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。. D. V" d5 X& n
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' x6 a6 m( M0 {6 x8 p$ y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. v" j7 d4 N% f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes l y' G$ p! o$ R, d& p7 g4 t
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses( A; o" d2 {3 X9 _$ t/ p
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged+ {$ y: i, t6 c8 C0 X- q
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk$ V6 |: J9 }5 {& ]- r( ~) Y
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 J5 Z# l7 L# i* {5 ]9 Z% G1 U
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- g+ Z P1 \: ?
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* D( L8 c2 E/ J/ n# I7 O0 t) V
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 s R+ j; P% ?- \8 m; H
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; A/ L$ K1 z0 c: E$ A! i AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 F; U+ z0 T0 d# E* p2 l
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) v$ V, G0 K( N$ L C' L1 t
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: e9 I. m1 Z: a1 v+ ]% n APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 U- W1 m% q8 n' \4 u
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
3 \ x% r! B. X; s* }. ? APA President Jackson
0 I# J1 S: c9 G! a) D APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' r- f! C ~# K3 ^" I AK Bullock* u2 t" N* E& N1 ~9 i
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
g, y9 g, I# ^. I2 b6 Z& z AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:( N! F9 v6 @2 J: V& }( m
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)# a; `5 o) } P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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3 ?2 v7 R5 S/ N/ w- j& d" ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' t6 i o5 g: F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 c2 E) |. T; v9 T) x A6M5 Zero x 273 M+ w2 [; M) e. M ]' H# r ~
B6N1 Jill x 13" Z0 `/ ]5 V" O2 o' q( b4 i
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 N% \; @6 R( D( ~0 s8 p9 l4 s% @ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
4 [ o% q \# y* ~. H; l B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak" |; x, O! ^ i( ], u- k
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Allied Ships5 J; O) i2 b8 s
APA Fayette, on fire
( K5 @; q0 C: c APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
1 q4 ]5 |2 ?) n APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 ^! E4 I+ I' J% X
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ ^# _. L/ x5 l( J4 x
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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。
% D3 W" F6 [! a+ F. I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。
$ A2 z* N+ A; d% f1 x- nMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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+ C; [ ]- B5 O8 H9 [( LRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' {" F! x- s8 I- L4 A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft: k5 Q/ c/ k1 M/ d
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Japanese aircraft losses
" J; O% S6 [( W% p! x; ?0 }& ? d2 J G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged: G6 r! T! V! w$ ~7 |& `' ^
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Allied aircraft losses9 z+ T# ?- p" X) A
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged" ]9 ]3 W3 l$ a/ h
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
7 Z- L; V0 n9 l2 @3 @ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged" L3 J( N) M I2 w P* m
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
. W3 B$ ]- M' A' I C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged# c' v2 Z" P0 M) I- b
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground# T2 d/ ~* u. ?& Z
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged' K# `& j @, `9 B r# ?1 G7 D
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground6 o7 G+ ^( B; b% D' S* l* W9 Q
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
/ b) }8 k5 _1 t( U B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26' ?( e/ E- i: z$ r
Airbase supply hits 9
$ H2 D% [+ i7 j$ B) ~& ARunway hits 75. w8 f7 ]0 Y& W. c
5 D" J/ ]5 O3 D0 Y- `9 y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。 |