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。* @% N7 k1 l! c3 l
Morning 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.7 N2 V5 V1 w3 r. a- s: D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 `( W+ B; v4 d" p A6M5 Zero x 155
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# }/ Z2 B" u/ D5 t _ b5 b B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged0 f3 _' v) ^! _% g7 e) B
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak2 a7 j! f( k5 g! T7 D7 d/ j! @
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Allied Ships# `- V& M- K; A
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; T3 [ \6 P: e" g APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) k% Z6 Y" J" O( }7 R$ V APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 u9 x% x+ h8 n8 |$ o3 L' g# c
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 r% G/ `7 y& P, {
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ h' b* Q. m$ z* v
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 W6 J2 J" _; N+ ^! m- q+ f* A AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 i' V/ J! b2 K: v AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 t3 P7 Z& {/ T2 [ APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
8 o2 `% T) L9 ^" W5 V: K; Q APA President Jackson" t- f# H% ]0 F/ h
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ Q- u9 Y- o) ~, V* Y4 d a
AK Bullock
: K5 S- v. s+ ^* f2 O: _ APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk g" Y5 Y% E K. {8 @
AK Alamosa
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% S% S# ~. ^2 Q) G0 ?* KAllied ground losses:
* G) F6 f7 W/ w; a5 m Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled); [: k* K- Z) C w* ^
/ J$ F2 y6 m$ D! N8 |7 W6 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,982 D2 j9 s) G+ ^: l; @4 E: r
Q" L; @- Q# }7 a) ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: o4 H1 Q8 j, d; [6 G# g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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, r. b, j% n& j% O; hJapanese aircraft
( s2 M; ?3 W5 n) y A6M5 Zero x 274 ]0 J* T" T5 |& {/ @, K
B6N1 Jill x 13+ U! R+ |( m, T
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Japanese aircraft losses# C. ?5 p6 J/ I( h
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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7 S& l t: K6 D+ h' Z, s$ G APA Fayette, on fire
- m6 ^& ^" A8 |2 a) J) O% _4 x APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage5 Y6 T' U1 n- q# q
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" E0 v" a A- [' z$ l, \! |8 s
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。
+ o( K0 A/ s7 X; \7 E. T- y" V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。- N5 i% z' H; ~" b7 W0 @ V. h
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
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B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged" N5 t, Y) `0 ~3 Q
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground ^+ W+ |0 B, S$ |
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged7 {: M5 v9 k* ]1 O3 Z( A
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground4 h1 i4 W7 {/ T$ V& R
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
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4 @ z8 T# B, S5 ^( W S B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged* Y) L+ ]9 B, A& Z! ?0 I4 o9 {% B
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
7 m: ~, {, F9 q7 GAirbase supply hits 9
8 R, L. f* ]. l' c2 @5 V. T2 eRunway hits 75" m+ c7 g: f" _- i* g
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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。 |