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。# ]# G5 D7 I1 V* T& P L
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 t3 F2 _' ^% p5 p
, u6 t" ~* C$ n% Y( MWeather in hex: Heavy rain# j( w/ K3 c6 ?' @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.. D& b8 h: F* v! U2 ~4 L) \+ O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 C2 q: I1 R" i6 q. ?, K
$ w* f' H, @' J' F9 ?- P KJapanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95. m' C# P' Q" Q c; j
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Japanese aircraft losses
& L7 ]& @* c0 `& y6 ^$ ]) I% _ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged& N/ J( e' d6 R; O0 D
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships+ \" h8 U# h- x; I+ G$ A
AM Dash
; M/ r- R c' i* c ` AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
8 C1 a" C1 x4 v2 L+ R; a% Y APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ O; b' W# J0 ]8 W7 ^. M1 h
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 \3 R) H( Z& F
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- n6 i* |' R! r7 P
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 U& @7 C) \1 e4 N4 b: K( z
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ M" ` s I7 M- t* j1 O6 i
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) Z0 P/ r2 A9 C' ~+ `2 ]/ t
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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1 i7 E' F5 t1 Y3 v; E5 m7 w1 Z APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk t. P j, [* t, `3 v
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk$ Y' P, N) P1 z, M. v% Q& P
APA President Jackson- `3 s% h* Z4 G% e% }# f7 D
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 I# b+ x2 H/ P0 I# D
AK Bullock
$ ]/ L* }' L* P APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, O( J5 Y4 ? D! g$ \. {9 k% w( H AK Alamosa
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$ G' e! S- P8 N$ TAllied ground losses:- T( | R" ^+ e
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled). c: o( e, i$ `
' b' f! ~, G0 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 d" `+ a4 Q# F
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 P4 m# ]4 U7 y7 i5 {2 w. ^/ N4 I
: Y. h1 H/ X7 \2 XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 a, M0 g: t7 o& F) O1 E# A7 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27; O& ~" g& i1 t f. |' V0 i" C
B6N1 Jill x 13) z6 {' N! v7 O5 `# W: Q$ L
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ u' v: H4 ]: ^& A B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
% a7 d- K; x6 [) d% i0 i: b# S B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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8 Y! i2 P$ z) G! n/ H! B# v APA Fayette, on fire7 _# P _: v! Q. n5 b# \
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage/ |; C* ?- b9 A- X5 u4 d4 z
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! Y7 s6 A6 g! [' R" t 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& I8 J- q* @% s9 Y8 i3 R
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。
5 S1 l; s0 Z4 B! v2 C4 N; c" tMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 8 F! V% K/ a: H* l5 J! P m/ T
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 d4 h# Z4 i1 \' L( B. d
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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; U, { Q: p: s( N J G4M1 Betty x 68: B1 X9 g3 M2 K% u: F8 P; A8 ~. Z
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no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged, e# u5 V& r: l" D$ ~* H% y
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
; e7 J( F) D$ c& k8 T' I B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged6 I! ?" l2 e. p7 o
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground0 f( m8 ~7 W5 i% O& E' J! Z
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
& V2 z/ l- Y: p- R. y C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground% v. |. {0 H W9 C$ |
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged9 S2 ]" l9 k: z2 t$ R1 o
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground+ ~, o/ ?6 q/ ]/ T |( m0 [
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
& F9 j9 i% f) p& e4 c: ^2 y& Q B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground, K3 A4 |% r# F
& T5 d$ M) r( ?1 ?7 K e0 fAirbase hits 26
0 `6 C7 ^* A& w2 x& _Airbase supply hits 9
2 s1 ]% m& M; p k4 [ `Runway hits 75 D9 l: A8 u, e4 A
) t3 g7 u, q, Q1 s, L0 ^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。 |