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。
9 Y, C6 X" |/ S& X B) xMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# T. e+ j: h' ^" d! T7 |" `' LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* j! `# ]) m% T+ Q, nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 Y5 L) N/ T7 Q9 J) I
A6M5 Zero x 155& X4 b3 Y1 b# Z+ c% t, x, R
B6N1 Jill x 95- o* T) b d, t
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
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0 ]% @, @, Y4 [" f; W AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk# Q* M' B3 g( U
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 A0 S. ^# g/ P
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 p/ h; X6 q7 @6 V9 K
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# `/ r4 ?- R5 b$ m4 J- Z9 C0 a6 D" x APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z# b5 `* d6 Y7 ]: R4 X1 S APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% D! g+ g( d- g) f$ V. O, I
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# b: ]$ t+ F- \# d5 T& k0 e d
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 t$ O' q0 v& o2 E0 g$ Y SC PC-580
4 M+ T% o+ D4 F$ G+ i* L8 A APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& \/ W* u% e! J: d
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk/ G+ |9 X/ ^( Q4 V7 Z
APA President Jackson1 j2 `) g, K Z6 ]
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 U; Q$ V2 }1 ~3 [* S0 Q6 n
AK Bullock0 k0 D% O; _. P- q
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% w" O; J( r0 m$ A9 g% b# _0 b: q4 @ AK Alamosa9 A3 b% n$ @: v9 {7 d7 o4 v
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Allied ground losses:
+ p8 c; L D% I( C. Z Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled): f4 s) k, u p9 ]6 t; V0 V8 r
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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 8,000 feet.
. O: D+ l' F2 p% D1 d! m- j, cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ n; z0 S8 {* o" V/ X
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Japanese aircraft% @3 T- a1 m2 W, z
A6M5 Zero x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses0 v6 V8 t' R' b6 p9 S2 k \2 b
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged8 {* l3 S! `) C6 ?2 X; [
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak- O) q" B/ I9 | n0 L( d i) y6 e
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Allied Ships$ x3 c: z# s( n# ?$ Q# I
APA Fayette, on fire: y2 _# V0 \9 p+ f7 \6 f
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage7 u3 B7 D! n2 O7 d
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& x! B/ H' b3 g6 L; C APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, e9 _6 l8 y7 {# J& A6 R
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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。) ?! G* i f/ _1 B+ g1 F
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。
, h" R0 K2 g3 @3 `Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 & o2 g& O' h1 e/ Z- m9 H6 M/ A- Y3 F
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% K( [4 T, V9 f9 uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes6 @- T! g# V2 |
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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no flights7 U0 k, a) e* M- ^/ Z, C
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Japanese aircraft losses: \2 y0 k3 J" s
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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6 ^! e' t# {( j* R8 g# e4 HAllied aircraft losses5 }9 _1 k: r/ a8 a6 G- j7 R
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged& R# r6 I, Y% w3 C* s- i
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
. J6 ~6 n3 c p3 R5 e- S1 n B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- o* F# D( P: _: `: U" w
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground. J6 t4 r' ]4 D: J
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged" o. k5 f. Y3 @4 ~
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
' s2 m- _5 p% M/ s U F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged6 z# l7 G/ r& e- y1 F& J
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
" x- j: @ I5 P/ ?% J1 a9 m B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
, s: k/ Q( l( T2 s4 N) a+ r: M B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground0 q( s4 z& Y4 m
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Airbase hits 260 q4 D: S. b3 D( f9 Z
Airbase supply hits 9. d/ B, x" L5 C7 Z* x
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。 |