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。
! h9 k$ ]0 T6 M+ q# r, DMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 A$ I4 }3 a! V( [8 t
0 Z& A: m7 i4 j- Q0 Z" }: ^. jWeather in hex: Heavy rain M6 j3 B2 \" ~) p% g5 l, n$ y0 H+ d
" c- h9 [* B, B- Q6 g5 |( O4 _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( d; t7 W& S! z+ N7 I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 g: a6 r5 t% k7 k, L. U) N
$ f1 |1 b& I# [% j8 qJapanese aircraft
7 q* f' u- H7 ^2 [% Y" } A6M5 Zero x 1550 g' o6 F; Y, r: \% j& `
B6N1 Jill x 95 U# D: r0 N, o. b! a/ s5 f, `
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ E9 J2 t; V6 o) G) |9 Y B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
/ D9 l& j: \: S K- Y7 g% p. y B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
. S0 _# D/ y% p AM Dash& J/ L( W! u& z4 T3 t7 S
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ ]1 _1 n& p% ]! I7 y" x APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 z3 q \) b6 Z. G g APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: S7 @$ m. s7 D& b& [$ L* V
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! b& i3 r) e/ a6 ] APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 A" B; {; \7 T) E
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ H( v! d# d! F3 ^
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" v) V0 S$ c3 ^2 j2 U n AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# e9 U2 J+ {4 k
SC PC-580
# V$ F" A: j1 o, @9 L" h APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) I. s. P) p' V
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
4 O8 N& D) N* w2 p APA President Jackson
! H! k& p, w+ @4 B& b+ i% |& i8 j APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage- E2 `4 O- d, ]4 ?! s R) T1 _
AK Bullock
- @4 J, M2 j, {' l APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% a. B& V5 O8 @
AK Alamosa) ~- y( K0 R& m- V
; S6 D# ~8 E; f4 [: _+ {Allied ground losses:0 m0 |4 l0 L4 ?" v* F
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)) {! R1 E7 o5 Z8 K+ |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98# L( v1 c/ }! Y1 I- \; \
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! p( E. K% C! {3 M8 V) O, `3 V( X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* x/ w6 ?0 ~" G7 g1 `% GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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% `$ n* G2 I# `, A% ]* X9 q A6M5 Zero x 27
) T+ Y, B& \0 W5 e/ Y" } B6N1 Jill x 13 Y/ T" W o, g' I2 a6 x" c
5 c* d& d2 |+ i8 nJapanese aircraft losses8 K3 {2 K, z# `5 w' ?8 }& `
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged* ?5 J2 p# J6 j' U# S
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak! ?- U1 }; d* b, x# o% N0 Q
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Allied Ships
6 u8 \6 t. F E A' E* e4 z APA Fayette, on fire
4 \( x# U. a0 ^ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
* u1 ^) x, A: J4 q8 w/ i% V7 G ? APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: X Y% ^( |8 ?, e, g8 j
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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盟军损失了大量宝贵的登陆战专用APA和AKA,算是帝国在威克岛让盟军出的最后一次血。
$ j0 M' o1 U' O$ X* F3 M% i) e同日,帝国精锐的南洋雷击队也不甘寂寞,在反复侦察之后确信盟军4发基地防御薄弱,发挥一式陆攻超远程攻击的优势,裸奔突袭了盟军战线后方的4发机场,大获成功,击毁击伤大量4发轰炸机。( }, ]: r! e1 `+ x3 \) V' S
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ( I5 j! ?- H. j6 s. t& E) r) q
5 T b8 D0 A8 J* e' X* EWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% z/ O. O+ h: _8 d& x0 C4 c; DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. i L# c d1 M
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Japanese aircraft
. ]* B$ ^/ e) f) I3 b1 `; L G4M1 Betty x 68* j4 D; B) }% \. b
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no flights
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k' n/ r1 L) U# c: f" F A$ c3 ]Japanese aircraft losses/ M" f% [/ K+ l: |
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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8 k+ K5 _9 V3 W) C" }( fAllied aircraft losses7 y; E1 n+ W4 {/ o5 f' `' N
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
6 \& Z8 P4 H n, e B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground) ?' ]& c' S0 o, k0 M
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
* V; {! I& m/ ? B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground7 r V+ O! `; |/ B: {( v
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged6 a" G& I+ y" e4 L* V1 J+ z
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground/ c5 z3 a9 Z6 p0 P5 x5 G% `
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged6 [5 h9 r4 R% ^" b, P* s4 D6 l
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
$ }/ Q, l% f4 d" a! c( O B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged. G2 i" ^! w/ A P
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 260 [" O) ]6 y1 j8 b
Airbase supply hits 9
* X0 Q7 r" ]8 T4 `Runway hits 75+ Q) a( w; m2 D9 w9 t
0 G3 u# F! E7 f' E: S4 d# ~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。 |