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。9 p/ x( W X; m" ^( N" M# L
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,987 P0 G' R: ~4 u# Y
0 `8 ~* n; }1 f% ]2 k- ]& T, E: GWeather in hex: Heavy rain% [3 r- E7 s/ e# o8 D8 m+ [
! u' f; m. b% G k5 u9 y( ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. f% X- E. X; nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% ?8 p8 a8 \3 U1 j7 T) D9 `1 B
% _! C2 Q# _* n) aJapanese aircraft( G9 B2 B! ?& n0 F" P! V
A6M5 Zero x 155
, J1 L( s" ]% b5 E7 c' ? B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
! }; k% ~9 @" ?* e9 K B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
: B$ |% V" k! _( ?- ?* d$ w. U B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships, u+ B: F. | P" U
AM Dash
2 O j; [5 |; E- A AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% B4 X3 I9 H% \. O APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ Z3 U/ f) l# C+ R& b! u APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( G. b; r: ?+ B0 l3 x APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 F- m! X0 ]" l8 N) ?
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. F a1 D/ D+ ]
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ j# }4 U& g0 ~5 c. C
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 o- h+ z: d" m
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! |, S7 H2 [2 p SC PC-580" ^# r' Z4 Q& y$ i: |' G5 v. ^+ e
APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ U1 ]8 [+ I* j. L APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
% b; `* a) y' ?! V: L: V& ` APA President Jackson' Z7 e3 r" T2 u
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% u @( Q* ^9 m* l+ N. X) p
AK Bullock+ l" b7 j& y" x$ c$ y; F6 E# g
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; k. e8 k8 z1 i, a
AK Alamosa
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2 L. S/ ~ \1 J! v& }3 c$ Y0 M$ \+ e2 cAllied ground losses:1 l1 A7 H* ~6 V4 O( {9 O% S
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ z+ V7 i( d+ H( m6 R" k! u) V
- J# {5 p$ i) r* |6 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: u8 u8 o! Z4 W; o& J+ C
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 q1 {$ O$ m$ |9 c# Y- _9 y! wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: x! P T* [4 X& s2 Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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& o7 c' p% o! D5 eJapanese aircraft6 N) ], P: `' m2 b
A6M5 Zero x 27
+ Y" Z- |8 G; c3 J- w: t! x( ?; ^- Y B6N1 Jill x 13
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@. Y% Z2 r. W, E0 {! eJapanese aircraft losses, S5 w O: C- V0 U! K
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
; j/ o |& N6 s% Y B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak% B) O- t: t$ w4 e* Q7 C
3 ^2 M3 Q2 P1 H$ E e- o% u4 GAllied Ships* n6 V; P. e* k3 g$ Y+ l
APA Fayette, on fire# v4 a- w5 w- ^' V
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage6 W/ q5 a% A% H6 A+ C
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 W, \" ]5 K. d APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 R$ F5 u: g! Y& A4 o; d9 p+ S2 K' X
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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。
9 @1 n0 A: E+ G2 w9 F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。: X( P6 X l9 Y% @
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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9 W. [# v. J' O0 K5 AWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 x) I$ i/ h& D
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% n0 Z: M+ X- l( d
0 k0 k! o! _- _Japanese aircraft( ~ R ~$ g; E( r& `4 x
G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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/ K6 x6 E3 E1 @Japanese aircraft losses
; Q+ v( J% ?6 |9 i( [/ f/ J& ^8 j, y G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; Z. W5 F$ Q& s4 _9 u/ ] B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
p. R! I% g( j& r' A B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
: \! u# P+ f3 Q# k6 j4 @ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged7 {' e) B5 l- V/ N! Y' V
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
' P. a1 t" e' R( ^% q \! c5 b C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged W" S: g3 C7 [) C7 a6 s" ?* }
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
; s" P4 N$ C4 x- ]% I _ F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
# z4 ?5 w" T$ a F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
- y) m! v2 V# P. t; N9 l B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
/ R" L3 }! f, m5 I3 e8 t B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground& q9 H8 `$ M0 s- v. {' {
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Airbase hits 26
% s X+ y, v+ P* W9 K! }% RAirbase supply hits 9+ D+ h8 K& Q. I: p
Runway hits 759 c5 ~( b3 c" {- B. v( u2 |
6 G( A2 j, B' Z+ Y4 i. v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。 |