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。: C% ?* a) N2 w1 W1 G
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% H/ \1 ] ]' W# c1 M* w h
: |( ~, ^5 J8 |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ C$ D% b# M( g. O2 Q5 Z- z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! H- H' U, z6 Y2 y
0 E1 F, j V' A, fJapanese aircraft0 J0 h1 O3 t3 \$ x1 ~+ J' W' g! g5 b
A6M5 Zero x 155* G% s3 S9 D2 H# `/ X* @' t, |
B6N1 Jill x 95
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4 ~& O/ z. i4 h3 ZJapanese aircraft losses
" |% E% M& ?+ f! r B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged$ b. P" X4 p$ ?; q+ K
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak& M2 D2 {0 P* E. b
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Allied Ships
1 j' m0 U5 C$ q0 {$ |2 l AM Dash( X" A9 i+ c8 m) W& V
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk4 G1 j! z5 r A' o
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 R- }' Q4 f1 _# I1 W3 ? APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% ^% [/ F2 N4 f. x$ I
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* ]* G- P/ r# ^& P9 U2 A
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 a9 f( }: {2 S- t4 I APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- S. f: s. A; [
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- T! x* t! H6 ]. W# m" t AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ s7 U" k+ [- ^! E+ }/ f6 a' M
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, W$ w$ R, T$ k3 U& } APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk6 r }& Z& R; H( U
APA President Jackson" u: I1 [& u0 q/ R# `1 n" k1 R
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& d; P1 q7 Y' U3 X+ T1 Q- Z. e AK Bullock
: s4 {" S* K7 I% |6 Q; i+ D5 `; w APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 S& E6 t" Y% u9 _
AK Alamosa- U3 l% Z D3 k% k" o6 m; ]8 n
: |( I9 N7 m7 gAllied ground losses:
; g9 v5 C8 \# @& } Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98* ^, Z$ V g. w& T* Z
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 \1 V) c3 e2 Q" k9 U. C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 277 T5 b4 N5 Y* @; ^& z4 {9 g* S
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses. Y. C$ M( S" q2 W6 Q4 a
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships( F9 H& F7 K3 W5 Z2 c
APA Fayette, on fire
5 j6 Q9 m: O+ `! p* e7 Z8 @ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage+ h }7 s- J* c+ B0 S' {% c& M
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 x* b& x! u8 d. g5 L
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' s/ a, e0 f" u
5 D* v7 W+ y# q0 F2 Q3 Z+ S/ m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。$ @* {* J% f: A. 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。6 K$ p* ?3 H1 b( \- _; ~$ y( C f
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.0 d0 ~5 O: T" l6 ^, {- H
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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0 `9 \, e" f8 L+ ` G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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; D. X1 w$ M* F1 g" R" ~$ u( GAllied aircraft losses
1 y% n( m/ S' U: m1 i: d B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged% p! S0 Q: F* N, ?6 ]6 |
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground( J& `: z& Y' i6 }- ]' ]
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged7 n! }* I; Q) K. c- r7 H% g' U/ T: m
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
6 O; z8 O1 t4 i) J {, }5 p C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
& R7 P' P. V( I$ [4 e; k+ K7 a6 s C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 e( I Q. l5 Y; A. ~9 m. k( j
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
2 \5 m" g, h" N F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
" k. A0 B# z* l0 I7 t8 D1 m B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged0 g( z0 B, K9 m3 E* y
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground% X) W& z o1 }* P/ l7 \7 J
6 U! T( i& G4 e; Y# M. HAirbase hits 26
: b( B3 E5 I6 Q2 {3 RAirbase supply hits 9
. H$ V( K7 X7 k# v$ e1 I$ VRunway 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。 |