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。( H/ L' P( s- Z# f: p' I
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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: [6 W7 y& Q* L* I; S7 k! |' }+ zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. U! U% G/ P0 Z" g. A% U6 Q; Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" `4 `, U2 B' @5 B
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 X* W/ Q6 n+ x, F B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
* |: O4 R% \" Q/ _+ Y' q% B9 C B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, e E: n; K& j5 N
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Allied Ships
3 l! q8 A3 g) [* X8 y AM Dash1 w5 i1 Z$ J4 [, z7 Z' I$ Y) u
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
+ r, g5 R4 W4 F/ [% n' \- ? APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 O) g% q8 e) F" A' o
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 t! z% k/ V* r( b2 ~4 L APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ l: F7 z: n& N: r; [0 } APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. j. C2 T/ u! A! g2 h9 ]0 `# N APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: ?1 H- `( {4 t7 _# Q. Y# B AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- O( M) Y( y$ s/ x
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& X/ Q/ z( z/ @7 v( `! T APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk' \1 i1 P8 k R6 |& N5 b# h
APA President Jackson5 V, F2 R% p+ Q7 }. J- f+ v, _
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( X% h. @4 R/ ^9 ` AK Bullock$ W: b. C f# _1 j! J/ u4 a
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- S4 }: J- B/ ]9 ]
AK Alamosa
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0 `+ j" ?/ Z; xAllied ground losses:9 d; W- n: }- C8 ?+ h6 I+ e$ r' Z
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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: T- e+ k/ ~) t1 X5 d- B+ HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) P' W6 ]$ p6 G& l- {Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 B' D: Y$ M4 G A6M5 Zero x 27
5 A* p: B+ s: }+ e B6N1 Jill x 13* _2 }& N& _' k2 v8 ?4 }
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b. N* h0 P2 E/ h: } B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged+ _) C1 m6 {. G+ W
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak+ Y$ r9 ]5 K' H" V! s3 f
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APA Fayette, on fire
# O+ [2 J( ^' ~. Y1 B. I3 v( f APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
/ _8 z: [# Q" T6 N+ ~3 h APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 Q% R9 v5 ^: Y" s5 u; }% V5 t" L4 m APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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! s' I* N* S8 ~. @! [3 V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。
! x2 y% q% l: w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。" }9 h0 Q: w0 e3 ]* o% U
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ; g) u7 |, P6 a3 c( P: y" r
9 ^5 h4 q* V0 h9 u/ ~Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 _$ A# X& {; y1 BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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0 a* d- `6 n* j" N- O- C; mJapanese aircraft losses
& C# [* A Q6 E- j& m0 ^# T G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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2 s" a2 }' a5 q$ R7 KAllied aircraft losses
7 z$ _0 a0 ?1 B6 {+ \$ ]% i6 @ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
9 ^" R' W3 X1 Y. ^2 Y B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
4 ^/ M& D ^2 U B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged. `! b& J1 P0 N
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground! k0 f# V) D5 U G. B
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
/ Y4 T% ?1 _, r* ~3 b6 x C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground, e! u2 v7 S/ ]5 x9 z* M! m
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
( |4 f- B/ P4 C; H' x# _" q F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
8 o3 ?/ L1 V9 N B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
: F' D. h7 G; K8 ~ B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26 l# V3 F& }6 R
Airbase supply hits 9% ?4 K$ @5 E/ N2 W/ D
Runway hits 75
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. R# h Q" b% g- U! ?) [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。 |