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。
( t' h9 A5 u" M8 E$ }Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( q% p# M0 b. a9 `- W( Z5 H0 _3 z8 T% W
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.2 G$ A( B1 o" k r% d+ K" t5 W6 i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes0 \4 A1 i$ X d: q' {
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Japanese aircraft* h1 l7 _6 [2 ^! w [( ^5 G
A6M5 Zero x 155
4 f* a* A! u) ?! H% ^$ b B6N1 Jill x 95( F) [. T2 n' Z+ `! i/ l! A
! s1 R0 Q/ i: I* H9 R2 SJapanese aircraft losses
& |, F& w% A( ]6 H6 \ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
) U8 [6 ^) G# f3 e, S6 h6 n% H B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 g& B( G: W# U# y- E6 e$ W APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 o J) q$ y0 c APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: Q, L9 [8 S8 h! J1 t7 j
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 r9 a, g5 b' P
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( F/ @7 j" S9 X6 Z: B$ m APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) T$ `! b4 A) n- @! _ AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. k- d3 T2 X0 E0 d0 J0 t; C AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# \. B0 ? E z! T6 H2 u1 { APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ R, D8 m! l: i* p/ Q
APA President Jackson
- e* S$ T# s: L. b( ^8 s6 o APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' `: S/ |. i, r5 V9 L D% c
AK Bullock
; J! V' c# C: O/ O: ]/ f5 O8 Q I( L APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ f, b7 ?' h" k- i; s* J f AK Alamosa
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) E( s8 e- |* V* \( Z* [Allied ground losses:
; E1 k% H2 a4 ], [( l5 ?8 ?6 T Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ J4 p2 x3 e! b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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|" q/ h# K: [) ?; ?0 W% |; JWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. a* ^4 T2 D8 Y# N! r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 n, m: @7 n/ C& }Japanese aircraft
, a7 [: f' Y; S- X& Q) y A6M5 Zero x 276 W9 ~! t. c3 e0 g) U% q% _" j8 h! n
B6N1 Jill x 134 y6 k5 d3 F) z t+ i
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Japanese aircraft losses
& v: {! x. i, K% L4 ? B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ D+ C' i' R5 }9 Q
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak0 g; J" ], z# M) W4 z; A
' H( r% v4 E! e7 t8 o9 p ^: IAllied Ships: L! B* E! Q' C% G8 l5 @. A
APA Fayette, on fire
( n+ [3 h! E/ w* N APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
, P4 f3 _1 l! V. W9 E& c APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- |' B B) b% s' M3 r$ n) Q
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# h) R' ?- k" c1 V6 f3 ?7 ^
( X* w' Y+ a( ]& U* `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。1 [' [8 b! }2 B: ?" B$ m
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。
9 G x9 h C% O$ yMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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8 n( w" J, I0 A1 \Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 o1 G5 Z1 g4 s) {$ DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes/ w# ?/ k% M- l
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7 r7 I5 m" I- ~8 J, a: |4 l G4M1 Betty x 68* C- N8 z* V1 U" p- r4 @5 y
( h% F- j, E: ?4 N qAllied aircraft
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9 c: G& m. \% h% ~6 d0 a! h% r- J G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged6 e1 {# d" p! ^2 o: z& b5 V2 ]' ?- t
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged. E" l0 L$ j, P# W
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
) H$ S3 G7 E# d B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
7 V& q! ]! V( T' f( p' _, E; j1 @+ f B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground: J4 T; d5 ?# s( z
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged/ r1 A! n# M* r/ t* U+ q
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
! A# W: {; B+ A, z& { F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
" u0 M( W3 G+ L6 t7 `( C; O F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
5 _3 g2 |6 B8 Q B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged0 D: f5 r5 _ ~; M
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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# A- J7 S3 m/ ]- b7 G( fAirbase hits 26$ t% c6 W& T ~: k) W
Airbase supply hits 92 K2 U1 R: N! L; }) N
Runway hits 757 {, t. a0 ]( k' J+ o
0 V9 ~$ o5 l/ d& E% f2 \4 L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。 |