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。
" A+ ^+ ?0 K7 i2 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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# M$ a- t! B& P- H3 zWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: ^" K b: S; J2 {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. y6 K9 [' x6 V* kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ v; r, d1 \9 a+ a1 I# M A6M5 Zero x 1557 a0 b+ A/ c4 V' `6 o% g
B6N1 Jill x 95
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* T ~6 K, T' v& M/ ~& g6 ]Japanese aircraft losses- F2 A, o' ?0 I& F+ c8 v% B# E2 l
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged. E* j0 m) i3 s2 ~- o: N( e
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
2 K' f/ a& L. e9 E/ K7 \ AM Dash
2 O# X& _5 h g H' l: x AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk) s1 {9 C4 s: D0 s
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! l9 J7 Y, w( |$ X+ O
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 X) w' U+ q* V7 M1 V6 U/ X
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ W& _/ x6 N B
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 ^5 O$ o% f8 i: I( U
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 V h8 U/ Q$ c& m- h+ h
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" J% J, E1 _/ A9 c& Z
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 z8 m% W$ N9 b2 r! o1 I APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk3 e/ h4 V' b/ I4 i* _: P! X1 L
APA President Jackson
\ ?% E) [! u2 M APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 ~6 O* I& Q, _0 K
AK Bullock0 O3 U5 M' e0 H: {0 `( I8 a
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 P/ a& U( j6 S/ M
AK Alamosa. Z8 ~5 |9 r7 P& j) @. W
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Allied ground losses:" e* n- H2 v5 |. \( E
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled): A8 h: t5 R q# s
+ G4 |* U: G# }8 I3 Y; \- `Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 S' i; V3 O" K5 C, \0 B/ u* |
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 F' _1 d0 u* B2 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) x( b7 Q8 d2 i1 hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' |% f+ W# M8 \1 ~2 a
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Japanese aircraft+ T3 ~$ F" X0 h7 ?8 {5 K* w
A6M5 Zero x 27
" J1 h& M7 R2 g B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 q: g" N q7 ~: Y7 s* w& P B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged: O9 {- _% G, a4 D, y
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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* o; b( e& b/ @) o) G" T; g- v- [) [ APA Fayette, on fire
+ Z/ V7 h6 _1 f3 Z: K& ? APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
; k/ A1 ^: R1 ?/ I1 x APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 V5 `. F& k F$ d; s% r' e/ a2 x% n
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 `0 t& p- u' s: i
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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。% i2 e) N+ ` 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。
" Y- t3 J" S8 j. sMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 8 ?7 x9 j8 r! q6 x/ m+ x U3 N3 c
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 \# P& ?; }$ D- Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 K8 B" v& p1 S+ }
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Japanese aircraft
. F) b2 o4 f& _6 J7 G7 ]( { G4M1 Betty x 68# T2 J* p: L; o0 D. `
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Japanese aircraft losses9 u- r4 g% w4 v
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses/ q3 Q& a) }# M. d. N4 a
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
! e& q3 w# ~; C. B; W B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground" y9 Q. t# n& n o: @+ u, G+ o
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
* Y5 d6 Z; y8 R" x B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground3 a0 O% B) _ l! M4 ]; L
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
2 N& A3 o( L# O; r* a C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
$ X; u) V+ ]" r6 H. y/ R+ Y5 s T F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged" C/ c: S5 `5 e% G) Q& ^
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 w+ J7 f% i# t" d3 i; m
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
7 Q* c5 _% e' j, f B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground4 D: _ z6 f: }& I
# d$ W, L) P- \) `8 {. U* v. YAirbase hits 26
' C8 m6 k1 N5 O" b& hAirbase supply hits 9
4 j' z% ^7 o3 s2 {- K/ d$ ~+ X, uRunway hits 75
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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。 |