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。
7 W; h8 p7 ^, f5 ~: l, c( @Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* ]; \* W5 h; H+ X# x9 N8 v2 `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ a0 f9 p( h$ s* M8 L8 s; s- P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: }) t% D* Z$ d) o
. w; I( ?4 e" h- \- NJapanese aircraft, V! Y" w# |6 Y& G
A6M5 Zero x 155
6 b$ c6 ~' v9 ^2 D4 V$ K1 Q B6N1 Jill x 95
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0 Q, F( K/ Q7 o2 o" K. RJapanese aircraft losses' w3 h6 {6 l8 R F& l! J7 Q+ c
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
- I) d. P7 Y' D7 O) K, z J B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak7 [, { \; t0 Q8 \* e
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AM Dash% e4 c% |& E Y2 E
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 M ?0 T5 a+ Y; U! D APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* D# t! f1 p& F4 i8 ?, ]% j+ {0 t APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& u1 e( f3 m+ y2 `! a# F
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 ?6 O6 L, M) ^! d& L
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& U6 ?3 G/ b4 B R' r: W+ Y3 k
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& p, x, {8 u" E5 [+ S) e" p AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 J/ U$ U+ @. a6 a: I/ V1 j* D! g
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* Z) a" L: G( J+ c, I: r
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ @# @& Z( N8 n; T {( h APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk6 w: z/ e: U _( x) z, {3 p: S
APA President Jackson) z2 H3 i6 M# f3 S4 e9 ^
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 Q' }, _% X8 @: W& u AK Bullock! R' I9 G& g' u2 t& K" D
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( h' p$ B3 }5 i" W, Y
AK Alamosa; P+ ?* k* E1 w3 K% t
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Allied ground losses:( f6 C; [" f: T6 M: @7 D9 i
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)- O$ Y9 t, e; `) A
% H/ _ Q7 o8 S; y4 c" SMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 l$ b% i' W8 O, V1 O9 i
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& G* {. V0 i& e; M6 `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 ~1 {$ [: C# S- V# q! y
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Japanese aircraft% J+ [1 f) Z; i9 i
A6M5 Zero x 271 p7 I1 Y6 {7 h
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
% l2 k: ?9 k5 P! f( T( m B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
6 K* l1 m! o1 j7 Q& g: ]2 _; N$ y B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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. g6 l4 J! U9 w# J* sAllied Ships, ~5 } e9 H0 ] |5 H' ^
APA Fayette, on fire7 q6 y& ?0 x% d: {- _; u' I9 u0 N& k
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
4 {( o2 _' \5 m$ p* g APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% |* f) h" s4 U& i( _ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 A E& @" i3 |
' y$ ^7 H1 j6 t% s# x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+ ^9 n. E' p0 p& p5 e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。9 e. h1 Z! m x" ?
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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: V0 j- ], y! B0 ]$ L% G+ rRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) O# S0 G! Q6 o# L6 [% aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68; ~1 P7 H) a+ u9 H8 E. u w. s; M
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses) }2 V5 T A1 d/ y! p. r
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged1 v) o2 {, m, H& b
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Allied aircraft losses) V2 k6 C: B1 q. P) K
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
# @/ `" u6 n9 r! E' ~ B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground+ p- i1 x/ j3 l2 I+ x
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
/ Y$ {1 z5 I4 r l; [: x B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
! s/ q: `$ m1 a C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged0 M d2 ? N. s" }, c
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
* R, |- g" c/ g6 H( L F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
0 x# u" [/ f9 e2 X+ U. F8 H- ^ F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground4 x7 K7 t9 U" D& P& m# F
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged8 A- @8 U o9 x( O" j. Z
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 268 r+ O) a& E: P0 x! N
Airbase supply hits 9
# ?& M& c& v0 P! Y. RRunway hits 75# O9 ~( V# v1 k# d
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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。 |