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。
, _% s( b1 \ R+ [Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain P% U" J% w b( M+ @8 \3 K- Q7 |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
: g& i7 M9 ]. _# |; I. T+ wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% a P4 u$ r5 H) `$ h% q: t8 M
! X* j* N8 c1 Z l. l% pJapanese aircraft
; E2 r) e3 O) n, d A6M5 Zero x 155& |7 }# q1 j' h' _
B6N1 Jill x 95
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# O- h, L! x) d B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 ^9 X6 m/ U/ o) f" |/ l# f
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 U$ m2 X D9 n* i& T2 O9 s APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 N2 ^+ o$ M& }2 m4 d7 Z2 ]
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% v( k% v4 y2 m+ W, ]: r APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! ~4 ]1 F: {1 N! ~
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) m4 F! e3 B! S# F& c( z+ \
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 ]0 M z* C1 w3 a
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 a% f; m& ~: l$ n+ x: G
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ f4 ?5 ]; }9 L! Z
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
8 g: N3 Y! u" E. z6 W/ u0 r& [; | APA President Jackson' s2 j: l% L J* T: D
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 u& Z( ~; s8 V% h& e
AK Bullock4 G$ A, i5 T8 l7 K K" ^: O. ^
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 }- _* b0 N& }
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:% e. G8 T" e1 R. I! Y
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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3 T8 z0 `: I- R! F# \6 {) G6 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* {) a7 k9 j" v- w! X! E
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 p8 k) z- C! R8 r' B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& [, o) v/ Y O8 ?
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Japanese aircraft
# B! s4 C( w" X% q9 ~/ O3 { A6M5 Zero x 279 p' n; C. Q# O) g5 z) V4 @
B6N1 Jill x 139 Z6 C, C! \" J+ e
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
, U4 T/ A! I: W APA Fayette, on fire
f* i3 B5 P, g. Y9 ^ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage) A- W( e, t2 ~
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( _7 ?* h7 _ U
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* {; F3 z1 L a5 U; l9 I9 o
' ]. Z4 {* c2 M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。4 a y7 l' H; c* `& |
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。8 U0 p6 e8 `! d( W1 @6 t
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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9 B4 M" C% M0 R) ZRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ O( E' d* P; Z. e9 U: `; ^+ I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. h; y% E$ A1 Q2 ^
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* H" @/ D3 ^' V7 J/ r G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft3 A: Q# b! i" ]/ P
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged/ z# X; E' t. R: K* A7 q
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. i& ~. v* ^' h( V; C. L) { B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
, J; {/ [3 H" p/ E$ J3 X/ j B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
6 \6 T: v$ D! K1 ?% ? M: h4 k+ N B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged; O* m: ^# o' ?6 R `
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground) U# U4 m. E1 P
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
8 y/ @8 v4 |; b- J$ U+ k C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground e. X& t* w$ y* V8 }
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
% n: X4 V- U8 | F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
* T. Q8 X& y2 O2 T: ]3 @+ k5 |7 o B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
! ?. L& {- Y% ^% B& ~ B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground4 `6 ]7 Z3 i$ X
E$ u; p3 a. b" Q- I+ Q& `Airbase hits 26: r6 W1 h+ ^% S+ A% ?1 u
Airbase supply hits 9
3 G3 v! Z3 F7 I0 cRunway hits 75' n5 u% ?, H/ p7 p) G; q3 }. N
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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。 |