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。
" Q* U6 X% ?" M3 A! r+ I' ^5 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,986 r) W6 a0 D B* p) ~" D% t: n
8 _5 x9 M( j; u; U+ [ d1 wWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 Y9 ^5 i9 Q# F! s2 W% jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
" m! p/ t9 d# r: B: `# r9 yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 D% e& h5 ~6 O3 @" F, g) P6 k# @! s A6M5 Zero x 155
5 O2 W7 V" A: A B6N1 Jill x 95/ `1 j6 F1 e* B8 J
5 R- M: r# z5 @# }Japanese aircraft losses
5 r. B7 [& j' W& d6 z B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
1 a2 O8 j" B( P% U B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash
" I0 j! c+ w) \$ \ AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
5 X9 l {7 w/ q* o- Q7 E: X# n. u APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# f5 B3 M" A' D. _ APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ B/ t/ `9 Q; F/ ?7 t4 l
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ q' `/ H6 u* | ? i8 I
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 I' v3 o" c( {: U" a2 }( V
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 c6 J* H, K! Z8 w/ | AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ r; U2 E1 Q* ?3 p# K" U AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 a7 Y: s: C9 H% ]7 U* ]8 h6 k
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' e$ G- M5 L6 [2 U APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! F2 x6 s" r: r1 w APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
. m5 l$ L' R1 h3 d) u: t APA President Jackson. f: b5 \0 q1 i# r: Q( K
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 X, ]2 s( K3 P
AK Bullock% `- z S: _" @! x6 I5 R
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ ?, k, [' L. q6 C# Y! H AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:3 Q3 d0 p5 @, W4 d7 j" h
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 L% n/ T% C0 d6 x8 ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98; P+ L3 p/ m; z% q4 ]& P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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) i# n5 h- v4 URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: _/ o6 ]7 s/ N) mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27' D5 z% [) c4 Z3 m! C3 }
B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
3 Y, F4 \& l) Z& D6 D8 q) W3 c; I B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak) n5 u4 Y) t# L4 n
0 M/ @4 E7 f- V4 u4 UAllied Ships. O1 y1 @3 ~1 W) C: @! f
APA Fayette, on fire
7 q4 D& @7 g, A4 g: N$ S APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage1 }) j( Q1 U( u! g" n
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 Q# n6 c/ Y" A1 M APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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7 Y# d4 R& E; 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。1 L- ~3 F) l- f' N5 |2 u* 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。
|1 C3 a$ }, NMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ( s+ k. s0 _" T% R* n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( Q9 c1 V! e. z; U9 V5 b$ [
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 w4 K" a5 F3 B' b2 O+ m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( z8 g5 l3 [+ r
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses. m( [ ]( {; u3 Y
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 i* f1 ^/ m! L9 K+ j
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged2 I U5 M; @: C- [, L+ y
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
! o" J) u! B( C5 ~& [ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged% y" y- c# `7 d( e( M- n2 ~
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
: N0 X" |0 W. i4 \ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
" [2 E9 X3 B0 q' e) M! S C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 n1 z- N' D9 O, v- R. ?
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
* i' o* H$ Q! d F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
0 H# O* C" H5 a5 E: A3 u J B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
: A F g% M; u/ j B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground" q) m* m& E9 ?2 q
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Airbase hits 26
: p' Q% Y" L* U/ H; u: a0 x% y4 NAirbase supply hits 9: ~5 f7 a* G1 A- f* {
Runway hits 75
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- D# h. M5 b1 H) P0 I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。 |