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。
) }/ V1 M; T, [) {3 C2 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( I4 e7 }% i+ i! X D
+ r6 ?1 A0 {3 {. y% xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( v3 J- n6 O# }+ Y( |! W5 M# \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ }& ^! y# M8 e! m$ l( ]4 E
. ]( D6 a. e# K s, C8 eJapanese aircraft
8 a; Q& I4 L( ?3 \- N3 E A6M5 Zero x 155
; _( n1 r% n% p B6N1 Jill x 959 ^9 ?9 g9 ?8 g( w8 S6 e
0 p, `! q7 J/ vJapanese aircraft losses3 ]7 c% z# W: n6 ] S
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
! ]" _( v5 P/ S8 { B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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" a- R+ a* W) d- vAllied Ships
& h) j: e- |$ Z6 Q! v AM Dash
& x- i# P" }3 ]! ^8 T( }, J0 @ AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
5 r# T6 {( J, V APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ Z2 t5 ?% u n& Y, @8 b
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; t& d9 @+ L- h! @( \2 w' b# m0 d APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" V3 O5 O3 I6 I% Q) { APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 w# q0 T+ |. S3 \/ S APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, w6 u# S4 B- }# P
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 l* s0 f! Y3 n$ O: e' x8 \! h: ~
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 b9 a+ e% r/ S8 G
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& h; [7 k* S8 i4 z9 m" L% d APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk7 M2 ?! Q* M# A/ B3 z
APA President Jackson0 A" e/ }, f# J" X9 U7 s' I8 R) _( g9 K
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. m4 o5 T# a- A' S1 z( e) P AK Bullock
; ]( B# {# L/ `+ _5 w APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 I2 w1 Y1 i3 f7 D5 B6 n6 o( N
AK Alamosa& C& w+ O1 {4 a& V% b6 j# ], K4 o
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Allied ground losses:
: V. E% L9 ?$ ? D! t! L4 k Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ ^" X: U/ F& e
2 F9 g; u2 e' L, ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98$ A" D7 n S$ i% w6 ~/ U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain) F- L9 c7 n' \: }
1 W6 L& `8 z! M* s( r9 e& yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.* A/ p3 T& Y: L% K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* o, \; L" X" y/ t# u
) ]9 K. [ V D- ?3 aJapanese aircraft" }. K/ D. b: ~- w
A6M5 Zero x 27* @7 E8 C3 x K: V D
B6N1 Jill x 136 F& Z3 p8 [: B, Y
: \2 F" J6 A |5 S) X& I: O* ZJapanese aircraft losses2 s, }! C' r% @$ @! N9 G
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
" N5 a: r% S5 @9 W/ z B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships( Y3 d$ H2 @, e% Z! Y; G% `9 _
APA Fayette, on fire9 S8 w- ` S! P9 A
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage- Q9 u* {+ D3 Z2 e% x' n
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# K0 q( h V/ P# e' u
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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8 s/ _: D. q- C0 J3 R. J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 m9 ?, N6 P n7 {4 o, ~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。; W1 n. L/ ?) u- j
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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" E/ |0 ^; t! `Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* G# J- l/ [. A. j. ?2 UEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 ^. z9 w2 k" Y k- S& Q" u
G4M1 Betty x 680 C, s2 A$ m& [8 c
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0 t) p% S$ @$ ~4 S' ?' ] no flights
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- F" ^( ?5 G) o2 U( _0 W$ PJapanese aircraft losses
; g1 a7 m, W1 h3 i$ a# | G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged o. Y2 i$ O# F e
- F( _4 ~ o) [- ~. P- hAllied aircraft losses" a$ Q$ ~# u" T# D
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
- t+ L- a G r# j B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground/ s& U: a( g7 ?) S8 y$ b
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- H7 b+ w' `. f; G- u+ l# `( h
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground1 }; V- U5 q1 w# R# I
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged1 x- @' U$ X) l2 r
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 W! B6 Y8 I0 b( C N2 p
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
1 k$ F. w& |5 ]! ?( a3 h F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground! ~8 m- e- d5 P% n7 D
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
0 E8 V4 y+ q3 O3 y B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground) f! z! v- K, g5 e" S. g @
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Airbase hits 26
$ B4 M. I% y2 N) k; ^5 O7 oAirbase supply hits 9
" y: l; o5 f+ p) `9 f8 ]) tRunway hits 75! h: }* K! Y: S! s; V2 h2 O* L9 m
# L& x( z: X5 @# r2 b" U) m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。 |