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。
# q! b; B8 {, @4 T! vMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,985 w( `4 Y/ T- n9 i
( V+ B0 V$ [6 W$ j; ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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, C; g- C" R9 q) e8 E, \* f' PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.7 a8 |1 |" R. q$ _$ H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& w0 N5 C" ^5 U$ ~+ Z& r0 Y A6M5 Zero x 155# Q/ q" _! _/ y
B6N1 Jill x 956 ]* F; L& {3 b) b
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ P- x' C* B: J; C$ g3 b$ Y B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
/ K- H S, g8 R B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak |5 X$ Y, }- I* M
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Allied Ships2 | U( o( h8 \0 F, g" a
AM Dash
, d, q- d2 G d/ S' l AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk: L8 h Y+ N' |% ~% q f
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! N) r& e4 C; D# Q' g5 ?
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( A! {/ ?' u1 o5 w _' v" {( V M APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 G; a+ o9 J* Z; b' d APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: L1 @. w0 L" a3 {) W7 b/ f3 l
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# `: k: K* g1 N( Y
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 ~- O7 P1 f! f# F- r# R6 @
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 X7 }' Q8 K2 } APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk* f: d2 m7 L; _2 w2 M k
APA President Jackson, z4 s* t- {* M( I: D9 o2 F
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 u9 Q& z0 v# o7 P
AK Bullock# b8 S2 e9 B* U. i+ J
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
5 E, B7 T* E k+ j Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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# Z; {* u0 x; T; CMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98& |: n, y( D: h# J% ^1 B
1 r) {. p T L, F& G' Y/ }Weather in hex: Heavy rain- ?. o7 V8 T3 R7 `5 i
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( f, m: F, I$ g* S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" J% s( R7 T+ r4 ^* h2 M4 A" ^
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Japanese aircraft: A& d4 ^ a* o! w
A6M5 Zero x 27
9 F) m* S% t% W/ m5 p B6N1 Jill x 13
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# U/ ?- |5 x; yJapanese aircraft losses
- F! C) v, k9 z" S% M+ d B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged, L* c9 [" W8 P; u# q/ f. r
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire
# N# Z+ G8 N8 c5 A, u APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage' [% I h$ L2 u# y
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* _/ O% P. O& A5 q0 Z/ W" n APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* n# ^3 z2 g' `" {, o# n
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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。* `- ^; _$ }" n# v8 O8 Z9 M
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。
( l; p E5 ?3 K9 zMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 4 l4 Q# o& Y. W" D4 e' @
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 z0 u+ h _; F& D. e+ V6 `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 v. @8 d+ Q- b. S
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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, z8 M) n% B' m l# Z1 MJapanese aircraft losses
A9 |6 T8 o7 I) d- k+ c( r% H+ B0 Q G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ k, N) Q: q i5 q5 S% G2 X B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged3 C3 I* ?/ f6 {* K' H1 Q( q1 d( P
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
1 q& N: i" a8 Y* s2 k B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
9 A9 I5 n& m' k8 F) F* {1 a B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
7 ^: ?0 x: l1 j: ?- D C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
# l6 ?( X6 L1 ~, v" U C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
3 G0 F: l, Q* Z F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged% c( e9 C' F* i" h& a! ^! q
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
& i$ G( @3 S7 A Q: U3 R$ J8 F B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
6 m$ z5 V3 D2 ^ B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground0 W7 R# z& n3 i# c5 N- \
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Airbase hits 26" r. n! A+ `. G$ P! x9 q6 n
Airbase supply hits 9$ o4 \% {7 Y0 o7 p; Q5 i
Runway hits 75' j3 l; u. i& B9 T- ~7 @5 e1 A
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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。 |