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。# G: q5 `7 v7 @3 r
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' Q0 W0 F: d$ N2 x& ~. m+ }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# |3 |' x6 j; f- y# z4 k$ IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes# B6 Q* L O# m' \
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Japanese aircraft
3 h- }6 ?7 F+ k0 ] A6M5 Zero x 1559 g" c5 ?& ^, R6 `4 @: ]. c
B6N1 Jill x 95: g" M- O: t( x% ?
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Japanese aircraft losses: E. \. Q6 s0 i+ ]# X
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
" a3 g& |( p) J6 j% o+ I0 X B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 H8 O7 j+ D) pAllied Ships: ^5 L$ z% j; D. u9 }9 m# f
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk+ R9 `8 ^( p) A+ o5 _
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! Z0 e5 J" Y3 S7 o$ q7 ]/ ~& D
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" V$ M. ]# r/ [7 x8 @# A APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' O& M" r3 n( t2 L h$ k' I+ Z+ J
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) L6 Z8 N* E* B1 T APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* x& k8 I9 C% L, H! V, H9 ] AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 g. F" g, `! Q" T7 C' H6 I AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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" e, d; G2 `: x- ~9 M APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% o' [9 }/ ~. H/ r! C& A% k# I, K
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
) P! f/ Y- n4 D APA President Jackson9 a/ Q/ K& |4 O6 I
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, v- C6 K7 a3 r9 U2 W! j AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:9 |1 _/ J8 S- b u" ^, g
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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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# s- n# k0 U; ?/ h. C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
O2 d3 h$ K: [" o" G! ~ A6M5 Zero x 27
% P6 s+ U* W9 { |6 ?+ h7 p( w B6N1 Jill x 13
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) I. U! e( i8 Y" N B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
9 X% h( j5 z# h+ y/ t" x) l$ W# Y B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
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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 C: c! S3 m3 h5 C& Z K
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。! t- s U2 U4 \* j5 v2 o) @
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 . S8 x) ~& k% J* u
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, z" [. m# j4 bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 p n) C' t: R& f
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G4M1 Betty x 685 r! n* j1 i7 j( a5 F& }5 Y5 K
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9 X4 w! r" u' c* [; u G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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; o+ Y2 D2 K4 T) L B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
$ g$ j! d! b/ r* \- u1 x B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
6 ?( l% J; D' H% C B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
, M V% e: r: _" H B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
: A9 h5 t, I& J' a$ x; O$ E$ \ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
- m+ i ~/ ?2 ] C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
) `4 o- r, z7 x9 c" G F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged I( r7 ]6 u3 l O8 m4 e/ W/ r( h
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" \6 C% b+ o# D( \! ~; O
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged2 ^5 w# J; U$ H% v5 S9 G
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26. y/ p+ x) i6 W2 J B5 q! ~* X7 S
Airbase supply hits 9
* N; |# j u! c* uRunway hits 755 j T8 I+ q) C. |8 w% d; k) a
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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。 |