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。
g% V) A$ J+ x' uMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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; B; W6 L f ZWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ l& t+ K, Q# u7 ?( ^
% }" g0 v# B) m+ m( T' q; uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
7 d# s6 n7 B/ n! N' ~) `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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+ e' c& e! V9 [Japanese aircraft5 H' u& L: A: g* G: v5 N& g: J+ r
A6M5 Zero x 155
+ ^+ e9 Y7 e7 c+ M: C, L0 P" U B6N1 Jill x 95
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, M0 J0 s9 P& ^( @, ]; O# H B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged; H; P) F- X& S" g) n- x9 k" T- g. j
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
1 ]* _4 \8 o. t! j: y; m. ^ AM Dash5 ^, d- {3 p4 k3 p8 `! X
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk$ @' u2 d1 p# S: n* t1 o3 N
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) L; R8 C+ k* x$ ]" s APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 {% s& Z5 l3 I4 N; y APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ w9 Y( ^7 w& c9 E- M APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' i0 Q( y" `% u0 b1 g( ] APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 A: O3 i- x3 Q5 s2 _ AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 u1 q% w* f$ O- e AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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! B d' m; M2 s$ A" @ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 X3 R/ C5 w# T, |) E: Q4 X1 Q
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
6 s6 y9 u6 A" d4 s* w) `( g- j ] APA President Jackson
' E! X* [6 j( H& D APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; U# }+ I; U% T& h& }, U K AK Bullock
7 ?6 Q. d6 c( Z$ I! o. ] APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& P! j" B6 S) L- j1 B6 \8 m2 v AK Alamosa& T6 j9 L6 }8 x, R2 N
- W+ \- a+ q3 X2 aAllied ground losses:
# M8 V3 L; N1 [* d Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)- r; f* m; ]1 Q3 b4 c9 n5 ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 Q$ @2 @( c- O/ ~1 C2 r( r" ]) y
9 S: L/ j' Z# ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 V( w4 z8 n, S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 S6 @$ M# U% a5 ?. m( k A6M5 Zero x 27
( D3 \1 `5 H) f. ~ B6N1 Jill x 13. X8 {2 @& z, H! e i# g9 ]
/ l+ y2 K( f) }0 [! b$ O4 x7 ~Japanese aircraft losses
: e# W) [1 z+ c- c" ~* ` B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged$ f0 G$ u0 T k: N, I( v7 e F A2 k1 s2 I
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak5 ]. v% H3 y! T% L8 D
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Allied Ships* V/ U9 O" V+ K- T
APA Fayette, on fire
( F3 q' o. r, C/ z. i APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage# e; w. \6 |$ D2 }: r
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% f+ e; e: w0 `' k APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 o- Z% N$ \, k$ C
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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。8 E9 R5 H: ^! F1 `
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。
. |( `8 r9 P9 k& dMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 n3 |! F* W/ w- u2 H0 n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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- n! Z, X1 m" G( X/ vRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- k. z; b: m- A3 u1 w1 y3 bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes l8 h k& O# d! \
3 h! |7 F! n( Y3 Y' Q* EJapanese aircraft9 p) G* t% n& j8 J0 P, P' G; _2 z
G4M1 Betty x 68
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4 s) l' F" c H" k$ lAllied aircraft, p% A1 O! f7 I1 a# N
no flights
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" s" [/ i w2 xJapanese aircraft losses. G7 v( J3 K" _7 e0 X3 ?3 S* W8 H
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged# N+ @2 ?6 U* t& q. O: e+ M4 [+ b6 E: ^
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged M7 K/ a; @! E& t* J; u8 [5 V
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
$ j7 d; r8 ^* ?5 [9 E' ~ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged2 H5 `1 r5 ]& E' \6 N$ |! I
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
$ j# z( @$ R3 Q$ ? C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
, Y1 h) E! [% Z! x+ J4 h J C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground/ Y/ A* J3 Y# N% { c s% M
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
/ `* K1 k1 z4 n F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 g; }: q3 U6 R5 S0 ^
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged# W" E" w. ~( a: C
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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1 g0 W9 Z" o2 mAirbase hits 26
/ r: g6 l* Q1 v: k* H1 E: oAirbase supply hits 9 Y* c$ @' w# j- j+ H6 r1 R
Runway hits 75- F# m7 _; p4 b8 W+ V9 \
, {1 Q- U; u+ a5 `# n1 r1 f) Y1 M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。 |