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。 
; K9 m: E( n$ A# }8 e) QMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 v& e% a7 B  q( ? 
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. 
( c, O$ S8 ^0 l0 M( {/ OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 V7 G0 e3 c; ?5 A5 J4 G  O 
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Japanese aircraft 
; i: V1 p  M# l6 y; G$ z      A6M5 Zero x 1553 o+ W/ s7 }0 l7 i: b5 A. F* a 
      B6N1 Jill x 95 
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      B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged 
1 G5 B* E& T: C) h: R9 z! w      B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak 
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      AM Dash 
0 D0 c5 W/ h9 `7 n      AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk. w  S" V4 a7 F$ P# |$ q 
      APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 
0 P) ~, l% H0 r  Y1 F# |      APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire1 l+ N" p) V8 n& ? 
      APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
& n1 m! D. _( z& R$ S- D  H      APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage 
5 F/ D& `8 G. J$ q9 T      APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage 
8 K2 [! t5 P- _9 j" E. i' n      AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
) l% I: i. M/ n/ L! g      AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
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" O$ f# e1 v' |      APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 
* l$ z& k0 i% m: h; p/ F      APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk( Z- K- a4 o4 O 
      APA President Jackson 
$ W# F' h1 v: ]      APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage' i  b' W* q4 }" ?+ }0 h1 K 
      AK Bullock 
0 N$ D1 f4 R0 j% X2 C; z/ N      APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
- e4 ~2 E; C& |& c% q      AK Alamosa 
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Allied ground losses:5 s7 y' J5 t( k  z6 i7 K) W( o 
      Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98( j/ x" y' x3 ` 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain 
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ Q  n$ _7 J( G2 t 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
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; F' e  Y9 ^# L6 f      B6N1 Jill x 13 
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      B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak 
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7 Q: [9 Y9 X/ l0 Q+ q2 O      APA Fayette,  on fire0 H$ c+ z4 v7 s) w* @! c% k/ L 
      APA Callaway,  on fire,  heavy damage3 T  p# D4 D& x 
      APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire 
2 a4 D; T, z$ P! k% e, ~      APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; i: I, q; i/ }( A 
 
1 A2 D' r5 {8 e/ M8 T, |) x( l6 a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- x8 \+ z7 g5 [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。) S3 e" I; L7 [& O: n" h6 M 
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128  
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
6 J& S4 F9 i% B. SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes 
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      G4M1 Betty x 68 
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      no flights 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
7 `& [3 d& W2 {9 v# W      G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged1 P6 {5 K! J. `9 u. [! ~, P 
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      B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged 
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      B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged 
2 O  M" J3 H3 L" b9 D6 r      B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground 
* {' Y* i3 f$ [  h      C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged 
$ p9 q+ v: x/ Z& f' x5 j5 `9 {      C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground7 \) I+ I7 `5 c) w  y- c7 b 
      F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged; I" S* ?( Y3 D* n% b9 {4 t: I 
      F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 n( u0 D7 E* @( s0 }1 Y 
      B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged) j% L, E) F9 ~$ N 
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground2 o( W7 M! ]# S3 S% s# ] 
  
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& f- H, ?, T& N6 j  OAirbase supply hits 90 C9 v9 C; F  x% S- C 
Runway hits 75% B/ Y+ B. Z( i  E- [) | 
  
2 {- o& s, {1 F. k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。 |