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。
5 V( d/ C; q t$ Q/ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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, k+ y t1 ~0 }7 x) x+ xWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ }) F6 b( h& [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' b, T! ^& W, E A6M5 Zero x 155! m7 t! E M9 t" v
B6N1 Jill x 958 U" N' [& W) |0 s6 Z
5 Q! }( ^: t" o @ }2 cJapanese aircraft losses9 ?* M0 ^* T$ n9 J) s+ T) @
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
% E# E7 s7 I9 ~ n6 S B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak' Y) R0 U, t3 U3 O" {, o& M7 e
1 n/ h, d+ \+ ~Allied Ships5 ]9 `* l# a* K5 W. }3 L0 p) x
AM Dash+ [! p$ A0 y: P4 X0 G0 s7 K
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk" r* D' C3 h+ \
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- H* A w; g1 g. T; e* A+ V
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# i3 C- j. F4 n& P% ^7 H- { APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" f8 @, P0 J+ q" Q' v1 \+ \$ _
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& e- [* E! \6 |1 q3 @2 {
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* }: l. ^- w h4 H/ w E) @: T AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 b/ p9 c# G& i! Q
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* U9 B: z9 v. g0 c2 u( n p8 Z6 [9 y
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 R& u+ ^3 a+ a: B3 d) a, t, v APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk7 o8 F8 O7 D7 P1 M0 B( a( U) k0 y
APA President Jackson
5 A( n% h. D/ p2 t APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ g! `$ W& U% Y( X* }+ S AK Bullock# K5 x! E+ [# K: G
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 g0 n/ j1 S7 u7 s" P' ^
AK Alamosa& m; z/ F% }# ~5 W! G* M8 t
0 t, C5 I6 o( e4 s9 i% [Allied ground losses:$ _: S$ k$ r# i/ N8 }7 D [
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)" V$ R/ h7 x8 X) j2 J( @. r
+ e& Q1 M* E L+ t+ H1 p5 d7 Z7 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: [1 P3 A8 s, |4 _$ p, Z4 z
/ G4 f8 t. v: L( R+ K7 T/ o* b \0 CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- f% k& {4 `5 j% }3 B: V+ a% T# n
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& `$ |. y4 M& T! Q
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Japanese aircraft
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses4 H+ e0 h# y, m! J- ?) i
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged' v; F: d' Y1 n
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak, J. _& r/ ]* I q/ k
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4 \' [( e( q, S- N APA Fayette, on fire0 L+ h/ z5 l' u1 A
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage1 v; d: |$ @- Y6 A; W4 ]
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 p6 X* n8 O$ {1 h2 W- u 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。
3 Z: r6 m8 j* S" \9 C; i2 I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。
9 V/ _2 s' S4 I0 P& m, gMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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/ @+ o( y: A; W$ C/ YRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ g7 g. H: H* F3 g" z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! f& _! v, b) m- v/ s
G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft5 r. v1 Y6 R0 R! g
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
4 `8 b! z; C/ x4 U3 @- a, F) c B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground; L% i( C% r3 d, d9 c
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- u Q9 q, g# \/ `) ]' J
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
1 j/ @1 ?2 [+ t. T, U' h ` C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged. d; g$ l" u1 W+ m7 X
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
, J9 F0 n. O" M3 l9 v F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged! m, y* ^' o0 b
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
6 R" B" V; X, t1 B( Q0 y. V B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
% f. j9 B( x, V% e B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground8 m9 Q9 V R+ l$ [0 W
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Airbase hits 26
; }5 s; g9 t, |+ e) h/ Z5 s( JAirbase supply hits 92 b/ }3 g) q. d5 e( ~/ C
Runway hits 75
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* ^9 i3 `8 G1 \ u! v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。 |