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。
) t- ~1 `" K+ T% D5 k+ g4 b; q# M( iMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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U% d! o9 X' [9 E( N. KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) [% O% ?2 l9 d% M& F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 y6 J" E& s6 H3 _ A6M5 Zero x 155
% @6 ^ J, |6 N9 i* O1 S4 Y B6N1 Jill x 951 R h6 K4 n' W6 p8 L
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Japanese aircraft losses0 I( k$ w$ } P6 I9 f
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
3 V9 N' x$ O3 i+ Y B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 A. }& V# H" |) y. I AM Dash* j8 }' Q- V8 E, Z' D: ^. M$ k- r
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
9 y% _1 ^4 _8 v APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' C+ k, K. v5 `9 F7 R APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, F+ Q6 k2 ?/ o* ~
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' B# W3 L G* y+ _* ?9 } APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' `& {, i1 z; H$ X2 D APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! m7 T/ T3 x& V* E! b6 ~, r* E AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ v3 R- ? F, o7 c# [" h8 N8 o! B AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* N% n4 \/ P, ~) O# m
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk3 a! b5 x* h+ d5 G& I3 t7 H- k
APA President Jackson
6 O9 _: R+ b4 o& a& n APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& R+ ], F1 R, }* U) P AK Bullock" I# z% p- ?5 O6 L4 v; O
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( d7 c9 H; i+ j3 w! m* k2 f0 w
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:; |- [* @+ ^/ q: E8 X
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ M4 F% @ ^ b% b' o4 j
& J; C# @; f: dMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 I$ O% I1 ~* G; ~2 yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
9 m9 ]; c0 b$ U X B6N1 Jill x 13
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( B) }2 H$ B' S% h3 B, Y2 f9 r4 m B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged. p) k1 Q% a9 U' E0 @- b: a5 q
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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9 w9 q& y1 K( W5 k# H6 ^9 P APA Fayette, on fire# ~' j9 @1 H: ]" q$ l
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage$ u0 l: j/ u; p! f, i
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; f" J5 y: Z7 s$ ]1 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。! M- `( p. M- L7 I3 J
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。
, c) c' u: u2 ?1 ^% }6 }Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% K' _. V# t0 @0 s6 e8 h
: _+ h# }- |- w9 v/ lRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% X" ~7 Z3 ~) e. c( Z$ ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes2 _- j$ w3 S1 b P
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7 I, J/ `+ l' S5 i3 h( e) x' K- x; j. S G4M1 Betty x 686 S& \' s# f5 Q( P! l3 {
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses8 Y! B( z6 G$ O$ [# Z Y
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged7 g* b0 S$ w. q1 H, c
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Allied aircraft losses
5 { z3 M" y* H' Z' O" W B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
u$ P+ r# c; ~% n: D8 j8 r1 _ B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
% \ g9 `9 H1 r% l: X B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged4 o8 o' c" q: e' x
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
, i3 c7 h) J8 k- J C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged' A( G. h( U3 f$ u1 n6 u, s
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground9 B) \) [1 h) _, P, [2 g
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
' B2 p T* G+ I$ c) @ F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
! |, G+ ^, I& r! @# m" v B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged, U/ T# S/ n8 a# p. G6 ^
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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8 B) J) U6 T: y& ?) }# eAirbase hits 26! g0 P: v9 _; ?- E) e t
Airbase supply hits 9
, `+ [' ?# M0 V# ~! I6 Y/ J" S4 KRunway hits 75- u1 {* w1 H' ^4 J7 y+ G2 f
" C' Z4 f) j* C( 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。 |