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。: [& V; ?4 @- u) S
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ q0 [" U* g. ]* d
! P$ @: O" r( _1 C/ J, XWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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0 Y) H3 K( x, b3 |" f% w4 @" ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.# `) _) [' z; q" o! Y& W. ~' u7 p6 X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 p2 c! i5 k, h
. R1 W7 C" M6 P! fJapanese aircraft
2 G9 u$ ]% R# f/ T. J2 k) z! L A6M5 Zero x 155
* I& f" a8 [1 s% ^3 B B6N1 Jill x 95+ L8 Q8 P0 P. H4 k. x
7 P6 r/ h) b; y& L/ n/ JJapanese aircraft losses
O5 Z9 }5 d2 N# S B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged+ T; d6 ]* J& }; B/ l5 @
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak% M" d- D9 y1 ]8 w6 n+ V9 n
( B' r+ v* T9 u5 i2 k( |( iAllied Ships
" X3 t. W) i3 ^3 a9 o' B AM Dash$ Q) S* \ V: S* K& i
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
' G/ v( y2 K2 b9 N5 @. J9 R( F& f APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- j0 V. k8 O6 X APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ a j: k0 [5 \ ~
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 Z* u1 g' U" j K! c F APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; y+ ?9 z: T% B4 _& `- R; ]! Q
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" h# g8 H4 ~- ^1 W$ j5 w& p" J AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# q$ k3 b" |0 u$ E
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! n( b. R: ^3 N) t# l& x SC PC-580
' N5 U( m/ P; Y8 F8 u APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 { e$ Q* P L1 t- t
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
' Y! y9 m" Y& o9 n e0 J% ] APA President Jackson) t- j* y* @) }8 W! W8 [
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 B, e* t; }5 M( L [0 j AK Bullock. ~0 i3 t5 C$ k
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 C8 ]0 R& b2 C4 X: S+ @
AK Alamosa7 K }1 B9 h' G8 R2 Z3 J
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Allied ground losses:, [, ]. G. V# b2 s
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 K* I4 A# _2 \- e5 R* o: K2 ~0 e3 l- t4 x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ }/ w0 _7 M0 |- L7 m
. w M1 Y+ m; Q! l, kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 @& t6 v! V7 ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 h3 T/ w7 X0 w0 T3 g' u
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Japanese aircraft% \2 {4 I- B5 @& ] n
A6M5 Zero x 27
$ V5 G$ v4 a+ v B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
; [6 a" X* R+ q7 F7 c B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
+ o" |0 X* h) ~, g B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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& b+ A! Y2 Z( L% T+ C' ~+ \( SAllied Ships
5 X- l* l) F {3 k i APA Fayette, on fire
: t# {; C9 M4 |9 n& P8 @: M APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
& @0 p3 I4 Q4 G+ Q T b APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, K+ v( d3 F6 L
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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2 y1 T* f( c/ t5 r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。
+ |7 _! d) q) E# g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。
5 w4 Z$ p9 d. N6 q5 @Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 5 [( i7 S* d4 w6 B( ~5 @9 s* d
0 l6 a/ x6 b9 `0 C. t- R+ z/ W; T. }Weather in hex: Light cloud
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% M" b6 Q8 D$ A, q8 _Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! A; J& W- A. C8 k$ nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 ^& `" s# X; I" n6 M( d: I
G4M1 Betty x 688 @( i9 f+ `, Y! J) i/ l$ m
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no flights
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4 x! j8 p+ E4 \Japanese aircraft losses
0 Y! C4 U( K0 R! S7 `, X- Y G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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0 t. s$ ~0 J0 j0 @3 N8 RAllied aircraft losses
q$ f0 o' ?( `8 Y5 @ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged! }0 {# H% @! _1 |( G4 A
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
' T' d8 j# N( P+ F' h" \ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
, |+ F: U% r: q+ ~9 g1 b. t B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
& T6 s8 H* T j C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
. w' D1 D3 J5 U4 J C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
' `& p5 K( q: n; i F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
6 D5 d1 l ]- Y& X& H F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
2 ?% k" U. ~5 U B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
^6 @- X: H# {8 x9 f/ R# i B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground! T1 n# e8 u C& ^- l# L- B
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Airbase hits 26
5 R8 D6 N/ n; A% F4 c9 RAirbase supply hits 9# r1 _+ b' u3 I+ G" `& u& |! o8 D0 y
Runway hits 75
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7 b8 H( o/ H9 Z8 n. [ R, {1 v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。 |