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。
% {& E" y2 L+ |$ ?; ~2 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 Y z8 o$ s1 w$ S# S; R0 Y! ]: Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 |; p& A2 y9 l1 d2 g2 r0 q! }
% u0 E0 L6 C/ _: {! KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.7 I- ~# y4 A) x1 ]! P4 c+ S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! Z5 H+ c& |$ {+ z( E
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Japanese aircraft" T$ }, ]' h7 ^) c- Z; I2 o! G
A6M5 Zero x 155
3 P3 H* l$ t- W) s0 M) O& w B6N1 Jill x 951 A5 h. l+ d, A f6 G; f W! f
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
% Z1 r, k3 J: ? B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 q, q: T0 T1 C# u% x' KAllied Ships' ~9 f2 G' J0 W+ E
AM Dash
5 w5 E o7 ? H5 b( i AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 B+ Y9 `5 @- c: [8 s. Q- B- Y APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, {, ^( b; V6 t! M: x APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( Z2 X* I2 i, q% z
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) F/ K6 A1 m4 J+ w& k, O/ m! q
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! `4 z1 Q+ j& {3 O O; {
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 u& f0 u- D5 V v, A$ G' O6 W- a
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 N1 ~/ N, s5 h4 X5 o0 N
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) H* E/ ], M. l) c+ w: f
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. _: {0 N1 q1 K% v- H- C- D APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk, l; n7 G( O* t) l
APA President Jackson
; h5 u$ ^0 t, m. b( Y8 N; L APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% r' ^; [3 \1 R9 a% c% l
AK Bullock
% y7 l/ N( |+ ^4 G APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; d/ {/ D6 l$ [5 d% `: {8 t AK Alamosa/ x0 y, t* W; R9 I2 w# H/ V
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Allied ground losses:& F5 _5 X5 V7 D+ E
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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: B. T! A0 H, ^# N" k3 U& UMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,985 U& Y2 ]4 x$ s9 M& _
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4 o' a7 ]( W2 z7 c pRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
J) O* Z; S1 L7 }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 ^" }/ A5 Z) v7 `8 r2 ]
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Japanese aircraft8 t0 {' d( T$ ?* w' b
A6M5 Zero x 27
6 `6 I% G/ L" D, L. i; A" j B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 i5 Z/ p; Z) `0 i& W2 F, [$ @8 c- v B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
6 N0 o4 J4 L3 \- w. q) L% ? B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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: z# `6 J) P0 e+ N APA Fayette, on fire) f; y- w k1 u
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
8 o! Z6 Y( [* r$ S APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ C5 B3 r; Q1 Y* p0 m3 o, A
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 m! [7 D6 p* y K6 K2 Z4 J2 T
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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。
$ l; H6 G( V5 N a, 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。0 f1 C* L# b! Y) r
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 $ z" C7 P$ O* o1 p5 I( F
9 |# \1 O" Z' ?$ B- i) [, {! B a" bWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., T, b) Y8 T: }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68( b0 Y/ e6 |: C6 \
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Allied aircraft0 F! o( j1 P6 f, L% q0 @
no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged& b8 k5 C9 E! m# ?; J
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4 |" N: }& ~& D% r! k B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged W5 l! ?3 j+ a( X1 M" d
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
& p- {1 e" i {8 n. o9 c! s( R B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
6 x( H$ y# g- H0 a' q% W5 a B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
" [4 g, C: z' F4 D: C$ A, ]" P C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged! T5 d. A% \7 Q- M
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground# p6 D+ |5 ~! P5 `7 w. d/ U! s
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
( S# q% [' Q/ K, e: \4 V7 ?' S F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" z( s8 ^: a# |2 j3 C/ q2 P
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged. J% R! v# @% w
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground+ {$ e, Z: l5 h& h& Q. v, R
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Airbase hits 26
/ x. K+ `- H4 K2 ^3 J4 \: hAirbase supply hits 96 c: _1 C& A t- H0 \
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。 |