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。
- n) ^; }1 {! l. g3 s: sMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* V' U# ]. E5 w/ b$ j/ I
0 y) _0 h4 h* A! O1 K; R# X' wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.2 q! z# Y1 M: E1 ~ _) I
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' \5 x3 ~+ `, C$ z
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Japanese aircraft
7 K+ l- h5 D* n5 Q) v A6M5 Zero x 1550 t4 F ~5 _- O5 G1 B' C# R
B6N1 Jill x 95
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* m& }: P1 q+ e- D; ^: ?8 m: q B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged, t" u1 N& Y( i- z
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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, N6 N- B7 d0 Y AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
& K# H9 M. m: W1 U" D APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 T g6 g( F% a+ h3 @
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" E4 R1 R) A+ p' {7 x- L
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ X- o0 C' L" G2 {$ L& ^
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( F! r( E. e: x8 [
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 V" L$ t- t2 |# A; `" ^' C4 M AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 t$ H$ n2 {4 t' W6 Q3 u- c" t AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) P: C$ M5 }& F, C/ [
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 L4 U& I& |) I6 p4 W# l8 B0 c- u APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
. s9 ~, c/ G$ C4 r" a3 _ APA President Jackson
$ n6 P: @, f7 V8 n1 [) z7 u. B APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; f3 s" Z a; }2 j- o AK Bullock
9 D/ e$ ~0 Q; W3 i7 E: g ? APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* l% m: H) a/ e! H( y, v
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
% b( A+ ~' c- p0 U Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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5 o8 B2 c; c/ v F' R2 d5 B4 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98$ w7 J3 [9 D8 O# I; V
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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/ k. v. K1 f* p# ^2 _0 I! ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* ~! L9 X% e: @5 {9 h( ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* v/ i( \' u' ~# ] A6M5 Zero x 27$ l, Y& D# @9 v! M0 V0 N
B6N1 Jill x 134 r! I( C0 \ F! s) X
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
# N3 b' P7 f3 |; P. Z: i APA Fayette, on fire8 u, _5 [9 a# U) z
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
% ~4 g6 n: P8 ^5 h6 N4 B# u9 z, I APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" v7 @# k. {) r! ? APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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8 T- H+ R2 B& [$ a; P" v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。
. V j/ e) m. j( e" I$ h6 F# a6 S6 ^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。6 G( T2 P3 i. O7 z4 A k
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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# T+ @- t' o# Y# kWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 x/ D+ g* U% h4 c5 p2 REstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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2 L- @$ o# H% E* z/ \0 D G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged! `0 k5 ]5 s+ m
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Allied aircraft losses, a! v! b6 d' K0 r& ]7 p
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged$ ~) B+ u# H6 f5 j1 h
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
; ~! j' \7 P7 g7 O9 X% |+ m B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
! C8 K% V( U, r+ Q B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground. Y- x3 u$ e5 N2 Y/ E8 }
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged, A! o$ ~6 r. j# P/ r
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
2 r2 }( h7 l: @- q" d; R3 G5 R F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
: M' q5 Y( t4 ^1 ^; m: @3 C F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground, q" y l, N5 ~. J; g8 w" m
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
; n4 c# f3 {2 K; G0 W6 u$ M4 ? B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground# A* G* W: M' l
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Airbase hits 26+ j6 d |& I: S% A" |# ?9 o
Airbase supply hits 97 H. N6 E1 f0 d# N2 I; f. D2 z2 Z
Runway hits 757 b7 ]0 w) [4 z0 N/ j5 L d/ r
; d, Q8 s/ R, I# j k, s* W- \" M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。 |