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。
+ `' T! N* r7 M$ SMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ E5 ?, p7 d" f* L% `4 Q
) q4 z3 {+ G, R" K3 z0 U- bWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: Z# |6 S& f* }8 }+ URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
% |2 s, }) w3 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 Y% V, {: m, s9 n& c6 KJapanese aircraft
?" F0 H, G% K. _ A6M5 Zero x 155
$ H$ y4 t9 I8 { B6N1 Jill x 95
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& D. ~5 ~ J5 f: p: I9 y% JJapanese aircraft losses1 u0 ?9 \% {. s' l
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
7 Z( G# A- }! G1 H& s4 m B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak5 W0 R8 |9 B0 t) b. T, C! B. w
; j% P1 h- n5 k3 cAllied Ships
1 ?0 m3 |/ P* L. N AM Dash
5 d: j9 h0 v! @+ p7 H AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- u3 [( F3 n, D& }5 e
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& P/ o: Y! C H3 ?+ |3 i& _. [0 r9 S7 W
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( v1 b% Y) L" b" o/ P APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ w/ F. y' `$ U APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
A1 C2 ]' [8 d APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( Q! \1 @# K) K7 w3 ~9 F AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( V3 G/ y+ Z" Y: C* ^# n; K/ {
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 ^: @8 C9 D+ q. c; H/ D0 _ APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
5 O! I- V. N0 J( h APA President Jackson. l' c4 O5 T+ E
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) r- q' L: O( F( x( f' f
AK Bullock! a% Z$ y1 n! r. g
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 @; p- L" ]) y8 s$ T6 ` AK Alamosa
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. l' N6 b, u9 q& V0 Z3 t+ \Allied ground losses:: l8 @: l6 E5 _% @& v9 ~
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 z5 ?( U$ U/ L# U" |" [4 ]/ N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98- t2 ]+ e6 {/ e
+ r9 `( Y0 H0 g& m" C! o2 rWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 ~: s. b2 ^" L0 z) Z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 ? ^4 l! A0 e% Y6 L, K& b" U9 [
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A6M5 Zero x 27* M v1 I( e/ C! k5 x
B6N1 Jill x 13
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7 A# \/ m, J: L/ ]7 w8 N+ UJapanese aircraft losses
) ~3 [! f- y7 b s% _, i5 h B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
1 k1 s+ z+ J3 N B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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, H' x+ |. g$ n8 E: vAllied Ships' ` e1 N ]1 c$ @% ]' f2 V! r0 t
APA Fayette, on fire& [9 o. m; K) ~, o
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
% L) R& r$ M% B S9 H- ] APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. F( K' Y' A( s* ? APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" R* L/ f. R$ B& T0 O
3 r% W3 S8 @8 G% u% L5 n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。: W' \" j9 t! y4 W) J" t* ]2 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。
5 P& B8 X9 H: r. ~+ d3 o7 kMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 6 |! S7 Q8 @+ T) O
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Weather in hex: Light cloud! S' T/ w( ]$ _6 I1 e& _; p1 o
4 _1 t n* S, lRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 }6 g3 e H1 G0 R6 K% d% C4 x# vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" }3 S; o% v2 v. {9 S H0 ^8 | G4M1 Betty x 68& Q5 v# c. g, q1 i6 e. x2 }
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no flights
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3 _8 K# k3 A, W! h G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged4 ~) p' W' O1 w* l# ]; K. C
" u* S% l+ O: C6 _) vAllied aircraft losses8 T, N' ?+ B X" c$ V: D$ S4 \
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged. \5 s4 ~, q+ ]
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground; r$ Q. q0 R7 i9 ?- q
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged4 ?0 B, H5 Y* I2 A7 T0 B% Y) p
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
, H0 i; J% o2 m/ Y+ {7 m C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged. d" _7 i1 I/ w: [' U; h: `* E
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground' ]5 J: I' i+ S* w9 S
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
* ?- }7 B7 p) Q) \ F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
6 e* w/ ^9 E. i. i$ [7 q- b B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
0 s1 {- ?6 w% k; |1 D) i% d B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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- j4 N. i& \( f# F6 y, T$ qAirbase hits 26- m, K# h+ w' f: h% l# r
Airbase supply hits 9" n$ X0 Z/ w. ], r
Runway hits 75
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# e, \; }4 d4 @6 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。 |