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。: f" R& w7 \0 S% [) ]% D2 l3 f: o
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98) Y& c- ?( B: {6 k( p9 M; A
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' S" G9 Y# C- X2 @4 n
# k1 z$ G; j; m( MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
9 }' J9 p) d6 j0 @. I vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- e9 \! Y6 `2 T& A, `: C- x
9 J: W* y7 o6 K, W5 g3 _8 h5 y L' wJapanese aircraft
1 c3 ?; \2 n T' u' C! N. ^1 z) Z A6M5 Zero x 155
% B* F% Y& A: `2 d- _9 Q B6N1 Jill x 951 ~# K+ _4 y. U8 C$ S
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Japanese aircraft losses5 R1 x, P8 o) Y* Y
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged3 t+ U Q/ c. x; f: w4 l( D
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak U; j. }, s7 `
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% s, s7 M2 \: _' K" @ AM Dash, q* y7 p+ i0 k, d; Q$ v
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
1 q$ Z2 Q R1 M$ v$ G5 M APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; m9 d# a r+ `$ E1 f( \) ] APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( q. @) o( {0 Q, R! t- D
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; H0 k: O" W5 r, D
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, S$ E" v" e. n) h# S' U# _ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. ]- G9 ^2 |9 o# w8 B9 U- L4 b AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 K Q3 A! L. P7 }& c5 J
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 D2 b7 |( Z* L. z/ t3 a3 s( m' |
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
6 t" W% K# T0 x3 @/ Z! c3 ] APA President Jackson$ T4 A) g% b: P- c- U
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% F9 V2 J! ]( P9 } AK Bullock& W0 t8 a3 g0 d; u
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ K7 M, V7 i$ A) |8 {# _
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses: ~" {+ S( A7 {0 O
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 s1 a% m4 r; [: [
7 j, k( }5 g% t/ g% o& AMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,986 _" I- p1 B* g5 E
. B. ?9 O/ p* q4 K2 {" f. QWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: I1 ?- t. }; e. D) n0 |: VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
u* G+ i" ?3 [1 J+ P4 M A6M5 Zero x 27
/ r+ H7 ^1 Z1 H7 O, {, y2 l( t B6N1 Jill x 13
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+ J( ]% e [( O5 XJapanese aircraft losses
& p2 o9 R% P1 ]0 F7 z2 y8 m B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged2 x: |& c2 m7 [6 f* {% O
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak9 ^- i# n; B+ f
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7 h% d0 X; z! z8 f* T APA Fayette, on fire
, v( Q4 u! Y1 k8 N APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
' ?* X u, G4 ~: S- n APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 P2 w: c3 u- q' ~% J1 I5 F( E APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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: j& o0 j2 h" U: e4 n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。
" D7 f2 ?( d" Q. H; J2 U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。 I' T" |( ~$ D- R$ w
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 7 ?% P h0 t1 J& A' D( S
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) m% h7 w8 o5 z6 q( K1 @- ?/ URaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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& S; A' }! l* f% y1 V" gAllied aircraft9 a4 b) E) l+ W% }9 d
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# m& _0 N9 D3 x8 l- I5 AJapanese aircraft losses3 x9 V# ?* D) @
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged& k* a- E- Q& \
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
a' n1 D1 `1 ]0 Z; @% b4 h B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground& c8 C9 ?) i2 L8 ?- U! q3 }2 a
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged& {' h% B" F) q' X; ?: ?( y
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
8 `0 N! Y$ `2 G1 k C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged: A$ N8 M6 C a8 w1 e5 O
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
- R! n* a/ A% `0 K F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
" R) q5 ~& E# a8 ^ F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground. }' J2 Y5 Q. a1 F
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged$ r9 G9 G& |9 E- I( }- R
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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. u1 f2 S: g1 d# C& S* J+ q. uAirbase hits 26
5 V% u- [. ^% A3 oAirbase supply hits 9
9 W; l) i, y- k% a0 Y+ X8 s/ sRunway hits 75
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K+ r1 p% \- X' D8 ~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。 |