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。1 v X. f8 S8 [6 M7 w: n
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 q$ N9 j# |7 C. H. _
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. v+ g3 K6 @. W8 o$ ~1 b+ `+ Q, HRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! ]$ G; y; ]2 r2 E; yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( Y, @! {0 s2 e; m- f& GJapanese aircraft/ O+ H6 P! C8 O& o5 I) U' O
A6M5 Zero x 155
! H7 R$ w4 c5 q4 t7 N B6N1 Jill x 95
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2 s0 m c3 h+ O9 ^- tJapanese aircraft losses$ G; A1 \; ]8 C _( q
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
* H9 X; p8 w) \ R* M/ D& b9 y/ F7 W B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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& K B( w( `6 w' GAllied Ships4 m9 [! Z1 o8 A
AM Dash
8 r6 Z0 \' a# U# L- ? AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
* n" m! A# ]) H APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 l! W+ X0 i( S' n8 }3 k' y4 n, ] APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 e" K1 n# d& Y9 {6 h APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# `) }8 {, \3 ` }6 Y$ v! d& B4 f
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 S* S8 p7 Y3 ~9 ?6 |0 d, P1 v APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( B. w7 D$ }5 L7 I. r1 B8 H
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. Z7 h: ]8 V( K# @+ R! A. b" C! ] AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 _1 Z2 Z6 c, H& C# y6 `2 Z. p
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ d( W7 J. U& ]* h9 d9 ~# k9 m APA President Jackson2 l& d, g. u2 J, u
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, {& V# j5 j/ h. H3 `& ~) M
AK Bullock
+ m* k1 C; ?( l( h8 M+ ?5 s APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 {' x" _' g1 {( @% ^3 O AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
6 N: l% F1 c% A! ^; P Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98# b2 L- @& n' m9 } M5 j- Y# C
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 o' E* M! M d( X: _/ i9 N
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% N, O9 s7 P# B( MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes& _7 a+ [1 r9 t" |
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A6M5 Zero x 272 s( E/ ?- q: U, z, @+ z
B6N1 Jill x 131 S1 H( n$ m. x+ ?( w
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& S! t4 Y# Q2 [ Z/ X X; I B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
7 ? J- C s& b' |+ ~1 P: | B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak2 r1 U0 j' U1 {' e) @
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0 {- a0 n& [# W" S1 {2 v- Y APA Fayette, on fire$ u0 Z: \( I( T- c3 w
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage% j1 R7 h# l5 H4 O
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" d) A8 H, @) H* y' n) { APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。) m, b& Q. U7 {/ z0 e7 D! C6 j
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。& |. y1 \% J# J5 Y B- ?, W. w" o
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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4 B4 S0 d9 S1 D5 l' J) S p uWeather in hex: Light cloud a8 u! q5 k3 p
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' C* F: u) M5 s$ @6 u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes7 @% N$ ~: S1 e
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G4M1 Betty x 688 i7 T* z! n2 k @4 [5 d% B8 O
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no flights
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# g _0 C- q4 \3 |: K! [$ JJapanese aircraft losses- a: @" k2 i2 j* l! k" y& ~
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% P* R) [& n) C% d7 t( I
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
* e# R- _# y c: L2 ~ c1 F B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
, X% U/ V$ ^4 P# E- b& B9 m+ T C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged; I4 z: z: t+ y; Z
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
+ V' \6 F6 g6 R! C0 x5 H F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged( ]/ ^8 a1 f0 e& u4 C, L" }
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
[- B4 c* e" p- u9 i5 L B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged+ G2 @/ G2 G0 C3 ~, ?
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground" Z6 @2 g8 B! u
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Airbase hits 26
& q9 @0 S5 m, X, s1 o, `2 JAirbase supply hits 9& x3 @& ] q) O
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。 |