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。5 m0 o; l6 x. y: k1 l9 Y E% H
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 G0 O9 O" J! m* ^3 h9 e4 Q8 |9 S
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 S1 M; e' U1 e+ Y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( D9 C7 t' [) J; H5 w+ x" o# R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 Z* e' e7 H- q; B0 X' i/ W* A5 P3 G
A6M5 Zero x 155
0 S+ J$ ?. y. b$ O0 o) V8 L B6N1 Jill x 95 g$ g$ X: X" Q. c4 }; e o
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Japanese aircraft losses
, i% V' @5 A3 k B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged/ ?7 x: i, k7 y& j0 j" D
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak& i- b% C2 M a
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Allied Ships
k% d7 M7 [3 Y4 ~7 {) `7 _, V! _ AM Dash
6 p! s. _8 y$ o$ t, Q* q3 Q AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; Q. {# U& M: @7 \: q, w1 u* I/ F G APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 C# Z( f! {( {, ~
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) I7 ?3 @$ {( m APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 A. l6 o2 `- ?$ s
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% o1 T. i% u8 N; l APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 ?' z# T: k, ?" u. w AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ [7 B1 R( e% U/ T' J
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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" u* q3 r' C A& m2 r# Z5 v APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" u! y. I D/ j! s, e" _+ d APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
/ S: l3 Z* O/ h- c APA President Jackson8 G: @0 G% C5 @* R" k
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 F) [% F0 j" O0 W1 K AK Bullock8 Z' z7 p% _& h
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, G1 O- x) h4 h% U' ~
AK Alamosa$ ^: e9 K0 x7 I7 G& P w! A
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Allied ground losses:# T! _: ^# b# f& k! k5 P! V2 G
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- c" U2 u C9 j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( ~# O4 i0 ^5 b q) N" H
A6M5 Zero x 27$ |5 a7 W( q: m; b Z
B6N1 Jill x 13: k/ a8 Q/ F7 T) `5 H* r; L" }
2 @- i! i$ P: k' z) i+ W, S6 dJapanese aircraft losses1 M7 O8 P# @+ m! b$ d, M
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged8 X q1 g# H3 W- T# P
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak- o0 h. c. Q! Z) r3 @' F
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Allied Ships
( Q+ u5 s* {7 ^+ W% ?+ Q7 J: a APA Fayette, on fire
% U4 ~" d6 k; o! d, F APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
- v8 I/ h' |, l* l* k: b1 o APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# B& j6 n0 }2 y" C5 G: p4 r
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- V9 R. b$ G, J& p' E
1 m& R- i- C8 V; c- y6 x, E" L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 v7 I, L* ^8 m4 W& K- b0 G$ 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 F0 r' K {7 R3 N# l6 HMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ! i3 a4 e# u% d: a1 [
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 @; W7 g ?% K
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68; l! \/ k; {# N
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no flights
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# b# O, C1 w- S5 g7 c G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged; Q# f( Q% d0 E4 _) p: F1 u) j
) p. m7 H! S* S/ iAllied aircraft losses9 k/ `2 r: L4 |& K* ^ z8 }
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged& q! k% _" j- S4 G! u* g3 i
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground6 S3 ]( b8 }2 m/ D, |; L/ N
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged& q1 R( {( @+ l) U
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground) R$ X5 T$ r) V a) X j" e
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 V, m# m1 b8 L$ I, Q4 ^7 T9 i
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground, J i; X7 V6 ?( T# U% {( p
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged1 U2 O* d9 Z2 W$ g
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground, e% X; Q% L4 E- f: O. D( H
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
* {3 M$ h$ ^, d5 E$ t B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground# k7 m$ G/ b! f
; K. `) j4 R, h* y, `; J, }Airbase hits 26
1 y5 p& B0 @ y$ U& Y. MAirbase supply hits 97 {9 F* B+ [; v: _
Runway hits 75+ l* ^1 W6 u" r6 x* ]& l
6 O2 r. e: p5 Y2 ^4 p: y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。 |