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。- A5 `5 b$ L7 B) O3 d& Z
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 Y4 F. S% S. }3 y( u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 ]; y4 l$ W3 B7 A' n/ b
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Japanese aircraft
. a, F+ Y S$ U( d" e5 n A6M5 Zero x 155, A% q1 x" o) V# B% Q" K
B6N1 Jill x 955 H' Z' ]8 D; h- w7 S3 t
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Japanese aircraft losses6 ~& F& |3 O' m) {& G
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
+ n( S/ k- c6 q/ b APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* G/ @! O$ v3 s! h+ W, N
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ S* w" W7 @$ r" A* Z
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ @# E% T, U6 Y APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 e$ ?8 N! e1 ^: y: c& z9 Q7 o
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& e9 R9 F4 Z- l6 t0 p2 H AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% k- ?' ^7 L# W3 K0 V. u AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" R% K0 b. M9 [+ H& e. F
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0 f0 s% a( e- o5 f7 \7 N/ T APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 o& D7 ], N3 v# W8 l APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ ~- V: i$ |% X" S0 U APA President Jackson% \) W8 z# Q$ m
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 Q2 O. K5 _, C1 k- M AK Bullock
8 ^; Z+ l, t/ w* _" w( P APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 F7 ]1 v; ?1 c3 Z- ]. m AK Alamosa) s( Z6 K3 Y, k, }5 f8 U1 u
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Allied ground losses:
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6 ^8 n* ~, A3 N- W/ b- v1 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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6 z* P6 @6 c! |" c& j& UWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 }& t0 d0 [) i3 U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 | e1 j: \0 B7 ~- D
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A6M5 Zero x 27" P; C+ J& Y) R4 L: ~
B6N1 Jill x 13
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: L5 K* g9 h$ D6 VJapanese aircraft losses
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B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak& [4 I2 @0 o& N9 ^* D2 j( H
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APA Fayette, on fire) h) }5 w4 h6 w
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage1 y8 c6 P9 n* K, X2 S
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ q* J& ]; Z/ C2 A! s, C# r
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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! [6 j& W$ g# r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。
( g: i. J8 j0 ]0 ^, h$ Y0 ]- v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。$ W d* x8 b6 P4 h6 O( N2 S' E
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ; u! k5 N1 S3 _5 E/ N/ `9 o! C& G
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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8 |5 s7 E F9 XRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( {) D% t1 O( R2 J/ V$ s% H
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft4 k' B1 s: r8 @# O! N5 h8 q
no flights
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: W4 p1 ?# m% b; [1 e# S6 J G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged5 d7 G: \( r! d
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Allied aircraft losses N# [: {$ V P! {& f k3 i3 \7 ^9 E
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged0 w+ A) f# l d3 j. n
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground1 `1 h! J& @+ N% o8 d" r
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged! I5 @$ a( E$ o% i
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
& y W4 t7 l2 o8 @ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
- j* S, b2 o2 R( P C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
% x" r% q3 _8 b F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
& N4 K( e6 x K' j F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
9 w: g4 @, w8 g+ p B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged* D" n" l c* o" }
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground! A7 k# V( W- r, P+ @- F0 C
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Airbase hits 26. O4 [# ~ V+ ? n ], B! I7 `
Airbase supply hits 9
- h1 c4 ?. r, }- w$ WRunway 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。 |