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。
7 J7 `" F1 H5 b* }! n; e" ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,989 _3 k% p# H# w1 s5 t
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 b8 q( h F5 n+ E0 ^" P. v4 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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" M: U7 }; |' u7 m% `6 f3 yJapanese aircraft u4 |1 w( }3 T: A+ o( H
A6M5 Zero x 155
# Y4 v( k* _) ] B6N1 Jill x 95
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8 H0 s% y8 P; r! I4 T" LJapanese aircraft losses
& m( @: G* b- H6 g6 Q( R B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged4 M% x. X; I+ P; m/ K- w
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships( q' Y! K, H* ^4 T5 J1 [" w
AM Dash" _! g. @$ P, D4 c7 z
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk# ]% H* a: @; v' r
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* K j9 d0 `0 i! y6 r9 n, I# G" m
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( k6 J, s% `4 |% ^
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" D4 a. O. y8 w+ \ K5 \
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. D) t) R! }+ ~. `* ?; U# @' z" u
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 `( d9 f2 d2 k5 ]2 j- x p6 |3 E- L& J
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. G, J/ d$ F% k' N% h9 s- h AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 G& i" s3 g3 m% q3 t y! q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk- i" b" P0 j7 s6 y h% V( R
APA President Jackson
8 J6 j7 F' D0 Y5 f& r1 ^ APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage {. U& K0 `3 J+ V
AK Bullock7 I7 y) n2 u/ V! _) w
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 A! J% U4 c: h# r AK Alamosa$ L5 s, O$ w( m0 x3 i/ e
( j# f5 I7 M3 |8 H8 ZAllied ground losses:
, b) {$ S& W# f/ ~0 w Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning 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.
+ P0 e" q- h. L" E0 MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 G# f+ ^) M* U0 n
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A6M5 Zero x 27. `# Q3 U# M! q$ ~: R: K0 o
B6N1 Jill x 13
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3 t5 U7 g+ Z1 Y7 d# `/ ^% CJapanese aircraft losses
, g" x6 b& @- A: o4 L0 k. Q' R B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged: |% V7 z; y6 e5 A( ]/ f
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak9 k1 O1 v# O6 ]- P& y* [$ `
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Allied Ships- `) I7 W2 E% w# U7 a& ?$ J
APA Fayette, on fire: a8 P; U4 J. V; z: q; x( }; Q3 ~
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage: O' S& b% E) s1 K# p
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 L5 f8 ^( U& @: c Q
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: H q! z8 F4 N6 O
/ O+ R( n- N$ E) ~7 @ w& N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。
- T; y' o- z% V1 M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。3 p/ x) w, V: ]
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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: u7 |* Y# w, H" G9 y5 k! ?Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 c+ b0 S1 C2 `9 [7 V2 B3 T
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 j; L! {) |# h7 s o8 ~
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged: S* h2 L4 |/ n# X
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Allied aircraft losses
) P% l: D8 ` Z$ J9 p B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
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B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged7 `# R7 P7 ~6 [4 V3 o0 Q/ e
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground( | j U( R% D- B
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
* W Y( s0 J+ G C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
7 P7 t" g7 U' }! z7 ?9 w. G F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged& \$ a# T1 \( D t \$ g
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground# N5 f+ W4 {0 E! J+ l
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
( T; `2 Q+ s/ l8 ~( v" L& G" q B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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* M) g- D" s( u) q9 P0 ]Airbase hits 26
) S H0 R( }8 U b0 @0 v3 MAirbase supply hits 9) q1 n# { I5 a Z. k
Runway hits 75
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6 M; i/ [5 K* S7 {* n7 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。 |