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。3 C+ F, x' C+ l% p2 ]
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98. d3 C. k1 ]8 c" x9 a" y& S' O
8 R" E) g/ o4 ?! Y8 wWeather in hex: Heavy rain. N' z. P0 F5 A6 P2 |7 V
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.. a: c8 A+ T& f9 g" L/ A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 `0 K" {9 p# j. a
A6M5 Zero x 155
" H9 D# P9 A# v" z B6N1 Jill x 95
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/ M* u9 Q7 z0 \# {5 Z' J B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged( r) \# L7 H% |9 [# X, V
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 X1 q# |; \" V/ gAllied Ships8 E& W. k- A' m, J$ q
AM Dash
: D- N$ [" U% b, E7 T5 F3 f& \' T AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk- ]5 O: t5 D) B" o" x9 B8 ?8 ?
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: z9 P* P( e/ z! s. K/ z- k. `
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% @8 c, X, ]4 Y4 ~ \* c! h7 m APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 w* E0 s/ w% n+ Z! X APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" ?0 r% _( V; \1 ^3 Q$ |
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 Z, Y' m5 r; E- b AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 e H* e3 w4 {4 x+ b; v
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 Q) \+ Z# H7 {0 D. Y5 _
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. R- |/ X$ B' \! w9 Q+ i APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk( E# Y C. T' _# B
APA President Jackson
) j/ e. U1 d6 e APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, g4 I. `. i2 g. s/ ~. _% {5 O% p AK Bullock
: s; v" \8 [7 L, x APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" ?% T3 L% U8 ~ B- Y# ` AK Alamosa
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2 y r' u S0 D: hAllied ground losses:0 c% U: j8 d }4 j5 z
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)) n8 s# Q, p% z3 R; ?: D0 X
9 z, r) q, ^" WMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% P* f u x- C" S! t% S
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. n6 E. C o! l; m5 t' Y1 f0 y0 |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 p5 h9 g% _8 @, f! @! O- I# v
* ~' `3 E G- U+ m3 T aJapanese aircraft
) U. |6 o# N$ x( N A6M5 Zero x 278 q# w0 x6 w$ i; j" j3 f' Y K
B6N1 Jill x 135 U" ^* M' }& }! e
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ B% C9 ~3 d' A% w9 t8 M8 E6 x( Z B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged1 |( o% N0 k9 K$ e- s! f& J8 y9 X( u
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships3 `1 K6 c E, U7 Z' D7 a
APA Fayette, on fire
7 _, W2 i+ V0 k0 x APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
$ k/ u# J2 F3 @2 ]6 a8 U- d+ K, u+ I APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% {4 u. Z' R" w* Q3 v5 m3 P APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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5 u4 G# d' f' q `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。
% d s9 j0 c$ {5 D7 R& g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。7 E7 d' M* `* ^1 k
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 * j2 G3 e5 F9 n! T0 o
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 l' `3 }( R7 k( f9 E4 w% K' A& Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ p" ~# W1 g) B' Y
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft7 C S0 E3 R- ^ N
no flights
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3 F: H" K- a: f$ o; N1 s7 C* SJapanese aircraft losses
8 n# Q S' A( K3 P G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged; s- R# R8 y& c
7 Q4 ~; @; Y$ m6 Z8 xAllied aircraft losses
! }- Z9 o* ^; G$ r* ? B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged* U6 c9 ?8 u' W9 j) ?) N. F8 V& d
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground! v8 O- t: ^' o5 E! F
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged# ^: }+ y1 s1 l0 {' i+ `
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground* C" ~. X) ~1 N: i8 C, t% f' r8 F
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged3 b" W. i P7 V; S2 ^: D9 R! w
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
$ z3 q- l- M" W! N3 P# @ F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
( S& Y, W) X+ Q% p/ } F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ ?' k B4 u3 x B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
& {3 ?1 L8 r! }$ W6 U& P B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26% B; Y9 C; E# Z# \2 ~
Airbase supply hits 9
) m1 X+ ~7 ` e' k! h, @7 dRunway hits 757 ^1 @: ?( K3 H0 T! ?" I
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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。 |