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。
' ?8 L7 `7 `5 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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# j. }0 ^# {9 i' R6 MWeather in hex: Heavy rain& p9 K' W: w J
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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A6M5 Zero x 155
/ \0 ~" A$ D! l% k B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 y6 o" O) L$ K* p' }8 V6 g4 ~ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
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3 y8 i: m) z/ a \! v AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 x8 P2 H, g s3 j- S; h
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 T3 v. J) k( c1 c# |# } APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. N# s( O1 @! T/ }- }$ j APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& ]7 ?' D0 N9 ~* f! G" K! ~0 V0 H
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- ~+ L+ e! k: i9 `9 V APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ r* l. e$ {8 Y$ b' Z# d( w* Q
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 |& a; |' M" a* @' v+ q
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 z/ Y' C2 ]! A. y2 c
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 i( p1 ~9 F" [( a4 b
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
6 R+ R \$ @# v* Q APA President Jackson9 O* J5 ^3 A6 H3 l
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 n6 m1 W# k0 }7 d
AK Bullock
7 T% Q. m0 c# Q+ z APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 k2 S3 P9 m; {9 q( w# s+ w8 `3 f
AK Alamosa
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$ `3 A2 t9 v% {Allied ground losses:
4 Z- L1 J+ k9 \! [ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)& V- r+ W, X; X g
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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.$ m v/ B& U; e/ f: `$ M! q4 N: q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. I7 T: E4 A" L/ A
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A6M5 Zero x 27 u! Z9 e8 o$ v2 w! Y3 P
B6N1 Jill x 137 F2 u# T& \; G7 ?/ c
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Japanese aircraft losses
! `0 m* p8 l, ~6 G9 [+ c# Z B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
) d# m$ J6 \3 q4 i0 x ]& F' }/ r" H B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak. a/ m" B9 n0 ^* L( u3 A" ^
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APA Fayette, on fire
) u' E2 k7 a% e( a4 d$ b APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
3 p( i) }# Q& M% q APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. c6 S% f* d7 R9 I( x6 X: }
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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2 C/ [( G' s+ C3 x/ e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。
" \; D5 g; ^2 e3 N9 C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。0 N5 s. q$ G1 M, S% J% j9 y; \
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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; L* C% I" P. Z+ b7 _/ G, dRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." _+ O, s2 _: a7 O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# @5 B+ G$ b8 |2 G! d
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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; [2 H( y0 ]4 @7 S9 { G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged! z6 ^0 Y, I' D6 V# G2 Q5 L
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
& K. s4 B5 U! Q4 u' D B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
8 Y5 k; }4 E4 ^6 K U e g B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
) I$ O; l! E* e+ r( C9 h; B& k C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged& N0 O; A# O3 Y d2 F, E8 ]
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground: l% O( ?# y) O6 P4 |: O
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
/ L0 @- u u" I* T F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
/ j$ W1 p& K5 [, t3 @8 h% D B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
" }2 m2 ?1 k6 o. V# u B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26% ]% J: K# i! }9 N) {/ ^
Airbase supply hits 9
' ?. I X. `6 T$ X4 DRunway 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。 |