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。( a+ k4 |4 [0 `2 p2 Z
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ E0 v7 G, i8 l7 f
, M3 H& F/ |1 u7 }6 NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet., b& X/ x6 N/ M5 k+ |# R; |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; {8 P5 \! h& m; M3 @* d$ ~
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A6M5 Zero x 155' ~+ {% n, ~# b' M
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
, O. K& Q* }2 { B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
) I; Q) W4 a' B+ m2 H B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! I/ v3 O% o4 P
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 s, y- R% Y0 @/ N* }! T+ c
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
X+ f) Z6 v. q+ h APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ u. a& c" n1 Y$ R2 k/ z! a; g
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* m% v4 E ]4 A& W G
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! P+ [( m) J+ ~4 }( E! a, J
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 H3 f1 F' E6 |
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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- ^8 o) a/ E+ H: n7 m- f2 m APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
J% w& i) }) Y/ f7 w- p3 V' D. T APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk& A ~ C1 v7 \" x
APA President Jackson
; ^$ J3 n% p4 `* w$ O0 |/ y APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% w% K+ I4 N7 O5 V c* E
AK Bullock& w( `' d$ i2 m7 ]/ G# `* W
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, i+ a: M2 c- o( L, Q" x, n6 G
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:9 u7 K' B% B( Q; u, ~$ |4 t
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 m$ H; V1 c$ ?; Q$ V* U* F Y" p
2 o+ i! t8 @2 g& n$ MMorning 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 8,000 feet.
$ t2 I( e# _) W! {( W+ n/ yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B6N1 Jill x 137 j6 O4 d% k& z) e( e, q6 m5 D
2 g. ^5 ]) b% z0 Q$ t# GJapanese aircraft losses
5 m( a* S6 q. A! `/ B B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged8 D/ o3 h$ B! N) o% y# V/ ^
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak6 I8 U4 S) A& R! B
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Allied Ships
0 W( y. [3 Z% V6 h. ?8 |0 O% b APA Fayette, on fire( y4 j) w; a/ K* L3 R+ U# b
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
% O+ q t) p1 g2 E6 N5 X6 I& Z APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 ?- z/ t% z a APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ s6 r6 K5 h" K& [9 G0 V$ s/ ^& [
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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 [9 Y5 `. i+ X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。
0 ^) J6 M( Y( g9 U8 c S, @: p/ I! DMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 / @9 e! M5 r# O8 A2 u
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ }; k9 k) v; M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes7 a' Q; F3 H7 B9 u% L, H
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Japanese aircraft
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1 i. @* d! d) I, QAllied aircraft
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( A0 _! |* z$ I! T8 V, i+ \, xJapanese aircraft losses
& U$ W* X7 R6 [8 W9 U G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; R6 a/ g6 ^' | P$ ~6 t% C B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged5 |9 O3 }4 H: l. p' `2 L1 L
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
( }; [0 N" s/ `- u, ] B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged/ n* u3 W' [9 U9 S; }. b
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground. V0 h* X. e5 k
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged. o1 G8 F% Q; p/ Z) F: C) R
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
8 @3 o% [# `- B, y( O+ T6 p F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged% p+ c) w: f7 X8 ~/ O* n& Z
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground1 n( y& T2 s7 T
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged. g3 k5 B" W/ R$ }7 S$ W8 \# {; b
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground% |$ \# ?' J8 o3 C% G, T
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Airbase hits 26
# H1 @7 j$ g7 S& ~Airbase supply hits 90 m. m1 o8 D1 }* y2 u+ n
Runway hits 75. L: _2 K3 i6 x& ~0 Q- v2 Z5 @0 _
$ p. Q+ i4 y' W* _$ N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。 |