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。
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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( o- X) C$ H3 N4 }# W* A1 CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. R! t9 b4 t: X% j9 T8 }) }6 j; e- qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 N* _. Y/ r1 H& r A6M5 Zero x 155 k& R0 s( d9 }: q, t
B6N1 Jill x 95
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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1 i$ O( @- D ] AM Dash
' h( S0 c, S# f AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
4 u: F6 m3 M3 k APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk P7 \1 ` d; R# b4 Q) w
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ P/ X9 o% P6 e3 P, B APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 }; [" P' j2 A/ F. E
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% F! W& c8 Z+ b: S9 Y9 s% a
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 |5 u- w# g! }# N* i3 l* @) o
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 Q2 j9 B# F6 V1 _8 g6 v7 p AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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- W; |% z( p4 W9 N+ F: N+ T( q7 a APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 q) O) X; l2 d2 u$ |$ D APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
1 J4 s. I4 t# G4 j APA President Jackson
0 {9 Z5 N, ?+ v2 U/ h* o2 ~3 p APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 C6 p Q6 v) k+ _. | AK Bullock
( S2 u! j; T0 R5 ?$ C& F APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- q/ P9 h. J& Y2 Q9 s AK Alamosa
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* ?; m$ D% _2 Q$ E, rAllied ground losses:) M7 s. I- s X7 `$ J2 M- a
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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* x7 j( S* |! A, S jMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain- w. |; ]; u/ ]0 o% O
( m- n' Y' k; JRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 o, R0 s; X- p/ R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" Y! ]( C @# W, m2 V: E
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A6M5 Zero x 27
3 p2 D* Y9 [7 i B6N1 Jill x 135 @# @9 a- b+ L( p
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1 E9 O' v+ b- i8 V; v1 X B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
7 A( G& K5 ~: d+ Z- ], d1 k B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire
9 I7 @! i- r Z6 y: E% [ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
; Q5 a8 h5 n i APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" v( [$ [9 ~7 r+ `2 G* \ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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/ d; D& Y7 D" W5 C: b3 l* 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。
. E9 b0 `3 |% m; y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。" b5 [/ e5 m6 ?
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 V! W" c' c& J( q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68. @2 u# i9 J# [
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged4 O O( B8 E' l b! u% Y
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged& x( Z* Q( q% Q: f. p O- t3 w
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground3 O0 u- z$ T T6 G
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged' H1 e. I- q6 Z) K i
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
: ?7 o. d ? a. H A4 ^ }1 O C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged, m+ M. w' q8 A p# Q" K
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground. [; j+ a: |/ m ]6 o) C; S
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
v* O& i' K: c2 N F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground' t7 N* U- o$ p, W% X7 @
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
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Airbase hits 26) E+ ?, I$ a1 w& V. m9 W
Airbase supply hits 9+ Z8 B/ g, R9 ]- N5 `
Runway hits 75
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/ K8 }* G: A; Y% c0 k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。 |