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。( e( W4 t' n) a- Y
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% ]4 L. Y& |: f4 T- ~, ], r0 Z# {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
; k: L6 x: r9 V0 e! k6 D0 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 D) E- I. }( d! G' U3 |) O/ b: h9 p
, g+ }& d5 {( zJapanese aircraft
( x0 V5 A7 [. ]4 a A6M5 Zero x 155
0 E3 G, J- O3 M2 W' b) Y- }' V B6N1 Jill x 95
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged$ ]5 z. k! V0 x! `: [
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak G& w' c2 g# d% c6 g S1 ^5 s
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Allied Ships5 H+ _" V5 A' g6 p- P& S% A5 v
AM Dash5 }4 Y4 H: ]+ Q+ F) ~, P) @
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk! r) H- e. d0 |) C2 P! Z
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" m: l" V* s [ APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' X& ]5 i- o$ X4 h9 Y7 Z! ^' J
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- t* J* p- x8 l& q) E+ G APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: c8 q/ p6 i1 } X
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 \( s5 T- W, \2 r2 ~) Z* c AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ R+ z3 @0 c- f# k$ P: k( f AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) o* d: n- q; [, T
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! V" o9 P, b% O, z
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk- R2 _$ }6 l" H5 ?2 @2 p m
APA President Jackson5 v0 I+ J% m, `
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 C$ `1 T' _ Y; m% \
AK Bullock% W+ c) K, T" P. Q! m8 [
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: t v0 ]: Z6 @0 y! R- W& S, J9 M! W4 g
AK Alamosa, t. u. v, \2 l" C: u
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Allied ground losses:) z2 {! S# O& y
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 A. \, I& h1 g, ~+ F
$ m% W4 O+ `; b* UMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 }: g" a- }5 ?+ z5 @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; ~" e1 k% V+ p& @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 i. ` X4 f; y
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Japanese aircraft
. k; K" w# T( {+ V) W7 u A6M5 Zero x 27
! n; f' S, ^2 I3 q B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses3 G* _- X5 i. I2 R$ Q
B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged( ]' C4 V9 e& y/ r$ [
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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4 M" {3 J1 [, U3 v7 z5 f APA Fayette, on fire
7 ~" `2 w* c+ Q5 ^1 n8 w- X APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage) ^# |1 Y; B5 a: x4 b: R) p( W" S( z ?
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ n2 `/ L$ T2 ^$ s* } APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" C7 ]2 o4 _1 p G
, [% w# P( E; K( N! d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 v: |0 |+ N3 V2 a; v
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。1 h1 J! }+ W9 P+ ^5 a C
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 - Q: D' D. Z2 I. e6 v) [8 t
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H( t/ X8 O4 r& x- x3 e! @- }Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 g5 g" i7 A6 d0 C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( t7 Y: D: R5 {8 z G4M1 Betty x 68
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
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B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
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7 A/ a& i4 J0 m" P C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged% J3 J! S5 v" w) l2 ~; _
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground; D* x& E5 Z* S( I/ V( G
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged& T: D+ F) `5 n" L+ B
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
9 X( j- V9 e& x, Z9 b B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged1 T6 w5 w% k9 z$ c6 Q+ Y
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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# m( K4 W; R8 w& n, m, r e" U5 ^Airbase hits 26. z9 u5 \5 G6 X& X
Airbase supply hits 95 }1 Y1 T; f, d" B- y
Runway hits 759 t! k" Q( p5 T& H
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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。 |