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。
* R/ I6 V, Z; a0 z" eMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 J; N; _2 D- K h6 p& r: @% DRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet." o0 ^: {5 c7 ?: h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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: }* Y3 q l8 pJapanese aircraft
; N0 Y B3 w b# `* t% B A6M5 Zero x 155
2 f9 d/ |- f( ^" F. t6 ` B6N1 Jill x 95: B) a! `7 z! T
* i: q+ B. w X& P1 KJapanese aircraft losses
! ?, c5 p& a0 ?" c! l7 g B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
9 r% g ` Q; A7 V B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak% ?5 Z& r' s1 y. X0 D& j
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# z7 y# K9 w" f0 q0 S! N5 ^5 h AM Dash$ I% C2 y" s, J; F, y; h: }( Z
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk' |" M: `, d' o0 ^- M
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 v% [+ z e9 L# h: G3 X3 m( p
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
r r/ z7 J. q* Z: N0 B* y j" _# O7 e APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' q& B& Z1 z& }9 U APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& E% z, f& \8 k+ U
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 ^+ O( e) K5 ^, v* I. n8 a6 _
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* e- _. Y9 X" d) F AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 M4 A: B6 U- v. D1 h j
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& t; O W2 O3 f6 ^, Y6 Z APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ ?. S6 L7 ?6 C4 V+ H7 z% |2 S5 K0 e APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk3 F" j: w, ]; P5 ~/ q/ q1 t
APA President Jackson
& Y& I! I' n6 A9 a$ q9 J/ n; }: `1 u APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 G9 n2 R0 c( C1 N0 B7 d
AK Bullock
" E" n+ J* r' N; x/ ~ APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 _# f1 q, ~$ y; j& q AK Alamosa1 |( z4 g8 E0 ^3 `
7 u+ J: A- A1 P3 ~0 a D* tAllied ground losses:
* O8 W3 {: P& w; h$ n* J5 f Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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5 S' v1 ]2 B5 _& TMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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( E0 M+ t+ }& y g& _# z- oWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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; F8 D6 ]$ \, `1 n8 QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 z. }; x, R5 V( d( u, G7 E0 p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
3 v; \9 Q3 y$ P( k B6N1 Jill x 139 h" K7 h3 o6 {4 I3 L4 p
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 D+ ?7 [( Y) @" ~% ^& \+ o/ I7 z B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
" G' H' R; f) G; ?) k* _ Y; w B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire
7 a+ i" w# m4 b3 U APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
- k; _: @& J/ a APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 P4 i: E" N- e) `6 i9 T APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! k4 |4 t! ^7 e! y- ]' L& Q' o, M
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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。
+ z4 I7 ]% y$ ^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 H! Y5 @" ^9 Y! y. J) XMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# q/ r8 |2 S N
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 L& p O$ ]/ ? G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged4 u* c- ]5 I" D( q: S+ N) c) P! O
( ]5 Q' e9 e* i1 D0 d% N' c2 KAllied aircraft losses: L1 _ ^7 @1 K
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged/ x+ ?" n: N7 V! A) L
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground5 A7 ^0 i4 E3 [' Q9 {! u
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged* F7 d4 n; ^. L' I1 d7 P
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
* k' `% t# g) m4 N5 u Z C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged& H: p/ l( P$ j
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground4 Q: m$ A9 z T9 c
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged# L- v2 @% _ l. T
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
5 A6 I2 Z) n+ l& d! W" S3 w B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged* `( y5 q w8 n& ^9 K
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
% q) I2 c. a; ]0 LAirbase supply hits 9; b- P4 G* ^$ k- ~, y
Runway hits 75! P7 R( U4 I5 B: I9 F2 c# Q
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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。 |