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 H# B4 N ^" P! W/ I8 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: L, u# E7 c; h
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 U$ S& ]! ~) o! B% \
; _) l0 |+ A( lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
7 O$ J' u \/ l: Y hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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+ g/ c$ K/ |4 s+ YJapanese aircraft
+ U0 a, y/ K+ W. y/ [ A6M5 Zero x 155
; c- D! N4 e) b) w+ K s! L4 _ B6N1 Jill x 950 }8 G, U" s8 N
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
- Z% G3 }& Z2 X7 q$ L B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, n6 k& Q0 [. c5 v. N# o8 }9 h7 Z
8 }2 J8 w: P) [2 z# W5 F1 }0 EAllied Ships
+ w# e/ F, O& S" Z. l AM Dash
# q! ?8 h4 b9 A* }" m# y$ I AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk: S, J$ u6 O# f7 F' f
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, f6 w' O" A6 o APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) Z1 O2 L \* ^# O, z9 i
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& G" f; e* R) a/ n8 m APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( ~/ S& M# `- ~+ v
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' m6 \* o( a+ ~- Y. N1 q AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ t I" b3 U7 W' J
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 e) f/ d3 c5 R. I SC PC-580
. |( n. b7 t' P; ?! b APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 |7 v8 f& {' `5 \6 \. L! y& J
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk+ d: `$ G% U+ ]' i2 \$ y+ _
APA President Jackson' K: i2 A! e, }, W7 `9 T; f7 o
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* p5 U. V$ r, ~5 a% l
AK Bullock* [% S9 Q- E$ `3 E7 \; w& F. X
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' s2 x1 e- N* j& v) ]3 U0 g
AK Alamosa# B, w& F1 t G% T- p( L/ u
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Allied ground losses:
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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 8,000 feet.8 b+ I0 n+ f/ Y7 P! g" a+ P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
/ D+ w' U3 w& ^3 k4 F: { B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
% G* _( \" H7 v3 Q0 G7 E0 B B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged! t" ?% O' C1 ?
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
( o2 @7 D# G S9 a2 z) I% e APA Fayette, on fire& ~) e7 H, R' K- w
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage0 O+ m/ p: V, q. o- w
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 m* I1 k6 f. {* a/ E5 s APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ ]$ o6 l2 p1 Y; ~8 a
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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。' }7 i7 G8 A' ]# A O6 f' Q
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。
, T. X- m" i" JMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 . q4 {# ^$ i# Z! ~
1 u1 h: n& Y4 D" J- q" yWeather in hex: Light cloud* N {! R/ n3 T% [8 n% s
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." I, h' [' Y% e2 Y" D
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 M7 {3 [3 a' l: Z2 D! r
G4M1 Betty x 68) N* H: n( l4 u3 v, ~' n! _
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9 {. V: s6 B0 t7 G2 L5 s2 bJapanese aircraft losses- e8 \1 R* F1 P1 f, ~! C x; `
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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3 J- Z2 X/ s1 a: x! ^Allied aircraft losses e6 Z! b: S2 c4 J* @7 I3 x9 v
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged2 L o9 e/ \' h, T7 f0 o
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground$ U; n( K* j7 {. M5 Q6 k
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged. o! ~7 U/ T B4 A
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground: d- V) G0 @; e! Y. t7 x9 \* g- j9 o
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
* l& f, v4 ?4 [$ D- D' d C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground% i L5 t5 _5 C) H; W+ h
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
8 [' l1 ]& b- U' ^ Y F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground# E: q. o |' N4 [' H
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
4 `& l3 Y4 p/ ?& l' y/ W0 ?8 y% Z B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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2 u# n! a# K& C7 E; e# M: YAirbase hits 26
9 |" ]4 h/ Q( F; x& T N/ N" o% MAirbase supply hits 94 s& ?7 x( {8 c) g$ n# d
Runway hits 759 J5 s d6 P. m- G' i
5 `& f/ Y% L0 |, Y7 c" U- G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。 |