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。
0 d+ f8 V9 F) o2 A) V- i e* | \Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' _% Z% S- p- `; x! v/ S$ P
" Q" d2 w# l# j" {+ b# ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! G9 V( X7 [7 r& ?$ G, T6 J( bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 i. g0 ?; T1 F& H* e* H
A6M5 Zero x 155* i5 A* v1 j1 J$ P
B6N1 Jill x 951 J- P7 V: V% I8 J% `3 F
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. q1 P2 N/ \% y2 e2 D7 q B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
4 U% l: a6 H w# I B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, R: C$ r% {( ?% I) o8 u0 ` r1 i/ z
: y% V6 k/ ?# f; d% M8 \, U$ p# o+ qAllied Ships: @) q' p, N- x. V. i3 e
AM Dash8 J5 ?- ~/ M7 E2 \9 Y
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
/ f# W# o/ m3 w# r APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 H& i5 l% I; U% i' n/ T APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) v, F: Q w+ k8 f
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ F4 d2 B+ n; ]) [ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 j$ d9 g* B4 }, r" J5 K APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; J- ~7 E/ d- ` AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- a- y9 F+ O5 O5 ]) d" j AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ Q( B$ U1 Y7 L! ?; @: Y
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
- A; P7 n+ @* d) A7 k APA President Jackson8 r) g* H$ X/ e/ D: z
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. [) k1 Y( q8 _3 G8 o: R
AK Bullock0 t% a" g' D: e1 f! E
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ M3 }7 m0 C1 e' L0 D
AK Alamosa, z, r' A O$ Y( q8 Q
+ W0 s+ q, W7 a7 tAllied ground losses:
$ A, y+ u% E4 S6 w' v; r8 l Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)# p+ B: r) q7 a+ [- N3 j$ u, s5 R
2 q+ R0 u" ~/ z% M# e; H" `Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" k. J# h1 c$ D1 ~/ s a, E
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: O4 [& p2 A- j `* REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 a: H7 C R" F, S% b* cJapanese aircraft! e; J2 { l3 N0 B( t6 Y* \7 P3 |& o
A6M5 Zero x 278 l+ [9 o3 {) ~( ^
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses9 h( {5 M) Z: Q. U9 I
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged7 r" z6 ]; D9 p" K6 M9 L
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
1 P) d' Z% I, x APA Fayette, on fire9 u* a* c( V( C
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage' E1 n$ N q( s% E ]/ Q# O
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 W- A7 X+ b, [9 b9 w; d3 S U8 I
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。0 h- Y6 H1 r' X$ O( h6 G
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。# m2 g9 y" @- H; F
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 & m% u: J: l: v4 s
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Weather in hex: Light cloud1 l) ?0 R# }$ p3 }
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ x- o- k+ Z1 A3 e% |6 n% u# f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes' t; ~) J8 T4 N1 G2 R% Z, J
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Japanese aircraft
* Z9 U# Z" i2 X7 n G4M1 Betty x 68
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& X2 {* S$ V# Z* j( LAllied aircraft) A1 Z0 J. J- T) n
no flights" ^! D% ?2 F* v2 m1 I
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Japanese aircraft losses8 o. u7 I1 s) f8 m# `
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 @! e4 l: E, Z+ ~* h) ]+ B3 X2 | B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
- y. O1 I* x$ c B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground& v; F6 r0 E4 ?0 k5 ]" y
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
* X0 |$ N- I' W B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground) y, T# Q+ P% ]( L3 B! {" T5 ~
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
3 d& S5 f0 C2 Q$ n+ l- c) y C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground+ P4 q7 W& W3 V! U$ B& \
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
+ ?5 d$ L5 o( F9 D5 k! r; v F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
3 B: a+ K* H3 C1 L' R B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged+ r1 J+ I( H5 _- }
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground" p' }5 s1 a! U7 F5 q
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Airbase hits 266 t6 S; R4 v& d; N7 o- G; t+ I
Airbase supply hits 97 F# N: {$ y2 k7 y+ u; Z( X! V
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。 |