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。 
7 {, v7 i2 ?# {4 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 
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2 Z( s% e0 I2 X+ BWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 C& g8 J" X$ r- x. T" H2 r4 B, p: ] 
  
6 R# [2 M( D9 r# z1 B; s) WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. 
4 B% G1 ^. D8 U8 ]+ v- x5 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 
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      A6M5 Zero x 155 
4 g4 y2 A5 h; l3 F. g" G5 Z      B6N1 Jill x 955 b5 ^1 o9 F9 i, n- b: u& J 
  
* h. j5 Y7 K- N% Y1 vJapanese aircraft losses 
2 m" U5 A  {9 ?: X- b3 G      B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged 
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Allied Ships 
9 N6 i1 {/ D% a      AM Dash6 z: V3 Q/ d8 {* U- Y6 w9 u 
      AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk7 m2 N" v7 a/ C- Y( { 
      APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! y" d5 x" ]: I* }" g& ], t 
      APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire: }# _3 v5 _0 |$ D2 h/ z) T 
      APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
6 |3 M$ e$ U; W- A      APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage 
$ O, b+ i* B; u) q+ S! ~      APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage 
, p  m. `& i- N9 t2 C  t  c: Q) p      AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 d( B6 J* n% [" } 
      AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 b6 l& H3 d+ h 
      SC PC-580 
: l2 i* m+ T( g  G8 {0 s      APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ {4 A6 I, Q1 K7 @" w  r9 L: Q- j1 P 
      APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk; C, m1 w5 }- l6 A5 v4 A* x 
      APA President Jackson# j4 v1 U/ U' J% @3 ^7 z  E 
      APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage: X) T! K- ]% M6 m 
      AK Bullock! y6 h5 p- D& W7 w- o% X& h3 x' O 
      APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
' m7 J( I: B- i+ l" a+ t      AK Alamosa( s9 I' s9 b4 _ 
  
6 g2 m3 O% s+ ^* M/ NAllied ground losses: 
$ o) E) ]* Q5 |( R      Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 
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& ^5 @! z3 _3 e$ O) |7 BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 W$ T8 z1 ~, Q 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
& T2 P* @! f" M% j  h      A6M5 Zero x 27 
: Y" P6 N6 s! i5 l      B6N1 Jill x 13' k( I: V' S  O 
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      B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged: w2 ?0 N9 P! T3 L 
      B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak$ x% z9 J+ m9 |6 x2 b; S8 `1 n 
  
8 c, z. b& }. O( _Allied Ships7 u4 x6 ~( p2 l# }$ _) O 
      APA Fayette,  on fire5 n$ s1 I; z9 v- v6 S: X/ X3 I/ y 
      APA Callaway,  on fire,  heavy damage- r0 T4 f9 H: [5 M; F) c 
      APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire" \% y- A+ j( o9 V 
      APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
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1 u1 e7 K* {/ b1 t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。; t6 B6 |- Z  M4 @1 S 
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。. V7 K' j/ g$ n/ L 
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128  
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 \% n! V9 U  b+ \ 
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ [( O6 x  `. {  E 
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 r' Y( K& }1 D! w5 p2 T# c% Z% V# } 
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Japanese aircraft 
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' Q2 {' o, T2 f) m* I$ o) j      G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses 
3 e' ^, [+ F# G4 f& E8 X      B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged 
5 Z+ ~% i% j6 e% X3 b      B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground 
/ u& ~+ o3 R. u1 [* P      B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged- q$ |: j( k4 L1 U7 c2 v 
      B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground" k" i' ?2 Z  B9 v 
      C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged/ @; o1 R- A! l$ J" F 
      C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground0 Q2 Z, o: M$ k) K 
      F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged8 l: O4 f- E+ t) A5 Z* _2 j- F& o 
      F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground 
1 {6 h1 \0 K$ B$ S  R4 E) j7 {' a5 ]      B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged 
( e9 N9 x2 ?: C4 s  v& [      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground 
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Airbase hits 26. \/ D9 n& d( {! @. _ 
Airbase supply hits 9 
. g# B- ]1 p# g# M! v4 @  j& D+ _Runway hits 75 
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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。 |