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。2 o4 t7 z5 Z4 m2 }5 y4 ^% \
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& h0 g) I ]6 L0 L" r% ~5 b
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 p* o5 D( `6 x- kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 I9 |7 y+ \0 H
/ b5 {% m- b8 K( cJapanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
% M- I" b- A6 H( R* B q% M( h o B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged. c' C' M1 \0 w9 ^. k' A8 g2 }
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships1 N% N( Y' o: I! R
AM Dash. ^1 |9 X# M- {7 x
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk7 a+ {5 F C$ p1 U
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' W/ n# }3 g& g/ U3 k. c0 E% @2 n' W6 E
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ F+ O2 K4 x& c$ ]4 o) d# _( U8 d' Y APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& l( a+ @, D7 O" _1 ?! h; L APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# X2 s& m1 D9 m1 u$ z
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% i. K2 h9 R }3 S
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% ~! d8 {4 k! t5 E8 k AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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8 f$ x) ]( ?5 }% v8 ?/ ] APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 ]; G. {; O+ w. u7 Z/ u% d APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk) ], |3 W& M: d2 Q* U
APA President Jackson2 @* Y7 S9 J( f0 Z( K: o
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage- b) P, C. J C( j
AK Bullock8 z8 _0 b6 M S6 G# d+ O
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
j) _2 \. S% Q- j AK Alamosa3 Y8 \8 m8 s7 n' d8 @4 `
, H: s4 _7 j7 V YAllied ground losses:$ H$ f3 p5 |5 {2 H& H
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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6 D; k' z1 A7 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98" c' @/ l9 ]/ n- g _" o
! \4 ~9 s2 b- x, {0 RWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." d: A; q. C* a0 c% j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes- N/ \7 K; B1 u
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A6M5 Zero x 270 v, q+ w) F/ C5 l4 R
B6N1 Jill x 13# {) H: Q& Q2 u6 F
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5 I( y3 ~- ~+ }/ K/ \ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged: i3 ^$ e" I8 ^9 Q1 E7 k5 K
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
& ~3 y+ r: ^. }$ }! k* e APA Fayette, on fire
0 y F$ e5 r6 |& l6 l; ^, D APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage5 h- j) q1 @$ O# L: @
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 k6 S# ]6 ~- Q1 J$ W( N
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 g! Q0 }4 V0 M" s4 U
) e0 d8 O. V- m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。- T4 u( J' I7 x/ W4 ~$ h5 u
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。
* C! _- [- H+ Y* G8 D! c) T3 ?Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud' h5 Y5 u; n7 o% W0 L$ Y* g
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: \2 }' i; l. z( s4 m- h4 l" `3 j
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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! L k# Z( u, B$ KJapanese aircraft losses
4 [8 ~0 u8 Y" f$ ^. {; {5 b G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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7 o2 h( ^2 y) B, s4 O4 H B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
% {9 r9 s2 M8 A+ c) ~ B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground( y, M! r# W+ C, X& l, E
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged( h4 y- t8 n7 j( ~. I! L' ~. K$ G
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground) v; y6 J1 {2 q! A4 g
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
\+ K6 a* G" e8 i! O+ U$ | C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground9 v$ z* o( }8 V: c
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged9 ]# ]8 D7 I; V) x) i3 y Q6 C9 A: t, F
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
' i% ]! }) r5 m' j. M$ G- O B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
. g, y! z$ i, I- Y B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 m6 F) j+ s) l# N+ u2 f& p# \
4 c; T0 {! y6 o( g$ g( C- sAirbase hits 26
( _! d- F! H' ?3 v9 `: a: pAirbase supply hits 9
# b7 ]% N- w1 i% k2 TRunway hits 75
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1 I! l f% w, p/ K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。 |