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' A& @0 `" R) g2 R
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" ]9 G2 n- N( i) S3 W2 W
9 O! ~4 c& _& N7 J/ {" CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) T/ t' r6 Q& r& t7 X6 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 l* K; J- l0 a# p4 g& `
! t* w3 x+ n3 [ Z/ G, d& qJapanese aircraft
" M( G2 e3 F( S: D, i A6M5 Zero x 155( E2 l' h( Y% ]" e
B6N1 Jill x 95" I2 ^! G$ e3 [" [% D
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! ^4 N3 g+ L }- c# |( e, R7 i B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
' j! H8 I3 d* H' g i" p B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 U6 G4 u Y* a2 I. l& Z* DAllied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
v( h, h/ e! b* L* w% \ APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 x" S4 b. \3 y0 ^( l
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( I9 {) F2 W: R/ Z$ `
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) _2 @, {1 w; l m& }6 d9 V' P
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 s* W. I( n/ }6 l2 b APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ L5 _* [9 X5 k/ R# E1 L/ r, _5 V
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 k: C6 A3 M9 B
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% Q$ C. O: h2 m
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
& c# k+ Z& c# K4 M3 Z7 n APA President Jackson. P9 ~4 ^ O& Q+ @1 k9 X
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* J0 o4 ?! R$ n( a; s
AK Bullock$ b- S* l( y3 s; D
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 H ?, @" l0 u9 \" p8 ^ AK Alamosa- U# s& R ?* z/ W: c8 O
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Allied ground losses:
# W$ T9 t+ M$ G$ L Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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. A2 j. Y9 V0 |% K/ {7 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98" n! Q* e5 |$ J
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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b) U% S4 h" B1 ~9 K3 jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 ~. \7 k" s2 j' I' _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes o+ P1 b& P: P2 |1 Q+ l* K
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Japanese aircraft
9 J' U+ W% t. ]) h, }# M, r9 i A6M5 Zero x 27
3 I/ m8 `" T0 t0 h, A% t B6N1 Jill x 13
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1 O7 j8 `1 q. y! B8 y: W& w B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged6 P0 u% K. _7 G7 l
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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4 S3 [( Q( l4 A( F3 R" Y APA Fayette, on fire; ] E5 Y& u0 o, ]# x" }$ B8 ?3 F; B
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage' B2 g0 t7 d6 r: P
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; ?; w2 N4 T( {, A APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。4 n+ l, u- A+ 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。. b5 `/ q9 P8 `' l% a- R" C
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 + m* @/ I S6 s
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 x/ S# Z/ H+ Q! v0 r% C7 k+ OEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
! \& e9 z: P7 L; ^# K1 c" l% B& y B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground9 e! U5 \1 e1 R6 z6 u, U0 r9 {
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged! D" Z" M0 J6 S2 s
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
% I: j( I! i, q& [6 Y C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
3 G4 D+ w: L3 W C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground# `6 U1 R, u/ E7 D- n' }/ |
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged/ \7 N/ p0 ^4 Y% B, J3 D3 K
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground( k9 n# H- M+ @5 \" j3 G, ~
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
* H2 S! `1 X2 W: H B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground, S3 v- T2 U, V0 O! u7 D0 J
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Airbase hits 26
# T! G$ |/ h' Q# QAirbase supply hits 9
9 j' O( ~) C( C% |4 Y. V/ WRunway hits 75
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7 J* x4 Y7 X; |, O9 I3 ^0 @5 O, x; }5 t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。 |