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。
|, q0 k( r! E- FMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98; i/ v9 A' k2 Q" M2 U7 t% O/ B/ \
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 ]. x* p4 t, w
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.# w2 [) E; A- {3 N; y& w# z8 j ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; s9 o2 B8 l. }
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Japanese aircraft
6 R- r( S# \. W9 O$ G) y) `% J A6M5 Zero x 155, e" w& c( Y- M# v }
B6N1 Jill x 957 C/ y' ^0 J) L+ I- ?
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged. F# K9 q# S2 _. o! v
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 F2 B8 K5 R B9 K+ W
9 m, L3 t4 D9 k Y: cAllied Ships
' N+ Z5 X1 B- V- @4 k7 S AM Dash. ]: R$ ]& j) K8 r( d- u
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk8 _) K" |8 A& f. e W$ h7 J$ K# y
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 M9 M1 ?2 k$ v3 i: a' }' W APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
t4 M# L) T) Y* y APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ d. g5 T: I- |: s! J5 N% ~' H APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. I" E& {- y! k: k5 j" s, E# G APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( s8 G( r: A- T: o) e3 e' C8 m AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* W, q2 j6 a- Q, L
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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9 D* E R+ \2 @ APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 O( b" j* }% D! z% w APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk! |0 {3 ~! w v2 I' X2 E/ W+ y0 L
APA President Jackson
" ~# D0 W' u9 Z; ~ APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 l% [% P9 P/ U/ Y
AK Bullock
7 s/ D5 K9 @% [ APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 S& ~0 p2 Y3 M) r1 x
AK Alamosa! N' n' C. r" x
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Allied ground losses:) F" C$ x9 Z' A, o$ g/ y
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 F2 n1 ?5 C3 A4 E! W
/ }6 _1 K2 }. d+ d. ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98& d& s6 n3 H# G0 l& o% ]. c0 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. t `3 z. @+ E
( [* ~9 R6 ]. T( k& p: a @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- h0 R( S9 M9 J$ s* G# R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes e8 g- i7 w% A3 T4 R- i/ X5 t
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2 b4 p! _/ A7 u( i Z O A6M5 Zero x 27
1 n' H p. f, j: S. ] [8 S B6N1 Jill x 139 b# K# S9 H3 i. A6 J8 ^* F" T
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Allied Ships
$ l8 ?0 L7 c! i9 o* a APA Fayette, on fire. c$ ]5 e& Q) |" @
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
5 O/ p2 c% d( |0 g. b. Z, | APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& Z w# D4 T$ w5 W$ F4 a9 u( [: p6 R
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 P9 h+ e6 \! u' K. O/ Q# s
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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. f4 F$ E8 i+ ^8 W* I' X
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。 [+ |7 ]6 }% P
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud* W0 F, u8 p( r7 Q
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged3 R ^# k }4 `$ s% ]* B4 }. c# |
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Allied aircraft losses: I! F5 |0 N9 F9 W- o+ |' Q1 @/ S/ h
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged* @/ J: ] q: O) t& y9 F6 k
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
6 `% L. @! P. {3 I B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged' Y9 ?2 k. k4 @* v9 u+ J
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground, _" v# d* Q A0 }
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged) E0 ` r' F0 a' ~# ]& C, b
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground1 F7 s; l3 p$ J. O- x Y
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
6 _0 K- r! D9 b; d* R8 X: b F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground( I$ p+ _* k8 z
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged! ^' u8 Q+ i4 N; N3 J
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
( Y \, }9 p" L1 ~9 ]9 |# i3 ]Airbase supply hits 9
6 n+ E& ~$ _: p9 C* r6 cRunway hits 75
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d. F, h" g3 R' |- v+ C* F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。 |