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。2 n8 d% I& G+ m/ H1 f4 F
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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8 x9 P& \% M+ @ N3 ]! rWeather in hex: Heavy rain( N9 F8 l* |- X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# c+ m5 L; v+ kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; W/ c$ U; c3 c7 P' l6 N% }/ |+ p, o
7 [6 |1 B& t, g5 d; ~8 aJapanese aircraft" P! Q$ d5 ^" }1 i+ H% o
A6M5 Zero x 155" f ]7 ]4 C( V3 ~
B6N1 Jill x 957 A9 _% K& D& D2 R. X
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 {/ M. H* ]( N2 a B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged8 T9 b& Z# x% N( o. @! o
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak2 Z [/ \* Y- P- t+ Z. y1 r
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AM Dash
, b2 ]( N! u1 `/ g" o3 r/ r3 [# j' A: _ AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
* f8 h8 e, @0 h* i, k APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 \& _$ Z5 f9 q2 ^- D6 X APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# c+ J7 _6 \, a h3 d
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% V( ~( Z" ?( _1 N: E, j# I6 y APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( e6 p; S y N1 B: R: Y& f* {. N APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- _( M% F3 k" g- I$ y9 b% V
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- I. X0 n4 D/ L/ W AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 j0 g% J/ T2 v, b6 N- ]
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
: Y+ n) n) [: i' y+ z, G! T% T APA President Jackson
8 L* A: h: R+ N( B9 w8 ?2 Q7 G APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
P0 a- v, R8 B [ AK Bullock( J5 n7 l5 H( l/ f1 e2 w9 G( J
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! E1 r4 ?7 H5 E* r/ d" L( o AK Alamosa
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6 ]" C. \; j. D( Y/ h {: V! eAllied ground losses:/ ?( A8 O& l; ~7 o' L: H
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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( E! m3 ?& `/ v, i- j, ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, B8 j; H, G! |1 REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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! V s. m& O4 R' }6 KJapanese aircraft
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, P- b' R. P: G# K* Y7 W B6N1 Jill x 134 K3 p; F" v5 o4 W' g& p, c2 H- P! Z
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Japanese aircraft losses3 @/ s# e) F0 `
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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APA Fayette, on fire/ ~! K) @" ?8 A& F$ y% y
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
: `+ ]* `9 v) C$ H6 g APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% _, O! l& _) ? APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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2 H2 |: i( R; j9 X& _4 H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。
8 Z; R( T/ O ^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。& q/ _0 a9 t Z6 \# ^1 {
Morning 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.
C: O; i! I0 ?; S$ }% |Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" O& j6 j; `9 }& j7 W# z
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged% f1 B1 _5 b+ M y
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Allied aircraft losses
8 j1 [8 y2 ?4 o5 }; W4 a B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged% ^' k: [, b) I+ f4 R6 v3 P
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground6 H2 e9 U f! S- y4 I9 W' i
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
* h" T( j. p3 G# q: [7 e B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
+ k1 [4 d, i8 J% [3 ?+ V C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged' { C5 C2 e9 b! y: }
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
( R5 y3 N5 i1 F1 u1 i% a. W# ~7 [ F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged( A v2 r h* N# f
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground/ Q! t* ~! |9 U' w
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged' R+ L& c7 S( N2 C" i: m2 H o
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26* R- c4 Y) H$ c3 w2 r/ v* }/ x
Airbase supply hits 9
8 E# h" W4 [" f1 eRunway hits 75* t/ N4 _0 O t# o
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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。 |