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。
. _; @4 w0 Y) ^$ {; G" {7 D7 x6 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 q( t9 c6 I3 v$ P9 X( @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
~+ e$ L$ ^0 k3 l# BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, m0 A' Q+ v5 b3 X) e1 z" ]
3 @9 g% `6 ]4 d1 h& L( |- ?Japanese aircraft* h, m" h- K1 D* c
A6M5 Zero x 1555 K4 \1 Q& l, d5 x4 }2 y9 s" B5 ~
B6N1 Jill x 95. l$ ~& z1 |6 ?. v+ W+ w0 v. N$ o5 q
: G' |% T- T v; H/ l/ ^ |8 k$ ^Japanese aircraft losses7 s' k5 F- o2 d2 d: _" d
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged" @6 T0 u" E4 t( f5 ?# M$ p) `+ C
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak8 f# a+ ^# r2 ~: `# B; h
6 k* G8 ^- J/ F- s/ K8 f7 B; IAllied Ships
4 {1 B% U. q0 k: q# C5 T AM Dash
4 k: v/ W9 _9 j4 I/ { J AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
& o# N6 `& t; ?8 G" Y APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 k8 m) u+ @" c5 P' \
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 s3 U0 { C% |% T. ?8 A2 m
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 c1 a* o; `. z1 I+ j! c* D
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) J/ T; i7 b! ~. V2 Z
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& G' I6 n x i- F, h! _
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; ?; x0 }) c+ c" E% a8 n AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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4 U: Q& w+ h i& @ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk l4 p( y& h0 O8 \
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
) v$ t) j) Q( G: |# ] S& b, q1 @ APA President Jackson
; k# I5 ], e+ d, k3 ?" H APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% W; j0 q6 w1 f" { AK Bullock: p; t b! e1 ~' M; r% s
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# O8 `8 C( j V( V/ k: l
AK Alamosa' l0 Q& L( |( R" W9 e( u
5 ?7 s; n; s8 uAllied ground losses:
4 G) i* u. \- j& ^% C( o4 O) } Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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( K) y# V5 P- W3 D7 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain p3 \( D H$ r
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 B7 ?7 T8 _3 k! ^. ^4 [* rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* I9 |) t1 u& }) O
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Japanese aircraft7 X) w2 J |& M- }% H' \
A6M5 Zero x 276 l9 F' ]9 g# V5 l0 y
B6N1 Jill x 137 ~3 ]/ r+ H$ k0 ]
$ ~1 n; `$ Y; W, u1 q8 j' rJapanese aircraft losses
7 ^: `' @& w5 A B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged0 [& o# Z: ~+ C1 L+ e
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
9 b d. `" p2 g$ h- c$ @& A$ J9 ` APA Fayette, on fire
9 @; Y9 ^+ r4 s1 z APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage6 @" [5 B- A6 B% A0 s+ k% @
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 K4 c; P9 I/ d5 Z" q- A
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ @. B1 x8 ^0 d. g! Q
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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。$ o2 d& @2 K7 R9 t( d
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。
6 C1 p$ h7 @6 ~2 c# I4 ?* UMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 , S7 B ?3 n9 b8 K3 a
# l8 o% C3 h* T. y% UWeather in hex: Light cloud0 g* a) j6 Z8 \
{* ~/ Y: P% s7 J9 N/ n/ [1 RRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ |+ v$ R7 v: x+ G+ ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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, a5 ]% c p; P$ H6 Y4 w no flights: k; L1 |) N4 A9 e0 J9 C C- G! c
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged S, S5 I1 j: k" l. L- B
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9 C7 B2 R) y) B/ O) K7 s. \0 [ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged5 @* K% I; |& f- `3 u
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground% d( u* Y4 c! B$ M
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
) M; Q$ G9 G& W. D' u6 M" w4 y, _ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
; _. g! A! M4 `9 j1 o( V C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
\9 }" B( j, s! r; v. G' h3 P9 ^ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
" Q S8 q7 i: O9 X; I O F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
% s+ r7 B4 \0 a. B0 i5 P F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground0 U5 W0 F( o, A
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
4 J1 m ~: K6 m% @# T& z2 O B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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+ j4 h4 ]8 o6 \! MAirbase hits 26
- w; ], y" e: z* B/ [+ _Airbase supply hits 9# y: [, u( w' Z1 i) H2 F7 C
Runway hits 753 S; `2 @* k. J1 o% W1 e1 ?
5 b& O$ W9 d* f" X/ |, J! a0 @6 X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。 |