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 k. s2 N& e; V' ^4 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: K: ], W. ? }# e) h' @. _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 D! F3 U; p/ X# ]1 U$ H g7 p3 M) @
, Z1 U& e7 b* ]) P/ h4 hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.0 X+ K8 S$ U7 F' Y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) S, j6 Q4 l Y7 M
A6M5 Zero x 155
5 n# R- j% l+ G @5 \ B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses9 M& G$ r: T% X. E' x8 W
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged3 X+ x2 _) s5 [$ ~; Z& B
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 c+ c; o) }) A6 f/ @6 lAllied Ships
$ P* r9 m$ z! w/ ~7 A# @ AM Dash
4 ?. p, s; U$ T6 y2 `; r0 p+ G AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 n! c3 O r+ ]5 L" p APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# E) Q& g3 A, l9 E4 Y P
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% ~2 i- [* l n6 @4 M/ G, L
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 s' B. p/ m& {8 G9 A' R* n
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 n* d( m! f" ?9 C- i8 E. w
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ s+ m& O. C. e* L: e$ A! I
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 w3 _) Q: Z- o Q AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- v% o8 W% S9 r' [" r4 I
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. D( A2 M/ ~8 L7 T
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
# V: D- A3 D$ w APA President Jackson
: m" G$ {1 b7 f1 C! q8 ^ APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: A+ t8 D+ n! c! K& s% }+ m AK Bullock& w( X" B% k9 V- i
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, X8 M' m5 a- d. O3 u6 i7 |, o+ t6 } AK Alamosa+ c( w4 e# y+ i& o* d" |
* O& O8 d6 \' U1 LAllied ground losses: z* w& W! W( T! N2 ?0 B
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)* M1 ], x3 B* i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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: [7 z0 u& z, a$ R, dWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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) O' ~0 s3 ?2 ], l# bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: d$ \5 O1 s9 e( T7 ^( WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 j- {; e" [) m! E) O/ u0 K7 c A6M5 Zero x 279 d( T* J4 ^: Y* e
B6N1 Jill x 132 B0 _! o- C2 I7 T
3 J; R) `: J' f" s8 b) v/ YJapanese aircraft losses8 a) F5 g. ]+ V! Z# j9 }
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ ?2 u( f4 n$ b
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak, [8 `1 q) \8 Q2 W! e8 i( L6 Q* _
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APA Fayette, on fire
& a+ V" {- E/ {! k; M- Q1 y% |9 O0 T APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage R3 H+ f8 H7 O# V' s2 a
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" |8 }0 k! _- m, W* A1 `
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- I4 Z3 h! y2 c6 R
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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) j$ g" c0 [' M! M2 o- q9 w
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。
! v/ c. N$ }: ]* NMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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# G! f. _: @$ S# dRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% N4 O3 m$ {/ B! Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 `9 J( t, o7 N, f
G4M1 Betty x 681 c% ?8 g- \% q: j: _
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 e( q# Y5 x9 P; t G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged3 R% x5 k5 m* T
* x! t( Z! m; a/ m9 BAllied aircraft losses
! y1 e# D' p& W- }2 L B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged5 ^8 b/ r8 `1 M* @+ I, y3 G! h/ I
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground& i1 b5 u6 h: j2 i0 c/ {3 C
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged6 [ z0 k& x6 ^2 c# Z4 D( r9 [
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
8 Z) j3 d+ h5 _" B C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged) t1 c: v( a3 X8 g2 j, L
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground6 ?: ]! { O7 W w
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged" T. m1 O& R4 A' I
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" j+ N" w% i; x" o8 V/ A, {9 C
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
/ w; I& J, v* e4 z B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
" v0 g2 P6 h# |; _$ IAirbase supply hits 98 U+ |! @! W! o
Runway hits 75
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1 L) X" @2 ]/ u7 F- B0 A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。 |