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。
4 q: t$ ^. o( `. J0 P0 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ s& V2 ]1 j8 [8 Q% m
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! [; y7 ]. X1 i0 f$ o. a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 D9 ?# L: S) y- I% a$ e1 F
9 {6 j0 f+ k% Y e; l* `Japanese aircraft2 b% {$ L7 g. |& `0 j
A6M5 Zero x 155
$ F* M6 k% H" @1 j B6N1 Jill x 95 ]0 X* K1 p, Y- d4 ~7 v! [. z2 J
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Japanese aircraft losses
& J$ @' B/ p' K: C# J. G0 n$ M B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
/ P) ^$ a; H5 l3 l B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak7 N! Z Z; w5 E1 \5 W
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Allied Ships9 k' H* p$ z4 i+ s5 s1 N9 E
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 Y7 @/ ?& E: F; |) ?* @2 y/ }
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% ?# p1 E- }- N* P APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 @; z0 K3 {7 [( a" K# |5 e APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% M# `& G0 w2 @9 S7 O9 C" O# F2 S APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' x7 K+ H! Z: F3 L APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. V5 q, q5 D! U5 c, S/ C- G, k
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( v! j# J" a6 H9 n% s/ Q, p6 D
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 G6 {0 T& H+ |2 n4 K9 @% ]7 U
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ b& D! ?) Z. l$ t( O
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk; ?% K3 t2 d9 c4 `) I
APA President Jackson/ k+ q( r* ~# j; Z) l
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 _$ n C# L- X+ E. m AK Bullock" Z) _9 x' l% ]. ~5 {8 Y
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- \% R7 f* A1 ?3 U' n AK Alamosa4 j+ J6 t+ u) Y; g: @& w& {" b
8 b% ~: @ Y2 N/ k! EAllied ground losses:
4 m% ]4 `8 E% C6 n: z! A Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98& j6 O' f/ }2 k! I* |: s) r
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 ]! ^" A. F7 X, S; R, R
5 U3 z7 X# X S. fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 K& L( k9 w$ q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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+ L9 g" c W1 J/ Z1 L B6N1 Jill x 13* R3 l& o6 ~% b1 `+ `6 Y# c7 {
/ {$ J9 I" c I1 p( N& TJapanese aircraft losses
; S4 L5 A! ^% L B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged, [. I3 f3 P; x( a$ k u
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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8 F) [( q$ t) vAllied Ships" O/ `* K1 @! B. ?$ J5 s' t! Y# H, v
APA Fayette, on fire0 p6 F2 [& D- x
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
# R, A2 V9 d. ]5 ? APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 ]4 b3 {, |; j APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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8 f. m% T9 k! S6 A1 A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。+ u6 ~$ a+ k2 d; E4 u7 P. a# 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。
- L T/ W' a0 A1 P4 O: YMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 - @$ ?5 W1 R, `! o/ {* t
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Weather in hex: Light cloud0 e/ w" S. i4 S. `
% S ]" L* ?! P3 K5 }% yRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: @ @- ? l* U1 ?" `! j) J4 KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes# V+ n% J; t) T: j" w
) W* v5 p& [2 h( N2 HJapanese aircraft6 A5 ?" n: J: t9 |7 w
G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
, y, k7 [7 k7 \+ a: _. Z G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged4 O- g/ g$ ]% P% W0 G+ X( }
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
8 x4 w% ~, p9 w3 z B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
/ s7 ^/ P( |& J' \ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged3 z( ?$ ^) `* R4 i9 z
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
S3 ?! `. B* z C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged- Z7 f4 u) T- R$ [
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground5 Z# N, e5 v; ~2 S
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
9 R( n+ J4 }. m5 M! [3 f( _ F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 h w8 u5 P- z1 O; Y
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged# m& B( w* g* O, v% i* F3 o
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground8 f4 K& o* O, u ]
9 z6 z9 x* S* Y J8 gAirbase hits 26# H7 d' O) j% t7 G: Y3 q
Airbase supply hits 9
! Q9 D9 K. s" J2 XRunway hits 75
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, R x8 z" D4 w9 R! n0 ?7 y$ T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。 |