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。
9 {( V& {; t# ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! a4 G5 `; ^$ r" J, u) m9 T! g" e
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
; x+ n) A' c8 ~$ z! U& mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- A$ E7 [9 h2 r" g8 K4 T- m A6M5 Zero x 155
4 i' `# Q! ?7 A2 ~( c: c' h B6N1 Jill x 95
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8 y2 C" ?4 M, k: oJapanese aircraft losses
! w8 o0 z4 N! S B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged2 y- ?( X) N# ~# e# S- H! d
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships. L2 K: e, s: O1 D5 s5 \$ ?% a
AM Dash! g# R3 p I2 }3 l3 `9 `
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk. s' _) e; y/ f
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" ]9 s3 Y5 @ S' K
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, n. f3 m5 y! _5 g1 S3 l
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" g6 Q7 t! |& s' i- N3 v# |3 W& B z
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, Y9 ^ |8 q( h- w# u: m, s( o' ^& o7 D APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 ^: j( @! {( M6 K. d
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 e) f5 v+ u2 T8 Q AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 L$ S* A% V5 ~, {# A6 X- D; n
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( _% g# r# g/ R
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk1 l% z! i: a H9 { m
APA President Jackson
- y/ L" F5 A& _1 j0 O- ] APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& m+ m8 l H0 z7 T AK Bullock
8 A* N2 _/ T( t9 t& ^0 w) E APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- t8 E" y z. s+ r
AK Alamosa) h) a: E" W$ w+ ]' y6 ^
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Allied ground losses:5 |; H! \, A- c: z6 m; [) h
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 C, b6 O7 B F
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 g) Y& _- v# h! IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 r# q3 G) d5 u1 h+ GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( w% V p) T/ O7 V3 i5 ?
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A6M5 Zero x 27
1 `, |+ T9 C9 y1 D* v8 f3 ?$ ? B6N1 Jill x 134 ?/ p8 A) M. Z+ v9 U0 S( x
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged' X& \* M6 c# D8 y6 L6 T* }6 n
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships& t2 Y' W1 d$ N2 r- W
APA Fayette, on fire# `8 M( y" a/ z. k/ Q l" y
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
N( Z; {+ u* Q9 z" g5 x" S APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 ]5 ?* @# _8 o 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。
~/ a; S7 u1 [) F* E# 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。2 k: ]& b0 }( }3 a8 l: ~1 b T2 {7 ]& g# B
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 0 T( \$ j* W' W
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Y- _$ C- b. K
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! i' @& j o% N; Y t G4M1 Betty x 685 {( [* S y4 B5 b7 i1 Z8 l
" o, T; w: X! y5 |Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
. I) M% |) ^" x7 L$ G* Y G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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2 N; c: q" m6 l3 b B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged7 z/ J# k8 ^( c/ J& K+ q$ y
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
/ H( r+ e2 ^& C$ D5 ?1 P* M B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
: S& M% Y0 z$ w1 m B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
& l7 W3 n1 u& v. |% ]: o: O C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged9 x% ^; _' \7 T4 j& d
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground- U. a; m0 T4 U/ J" ~3 K5 ?
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
1 l; c6 t5 U2 ^8 P F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
/ Y- q' U0 A* r5 f* X7 r1 @ B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged2 Z: X3 m& o- Y2 \
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground5 E4 t h$ h" ~5 n. V- l
Z O4 m! ~5 U8 m! s: q6 PAirbase hits 264 H, m* a. ]2 f* d* U
Airbase supply hits 9, v: B1 \: _! L. p( M4 n0 T
Runway hits 753 E `6 T% w, X
4 `: i y; ~# k( j, _* U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。 |