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。
: q' P+ A* A( v2 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 y( W+ a5 D4 p8 f# y, jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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$ n7 n" v2 k/ X; @4 f A6M5 Zero x 1559 \0 K1 _8 T" w* @) a
B6N1 Jill x 954 [6 P3 U5 b' [1 m, w9 @
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- {% H) }8 d9 Y! l3 G( U+ b
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 L: v/ a. r( M APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 G2 l) T8 h( n% |, i n
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
[! C& a: `$ M) V" V1 ^8 D APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; n! v0 N4 l+ l' B, U9 _: E
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( i# S/ I0 V. i" [0 L5 `) \
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; R* z0 b$ {# R3 e( @- q0 q3 L
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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w* U8 }3 c5 p9 O3 s/ w APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' G+ T3 ^* z3 ?+ F* [/ W3 }; A APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk z* u* {, ^% N6 y+ `3 @; h b
APA President Jackson
6 s# l }) Y% z( D1 y1 c% B APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 N7 I2 Q# \, D; F h& {
AK Bullock
0 ~0 U. V- F T6 \# _2 V APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ @$ d3 k* a: d6 q AK Alamosa2 S$ e, l( J; l# r# Y( M
8 B4 \+ P3 u+ @$ C$ w6 wAllied ground losses:
: w0 B8 d, v* d8 @ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)- d! o! ^5 ^1 R1 j
( P1 a7 ] v6 j' WMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: l: _: c7 Q7 j; b/ a
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 {: q% H; |& \" H0 u5 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
! H2 v; w- S% g+ g: i B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak# P+ i Q( N1 h$ r/ u. P- P3 ]' h
1 Y6 J' w( j% }" y6 LAllied Ships
- g" R1 }) u9 ^, u APA Fayette, on fire
4 T) W$ p4 q1 R6 y APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
' l3 b! i& w2 p. P APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! s& R# ^9 [+ X APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 j( Z, e: h: R7 }$ A( L
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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。7 D: Y1 A! Q# k* Z
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。4 L$ v" ^3 x7 F4 Q% k
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 4 N8 v$ \! F0 Z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud2 a- ?! N0 @: O9 T. o
/ f: J1 k4 {3 e6 @& h# w- s K) |Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ V1 ~% O+ y/ H- C9 P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 680 X+ L* H% k; [2 M: F" a
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+ Y3 _* H6 ]; I G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 w, B+ K' @7 b
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
2 O1 n) [" A! b% p% S2 H B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
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B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground) Y* b. u$ ^0 }0 d; T2 u
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
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F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
`: f4 s) n- n$ } a8 t F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
: L6 F4 d# b. P; _& ?) i9 [% j( c B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged) [; X- B2 `& Q1 {) r3 i* f
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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( B8 n# h; @* b7 Q, KAirbase hits 26% _! y) L" x2 u) u) A4 R; k
Airbase supply hits 9
* U/ n4 g' B" C$ fRunway hits 75' x/ z0 F: z- t! z/ ^
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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。 |