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。
5 n4 z9 U3 H7 _" z1 F X5 oMorning 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 6,000 feet.$ Z0 P% f% u$ v p$ z+ @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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+ K1 D, d7 B2 {0 H/ p, j6 LJapanese aircraft5 {! X) p* C- R% s
A6M5 Zero x 155
$ Q5 E/ l6 Y9 Q9 x1 q! @8 z% O B6N1 Jill x 951 N' Y& S# a0 v% r, X
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/ o0 h0 Q# Q0 O( W# s7 A. ~& p B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
( U. q5 B' j. i% f H B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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* A4 N# J+ \4 q9 DAllied Ships* u; ?; `' i ~' `" ?! X
AM Dash7 o, i9 m5 X: b; B* T! y
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk7 @# `! a) E- v( a0 Q9 n" D
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 R% F4 N! {1 r% n! f
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 ~# D1 L. Y9 [7 m- @
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 h. W' C) v0 H' v3 _
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ Q2 h1 j9 {$ l2 e2 h
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
D1 N2 J" c5 F7 t- M8 [ AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: L+ f: r9 s: w: R* r9 u+ A. Y! h6 ~ AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 C. o. c& n" G' N( b( \
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 v- M1 \0 X* F5 G APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
: n: L0 Q7 l2 Q& Z7 M APA President Jackson% J- k, v0 q( y- g" A
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 n1 d3 K, n9 u( i
AK Bullock
- \- c1 T d$ t, \' t APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 w! j/ {. {/ Q
AK Alamosa4 E& ~- d S4 |. G% k
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Allied ground losses:3 Z, o; e; c2 A) x0 D6 D# F2 ~
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)! m4 X6 n+ u" j# I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98& j- T5 J# a7 @8 D/ Q# ^
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ C( M/ t+ m" xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, P! b0 ^5 P# D
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Japanese aircraft4 B" g2 t: U8 ~( \6 ~; p- x
A6M5 Zero x 27
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, l' R _1 E, Z# TJapanese aircraft losses1 ^1 i) P; p+ d. c D; h Q
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged$ I) Y1 ?$ y8 L% ^
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak- {9 C8 a/ U) [4 b8 n* P3 s9 K0 V
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Allied Ships& k7 G, E2 j0 ], @; h
APA Fayette, on fire
# X) l# [% K. ?6 V: P3 p APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
2 g- d8 t* h$ G% t% O/ { APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 x& I9 D: `" r' X" |: L* m
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。 m; N3 ~; M2 R! p
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。5 o# B; g$ D! T8 D9 ?+ c
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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2 [4 K" X; L9 CWeather in hex: Light cloud
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% A3 s& Y! d# D8 D1 rRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( U! i/ W/ R: t! J" }1 m6 ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 r8 p& H. v- A2 }% z, i6 HJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
' Q7 q9 n- \% u) H# P$ K B% ?5 j1 I B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
: Y& [ }; T c4 r* j$ k0 S! C B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground3 n; Y. B' R8 F1 ~# W7 x
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged y0 M u, i1 B
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground# s: S* y$ A% f1 E9 t" Z N6 P
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
1 T. R. ^' Y. n3 _ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
2 |% ` ?3 a) B8 J$ p" v, p0 J4 z F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged0 b( y* l' y, E8 W( p7 e; Q
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ Z0 ~9 T# H! { x B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
2 ~, m0 ` I7 E- m B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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) b6 E! a" j4 q9 y2 ^4 J: wAirbase hits 26
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Runway 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。 |