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。: r+ D# ?* N0 r# D2 E' E0 o
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,989 n; S$ u% F. N* e' `, ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( o( m$ g/ w1 L( n# n1 F
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
" z) T# e+ }1 oEstimated time to target is 6 minutes d6 N M/ Y( P& I' }1 f
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Japanese aircraft) g1 W6 K% n- C+ K7 Y& {& k4 L
A6M5 Zero x 1554 I& L2 |' A, |0 j6 v
B6N1 Jill x 95& o, }' o9 {$ y" V- X B# Y( E
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* Y; E# d5 K5 w0 R' q B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
+ ]1 ?2 W7 ^) \% N9 C$ j B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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: d, G* v6 f$ |: FAllied Ships+ W1 d8 f4 S. E' m' _5 R- {
AM Dash4 V( f% A& G5 V; b G+ c; q
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
- ~( M3 f* p) W% y# ]8 J APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk q8 G' D# y" k/ s/ s
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) U }7 Y" [7 {3 i
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, X5 W; p/ u3 \0 o
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ r e9 S i0 V t. V5 e
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& B$ E, e m' g S: B* o" I. l
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 R2 I4 f0 S' G+ c AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 f+ j! A7 y! J* f D
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$ J$ A9 p: M& g APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 ?- M V' N7 a APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk4 e0 z8 M+ J) D; Q. b9 _' T5 m
APA President Jackson" N$ H6 Y$ X, P& R/ H: @
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& ~5 T( I9 S4 I
AK Bullock
0 D9 R: w2 }5 h3 L7 O" E2 D APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 j# x& o" M- p) V! G1 {
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
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. i8 o. ~ r I7 v J) B6 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; k! M8 t/ q* M0 t5 G/ W9 [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# s5 n+ D9 |1 w
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Japanese aircraft: _: m3 B) t! o" x, o
A6M5 Zero x 272 E3 o$ ^" r' D& _
B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
( k3 \- N/ _1 X4 W% K B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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$ l0 {* V; ]* v3 B& w APA Fayette, on fire
' {0 a& f. Z* g$ y APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
7 P6 E3 X- j. g3 } APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 G! l, M* p' F) i7 x
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 v4 j6 ~& R5 I) D* t* W( r
+ A2 E9 t! K* M# E' J1 M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 i* B2 J$ l, |! j. A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。
2 l' |( H" ] v+ Q6 \) x$ ~! r6 nMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 & Q; o& F5 l% d9 s
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 G& G, {- Z; j* b
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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0 k, o5 L V z8 E5 `5 t G4M1 Betty x 687 t0 p0 L) {: R: J0 G
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8 X) @; \6 ]4 z4 {- G' R! Z. T; _0 C! gJapanese aircraft losses/ L. v% o4 _! r- y/ p
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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# |0 {' ~3 y' EAllied aircraft losses
# K# P# @9 c" x5 t2 D, Z: x B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
. f5 p' ~; E9 f3 q. z B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
: J9 O% n; H& q B B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
/ D, h J7 X) n3 D( W3 g2 { B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
( D2 j5 q2 r5 _ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
" ^/ _3 M/ `# ?) A8 P C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground7 Y- F$ X' p% |. f
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
& O( J% I$ e8 d F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground$ |1 I0 m2 q4 N
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
$ S$ i/ }; P, Z B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground6 U" A- e- l0 `% R! n( a X: d/ L. Z
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Airbase hits 261 S+ _9 r! W6 ~- f7 ~" A4 y( l1 D
Airbase supply hits 9 o" t2 L7 F: @# }) U5 j6 n5 Q
Runway hits 75
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5 G& O; h* \- D+ J% A/ Y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。 |