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。
6 y- J) i* @* N1 ]4 m4 x. l. ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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, i+ l6 |' W9 M) J( V, f: RWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 T) @# V3 b2 c8 c" W& J, ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
8 v& |( t7 U& ?9 QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 j3 A4 I7 X, b/ _
9 y0 f3 |, d1 p6 v! p* c1 M4 C1 a. zJapanese aircraft
7 h4 U$ }& n) w9 D+ D7 u& u A6M5 Zero x 155
# ~" ^/ q3 Y1 u0 a$ O" y B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses) Z- z5 Z1 J* }+ u# {
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
5 u$ _8 \& m. h+ t6 ]. ] B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 u3 P# u3 |( l
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 L9 N2 ]: C: |4 M9 t# g
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
r- E: L- X1 B3 O. ^ APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& p8 o! z5 b3 {( H8 l) ] APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' P/ A) D1 v* t d2 G APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 N, N: G; y# s
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 x8 J G0 H( Q AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, `6 _4 c* i. ^7 E- u. h
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Z2 p% b" E8 i2 |6 k3 e! b APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" a; w6 b. y7 l7 @- C APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
) D5 B* U9 D. h- s* R APA President Jackson
; K! W! d( _9 b, W, R+ X, q APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% d2 f! B/ O& r7 X: Y& u6 i
AK Bullock
9 i6 ?( J% S5 z& u2 o8 A APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ q3 s7 x1 A, F) [5 V k' W
AK Alamosa. D' y; _ B% V _! z9 B# a. R8 ?
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Allied ground losses:( N2 C1 w' O: k% U. p7 T
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)# p1 z! U( r& U, R2 C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98; [ _9 z: l. j) A* ~# R
" _- J% H' x0 T) S# cWeather in hex: Heavy rain8 C" E9 J/ ?1 H& Q0 @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
6 ]+ {6 b" b5 x- G A6M5 Zero x 272 R, l/ y, ^* E8 |* p9 |7 e/ _
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 \" R1 E0 C' a/ | B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
# e' h5 _0 e: j! P5 T3 g B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak" F+ s7 f0 }( z) X# J
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Allied Ships& D, \" ^, R9 e* g( U! _6 z
APA Fayette, on fire3 R9 |& K+ ^& z; F5 R2 c+ a2 v7 ^
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage9 {# z% E+ @' e+ `. N
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 [! N R% w" t+ O4 c: e2 K
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* D& w- e, F# L+ m9 U
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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+ T7 F. O* g$ Q0 D7 c" a( N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。& r/ U: O6 M z5 e3 L" k
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 8 g$ ~5 @7 z- x; x* B% _! A
; \4 d% u5 g, ]/ j1 vWeather in hex: Light cloud
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1 V) W/ f" X9 X: B% z2 dRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ u7 ~" h r- k& c& F8 P- X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 I7 Q& ^# `1 o2 Q8 j/ t
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses
% F, [ Q8 T3 R& g* U0 r8 S G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged. P4 O/ m# A# F w
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Allied aircraft losses) O9 u# U s/ a6 C
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged3 S! P" @2 L! l6 I
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
) u: k9 y3 G, s. I! T: N) r B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
( g. w6 B; t% C5 B* s l2 X8 ~; @ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground0 D7 V9 z( @ h/ I' f7 F
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
( k( n+ P c' @( Z! p+ T: H C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
7 e7 ]* _- d+ j& `4 X F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged7 N7 r' s7 q% p v
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground0 k8 m9 c, ?- p; [. ]% w
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged& y; Q1 B/ e+ v' k
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground. S& v- i: N( v; h; M* P i/ s7 ~5 S9 M
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Airbase hits 265 P: k# R' n4 [
Airbase supply hits 97 [2 _9 g+ d/ Y8 V
Runway hits 75
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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。 |