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。4 Y: N+ w9 n# h
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98; x! D$ T3 T4 M0 @
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 Z; J, c! ]( j0 m" u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 _# G6 U# F3 A& _4 X: B( H9 k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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. O0 n1 h5 g+ f3 L3 eJapanese aircraft
4 G8 c8 s. }7 C A6M5 Zero x 155
! _1 \, h; j7 P' i }$ @/ ` B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 D6 v& `3 O7 G" \& X2 d7 F4 K B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
/ V$ u' ]: H! E* l B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak; m: F& O2 O3 q; |3 O1 F
+ A) u$ z- U) r% CAllied Ships
. q T" b1 ?5 l0 i AM Dash
9 O/ [+ t, e. @2 U# ] AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 B, Y: M2 t$ Y' ~! d2 u APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 a3 e, p/ {9 N( i% e
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 p: @4 s3 | d y) Q9 L( X& c APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- `& P# i. Z _9 E( I' [" t APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 L3 `: l# k! |# u" {$ r6 N! S
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! M5 X( m1 L; Y4 e) A W
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) R: \$ O6 l. F AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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+ M! I( F, B1 F APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 N$ N" C9 Y3 w$ T/ v
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk% G% Z4 i( `0 Q, m" y
APA President Jackson+ [, K; X. }6 H& v: }$ }2 X
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 ?/ M4 e: ]* d AK Bullock( G. Z, P( i; a- N" k- Y1 f7 {
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 L0 U: r; b$ S! U" W2 I AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
7 Q" M) i: h7 x8 F9 R: o r& C Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)# @5 v/ ]2 u; G& F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98. {6 Q9 b* S! L2 Z" C; l
4 A1 z; c5 s( |' U* d# x% S! yWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 W: k3 R! e6 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 r: t# n6 O( {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes0 a ^1 z# h" m6 V" B
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A6M5 Zero x 278 V6 f: h6 Q+ R0 L. F
B6N1 Jill x 13) u b w& n. c
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Japanese aircraft losses( _, h [$ v# Z: X+ c4 j4 y1 p+ {* }1 b
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
$ [; u% C6 j( G( L6 K# A B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
' s# r/ a d: _ APA Fayette, on fire% H6 D0 h1 K, h7 h
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage) v/ t: V* P( |% C
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) C. @1 a M7 E, c: j: O APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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% B5 l4 H! J) A$ p4 V. V- A6 h, y/ a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 h& I( ]3 k! ~& E
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。
6 B! z6 L O% t4 G% v+ U" aMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ' _: ^# }" U/ N/ E4 T+ h7 V3 D
7 g0 `0 o: Z4 J: d0 D K7 UWeather in hex: Light cloud V) u7 m% K' S3 a' X7 ]' r7 M( ^
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& _2 r+ Z3 X' g0 }/ @$ h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 ~( I% Y8 |* K# U% i0 _- s
G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft1 v: \5 c# U4 \" h; p4 I
no flights
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* X% k( s: j/ }* e# w+ F1 t* v G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged% f A& x+ X# [! h" x
$ z& _) x4 ]# v! c0 w2 N2 Q# x. DAllied aircraft losses4 y5 h( m$ K# F% y. N8 B/ g
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
9 W H9 H. L2 w B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground: m0 G: b/ P4 h' a
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged+ }( E3 c; \; ~- ~. g
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
. H _0 {! r: y* r% E- i C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
- G' q! R. @1 }4 g4 t, g! _ [ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground/ A) G8 G; h+ ^8 J3 ]% e. s
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
8 M9 U, p, t! h; U6 A, d1 i% T F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground! P% S6 ~0 ?1 c; l
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged: E0 K; r3 d" ?. Q, N
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground# p3 u1 E' i3 k# F/ o; }' o' ^" z! V
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Airbase hits 26* G- l# y" T9 i( e+ O' l
Airbase supply hits 90 R# \* i% ?& B! H9 [; f
Runway hits 753 ?, c& _" Y6 H/ M
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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。 |