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 S( ^# w( K! E7 I: H5 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 ~" m; M" q; B7 ]$ e/ x
5 A N- {0 l( x/ g# n0 iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) m; [, `+ W# r$ t; i }8 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# ?) {. @' _, h" t
7 w2 F) f* ~/ OJapanese aircraft
) F# f5 z, v4 Z( V/ o! j A6M5 Zero x 155
1 W! }5 {- h( U! I6 i B6N1 Jill x 95: s* A5 x y! C4 z& B2 z4 `, @* E) Q
" d3 q3 M, g7 [" q. O. ^0 k0 T' P( UJapanese aircraft losses6 I1 h2 ~( U0 e9 z6 f
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged1 G; Q, ]( k2 ]/ r( s
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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- i3 Z6 E+ ^0 f# eAllied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk6 I) e1 g9 K" V" B; L
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ N, W" W9 O9 {3 v1 P6 u# A, M APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" W% W# L# J1 h
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 j7 R2 W/ Z5 C, `- h }8 i z: l
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% J: j: e9 b8 c- Z6 W APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* j9 h0 ?9 X1 S AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% L2 L' ?. j) m t
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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: G: s: \7 w1 G$ \5 a: z& A APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 [3 b* o0 A$ ^& H APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
# x3 r: r& W' r1 J- @$ V( R' y6 h APA President Jackson
% g+ E5 O0 P1 d! r+ U APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 M) r2 b( r$ d; o2 G# G% r AK Bullock
! H1 m3 d, g2 d% }; t( |" j APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! M$ z. A$ e3 m, ^/ U- r AK Alamosa
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' ~$ g) u+ ~# O1 [2 b. e1 gAllied ground losses: |8 q; E# w- V7 R L
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)# {! I, o' U' X- q$ _) h
" ?3 e7 ~ v' N2 L2 n4 {6 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 t2 t& e/ A- n0 v& `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
5 h! B3 n8 }& b8 R" }( G" K A6M5 Zero x 27
( o# S3 j- G4 M" m% \4 W3 ]+ e B6N1 Jill x 13 Z5 `; _6 n3 s8 r" I
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged @9 ^; r1 P" b# U
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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9 C. w1 A9 V5 B/ W, a3 ?Allied Ships% b2 \! C9 |) s" e. p+ w, h
APA Fayette, on fire; s+ I9 x% i; F
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage! ~- B! ]3 n9 `4 w7 y
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. G' h6 V0 ? i z( p
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。0 e2 G3 w' l4 a# R8 F
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。7 B0 _; L& [1 M! m
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ; E! c3 f. L0 S- O; D2 |
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Weather in hex: Light cloud& s' M% z. R, Z* W- C, _. H Q
; { [8 M' x" @8 ^ v6 J( g' aRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# }8 g9 X* l+ ^4 p$ [4 p( r, ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 J' k( D7 ?+ J+ `" @ G4M1 Betty x 684 i; g0 R* o$ P
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Allied aircraft
9 v \. T7 W4 ^( W3 }+ ~ no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ R1 z5 q3 e. {9 Y9 D G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! ~* K* n! a1 M
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
c c) i1 p. U/ O# S1 G" n B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
8 d, C2 x/ X* W7 H$ A0 E9 g B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
/ @- _1 N+ \ L8 @/ ? B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
& l# v- K; F4 O) O' j C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged$ ] s/ @7 r: n
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
: G1 S- W# a; a/ [3 v F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
4 [+ B3 ?6 y3 Z& u. j F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground) K3 F) P/ i0 p2 J
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged0 X8 f: k; r( [ @$ v2 r
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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" r; T. f# ]# L9 k0 N" uAirbase hits 26
' \) S8 _& K5 {& S9 |Airbase supply hits 9 y, H. y$ |4 \/ F& V* `& F& E& Q
Runway hits 75+ Y v6 V! Y# P0 z0 H$ x4 {2 v
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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。 |