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。
' J) Q! I; Q7 F6 P! Y/ AMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" b3 ~3 f7 A- k, t6 x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 }( n( B, w$ A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' b0 o6 T. s4 `9 n A6M5 Zero x 155! A6 l: R, j E
B6N1 Jill x 95
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$ U W, T0 L0 } c9 F, ]! jJapanese aircraft losses( J2 i) K$ F) D7 b' v
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
0 [" z( g$ [( n& j8 H( G& {5 D' f B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak7 H! _/ G# a/ J: X: `
& ?5 _/ o/ F9 p7 m( V+ \Allied Ships
N" o r6 u* F, G; q AM Dash6 O2 `: `3 |) i$ d* d' n
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
- i @/ D* B6 b1 l; S) T APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, {$ K9 ]. D5 P A1 u3 L APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 f- A5 e0 r2 G1 P* {5 k: s! }6 b APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 T1 n, }. m6 ? APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. X3 ?8 ?* d2 I3 k; D) J7 a$ S
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 M! U: y2 k8 }2 A( @% M4 F
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* K& P- J5 G. M4 w' Z0 Y( e
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 l4 a5 Y& j1 M# t4 I APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk3 N* ^" P/ S) G* A* I" Z
APA President Jackson! ^* ?2 g/ e& X$ [: \( U
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" o$ B% {( Y6 D) u8 V
AK Alamosa5 s; k8 f5 ~0 j' {4 l( l
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Allied ground losses:) o6 m$ [, U) T4 T/ k! x, r0 q
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 @' | p1 \% @* ~
" h3 F }- q9 P" BMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98" ^: U2 `2 b) y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( S; s/ Y, {. a3 T
6 o$ {+ ^+ @/ N) L: T! n- c) qRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& i! J' t! J/ M3 i1 w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 g. E7 U( b t# x: r
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 139 e" Z7 m' G i _
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 k( K7 d7 ~! p) J% L' f" r B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
# } X( v% i% O& T. U B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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" m, e0 j# A) P# P! m; v- X: S& |Allied Ships7 K0 q/ _; {+ g( i& m# ]" N' J
APA Fayette, on fire( y, d$ S$ W/ j) P ^
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage+ S: T" Z. I& d q2 ]# z
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 j4 D% }! n3 j* Q! {
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。
, m- k0 g1 u, E- d. d7 d$ b& t& r M# p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。
1 u' A: c: C, B, U+ N; p1 kMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 0 F4 ]3 Y& \& A& k8 S/ v$ Z4 {
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# E1 ~# {$ i: ?" W# _& ]
; x( y' A5 c. M4 ^- D4 Q0 n: xRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 x. D' x+ R' s' G4 N% n
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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' Q7 j$ z0 u( V+ r9 bAllied aircraft6 G2 z+ t# f6 D2 X9 e/ ]
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Japanese aircraft losses1 k# n! Y- T: e) S q
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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9 {/ D+ ]( i& X* a- \( Y9 m: SAllied aircraft losses
- s" s/ G- u2 V B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
2 Z7 U) T& T0 G$ B! r* ^3 X% x B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground6 B0 N5 {$ m" i7 K$ d" h1 m0 [
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
' c# i+ V5 S& m7 S B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground6 }5 A8 }8 R. k2 k/ }3 D) q
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
% I9 I. A3 }6 t2 Z- d3 T9 M C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground; M+ a3 M5 C# P4 _
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged4 s. n g: @& h0 W- D' \! r g
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground; }, n3 K0 _' N# F' @0 ~3 f
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged/ `. p: S. d8 j3 {: x/ Y1 {
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground8 c& g; L V3 b
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Airbase hits 26
7 O, Z" ?/ T' {* C0 VAirbase supply hits 9* r' f/ v4 {. |" b7 R: l
Runway hits 75
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4 g3 ^% w) R4 y7 q& Y% q- 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。 |