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。
8 ~6 k0 W6 M* ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 ], r E3 `3 N- s
/ x3 [2 M( v1 CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( ?! Z) g5 T) G( L0 _9 y/ G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 R( F+ t; I; z6 V+ Q) R5 x# E$ PJapanese aircraft8 d3 D c' G8 |5 E9 d0 b
A6M5 Zero x 155" v9 G$ U# x0 D g
B6N1 Jill x 951 _9 _ g) x& ?% X7 _7 `9 |
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
9 [* E$ a' _5 h6 R B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships5 W" d3 @) W* G) c4 l8 P
AM Dash: u2 U. |" s7 J# j+ i# [
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ U: t9 o/ C3 c3 F9 f" | APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 k% X6 X6 z+ R3 J2 N, C APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
_! A- a% k+ a APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 H3 H2 x" j& h1 n APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ U* ` H. V3 i APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
a* p9 o# N/ s, ] p( | AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; C6 F) {/ l* p' n4 f* d AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: F' Z- b% ^, l# p% C4 }* w
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( D/ \. A" z9 k APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# _2 z7 f9 b! j
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
4 T- @$ i2 m5 k9 I$ t APA President Jackson$ R7 j' k1 i$ o$ E# h5 K2 J2 B
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
e# o1 } D! H AK Bullock: I' d( Q5 J; a6 b
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 a z& R" j5 S; `. h( u$ D5 ^$ r AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
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S# f5 M4 D# |/ R" T F- w: O PMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' J0 }# q6 n0 h% n2 rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, a$ |8 v2 H8 B5 N1 M b
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Japanese aircraft1 h# |& l' ?9 q' d' F
A6M5 Zero x 27
9 n* l, v. \ a B6N1 Jill x 13( b5 J# I& J: c/ u! }
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 e! b O) r7 P5 p1 S' | B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged" K& o t8 f. L) y- z4 \2 i, p: S0 ?
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak! Y' [5 [* ]( ^4 E
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APA Fayette, on fire
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APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 I; @8 f# D9 o8 L APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。
& v, d) ?4 t. H! V7 j. M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。
# k2 P/ ]! ~4 f" IMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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( [3 i2 X; J) W* B: fRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' R3 @1 ^9 ^5 U' b5 d. XEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, Z% a8 H7 D& { t4 u& P' s
G4M1 Betty x 68! @1 |* c5 ?2 e" d$ W
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses% ?/ e& k6 _/ D" `0 S. U) p1 B
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged1 G- d, T) n9 }
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground Q2 ?! K6 Q3 `& x5 [8 g
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
6 j* y$ G ?2 S6 C3 ^* O5 g B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
9 ^; \$ P+ U1 \& i; ] C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged: V/ h. ]1 o2 r8 e# |$ I! G% p
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground, ^, O _, J0 s" X
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
, q! f( F# [- i* I3 w, f# f8 F" q2 w F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
- X) ~+ y2 e. x" d' [" i B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged% s N" `+ A" i
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
: V4 A, H- B" ^+ v" JAirbase supply hits 97 E0 ~; Z! u) m3 l
Runway hits 75. @' H+ P. c# w2 W+ K
F, D- y9 z" M4 l- H) l% P* N1 F9 g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。 |