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。 i3 ^3 K' X: ]) }& n& t8 n
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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& T% o7 L* K% f, r5 qJapanese aircraft
7 A3 _3 d; I+ u+ ?2 s5 [/ p, g* V' f A6M5 Zero x 1556 e) z. l2 W/ y/ B; n
B6N1 Jill x 956 l; T% Z% ]1 j( h: J/ P7 D
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Japanese aircraft losses) i" E1 t6 o- F2 Y2 K/ b
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
* E4 l7 R1 d4 S) o% i AM Dash
# r$ D* Q) }5 ] ` AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 I/ f# i" A. _/ R5 D
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- N, E) \1 z- } APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, x+ V& E4 Z& L: t: U l
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' q! Z9 n3 {+ G7 U( h r, h APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
W g, S8 b9 t; t5 Y( } APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. S/ L" O5 l/ }$ R& ] AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" N) J& W1 z7 u7 v
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 F4 H5 P, R0 M1 T/ o
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 D9 D `# ]/ W) m4 f& o( c% \" C APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
# B4 U* X9 A* c0 L0 w6 W. O APA President Jackson4 u- O: F7 n# S$ k! t: g
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% D0 l0 Z) V O8 i& L. Z
AK Bullock* u. |2 } V' A: ?# n8 H
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* r8 {% U3 S) {. U* _2 ?
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:7 h, _+ _$ I. r) R+ ~
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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8 B2 d9 `9 s! Q# S1 f' CMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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; W) g: M, Z. x& Y/ B) iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 `4 j) f% p0 v0 d6 x, K! x% W$ OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
Z8 S8 I- K. J C/ | A6M5 Zero x 27
1 B# g1 n# c/ y/ e% [1 ] B6N1 Jill x 13
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2 f* U, l. S+ |/ J0 fJapanese aircraft losses. S: e" p" m/ r' s# k' r+ i3 J
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged" J" d5 p/ A, J" Z1 n" D
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak( r d6 V% `9 O: m. f
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Allied Ships* ` Y$ X1 q2 x) s/ K
APA Fayette, on fire
k. j3 g' ^+ z& Z3 Q( Y. ^9 i APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage$ Q3 c8 m$ Q$ e) |# f" W6 u% p- d4 v
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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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。
( n2 `2 s' N% n! d7 z% R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。1 ^: Q+ v. l z( ?: ~: k% x1 a
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ) G c. P# q- J2 ?. [+ J1 H8 i
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+ l+ W' F; H- n6 nRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 l1 A; e6 |8 aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes( [- v o- \& n2 G6 K6 Z; y: T" C( {
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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4 z# u1 ?1 _2 X4 D* r5 hJapanese aircraft losses
% U+ @8 B: e# b e8 F G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged1 r% ]. l% ^' ]# L' J: ^
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
9 l7 l3 z& v0 ? B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground$ ~& b2 t! i4 ]$ U" f# Y
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
* b F) B' y: N. s4 X8 j0 L- m0 v! M B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground9 V! M! v) F8 O9 F9 B$ \
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
6 D/ ] o# f. K" a$ k C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
J8 ?2 B2 |( P9 @2 s F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
' U& D: ]' ~! X, X F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
: B) Z" H% e: m( b B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged, g3 H Z6 {, c
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
( ~ m' i( q9 }Airbase supply hits 91 e0 n; @/ }8 X- k5 W
Runway hits 75! H3 x- J: T; c- |& z( d
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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。 |