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。2 D' W$ W2 [2 n3 I. e/ D
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( y( }/ L$ _1 `1 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 _) b( d4 g& P" n/ b3 e# hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes) ?' w" m. ?2 q. m
/ \( k) j* R% z1 c5 |" W) oJapanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95% t9 u! b0 Y* t7 P% p$ s# P
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Japanese aircraft losses a% \" z, w) M7 F6 ?
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged/ D* K2 L, X h2 N6 r0 z
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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' p. X. g: |9 u- V% Z AM Dash
$ H8 y" z$ d* Z/ `/ [7 w AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
# R7 l0 O% X% {: Y, J APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 `, h1 D* Z/ f. E, v
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ h& h! T# B' u% L
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 a. Z0 v' u2 T6 D+ u* j! ~# o APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
^% ]( x8 t1 K7 A" o6 }0 I. E4 S7 _( z* D APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" y; ?! ^$ h- x+ p2 P5 [6 ` AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: n) _# A1 F! K, F$ H) G
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 [# C ?: x5 z( b
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& ]& k) `$ t5 l5 | APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 h* K5 D7 N- J: q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
. y v% n1 U- S0 Q7 p, b7 t. j APA President Jackson
8 g4 t7 \. v! j7 P6 W APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ }1 N. v" L: s' d
AK Bullock
1 |$ a( h: @$ b: C( S APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# l$ f j: ]# p( q. J: ]% a7 [1 J AK Alamosa6 B; i7 a. S. c! d8 d
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Allied ground losses:: E' m+ R1 K" f) b- a( n6 V' x" [
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 f9 {9 S8 E6 W' Q6 E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 ~2 i! h5 k( k- c& _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& N: O" \* \2 y+ b$ Z( r* \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 139 N* T8 s4 F( t0 C2 m z8 n
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Japanese aircraft losses3 }, p' K7 V- g; w/ N3 Z4 G
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged( r, j7 p5 W2 y. W
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
6 L& z" f" [; w O2 @# \ APA Fayette, on fire
% y. U" Z6 {2 {/ E, C APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
6 v+ ^8 H9 f, C) Y% u APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 J4 a1 q$ u. W+ M' M8 \ I APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 Y4 g5 ~6 m2 b1 {# g" ?+ ~# w
; h5 _( Q% k! W% e8 t; ]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。1 L/ E8 Q. f5 V+ a D3 U/ v, a
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。* b5 L S7 {& h2 O
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 - q8 @! I* d0 ?# I R& x. a/ K1 }
6 m) a( A7 D6 l' Q' @1 U; QWeather in hex: Light cloud* n4 \# e }: _+ D% @- F8 r7 I
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ C, y' P( j" {" f% `. @Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged# v& u! M/ @ x$ W
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged F$ E# K' J* k- }
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
' f/ @5 r, d( Y3 z0 S B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- `4 g9 |; Z2 f& f% W. l0 j4 t; T
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
: }0 H. |% I, y6 K' H9 @ X/ S C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged* w: W! ?6 p2 \7 R; k+ E; U7 e
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 c: L" L# V1 n
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged3 H5 g. W H( g7 ], c
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 H% \+ K- X) L. ^: g
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged) `& ~* }* ?8 Y7 Y
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26* O* ?. \3 y$ g' S5 m! S( V% A
Airbase supply hits 9" ]+ [2 ]" c8 g2 b2 c. i7 U4 O }
Runway hits 75* t7 ~/ f1 q* d1 i, _; \) b+ g
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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。 |