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。
4 [- {" Y5 ~; sMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- j& w) b' V& m& iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- K" q' x, X6 r3 w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, o" D. k; z. ^7 W* y
A6M5 Zero x 155
8 a1 U& U& ~ T$ T1 Y. h. s8 ? B6N1 Jill x 95& W( f) W9 l! i! O: N5 m9 c
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
- G) S2 W2 u' z7 o# [ B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak6 @9 a# C* K4 L( ~5 U7 F, X0 E
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Allied Ships( b: u, @, J8 H* q
AM Dash
% J/ r! S: O% r& e AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
" X' Y! Y/ L7 i+ U# G3 I APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ a2 @3 g8 J6 [$ F6 h3 [+ B- V
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- r7 Q* B! l- w5 I4 v9 l2 v
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 x9 M! E' V1 Q) l. e$ k7 d. u
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( U& N8 N6 m# [* e3 x APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ \4 A. u0 {- m AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 y% \: K1 @3 g( m AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 h8 h6 D) T. [6 A4 }; L, w
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ ^$ R( R$ E |7 c3 ]
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk% g8 X6 L, c* z* m' N# I
APA President Jackson
9 |* Z5 d) M c' V. [2 a! ^9 d! D0 V APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 i& n, q) S! a; p5 r0 g AK Bullock4 U8 h# [' M) o( y
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; r9 E% V+ d3 C. K; g5 p! W1 |
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
$ F- R1 ]6 D2 S; l' u Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ y. K! N; S9 U& K' ]- `6 M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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$ ~& t+ n! s1 q! SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* {+ p; F0 L; q9 k. N. e- V1 pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: \- |) b* {4 Y/ m% g; W
7 W2 s/ U6 y4 E( m$ L2 ]' QJapanese aircraft' R* ^0 q* e- j) l. X7 A2 P% v% H
A6M5 Zero x 27
5 S" l/ q+ C! P6 | B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses. X/ e( k3 {: ~0 S7 A& x6 W }
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
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APA Fayette, on fire
& ]! z @; E0 u0 I7 U) H# f APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage2 Q$ F9 B) i" C& `% [* P0 ?) a
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; b3 W% `6 {0 {4 \3 m
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% c& y, l" O5 u* C: \
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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。7 E' w& Q# I% w5 H
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。$ s0 h6 ~! F! U: m
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud5 v- S3 g3 r8 ^
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; I" ^ v* ]+ [# f2 P. Z5 s3 qEstimated time to target is 12 minutes+ ?/ ?, ^- X& \( t
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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* J" R/ @: Z D8 j5 X/ z% XAllied aircraft losses8 X ^% L4 G5 N
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
3 c5 t, |+ ~, a( u; S B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground0 H3 T9 p, I7 |
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
1 l8 p2 N' w# d( h* _ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground- v% I, ]' ^6 w4 V, R2 n
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged3 l. E6 x! i7 ]7 O- U
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground, D/ [ Y+ K: N% d1 Z
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged' s$ q! `; V8 _9 N& v
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground4 K4 S# y" o2 ^% d3 i; l/ U1 n
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged: X3 Q; @0 O' L) K: o$ `
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground& r- K) E" R$ m; D' w! a3 i! F
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Airbase hits 26( D) S3 \% m# k# d2 h" x' l) V
Airbase supply hits 9
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( N% F, I& t2 c: e" u3 y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。 |