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。
% f0 l. _2 X2 I3 |5 O% C0 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,982 y% M8 q, I! h: O) k( ^* n; X& q
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" K" Y4 Z6 g' @) }6 M7 k
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
, ? l% b ^' s+ C+ U- uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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2 I: Y8 j6 T3 ]& V* @9 S7 v0 G, s9 ZJapanese aircraft
, |1 f, z( A) b, w A6M5 Zero x 155
7 R$ W- M6 _6 E1 M# k% U B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
- X" [8 E' v6 F q' K1 r B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged/ [; D: g) [3 Q; I
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 z! F, N& n/ d R
/ t: x& E4 c' Q7 D, {Allied Ships9 x' ]4 j5 @, F( e, x3 |. o/ w
AM Dash( H: Q! d9 H7 [% C& _8 h; ~
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
) c: d( S, j0 B/ b& I/ I( Q! { APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ `- [1 b0 x5 i( r5 e- w0 a g, ? APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ N$ n% d( ^1 U4 l0 u+ c APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 X* o& i0 g' h0 ?* u9 y2 S/ i
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, @) x) G9 o X% _4 V
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- r' i9 U+ f5 X7 I, c1 r- {
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. ]7 _1 l! P/ |
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 l& f0 Z( l0 Y- a1 s/ I: i4 Z
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; M3 I8 S! ?. A2 ?3 P# v# s
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
: c" C# A" [* y1 j0 B- Y! R( P4 E APA President Jackson. f, E* N' r9 E9 b( Z' R
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' y4 k$ a. M$ l7 T% `
AK Bullock. ?% y; X6 U W/ A1 O4 a5 H0 B
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% w6 J0 a t" i; E6 E0 c. y
AK Alamosa z. n, l* j5 F' G
' a! F: q1 H* B6 i sAllied ground losses:
/ B r' p5 L9 q. j: L0 N7 Q& M Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled), G M: @& W2 X) e+ t9 G1 G
: b7 }8 D% q! {Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,983 e5 Y5 l1 _/ _
# |$ q u4 Y9 g2 k0 i: {) aWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 ?3 o' z6 ?: P8 J$ p% H4 fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* r3 _9 s, ~7 W: {
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Japanese aircraft
: l. {( u9 o1 s! _/ z A6M5 Zero x 276 _+ c5 K$ ]. @& v% U5 E5 J
B6N1 Jill x 13$ d* P, ]0 M+ I) e0 _; G
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 W% G: m, r" G0 x2 d B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
' n/ Z) \1 A% R2 R0 W2 X/ Z B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships9 v4 G, p3 z& }5 g! v% D1 f1 Q
APA Fayette, on fire5 ^/ R) V$ q: Y4 a& T' L; z( _
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage1 D- T: a" Z% g* _+ Z7 o' g
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. N9 R5 C$ a) k* i" I8 C# X* E 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。% O" ^% Y# l J; K4 P
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 I1 f8 n% Y& Y
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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" q. `1 `6 k5 I& W1 E( ]$ vRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ U( g* N( n( ]4 Q% Y7 ]+ ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 y5 D$ {# M) m$ s. N
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+ f; H# h3 A( Q G4M1 Betty x 688 u' Y5 U8 N( j0 [9 C+ Z! P
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Japanese aircraft losses# ?1 t) @) r# Y
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 Q0 `. I& ^7 L: Y6 k
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged6 T& w5 m1 o0 @) I+ q
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground& `6 a3 |$ n2 s) d# ^
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
# C* _5 S# D* k5 V' ~5 y B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
# z* r9 ?9 Z) b8 I C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
" Z8 \/ w( H7 } C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground# D1 X) y. u& @0 I, g& N
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
1 |" X7 ?) N$ |- v5 |) S F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
" b, A/ Y% K/ B: [/ ]+ Q7 e2 y6 c B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
! R5 v+ h2 c9 W5 a- {! ] B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground0 a( ]1 S9 C+ M* L5 G
- G6 N+ k* c# f t0 oAirbase hits 26, w2 t# [" j7 V8 d4 U) K
Airbase supply hits 9+ F- u8 g: C! v
Runway hits 75+ a6 ^* I, H' }- @
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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。 |