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。
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 k3 v6 O' i2 p4 j8 H- ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ L- P8 Y( }9 V2 E
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# s7 \3 t/ A9 V0 ^% s A6M5 Zero x 1552 t/ _5 G p& o
B6N1 Jill x 95' z+ i0 R6 [) @. C# U; I, _
3 o4 v3 u% f$ {7 ^ xJapanese aircraft losses
; g( Z$ I2 l2 P7 v9 c' v! n4 e B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
2 M& I8 B; K& X" h2 y7 @ B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
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8 v% H$ i. L3 l, H+ s1 p3 \1 a! W AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk7 B6 ~: _& X! g6 n- e
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# x" `( F8 t V! n5 S$ G
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* d9 L& v+ ~, k APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' I1 J; n+ J$ I8 s, x& m
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# Y s ]2 j6 ~5 u8 b! U# M APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 O% `( R1 c9 N, c4 V% j
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! k, f3 J0 \+ L [ [* P7 F8 q AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 a8 j7 p( F& q$ j
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0 \0 R2 }# A/ F/ P7 x) C: P APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 V1 z! L! y% k, \' F APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk3 D* ]4 k( i+ M
APA President Jackson- D' `0 t0 G" e0 Y$ s& P* ?5 i, Q
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' T) P9 q' D3 O7 h# c2 N' ~. {: W
AK Bullock
# L9 n m/ _6 l& p; y APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) \! R( d6 i4 P5 n' Y1 J AK Alamosa/ |: t& s2 [4 c# N) v( t* S
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Allied ground losses:/ [. q7 m; K, J7 e0 {" n
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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. m; W& X, p" c& \Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 |8 p+ l6 V7 o. b# {: h" z6 a. QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" A0 V/ B9 V$ T% I0 M1 qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 B& ~' U/ Z( o+ a7 H; B1 O5 \
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A6M5 Zero x 279 p/ T! q" W- ~: I2 | E1 a5 f8 p
B6N1 Jill x 133 E& Z0 H: c, h% [5 u% ?
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
9 `6 m! |5 H% j1 }8 v4 }- t B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak3 r. \ A7 X( O1 O( f
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5 h2 e! ?6 Q3 Q- Q1 Y& V APA Fayette, on fire
& Z# b0 C' y/ l1 K APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage, x# {, J# Q6 s7 z( J1 Y
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ f* |! V8 Z( L/ j APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; Y- p5 \2 j5 L i! ` y
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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。
' n' l7 }' k9 E2 |$ Y" j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。
* {7 J: N' M1 e, Z! Y( y! eMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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' |7 x2 G4 f& I. r' PWeather in hex: Light cloud
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4 Z- S9 Y& \2 N; pRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* X( y/ f- Z+ m$ q0 s' U
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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2 ?& i8 V( D1 S" w; L5 xJapanese aircraft4 x8 Y5 O* [) d' V5 h2 G. }
G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights( l9 w6 ~! p$ M, N
" R/ P. R# L( S" f, o9 r- RJapanese aircraft losses6 O& I$ i! o4 S. E6 c" j; y
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged2 ?; Z1 k' ?6 v: d6 a
$ a% K0 o1 D+ Z0 V. HAllied aircraft losses5 @/ T' D4 {- `% ~
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged6 A- B' }3 u$ G( s
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground6 a5 [) K' u, B# s& S
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged" Q1 p7 W, g7 M2 g/ n' u0 v
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground' J* G- \ \, K! h# D4 L/ m
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 s. m0 b1 r% B( d- M+ {% j
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
' N) k3 i3 g8 E! v8 D F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged" z6 F: ]' p+ `% a% p/ x
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ N$ C m( [1 P B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged" {2 j' t4 j4 t4 ^+ L' s
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground& L9 }- c6 l5 @ b
/ L6 W. `: I+ I6 w3 x- z' yAirbase hits 26
7 i5 v9 ?9 S$ [' T U0 g9 {Airbase supply hits 9
# H' R% ?$ D* V4 S- QRunway hits 75
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* a a! }8 [* v" t, U# R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。 |