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。
2 P4 L& u" F, J) S5 u; H* zMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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, g2 k m( `0 r; eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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- j' {; Q1 ?, }# Y9 v7 m6 o' oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
/ b$ ?. _9 h' K0 v" i: FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 V; ~" r8 F) q6 aJapanese aircraft
* m+ ?: L% Q2 L- t% J A6M5 Zero x 155
- Y/ j; g' w/ y: l, x# A B6N1 Jill x 953 `/ N N0 t- h+ s0 V3 B+ D
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Japanese aircraft losses2 C) L# l( z9 } O' D( C5 e/ R& P
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged- e+ G3 k5 A- [4 y
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk% ^4 K/ f& ]+ k6 ?
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ R' j) V5 q0 d* I# m: b APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
u1 U" }$ ]* _6 [$ \$ J1 h APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: Q- U8 h( g8 c7 X# u# p$ A! P APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ u8 Z) y- p. ^6 C o: [
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 m& t9 C6 A0 C0 ^9 `
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 K* _+ l) [" G, X AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& |. z. _3 @% ~8 C4 y
SC PC-580
6 s1 p/ X9 O9 Z* K* P APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 b& G+ }' G+ S APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk5 ^4 a0 M9 q) W$ i, e9 o" J& U5 a
APA President Jackson, d! q3 Z2 n5 @0 R% K
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ H3 U- o4 `0 z g7 w
AK Bullock( _' ]7 N) o1 i4 X1 ^% b
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" i* U. i5 W' {$ @$ }5 P$ R2 G$ l AK Alamosa7 b, r# ~: C/ x( P. U4 w- G( B
1 a {7 t, t& q2 l: D' CAllied ground losses:
" ?+ M) B4 G# H Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled); U+ x9 n/ e/ W
9 n9 Y- d0 j p. y" F2 o/ [: F HMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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/ L8 F' S/ j7 r2 ]3 MWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 S0 C8 K0 ?$ n1 x- f9 s
: {: a/ {5 w! N+ ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 i3 [4 K, M( y' Y# c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( l+ ]( z! m2 r6 U3 P
A6M5 Zero x 27% F7 J L9 a) e: J1 }( V1 H
B6N1 Jill x 13: G/ l# f+ z2 a, g
I- [4 A1 ]; D6 J" j/ Z% ~ E8 dJapanese aircraft losses
, y1 |9 t. u0 u$ N; I& Q' V. h* G B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
* y/ d4 Q; D+ l: c: h" u0 a B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships$ K+ _. M+ [* ]( _0 K3 ?; w( r
APA Fayette, on fire
) i8 d- T1 S2 S+ f' [% ` APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
4 f! A% A$ D( |# j5 h; h APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ Q# M4 s" g% p" ^4 O8 o$ i5 s APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: y# H8 s2 B* c* N6 ]; i
; F4 W0 z4 l/ W8 A' k5 X8 Q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。
! D6 [' a" S7 H+ C! `9 p7 D0 u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 ^& M+ r- J5 J/ k$ H. e) n, G& h
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 0 `% ]5 U: G3 Z9 q g* d
1 J! `) A7 Q2 C, oWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& A3 H) I6 `' u- T' G1 n7 w1 z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses9 z9 \0 C& o _8 x
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged+ f. F; O9 _8 g* @3 ~
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged. m! R9 F5 w1 \. S, x# Q: h$ a
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
* t" v. u& L9 g7 o. u" ?# g& I B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged3 i- {1 Q( i9 }' W# Y
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
1 z* u. z" s2 z w C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged# m. D: ?, b2 l* m+ w2 @ Y0 p
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground8 f( n2 r! y6 g% J
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged3 {+ z- I8 S, [# u' z
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
6 O) t! p; Z' w) l* q$ i B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged7 J; q f. \8 H* P2 w
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground4 N: g& u3 Z, x- c/ U
/ \5 ]/ b2 Y, D7 ]& C/ bAirbase hits 26
# w6 s( I- T k6 y4 _- WAirbase supply hits 9
4 `- ?# j/ L2 U5 f) j& o. Z3 D) NRunway hits 75
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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。 |