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。
% g, D& G2 O0 V, D. F4 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; x8 U; Q: c5 r: u0 O
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) k2 R/ n, o6 O3 b5 G
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 m2 }: M0 N) D' w0 MJapanese aircraft
- M$ u3 q/ F& H$ C+ p/ ?0 Z7 a A6M5 Zero x 155
- C; o R; c' I4 X$ A! a B6N1 Jill x 951 C1 N% E2 a! ]1 v# w `+ P- L
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 e# J: N7 c! Y2 c+ ~# v# x B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
( Q( I9 u! d2 G, F B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships( o1 Z0 L! N3 k% y$ ^$ I* H4 S
AM Dash& E& Z: l: S6 Q1 O6 T
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk% P" }1 q) X, b; `
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 k- D8 ?& G) g/ n; R' Q
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 G7 f3 U- t6 p" H/ H
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% u, K( `# D4 I+ W6 X. a$ X APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( X1 |0 [7 j! w$ x, e
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- y+ ?9 v: Q; p5 A9 G$ k
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; A" p' e, X+ `/ L; x/ J C AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( ]* \( h: ]7 ?9 D
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* t* h. a( A* i( M APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; X( q3 K7 [: D* @! X1 v
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
( e5 ]1 H( a; H! u' _2 }+ p APA President Jackson
% n; L- X; j) Q% z APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 v& _, G4 @# D+ Z( R
AK Bullock
8 ?+ R2 }+ }7 \6 M1 J APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: ^1 Y! Q1 {( E& ] s; Y8 K AK Alamosa
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1 c$ F' C" q& Z0 KAllied ground losses:
1 k. L- p" h! I* T2 w Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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/ B/ |, v: @9 o7 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,984 Y- u. Z0 X9 @; a% s5 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- o3 ?9 h; m: p- E5 pRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 R- t" [1 z. R* iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" |: w; t/ q( s
A6M5 Zero x 279 i* s) n( C9 H. N" N$ V5 E
B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged; [& x) x, H/ Y7 |) k1 O
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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( N& L+ l! r3 H' zAllied Ships. Y( T' Z/ \: O% E
APA Fayette, on fire$ m' M- d# Q8 p
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
$ N: {% a Y+ O$ r' @! W APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! V3 L, l( b) K% |9 n
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# x& B: Y2 l6 u, e& T$ _
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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。% T5 F6 Q2 D" J, V; ^5 X" m G9 M
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。
: W& a+ H* [: Q% U: Y' \! Q6 XMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud* W, w: {* S9 s' k/ O6 @& N' u
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( I7 g. ?5 [1 v- B) Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% V+ X7 B! N4 d& h
G4M1 Betty x 68, m ?# B1 |1 h+ x1 C9 }" e
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6 @* i# V9 `* Y! r: C8 M G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! d$ I$ n2 T& \ B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
: ?, g% O5 k1 G- Q/ X( W- z B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
9 m' t/ C/ O* C/ M B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
/ ~/ Y `9 U. T! f2 E B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground) [" @ q/ V |& c M
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged1 r% t! i1 B A+ H& H
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground* L5 q! S& l/ `( o% X
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
! T/ ^( j/ [# V3 J( Y8 b; x F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground4 f, l6 N0 v5 ?/ R
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
' N1 m# D8 g& H B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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* Y0 }' K7 R3 q) b5 SAirbase hits 266 }4 q9 A/ Z/ I" K
Airbase supply hits 95 T5 N! z% _! {/ Y
Runway hits 75/ E V0 g2 I8 q5 A; P
8 y4 D1 s8 [' \* f1 ?, w( g, L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。 |