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。
0 E: D* Y4 S% r+ i# VMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98# z0 |. V4 d+ y: t, x+ y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. v, e$ K4 g/ D# Z" E2 ?! N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 Z& T. z8 j) @! ?8 S5 K; ]
A6M5 Zero x 1558 `) M. X+ a f8 ^; F6 k3 o+ a
B6N1 Jill x 95 E/ W) k1 I$ m. k5 M: Q( Q
, R1 f* g( j [0 D2 c4 hJapanese aircraft losses8 O, j: L& c ^# \
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged; O# J5 H) R8 J. M0 u
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak4 V: Z y0 Z9 ~$ W9 d9 k
5 Y2 u3 t/ q9 m" G9 [8 MAllied Ships
" m5 \0 I( e4 z& y4 L2 @ AM Dash
9 `( c/ u. ?+ L$ Z- I AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 i# B7 y8 k% Y8 u* i& H APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 j' w/ j, }4 S- `- D
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire p8 m5 U% t% F# |6 e2 h Q( u
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; ^9 ^* F" R7 q. ?, D6 s APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 p0 J& s. T4 n( l9 q* |) s APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% K) [0 T4 U. I9 _' p AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 L9 f5 r7 _2 k1 c8 V$ u4 d AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 ?- p0 G- ?1 ]( B+ t APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk6 Y# H" \9 h! ~# |$ c) \3 |1 q( e
APA President Jackson
# |. ^; c2 B5 B$ r APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: N w+ d, g+ U$ p* C8 o9 k
AK Bullock/ e% g' p5 Z+ u3 {% M- a& ^
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 T2 ?+ r* a9 T# O2 p AK Alamosa9 E7 U! g+ Z5 h; X. t
$ c3 C$ |# q9 N3 OAllied ground losses:
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6 |1 w8 f8 M+ G& ~( wMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, A L. E" i8 \3 h1 Z [1 }
4 ]2 q" X' Q' cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: f1 {1 i1 q% V+ e' dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 b2 }+ U8 c( V" c9 @. KJapanese aircraft1 |& c& Q p& {' [) w
A6M5 Zero x 276 S' { L1 _5 | n
B6N1 Jill x 136 g4 K! K' ^7 ^& z9 f
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Japanese aircraft losses0 b6 \. r4 m3 o; y+ k; K! M! P8 x: r: {
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged& @8 z3 {: s4 {, ] Q
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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" F4 F5 X$ f0 J0 [/ U APA Fayette, on fire
* ~) n' ?: }% D& }0 L8 s2 d APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage$ `( O3 E9 U+ S; j. c K( h C
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 ~& k8 ^; D" X5 s3 i 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。9 j. `; d6 N0 B/ 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。* s5 a: p7 C5 `% ^0 Z
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 , _9 T+ m7 r* |
3 e" i! M L& o# RWeather in hex: Light cloud- H/ x7 a7 f. } C" Q6 _& i
. c6 w2 o; n( T( t* a8 D: xRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! j+ i' X; c! D3 TEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 Z! O# l( ]4 v8 s$ W/ _* a$ i
G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses& Q$ B" U5 S" X) y
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
3 r, }3 N5 u3 c: K/ f, P& m B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
: s" @# b+ x% {: e. }7 p7 k) K; l B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- b, `# K# l! B0 |5 q
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
0 q) j+ f3 u. e: q6 y. n$ T C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged0 s; p- z9 z. W! k( r# c9 O* v
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground: ^! N/ y2 [. z" j3 ]! @- D
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
7 @! p' l6 d5 I/ b L% ?, H F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground1 r3 d' x) y" O+ F5 ?. {1 F
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged C+ ~6 _- c1 B0 m9 J6 e* E
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26! J. J& W, Z7 z/ B& W
Airbase supply hits 9
& X& i6 y& @! \, E) rRunway 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。 |