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。- Q3 N* j& {7 l( ^) ~) C
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98% C. L; }* O7 D+ @! i) S
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# O; F5 h9 {9 x6 r
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.& n' ]" a: l! C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 95% P6 X4 Z* J& D+ k7 I* ^
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged' F: n* ]5 [- j q
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak# q y3 |" g% ~' h5 q( |
( [6 M- |/ I4 B2 A/ HAllied Ships
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
. A9 o& i: R. H% h) I+ E8 ^2 N APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ l$ a6 C/ f" V) u7 X APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 {# v; T% P3 Z2 ?5 j+ N( V/ F
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! ]3 Y) g2 L. @1 _+ T- N ~ APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" D+ |) E' p9 E) w3 ]( b
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 U! b' v8 M% R- d5 C% m* C
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' _! ^( o5 R% w& Z0 ` AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, @4 z8 n5 i0 D* J( i( ?! E' n. b. e APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
; u& p& Z9 H0 T4 S$ r$ R) T: B- f APA President Jackson
: F- j$ f( z9 K- Y2 { APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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5 j& G3 O3 x. X {8 a3 H0 u- r APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 }# ~& J" L5 z `+ @! R) G
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
( B+ l J7 G* q3 D Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ G! {4 d/ x. P, I4 b% g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ ]3 G j' y- V7 s* Y$ c" y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. c H2 {, o$ Z. N. N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 g/ ^, I) Z, ?* t$ _1 `6 z A6M5 Zero x 27
# d3 w' b4 D9 ~1 u: n) D B6N1 Jill x 13+ t3 R$ S, Q2 Q
$ j4 `& m& q: f4 n; kJapanese aircraft losses
+ F6 |. x0 j. j3 }8 a B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
' E) o1 T- H+ M p B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak, I! w5 W: S# P( U& [+ f
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Allied Ships
; T0 v& P+ P2 D/ ?) z- T, u$ i APA Fayette, on fire( I! w. q( e4 k( ]$ a
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage4 `. A9 J. E: m
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ ^# o! ]% \2 I- x, O
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* i1 t2 D3 s! b6 ~/ Q5 e$ j& | t
5 Q# T* O% `5 G7 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。
6 q) ^, I" X7 O3 O' q" J9 d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。( A8 E! y$ {& a5 k2 V( ]& `3 q
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 n/ M/ n+ Z+ t' l$ m! L' l; ^
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Weather in hex: Light cloud3 O/ e% y+ k4 h8 ~5 c- M, _
2 x+ z& U# p- `4 tRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., j: v9 t( p" g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes7 N- F) ]8 d0 Z' `' t. f8 a& b4 n
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
! s! \& b% F" O. @ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
; i. Z& [$ W% g2 R8 i3 S, b$ H B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground0 K+ o# N. b2 ]$ S) R: `: w2 X
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
7 w* [- u' L1 ^$ [5 g* S B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground% v; v0 _, [4 u
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged9 I0 {; E+ T- P' a) L! {1 P; G$ _
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground+ X% W! G, Y& z2 t+ {
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
# C H9 K4 V$ h6 m: k- N$ b F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
2 z f9 ^& l. M B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged" E |# R$ |& K: |6 _$ X5 M8 y
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
! t: `$ a( v# a* p: uAirbase supply hits 99 L9 V1 ?/ U4 v+ b) \0 H
Runway hits 756 ]) o( y* z* m) {
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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。 |