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。( J* B; }: o+ B- h4 y- ~
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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. G6 T# O2 S0 A1 ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.; F' W3 y+ U' Z; l" ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 j% ~5 j8 u7 G& ?. I- t& Z
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Japanese aircraft
5 ^7 p ~* F" o: A A6M5 Zero x 155& }0 R2 p, H! i+ e
B6N1 Jill x 95
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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0 S/ i* z6 \2 U. z i2 n AM Dash; n$ x; r8 d! k% U; g m. L: L7 H
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 J* m5 d+ S0 _0 K
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk M. ~3 x0 l9 y7 `$ u" Z
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) ^; H! @, J8 W8 x" Z) L5 p
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 Z7 k' _( H$ S0 |- Y7 P APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' i; @8 N, ]* G( y4 ^5 i3 O& V2 I APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; P- g) y! g5 \8 V AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 v# N" P' i# |5 n) ]
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: ~5 ~, J, R s- S D& R. k9 x4 Z0 T
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* M6 H7 a# _* h; k% S; J APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( w+ v( X7 Q4 Z7 q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
- v7 T4 p j9 ?8 k* V, Q APA President Jackson: T7 S& ?: u* m5 }
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! J9 [( J) t1 Q
AK Bullock0 {0 i [3 X: g; p3 g& H, o1 v
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 I" j1 {* L2 {( p) h7 ?
AK Alamosa" S# e1 l, w) D, ~( K8 Y$ G- y4 R
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Allied ground losses:& ?$ ~9 z8 N& k% L) |' g8 Z% P
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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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: a+ z- h' V1 y: x: m' R* L
% A3 p. f, N" k# n# K2 ?) lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# L+ K$ d& R- E" O- R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 _# A% a' H$ c+ L* o2 h# B
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" |: l$ O( ^, W: K# j# X A6M5 Zero x 276 O) O4 T; c& n6 q! f7 Q) d. J' j
B6N1 Jill x 13# }; s! r, x2 m
6 D/ z( p! [; Z8 M* y' w& RJapanese aircraft losses
% i+ I) j; D2 a$ x: z: K- b) r B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged& m! [# T$ ^% N" O7 v& G7 W
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire' G% m" H- D& G
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage% I# ?/ w0 h- F- f
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" X) |" b: H, I APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 ?) j( G% q' ?; e U+ h) L5 m# X
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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。' s6 M6 g& F1 E2 f7 O4 J
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。+ n6 ^( N/ ~& `/ q' A- C& m) P
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud H0 y$ e7 w; Y0 a* \7 |
0 I" q2 e4 L1 G- t% s* z7 y4 PRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' E1 C: b) `0 O# f) O: j5 y! s0 `Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
8 E# Y4 i: c' P3 d) j7 A B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground' y7 e. {$ \" f1 r. g- n
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged* E: O+ k2 l$ ^1 w3 B9 _3 p+ [
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
3 o0 p- F$ N+ g2 `" N) r I0 s C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
4 X$ Y# x6 M7 F) D# k4 v# S C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
$ Q( T. ^9 U; A4 J F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged2 x' i% B, b6 k- @7 ]2 x7 r
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground& F1 B6 F: b+ ^+ D9 j8 U7 z7 C- o
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged- Z4 \& P- O8 C5 f/ v$ Z
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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5 Q' Q6 O8 L$ @; [( KAirbase supply hits 9( t9 V5 x# c" F4 s$ ~( @
Runway hits 75
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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。 |