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。
5 |) [9 l! }( N8 Y, ]$ u/ x& |Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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9 j; j" h4 y. |8 l% ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain) e# |+ T: w+ k9 j1 k
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft8 k5 p; z2 {; O( x3 s+ {0 C
A6M5 Zero x 1556 A5 A2 d* y) J% H% `: B$ \
B6N1 Jill x 958 L" [0 L3 i) a: `& L3 E
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0 t0 S' w- r' a, [0 @% p c @+ |' g B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged# I8 { t) _% y9 m. ^9 |
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 j: E! d+ m7 e! C* R AM Dash; k3 G+ _) b& L& w1 ^) g$ D
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( N& Q+ v, K; X$ s J' i APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 K {" K, N; u5 R" j, l& t
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# P0 M8 ^2 }1 z* _ APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 b1 N( u% Y0 f) D- ~; Y APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ S+ e: V+ H+ M% \$ _7 V! s
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, D v2 l9 S- P7 P3 e AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# e# f: T. H" P8 Y/ H, k AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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! n9 V# q7 R& l+ `6 }% D6 z APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" F* F$ y+ l: P; [9 y APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
* U4 k8 t& R" [+ i APA President Jackson8 P8 i. d- k. E5 p2 @' w& z
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 L" N; r4 K8 Q: ?# _4 b. w. j4 b
AK Bullock
( r9 }( M3 A6 _6 }" ] APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
[& e* A- k {& R4 _5 A AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
% T1 \! |7 I4 G- X! T Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 W8 Q3 {4 {. I, v! f2 \9 C
( Z0 B8 S3 D# y3 |Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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0 R5 o8 X# [% @) N+ N0 i8 PWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. ]: @- m% o( b( Y' F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& |: X( t+ [: c# e
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A6M5 Zero x 27
% _( ?) M. y7 s/ e3 Z6 S, v B6N1 Jill x 13+ x2 v) K4 A& P
3 G/ f. a8 {- l- L' x4 h% j; rJapanese aircraft losses
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B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak+ [. f4 N& u2 @5 P- {* R5 v5 a
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4 d- o% S$ m' t# u. s0 V" o APA Fayette, on fire+ l8 u& ]6 P" h- L3 P- \
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage& c$ ~/ M. S& J' O0 A$ I! v" A
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ C! [1 W* g) D7 `9 D& o
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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% m( U, L9 }! a3 ?8 x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。
! O0 d# p) f$ U) W& D1 v5 Z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 r; ?6 ]2 a# }
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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% M$ _; J9 Y7 E8 q$ v6 e& aRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- `1 x( p4 M/ }2 _( L/ }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# P5 J5 k4 D- X- q$ b
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G4M1 Betty x 686 e4 @- T" h3 S6 W6 Q6 w5 h
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
* ?: E% C" R* }; T" x/ I' J: r B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
9 A3 {) d3 F( S% A B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
6 G l# X, s* c9 F B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
' S4 c, ^: Z3 r& Y C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
4 H# C* |1 q% d7 \/ C" x" b C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground; Q- Q7 k- ]1 N G8 h$ P$ E
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
B4 B0 b0 l6 M1 ? F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground# M/ W7 r) G. i; p0 Q1 [ j
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
% T( ]6 d$ L3 i$ n B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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! e) n8 X* A) V+ yAirbase hits 26
! _4 l8 h @5 Z- h XAirbase supply hits 99 _0 ]3 w+ g" z: s# j
Runway 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。 |