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。; ^+ G* o- L0 y
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. I! r# ?5 C2 h3 a* j* {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 ?2 M. ^! H" f, h3 d" i$ q% } A6M5 Zero x 155
/ J% T1 R' p$ M* W B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
, C. E( N* U% q0 ^9 {# |; a8 o% ^ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
( w: Q: T ^8 d& I! E. x4 i B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 F5 S c5 ^3 _: c. uAllied Ships: W+ T% {( ~4 j' v/ J% m
AM Dash/ I- l v" p1 C6 j
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
0 ^8 Q' C) u: L. {( W' a n APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# I w" V# k+ s
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 k4 o( a* i- g( o7 y
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ w+ Z. ~8 ^* _- @7 x) B6 g1 y
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 b3 ?- G2 G7 W, V1 T: z2 c# C
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 |2 l- c1 E; K2 R& U
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 G! Y' j% C6 m' m" `+ M# m AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ D0 ?' P! h* ^( Z& y; C$ A
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 P% W$ I( \$ v7 [: Z APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
3 e# `( {4 u4 B0 m5 c APA President Jackson' H3 h8 [# w6 }: `6 W- V
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; E0 q/ f2 o% i
AK Bullock7 a* r) R# k: Y) O; k. z
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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! q. Q( s) q6 q* A! {+ u V$ XAllied ground losses:: Z" A8 x; C% X% p! q+ x. Q: R
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 P. B7 i& a* N4 w) t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98) N( L. Y$ U5 I. L
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 ~1 C; B/ _' U5 w# m" e2 ]
' v. z. q, O. o" d# L, V; RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 t1 j& x" r% R. C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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p+ W" F& h" Q2 o- bJapanese aircraft
$ G/ Z) b; f5 s+ {! ? A6M5 Zero x 27
2 N( P1 h4 ~- @! G! X B6N1 Jill x 13: L: }" _ L% d E/ b: y4 h& T
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Japanese aircraft losses
- R: `* G$ s6 r% e; x0 N( x* V B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged' R8 U! H) Y; p
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
. F' f( z+ D: ?( k/ Y/ Y$ a2 s; K APA Fayette, on fire
6 s% F+ C1 F1 d3 { APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
' |$ U+ P5 C/ |# [2 o, f APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 a4 z# \0 j! L8 ^
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。
4 ~* I+ U9 z+ w: ^1 c! T0 g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。/ s6 u- S4 [' l3 P) X
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 b) q0 Q1 e) t6 M+ Q1 v
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, h z# @+ X6 h' V+ U
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G4M1 Betty x 680 b: x3 B' C; K) y/ ]" B
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no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: ?3 C9 ] O- K+ I g3 Z4 X B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
7 y" E1 I/ m" R B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
' C( y% g4 ~2 b& y3 N/ j/ J B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
) D2 b: Q: s3 i% A; e7 Z' A B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground+ i* T" g9 Q2 }. X" ?2 U
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged1 _4 @) p% b' Q& K( m
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
$ z1 R! y, T8 b! u$ O8 R7 G* Y3 d F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
. ]( S8 w/ Q5 |! |, F F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
2 e( O8 i: |& \0 c B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
; X E! C8 c+ R, K6 z1 n$ x5 u B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
U2 R/ X p" b$ \8 t& R7 mAirbase supply hits 9% v$ I) C( n- d/ g; n
Runway hits 75. _+ ?# a- z* L6 ~8 Y
2 A# k! W5 c9 Q2 J% `9 Q8 h$ _+ n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。 |