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。
. G5 b2 h& I8 k7 g$ F2 R/ v9 W2 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! `' ~. J( N8 `, Q
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
/ U0 q& A2 l, fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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: P$ J& F9 c2 MJapanese aircraft6 i6 R) O p5 ^, S
A6M5 Zero x 155
. c3 }; Q1 r4 U6 c# I# f B6N1 Jill x 95
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. f* i. l8 O! p' o2 P' ?4 XJapanese aircraft losses6 `1 ~$ I4 V) a" {" g* ^" r! z
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
: \1 o- W* ?% b% S1 m4 S. h3 C B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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* M1 p0 t2 f4 W# m6 d3 CAllied Ships
7 o6 s% ]# Y1 v AM Dash
7 V. H0 @* }2 x2 \" L: \) U9 X( ` AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk( I# k8 R1 H/ P5 }+ U9 d0 ?: h
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ d! U! {: i" H* ^9 h: `3 t$ } APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) q: z+ T0 w0 r; B% X7 n! ]
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( p# {3 v& J3 u* L. v1 y! g' X- Z& V7 {
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& q: u; w- G& V* q/ T9 k- R' v
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, M7 c& U% G, U% [
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% g& B8 i, A) }( f/ K/ a AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" K$ f1 p. ~7 Z: t! o SC PC-580
- z1 Y: {2 Z* R: \# l. r APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 [! G P9 P8 z m' W: X" q* e
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk- a3 ]( M; _# e$ i* y- q- t
APA President Jackson
& t. }5 @+ F0 s3 X APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' O9 m! s: ]/ d8 q9 A AK Bullock* R& M$ R8 [( U
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# ^/ ]) a& k/ v
AK Alamosa$ @2 k0 Y6 g* }) c- }7 G
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Allied ground losses:6 m2 g8 D9 s5 ?" Q: P/ q$ F$ `
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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' Q5 R/ Y3 H0 n6 x+ aMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 |0 b, x, ^7 P4 s, W. aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 Q& J: F# ^* i0 E% m
A6M5 Zero x 27
3 U9 R% a$ V% ^6 r9 A- Y( m* m B6N1 Jill x 13$ b% h* ?! d( S" K
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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APA Fayette, on fire; T. q! O D$ M; [/ v
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
5 \3 c# s9 }' } APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# `/ b5 T+ i: Q, f3 ^: R, R, E APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ O* M; S, q9 |, W7 F
! ~% m! Z6 Z8 y! y8 C/ b, B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。
/ p6 b+ m' ] [0 V. C+ h" R+ v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$ y) h+ I8 ?4 k8 @3 B5 V
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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! `1 H/ ]' Y& f: r8 t& \+ DRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 @; X7 l6 Q9 M' y0 Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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! i: a6 K6 \9 j1 S$ Z/ l9 bJapanese aircraft
7 @8 ^6 C1 b9 c" [ G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses* h8 ^7 _8 Q+ j! S- P
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged I7 ^/ b4 {6 B2 _+ F0 Y
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged2 M0 E8 O/ x) v; Z" L5 V/ s
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground X6 {4 f1 `. ~: w6 K K5 Q% T" X
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
" l8 v2 W7 }! {1 g" z; i3 y B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground" W$ B$ \" e5 ?$ y: O) ~- F6 ~/ ~
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged$ M+ M/ A' D$ ^3 X5 l
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground! N& B$ c* ~" B) }5 P. R
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged' C9 V0 T5 v0 i8 h7 N4 H
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
0 d6 \' w# ~$ E% g7 V ?4 Z4 N1 M7 m B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
! P: L1 Z4 c ` B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground5 Q. V H" n1 ]% i7 z
% A( N. I* e: c+ |% n) ?& w% TAirbase hits 26: I' t: Y. S. K; `1 t
Airbase supply hits 9
6 ^5 v6 j# T( `: Q3 c- }Runway hits 759 G) V+ q* V( Y% A- M) z
" y E9 y7 K' _1 e8 S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。 |