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。6 r: e c& x4 C( J! a4 s
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 b+ U% L2 g# G9 F) b) E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 P. d) i, x7 q
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A6M5 Zero x 155
3 i- U# M7 ?8 ]0 K- x$ I B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses$ S6 d2 H8 p/ V$ v6 `4 ~) z
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged: a; P0 g( @& d. x
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak8 r: u/ B0 S) W Y) S0 o
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk' \# |* o0 V* `: r; h: Z; V7 R
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; T. [# T$ i$ E2 B6 R! U
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* @4 G3 g1 {( c7 Q! g, h& N# B APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 n3 L' r- u, F" v! W4 H
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 [; y) M* W) y" |, F APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. I# w% N4 t1 y7 k: B1 h' q
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: X1 W8 v. P! H- a AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# S. q4 m6 z- ?7 S3 E! k9 x% u
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
; w" {% t/ [% Z4 d APA President Jackson
7 A# d9 ?) J7 ~) i/ y APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 k4 N6 s* J z" ~" e AK Bullock: l/ s- R' F, [) ^9 z8 }! F9 H/ H
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. R* u# s3 N) A a
AK Alamosa9 m7 A* u" N) ~: L$ ~6 h
9 s# d6 V& B" jAllied ground losses:6 g g. v x3 O: V/ F% L& r- t
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)! J4 s1 }/ h9 i+ D4 R/ X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain- R3 F: T% ^" Z T5 g
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Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- A8 J) Q3 t# B4 W* ^. ^- S
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2 Y0 f3 Z h. _) t A6M5 Zero x 27
3 J; @: d" l6 U; D( n1 U B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
; X( l- P1 C3 m) m B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships& J0 N9 R; s6 u8 O @
APA Fayette, on fire$ ]# v1 k+ N2 [- k3 [
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
( k8 w. u* n% h6 x7 D. u S APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 ~, P: o; d/ y, [# g1 C
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- F. k9 G( K+ @+ E1 Z9 U3 I
0 V z% X4 \" N5 |6 ~' i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。3 [1 }7 X* K0 G7 o
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。- [ O* A; s- K" M
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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/ I `9 i9 H7 E4 U7 k- z8 n5 }& }Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ [4 C. o9 z% \) o; L2 F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 Z6 o4 ^9 M V) a G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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# c) h& a% n9 c+ t) y B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
z% W' S* g; a, q% D v; j$ | B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged; K1 N4 o+ Y; a( R
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground" R/ S# d+ a/ n0 }3 d4 i9 E
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged- I: G- F( f4 L7 j) x
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground, ^* ?0 z* [* `1 G4 k- G
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged5 s% w, h7 r7 h1 J8 _# `3 u, Q
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
1 l* k% K' m, c3 D1 M; U B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged& I4 G, f8 f \" T0 ^
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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- z# | i1 C( Q/ t! E, c4 SAirbase hits 26' }7 U- e, _1 F
Airbase supply hits 9
: _: A& v3 {4 G9 j* _Runway hits 75
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1 P# t( U, w* @; _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。 |