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。
$ K. y. Z4 F" L! M5 W& gMorning 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 6,000 feet.) g6 S9 c) u ?# _' ^5 V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# Z0 k# A$ p9 P2 A; O' E! j8 R
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Japanese aircraft- M! I' X4 t8 C; I3 A2 g3 _! f: }
A6M5 Zero x 1550 w7 B) W, m* E
B6N1 Jill x 953 {2 ^5 u+ i+ ^$ p' Y+ V
! h5 [( b$ B; p4 H1 c3 _9 mJapanese aircraft losses
& C' ~: o, a' [ p9 H; G* K B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged! }8 E, E8 j2 g# |8 V( {5 _4 ~
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak+ u9 o; s3 g2 K# j0 b0 b
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Allied Ships7 x( d/ f9 Q* e! W, r$ N
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 y( ^5 C( p( x) W/ _6 [# g1 T/ T
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 k' T) {% d2 R j8 X% v b
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, z6 C z Z. Y APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 K# E1 M2 b# s APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 T2 l X2 h3 a7 c4 o APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 R3 ^' }/ [* T* ?' k" s' g AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! Y5 B+ V1 ^6 u7 E AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! V1 i2 |! z9 U$ h+ y/ }4 E5 W9 I5 F
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ h- V% D, ?' n; J3 R2 g APA President Jackson! b1 |' p3 Y. A: j* }, z
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# `% O9 t# M3 \/ Y! S AK Bullock
' v% K; A2 j5 Q APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 v: f+ T# z0 Z+ v0 Z8 T
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
5 G# ~# H( y0 ~, v' ^ S7 G Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ ^2 u/ ]" i; v" f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98# D4 W3 P+ s& d4 [
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain) c/ w0 i+ V# C. [# W
- \9 `) {5 V" U% NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; T% A* W; o* X, d- S0 I$ L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% V1 {& K# `6 |
A6M5 Zero x 27
+ v* b5 h7 M1 A$ K) w5 ~ B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
, N$ \5 d; [$ K5 W$ m& {& I B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged5 V: o6 B+ P( w
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
D0 G& x5 C- B% i! B- S APA Fayette, on fire, z6 B* a4 l0 I" X- \: |! n) _
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
9 Y! f7 |$ t1 |7 \" d APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 K$ A7 i7 K; I9 P1 ^, K3 K APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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, F' L$ A/ Y. `" D8 t( X% ^3 V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。$ q' Z; z# ~2 N6 |% H, i$ Y" c
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。9 t( z7 N% y' _% f4 Q* \
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ; e; g- X4 `+ p1 i" q# g
! c+ P5 x; }: e2 `. gWeather in hex: Light cloud( |+ m. |; S4 ]6 i1 }9 i
! T3 m# V; E! p; O, m$ yRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ t! x8 A1 z5 O3 fEstimated time to target is 12 minutes7 t4 [" y2 C, m5 |% @2 j
8 H7 P4 J; w2 \) h: HJapanese aircraft
* W* T$ T' S, V3 J3 [0 s G4M1 Betty x 68
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/ s( R8 D1 f1 `0 P$ f kJapanese aircraft losses, c. J& M+ d+ r6 k" ~! c2 y
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged3 {- _0 G! X! g1 \& J; a% N# K6 ^
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
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" q& d4 D# \: P B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
9 x d5 S' h- t& w C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 n( e+ I5 N y7 R
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground- `0 ~6 Y# _; j# q* c0 y: o
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
! w, G9 M% R7 Z$ w. H2 Y* M F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground, s4 ?( ~8 ]4 k7 V6 l. T
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged9 w0 ? E, ^- E, I
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26+ g$ F/ ?# W* u6 z; ?
Airbase supply hits 9: z0 Q- U% w8 N# C2 J0 l6 y3 i
Runway hits 750 L% Y+ N7 _, H3 s. J' p# Q" A/ l! w& z
$ p* s1 {0 w! X; ^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。 |