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。 S5 N. j7 |0 n1 N8 t* }1 r' l
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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9 @9 J# G' ^/ W# W2 SWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 E' O$ t2 X5 f! r1 [- D3 @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. O' L# I; s, v* @' ]1 ?0 \" jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' [; W# p+ k6 ?/ u+ l; S9 z
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Japanese aircraft
+ f1 d7 \5 L. C- v% M" Q! _ A6M5 Zero x 155
, n2 r" y5 ?: z B6N1 Jill x 95
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3 R& v3 N0 z: R( y1 z7 O8 y B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged* W- B, l4 J3 V w0 e# Y& H
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak/ R6 v6 o) `2 P X( |, e
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AM Dash
6 ?# X. ^) M0 a, L/ t. b AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
# g, U. L6 D7 @) Q7 X% b APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, [- I# ~, _6 P+ p7 }3 z4 J APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 M. g3 m% d3 b+ O7 q) e APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: z9 C* s0 D6 m! p( I
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" X* ^7 H* i+ a; @3 w7 k$ C9 f
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& H% r- u* Z5 D# N AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 `/ n. q" e* o0 S' U- {
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" @: h' A4 o' j4 S, J0 b
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 B q9 K0 H0 g! h, P8 l( j APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
3 u1 q# T. \2 q+ x APA President Jackson
, X9 D. w. U# W* X$ Z" f2 m APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! g! U1 [8 Z6 B% d; X
AK Bullock
7 W k a$ W# O+ D% n/ ? APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 ~+ c9 |4 x5 A5 u4 t2 \9 C5 r
AK Alamosa) U! E2 y2 v/ L( T, D- V
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Allied ground losses:$ M( ^0 j* c' u0 `
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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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.- H2 A; w* G/ f, m/ U# _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 c7 h4 t5 }+ J/ ?3 ?6 j1 f ?6 z
3 s7 z4 a! t8 ?Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13; G, {8 i% y; c$ @3 o/ r2 n
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Japanese aircraft losses9 r& H8 B, H9 | G% N0 `& o0 S% f
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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APA Fayette, on fire) I; n! n ~4 {6 S8 _2 D* ^
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage) A4 _5 H% L2 W( l
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 {! \( v. S2 p- G/ ~. x APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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$ a4 h5 f1 i+ x. s$ |. \: h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。
* S, b5 y, Q$ o& e+ m9 _6 _/ L% 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。 S- T. u6 f* R. Q! E
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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. \% d: z1 i+ L: C' b+ F! n4 MRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ x( i* E& Q0 h) h" BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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- E5 e/ G( v! u7 C$ [ X/ l/ F$ Z G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses
" N9 J% ^* `+ V2 X+ ] G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged5 M) n$ T) L; Y7 ~
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
( f$ x* L' o2 I n- S$ C B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
1 O5 T. z2 G$ J9 o1 T C B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
+ ^# X+ s, B [5 q- f' O/ ?/ ? B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground: }+ A9 T2 `1 D/ H0 S
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
, n' ~! [4 x, t/ n C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
$ \/ `$ Z8 z* c( E+ x7 R4 ?' }$ l F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged2 r/ V8 X; R, r
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground1 |' d9 b2 e9 r1 e4 f
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
! a+ Y- L! y+ P6 K5 C' ^# E7 z B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground6 ]! L6 e4 s2 ?: R: M/ j1 D d+ m# i, a
/ Z/ m% \( Q7 l1 R% QAirbase hits 260 p' N9 Z7 V( J$ Q F6 a
Airbase supply hits 9( s, Q9 w. p/ V. S8 R+ [- T" z
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。 |