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。
5 N8 ?5 F; [" O4 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98. k- h h3 c# }. G1 b: z- U
) F2 @$ g; l5 z9 YWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 J+ z1 U1 o1 E v6 I7 m5 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 w/ {' I- S' v% hJapanese aircraft# @2 h9 M& T' I8 I
A6M5 Zero x 1557 \: ?7 X" S6 X& |6 ^2 K; H) V
B6N1 Jill x 95# s, ]- [7 f. F0 t- y( h2 Z0 f
! ~) c8 C2 E; B* K6 |Japanese aircraft losses
9 Y6 h7 A" s% p) A6 Y B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged3 F3 _. Q) s/ F! Q4 j
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak+ x/ u8 h4 T1 y/ t! I
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Allied Ships: S2 g. p8 N. ]1 ~3 i
AM Dash0 n" ^9 T+ w0 U
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 t6 t5 T. U4 k. f. u$ G
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ Q5 L$ y5 x Z$ @2 O) ^, U! z APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 M! W3 s; w& _3 `; _ APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 o& V- E, Y- a. k. s APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ l3 ~& A- [# d
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 k% }! P. u) G/ q+ k6 i
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 U! ?# L0 f8 c* w5 h, G$ j+ J
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 l& N; {; d% r: j. ?8 V
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 v' Z! j6 T5 V% O4 l: [ APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk% f- Q9 `! n% \8 I" `% V0 J
APA President Jackson
0 ~' w( z2 n* d0 `. r0 O APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 E# q% V* @1 E) v5 L3 j AK Bullock
& ?2 z& `: g2 G: v APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ F& B0 `& y2 N6 i AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
4 q7 U0 S6 G0 p* h# n* U9 d* M Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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2 M' O( A+ p- f% G0 {3 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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9 f1 J9 D c- _+ e$ ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain; B0 L- O w( d( v9 t
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 }9 h/ r0 q, e+ {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ t/ C, J0 t) s, p4 l N1 X
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Japanese aircraft
4 J8 Q2 l. |. N; }, a( g A6M5 Zero x 27+ |8 K. z( u3 A# g# r+ z, ~# M
B6N1 Jill x 13! U# a. x" d# c. h4 J
; r" J8 r3 c3 g3 QJapanese aircraft losses
. Z9 _" B7 F* ]5 Z$ R! A4 V B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged1 }7 K' a/ T4 b! P2 h- k
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak: s: c) R4 p1 ^' {% u
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Allied Ships$ J1 J, C6 c+ B* D# T4 t3 P) {; j
APA Fayette, on fire+ u3 e5 Q! O6 p; a! |3 w
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage% }% u7 s! D' U) i
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' K* u G5 ]/ j: {
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。
0 w' m- d* A6 ^9 G: ]# b7 b, `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。
5 K9 T! x: R; ?# W* V {Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud& C& N" u8 m- T1 E' K
- C" @. ?+ K+ m" A! I$ M# KRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; ~5 {. d; M6 }/ C( X7 BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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& B- b, M) p0 o; L' H3 ~. M4 gJapanese aircraft. Q. N' ]" Z2 [) r$ _9 B0 ^
G4M1 Betty x 68$ ?( H" K7 l. M) I
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4 A2 h* P9 [" B8 S( o1 mJapanese aircraft losses% b0 H p* H! y# ~1 M7 ~, A. _$ W
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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* _1 D. W& T& }9 C3 V& {! ZAllied aircraft losses9 ]2 e4 U$ |, ?9 d% r8 W. N9 g
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged$ X; q% u4 S) l1 u* O: \% V9 j
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
4 V" H; |3 W1 l& e5 W; _ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged2 Q3 X& d$ c5 J; |; W! v- _
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground. v' S" G, D5 C1 k o/ f
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged1 d. Z7 P# P+ `
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground" G2 O7 V# Z4 C6 C @$ W [& [
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
9 N% C4 }! `: @% p; ]2 b4 t* [$ g$ ] F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
7 J. V- O, Y1 m! x \3 |( h B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
m+ `) a2 j7 J, I1 c$ p B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground% t) Q' M2 J4 s, e4 n
9 r. B3 c, {/ m' cAirbase hits 26; Y8 ~; o" w! q
Airbase supply hits 9
, |6 X' R! M% j: w3 w( W0 K3 K/ }3 NRunway 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。 |