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。0 }7 D1 H; p+ y/ B
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% h% t$ b* x2 Q% X% w4 Z
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* S+ \) L9 I M; U( e jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! T# C6 I9 u7 ?7 }# j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 w, f2 ^$ }5 u5 r# r7 F5 jJapanese aircraft6 Q6 u% P' G# e/ N& |$ [; d
A6M5 Zero x 1555 B: e2 ?* `$ Z' k5 o1 h( H$ M
B6N1 Jill x 95! s3 W: A+ {4 V) T2 R: C1 n
6 K$ b1 ~ P6 }( k! vJapanese aircraft losses
3 h2 e" ^6 B6 `; V- B) V; { B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged/ r t; N, K! Z# h! H$ P
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak9 h0 x% y2 D; j# ~9 r
% ~) v Y0 X5 b; N8 ]5 WAllied Ships, {$ H! j& c% ~8 ?7 R
AM Dash
, n7 _6 Z1 Q: A AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk+ l2 D8 ^' W1 a, Y) R
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 j9 S! \7 a; c+ P, X APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 K1 y: U' u$ |3 V( R, L
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' t8 T# w1 c5 D3 s4 O- V: X3 \
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; G O3 P: S5 W/ i0 K# g6 I3 { APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- H4 E/ o) v/ N4 N6 H. g* t. c
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 U" X; S0 @" Q: t AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 y; u# ^" E/ \! w3 ]+ l& c SC PC-580
, C! @8 c) @& ?* X. ?* F2 J. { N APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 C/ w7 j K( x9 N
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk9 `0 Y" a9 \/ Y! g
APA President Jackson4 O+ b0 N! \# R: N. j. M
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 j {+ `( C/ ~* y b
AK Bullock
9 o6 D+ Y% C( { APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 c6 N# ^5 Y9 i t: P0 E
AK Alamosa
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7 D3 F( G f" M+ |( D9 FAllied ground losses:
$ ^% l6 d) V5 N Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 m/ c L A$ y1 H5 x; P2 c* Z5 [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98) `7 K- ]7 o, R4 S
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! o/ q- S' |. x5 m7 N8 _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; A! j* Z4 V, J! E
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Japanese aircraft
0 L0 w( X, _) h9 t A6M5 Zero x 27, s3 t+ z/ {& C- i; q+ n) K6 k4 y
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses4 Q& b# i. C* [+ g8 A
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged: R( B" U' ^" T1 I. b
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships0 }( R' Y, r' U# f( L% Y% t
APA Fayette, on fire
5 d2 b5 m6 U8 C$ L2 L APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage7 b. f, B; }% I' n9 `, a
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 s! ^9 @2 F4 W# |$ `( Z APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ j# g4 I6 w1 ~2 [4 B$ R
5 o' k7 k. U- P6 m0 O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。* ?& F% u) q' h, M
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。1 o0 o1 h. M ~9 j
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud- ^+ w. N! ?( N1 T/ E9 _: r
+ o1 H7 R6 ?" `# b2 `& r7 Y; X6 J7 [Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- J6 k- K3 V2 C$ N/ b
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. r9 Z* a E# S9 k
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Japanese aircraft1 X7 c& U8 e$ i6 S0 U" @
G4M1 Betty x 68
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/ A: Y+ m* L# F* Q+ ?3 HJapanese aircraft losses& Y- c0 r+ n+ P1 r3 {; g5 F# V
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged6 x8 H& \ `4 |/ X6 X: R" ]/ R
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Allied aircraft losses: n" i3 j! w# z. [" k: v
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged% W8 }8 h3 F- I% j! M% p
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
& x5 u+ V5 F7 w0 a( A6 ` B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged+ Q! }- J R) I8 E- E: Q
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
' e3 W: S% n' C/ c7 A1 ~5 d C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged j& ^: }1 ~+ r
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
+ R& [6 U1 J7 K- H, E- C F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged: G0 W0 _/ e, D3 ^* X. I6 X
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
3 S! o: q/ m! M1 h B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged" j. p- U+ j5 p8 X i0 N
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground2 ]' Z! x2 f% u% M4 K! M4 ]
% V& i% D% H# y3 T' c) P9 {Airbase hits 26
+ }1 Y5 z% R5 {7 y7 B0 P7 r6 I4 XAirbase supply hits 9' ?7 z' P! Q. H* Q& S" v
Runway hits 758 J9 s) u: R; Y3 I( F
& | L* i" x) s4 P% F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。 |