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。
% D# M1 j$ Q# |* _Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 ?' P3 U" G* T. v( d
4 a: O9 _ G b4 H' I4 T) \Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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, \5 D/ Y, x) T* c0 C$ `8 }+ l5 QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.4 B* Z9 |! ^6 J, C4 o
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 M2 S7 q4 b, c, kJapanese aircraft e5 [' q% o4 Q7 W
A6M5 Zero x 155
4 J: v; x, h P. Q s; {5 D; C B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses9 W, I4 j6 Q" Z4 l [' S3 H- Q7 E1 J
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged( [1 ]4 [- O1 M Q1 f& e3 C
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ F# b; E3 r& [! I! cAllied Ships* m' h; K! c9 P$ q- ^, W% w' e
AM Dash
; Y% i. t! s. T; J* B+ \7 L; H0 U AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 C/ |6 }# t; s" l& {7 d) @ APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 F: X+ C( }# |% M3 O% {. q APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* {" [, ~! A" H; s: U APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* T9 C) ?/ ~& ^ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! }, w* V3 i6 M. i* M3 u
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ W4 Z- y) [, a6 b6 t! {6 Y AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' D2 k, O! ^4 ?1 h4 ]$ T
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: B5 M' Y; W& ]- v8 j: m% G: q
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) H; ` J/ Y0 Q5 G$ X APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 w- N+ O( K+ e$ \
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk! K5 i& T3 B, k. G' g1 q% J
APA President Jackson
/ O1 B# W: S8 | APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& l3 U0 W& {& }/ H/ u- L AK Bullock3 p- c% }& G* W, W7 A
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! U5 A6 h4 _) V4 ]2 L
AK Alamosa
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3 D) V3 t$ ]3 H- V, N* G1 R$ FAllied ground losses:8 ?5 l6 j1 Z) S% B2 X$ p
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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, N( q' r& {+ s1 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98; p/ ]5 ]' U1 U, B) m
3 Q6 U6 i5 [& D% Q* TWeather in hex: Heavy rain. t9 |# }! `# @) M' ^- o
2 F) f- \! C' YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 Z9 I+ T7 ?! N# e2 A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ l; D% g4 o# [
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A6M5 Zero x 27
3 o. {+ {1 K) S. `: R6 s3 i B6N1 Jill x 133 P8 }; i, M9 `+ N2 R( D7 {" U& r/ r
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( W4 ]! O) V* {: H3 P% k B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
6 B- H$ G& n A! ~, w r. | B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak1 Z! t/ O5 J7 K$ A0 E
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Allied Ships
- p$ `' a: f) Y APA Fayette, on fire
9 o" _: L) W) Q4 s' R APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
^8 B8 q3 d) y, k, f APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ q5 ?, j; D& b) b
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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* Y4 I) m0 @, {' d+ A4 \% O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。% V# ]8 {) t- k% k; U: Q2 h0 X' `
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。! `) j* [3 ~3 D( w
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ( l. c! N! @$ w3 s3 n# i
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ v% K# U+ V" o: z7 V$ f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" K$ G! G' S+ k% w
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Japanese aircraft
) `' c" W6 y. ?# ^$ w- D: g# k G4M1 Betty x 683 \/ _7 t* A* P* c# L: R6 ~
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0 ?/ I' U3 V3 G5 Q, \; v! i* q9 J no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses" \- }7 R* E: B4 h& l3 p" W4 e/ ~
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. K" P" C- r$ O5 {* g* ]9 W5 [" f
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
; s+ ?/ c7 d8 O2 h* E3 s* i; s B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground' h4 Y* u& b4 a/ d5 \3 d6 r
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged* X) x# ~" s; L# P, E
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
2 N1 U% X& e. \; f& U C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged" E) D1 Z' F1 {* C
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground1 w& l$ Z; N; j' [9 a) r5 q0 M
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
- i$ D2 V7 n/ @& J: H4 j- ] F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
- t* Z. d1 E. K, x4 c8 H B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged5 S3 j) p, ~) J( s3 s( T% m
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground, s7 L7 R& K0 z& a7 U
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Airbase hits 26. h8 k! i+ u& G# \
Airbase supply hits 9
9 N e0 O x5 Z4 \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。 |