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。: G3 r$ s: A! r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: Y( P5 A5 U% J- r0 w7 _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* S' c- `! N; y: |% e# v
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
0 F9 A1 t! s3 s( z* [& {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 l' L+ H, m5 {Japanese aircraft
( ?5 }) v6 ~$ c$ M2 t0 a" b A6M5 Zero x 155
- ?4 M, u1 L4 O: O B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 |) |& `* @7 b B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
5 U4 ^+ \! I3 |+ f; a B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak0 e5 [5 |' R# r8 g' ~3 C
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Allied Ships
1 \3 q9 ]1 ^$ l8 q( [2 E- i AM Dash G. M& D9 k' H9 U: H& H
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! g6 c: m* d& |$ s6 l6 x
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 n% }* T2 W& O+ a. | APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& O$ J4 X! R& A$ N( i& e APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 d: s( x0 d& }4 }# d APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 J# H" ?% I- T
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: ~, `- V$ N7 y- _. m' L2 K# \
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" e }4 C# U' M- N6 K# s AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& I2 Y/ u* c* ?$ r- A
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk& N: ^5 j4 L7 k; w# f
APA President Jackson
4 w+ u( G7 b( P' F APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
a& d+ A% a- v( r AK Bullock" d9 o* t- j. g! }( K* d* P" V
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 p9 d7 e% {2 ]9 n. E% A( ] AK Alamosa, T5 }8 Y+ I- U |" @3 d1 C
7 J& A0 @! k! ?7 s0 o5 ^/ F: o- t4 QAllied ground losses:
5 I* \* d2 W* ?' W9 ] Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ B* [, Q' }, r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 W2 `$ C! `/ _/ E, x& y0 l
8 q7 L2 ` a1 T' G/ W6 SWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 p- Z* P6 m. L& @& ~: Y5 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ s$ {* ?# w0 z# `# u8 a" D
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A6M5 Zero x 27
7 _8 ~: f0 z0 |2 F$ N2 L B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses |- S: O2 n% H0 {. U5 z
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
/ Q" G: v+ n) j& V9 x APA Fayette, on fire
Y: x9 p* ?' r/ |, ~- V APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
[# Q5 B5 x. d; _ R& x2 y$ {2 k APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 r$ C: W# j( t. X4 H
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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5 k3 J" @- O! d0 _: v" h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。5 }2 ?) ?8 e, V# i; W% 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。6 X' F* c2 P/ B5 }3 h, I) s0 c
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 l. M o3 d* j. z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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; I+ Z& l) Q) g# b) l G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses" ~7 r4 j% Y# M2 g$ Q, L6 E2 B
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged! N$ o( e1 A- h& y* A$ q/ ?
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Allied aircraft losses& {. R3 I' U! o# B- E- ~
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
2 ~* c7 K" o; J& K B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
- s% ? l# k" G* R B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- S4 N2 N, t: _
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground3 e) D/ q- r% p0 v o# p' J
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged0 V4 ?* H, O( h" E1 N
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground; x- |. X) }' e6 x( ^" z9 d! a1 Z
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged) Z5 g/ d) O. L2 o' L2 @2 h
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground! l9 X' z" l6 i6 h
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
2 K+ \ W/ f+ m/ l1 {! k B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 i, k; _) U4 Q& e/ v6 r$ j
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Airbase hits 264 a. Y' o" J5 c) P T- v5 p4 k+ B6 j
Airbase supply hits 9: |3 x* O, P* X( c/ Y' d
Runway hits 75( Z% ~" [% ?3 K/ b) }6 \& k8 I
- Y% Z4 ^, k2 @6 p( c. T3 `: t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。 |