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。
6 m* a6 U, y5 D* kMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% K; Z3 j/ k5 o. b/ f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.& G7 C6 n& x" g7 }$ L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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; _7 p- z/ @% n, g5 JJapanese aircraft3 J7 Z' o* `6 }& u4 [
A6M5 Zero x 155) g) E% v4 `' M }
B6N1 Jill x 95* t0 }( a8 a6 L& Y5 W6 f8 h
" u2 t4 V0 v0 y1 t* o2 GJapanese aircraft losses7 w( N" X, l; i& Q, J# s5 H
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
8 V* p) O' e+ z9 Q; F" O B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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u/ u1 k( O7 G+ Q AM Dash
) }3 }+ K7 A1 j8 F6 L. [ AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
/ w: o Z9 \( ` APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' n! g$ ?5 K1 C8 k J# I
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
N. h; f$ k: k APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 X$ g" T; t& C2 Y% e: G* [ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- [/ b# J: M- o7 u- j; m% J APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 C1 C6 v+ f1 g* } AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# c9 h5 Z# ^$ [ AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 \. g/ b3 J, Y# i2 T
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 y6 W8 N- ]! f9 v# h
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk1 m- p5 P* E% g$ v& P( L
APA President Jackson" x% F$ Q t9 n0 \' c
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) W* N$ K7 ], x AK Bullock
. P3 h) X4 F2 J* x2 v2 D APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
p& p; Q% K! u7 j/ b! Q# { AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
; }9 D1 j) t8 Q) R6 D' C Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" J8 X5 E. p7 D( Z, u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' _: D1 F! V1 j, z2 K& ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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: p. y( c8 _( U1 A% L# T; `3 _ B6N1 Jill x 13! l7 P1 m# A; f4 I5 B% _- P
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/ q9 g5 a m2 Z+ Q B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged7 {& v3 X: x# F4 B1 t
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak9 r& C4 S/ j) T* _* O" ~6 [
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/ T* g7 j3 n% @ APA Fayette, on fire. f1 ]: ]1 I4 w2 ~( x( j' ?
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage) e# W9 j5 J$ f$ ]0 v' ?
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. S. d, F% |) u9 S# s# @
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 J! ~9 c) f7 U# P+ y" A7 P
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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。0 |2 G; |0 J. H, G/ X
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。
" t7 W5 ]) R( T0 ~3 o3 JMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 9 k2 B. @2 G0 E5 Q0 j q r9 n( X
: U H" y5 q5 w/ bWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 [6 O) t z* t9 r! _% M* g% w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ H' h; M: r! g4 Y1 {# u G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses4 Q" y3 g# m8 f* E) k; m
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged7 O8 c9 i. M A2 }
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Allied aircraft losses1 F3 T6 y( t' r6 |
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
2 N( \2 C0 m/ e; x) H: }; j B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
" I) d" ^1 L$ h1 z3 \ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
* A% k5 Q1 H8 s8 p+ ` B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground5 v0 M4 I7 x9 R' l+ g. g% ~
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged6 d4 Z2 {7 {, o S; z4 _+ d
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground. o: c" X, {( z* q D& f0 V
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged0 z3 \! G5 I' z+ b6 V1 w0 ~! Q" B) h" h
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground+ N! }6 v A. z0 B+ N
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged: g! F! C1 f4 r9 u' c
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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1 R" P3 `/ M0 _! F6 n& |Airbase hits 26
: S+ ]8 c G+ M" F( m0 cAirbase supply hits 9& C/ D ^3 m- W6 @* ?4 b
Runway hits 75
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- {" c1 l: Z7 v O$ T0 g$ x' T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。 |