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。5 q* |( y4 A( r1 g* a! t
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98& ]% g: x3 y" K4 m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.5 j" D& L, d; b3 E* ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B6N1 Jill x 95$ b+ v$ n q H* P1 F+ H
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Japanese aircraft losses
- A) R7 s9 b( b$ c8 V- ^ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged6 T$ E2 U, D* ]8 }, k2 k
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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% R( k$ ^, y4 B5 J; oAllied Ships3 a' Z/ s( G3 O, X. p U" |# D8 {
AM Dash+ U7 b t) q0 d2 X) z9 O
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk+ d! N$ H; b8 w0 F2 ~; h% v3 Z: ^- C% t
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, H' G; U4 C2 h' D APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 q8 s# S, B- L- L1 p APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( E# [$ H t: x& ? APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" Z0 D5 O+ @9 t APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; A6 R3 a, w2 `% ]. r: v3 t4 U
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) v' ^9 p* x8 e$ a
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, S" m, E9 l3 ]9 I9 }% R C4 v
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- c. S* ? Y" M( x5 W- J
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk. P% N% D6 P: T
APA President Jackson
/ ^5 Z! Z8 ~, Q @ APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 r; Y/ j7 M) i* M AK Bullock
7 K1 n* g9 A1 O& g APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 X& N% Q( \8 E/ Q: r/ J
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:2 ?- }2 H8 v8 p8 r5 {3 b4 L
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98, N6 W8 Z1 M/ E1 D% L9 A; f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 {+ \* C0 G* ]* C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 s! v: G/ V1 k! }$ x# s
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Japanese aircraft
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8 {* z' k$ w( w9 ?% l B6N1 Jill x 13: {; J D; K& R, x" r
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
2 j, _4 |0 U) F# \7 ]5 h( Q$ U; g B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak1 o5 q2 s3 l6 B, r# j7 b+ H/ s
, M- n! @& U) f" g% c+ HAllied Ships8 M% U+ X$ P" I* l# T8 \
APA Fayette, on fire
9 I: l7 ]+ I9 Y3 ~9 ~ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
. K n; l( m( P. d0 Q% W APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 `! ]# L6 ?; Q APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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# Z0 Z& u! s D- S3 K. _# Y9 G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。- E- u3 e7 K* l0 Y" ]4 ~
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。+ s: \) z0 M, h, I9 S6 J2 \
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. j! \4 a7 z+ W( `8 N, C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; ]5 n' s' B1 S
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
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B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged4 J. m5 X" y/ \6 j9 k/ }2 U
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
# C4 D4 \6 i7 a$ O1 s3 ] C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
( Q0 B' n1 ^4 a1 u C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground0 A5 [+ P8 \1 s) c: M+ n
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged! e- C1 `6 O* C! V% ^
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
x/ l% I4 V2 o( r& `9 ~ B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged: |2 U- l* W- |& z- h2 L
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 J# Z- I0 @* W2 b
* l$ F# G' v$ w @, wAirbase hits 26
9 U( Y7 e$ `7 y& Q4 C0 gAirbase supply hits 9' r; f' n# q% Q
Runway hits 750 { N& [0 s! C3 j# a
9 W. s: K4 t/ `% Q% Z1 N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。 |