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。
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+ M8 f! q1 g! Z9 TWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.: Q9 o7 m; T! h! W% D$ d. ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. e& _, R) ]! |; y
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Japanese aircraft
. I) f) c! V" x! r( p A6M5 Zero x 155
* _* f' |9 ~1 K+ Y& C B6N1 Jill x 953 l. ], E2 i9 y0 T
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 f$ @% F G) `( f1 h( Y |4 s B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
7 V( s& X) J; [( n3 F- A" r B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak2 T& m8 K9 B5 r* w* S
9 n- @* `1 J9 WAllied Ships' g3 ]8 T; U4 n% O" p( g5 ` {
AM Dash* P) S7 k, b+ q8 U. d! \
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
# ~/ ]+ d: b% \; a, s1 N APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, _, |' _( r# G+ p
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* O0 ^4 b6 f! ~/ j# I% z% D
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 w6 Y2 O# ~% J! c7 f& d* o. {% |, j6 E
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 `) {: x/ J2 a5 u! u: m, s
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 d; |8 q, \' P2 V& ^# s# G AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 L- p2 m( f) t1 D: W AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# Z. g9 Y# {6 J+ j1 T m$ z7 W$ E
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& o8 m4 u4 q8 B9 }, ]* O APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ W& e4 H/ L+ ]8 |
APA President Jackson
/ v0 z- l" @0 `* A* o APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ ^- d2 B7 b8 v% R* Z v+ ~ AK Bullock/ }$ s! x# T# _+ Q) ~3 m. \; C
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 O' R& B, N' P
AK Alamosa3 _: [1 J7 M6 S8 w k; X
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Allied ground losses:
/ t4 G; ~+ R& u7 q: T. s Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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' L5 e3 ]( W+ _# m9 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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* m5 R8 |' D$ \5 _7 x) vWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 r% g- x) H9 J, P/ O4 B
, \" {7 N/ {( _( iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# [$ o. N. a& q; v$ ]0 n9 o% t aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes4 Y$ L. J& F8 \: R" r
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Japanese aircraft
1 o' L1 z' Q! | A6M5 Zero x 27
4 H5 b9 q4 `) c$ R8 w! m% o8 g# _ h( X B6N1 Jill x 13
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9 g) R. D5 ~+ [% F6 x% wJapanese aircraft losses) L4 R% E2 }, X- o, M# C& N8 g j
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged6 Y+ Q. h) b5 l: g' D) s! V
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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5 i8 p t( v, d v" G8 x# x1 AAllied Ships6 E% w% z: L, N6 Z% w7 [3 j
APA Fayette, on fire
3 D2 A# M Y# {* O4 }( @' [, C APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
Z2 ~+ a! ^% B8 ]+ W APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 G4 m) }- i, V- u/ J( W
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( y2 a$ H9 P/ P/ l C- V
8 M# x" d1 R0 U$ \ B1 b( B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。0 Z' p, Y, O* ~+ X& [0 Y$ g! n
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。
. T* ^( U K$ H v" Q# u7 c NMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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: K" k8 R* E8 Q% L [Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., n) q0 a' y2 X2 D5 e; @* n1 a
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 h# m% n3 }, ?+ } G4M1 Betty x 688 J n1 M) b8 q; [+ w) n
+ }7 N: \# }8 y; EAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 y- c9 u; P* i* H% R G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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5 J1 L: Y/ _/ D/ U B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged* Z% p% G# Z$ g$ b
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
& s$ _, b- S; ^& k% ^ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
1 m; O- O3 |/ Y% i+ E# N, Z B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
6 B" [# `8 _3 \- y3 a7 q C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
& ]% p. d- }4 f5 C; j C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
; |- V' m& j9 {( t3 O0 { F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
. x2 g q2 j# Y* _1 W F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ l! g! x0 i% J7 \' y4 B B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
/ e1 J# W6 F) _: ?# ?9 {# L4 o B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground8 {: } p( P( t" S* x6 m
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Airbase hits 26; [6 m7 O: m6 W6 D2 T
Airbase supply hits 9
1 c0 Z0 w4 J+ E* o# sRunway hits 75
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2 `4 ~5 G* V# v/ ?! K/ P4 D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。 |