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。
% @3 @% W4 d0 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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: C9 W: Q9 B* Y) w6 e# Z8 L9 `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' L: R( A5 B7 TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ O! x4 z7 v$ ~0 w% u0 F6 m, G0 b
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Japanese aircraft' b* x$ i0 ]+ ^! e
A6M5 Zero x 155' h6 d% F! ?1 {3 g* d
B6N1 Jill x 95. I& V# ?+ Q0 W
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Japanese aircraft losses! b- l) ]2 F ^- I5 {5 [9 S" }
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
8 m% t6 C# S q% {& N7 z B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak0 N+ m6 F S* L. N
$ S$ B) j3 u! Q( ~Allied Ships
- S: t8 R7 Q; g: T! x" [ AM Dash
" Z. X! R, a0 m8 [* p4 L- @1 J AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk5 _( Z& e) k7 m3 l1 B% U
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* H4 v& ~" _+ c
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 u, a& r! P, n- N6 v8 X+ _/ k6 h
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% i: u- z) W9 ]3 d/ ~
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' _! F* v- J* y4 }5 _9 F) b6 m
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! Z) K6 z Y: k) r AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ c: {, y* _* F/ X9 h2 L
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 u# R9 X2 R# W0 u7 b9 A, O
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ C/ k& \. K' B5 w" p! d: l, ~ APA President Jackson
: V) D3 G6 M# F& Z% Y APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 L, @9 Y8 B5 C AK Bullock2 \) ^, `2 R; m# p
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( [0 |6 h3 E; _0 r+ G
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:+ |0 m, D3 R7 `8 u4 z7 T! H
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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. p' b9 {0 x3 R9 [. {- G( p5 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,987 X& D1 K% f1 T& _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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$ E& m* ]" V* `: ~Japanese aircraft
* S9 z* Y4 P2 Q" t A6M5 Zero x 27* {, N0 k* X; b( }8 g
B6N1 Jill x 13
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0 R9 _* A9 s9 w/ vJapanese aircraft losses
/ C* q! H5 w8 t$ W B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
% \. S' g& Y1 q. }2 T) G B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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% A, {7 U; c5 }5 l' OAllied Ships
% T- ]/ K) [) K2 a APA Fayette, on fire8 P, C9 g( |) a% v1 R
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage! t" z7 D* u1 O- ^: q; ?* m: H2 k
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& g7 W' C8 K/ n% v6 V 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。 \$ }* W! x& `0 z* k
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。 V0 ]$ ~9 K% i+ L" e1 G$ m
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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$ b) Z+ I- e# h* |: V( LRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 y, }$ W; w2 C- O. V
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* z* }; P9 K1 B& O: B% O& j/ K
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 _ Z1 \$ f' g; n G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged. W9 B% Y. f% ?4 B
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged5 L2 N& b* D1 C- m2 u: |$ U8 c
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground! e* F5 k# i3 S6 ^5 r' S4 d7 Y3 X% D
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
8 g3 a- W% N) p f, U B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground! [0 n [% D/ f: g6 P( W
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged1 q N+ p7 J; D' _ G
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
6 U) R6 _' I9 v* c F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
9 u Q2 G6 @' a3 b: i F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ s( I# @" X% E A. N, k8 z B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged4 V4 z- d: I4 I
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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/ c% H, [2 E+ [+ O" v1 Q$ {& PAirbase hits 26
( w A, I& V& W) w1 n& }Airbase supply hits 9
- f2 G% d# P- J# U6 HRunway hits 757 S! D/ ^+ K- p& A4 t! e- P' R
! p9 X# [& d$ } f8 I0 g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。 |