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。2 ?3 a5 h$ I6 m3 V
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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/ c2 l6 G( r2 `7 N# V3 TWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 h* {0 A6 E9 lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 c. h% ?3 f' M/ Z9 k& s' DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 b; @* @: s1 b1 e( G7 J
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Japanese aircraft c$ X% v4 g2 j( a
A6M5 Zero x 155
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Japanese aircraft losses
) q- i3 s1 F( }. H o B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
1 x5 W; U+ [1 _: P B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 ]- Y3 T- J7 ?; V. r/ YAllied Ships0 |! T1 P d1 J
AM Dash9 ^5 Z! g/ I( E9 r
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
7 [, u% a' N; O" R- T APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 ^4 j5 @* O' O( U
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. }* D0 Q$ J6 U: `" [4 b' ~
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ K6 O& p8 x H8 W8 _, t
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) D, O1 ^9 ^$ a V: Q2 f APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) f8 o6 Z( `3 R: n# b* Y
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 o5 a& J) T9 }+ n5 s0 {- K AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% a' P5 X. J7 a4 }
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ o; P. u' x8 H2 @ d APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# @3 Y' \- x; O
APA President Jackson
( c6 h/ z, f9 E APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 F' u F/ [# C AK Bullock9 f$ y4 n7 S& v8 g% m+ }
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# o1 j+ F( @' S" ^) k
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
6 [6 t) y0 Q1 G' v Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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4 w# n6 N$ M4 D" F- kWeather in hex: Heavy rain: k/ z! k6 ~1 Z" a
" I# D9 [/ P+ a1 c1 H$ E* z# |" fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., C s2 H' H# A1 {- G" b& z. A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; T7 ?2 _9 \2 E
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Japanese aircraft
$ |7 j) \/ {2 g+ c4 B A6M5 Zero x 275 t# @ E) z% m/ Q( ^& w
B6N1 Jill x 13% `! u6 n+ M7 M+ J. t+ T- l1 v
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Japanese aircraft losses: Y: p8 q1 x N* w9 I. O1 \
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
0 T- f6 ?4 B7 M/ d B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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$ @6 q- Y0 S; I* H' z! _Allied Ships$ F/ Y3 ^# `, h7 I
APA Fayette, on fire
8 k" r# j4 N$ g W- I APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
4 c) J- C7 \$ J; { APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( h! b w2 |9 x Q3 f k( j- N% M
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 V( u5 y! e- _9 C* t1 q
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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。( J1 `6 W4 \2 Z, e# o' D
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。
& l6 K/ Z4 s2 u- r2 a* XMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud* P* k- w. E& u, z7 z) ^0 c. j
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% q; L( }4 P K% Z8 C+ _
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 b9 o( S1 L+ ?& U) Z5 `+ O
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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, @# j: n$ C3 o* x0 ]- tJapanese aircraft losses
" p7 H; t/ Q' o0 B; b% _ G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' A% d& j3 P8 C3 k, C" x, g; o8 i. M' { B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
7 T- j( {" s7 [+ F8 O B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground6 @' t' g3 P, i4 [+ u2 A
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
" I: |1 \, V8 q' V B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground+ I6 L- f" o3 e- V1 L% v8 H. i2 O3 v
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
9 {: h3 k6 `# D3 H* j% k; S% t: b C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
5 N+ }! R4 ]7 O F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged# H& ~: G( b1 L8 I. K
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
! F4 J/ j/ O: L: a B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
& y# P) k0 I4 q1 L6 M2 M& F B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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+ K& \* m; w$ qAirbase hits 26; S2 D2 H1 N/ Z4 @+ v" q
Airbase supply hits 9
e) g2 D6 W7 M0 I. R: c9 `* jRunway hits 75
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4 a% B. @7 H) N1 n( A% @1 o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。 |