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。( z" R. e$ q' M' }
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,983 b! n- x9 l1 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 U& c# F2 \0 N! H/ }5 f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 Q; n1 v3 n) y+ d; Z" ?0 d7 fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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) N. D: P$ J. m2 ?2 S% kJapanese aircraft$ V7 h- W* c* p8 D1 T. p
A6M5 Zero x 155/ p: o' E% {2 x3 M, T6 g
B6N1 Jill x 95
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4 c2 }& Q8 T; a2 o! G! xJapanese aircraft losses6 N+ r" H6 d8 a/ H' i9 r- F
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
1 D5 \, o: `2 _2 a" W! R B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak V7 z; I! E% n$ `
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Allied Ships$ [: i0 h0 r$ y' L5 i, ^
AM Dash
( ?/ H5 q6 ?+ r! ]: t; b, f AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 m8 K0 H* T5 y7 y3 y3 u APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- [8 H: Q# D: @2 U/ a6 P0 g APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ B9 y+ u, { k5 L APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 ^ L7 H" z0 `8 T( u8 Z0 ?: @ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 f, R+ M/ B& s8 i; o5 s APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) q/ b4 o* f* b* q) x1 U: b" T; o( K AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 C+ z1 o8 n, Q: ]) V- b
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 C* |3 \% Q7 Y( Z3 ?- {9 h4 \9 i j APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk! f* a) o) x& e$ f/ z) _
APA President Jackson( A1 n! m& K9 \0 M0 l8 V7 X& I
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. i% X2 C4 @9 S3 x& L AK Bullock
2 d3 f3 D$ z. D' ~ APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' Q% I# Q! f( d* N) B C AK Alamosa
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g: R, J& U! o! U NAllied ground losses:
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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* c; w/ ?7 \. [Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 f' _: _/ e, W1 A9 I0 ~& w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' P) W2 I) F. j9 G# {* X5 b
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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APA Fayette, on fire8 H W! G+ o |
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage! O. e% c* L" o
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 C8 T7 y0 g! u5 L 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。5 W% p. S* S# U
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。3 c: q* a( s) a) i/ F3 l$ k4 T
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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" \% T1 m# i" o' H- U# Y5 n% z- L4 ~/ ?Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ Y! i& _/ E& D! [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( c+ S5 i" ~- X* F- p G4M1 Betty x 684 p- s7 h, q9 ]& v# w; q* u' {
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0 p! b: p3 w6 i) ] G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged; J, Q1 j3 J6 |2 K A' z
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
% ?- O5 W, y) [+ i& }1 S5 J B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground7 R: O9 l* D/ K/ n4 _. \, K
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged9 V7 s( r0 s- E3 }. y) M L) m
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground, F2 s/ E# i4 y. s [
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged# @0 l5 p; e) D% ]) w. Z4 |
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
" w( q! i" q0 G9 G7 G. q4 o F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged ?* f2 }3 Z8 w5 L. A1 R/ k2 x7 C8 P
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground* A9 X# u' N' r: O* w
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
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Airbase hits 26
8 b$ V/ }9 s- n. i1 gAirbase supply hits 98 Z( d% |# R {7 x
Runway hits 75
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3 ~6 H/ F( y4 G) Y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。 |