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。# b$ t# v: F& H2 b
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( C1 }' V1 f8 q& g' c, j( H! y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 E" s* O y3 B
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- ~6 w$ O' g! Y4 E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) m4 M# v! A6 ?4 x- x4 Y
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Japanese aircraft% X; d: o. E0 W# e) C
A6M5 Zero x 155$ q, h& g+ T8 n
B6N1 Jill x 957 k& r2 ?" U9 m4 [9 l5 R) g5 W7 X/ l
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Japanese aircraft losses
- ^8 p' Q% ]/ _$ z. \# O/ ` B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged+ U! T) J, d& a* f) d
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 K2 ~7 }% B! O& i+ x0 ]9 v APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% M( P2 E$ ]! O7 r1 J( c# c
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 V8 g, P. z2 H8 l APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; [+ z W! v+ R8 s2 ?& A/ U; ] APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 I& T5 i! Y( q5 `/ V ~ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, ]1 @+ t9 f2 S$ c, T1 ^; [
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. A& A) q7 x5 y5 d2 [/ `# {2 g AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, f# `: r# j3 G: T! H
SC PC-580
; m* O: G: i7 V2 r) K% b8 G8 q) f APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* u6 U# a/ z' t& C1 f* _: A
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
y3 S; k) X+ s4 _$ w1 \( P/ U* p# R APA President Jackson
5 }- Q! L, G w% {2 `2 H APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" H% n/ L( m! D
AK Bullock9 M; m+ f) m* l/ l$ N# e
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ B n. n# v9 ~- g. [0 l. e. `
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
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3 j* A1 t! I3 a( vMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! S1 |) x* c3 n( y8 @! N3 z% |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% H4 M3 k- x1 O& A2 }+ O9 s* V3 KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! F9 e8 K# {) @5 U6 ~/ O
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A6M5 Zero x 27
v$ P0 n7 C! W0 C" n B6N1 Jill x 135 O/ z1 Z; b+ D2 N' Y& C
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Japanese aircraft losses! b9 ?5 e! ^" N7 e/ E x5 c
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged$ A( u1 \, A5 n6 [3 Y
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak6 u. m' l& a0 L% H9 j; X
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Allied Ships5 E' M4 a$ N7 @, F" U
APA Fayette, on fire
_, O4 j8 | h6 r6 v$ R9 B APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage; x- R# X" D+ p' Y, n8 ]4 C
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 l5 V5 G7 h9 ~8 \8 ] `8 v0 i' b APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 e% b- L- E* c; r/ s8 `
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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。
, K# S, T+ n s) f# t/ ^& `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。7 V6 U# k, h0 {/ u
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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8 K) y% h% F$ H/ d! mWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ \7 c, |. A& w, o9 u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 r" a- f* m2 j
2 l0 H2 p( S& P* h: O; ^Japanese aircraft9 i7 g. A, C$ C- |& x+ x
G4M1 Betty x 68
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: ~7 F0 x9 M# C8 m+ d# hJapanese aircraft losses' a- h( Y0 N" }" k6 U
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged- P. [ l; K8 T" a
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h6 }- {5 T, D2 O* O) l2 ` B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged: _# v4 D2 n' b) Q7 Q
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
) u) x* G) Z2 m6 j' [! O; t8 |* R B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
1 b+ W8 D) k, P/ R+ M9 M; y# l8 F6 R B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
- f' e2 e( ? p C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged- T) _. Q4 ^& A$ ]
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
. E$ o# o3 t' y8 |% }0 Q& T5 ` F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
2 v# n# Z% i8 x( d. N2 g$ g; J F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
, Y# e4 y- ]3 u k5 }4 F, o B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
" C) N, @/ F% f$ Z- L* R" U B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 264 H' p' j' r; t. y6 ~: h2 p
Airbase supply hits 91 ]: m: \) t. U/ n2 w0 G
Runway hits 75' @) s0 V/ u& @
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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。 |