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。
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ O5 Z2 W% e A4 ~
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.$ a6 Y+ ^ s: L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 a: O; e0 D7 E \ A6M5 Zero x 155' n! r; a/ K, P3 Q7 g3 i
B6N1 Jill x 950 i' H2 F& p; v- F9 m
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Japanese aircraft losses1 q+ J3 V$ m- V: J8 k; [
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged, E4 a; }3 c, v% ]5 \2 {9 d
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
4 |2 |( @# H; s AM Dash
! |1 X6 m8 G& t6 I' K AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
0 @' O0 H2 |# G/ l+ D APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 d' \4 z0 I+ L& w# ]- }
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# S/ y7 X E# ^1 c( D! \ h! B
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( z0 A! I2 d" P6 k9 R( R APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! E: b5 f8 W% q4 ~5 r7 M. _ APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage s2 e4 O. M" e. a: k* J/ ~
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ y# d- k' W3 Q7 v3 g4 }% ?. ~ AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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, E0 _( b4 A* w& T+ E6 e APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" ?/ |3 I# v" y4 Q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk7 S( q/ j$ B( Q5 ]4 C7 o
APA President Jackson
7 Z' H5 M P: j3 e APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' R; f4 b/ Z* j$ q AK Bullock7 }1 ?* a* ^& l$ _
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! Y7 _7 ]0 k) V# u& Z4 K3 N/ Q
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:2 F2 q3 l$ q: A/ w$ _/ c9 P
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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5 \& i6 y* N% y' kMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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1 k4 L& k- R- S# A) X. NWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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% E& `$ |& P2 @; b) l; G6 URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 W6 O! P. f2 y. R" _! MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: W X" `. c, {7 U( L8 I
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Japanese aircraft5 s: x5 u1 h# U' r3 B `6 T
A6M5 Zero x 27
! s+ W% U" }$ H B6N1 Jill x 13
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! W t1 y, b5 p3 } B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged* y: t6 w. z8 Y5 ?7 I/ D
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships; }8 P* E! q1 s' b' |! n
APA Fayette, on fire
9 Y/ S7 E. j3 G7 q1 A& [ APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
1 Z( Y3 E" g+ l APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& ~" }8 Q) f; Y$ W APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 V. r# k" V( U C! e. i9 K9 R7 v
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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。) Y+ J; e" m# }4 a2 T4 b
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。- q" ?$ q- y0 g5 N: {$ c
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ' ]# L- Z3 Y U* H
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 B* k% {& A0 M3 z0 t2 FRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 u7 g8 X0 S& K, K0 F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; h( d* [- m4 y- {7 c
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Japanese aircraft
0 A3 Q5 A# S5 @( }3 C G4M1 Betty x 68
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: E! D. a3 v6 d/ C G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged1 i. Y' {% X+ x4 e2 F' T2 B3 g
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
; I6 q5 I, g( A. b8 |4 D B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
8 \, b6 V0 x' C5 C: a B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged9 w9 i+ g4 ^* g( S3 A- T" {4 I
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground: \; s$ h$ b$ e6 \/ Z" R
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
$ G: L( ^; H" f7 n C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground) W- t Q* I2 |7 L) Q7 O% f# g
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged; T; z+ @* H5 A5 n! j: H
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
# A$ O2 n5 J1 M8 {- X8 S. ]2 o B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
6 Y3 C: V% r2 k6 f7 x# ` B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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. N5 N/ _( w( R( `5 w% }# QAirbase hits 26
1 i$ }! a- O3 z, ]; n# yAirbase supply hits 9
( g: c7 u C: `: V( KRunway hits 75
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* p e2 h7 \' c( M6 F( M( A: ]1 a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。 |