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。
1 ~3 E1 z) L/ KMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ A( Z$ m9 k5 H
& e: ?5 S* G" P5 |" x0 tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
: }9 ~; {- p% }; A3 nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 e" M3 ^ _+ ~% q' Z1 o5 j$ J. {* C A6M5 Zero x 155
5 V; g: x; E T! j" w B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ l; @; X% Q/ `7 U, {# ? B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
o a; R& u9 P0 }, | B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships, _ {5 V2 a. j0 G/ m, D1 J
AM Dash
$ Q& N( n: `* [/ d AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- b' Y$ j. X n a
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ y, ]/ e3 A' N( r5 e# g2 W
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; {6 U5 K& b6 W6 Q/ m APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' q. C6 e7 ~. _4 N! r9 d" w t
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, J0 r% B: y9 X6 v% Y: I APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! }* b2 T7 a( r8 r# |' O AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% [8 C8 Z* p5 P: l# F AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' f0 s2 \. h# d1 ^6 I
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
8 ?$ w4 \) F* Q; r, n! h6 b APA President Jackson+ e# m- P/ k( M% k& \: }7 g9 m
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, Y3 q$ Z! x4 X6 b0 G9 R% N
AK Bullock8 W2 x( y& K& r2 I' P; y
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" F. L* d. l/ |, P8 d- M
AK Alamosa: k# l# K# N# ? B h- W3 Z, z9 j5 i
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Allied ground losses:2 g+ f, Z: a; x9 U: X
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)' X: d% H* u, t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' n0 q1 C$ a \/ H9 O* d
& B- ]8 N$ o6 P1 i- wWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. }) q# [( U2 e# Y' R/ W& l, L6 J& W! ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27% u3 n& U( A* x
B6N1 Jill x 13. a" ?' ]! K( j* H* ], y
; q! H: M& J% Y( |& S4 }Japanese aircraft losses
7 N$ _; q7 h/ ]9 m0 ?& U B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ g, m" D7 ]5 [4 n- `
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak& M1 `$ v' A" V. B1 o. T4 r
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Allied Ships
+ V7 P( @5 h6 N% n APA Fayette, on fire
6 V- O6 x" G7 ~* \' ]' O! X% N APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
& t+ h' E( w1 r3 _ APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 N6 Y2 q& }7 j
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。
# Y Y; Y/ O) I- b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。
: w4 F2 H3 P' [+ _) Q0 {' zMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ) ^8 Y1 N& A, A* ~- b* n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud: [! E4 p7 k/ K. v- U- ]
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# |% |2 r8 {+ S+ a6 ~+ q& ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, x$ D, `1 M0 B/ c# DJapanese aircraft1 z( i( W+ P' S. G( |; Y+ p
G4M1 Betty x 68+ E* C$ C0 X6 s3 f0 y4 {
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Allied aircraft4 Z1 N9 p* d6 o+ w$ O. M3 w
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$ W+ w8 u& y4 i) O/ P: LJapanese aircraft losses
' o) t. j# I; M8 k3 T G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged( n' L4 A" i' \2 t4 z3 V _
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground$ V7 B: I: x9 W1 V" }
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
" c, N# H9 H# D( Y+ [ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
6 X9 }: c6 S1 S C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged8 w( ]6 p0 S# K6 b- a
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground% n$ Q- h/ w, i4 n- y
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged+ C1 ^0 |, r+ _
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground: K4 ^, W+ l: P- `# ]
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
7 l( j3 n. |5 |& b( N3 y B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground. \, Y: g$ ^% o9 ^, p( u4 W9 K
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Airbase hits 26
" O) u: C+ g+ s0 ]4 bAirbase supply hits 9
2 Y3 y& `, n8 ^ y3 o5 B( Z- BRunway hits 754 X3 @9 A. @- C% r1 v' t
! K/ i8 j5 O5 @6 r6 R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。 |