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 F3 `) B. l2 p+ dMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! N% d7 S2 S, [! S6 d8 B, O
; U$ ? Q2 M' h. mWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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& d5 c* q, {1 [. q% QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 e4 g& B( K: e6 @/ H: @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: G8 V& x$ d( f
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Japanese aircraft$ G1 T7 j5 {1 _, R* e
A6M5 Zero x 155) I3 w, I5 G8 \7 ?( }4 d
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses8 g4 _! L$ {" _( X# d
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged/ N8 c) K# f7 F8 n
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk R' |; y. D1 `8 B$ C
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 Q, J e+ N& B+ c: F6 u APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" `0 g6 V( n' t0 o d* h) E7 ? APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' N. ?& _, Y6 Z2 a/ O. p APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 r6 |) ?3 O, A
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" J0 I, Z; ?# r1 s/ y ~! a n2 x AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 {: @; S7 ^/ C. s( B" Y AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ^- \, B: r* ~' p7 f- q5 J3 w SC PC-580, s' ~3 n8 [& a# U% N+ p9 n8 b
APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ I; L! e( Y7 d$ Y' v APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
: u V* d; G* j1 Y APA President Jackson+ v+ ?$ _! w1 ?' h- M
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 h# \% V; f0 P% }1 | AK Bullock- L# B; Q( h# n& A5 n1 _# d
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: B) G% r6 }* m! l8 r+ A2 s AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:! |6 w% U$ _8 w0 v% I
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 B" w, ^ j7 Z& A K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,983 R& F* N8 z/ S( _, O9 O% z3 R7 S
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." `! e7 X4 A2 H1 B, K" S$ o
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* T5 _ r" F( O! W8 Q: l0 E
0 {7 g0 P5 f6 }" ?0 |Japanese aircraft7 I" @" r$ o* a- h7 [, I4 u+ G: S
A6M5 Zero x 27 j4 K1 J' F: g# `% q. `
B6N1 Jill x 13: b9 N" m* p: n$ h
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ W& S* t) D, W: ^3 z B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged' S6 T6 R1 X7 I4 t0 C9 o
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak0 i* v+ z, A' X& i& L
: P0 _) n" C: H& }* `- c" T9 ]Allied Ships% o1 q$ U( D4 @# ^( J
APA Fayette, on fire8 M( K8 j4 i7 w: l: s
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage3 [) t& c5 y5 t
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 }, R0 d/ I( 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。8 J2 e5 |, R' w
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。
4 F! N3 e3 z% V! ], j6 @Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ N+ m. J! _, ?+ N0 ~0 `% D
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 @9 M) R" u* u/ L7 R
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Japanese aircraft
4 f2 E* H8 v9 k6 p% R2 ^ G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft" i* B: M! B) {3 j1 V4 I& M
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
, n: d* q3 J: T; ~3 n) _ G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged$ U7 |+ j& I9 l8 `( p8 x
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Allied aircraft losses0 E; y0 h, X6 x; r7 _$ s" N
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged& h A& `, ~% c- N
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground- t4 R6 y5 r I$ }6 G
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- f: n& ~+ A( ?$ o& V d
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground. M o6 [+ r' j1 `
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged( o5 S4 N# l# P! _0 z
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground9 _) p1 C' `3 \2 j J# V
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
# ^: {4 V. a: Q" q6 `7 [7 N- u F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
0 Q) c) Q9 [& t/ y4 V" o B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged* |1 ]3 B6 A/ F5 p3 [
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground E) `! P& l z1 a* |5 @
7 C: I$ F* a2 TAirbase hits 26
1 A& Y/ }3 Q2 f0 V! q$ K- \5 R. t+ }Airbase supply hits 9, M; Y* c& Z, u5 x1 E) u
Runway hits 75: W+ `- b0 m0 o" ^, I: H
. n# n. s b5 E- `' _2 G, n. d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。 |