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。2 a2 e0 H9 x4 u3 _ t4 N
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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1 o) i% g) D, B! TWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ Y8 G: ^9 a$ ?; G0 j6 ?$ V4 V( x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( s+ O, q( v( p" t$ a! C) c A6M5 Zero x 155
4 q0 C* c: l; |) p. ?& n9 k- B B6N1 Jill x 95+ `% R$ N& g) g+ U, ^* `/ r- B: C
" i- C0 D/ g' XJapanese aircraft losses1 c0 u9 P% @0 i( V: R* t) [
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
6 N& ]5 M$ O% Z9 O- m B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
: B7 i1 k! N& O. ` N AM Dash
# j) j1 Z7 W3 p% W6 u+ y" F! k AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk, t; F! F; ?8 i5 ~
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ f$ ~4 a# B; x APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. m* `9 y, v4 ~0 u% R& |" E APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) V. M$ q* K, t" E APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 f$ p+ l/ \9 ]# Q' O# C; ~# R APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ @: O, y- `2 Z9 v AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! P( h P- l7 D" V5 Z4 i5 z AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* y: f" M+ {4 _% C C APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ C, N9 l. `0 _7 r; j
APA President Jackson8 q3 Q' I J; k4 s( J$ N3 @1 W
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* ~$ g: `0 k6 b, T5 p8 q! ^( |
AK Bullock; P, m3 Z" Z/ w- c2 r
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk F4 |* c2 r/ w# S( g3 E- ~6 Q6 r
AK Alamosa2 E7 l) P" g$ p [9 v9 X
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Allied ground losses:
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. w1 `6 d2 V4 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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6 @4 w z+ }) aWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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( N! i. _& a: O; rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 t: v/ S+ `! i' _% _4 M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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3 Y0 k) }% d2 z# Y2 r3 v! MJapanese aircraft6 j8 O9 X) X$ {' ^; F
A6M5 Zero x 27
4 I0 @/ V/ g& h8 @ B6N1 Jill x 13& e; [( t# j: ?) ^
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged1 U: T% P; R4 N1 H
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak0 G. ]0 w/ E7 A! } E3 H
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Allied Ships! k3 t) H( z2 q2 |6 P( j& n4 f
APA Fayette, on fire
, m; P! A1 J, ~ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage! \; g- g2 S7 {( y5 x
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 E( G6 y. e2 F- Y' K APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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" j( U. C& F" x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。
1 I5 T. c& U* J9 _0 e$ i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。 _0 ^9 R0 n( W. `0 }* t, r
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 9 ^% c# P5 c& O; ~
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 F3 k- j# B8 O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 ]9 w* c, j9 V. t7 f: f8 S. g6 x* g G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 p+ j" |0 V. _# F3 f3 H; O% r8 e B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged0 I9 v! c% s2 H$ v6 V
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
! S( {' u6 s, p- [& y B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged, h8 [* q6 I# Y8 r" P$ Z, S
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground0 h9 f, m" w8 }' t7 S8 b
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 W M# H- A( L5 w; u9 h1 W/ o
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
4 [: B! M, g& E8 x: s+ D F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged2 }( ^: b1 L+ z7 ?
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
" z' z$ x7 I$ D* ^. R B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged8 K1 P- b" p: f8 e
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26* r1 F+ \' ~# D' A m, y2 V m
Airbase supply hits 9
' ^6 T1 T: r% X# z) h4 vRunway hits 75% {# T' Z2 s" {
X7 k9 }9 m+ H; F& [" W1 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。 |