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。
: {4 r5 B) M# o1 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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5 f1 U7 x. V/ S1 U+ Z. T& OWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ g! ~9 ?; t# u" x' T
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.: P6 ^& @9 l3 j/ x& g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ P6 r# x7 O8 Y# |8 ?
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Japanese aircraft
& S1 o- k$ Y3 a' H4 ^& ^* Q A6M5 Zero x 155
$ w& c' d2 Q' [; g) \ B6N1 Jill x 95
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4 u$ p5 v$ F! E; K4 MJapanese aircraft losses* N I' w9 Z- p3 X
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
0 M" p8 ~, }) t2 T- X B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 W/ J$ f Z, h, A( n( q
: F6 @! w% n: XAllied Ships5 k2 Q& @, H. H" ~+ X
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk/ K2 k) Z9 U- j6 O0 K4 w8 f
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 G3 Z4 G- _% c! l' `
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. x$ G$ Q* t9 R% O8 j1 l6 g" n h! p APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, j2 Q/ r0 I7 _+ v APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! C- I0 U6 P7 `% j( ^4 f
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ z" d& S9 F( \! M7 T$ Z) a q AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( n. ]) _5 k6 J/ B) G0 K AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" g- N( H* W3 z+ C! W
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ t" ?3 V8 M& t4 T1 r% u APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
5 |7 C9 y8 i! x9 y' Y APA President Jackson" n3 g* e" ~& T
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 o" o+ ~" c, x+ h! t
AK Bullock
( d+ k" H0 |# L* J5 k5 M1 ] APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% A$ U( E( y, w+ _2 G
AK Alamosa d6 Q4 r" a" P, O. j! Z' h
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Allied ground losses:0 O& j9 T% T/ N4 o8 t5 b
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ E7 P8 [ b8 C& l5 B3 G) @6 ^
* B6 R9 N4 O+ x& TMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ n: K3 ~' A3 ~# N% y: Y8 o) _0 F+ N! g" ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 P7 s; [( X' O! S
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 `- F3 d% j1 L$ k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ c! K- Q; R5 a& d; h3 T% ~
A6M5 Zero x 27
' M; \* o6 e- C% s B6N1 Jill x 13
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5 U4 \! q, n( s! CJapanese aircraft losses
q2 D2 g& g/ @+ V! I1 W1 ~- {: D B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
+ j: n" F! y5 s1 Y B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak: G/ r5 \, c5 Z1 E" K, y
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APA Fayette, on fire" r7 I- B1 f$ O- l ~
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage" r7 U, \# u5 r# u7 g7 e
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" u6 @3 S2 ^" W& ?& f2 j6 n
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) k" m- b' H: |! A7 H: B4 T: y( k
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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。* X* G: B2 j% u5 Q
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 h3 D( E7 l1 j" e6 CMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 : G0 v& f- L" ?
2 ?7 Y( i: }- x$ Q" vWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 n3 ~* F7 J; F6 J6 [8 z7 _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# p J3 X: S6 s! u4 W
5 \+ e3 i0 R6 C" X7 @# FJapanese aircraft
6 x6 T( _8 x% ` G4M1 Betty x 681 X% \" ~6 U2 V$ U5 m, N
! V/ T* l( {" L' YAllied aircraft1 y& S2 z7 U/ y1 G
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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+ K7 t: i; |# d- yAllied aircraft losses
9 r+ N9 ]% _* C# |$ N B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged% Z4 @" v& q5 t# I# e" K' C
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
; T5 C6 J; s) t5 j' B8 ^$ h5 r; } B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
5 M3 g6 k+ T# d4 ]- p B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground0 X$ ^2 |1 {7 V
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
9 V0 j% o( l! u/ Y* G C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
c6 f3 S; z0 o: i' U+ i# T F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
R! X6 d4 U! @9 a F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
0 J: u s7 u, G9 t. N$ Z% e B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
' c O& b4 o1 b! d- e3 u B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26+ L1 O- u: t7 {% Y. q2 h0 s4 M/ K
Airbase supply hits 92 @5 ^) o( B1 N F
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。 |