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。
9 T! x0 c' w$ B! u. eMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 t8 A" V8 C/ [
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( d) q9 V, N; U' G" |# D4 aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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D. ^, h0 F" ?: p' _& E) lJapanese aircraft
0 H/ Y* Z5 z( ` A6M5 Zero x 155
( B9 C- }9 F i; m B6N1 Jill x 950 o* b9 T# f; H
2 M5 X% i9 s3 B ]" {0 o+ uJapanese aircraft losses/ u* K4 K' p d8 S& r2 G. I% C
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
; P4 k8 J: q, o' K/ B3 ?$ G B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak' n$ {, G! Y$ G. J! Y5 f2 R4 @
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Allied Ships) m- I9 [: G6 `$ D, e9 N
AM Dash% w. q. S% x0 P3 x& u
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! i" {2 x$ j4 y+ k" ^" S
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 `* G) x$ E0 d/ X6 f- w APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& {9 R+ y& a6 P( O) g: l
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, u: ?, j+ O9 a2 w* l u' ?
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- s/ m. j5 V! `+ F
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' G1 e. ]$ s0 j
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ x( }6 F1 \" v3 h- J( }$ w
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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& @: f3 k! d0 O6 C6 k$ Q APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; `( u6 P- c1 y% O. K$ M' A' w APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# u, L! h- j8 u8 [' }
APA President Jackson# \3 Q5 ^( w0 Q5 R1 v
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) q9 a/ r' \8 q# Z8 [0 x
AK Bullock3 ~. Z/ p# ~) M" N% e# u; A! Z
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
$ [" D8 c: N X" Q L Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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" z. A& Z7 q/ A @Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! @; h1 G V& B! [! c2 L
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 L: K, q" o4 C& h k( TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes# c' N) t% P2 N: b9 O1 J, w
9 v7 C- x4 \4 mJapanese aircraft
" L( `1 Z i* E# C9 j' ~( k A6M5 Zero x 274 w) N- q9 Z7 s6 {1 t3 q
B6N1 Jill x 13 D: c, e" r% p
# t3 J X' e* A4 u" WJapanese aircraft losses$ B6 E9 L) P4 D/ W, t) C& G
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged, j4 u, A( e# @% f
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak% _5 \) k( m9 q. g+ J: Z
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APA Fayette, on fire/ ^- l5 j3 v# g
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage6 E7 R9 I/ b0 q N3 V) F1 m9 f
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 U/ {4 ]' p! F- s5 H- m/ n
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。
$ q6 |) P- {2 [7 g: z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。
$ z0 P# b9 @( H. e1 I( R& h7 IMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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3 z3 Z* i1 |( A* k, q3 rWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 H* V& v4 ]9 i: B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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2 j( _- F, d" U; Q* n8 B4 q7 S G4M1 Betty x 689 X1 P& C- b/ e- X4 [: N8 z
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Allied aircraft! O1 r# b6 w( ? j. J1 D
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses8 N b$ d7 m! h e- p
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 M7 s! s+ b* z% G& H
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged0 G4 H1 S; W: C; S% }! |3 c
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground$ O* K0 B6 N# j- S1 B/ ?
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged5 z, x8 n. T8 d9 j0 i9 e
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground: e E2 O- _ X+ P5 W5 b
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
8 W+ a* J% { c C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
6 Y" w$ c E# g" Z" i/ C, X X. v F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
( R* Q- x( L9 N" ?; S. p3 e3 |6 m F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" c, s1 u! d/ X+ U
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged2 x p K$ f. N; P
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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+ [3 x b# S7 i8 xAirbase hits 26
1 T" H6 ^( f/ RAirbase supply hits 9
. K1 E1 S6 H* W2 F$ QRunway hits 752 ]3 _! K- |* ?% N0 g
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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。 |