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。1 _1 c" @ A# b9 E9 q u2 g& L
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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5 t7 o& b! G# c1 j, WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.& B* S; Y1 |. o7 b- Q G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B6N1 Jill x 95
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
) }* _$ X. J z4 d: {: }$ | APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) o; w' p! g7 y: | APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ i2 ~6 u8 F" }* w+ K5 ?* L
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, R% j3 l" h- H% a( E1 ]
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 x% \6 a" ~7 J/ G; s APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" L$ p, O( b2 S* D; A2 A
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! j# u @* M8 y& x, J AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! t$ |( C' p- h/ v APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ I/ J3 r; h* u, @) s2 q* B
APA President Jackson
1 ]% n5 ?" u+ T2 G( H% u; X, X. j APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: _ ]0 |" p4 q7 e( z
AK Bullock
9 Y. N# V* \3 Q* X APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" l. e1 z+ ]6 Y" Y' k) l& R- ^
AK Alamosa
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7 n- x \+ Y& m- E/ D. pAllied ground losses:
7 `" N0 l2 Y% p% h; G% l/ s- F Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 t; p3 Q: L: N, v% r% |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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9 J. [- ?. O9 s' `, g( U& ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! K' `6 ?, B, j' R. [" i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13( w6 |7 j, B8 c6 h5 g
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged' j9 U3 }" f( v' w% b
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire- U' l* M1 p0 \3 q
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
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4 F! d- ]- m' K/ e* Z; L 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。. q1 @# O) y/ i6 W: Q
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。
4 d6 i* u, I$ w! j- uMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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4 V8 W7 V: |; `, P+ v2 A: l& YWeather in hex: Light cloud
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2 G( Q" [# `' e; z9 a# P3 \Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 M# `2 J+ y% dEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft losses: k0 H3 i# d# {" G7 f- A5 m% G9 N
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# M, e, M+ k! i( F# i B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged7 ~, d1 c: ~; N; G4 @$ l
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
1 p5 f+ H0 _, L/ G2 R B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
8 ~# c9 r1 ?# Y$ f B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
, {& P, K* g3 } C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
4 [& f) E9 \1 R5 Z+ ^: I C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
/ Q6 s7 z" a" A F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged" M+ [- L* t. I6 K2 F1 B1 \
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
6 E' Q e6 N" ~% z B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged) w9 |7 ]( }2 G3 z0 U3 V, I* v
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground5 [( Q, `+ [- V) o
: x9 l* V& [% I2 q HAirbase hits 26
' t* F& A- g6 T4 W6 ?4 TAirbase supply hits 9
) A- r* J: ]& X! J; DRunway hits 75
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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。 |