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。) |1 N! @; J% h! F* h& g% L
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! b6 J* T# j" A, h1 Y
) U; l( j( }/ Q8 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain" Z' f! O% g' V4 V; ^8 ]
3 |& e* K6 U% @4 ORaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
6 G8 f! p5 Z5 [& a4 S1 }: ~% n, GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 ^$ v8 h6 }, W- g A6M5 Zero x 155
, u# ^% e5 m9 w B6N1 Jill x 955 c4 K5 `/ M8 z) y( P5 v
! G+ E* x+ h3 k8 IJapanese aircraft losses; Q0 t# \: R7 U0 y" g$ E
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged+ Y& v& G$ z, O: X' c+ p( J' f
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 R; D1 \/ E# m+ l' Y! A3 W, ] AM Dash$ E- {" g* a! c, \7 j3 T+ K
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
" ^* R. U5 j J5 l2 [5 a APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 a; b. L& M3 @- Q, O) M APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- j" i9 ]- ^. z* Z0 u APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 v- o' ~ n" ?% f) A4 [9 O8 M
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 e; u* {; \. o7 y APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ m& ]$ G4 r& a) i) w
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ J$ E5 `3 h: n
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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; H& R' M, O* ^( B: Q6 R APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: j/ I5 K7 |! _9 m% _0 z APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
# [5 ^& }* n7 j9 h; h% \' l APA President Jackson& a# @+ s1 ~& q- o) K6 m) O: h9 o5 q
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 w& e0 ?# E$ P% X8 }; ?5 D AK Bullock: ~) _. a) ^$ r: L" W- j
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; W8 V) s- {. ^
AK Alamosa* _- V: K0 y1 t( c9 c
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Allied ground losses:
* K5 y8 m1 O- e0 W/ J A3 T% W9 f r Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 u5 p6 `( G4 D5 i2 X2 Y4 _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98+ _7 S; I' O" @! }0 p4 h8 W3 E
2 W( r1 s" t$ c9 v6 ?- H0 _Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 }. B; G; K" u' C% y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 z/ v: B# |7 s+ C' p, {/ m; i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 S% ?2 O0 c0 [$ I% G
& X& l: x1 y( m kJapanese aircraft
& z* Z4 |! }8 }4 t$ R) S A6M5 Zero x 27' c) r( B9 v( N, G
B6N1 Jill x 13; C) O+ W" f$ W) m/ z2 r4 U
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged% x( g# p, {/ M: g, ~8 j" f
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak& X; E. l( @3 _, ~1 a( ?8 y
1 ~3 z6 s6 T) K lAllied Ships
' i% m" ^! f0 c$ E APA Fayette, on fire
: a2 n: T# B, q$ L APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage6 S: c* ]/ A2 N) i. {. c% K+ U" N
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 z; D) h. d0 s9 _7 x$ [; v* c APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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( q! O1 m% S" N% Y( \1 y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 h) P) H9 C6 q7 [6 n
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。6 F1 A6 Q: ?- z7 {
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 , Q! p& G7 u' b/ v4 k
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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5 D9 `' ^8 S) z) Y9 {5 @# M& FRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 w! |7 Y; h( \3 p. n$ d
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# O, j% |4 v- |. e3 ~: U* d' `
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights) [3 @3 K8 u" X- h. ^9 L0 t5 D' a
- I9 T. l! F' [' ]5 ~% B1 n' GJapanese aircraft losses1 [4 Z5 ?# e6 T
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 Y8 B5 o4 `, `6 |( C
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged. @1 u" q, s) g9 @
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
: o$ w- i# o' N- A3 O) d$ F3 `, B B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged% ?( q5 T1 e3 t$ p3 R
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground. B6 D+ R, \0 Y7 p. }
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged& R9 w4 D7 P9 m3 Z: s' X
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground% _) p5 p$ f2 \! z
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
" H: `9 M# y# z! s F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" S' r/ i3 G2 f3 @) G; ^! t
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged9 E3 g6 @$ A8 M& _# ]
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground( Y3 {- w* _, _3 G: e
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Airbase hits 26
/ J2 W* g. E7 J9 u" m# p9 FAirbase supply hits 9
1 _' t! N4 P+ D8 u4 eRunway hits 75
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/ T" j$ \" U3 q+ S6 n6 N( z5 S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。 |