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。& U4 g2 v% p% S( @$ M
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' m. ^- s, x/ h0 i( K
1 f( ^$ N( j% l- s, B1 {/ ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
/ c p! h! b: v+ @6 D9 q8 IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ O- \2 B1 P8 ~# ]3 G B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
$ J7 [; K9 I b* Q B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak a* p6 d- U$ d; Z! C. G
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/ S) d" x9 r+ y AM Dash
`0 O+ i/ n! ?) Z# l AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! w' m1 }+ L. r+ b+ ?0 P2 _
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 d+ K5 o% H+ \3 q+ t* r3 _1 R APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, q }$ x# R8 t9 e* V APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& s9 k$ W: E: n* D1 H APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 H( j3 Y% c6 w' d# k APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z) Y6 G0 K9 J3 x AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ]/ B$ o! J/ q p AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) k. Q' k! `5 \" [2 F
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7 [( y c! @, S APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ h2 H+ W. @1 |5 }6 X. f
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk9 A8 y3 \2 ~9 K& J5 K4 Y) N
APA President Jackson, h4 v2 W5 }1 S7 q
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! G- {3 ~- V. o' Y
AK Bullock
, `8 d$ G! b) q7 f" X/ `! z APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk N0 G1 `5 c0 y B4 }5 Z3 b
AK Alamosa
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! m1 f9 N' q" _% m1 }5 CAllied ground losses:
4 L0 N# M @3 Q" \ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 n) D4 G g; J1 M( K, M
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 j3 v/ c8 ^- _
7 A3 Q; ~6 n7 b2 f% w( JRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' T* N7 J. }1 X! W; E3 R+ h( jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ j& o$ v: E% L# r; U
3 \, y$ Z- w3 }" fJapanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses0 K; ?3 {2 ]: v
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged- q, A* }% s( q
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships0 ]+ w7 v; G2 O! f' @0 H
APA Fayette, on fire! D9 s# P% ? H1 ?
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage2 c9 L) b( |# }
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 n/ p6 M) \) M APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- `) a( v; ~/ A& u0 o* W7 K
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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。
, [+ p: H, ?9 k( `+ l, z8 @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。, M( ?5 C& _- E+ v j/ O
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ; Y/ Y7 n& Q1 l# @/ `
2 I8 L# c0 n9 E6 H! w6 k6 g$ S8 @Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 P% y# L. O4 J0 s w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 f, o1 e+ N( O; j
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G4M1 Betty x 68" `! F |* Y g7 q; J/ I
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged8 P2 n7 U8 j% c8 J- ?3 P6 B4 |/ q
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
9 I0 Y- m" Z9 B- X B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
0 m8 \ o' Z5 v" @! k! i B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
7 u0 g- ^% V) p/ Z8 y0 j C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
1 D3 f5 S' S4 L7 }) q C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
" w5 | W2 Y0 ~ F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged( e: s7 i" b4 m& n
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground! F; U. [3 d$ a
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged4 N" ]6 z* L" [% j* p1 w
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground( m- e0 B0 h7 a) v
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Airbase hits 26
( } F' H! g# T( R: \8 x" rAirbase supply hits 9
/ K3 ?9 m- e7 W, ~: Z* FRunway hits 75
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9 Y+ p- g2 W- w9 Y1 H( \( j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。 |