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。
* c* L; F, g# ~! j" ^& `Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,986 S6 d9 s. E& }# R" k) g
% t1 [$ @( m; B0 T3 I0 i, cWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: Y, y' q+ {( e4 W* }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
8 I5 @( g: Q& KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ s% r E& q, A1 i1 o A6M5 Zero x 155
( h: h: M" S% i) ] B6N1 Jill x 956 B i! R; _5 V) K
3 f8 R) N6 a7 A% G6 _Japanese aircraft losses
+ A5 f: v5 s0 o. @( R# R B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
( R/ |3 d- G6 {, k, `/ [5 f" r B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 [$ i3 w& O4 Y
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Allied Ships
# k, r' W7 N% p- r' W AM Dash! w# o, [4 }& {3 S( |1 m' @
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( B8 }/ t) Q! Y; {6 ?/ [ APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) n/ C: L l# a0 T8 S! s: m
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 |/ ~0 Q$ O' x7 c3 J APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- w+ k' `7 H/ `8 B4 N APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 A, e% H. n6 f APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' p4 o. N% V: W AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ n, t1 G) Y2 N; O# t AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' i' b8 @; ~+ z9 d+ V
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk2 X, N6 _8 e( c: V7 o) K& i a/ ]
APA President Jackson
) e+ l+ Q L7 w- x4 l1 E% ]- h APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 g9 B) o8 S& E6 ?- o. n0 Z' C& S AK Bullock) t3 C. g; ]4 K, p7 h
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- g& q; Q% Q3 Q: N/ x
AK Alamosa- a% y6 Z( S" \5 \
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Allied ground losses:
Y& p5 |; {- g' p% S$ }1 l8 E* L Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)& |! b8 L/ K: i2 x" n0 ?
8 a8 o4 ~2 ^' R5 U* X- XMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ I# d+ H# n5 u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 ?' R2 X: F, I& u3 _ q
+ N1 K" q/ o# a2 l( j, kJapanese aircraft
& C+ d8 ^& i% \8 ^ A6M5 Zero x 27
4 m2 \# K7 ^, b B6N1 Jill x 13% F, F L7 i9 W! H8 L8 _8 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 G0 D7 e. @& j7 j B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged7 T+ P9 ] t$ M- S5 ?9 i9 K
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak0 z. F' f+ |$ D9 x' ^
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APA Fayette, on fire2 l8 S3 I4 f9 U Q: F! Z
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
- q- {8 V" l# S S# j4 k APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 L& y+ p' z. e6 U4 q APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% i% q" z6 d) C- q% \+ M
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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。
9 V( f" F$ g0 d+ X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。0 X" j* ~3 \4 z5 ~4 w8 }1 O
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 0 `1 {0 V0 P; _- \! `+ B9 A& d
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; U' K% F5 C2 P6 d( J [4 H
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes% ?$ D3 Y& t: e) A2 Y
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G4M1 Betty x 687 e2 h- x1 F; K$ b" h9 \
% Q+ @* f" C) _# h4 Y& lAllied aircraft
( P" f: o0 p5 } e8 G$ S$ f no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
# F, a$ [6 K0 I: B( Y4 t G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged1 s) k: P4 n/ n# ^- i
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Allied aircraft losses
2 z0 D( Z! p/ q* S B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged# ` o+ I) a9 X
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground7 {$ A5 N V4 w- P: z k" L* t
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged; p; s6 g" X9 b1 e
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
- `/ O# O' w2 f( i7 `+ J C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
3 K. x5 D. c3 {9 H) @ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
2 p$ W O0 L' X" D4 P) ] F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
+ _5 L& ~7 I5 h$ P* u4 V F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
1 M/ U7 D; R" b. H( [ B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged1 O. k+ O5 c$ |
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground3 t. n; U" h* r* t+ k: c) k4 k
4 a4 ]2 x$ |9 C c+ _' E6 ^9 aAirbase hits 268 H5 H) J! F+ B4 ^6 j
Airbase supply hits 9, r6 P& @* _) L4 z: |5 ]
Runway hits 75* X F2 G: A$ @5 S) O% `
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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。 |