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。1 E) M" k. c7 F2 A) i' j
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
8 X: a& X1 {$ f5 X8 GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 J3 D3 L, V. t. KJapanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
. m1 ]0 s1 Y: p$ z. Q B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged' E Z+ e- Z; B% v. ^1 n9 S1 M
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak- A1 w2 ?: r+ ?7 J. }
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Allied Ships. y. r" j4 L% r" u7 \+ I3 F& a
AM Dash
& S, @/ s0 e0 F: X7 V' \: | AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
4 X* s' m' i: U4 i7 l5 j APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ M I9 c' ]' F
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 b9 S$ ~9 i) S* ?% _
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 {4 a0 }3 W4 g9 p; ~
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 l1 m9 ^: m9 ] APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! w, X6 X. o: u: I+ I. V
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 z- B5 |% z: R7 t7 I AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ g* s. u* s% i' ` P1 | APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
! R' R3 W, u* x9 ^: j& } APA President Jackson
) Q9 o. G X: j* c APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) {& H4 H$ y, y0 k. g7 M1 G3 g& j+ G
AK Bullock
$ M {8 e1 d* I4 P; T APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' h4 m/ o6 A4 @2 c5 V7 D2 c7 V AK Alamosa
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9 y9 h' I8 @0 S8 kAllied ground losses:; i& o: l' C3 ~6 M" X( [8 _
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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1 k% |9 w% K2 Q; C7 gWeather in hex: Heavy rain" W% s# }2 s" V0 {9 m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 [ X9 L( c. F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B6N1 Jill x 136 n6 _$ {- W7 n; a5 j8 |, j
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9 _" D& J4 K$ a Z+ t5 D B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
: t1 o, u5 F" y5 h$ o& } B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
6 @* _, M0 p( ]3 P# U/ o" g" P APA Fayette, on fire
9 D" s0 h/ _0 P APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
& n7 c5 @9 t* D2 l* A& w APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& m6 j: G7 ^: `2 s1 v6 p2 x2 L APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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3 v' P; Y! d5 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。( {3 N7 R% E- a- n
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。
- z: f0 g0 t" e/ u8 xMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 - E* \7 i8 j0 G
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ o" Y5 P& i/ C% H7 @$ J. JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes( P. d5 j, K2 {
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Japanese aircraft
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4 {4 ^& C! A; Z9 f$ ? G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged* U3 |3 l! d) D5 S
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged/ }1 }0 |8 z& J8 @7 L I5 j
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
x1 C/ b$ Y* d! \ B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged2 v* k& A, p5 `! j" i6 N
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
1 I0 ^1 q' D, e4 G* \; T+ @ C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged2 x" P/ Z; i* w" s6 l# ?& Z* o
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground7 G: i, Q8 Y" i, Q0 Q& \
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
( K+ |0 `# H K" o6 v. ? F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
v6 _; D4 w7 s4 a B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
& x, q- g+ |0 x) H B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground1 M' P; U- R. i' ?4 @1 `! G" `
5 v9 r# n7 [& I1 AAirbase hits 26/ h' Y" f5 ^% U% ^* C: C
Airbase supply hits 90 S: c; o& _: x$ k$ K
Runway hits 750 c' |& ?+ \9 t% U- G& D
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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。 |