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。
& M2 `+ P4 o, P) IMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 r8 ? {; H. B2 T7 a6 J; u
" D. L; [' L @& C5 V8 T+ ]+ g, YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
, ?, R) `) ~) x4 Z" l# c! yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 N6 ^2 ]5 H+ [5 v7 u: \
( v: H7 P8 M: ?Japanese aircraft# H' O8 Q, x3 q: [$ W0 c
A6M5 Zero x 155) ?2 {# G+ v- P9 Q0 r4 j1 q% Q
B6N1 Jill x 95
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
& {" h- b$ m* K8 ^+ Q5 C6 \ B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
1 F H- X7 `: ^! S AM Dash
9 R w) H$ f# ]4 T AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 b. H8 E* P1 @# u$ F APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# a, C' P* e5 m. F APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 y" A) ~ f3 d7 O
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) G) l" q. Q! N& }: D APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' v4 a/ l/ P# D APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 L8 j( q& V, f' [( w: ]
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# u4 C% o* Q! b% N
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ [8 P+ G& Q. Z- V6 i6 e: L, d
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ C! r# `4 z. ^# H: E6 h6 u" T% ~
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk7 }" \3 Z8 g8 t/ K6 }
APA President Jackson- t6 u8 D9 A" m- q5 g
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 `1 q) J9 g# J& j AK Bullock
, p5 l {( T$ F% s$ L APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, |& W, d+ P8 N5 B T! j: M
AK Alamosa# \0 y V3 f; O) K- G" J
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Allied ground losses:" i- x3 v4 L0 Q$ o G
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 M, M4 [3 Y0 r
, D6 F$ Q1 I; X1 [% F$ P1 a5 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% C9 _3 n9 u9 ~$ T. C
% Y# y, p! T# d' [$ z' j% S& M+ Q, kWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
/ o( W7 h* N2 q2 ~- N4 r) cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( x! N% B% R5 v* {
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A6M5 Zero x 27; p/ M# l f1 ~" B
B6N1 Jill x 13
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% }1 H, c, |! V9 OJapanese aircraft losses8 T* k% M8 Z5 B- F
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
N9 a: l4 X% {4 r B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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( }7 o8 J0 i& DAllied Ships
T z# V z0 F3 c APA Fayette, on fire
+ C5 Y+ Q. ~8 u9 O4 Z- E, { APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
3 z' q L( E/ t$ D, p APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 W2 ?) I9 ^5 Y$ j APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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) n. P& G0 m2 ?- A0 w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。, k6 B% A+ g& c
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。
# O1 i* L5 n6 E9 W. GMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 * z1 H( H7 O4 l* z: r/ N6 D, Y* n
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8 z; b# B; w1 p+ {2 t% y- PRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., @4 p% S/ s* J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# d' ~/ G+ W8 O- J0 c
- D0 `& n7 T8 rJapanese aircraft
9 M5 v3 e: y) }( x! _) w G4M1 Betty x 68
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$ t$ q8 B, Q! j. ZAllied aircraft: D. ]# p4 u( Z% X+ s" W* ?" Z9 }
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8 H, ], ^' p' d8 e% W3 {8 W+ EJapanese aircraft losses
9 z; ? Z) W7 _( I, f1 T# e G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged4 n/ u/ g) F1 ]
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Allied aircraft losses
7 q: H0 i. A, ] B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
1 |5 b2 F4 M: V( V! C B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
8 E$ ? x$ F. P B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged/ v' Y$ b+ n' r4 T2 U
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground5 N0 ~. X8 S. n5 E! S
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
' V. `- y6 B/ y C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
3 G) H1 y: T8 P3 Z F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged& M; T4 A1 H1 K6 C- }; f
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground. d2 {. S! w0 Y: i, D
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
: s) h5 C5 i) L) \: b B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 h: P# `) J. c4 [' w/ O4 g9 _3 m; `
4 ]' b0 M& P# A- S" ?* ^$ kAirbase hits 26" _4 T/ E: L2 t: k. c. I; l- Y4 C
Airbase supply hits 9) x6 |" i, C* g; I0 _0 O
Runway hits 750 l4 G* G/ q1 G
, S5 x6 N* ^/ |0 q" G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。 |