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。
& A& y" m) u6 e+ BMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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3 k6 u, v; x7 ?% q8 K; ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain; q3 T9 x$ u: z/ g) D
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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, z$ b4 j7 p/ X M- u: ?' V* gJapanese aircraft
0 N3 K6 \5 V' z4 P/ ~ A6M5 Zero x 155; J! S8 R; C% f4 R" ^6 f
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 C$ A7 C8 T: z+ Z! {* e4 Q3 j/ O! f B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged# U4 @1 _" B9 v- s2 F
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak4 }9 u* W, B+ P( _4 _8 H9 P- b
" m$ M y6 v* W! yAllied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
5 @* q H& }0 g$ u' } APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% _% v9 ~6 D1 ^! x6 X) c APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" c9 `+ x) b2 o' h4 k APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# z8 q& |: Z; e# P
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% j e, w% D& |0 T/ f- L APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ Q7 s3 _ j! ^' f$ z5 {
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 o, u0 w. E! x+ o
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' _# b; \8 M: F
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' ~3 X/ G% o- A8 S( n5 l: @ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 x3 H5 ?4 o+ E6 X/ v- t+ p
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
) p( X9 N- Y: ]( S$ \9 C. L/ Q APA President Jackson
! o5 Q7 \! [3 T3 n1 d6 D APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ q' B) A1 S. r; y0 Q. n' g AK Bullock) O, o5 A" ]' U9 u& g1 n: g5 n$ m
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 u2 \+ p+ r! W- l- G
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:+ o+ G7 ~9 B+ m8 R% u
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)! ~7 {: A' @( e3 K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98, R- f3 u/ ^# r3 X2 U O2 @ F
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( Z: F/ m; q. _* _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 i+ A! V' T( F% r
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Japanese aircraft
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/ I: t" L! H3 x D6 u- J3 G0 ]3 p B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
6 _# k& `8 b* [& ?+ g B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
4 H, o1 S4 i, l APA Fayette, on fire D6 ^/ P" }- c$ O% o
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
, f: ~+ e( H5 p6 U3 j APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% E4 _' i9 a% q/ V APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk z; n6 k. j( B, e8 I& Q1 C5 Y
$ f% f% |5 ?# G: E) C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。
0 D8 u0 K; _' Z4 z7 h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。
/ K N3 F. _6 T) x7 Z- AMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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+ h, U% }* y% v# P IRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 o% I$ c8 ^/ W" b3 t0 h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft' J5 q% Z# @1 y3 s. l# T
no flights7 _9 r4 i. |* }
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Japanese aircraft losses, F4 k, V" E; M6 K( M- q# R
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 S: F' R4 x8 d( V* ~6 b
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged9 F0 F: Y6 W7 u6 x2 v
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground+ z1 E2 e4 k B2 H
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
. N3 t; w" m* B5 H B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
7 g% g2 q D' R) Z% t C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged# K; ]) q6 L$ N6 f
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
( ?+ A' ]# ]0 ?) D F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged$ n3 @" O- N) y; G" o
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" j5 _2 Z/ H V+ J
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged3 s2 F4 X! z8 b8 @5 Q
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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& Z8 ]+ `! a; V' r, } U& z& e9 gAirbase hits 26+ A9 Z! P- @; Y( m2 L
Airbase supply hits 9( k! J5 x: S( ?0 o/ C4 m& R( e7 G* Y
Runway hits 75) u* O; n0 w% R/ C- k7 b0 d, l6 _
" |0 y- q0 ]# k( m) D ? r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。 |