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。5 r9 z& y5 Y/ d0 z6 f8 I/ A5 z2 q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98, p3 `1 O8 t2 g3 B
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1 A5 m) _( \6 \- IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 E X- S2 a" R7 W% oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 j8 v: f( `: k" S8 `$ w+ a
A6M5 Zero x 155
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Japanese aircraft losses" M+ J" T5 d. b j
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged/ Z9 w+ F& o# \/ b$ x
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak* S7 p# z% L4 s' c& q9 p
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Allied Ships8 q- E+ Z% S: q9 M7 ?& x' H
AM Dash* A! @2 t6 z& k$ ?
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk9 v' z( M0 U# b9 n( \% K3 H4 W
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* Q8 p2 D8 {$ U+ N) g APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 w$ {# Q( q+ g2 c$ x6 f6 M
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. l) F. `# G$ {+ o9 g {
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" w9 L# J" _7 W* E! f
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 E& Y3 n2 j4 N
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; W% |* L- X3 }2 x7 e
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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0 E8 \4 J) L# A/ G- Z. T5 F; A APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ E# z( C; C1 g. ]
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
4 O# h& P+ Q& B6 y# T* q+ C4 J APA President Jackson8 _* T3 }% L; U" t
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 Q6 }4 }3 r; E1 e( [
AK Bullock3 W) M/ Q, _+ }! V: ~% V( G6 B
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: e- A$ V: `( o2 `: y
AK Alamosa( G% ?/ z# q, N' \- O6 ]2 V
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Allied ground losses:
, g( l0 G5 R$ w& @ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled): n2 H* e. Y* r! @# {5 C0 d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! h! j; {- t* k' M+ M; e
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: _7 f! K) y4 B) P# v& q ORaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ \; e. ^) B% c' R& sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: E0 S! c4 x' D' c2 J
; o% r8 E6 b C c0 jJapanese aircraft
& k C' X1 [' d- Q A6M5 Zero x 274 {3 }. i5 d& W( f1 Q/ Z
B6N1 Jill x 13( u4 m O; R% I- y5 e
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 P( w1 d1 `) c, `6 r7 e B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged4 c$ B' @% _$ g- E. G$ N* V5 s
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak% E# l7 ]& p7 ]8 {* h6 I
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Allied Ships
# ?, P) Z. g$ M- Q APA Fayette, on fire h0 Y, Q3 D5 ^( L
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
8 E2 m P: ]" g+ o7 N% e% m! R APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" g2 b/ e: m' q2 y& B APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 I& G: I, l Q8 \, J
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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。 V9 P" M; h9 I6 i) {
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。
* y; b* F& a, ` j/ rMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. Q8 s& b) ]) W; E$ \# \2 W
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, x( k: S+ [6 x; y2 E. tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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o9 D7 j6 @( Q! F2 O* i% f G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft) ?7 I$ ~' {! |9 K6 O3 U' S4 r
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 O" K' V+ }1 k% G' L1 Z- L4 s G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged" O$ t/ N( U7 B9 v" v+ i
7 J8 \" }# X7 [: Q) iAllied aircraft losses e' O3 r4 p2 |$ p3 A) S! z& X
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged% V2 y. X- P0 t7 x$ [) c7 U
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
+ l/ h* I# K' t+ H- I/ y B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged% x, O" M) y5 Y7 f9 A
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
+ b& P9 L# z8 Q; F8 V8 R h$ w C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged! H y( Y. d8 X9 ]
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
; F1 m/ v/ D2 W# D4 c) P F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged5 I" j* M0 Y8 t! B& M
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground% S) f; M+ o' E" p& a8 X8 l
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
$ h) W4 e, j( ~ B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
, e* i4 C% A6 [# vAirbase supply hits 9* Q( E+ P: V/ R; l6 b7 H' `% R# {
Runway hits 75
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. J3 P i/ f* _$ t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。 |