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。) Y& f- J$ _+ x9 Z6 d& k
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% |3 e) I0 w( i& }# L* U5 F- I
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.5 ]: M. I; p; ]) |+ F8 A6 U4 P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 R6 F% E5 F" Q+ X+ x
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Japanese aircraft
% V/ U4 A; t1 [2 W# l( Y& `5 }) X A6M5 Zero x 155
% j3 I! I8 q8 s1 e% S B6N1 Jill x 95' P* v @) V; i; E: O9 y( K8 s" A
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Japanese aircraft losses7 F: `; S; y: r9 b9 ]0 r! v
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged1 [! U' I% t9 z! y' m: h
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak% w' Q9 v I7 P( s# P1 y
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 x3 `7 {; g- \0 V APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 w2 I5 v' ^/ ?5 d0 ? APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 S! v9 _# U, n. c8 a& `0 s3 H APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) b5 }0 C, U2 m; b9 N
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ `& l2 m' L5 [ U9 w
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ H# z$ |$ N | AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% ~/ f# `' V2 c; A
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& [* p! K% n% Y, ] SC PC-580
" Q0 Z, x( v# Q( ~% ? APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ J3 b4 m: O# u9 M& ^: ]; ~ APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
! f1 [- ~! p% \3 `/ x APA President Jackson/ n; j9 ~1 W# O, Z# c/ _* S
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ Z0 K: t! ^4 Y. i/ Y5 x* s7 A; ?" t AK Bullock
c( p0 u$ m$ N# B6 A% s2 Z APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 r2 h( j& R( `( e AK Alamosa- P' W$ |; Y, e/ o- O" P) v
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Allied ground losses:. y3 C" U# Z0 ^8 ^# \
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 ]0 Z4 M. K" Q0 c- m, |4 p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( j1 F( w; [' H" f8 x5 C9 j1 I
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! i. R( ~/ d4 \% A) @' o* X. j6 `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' f O5 W4 M: @
A6M5 Zero x 27
2 Z' |) M. \& L3 v. n B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses& p6 R# s; O+ k/ |. F& R: q. l4 ^
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged- D3 g7 c0 P: i T
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak- l: V, v. n |( P0 Q1 Z# [9 K! |
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Allied Ships
% _. r, p2 Z" ^) l6 A# ` APA Fayette, on fire
4 f- A, ]( n3 s" k1 A7 b- H3 c0 w APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
, s! U" Z$ |+ r! d M APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: `! J$ S) g; O$ e% \+ @* u
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. U' J% v' ~- h: @/ i
1 L) _# y8 j" j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。! ^ |+ ]" R" c8 ^& W8 {( ^$ 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。. B O- T: r# @/ B3 ^& U
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% k; n5 t+ {9 q2 f
* D3 D+ o. Y! @" T" E5 t3 jRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. F" ^! F- p ~! Y; ?5 r" g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ [* z" l+ b9 N
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Japanese aircraft
; K, h! d. l2 w* k: U G4M1 Betty x 68% g6 u1 e' s5 _7 i0 Z
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses7 U0 H3 c' G: U1 q' c
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, j$ x1 I) u$ Z5 N9 ^
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
/ W: U0 `! O0 p: g: B B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
+ E5 l8 m2 j% x1 U$ n B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- @8 s3 O; n. m9 y. E4 F
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground* n% _: _7 y' W3 e4 L
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
2 p# J e3 s0 x# w) Z$ X$ S/ r- E C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground$ f9 C# b6 X) y* k7 _
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged5 @) }3 F3 R3 V! N/ W
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground0 {0 _( q* y ? F4 j0 T7 m+ t
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
3 ~% B6 }( C: ] B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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- G, I- N: j4 l" l5 VAirbase hits 26
; x# O) k1 m# J# A5 G8 Y' B, g' {Airbase supply hits 9
/ h+ e: e3 F$ t* \7 P+ J( {Runway hits 75
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" `0 C5 E: v( B7 X# Z U( B& }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。 |