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。* S" d0 S2 @2 D8 l: W! u4 g) l/ _
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( H' f8 y. `7 m5 S, R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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/ p. M$ ^' Z& L. qRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 g1 M, g) a/ g: S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! z+ W" Y3 ]$ ^: @ U4 d
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Japanese aircraft: P2 n7 F, |! n8 x$ v
A6M5 Zero x 1559 B! f, G+ A4 C
B6N1 Jill x 95: i5 x3 R5 {# u: n# ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 U9 W/ F1 q* m; t' O B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
" t/ T- z1 O4 i$ J4 n7 a$ K B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak5 Z2 f" K ^" [6 u- S2 F% v
2 i2 i. e' s& |$ u# zAllied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
; Y" `3 u" ~+ q9 y- i2 p; h APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 e v) }* T/ I. r" `+ y y/ B
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 M4 l0 n6 g$ ^6 Y! v' M% E
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 S' Z; N9 d; Q
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: z# d$ W( I B
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; A$ Y" o1 x. A" ?! C W
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: W! @3 e( p" Y! t* z% K& a AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" H% `" {) ^6 n
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ I- Z! I. A& X1 D7 U0 {
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
4 y }, i, r6 Z% x1 ]- ~ APA President Jackson
7 t3 v* X; y, U; n; ^/ K APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, ^/ `, d0 x% O9 j# m7 P AK Bullock( g3 j) Y; R0 u! g5 X! y
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:% H c% x$ z3 B, F# Z2 p8 i
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: P! ^: J ^% h4 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 C6 k3 g0 ?# a; u+ l e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. Q6 N4 _4 }. q! B3 K0 |
% E. {& K5 s" w4 ~" W, BJapanese aircraft
- r& e# x4 l' Y# ^0 m- @+ c A6M5 Zero x 27# w% C8 G+ _. h! ]: y8 S6 @. y
B6N1 Jill x 132 k, |1 X) e4 o0 v6 I4 Z
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged0 `- m; a. H5 P9 ?! N% s1 Y5 a
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak' x1 W2 z- C" V& ?& {8 [
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Allied Ships
1 b9 R+ D( a' a3 `6 c, H% }9 u3 j2 D5 F APA Fayette, on fire0 V& c, t/ I/ A$ e
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage5 r2 j1 T j6 h n
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ ]5 t# E Q { 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。* v# P# C- W5 Q( q+ S5 L0 n. m! 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。
8 D1 }) }1 i, a) RMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 / E( G$ ?& s' |, v9 H
) C; W' W( m; u4 Y2 xWeather in hex: Light cloud. E! E* s0 r8 Y! c* z( G, @
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* S3 L. ~5 {4 l7 I) E& t. q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) I e" W. [3 T9 T+ ]
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Japanese aircraft6 M, E. w2 z2 ?3 z5 [) |0 ^% L0 e/ D
G4M1 Betty x 68) B; P7 n! ` p# h9 P* K" M/ a7 T
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Allied aircraft
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9 _5 O- b$ _) t' A" fJapanese aircraft losses+ |! A; P3 W2 L6 }7 I
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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" M0 E9 h$ v. z% V+ IAllied aircraft losses7 r# p% A0 C2 j4 H2 ~
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
, b: f# l4 c" q; G+ r# R. k1 | B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
! p' ~0 ?, F P. Y B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
' _5 k0 Q# A* J B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground4 \9 X- C5 B" s6 D. G, N# r
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
( N9 E; g" r M0 k8 P C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
4 ]8 m i8 @; J4 M F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged# p4 b- z+ T& l; r! E" w
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
B: v% h1 R6 n9 E B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged+ x3 @+ H; l/ ^8 H& ?8 `! u0 w
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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1 o! E+ u5 v4 z- k- ?: }9 o! Q2 @Airbase hits 26& |/ ^) R* A5 M; e
Airbase supply hits 9" w9 f& n6 ` h, j; U7 l* F! f
Runway hits 75
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! s7 B8 M, {) r# N6 s8 N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。 |