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。
/ v' S! W* C P$ A! g+ @Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,982 ^6 i! u3 e, H
- Z# T4 y; ~ b3 Y$ P: a0 W# V* GWeather in hex: Heavy rain, `. w3 X: b% @0 x e- _$ B
3 k) s3 V6 r6 }# |9 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.7 l) j+ z6 U9 O9 F' @, V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 S# N" \& `0 T& R A6M5 Zero x 155
# U/ X6 U+ b) r( o8 @% v# L7 H B6N1 Jill x 95) X8 c5 V: b( M8 ^
8 K! k1 j- }6 c6 e% EJapanese aircraft losses- u( i! l7 j4 M" y
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
6 Z8 Z2 v1 n$ b( O B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 W* a- V3 Y, s0 r. WAllied Ships
+ V- `& b s8 x# I0 R6 K% H AM Dash
9 c/ w$ e: F; W" A AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 }% m0 D u. C
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) j. _ B1 V# E* a/ w- @. Y APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 |6 y8 S" t. ^- \7 X) X' K
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 g3 v7 J+ m+ c
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ C+ n; ~: U" f APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 I2 e( N) ]) S AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# k! f( b$ K9 y T4 n AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 [! S! Y* e2 x1 d7 N
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' u; r' t+ r, |: F( @7 S
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
) g/ p3 D, V; d2 i APA President Jackson
+ G1 l/ J& o5 p [: E' t) L f APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 Z8 y& U8 |/ s: x3 t( N AK Bullock% ?% y. m, b7 w- ~1 M0 I/ [
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 {2 r% {: G! Q5 }' p; f; o AK Alamosa9 |3 L! s6 k6 }! v" d8 G
8 W) F: t8 M) B( O% H+ jAllied ground losses:
" i) U/ K* S( z Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: [/ z+ I/ l+ a1 T6 }0 j8 k) @
2 {- `+ H3 e: \- q* pWeather in hex: Heavy rain' @- j8 z, F/ P1 A
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. N2 |$ r" I4 ^9 F3 Q' y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" B5 s/ c# }" p2 ~
* u# G% V; s+ j1 f& Q BJapanese aircraft
$ q4 l2 \* t M/ W A6M5 Zero x 27
& d& e5 a6 Y4 V! e! A B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
c5 Y6 F. K8 R& f B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
& O. f5 x' s1 S! c B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak* U$ |+ T! [( f2 U' e# m4 E C8 ?- J
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4 g6 I, P W6 P( I* O M APA Fayette, on fire
! u0 {* k3 A) ]' u) J/ v. U7 d APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage0 s. k; X R# V& _5 x
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( A& o! i4 ^9 S
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# h' G* q, U" ]: @
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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。1 B$ ~# U1 p1 C9 `
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。) y5 N; O1 X" u
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 6 i! O( c; J" V8 J
4 A9 f6 c2 s$ c5 K7 f6 S/ _Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, P2 {- G3 |1 q& q. ]Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# e( s w+ L% I3 L, A; B7 ?) K
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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9 G7 h- i& J+ A9 i, JAllied aircraft, |( }3 T8 ?8 T, t$ T2 F w
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8 o2 {: n9 H9 _Japanese aircraft losses( k2 E1 Y% c) h+ J+ ]- v9 |
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
) k# q2 U3 q( B) F$ T2 z( `& q B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
* k, T; B. {) ^# R( X' p B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
" G5 A& p7 u) w6 v. |, e B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
6 Z1 K! n3 C' G+ T C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged* J1 ]! D9 V5 J: O% u
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground$ C, _# _* u4 y* o- p0 B
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged+ A. ~$ v* b8 ~- c) e
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 b( Q" K7 x4 C) ? g1 a9 f h. I; M) R
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
8 S2 j) a: @, A8 D# A9 X B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground7 K$ {7 b/ X% o! l4 f% r* _
" S6 A4 G9 J$ J; nAirbase hits 26
* m1 U# A) r5 X" r4 Q: H( AAirbase supply hits 95 }: D" Y. i) c
Runway hits 75- P$ V, l4 w1 d/ h7 g" ?! I
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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。 |