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。
N; V; q" I7 g# _3 w' VMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98- K7 c# _3 H5 @9 d" x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.; h6 F+ `7 n2 ]. I) P; ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- w( l `) Q, i7 m6 l( Z" ? A6M5 Zero x 155
" @ s! h. L! y8 n/ d B6N1 Jill x 954 E) O7 \* H- `" R' E
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Japanese aircraft losses
# \( n3 T9 @1 O5 ^2 ^2 r# N6 V: q, W B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
$ `$ |) M8 Q3 n. h3 P1 s0 R" E B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash2 a6 U" P3 `; \* A
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 `4 O0 C& ~% I: L0 |4 g: m APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! F2 p+ U% ]: i; Y APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) Q. u# Q% g8 T1 U' Q: c3 b6 j APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ R& L2 s& @4 t! d' k* c
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. K. U& } u" G' o1 H/ e
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- m" Z0 s' O4 \: X2 ^' k e' { AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk @1 `9 c3 ^( E) d t
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- n0 E# H9 g' _5 a8 c$ A, y3 J4 p, Z
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" E, T$ e" d( w APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 j# R% T; N+ n- b s* ? APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ U! ~: \ L3 X, A/ V
APA President Jackson+ f2 [$ g7 G1 b6 R
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 g6 q. W- \+ f) m$ y AK Bullock2 b' I4 j$ B5 M9 P8 O' z! |9 o0 v
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- Y7 r; N4 s4 |! P U AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:4 G/ W' @4 b+ @
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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. k7 D2 \: D- R1 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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c L/ O0 d8 \4 W8 C( V$ wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 L' m. O5 c$ h+ ~5 Z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( O' d; I* T' D7 z4 s/ o
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A6M5 Zero x 27. t* q w$ p5 k: ~, @* N0 r. ~
B6N1 Jill x 13- C% `* v0 v- ]! V
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 \+ ~: q0 E& M) @* Z7 v, T B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ K! r* Y; t! C; X! i
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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% T: Y6 Y! L6 p& S2 @7 N APA Fayette, on fire
3 f* X. I& x) Q# W2 n+ x" l APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
5 A3 U' o; l4 |# a! p APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* g9 S$ k% n5 s& N
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。
% }+ r. t3 y8 R: j7 Z( Y" L0 |7 n( i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。
! o( s- `! X7 N+ J' y8 wMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ! O4 C1 e, N. @% C
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 t' `. l! |- K/ U x% Z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 X1 e) n' n" D Y
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/ \8 M0 F/ b* H5 y: a G4M1 Betty x 68% r7 J* D6 h/ s
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses! F* M F# _2 i4 d
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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5 x3 t; E: w5 F0 {* i( e/ QAllied aircraft losses
' g- f" r4 O* R8 q B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged2 Z2 W: x8 T( W% p& ?/ j: l
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
7 P1 f7 Q& I3 |- } B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged9 \' q* |0 s, j& ?5 C; ~4 h
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
2 n+ K$ b7 j9 b' k. R3 p6 F, B C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
1 R ]6 ^: g8 d, t C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
4 w" a; {5 F9 a; j4 K, h F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged1 g( M0 S: u$ _$ p/ t
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground1 E: s5 b% O4 U- [ a2 u
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged& K. Q+ |7 W1 M8 n
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground- ?! M$ s3 q6 [4 Y H7 Z
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Airbase hits 26
# }3 @8 j. ^; u2 t% q( q3 FAirbase supply hits 96 h1 Y7 N: m; w3 h( _
Runway hits 756 o6 _( z* i7 B
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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。 |