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。9 l3 V+ X J! B+ j
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,986 k. c9 D$ o, ? t, x7 o+ ^
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.. T6 @! i4 B# H2 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' U. i* S' D$ v5 G+ W
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Japanese aircraft3 ^' p( }! ?+ j( @+ u& L
A6M5 Zero x 155
/ l% Y4 S9 P( k& v, u B6N1 Jill x 955 X: y3 u. B; V. H M+ F+ Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
; x" Q) Z$ n3 b6 Y4 h B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
0 X3 p0 ^0 o! M* ` B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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% T/ r& d8 f& u9 V7 y AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 [5 V" k' F( J6 B1 E: i
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, a& ~: V0 ]9 R4 X9 J& M) g
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: X8 ~. M% k3 k, }8 T( l5 g5 v
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 Y: u; H o2 i1 r/ t+ s( K* u& W; u) n APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ Y! x3 w$ T% R* R+ a+ R1 B5 w. Y5 K% | APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* M1 p2 i2 z: ^. b5 v6 L3 u
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' u1 j4 _ C( E/ p! r5 p& X k
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& V' S/ g% S/ k( i, f- X3 C; |, E
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% v8 J0 E9 h+ }& |! ?4 Z0 y APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 ?+ P) H4 x+ Y( S) \; Q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk! a; R* {3 Z, u- h
APA President Jackson6 c7 H0 C/ R& q
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 t4 `! H+ ^( W( _! `. K3 V: X: p
AK Bullock7 e2 ^4 L0 M( O7 l, }# F! s& q* D
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' V p q: n; d4 d* K. f4 H
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:$ C9 {; y, ^! e
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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- S( N! H# U. @Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 Y$ N% w2 v: y7 u5 p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& M+ q: B/ o' t7 J! i+ Q
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Japanese aircraft$ F6 |; g: b1 ^2 a% W% w0 B) v# g! _
A6M5 Zero x 27/ ]8 ~# B" s; o+ L& B* p: g5 o
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses! H! s0 [8 \8 J: M( A: ?) b
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged) d6 ~& u, f, C0 j& L! _
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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/ d( M9 k9 F1 T1 VAllied Ships
& I9 a0 @9 h, ` u4 ?/ y APA Fayette, on fire
: o& x- @3 z$ t. J1 ~& ?4 I APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage* O6 L+ C( g1 w+ Z8 W( l
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! h- N& h4 s2 _1 ~% s! H6 G' s$ y" O
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% z) T; K+ E2 ]$ R6 O0 M
- |# l" Z B8 L$ Y' w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。; F( H3 d! G& Q" a8 p! c
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。3 k3 h/ X8 S+ [+ I0 c
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 6 }9 l! {7 n: x% {) a8 P9 P
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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7 B" X7 f) Q# t0 Y/ G: mRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ U n: h* N, O0 i$ C ]Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% D$ `7 j5 C) G; j
+ |' U2 ^2 U$ ]8 X, r7 H* N* OJapanese aircraft' P5 k5 Y, X- x: B5 |& I# Q" i
G4M1 Betty x 684 ?# q7 q `# ]5 S5 Y
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses' E4 j8 w! ~! W3 V+ f
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses& @! ^& y& d' {2 _- a6 _) d+ w
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
' Y1 V" ]' \. I$ G% A B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
1 W3 R t# D# S- Q- I B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
. d, j2 b8 J$ |/ R5 V) I5 s4 B B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground6 ?! G6 c1 ]9 H z! @
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged: Y7 n0 h$ R! K7 b
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
# n. m, d5 y [5 \1 R; r& P F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged3 N0 G3 F& ^: D2 u
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground+ m) i* [7 o% ?+ p% C* v
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged; Y& w1 Y" `6 {# e, r3 s
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
) X6 l( d6 l, l$ g0 QAirbase supply hits 9$ S# Z2 x* t& m- c, Z* _2 V' q u
Runway 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。 |