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。
; Q1 ^3 O1 V# LMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. s* j, _3 t" ~6 E9 o0 Q
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
M- M$ E. F8 f. k# V6 X/ \2 Z1 l" LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 t+ P) v! l3 ~# a# r( Y2 |1 Y1 L: K
: j' F! `2 O: u2 ~! o' }Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95
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9 \+ T4 n7 C: ]Japanese aircraft losses
, x4 j" V& R* u6 O B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
# ?! w: L, C1 D4 s: c B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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AM Dash' l. }; r! h% H- u& b: k: n
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ `/ F$ ^; f* _! A APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 w" J6 c& |+ \' |0 h9 t7 Q9 A APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! t$ O4 g. W% l. l
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! F$ p; L. o k2 n+ p/ e7 m APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ d, Y! c8 y$ e* U, f APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. m& h; x' d. |4 I4 C: c( [7 | AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( u f9 S3 [/ G% R
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 V2 o9 w+ ^: k7 x+ M2 b
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk* j( A: O. c4 f) a
APA President Jackson
- g' T* R: ~; Y1 U APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. w; C5 p0 F9 C* P AK Bullock* D" n% }6 J; J2 m' C
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' B' y' n j8 D
AK Alamosa* [6 C/ \6 s1 P+ @
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Allied ground losses:' Y% u* ^8 l1 D/ }! o- e
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)- H `9 q& J# L5 t
- _1 O; m. Q- d0 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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9 e% m: Q/ K9 k! l9 xWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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, j9 }) b5 { e! B t' ^: QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ h K6 |& u8 v& e5 S6 IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* h+ A8 l! E6 r V: X2 B L
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Japanese aircraft: o# i0 Z6 w2 j
A6M5 Zero x 27. v5 ?" t f8 E! w
B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 O! b+ z9 b0 o4 l9 o B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
: d1 m; H& M& Y. y t6 ^* X B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak; A. }% g* R7 J# j
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Allied Ships
/ N& l& r# o* ~ APA Fayette, on fire" G; v! r- K4 t/ f
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage/ K% a8 D0 N: q, o s9 s, l, u3 E; J
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 a |3 Z7 o- \* u APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! c# H! c& E; ]( k
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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。( i0 X! F- `* v& R9 D
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。( U' m4 R& O4 v& T1 E
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 % Q% ^. V7 ~! R- `: e( h
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Weather in hex: Light cloud/ r5 g4 k+ Z8 K& j+ M
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* M+ ?8 f% r/ ?" i, yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68) s1 D1 T0 u8 K. i' z% _* {: x
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged8 W# [) z. f/ v& `7 t; F. h
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: y4 T* n! t# y B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
. t; j" m" v# \& j: g B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
( Z$ A7 }4 d8 o7 \ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
& z8 i1 I* n+ ^ B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground: P5 w5 m0 b; h$ d9 M
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
4 J/ h# T& l, U2 b$ X9 C C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground" B' }& g) Q) z8 d
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged5 R+ R4 `: @8 v- d
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground E, M+ K( D/ i
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
$ i" ^+ l v0 ^# V5 r5 N' d B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26' L( ?$ [) J2 c4 r' r7 |0 T5 {) n9 i" ?
Airbase supply hits 97 U% B" p7 Z( \2 B
Runway hits 75
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( D$ V+ ~! G/ G3 O2 I) |# X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。 |