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 J! o5 n* Q2 k" e" A- `* |
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 R" k6 ? o' D C
4 }6 e$ m3 A8 @% y, t N- ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
7 }( D9 y" `, n6 iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 D O' O$ H1 y* j
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Japanese aircraft3 E2 X0 o$ Q5 A% d
A6M5 Zero x 155
, Y5 U3 e& \( l* m B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses: F$ P% j. s. a
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged3 z. q3 u! l) r2 O5 V4 M% w$ H
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
: x+ d8 p, m2 {! T6 C/ v6 ^ AM Dash
- M! k2 l; L3 n1 w AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 w* l: t A) q! O: N4 |( W APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 {+ N' S8 p% Y5 Z
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- _1 _: T$ z3 w+ K% k1 I( N1 ` z+ i
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: ~8 I3 v6 K+ Z4 ] APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, {1 S, ]9 }, x# e" O APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* w3 h0 \, W0 d3 x" @ AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% u+ v! u5 ~" B1 Y6 S& z
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 s7 a& L) a6 z I5 \1 M
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3 t" {* B: c5 ?/ d. i5 ` APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 V9 Y! g6 X/ x# \% n! Y/ o
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
+ ^: @! M, [$ Y) g APA President Jackson8 ?4 h, {+ i2 R( }
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 c9 N: i0 y7 c4 L. K) p( ~7 S
AK Bullock
K, m) F2 l( X7 T# ]% r: k# R APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; }2 f/ T' R" ~" J+ X; n+ Y
AK Alamosa
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- o! _6 l# I- H9 KAllied ground losses:
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98. L% f: X' z6 ?
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: W8 z& @" H# J1 q/ LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 h" I( ~6 p( Z6 E* BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 n. }: ~# k5 c# N5 r9 O
% }6 n* Y5 E9 l0 y! T4 L+ dJapanese aircraft
; H8 A" W: g2 p0 @ A6M5 Zero x 27
9 G6 L- l* P. D B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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6 H, ]% D& g: M4 V/ ]! M APA Fayette, on fire0 R. b G2 b2 C d
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage1 F1 r% u" S) Y \# ?
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) y7 m* {; @) x. E9 g h
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, I% g) Y @) F1 q$ O4 M, p" z+ c1 K
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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。) ?/ n; r! w5 v2 \1 R( U
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。( L V: K; k1 J9 w
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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( g: x2 T2 ]& _Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 r% v$ s, _7 v1 n7 t; Q- F* X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ G! i3 P* O9 K& q9 t. C
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 R* y, z* U" b# D0 v3 b' v# M G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged; R3 z) D, O) u: T$ o |
c; _+ w0 }- N$ N, d( r( ?# AAllied aircraft losses
3 w# O+ B/ `) r C" q2 j" { B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged P% M. y% \* q' r
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground) f; U: t5 T: T# C! f
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
8 B/ W6 f; N% l, z2 M B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
, m1 Y W. L. I, O6 k! h C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged2 Y* F! X: B0 Z a& A9 V5 s" t q% \
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground9 W. z& y k) p6 Y1 T+ N9 v
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
2 o, Y: q( n, E, Z! X0 p/ `2 f F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
- A# X. f- n4 t B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
. @) S8 x1 F" [5 f. }. | B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26" W, _) f3 O- e
Airbase supply hits 9
* H% t& c$ a, E% o# J% FRunway hits 75
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' k& {3 E O) _0 ~' j# L4 U2 Q# k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。 |