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。
% A7 j/ k9 g$ o/ @# a2 [+ I- w2 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ J4 a1 n& o* _% w, j
2 J8 a" _. s- |% `3 v+ DWeather in hex: Heavy rain8 Z% m. V3 h: T8 O! C: {5 @6 c
& Z1 A$ J. S9 m" n |* WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 {9 Y/ I3 n0 d$ [- J8 k4 \; b$ m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! z; }- U7 Q3 f0 b" t0 D @8 R
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Japanese aircraft. w+ F/ G/ F! z; G7 j( C: J% `) Z
A6M5 Zero x 155
! P; R' c/ Q+ l9 C+ C* ?0 a B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
% h, K& [, C' g3 z" d0 Q4 M B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged, u" } d9 [" m' B" }* e% J1 Q; E2 r: c% v3 Y
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships9 u& f6 c0 Q& R; l
AM Dash: ~5 L% r" k; g9 d- N) h; L& x5 K3 k
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 ~6 z+ t& S4 v
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ X- C, b4 M( \4 c, F APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 t5 |& g. {; \* f6 C0 @" K( ]4 p* ^
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 M" t* Q5 H: j7 m4 u9 l
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( \2 }9 \* _# }# c+ w" z8 @ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; f. i$ Z" X8 M
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: j3 |" q# X2 H6 r AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# f3 Y% u- t0 e2 X
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8 o# F8 y6 G& G4 H' q2 L- i APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 \1 X1 C' T7 i APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
2 I& A7 } k7 }9 k3 R1 v8 ` APA President Jackson
3 o l R$ d1 d6 q' h X) u APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage ~5 r1 ]7 D) g+ u, X# s; h6 A
AK Bullock
/ E* f! {5 I* C' Y: ]3 c4 h APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) _9 S" {6 |; @& F; b) U AK Alamosa2 z# o8 A, _9 O8 [, R* v
8 z: c# D6 b; YAllied ground losses:
& {- t; k% u9 c# _ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 Q: @+ U7 E& j0 E
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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 8,000 feet.; ?, }& a1 w) l" o
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 b$ M" X% g, C" F6 J
9 L2 @, T, O2 ~( w' P8 N. j7 YJapanese aircraft
7 S' O! o/ v/ X" ~6 H A6M5 Zero x 27# [& I& r5 F( `
B6N1 Jill x 13
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! d! [, a1 `/ o0 d2 n4 G B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
/ K& P" q2 u. a0 w- c# J5 I B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships' D2 [* ^$ f% V" m4 [
APA Fayette, on fire
/ L: U, \# N& q4 v) J2 ?! F( Y APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
9 [( w" y& G5 K) A, P APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 y# I& D& x9 B X' U5 K6 s APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。8 E4 H) t7 h3 i, ]$ [* v
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。+ W9 E- j2 S% R+ S- R
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 . ]& a. W& R3 }1 ]% n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 g5 N3 l* f, I: V h$ p3 L% }1 o
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 U1 c: D* A; \$ R7 } Z3 h, o
/ s0 M$ b) y# y# P0 @! i$ uJapanese aircraft: Q4 z. B! X7 t2 }, _/ C5 c
G4M1 Betty x 68# a9 Q( E5 f) B
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ]! d9 m7 P, H( }$ L0 F- w G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged i* h( O4 a9 v
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Allied aircraft losses z2 p3 W) s% x* |1 K0 v) G
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
5 O* W$ c0 j4 r- G9 Q& y& C+ l( _ B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
/ c7 J9 C' A, I* t& z v4 _! s B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- H9 ]& D' j6 Q6 B" c
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
" B: r1 _' i7 l6 F C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
$ X. |3 j6 R$ f' Q C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
5 q: `$ \1 v6 X3 E F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged1 M. C ]) C& o* w w% d) m
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground4 F7 z4 d6 c j7 ^9 D# L" f. ?1 Z
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
2 _ z+ P# O9 J3 n" l B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground+ L$ E, J3 l T; u
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Airbase hits 26
, U, s. a1 y6 F! l, e" l( _4 mAirbase supply hits 9' x2 P/ o0 ]. }6 b w& u5 s
Runway hits 75
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9 W4 \* I& ]" o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。 |