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。
* F/ i8 ~6 d" j0 P- p0 \+ @ a( rMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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( |: `7 S) {% d* mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* ~2 b! t- k; B1 v, ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. I& J. g" @0 c! P- t3 s; l0 G0 R0 N; s
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Japanese aircraft
" O+ P5 v$ v8 r/ h1 \. C A6M5 Zero x 155, z, q4 D0 g( j( o# o% q+ k
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ?! m8 ~( o; D8 i B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged* N; K0 X2 F& a5 f5 G
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak# l: S) f: P4 F8 e: o E; H
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9 r9 C; \7 V3 v3 \) v AM Dash
6 B5 I: C7 M" d6 M AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; h' F$ i. u% Q: ~! V( s APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ t" M# v1 W' s' [
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ S% R; F) K6 m) R7 K* s) b APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ w; A8 C) k ^9 c0 v* r" m
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage I# h, U: Y7 q' r4 ^" |
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
c& l& {+ g7 K) @ AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- c" r' t n+ L: t) Q- [$ q7 N AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ D q# D& r. t, D' x; N
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7 ?) O! Z' @. @9 ^' n APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 n& `1 [7 ]3 d+ H$ J
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
! i. [& k. D7 h5 a- }- w1 c u3 V APA President Jackson6 j" |8 S! h* \# G7 i
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 Q% J% J1 G# Y9 E; @$ i$ s
AK Bullock
- o' d- G: q; {) i, q8 B- \7 I APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 x5 J% M' @0 \+ t
AK Alamosa
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/ P/ I8 P1 H' v( XAllied ground losses:
, h$ r! \9 L7 h Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ L5 q- `* P3 P% g
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, n$ a! P3 ?+ R) A" Z/ BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 e1 |8 N9 Z, l4 Z( `3 u* M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# \" W; `' w( q3 _/ Q' \
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Japanese aircraft; D. Z# U5 H# s6 e5 H
A6M5 Zero x 27
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8 q+ y: x- g8 b; [: O% j+ ^ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
- w( N; J5 o9 P, w; a) ~ B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak" @7 H6 k7 Q( t5 b2 _6 @* w
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; u% Z U7 Y/ M; w" D) j* V; M APA Fayette, on fire- V d4 I1 j: Y/ E
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage8 {- ^! f. \, c
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 Y. [3 ^2 Y& N8 ?, R: a APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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* E/ |: J1 ^$ |* |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。) S" }# e9 f* v8 r u+ w9 ^6 d6 @" b
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。! A% D4 _7 A3 z0 \; m. s
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ) Y- Y% ]' {% I T+ D% L$ t
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% z1 ^, G* f5 O. S$ u) G: _
0 z% _/ o! W6 o! Z) _Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; }1 h0 U! r" g$ U k9 O, s2 X- ^
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* x4 G2 O# v% p* r% | v$ T. w+ K! T
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 Z5 m( }) ]7 i G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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4 W, R. a; p, e, [Allied aircraft losses
9 a: C# v% j( n w B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
7 {, H# ?9 S8 l b6 U" v! O B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground" m2 Z8 J% U# C. u0 N0 t, H
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged* w& i! b; |0 c* R- L% n) K L
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground1 E1 O5 m8 }6 E" E/ J
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged e/ i5 V* P& n0 Q
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground* \' r8 o- L* c6 ~: q" B, i
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
0 w% s, Y$ f* s& U) B) l F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
- c y& A! h1 k& _ B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
" |0 o4 Z ?" j0 X B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground5 e4 I* a& N# M0 i- ]% e. F6 i
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Airbase hits 269 e5 J) \9 H7 l$ O& ^
Airbase supply hits 9" n5 l$ S7 |5 g# s9 _
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。 |