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。5 q* V' S' R) D9 d% n
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: R; e% S3 i' L
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# ^4 z8 \2 `, {7 g# B/ o$ o9 W0 uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.4 ^8 T3 ?, q3 M" g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( P1 y9 _; Z4 p% b' |; h5 F& O5 o
$ R3 }% Z- V& ?/ uJapanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 952 @$ T; C- K& }$ C2 Q. p8 Q
# t6 S( ]- h& w* d3 wJapanese aircraft losses
4 A& w. x! |6 u, {' } B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged! k$ R+ r+ e9 A) n7 Y
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak* ]4 _; J% K$ a; J) B7 i1 d0 E
7 O+ N, E9 |( KAllied Ships
. h+ {/ d" S4 J5 ^6 g AM Dash
) J+ @, G; _$ Y/ R$ v9 l1 V AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk; ]' v* G$ K. V
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 w* e/ A k$ A/ c
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- g* t0 E, m% U5 Q2 T APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- H, y7 Y# _( O! L: X APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; O4 r( f; N* Q- w* @4 `; t d APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 w$ B: E. l6 G( y) h1 ^
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ y3 \. v! e/ z
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 p$ F+ B& l- q% H c/ ^4 t* M
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2 o# R* G1 d5 s S APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ n0 x/ t* h) ]& C0 j" ? APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk# J6 O/ n+ D. s0 ]0 Q0 h
APA President Jackson
$ ^( s6 y# L7 O" k7 | APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: O ]0 C1 p5 H% V AK Bullock
. k# F% i: U7 M" w) Y4 m0 a APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" j6 M: \/ e# t* S* {) K! u% j" h8 Z6 w
AK Alamosa: W( f9 m9 j8 u% I* z
8 J5 v) B: D) w' A5 l, ~Allied ground losses:
, H0 { R+ I+ B1 l- ?6 W Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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3 K$ u" t8 a0 V/ N, H. ?8 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98' L* q; O8 n# C& @. v; g
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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+ ^% U# s& I$ J8 FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 F/ Z! Q1 j Q) v }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* o+ w, q7 O- e: [6 H" v
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses |! s* \- t& i# a
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
. K+ C( V( N1 N& ~ B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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; `8 b* O. P0 m9 r/ B( kAllied Ships7 s6 A" S1 c6 G5 W& Y4 A
APA Fayette, on fire
# s# x, O+ y, S$ B9 n; w APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage0 V4 Z- b! C2 V
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. a: ~6 k8 r5 z$ x APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: O8 G" l/ 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。. V* A- ?' k( o8 b t1 K& j7 v5 O* O
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。
; Y5 U" l) E6 Y' v" V- e' g9 x0 qMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud& h; e% s$ H; K0 R, U x$ d
2 J; j3 w9 D( [, l9 j" N' zRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 F' \, Z5 p& @; _2 K0 Q/ \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 D9 W0 j( i/ }0 Z. H
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G4M1 Betty x 68% V, l% p6 v; {- o$ |9 }4 T
3 i5 J, A- p5 x& c+ r$ \' LAllied aircraft9 _$ n, x! |2 M6 {6 u$ Z; k* ?: @
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Japanese aircraft losses
- ^, U0 v1 q I& J3 V G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ S' J7 @; M& _7 {
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
9 ^" h- R# Q: e& j$ G B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
7 n9 K$ \, L& O8 m: F0 W$ E B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged; b$ z3 ]8 a1 a' L) m0 X4 Y
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
( g3 O( \# Y4 z9 @- C) _/ t C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
$ ?; h9 o- T5 a, z! | C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground" }& w- _9 x1 X& s% D- ^
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged8 ^8 }& f8 q8 o% {- M# ^
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ j. d' S2 T" U6 M B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged7 t$ o* L. b& Q/ C& X8 S& a
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground3 @, K0 J8 j! b6 s
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Airbase hits 267 N0 d p0 |0 ]
Airbase supply hits 9
: i& O& o8 E8 JRunway hits 75' o9 ?& I; W- E: S/ w- U j
& {7 h2 x6 J% M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。 |