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。, }& e6 }1 L1 h
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 X& a8 W. i- o* T7 B
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 m x. ]6 k: K3 O, p: ~8 N
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) i+ o+ X/ ^' T6 [ l5 x$ yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# g: N9 P+ j4 K6 {* q& Q: S
A6M5 Zero x 155
. o$ q+ }, U& D7 C4 U B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses! A2 w* P- T- T
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
1 K- x3 E: m) \ B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
: G5 K6 o5 J( B: b1 Q6 H3 p' x APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; ~8 b d, o2 a* W
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# z2 N1 d0 }" X APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ z& \6 c0 `9 V5 z# U: C8 }7 r4 ] APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: b/ d& X; a" s# T3 ^' x1 T APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; u. a& N3 y6 T; Z2 H3 @ AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk b: G: k* x; G/ L8 q, _% j: }6 t
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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7 I2 c% f: k+ M APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) j$ Z( h& q+ t( n APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk5 c! r1 U8 M6 V; ^' a9 i
APA President Jackson4 ]4 ~" S. p+ b, H
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 \1 q) J4 o6 B3 M+ @! [# b% H AK Bullock
2 I/ \0 s1 T/ \ APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; ` d( y' J( U: H) `
AK Alamosa' L0 I5 Q9 I. m5 n) i7 g
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Allied ground losses:
3 {. E1 E1 H4 }3 R5 ] Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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" n( I. E4 b. J1 M4 p: L, J' F \3 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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7 v* g! b$ C$ k0 ^( b1 URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. ^8 `/ X2 e' R$ H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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: s, ^$ B2 U9 g B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses: o5 z% ~. I6 d
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
, S* O8 N3 D2 I: @4 t: v+ N+ G6 J B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak# k6 g2 q2 H* o5 L6 P
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% t9 F0 U! z/ D; p X, a1 \6 B APA Fayette, on fire2 u9 o9 x7 ?7 d z$ J2 ?' r
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
- N1 e. u2 Z, d, B APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* s0 }: c/ C; T( Y% D" W# y
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 _8 S0 `3 B1 q% \1 a( [
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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。
+ Z; V0 A2 R: v$ h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。
' u* J: P9 [9 E* K G4 u8 OMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 4 ]& ?. Q5 p1 C
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 b' j1 a2 j# S3 j+ O6 \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 G; l1 ?: ?$ P
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no flights
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2 Q2 o0 w+ P- \. u, g3 C G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses& j" W- n! z8 @8 h# V
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged8 Z/ N+ q$ ]5 p" d- d d
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground2 S7 c) m9 G6 x
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
1 G5 n/ v5 T3 d/ [ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
1 L# U9 w; }4 H4 c. _/ m C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 F/ F- S1 Y, k# f' Q
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
( P% F1 S( V, X F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
' }) [' }) n7 }! [: M F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
5 I+ J# f. K! K% L& [8 [) }" u B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged" j; P& M& n; G& r8 w* g1 T' Y, P
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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* G* y2 W0 a! J+ i) i4 n e9 f, uAirbase hits 26
' j2 ^% r9 U4 nAirbase supply hits 9
: G, |! `+ k- u) n7 m8 O+ CRunway hits 75& [" @' }. j8 W$ [7 q( W. B
" R4 M/ ^0 I! @* S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。 |