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。
" A8 @( A" R$ SMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' O- K. S# p; g) P6 P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft; P+ A1 u" \5 D* S8 Z, e; N' Q
A6M5 Zero x 155
3 O4 X3 P: D6 \: @8 P B6N1 Jill x 950 U- ~+ Z4 @9 K+ O4 O
5 H7 l; |% U! E5 A$ TJapanese aircraft losses8 ~0 \+ C2 f/ f% ~& K' B
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged6 W" P2 z7 S) R) Z- i# z7 ^8 p
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 w: t. i7 _" L$ Q; V' E2 w1 H APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& Q6 Y; ^2 Y! m6 ]7 r APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 J& I$ I% \- n. g$ R APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; {: |% U" ~4 W# G" _ m2 q APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ O+ o4 {; Y9 T/ M. I: W6 b3 V APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 s5 o8 q8 n, B4 v AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! Z: _! b5 L' T, K [
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) K0 p1 R5 t: s. `( ?$ e& ?
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2 u% f: s3 x6 y9 [, p: _$ e6 B* B APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& ?; V( M1 P# B1 Z1 i' l
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
/ E: \! o, O( n& Z3 h8 H APA President Jackson5 P1 F& B7 e% Z+ g+ N, l! \
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! d( }( D% _0 E F( [- }% V AK Bullock+ ~6 Q+ S0 f6 F8 y; G8 p- \/ C
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* z' _ f2 ?1 b4 J' F AK Alamosa
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/ j- n- r: r6 tAllied ground losses:
7 h, ~* V0 Q; V0 ~6 G1 K; V/ v Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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4 c8 \% [) ]( DMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,986 q' v& b) p5 F
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 |9 v1 t X VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes; Q* ]# `) P( V9 o9 G7 x
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Japanese aircraft
! T( L( }* r* d0 b" m: u. c A6M5 Zero x 27
/ R: L3 D" W0 O/ s8 [! e B6N1 Jill x 13% R6 x: e" _$ M! E% R
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Japanese aircraft losses; C( s& J9 Q1 C; T
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships" k0 @2 C& i# G8 Z3 w& l$ \% l7 N
APA Fayette, on fire' p$ R$ F( _" C, O6 b. {9 b
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage/ Y5 `9 I, j% @: A( H* p
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% m, V* C$ ~1 |1 k+ v
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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1 p# ?5 p# c; c& H# v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。5 p) X4 y1 |+ |' w$ f0 s( l
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。
3 w2 A& n5 k' o* ^Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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) H" B4 {% d5 LRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# ~' H# @' v1 ^/ A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 Y9 o, d& d9 o
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ J+ {! j. H. S' x" X* G B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
$ A5 J: }8 _0 C$ _2 A$ k B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
$ A8 E1 P8 d/ r! @ C7 M `/ g B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged& _+ Z( V, c) g
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground, v- A& D2 t! }- v: W" ^. P5 @8 v
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged+ T* n& X( o) J/ y" X
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground; |9 T% F& P6 m. }
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
1 i4 N; {, g C) e F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 ?+ x" W' T3 M' p( F% F$ w
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
5 V! }& i4 Y8 e* x) A; @6 }& P. P8 D) j B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26$ m( C3 c6 P' }1 o: B' w3 L' X
Airbase supply hits 9$ _8 P# v) U1 S3 `$ x$ B
Runway hits 75/ U- c1 [2 [7 q4 A' ~( L
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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。 |