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。
" R$ k2 Q; Q e# Q3 D1 R" w, w G/ cMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,983 m" R6 W9 O- m, y2 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: \% _" L' F( k8 H" R
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
$ |. Z5 S$ ^& N; h9 W4 H: {1 aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( B1 T( O1 M) t6 \ A6M5 Zero x 1552 C& Y5 \3 ?7 r
B6N1 Jill x 95
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3 [/ H! Q7 ?; [$ z s B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged7 L/ F5 [ ~) z+ i; K# c* m
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak4 y0 ~) B; r, `- ` f. o. l
. k7 T9 a1 G$ t) {* KAllied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk5 R L. J2 t$ K7 W" p6 _+ g; |& {
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- E1 l0 G. P% W! A, F
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 g; O' [9 L' ^1 F& W APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 {. r0 j0 Y: [* ^- z+ c
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 G1 T4 t! x8 _
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# Y% F; J' ~6 m7 Y
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ L/ ?3 Q9 Y1 F AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ~9 h/ d" p1 f: J SC PC-580
9 k& V v5 A0 g/ A+ `8 s7 f APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, l# ^0 Z [% |3 X9 p: { APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk/ L7 I7 z& o! @6 z8 Y) Z: h3 H
APA President Jackson* j9 l9 L" y# K0 v* B
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( w2 D+ G0 s- k- d AK Bullock
. q+ G# k O3 ?* [- f- H3 I" z/ B APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, r3 K* L2 Q2 d$ G- g0 a1 u AK Alamosa
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0 [- I% \6 j/ ^! ~ X# Y* sAllied ground losses:4 i- {) C6 s9 o9 H% V' V
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)' a' S7 `, c' t+ B# X) i
& A" F, l! B. wMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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/ e: U! n/ _; CWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% A/ b8 u6 W4 J7 n
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 h1 X) V0 `3 |
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A6M5 Zero x 27
: E! y2 Q5 N( k8 v" c" g B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
3 b8 O$ P1 v/ A: ~ B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak4 G0 w$ q$ ]/ ?4 |& v
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APA Fayette, on fire
6 F! g: I8 Y: i' G+ b APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage. R' I9 q+ c6 a" |5 a# p ^. X5 r$ h7 Y5 N
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ }% D, r2 k4 a9 b5 m APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% K. t: T( l2 U# t4 k
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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。
! k D- n9 ?" t' E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。( q+ F- t3 v: c E4 F) n9 D
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ C) |0 m* x+ |# G z9 f3 y3 fEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. X5 S5 q$ O6 P( I6 [; `1 T5 \
, S* `+ k0 v+ E6 V3 CJapanese aircraft
9 T$ T& O% v, c5 C G4M1 Betty x 68! W- a2 h: q7 w7 v0 O) Z
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged( E! F% {* ?7 G' N t
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B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged8 N0 W" }: C0 l* b
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
U4 Y0 k* Z1 L$ Q; A C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged: _6 G3 q, G* V6 ?' A* I/ b; p
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
% H3 D# v) M7 b' a# o F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
) e% L% W# q/ e F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground; C- z8 B" ]2 v5 F4 }! x- o$ ]
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
. W* }* y& N# o% ^ B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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/ r( V' X) w9 o+ \% j8 v5 AAirbase hits 26, b& s9 n2 t) q! M9 D2 K
Airbase supply hits 9' H6 s) X4 ~0 s# M: }+ Z
Runway hits 75# A+ z) H4 W9 e' \$ ?
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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。 |