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。
0 M( M4 r2 ]6 ?1 r( f; PMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98# S& m8 _; z/ K; h7 ?( o- J/ ]
9 e1 Y( V+ y5 O' N, F, oWeather in hex: Heavy rain# I0 O& h9 A* T8 M* x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 H" H- w2 o0 m. {3 S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& R. ]- a! E6 ?* P) i
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Japanese aircraft
% R; x: X2 f( v, f4 i A6M5 Zero x 155; Y" W' P9 {. a
B6N1 Jill x 956 Q+ m" ~6 V2 Y( w* N% G
, ~; c3 R. Z1 @. L0 O" C2 P9 JJapanese aircraft losses6 T! O+ J+ h( L3 P
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged; j. s* ~6 {4 `/ n7 U
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships' _4 k; |5 R8 c8 v; G$ l
AM Dash" }/ p; X' d# X( h; K/ a. F
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk2 A3 q- {$ N$ E S" T0 j
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ Q4 n# M- g% t! D* l APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* s, r0 }% O) q6 k5 e% U APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
@2 G- _- C: C. S0 E6 b1 G APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 ~% c8 |. p6 h: F5 i& A
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# G" e% A1 `+ K1 p# h1 l
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' E/ h1 G& Y- i" q* D: L
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 i! ^# R4 \+ N+ P+ s- I SC PC-580
' J4 |( t0 g! M+ [+ U& i APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 A* d- [+ q9 X; }
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk8 g8 z8 [/ c9 x" s9 W" v3 O* N
APA President Jackson1 B/ W& s9 _1 E3 h- u+ M" N
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 N# P: I6 Z3 c# B. S AK Bullock& D. @3 i' g% Z$ c% }
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ j! h% b/ q3 |6 G9 V) `
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:, I$ E( V! z: u8 t, v
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled), ^# S \& v: w; y8 Z& _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98) S$ z% Q7 [$ ]7 T
2 N/ S% i* r5 ]# J: j% qWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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, s$ o7 q e+ w9 S! KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* S; S0 i7 [7 B: Q) Q" ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 R# ?! C, }) r( b
* a# c8 \; {1 kJapanese aircraft
, {: \- D2 ^3 Y; X A6M5 Zero x 27 m1 s3 F, ]# T
B6N1 Jill x 13# M9 N1 n9 ^# t9 p) c3 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
; Z0 K1 U, S2 n B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
4 i7 L* H% Z* D5 Q) @" p& G B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships0 L2 J4 H5 A* y
APA Fayette, on fire6 @8 B4 m T/ W$ u
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
! W; c8 x, I0 _0 h APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( H$ u' U6 V2 k$ y7 k: S APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ R v0 o- P- _
7 z0 ]8 ^3 R5 I; O3 g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 K0 L( V* g3 W: ?
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 t) H3 q2 a c3 ?
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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4 G" n5 b7 w. O4 }# a# gWeather in hex: Light cloud* b2 N% v& K$ X) n; b
k( f8 T6 h5 rRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ u9 G) U/ e1 z4 y( l8 n) c# EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes2 V' I" f% d' u1 R
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Japanese aircraft
& A `( z' ~/ t( A& T3 |6 P. I/ K G4M1 Betty x 683 ?4 d2 m S9 l1 a% x
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Allied aircraft: V" @: Y* [( I
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ ^4 b* w& l! v( n5 |8 C G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged9 w) Q; W0 W5 s/ `& j3 F5 H3 z
8 a& T5 H8 L0 Q bAllied aircraft losses1 r9 X8 ?8 C3 ` _, ]1 b& L5 A
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
/ U0 B5 _2 @3 a1 _1 | B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground& ]7 I1 H( v* P* @# ?9 M
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged2 M- i4 ], c4 N4 T
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
. g9 g+ J) l: y1 b: }& L5 \ g: | C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 \9 Q1 l% o( r# B4 W1 T
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground; I7 e! v1 P! ~
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged9 Q1 d4 P# l" H* E- s
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
, u/ ^0 A8 a$ ?1 T& v B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged& S& g# h) V! }9 i( O
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26% u! e( d" o0 _
Airbase supply hits 9
) f3 X' I1 Y8 DRunway hits 75
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. {( C9 U% _1 f2 R6 V$ U: A" }1 P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。 |