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。% O0 z4 [- D4 u- m
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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& L" L! l9 q1 z! h1 XWeather in hex: Heavy rain8 S; k" |6 j& E |, m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* q) q3 u) a. F, REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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+ a3 E( b+ Y9 k4 X) o+ C, C y# E% LJapanese aircraft
# E% K/ g9 t% n A6M5 Zero x 1556 L5 a% [2 w- H- g
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
# m. N" v8 Q/ T' X/ z$ L) ^, U B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged; o; r5 D3 O8 T* K
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak6 L; m. w3 w6 k9 R4 ~* v
( a6 v0 h" q) V. t3 UAllied Ships1 z G5 _, l6 f
AM Dash- ]. @) p8 A; j' s4 Q7 \
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- }1 g# J! l5 L* ]$ Y
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) g) N* l: h0 n( _% N APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 u+ n" E$ c3 x7 N APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 s2 I' k4 G1 C5 L3 g1 h! P, n
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# h3 _# \* P3 a+ d
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# T1 i7 C2 \) I% o0 w% K2 }: T. Z: n* z
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! \" M; Q) S7 {
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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( V) ^( d' {) i6 f/ V APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; A- t8 q' ^& C( f- v7 r4 v% W4 ~2 d
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk I! T( k9 T% v( G# g
APA President Jackson) K E+ R5 R4 M3 ?
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; D* C7 H& g7 v5 j) l' Y6 C/ [
AK Alamosa
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6 G0 H# U0 T2 r9 L9 Q$ Z+ k7 c3 jAllied ground losses:
( a8 a* V- K8 z2 P8 T Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 a7 @5 w' g+ w% c; [; Z/ g
; K* i& @9 m/ w9 h3 J- d4 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% e3 M) T9 H3 URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 u8 g- d8 l9 F3 Q4 y7 REstimated time to target is 6 minutes) R2 D, I+ E5 ]" z3 {1 |; y I8 M
) @; B7 J1 E: o7 Z. G6 F, k; bJapanese aircraft
) h5 G$ S) T4 u Z; h A6M5 Zero x 27
4 S: ~1 J u! J' u B6N1 Jill x 13 P# c- q6 b7 s9 t0 q
& N8 Y7 B+ }" D5 y2 ZJapanese aircraft losses
' P9 n' n+ X/ L+ o! P X( T B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged# J: H' t/ W- ^ {! i' K
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak9 h/ V9 k( T2 z" ]1 E* I& Z+ [
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Allied Ships
6 n; Q% G: I( }3 W* A s APA Fayette, on fire- a) B0 L& [* ^- d$ s
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
9 F* n5 d' Y+ B ~0 T" P APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 ^2 \! p7 z( a: ` APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 g: G& y2 R2 k0 h) n
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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。/ U/ U* S; v6 ~6 ]! F5 @9 a
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。
) P+ j, [ i3 g% W, U4 W" nMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 6 J [- T7 ~6 n- P( z% j! I
5 a3 n7 r. n4 Z$ n YWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 ?9 f% d" B5 r5 w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 683 ?" g6 M# V' u4 R9 g! g' Q5 B* Q
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Allied aircraft
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! R1 \( F: I* I/ h4 v4 L* [ G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged5 m- Q5 \ Z' b6 ? A
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged" z6 J$ v) |. A: u' _
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
) c0 z) p' ~% k Y. | P B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged _# m4 b' P. b3 j
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
: {1 p" v2 [8 V C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
+ [( J+ t, \/ m/ X C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
# `6 t; h; X) b* [ F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged' n% E5 v) C9 f: a& E1 a
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
. ~+ {- _9 f. G% ^, v8 h2 c; N B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged4 }: V& k% E9 B( z
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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) B8 F4 d1 h8 I+ s9 N5 A) WAirbase hits 260 g5 j' i0 a' i
Airbase supply hits 9
; g! Q+ I) g4 y4 }/ T7 ^% k+ yRunway hits 75% r( {! O3 m+ w8 }
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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。 |