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。
- z8 ^! B3 q3 q" [$ l% PMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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2 U3 R3 @. z" ^1 P4 q: ]2 bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.: |& O# t% M. A8 u, H+ ]9 m: _$ k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 155
+ [8 f* ]9 L. y% ~' C) g/ ] B6N1 Jill x 95" ~2 l2 t% N# X. b( f, I
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged- h2 B3 C, z$ p" ~$ {- A t5 r7 ?
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak* v# t, E, A5 V9 [7 k1 ^4 P
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Allied Ships; q1 f6 c- h& w( c, ?- t1 C
AM Dash
5 |' r5 ^: x+ p) H6 n: { AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk$ r* T- u* C, b0 r4 O1 a
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. ~2 z% s( m% r+ j1 ]( R APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 q0 T9 a2 ^) A$ r8 p APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( _3 l* \, h" y B- }1 l- Z/ w
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ c3 z: P. {. P
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 `" Y+ E" V0 m$ c) h3 o. U0 d AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* p7 E, t+ d6 `- W- g
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, Z" `- z: ?, S: j' {3 X
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 |% u# I- E( X; J/ w
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk8 H4 m' t* W/ ]+ A. X ]2 U( Q9 Q
APA President Jackson
2 r/ w* e: J, Z* a! l APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ ]- Q7 P; c% e. f# D0 d- l
AK Bullock: m. u- }. d. C+ O
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ f. w; L0 C, G8 a" g! a/ \ AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:( r) A2 u1 F! P
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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' T) \# u7 O' @7 k* C* ^$ ^0 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: m1 G/ N- J) X f& f
' N1 m! n. E9 x3 {" NWeather in hex: Heavy rain' ^1 z$ F; d! b% y3 A( Z
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 o) |6 r* f* i/ h9 \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27# h) |7 I4 U7 Z9 ^- n
B6N1 Jill x 13* w& ]" U9 q$ N5 v4 ^( h! j' E2 o% p
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9 S; d2 A5 l& _' ` B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged) {9 ^+ c/ ^, ]
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak( _, V% S7 D' w t0 Z% `! z( s
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APA Fayette, on fire
/ t5 C, h# w E- X* h APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
. f* w# |, U& d; n( E* s APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 {1 i0 ]: B4 q8 ~/ A1 o
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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6 d7 I) ^2 f, ?& h- I# Q1 y4 y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。
9 @4 K$ [# Q: V+ Y) e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。
- Z+ D0 y& m j' a, ]: }; N$ ~Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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5 z/ {# [% H3 d7 `6 MWeather in hex: Light cloud7 L/ j9 m2 e, m6 P% ~& ?
/ u7 }4 |0 t& G2 X6 @Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- p% ~& X% n! t& T& C% M m+ BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68. j/ h) b" z8 y/ ~1 I9 G( `2 x
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 R' B* I* _) r* ~ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
: ^% x' x) u, Y! i5 k9 s9 b& x8 U9 \. ` B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
6 o% H7 J8 p; u( j: X0 x B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged" B9 v' z" o1 b3 C0 r5 o$ A4 n( x
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
4 {4 X9 Q6 E% I C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged+ B- b* x' e7 g7 u
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground: \: _% T \! {1 C/ f* w. \8 u
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
& O+ d& R: s) @" } F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
4 q Y& {% a2 @$ G/ T) G B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged6 ]. _7 h9 e- z) @# h
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26, |2 B$ b5 ^; |+ s- p y
Airbase supply hits 9/ H0 C, i' x( b; X/ Y
Runway hits 75- ~' O6 W' K9 r: q) o0 {" O
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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。 |