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 j0 L1 u0 G& CMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: f7 r/ X1 ^2 n, R
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.. G. _# C- k/ e7 o/ F. |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 s7 y" k, A; R! A0 `
A6M5 Zero x 155/ T) `) O Z% s& T" _4 m, {7 G$ _
B6N1 Jill x 953 t+ q3 {1 n- d; t/ S2 Q/ {
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 j+ a7 Z) s5 K7 B B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged- _. `- ?' B0 n" G+ u. u$ m) A/ a
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships/ ^3 y ^0 u" \- @
AM Dash. ]) l8 J* m+ j. @* o
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk) ]& }4 L; f+ W8 P P1 [' x7 U
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) B# t4 H4 k# h4 H. ~+ x
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 x; [3 I w7 y" f8 e( ?' P$ P
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% P9 O! Z* S2 w @4 v9 l
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ C8 \$ J! K, A9 T" {+ G APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 P5 _) Z1 I+ ^- K) ]6 U+ k# j& P
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% s: I; p* U- a- } AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% C/ I8 o7 ^( r* q
SC PC-580
4 u& y9 _& a8 |2 @# m1 V APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) p3 N: Z& c a6 c
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk: o, M4 y ^: w: G5 j+ |5 k$ b' q) t
APA President Jackson7 q, |" ]5 S$ K1 m7 e$ D2 k
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
q) z! S- @' H& R6 I AK Bullock
1 F2 o9 D1 d; g) f7 F, R APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 |# C$ @( r3 y8 t' ?
AK Alamosa
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5 d% q6 C, U+ D4 pAllied ground losses:' `- @. @4 O2 {# b7 D: b" D3 J
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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% |1 K) R) c4 d: 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.
" }+ l9 b" n' U+ g9 Q4 GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
9 {- f" h; l- R* r B6N1 Jill x 139 I2 g8 w- Q: }
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Japanese aircraft losses) u# m9 ]( Q- X0 d
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged! k7 D0 K9 o. S; R* n
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak/ b, j# v1 X B, M
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Allied Ships4 g; q2 V E; a. w! |( i( l
APA Fayette, on fire
/ Q, x3 n; @& J( l/ X/ O APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
5 x/ l0 J/ Y) g3 S# a( a- Y6 Z APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 f0 D. B/ W. y- B* h
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 H9 }) R) E5 \' X$ @# h0 s# C
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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。/ ]/ u) B4 j/ B& k" j
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。
- B; f6 @# t9 e6 v7 z: YMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ) }8 z3 C0 O* I
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8 O0 m8 Z7 h& ?! O+ RRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! F! V2 K7 |, H& [1 ~
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, F5 v1 e% x. W Y5 g8 D5 F/ `
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G4M1 Betty x 68- e6 b) g. G0 s) X S
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2 r1 O) Q7 ^0 `7 g/ M: |/ fJapanese aircraft losses2 _7 `7 l4 w) i6 U- M" J0 L
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged1 I0 |9 J% ~" ?
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Allied aircraft losses3 N7 `# p, w: h/ X6 z$ a
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
7 T) W8 b, p- W; C4 s! u- w B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground w5 L( N2 a2 D* h/ U% E9 y2 S
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged! f5 Q4 J) @! F& z; P
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
6 o6 s! ^8 x6 s3 W9 ` C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged+ F m, n( ]( e. U6 n7 ]
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground ~3 u" _1 Z6 r, o. |
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
& Y+ y3 Z! h! l* @# O F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
) F( O5 W- A( v# g2 L7 U: j" L3 m B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
0 P9 p r' u% g+ ^. X6 i$ ]" i6 D B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
/ |, P8 \0 f8 @# jAirbase supply hits 9
$ \7 ?/ ]2 ]8 I* aRunway hits 75$ w% u4 |# H2 X$ d
- C$ y7 k$ ? Q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。 |