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。
4 U8 x3 [2 g( J! b6 F1 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98$ N5 b$ A" V8 d6 X8 v
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.5 T7 N: G* |9 ~. [! C) H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes" f( n7 X# e) @+ g+ t; c, s
/ A1 }- n) A% J. h4 sJapanese aircraft$ `& m7 I) I8 y( z p/ p
A6M5 Zero x 155; D& R6 }' k) E; w9 @. ^4 z1 S7 J
B6N1 Jill x 95. e* H. _& Y) }) F7 x, P' p; T3 Q
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Japanese aircraft losses' D4 y; R7 W7 N5 N" ^8 h$ a
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
6 j; W0 ]; R+ d* l B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak; ^/ w" L' c7 ?
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AM Dash
4 }& @5 [( @: g7 t( }8 R" k! U AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
6 i! ^3 t6 l0 n. n+ p! u APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ `, b0 n4 r4 I3 e8 C
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 E: K% C4 @6 e0 V
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk O# O$ J& J' r+ X! ^/ N( Q4 ?- F
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: t, @+ ~# V; s8 b3 N- s$ }: S7 W( i
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( w1 y# t" F) r& p6 E AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: r; K( W; t6 z9 M7 d) o
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& I2 D3 J& L/ e) P# A) D
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 L4 T& |' n' s APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
' e' j" [& u. t% Z1 @# L0 n APA President Jackson
& O& A e! p; X- N/ \. v( g APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 D1 }( Y& f, ~0 E! v5 A9 F
AK Bullock
! E3 o2 s! k1 @7 [. u* ?+ y ?4 Z APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 t! \1 Y" b$ K$ t+ t( F! N$ f AK Alamosa* c& Y8 ?1 S3 ?
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Allied ground losses:
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 r7 g7 }# @ B- y4 }1 y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& B4 ~8 s7 S, r' }3 k2 R% ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 n" p) \1 x4 Z3 V+ S
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A6M5 Zero x 27( `0 b, a, n+ n( B9 Y$ J
B6N1 Jill x 13) T: O/ d# z0 [6 V6 q# d
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Japanese aircraft losses+ _- W; M) `" N9 g! I; m
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged! j; f$ X3 F8 t8 E, L2 K+ q# u* d
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak! W4 [+ |1 r) d1 t. j
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APA Fayette, on fire
* [+ @2 t- c8 b0 M( |' w2 _ ]7 \ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
7 D9 w U$ S6 T! B/ {; W7 |. k( L APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 F+ t, r2 ^$ K! F1 s* u0 ]0 @! ]
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。
- Y5 f! G) Y4 [: D0 Z9 J! s: `; A& M8 p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。
9 ?$ U" `' N) u; v% q7 h2 UMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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0 `, d! I. Z- F7 \% d- J U' G2 |. JRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) T% u' Z3 A+ |4 C' j1 qEstimated time to target is 12 minutes! d, Z6 @& | o- M& d% r, |
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Japanese aircraft
% u8 z* Y7 ?; R3 ]6 x G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses+ p4 K+ ^/ P6 F3 E% Z
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 W3 S9 A. o1 B* C1 H( `; P
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged6 M3 w1 w2 k$ T& L. o0 \% E
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground; ^+ g- n+ O1 E+ L( t) i
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged5 L- f. n0 ^( p8 s# w3 n ^
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
4 n) C* P# I0 \9 t x+ U, ]9 a C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
: v! M' m7 M; J- x# b" m C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
! l. V5 `: _ O F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
e% C. i6 h" J$ U F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground' n1 [; _; ]2 B7 V8 i
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
# r4 i2 C* K1 A3 q2 [. {7 n B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground* r2 j/ o5 y5 h1 a" H
5 O, @1 D! L! w: S5 D5 O$ D1 ~Airbase hits 26
2 J5 ~, c4 o3 d; U" |Airbase supply hits 9% [3 G5 `# y% j: v) \% w2 {0 f
Runway 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。 |