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。5 P# ]# o5 J& t( l" ` K
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# z' r5 N& q! a0 R0 ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# m2 _ b/ M$ k7 dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ ?& t0 h- y% ]$ B1 O
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Japanese aircraft
8 b; a5 f; T$ h2 h1 W A6M5 Zero x 1552 y& h1 u/ j7 N1 K/ Y1 M# S
B6N1 Jill x 957 W/ R6 N/ d, Z- k) Q6 j- }
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7 e0 r ?" A- i! m6 }4 [ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged8 v! k# A- T, C* \3 Y% z
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak$ A+ B" D' n- L: `3 E3 n
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 l4 k- e4 r( V2 N4 \
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; C) c# K; t) V1 i
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 ~5 w$ _! p, o0 t9 D APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 l' h, W) S. ], `6 b9 R' G$ ^ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. e7 D( d7 M, r* ]2 ]: j
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* U; T) b# @7 [6 ~ AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ E$ i, T4 l, K9 M. x- `! v
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 F3 s! l& c* n
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4 {, R* \4 O7 @! d& u APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 T( S& C7 L: i9 d
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk. a* Y2 T4 Q# m8 F: G, p _
APA President Jackson' V& i, K4 z) d* p
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage p1 X7 U8 I+ p" `5 \
AK Bullock
: I) e R9 U1 ?7 G& Q APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 L; R% V6 N8 D, x- q+ ] AK Alamosa
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8 x- ]! I' W2 I4 KAllied ground losses:
2 | h% Y5 P4 u Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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! Y- m# x6 k" m# C' P% p- }! aMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,981 A3 S4 @9 V3 r3 G& H3 ^4 K' b' d( y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% O- L& Z" H; D3 `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
: A" x, j6 |- K B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 m5 d1 s( C* `" s9 g( O! V4 d7 ^ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ m- p( h( c G) \2 d5 b
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak7 S1 _& `$ e% T! y. }
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Allied Ships
; G5 R( H. \7 n APA Fayette, on fire
( o4 L7 c( X; X3 A! J APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
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! K6 L+ g9 r$ {/ ?& H! H0 W APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 g0 N A9 {- J/ v# _; N( o) |, ?
1 Y# v: W) V( a& `0 n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。
! b& z/ g$ [9 _. M: k4 ~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- X* J( f! y G* b
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) ?2 Y2 j1 l. _
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# \$ v7 y2 P/ v, c% f/ b
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9 A/ J% _0 H+ U: L# }' h G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
' R& f, B- t& O, ?7 H& u. y G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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+ i+ T' g2 D7 e( J& b3 `- ` B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged) i) }- C6 _' T& E/ X$ N0 ^2 l1 b7 z
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground: x: M: p% M' J" G" v% d. y
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
) \6 e) U: y9 o B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
" V- ~* U& p* k# t. R2 U: d0 | C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged; ~4 p( L6 R# p: w6 M
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground% e$ P; o5 R! H; z* }
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged* O5 [; |* \/ w4 H4 I
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
6 |. f, H! S, Y B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged" h/ o' P3 c1 { c0 K
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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' M8 w) i( q& x/ `) R! V" vAirbase hits 26
/ w" | ~6 _4 ]! H w. [1 R" SAirbase supply hits 91 T* X3 _" z4 g1 p# X f' v0 Y' M
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。 |