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。 `! u7 M9 y' b5 X( T; G' Z" r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98- B: l o4 v( m4 L* w3 z0 Z. E: B
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain) _; a+ S3 W3 q: B5 h. T7 c
/ R- g: l, ~' K1 N( a$ J, HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ O% u& g. J8 s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 S* J, N# y- P( C1 V4 F* p
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Japanese aircraft
3 r& Y: Y$ p, C2 D7 e A6M5 Zero x 155
& q5 J, V4 Z; Z W+ P, ^ @ B6N1 Jill x 95
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8 j9 Z$ h/ g9 j Z% Q+ [Japanese aircraft losses, G( W/ z2 u: e7 I: ^# B
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
6 W$ D. `& z" I1 T B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
+ V9 N! [3 Y" T' _ AM Dash
: `$ n* F' ~2 c3 m( t2 `+ z AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
5 r& w/ z. X. h% b APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; ?3 ^" z) T8 V+ [; q- C, e APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% I# T3 B5 R U4 d9 [
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 L+ S+ ?6 J3 y, M' z! m' G2 K
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# I/ O/ e. K3 _* r, ~9 K' k APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! A) Y1 _+ H! ~! \5 E/ ?
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. p- `) F+ Z, } AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) w6 v& L: ~8 N/ ^
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk4 n1 ^# U% d' r6 A% B
APA President Jackson
7 K) A2 z; K0 O m q/ O APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 v6 `, ^% M; l) t8 V. }; c- o AK Bullock
+ Q: [- C, P- G/ Q; b, H5 B APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, F- u7 m( q* o% ~* ] AK Alamosa
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9 t# g4 P& w0 \$ [- l1 Y& x) CAllied ground losses:
4 t( {4 v0 v9 J" ~% u$ _ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 W/ @1 o! U+ p+ M( j$ u6 o# _
% S& K+ h0 x# j1 ^" c! @9 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! c1 t/ A/ R, j+ B
) I( a z. b5 ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% h9 y' J+ k9 N1 v: Q8 kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 }# T" k! j# J" T# Y
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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* i7 J6 z$ @1 k \7 bJapanese aircraft losses$ E: S9 B/ \8 B _2 ^ I/ m
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
4 c6 P m! U7 l8 j0 Q7 V5 _' n* z APA Fayette, on fire' r) E- ?; B6 q n/ T
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage* F4 |/ W4 N# a5 r4 J
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 h; c( h6 G$ T/ P- K' ~
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 I5 W4 q$ ~( h3 q% [0 U
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 T, q" @( q! @0 |2 }Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 8 C5 c# m! x3 E6 p' y3 P+ n
. q P; E" p: L2 X1 ~Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: U1 M7 h! n$ ] H e, e
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( q5 S8 G# w* P9 C9 d
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Japanese aircraft, O' p' W" i3 I* L, t
G4M1 Betty x 68( u' Z% v9 s& `# g9 i0 C9 O$ Y
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no flights
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~. ?1 ?& @) FJapanese aircraft losses
, H% m2 K) s1 M; n G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged. o- N5 x" @0 P/ T" Z
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Allied aircraft losses% b2 ?4 b# _2 Z& J7 Y
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged' j+ h/ u4 b2 b: J c) \2 O
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground+ t. n2 D$ ^) k
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged1 Y* I2 X6 ?& u+ q u7 Z% V
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground2 o8 o8 A) i. A3 Q$ | R3 c
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 Y3 \) [) u" J' `3 S
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground) F$ d- G, q5 ?+ {! g7 M( A4 P
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged, P% t3 T5 J. c" J% y. g y# S
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
; m S8 K/ x# N5 T B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged8 G* `' b# l; U7 K2 y: Y& h+ a
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground" [1 C* [9 b2 j' u* f i" Z1 s
( @7 t8 O% R z. S+ ? w; EAirbase hits 26+ G+ L% ?1 I- N! o1 l+ R0 ~
Airbase supply hits 9/ |& e2 f, J! P2 r: n; Q H5 P
Runway hits 750 H/ P1 x# R: [! Z
p5 k; K: D$ X" ~! P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。 |