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。
' I9 l4 A( j0 p9 Y6 [6 x2 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98" g& p @$ \! H9 K' D9 N- H# ?, w2 T
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.2 f% N: z4 ^4 |- J% e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes0 ~2 T4 i* C- S& c
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Japanese aircraft
( ]9 p2 Q% U3 J+ I- l# m A6M5 Zero x 155
0 @( X, m( Q; ? m: O8 X0 g% `/ e B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
& S$ \+ X$ e; l9 n2 N B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
( {' i* F4 m7 s& ]; V7 ] B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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) ]8 q5 B0 u4 M e0 D AM Dash5 \& B: a, |0 t8 `( ]- g4 j
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% _! n A6 X0 S# }2 i6 n APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. W6 H% s. x6 z0 w8 m7 R
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
v3 e" J7 A9 y5 j1 L Z6 f APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ c! E! G7 q- K3 g4 g$ z APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! b b& ^ \& v" i/ V1 P
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# t5 W: O5 i. D0 J AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ j% C7 `8 b+ ~. z6 T& |+ r, V
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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$ Y$ c1 S. z7 A" ]) P APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: C6 t2 {3 Z3 V
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
, g# i% u4 l- t0 ^8 q APA President Jackson
) f( t3 @7 @+ ?! }. A APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 G) s+ N( t2 e& d& V Y( W AK Bullock
4 E, h" U9 h' _, ]: Q APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( V4 ~- ^" [0 Y& u6 J
AK Alamosa
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" u( m/ [& b, r7 @& sAllied ground losses:" v0 G* E# a+ m0 X5 N& m5 u+ h
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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+ Z" U3 d9 D8 c/ a% pWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% m2 V9 A9 f( P' a/ n7 \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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& f" }" ~* @4 d+ LJapanese aircraft
6 N) a7 {7 n" |/ G) L A6M5 Zero x 27
$ j( X3 g& N$ u B6N1 Jill x 13
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4 j9 w( J6 {" @# T, cJapanese aircraft losses
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B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
4 R& ^4 @6 _+ o Q3 k- h APA Fayette, on fire* V- ?' X% I# A. j* Q4 E9 m
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
- X8 e Q, V: Z: u* R5 F& ` APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ I2 ^# G2 [8 a# C APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ G( V H8 Y$ b: }$ I0 b3 T
: E1 y$ u5 `" y1 o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。
+ W l8 ]2 `0 ~- 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。9 p1 W, {* H9 y9 h
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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$ R: F7 K3 s/ C4 O* f ORaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 M6 A- O- S4 T4 s1 Q4 q0 l: QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes: ^3 r4 r3 O( V
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 _5 P% p' p% u# `5 } G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged7 T8 B/ x$ G# w8 a, |: Z
8 b; [$ k: [% \* O! @% L5 B) gAllied aircraft losses
8 u" y) ^9 a; K) I& O: j B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
" S, w. W/ O2 |( e1 V8 e+ y B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
2 X4 x. z: u' h0 a l B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
/ z( C+ r+ t2 y- b/ w B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground3 {' w% g' l0 E( t% q9 C0 d
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
1 I7 Y$ y' u+ K3 _5 V C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground- e: x9 |' R: \9 N7 {4 i
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged( x9 M+ g4 f f. s3 k: R8 I; k
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground% t, A5 {& U" R
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged/ C: z# D$ m% f
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 j" {1 v3 K1 z- u7 ~* v
& A( P1 ^: I; o2 Q+ j/ aAirbase hits 26
; m* a2 G% N6 TAirbase supply hits 9; R; m; v5 f9 A& v! }. Y2 a
Runway hits 75, w! i% r8 b) q8 m
9 y6 L: ?( v; a0 [, W" r$ F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。 |