % v U8 V$ b# `! Q; ]
$ u- _+ {) `% `, }5 sWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) b" ~: ?* H; k- Z# b, E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights: A& s. G$ H, A; }8 X
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Japanese aircraft losses3 R, C4 e, |5 ?, x+ k& d- \
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 J _, U9 D" c! {5 t1 }; I
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged) O3 q. o1 E# I& Z
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground) ^- e! q* n9 A! d b s5 V
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged0 |- d$ l! v% r
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground5 u9 i) N/ V' w8 ]
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
, v& W; T, b* B' X A5 |, X C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground9 H: x& g- p8 s. X S3 e% g( B
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
: W$ j6 K. K: [2 n/ A. l F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
8 l6 g2 Q+ C; e: I B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged0 ?) T& S5 ]& N2 o6 r# T
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26' |# S/ S9 _" S4 g% r
Airbase supply hits 9
F+ P8 x7 s* E0 G* V* @* y& URunway hits 75& W/ {. w8 m- s2 S8 E1 V5 {
# i$ N, O, V' \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。 |