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。3 z9 b7 r8 E$ v; _8 {* P+ g
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,985 _, D- h" L5 j- a. d: A+ \6 n- f$ S7 y) I
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; v# H) B: M' \
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ J, c/ n* M; M( d8 d
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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' J7 V% W' q/ D1 O$ n8 {+ u* \Japanese aircraft! ~) D! }$ E/ J- l
A6M5 Zero x 155- U, a: H% D6 V# }
B6N1 Jill x 95; ^# l; G b+ ^6 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 _# o4 n; K0 j+ v. e- r' C% P B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged# ?3 P; g" J) f( z& ?0 l- |
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak5 B. ~/ a9 q; H5 m
3 O7 O4 T4 r U# WAllied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk* G+ D# C) j' w, e
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, ?1 F* O( \& \3 Z/ X, s* k
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ v$ g5 O# |2 g& D& _! V APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, Z0 j- x5 I" c% F) s; z APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: E. R5 N& e+ ~0 U3 ~ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# g; @, R! c* y: T9 M: B/ u AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 u, X& i( U/ L) Z0 M/ k AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 u! A% g4 e. `8 [( x2 e SC PC-580
! F( C4 E* [+ O {* l- T1 m; o2 b APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 z1 X& c. X. o( ?# S APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk4 w1 Z9 ]* @0 R( ^
APA President Jackson
, A# b6 Z' p8 Z APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" m I/ q$ `3 }
AK Bullock
& C; d0 Q8 v5 F( |5 g APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 @8 J; _( M" C
AK Alamosa, z& s m, H6 [6 H2 i
4 z1 i. y, s9 Y+ \7 \) K, k6 J2 z1 |Allied ground losses:
0 p! |, ?& ~7 I7 }" G$ x Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 d! z& {( a' p9 L. D1 x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 W5 d6 |4 ]4 |* j# G3 v; e; q( t9 _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ k M% t! y, G- I$ }) X
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A6M5 Zero x 271 d1 r2 a) F9 n
B6N1 Jill x 13& S4 ?* K% U/ a5 P7 y# }" }
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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APA Fayette, on fire
{4 L4 x+ a7 r APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
1 m3 Q( D. Z) m/ e% |* F2 l4 h APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# q- L* |" _0 Y+ U6 c8 e; h APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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0 v; v% E) k1 Q* S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。
, Q" V4 m6 O2 R" 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。
4 c" R8 x, }. r. }" H4 N) w5 D& FMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 8 m4 n5 u: ?2 H2 g! X
+ I7 r) ?6 \9 eWeather in hex: Light cloud j. Q8 `6 a) g5 u$ f8 Z% D- d" d
# t8 r! P& c. e3 W- x+ S8 q& ?, PRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
G4 \- [5 W& a( {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 W, g; k+ e* d5 T G4M1 Betty x 68. a0 U) y- B* q- P5 j
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged4 J6 Q" ~7 G" v9 w. }( ~
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Allied aircraft losses
* q: G( H n4 D: b B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
+ E( D! u+ o" l2 _! n9 z1 y B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground3 Y$ ^1 Q% X; }) ]+ x0 W- F; C, N
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged" T# }0 [6 a3 c, o2 ?, t h: e
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground ]% ~+ Q6 t- f3 r0 d& t
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
4 ]2 b" M. a" d( x" e C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
3 s! a. E1 x. `5 F u% p F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged+ t+ G9 F: |# e6 q
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground' I- m+ W$ _) ]' E
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged. y$ l! H) i$ m+ I$ ]5 X
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground: y- p5 |! \4 h
5 R/ m% S. M7 R9 s' LAirbase hits 26( V& _8 ^) {7 z9 @. A: ^ j. d8 z
Airbase supply hits 95 B* p, @% r$ U1 B% S
Runway hits 75
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* E' b0 S1 C) S% m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。 |