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。9 m, h) n7 E9 f9 P2 v
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! |6 F2 V8 o i4 T! R( P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& M" F2 I; a8 D" y
1 p( l5 y c3 l9 u1 z2 R: xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 V' S$ [/ f) q1 x: Y. SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 K: L: C. p' Y" QJapanese aircraft( N% c$ ]0 d$ E/ l, ?
A6M5 Zero x 1550 X# b0 g0 U. Q5 Q( ^
B6N1 Jill x 95. T1 V1 ^* j# ~: X
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 J& C' r6 Y! R5 K B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged$ F5 Z, V) `2 m; ~1 R+ g. C; Q8 T9 B
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak" c% }* V6 s+ \2 X5 j* O
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AM Dash
. I. o# D# a& j" b2 \9 j2 Q) x AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! m) T! |" N7 L( _: ~& h
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% q# U) N& K0 k: Y+ t1 u
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 C( q; p, ]( ?* h- |& z9 g' q
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- s3 }. Z p4 g4 \. P
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& Q7 M' O. c0 A( B; p* j9 s
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, f5 _; y3 Q; Q7 k AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 r0 ?7 I3 G, [8 \
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; |4 m# [7 f% r4 D
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
7 e2 B% G- ^" G! Z2 ~4 t4 j APA President Jackson
# q) K6 N4 i% L r" M; e APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ T$ G. `" D) U6 W$ N3 _3 j AK Bullock
4 b1 v2 c( ?$ Y) Q6 V/ g APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, @$ |8 N D# x$ {0 n/ D! g AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:6 M. `& _1 y: x; D! `8 B- y
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 [! B( h" c# a# ]% e1 i0 g# u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% a; p/ a9 d* W8 h7 s4 O& m
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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0 i) \, ~" h. e$ Z H5 nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! L" }; @1 B0 KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ d0 l+ F" R! f% kJapanese aircraft
$ Z! I% m( c" l* P g0 X- ` A6M5 Zero x 27- W& X& ]! {. v$ G5 h8 e
B6N1 Jill x 13% A, @4 c* U, G
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0 ]( P) U4 ~1 v) j) T R B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
, n7 X. _8 M8 |8 r B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
1 Z x7 K! V/ Z& O APA Fayette, on fire
! i9 ] R5 N0 \4 Y |, |- q) V5 x/ s APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
( f! a" t. [4 G9 R) L APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ t! @& s+ G! a% F8 O3 M! F/ M, S
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 t1 p" n" b7 C3 O
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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。
, X9 f- @" v. ]8 w& K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。
$ ?- R3 Z% f3 v5 E& w8 _Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 1 c2 G/ U, ]; @9 k1 |4 E6 B8 q% J
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ {- m2 i: c+ J0 M; K, s
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; _# t s' B5 |- `* _7 ?8 Z$ O" A G4M1 Betty x 68 Q: t: J# D6 Y% Y! I* b- n
7 P1 ]! `/ U, S$ S1 \8 M6 h/ b7 FAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 w" A# c# X2 w$ H' ~+ y G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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9 l: G" n/ W) k$ b; i B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
$ N% O3 n0 n6 {8 F B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
1 I: D0 B/ f) ]* W* s B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged p, x. ^9 G1 g* r4 ~0 d! g; \
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground- x j4 j- q# t% F
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged: o$ w8 ^# B+ d4 _/ s0 V9 J, ?
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground5 X! F3 I0 _" o
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
( t) }- d* s* M/ Y1 Y F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground1 Z {* }) j/ J
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged" q, `* _- J7 ~: {9 y7 k
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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7 N! X9 c' r% k; q4 V9 x2 AAirbase hits 261 o- C% n9 @8 ~4 E/ Q5 \
Airbase supply hits 9
& {% p. l$ V: V5 yRunway hits 751 j! S& y! p4 j6 x0 G( P& w
1 O; I* S z; |3 Q8 _0 I$ t9 X v6 [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。 |