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。
7 u; q8 n. U" |; |9 N8 D) z- ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% w/ G( y: W Z9 Z u
1 k# w5 x* Z+ ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
" M6 _# ^' t/ P8 | _9 V) PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( v' z& k1 y, `2 a% e) R2 A7 U A6M5 Zero x 155/ W0 U. v! {4 d! J( n/ i2 y1 U
B6N1 Jill x 950 \# g! W! u* j! U' q/ {4 V4 t- y; f0 _
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Japanese aircraft losses4 v" B8 k" f3 l, H/ j; q% E0 ^
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged* T! T7 D; u% N) V- M1 ^: _% X" I9 d
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
4 R; Y A8 b/ c* G AM Dash
& R4 o3 ?1 b, b- W* X7 C AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
- b3 i# v) Q6 L" d9 f5 R APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 U- R X- {5 j3 i( Y/ B4 i) J2 t
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* k# U. D3 S& }" C6 h) X7 w2 u3 }
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( `% O! C( G% c, `3 T
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: D! U a0 y( l3 O- d, s
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 o# A/ G1 h8 R ^% n; U2 G& B, r
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: d% y2 E. `- _- i. c9 O- l AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% m. {7 S) ?( Y" Y# p8 H0 D c
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 `$ A( ]7 j2 i APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ @7 q, u* w7 v( B APA President Jackson# X, d0 {' R, W
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' L" D# k5 Q. c! H5 T AK Bullock
7 b5 d$ w! R8 M+ |2 R APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ T' U- V* ~* ^, G! W0 z8 B3 s! Y AK Alamosa5 x+ j2 e$ m! t# @" P6 K; e' P
( e, h+ Z% }& x+ AAllied ground losses:3 Y3 ]+ K- A, T( h+ l. P( I
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)# q4 B: k* ^! o! ?9 O) h- i" Q
* ]! t9 T5 f& x8 B' R! ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 N# p* ?9 l0 U: k ~1 S" v
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 X+ q# d7 Z, j' L5 m7 F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
* z/ L% i7 ?0 h3 u) ? B6N1 Jill x 13
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8 z* i3 u% ^5 _, l5 ^$ p3 kJapanese aircraft losses' d; v4 V+ _1 @" K, c1 l2 x
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
+ r) r* W% e0 K, r B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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& ^: [& p" _' o+ U) o. U APA Fayette, on fire+ u5 v/ ?. R! D( z1 T
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage. `3 e8 G- N! N0 [. ]
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ {; G' e% U' N: X, a
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。
! Y5 ^% j# T6 z, ^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。
; {6 w; ^; L- _: O* T. F# TMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) }) r% a4 a/ hEstimated time to target is 12 minutes/ g: ]5 ~- q6 U( G' d: x* d# H
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# `1 u# U ]1 A G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft. k3 f8 \; z* A! p% b
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ~: I) j6 M h G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& [: J( u/ i3 I5 v0 |3 o1 U+ e B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged; z, R; h: F3 H' V9 j/ ~" W
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground* o0 L* A- a" p1 n! I1 R
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
+ Q7 s) N7 d+ y B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
7 b/ S% J8 K$ |) O C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
$ J6 e# U5 r- W2 r; W: F C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
0 y4 w4 `" X# V1 v) t7 f* A/ e F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged' ~- s$ S2 f( A: Z
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground$ o+ B, U. Q6 O9 c( P( A5 O
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged j1 k7 X( l. ^) y- O5 z2 p
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground; V; k2 j2 k/ k6 @3 F
+ k# M( c, t! ^! W6 i3 m" vAirbase hits 26. T' C, o- T5 {+ H4 R/ b" p8 Q, ~
Airbase supply hits 9" ?' v/ l) z+ R! z- ^# i6 f$ t
Runway hits 75
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6 ?* Y( E' A: @! \2 @' g9 d; B3 I9 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。 |