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。
1 x, ?2 w6 W# eMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: ?2 e# K6 v3 [' e$ e$ w
) k: |- e. {# X( O# ]1 o" D, aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ O" ]# ?6 L* _# E. O8 f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 M3 \# M+ H3 w o# K& {
A6M5 Zero x 1553 ^5 n% w+ s0 Z) D4 Q, b5 q: {
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses$ M$ y: i( p3 Y" ^' J: J6 u9 g
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged7 ?0 V9 d8 u! k
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak+ G+ W* Y6 C1 F* k1 |; h
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AM Dash' q. p; A$ Z" a5 g' P
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( D& X) W+ g$ X. u! s t APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: f; @1 T: F' u# g- Y. M6 b8 I APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; h) _3 s/ \& W! f* a* G1 T
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 N0 A- {- q: G h# C0 q! k+ \
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 n( W* s2 x7 r) J6 l( c
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ p5 b" N. C; l3 u
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. q4 F( s- t' g* u7 l3 Z/ L2 ~
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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2 a: g$ L0 Z) D/ z) U% _8 E; H APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: [4 S9 F1 F/ ~# | APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# S. |0 b# \+ I- L
APA President Jackson( K! z, u# d- x# z5 k
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: }# P) _' Y7 i% p. N- U% ] AK Bullock
: u5 q, w5 Z. L( f/ @5 G* L% A$ D APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 G6 [. S# [. Q) N1 d' T% d0 F AK Alamosa
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: O1 t6 u Z% X3 sAllied ground losses:( O& R+ x# N5 D/ d$ Q9 o3 Y0 S& B
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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% G/ O! A F7 Z$ x. \0 ?* l+ eMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' U, z& P0 \: t0 K: {: b
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) V2 R3 m5 |) c6 j0 C2 a" U! T4 n ^% W
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13) b% \- W/ H, B. s6 A1 A1 m
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Japanese aircraft losses. x8 |/ a/ P2 L( [/ ?
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged! | T) u5 a- c+ G' Q
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak" Y5 I# f: j- d1 N# H. o! |
7 o" t( d! Z. UAllied Ships( L0 j8 H+ ?8 i9 T( f
APA Fayette, on fire! S& u% n6 K" a3 x2 l
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
- E! k; {$ c( J4 V9 w, L. F APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 e+ r; t' E, G, X' M0 a% R0 t+ \ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。
9 N! O7 [+ J, G& w" b0 z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。
/ l! I2 [0 w/ d F$ H- L2 s3 MMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 1 Z# z$ p4 m$ p8 M: ` {( \! b Q7 ~
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" r' c1 J2 w6 T/ P4 r# r6 ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft" V% X* [+ g' v, O1 p$ r, R" R1 ?
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
: Q+ p: l3 @& r% I" R3 a1 q; @ G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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* M2 q/ r( z, l, z) t B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged/ e7 O/ o# Q3 K" v2 R+ O8 M
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground Y8 j% [, @9 `0 [7 o; K8 j J
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged7 T' @5 p* g! _( G
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground$ r# Q& f% G% M* A
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
5 q- v5 ^' {) p( p" K" D6 Z C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 x' f1 P0 x. C% P9 y
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged! Z6 N2 \9 m2 G+ D! K
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
: z) _3 w2 G9 R' y- a B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged; F* A4 K7 Y! m! W
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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! X: ^# ?0 e, y0 [$ G, q$ rAirbase hits 26 |' X" p" S' `& c
Airbase supply hits 9: h% J1 O* m& P1 x" `
Runway hits 75, E& E* G" S9 B& k
$ t/ o& x/ `% Z' w5 P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。 |