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& X$ U0 c. x3 s3 l
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 M2 Q) C( m; q5 R! p; e8 s8 }5 [
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! a# T8 O6 _2 ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! V3 p* F& E ?% c8 t9 V# G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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% I/ Q) y0 J/ n2 N9 G2 K) M9 P A6M5 Zero x 1553 h& m; x. O# m# @, A0 C
B6N1 Jill x 95, M# m& k% ~2 B5 O
5 w, `& N' d2 |/ S" U+ i+ d& AJapanese aircraft losses2 o4 ^9 G7 s2 s5 X
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
9 y' P; R8 U+ b5 |9 D B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash
1 P [, V& a+ u3 }7 q6 Q; J AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk+ n8 C8 I' B) E
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ M2 T- s- r# [0 l2 V APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 t: f/ T3 N0 h- E6 C: Q% @
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 P9 a9 a" U1 \) }) f* S5 e
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 s: F, W1 M, o3 G! z7 ^ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ O; V6 P/ J. }
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 D9 F4 B9 Q+ d, s AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 w: R- w5 C# L4 O& d6 K Q( S! \
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 W" M- d. k2 x/ C% t9 x1 H: N APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk+ _: ?- N6 `- [' Q$ I- J! j
APA President Jackson7 ^, _% e5 R/ A- l1 B9 ~/ ?2 L& j
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 G3 z/ c8 _6 X/ B8 @0 y AK Bullock
6 x0 w1 }$ k" u, O8 ?/ } APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 r2 V9 ?8 X" \: Y7 B
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
0 r2 `; w6 C" o' D' p; o2 L3 f Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)- G' N; |( U6 q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,985 P: E1 X; U3 ?! S4 d
6 h3 V9 Q; h: b _9 l6 ?5 RWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: T+ ~* \8 E/ a" h0 yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 y$ R3 x0 Y. ~ A6M5 Zero x 27+ O, R; c M% c; W) E
B6N1 Jill x 133 D6 _! `5 S& ~& s& ^2 S' M' W% D, G
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 r6 `) e. q1 m! S B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
5 e) @3 G. W( F! A( A7 O3 @2 y% U B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak3 r. w. p& `1 ?" r- K" q" s* a2 ^
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Allied Ships3 q! f8 z, c& L% ^
APA Fayette, on fire
# S4 S8 R- J4 l. x. c" ^; k; B APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
: t0 I3 f! n8 d& K APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ r& ?7 J+ \- f4 L APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 B- t' M$ Y0 V/ 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。
5 s9 ]: R1 T5 W) K9 m) ~1 Z% @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 ?/ |1 \9 o T( `# d
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 - V* ?+ n) C- u- O* P3 s3 A8 x% c
! X% u5 f6 |/ V2 H; I. _Weather in hex: Light cloud
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& s6 u9 k3 q; _( T% n: l# ZRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' e/ F% {0 l/ c2 K( ]/ L
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 687 u( Q7 T8 V) J0 l
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ N& w0 ] y& d8 ]9 h G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged& j4 ^' t2 H$ ~0 e' G! q& V
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Allied aircraft losses
/ a; a. H b) \, b B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged2 \" s$ i3 n9 F1 ?5 ?
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground- z1 c! E1 D; _% Y
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
+ x( @1 P$ a0 E G B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
. y2 m/ X g, M9 t% q% Y4 m C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
" J; i& w! X0 G C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground7 l1 C3 e6 }' K' p
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged& l6 v8 b5 h( G+ U3 Y2 o
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
9 p. w5 D9 x0 v B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
5 o6 f7 ]" d8 P+ w2 {1 i B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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* F! l/ p4 h* q9 a2 P" g/ KAirbase hits 26
+ I( y( Y8 H" I; l0 R! W NAirbase supply hits 99 L J* F! a) [0 D T+ e: `
Runway hits 75/ c2 D! d6 h* f' ^
7 v6 j! q% L/ p; @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。 |