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。
& w# F4 i4 w& I' k1 u7 ~. J; i+ jMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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b9 n5 j9 }. L! [Weather in hex: Heavy rain, u# S/ x5 j3 {0 D4 r# K1 t, _ U5 E
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 [6 j8 b# D, ~- y- m+ |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( Y9 e+ D# ]0 C; `# a; \! W
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Japanese aircraft& p1 E$ Z8 y7 ?2 [4 ~" n
A6M5 Zero x 155
5 @- n4 \$ v' K B6N1 Jill x 95; K# Z# F2 J$ ^: T4 ]# L( G+ b
$ s; a' u( K. Y0 S- A: \6 vJapanese aircraft losses9 G2 O; b. D% v3 b6 G
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged8 K4 z! F0 @/ v1 _7 x. F* S: w/ ]
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships) m' {0 u9 Z! Z' K0 [
AM Dash4 V! L1 `/ I3 F% H
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! g; a' B u k8 p3 @
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: V: h/ u/ P. h APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& U8 s& R' T9 J- Y0 w8 _6 J* r
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 U& @7 i# ^3 x& }0 a/ P* @ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# L5 I, [; `# W# t) j" m' k- {% ~1 p; W
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 @+ U! Y9 \) Q4 I# v' p AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& e* W4 G' ^7 @1 o# ]% _) K AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 P0 n# w) u" S& L$ k! R* h2 p SC PC-580
8 Q9 s, p0 R$ E6 t% c4 I APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ J* I2 H4 X+ z8 u$ Q1 _& Z% r APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk, _. F/ `6 Q; z! p" x6 l
APA President Jackson( b. q. ~1 H9 u/ V6 i$ |
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; X! j+ ^( ~6 E! h8 c2 n AK Bullock* m2 o9 M- ] ^
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% ]3 R/ G3 I. A AK Alamosa
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. M3 `( v; M; v5 ?Allied ground losses:
. ]; Q8 I( C% m i. Q ?5 W Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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6 [- C, p! e* zMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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& o3 } N1 x7 L; U4 |6 RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 _) ~1 s3 A3 F; q; I5 F0 dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' W- |5 C T( B8 w% J. Y) U' Z
8 q: X# {* g% i, HJapanese aircraft: }+ | N3 m3 G1 k: e& M4 x
A6M5 Zero x 27% Y- h) P8 e. s! B; |
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses4 F' |3 R2 d* i8 D. s \! y) P
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged( n: T' O+ t4 [
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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# N _/ R: x1 A7 z7 n- h& \% DAllied Ships
; }( O, {* o t/ d0 P APA Fayette, on fire( a/ @* K6 e- c$ Y m: @, ?
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
* U- V- N1 d) I V/ Y. L: E7 x APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ F" U W: O# o% `/ k: \: M- L APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 } h; S& A# v' d. n
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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。# s9 [2 B- {5 p% H# f
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。
) R. S6 a `' _1 AMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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) |& x$ H1 B% |Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 H8 v5 c3 F7 q+ I) U
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 A% q4 W5 f! t: U- H) N
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Japanese aircraft: H+ o. t! J& g1 J; ^; u
G4M1 Betty x 68, a) f% p0 V- v, c
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Allied aircraft" B2 f6 Q& ?) p- w
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged" G& X/ n/ g) m& k N
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Allied aircraft losses$ M+ M2 H; a. p
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged6 \6 M2 p1 _( J# y$ l
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
; F: i5 L# x3 T. ]4 d) i4 D B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
7 D$ z p# g7 f/ U B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
3 L4 v3 t" ?2 k W" s' P/ V% N$ U C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
4 V7 M' @# V1 X. h C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground- v! p4 k* M. @2 m3 t+ j
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
* u- L* o+ I5 h1 G F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 ]) r7 v* y! S/ z( b! B. I
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged1 P% |: L/ i9 a6 G
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26& j' q7 k; Y5 p. B
Airbase supply hits 95 p% I- N; U3 ~4 m5 J- ^. j2 w/ X- \
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。 |