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。
$ }( U+ j( G/ j. `Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; Z. w6 e6 N% Q# ^$ G+ Z8 y- V. w
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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A6M5 Zero x 155
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Japanese aircraft losses! \4 j& i* ?3 `" k) n1 G
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
9 F; f$ w S0 y' X; G, X B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, e7 ^5 i" {, O3 l
2 \0 [9 x2 i' x* DAllied Ships5 ~$ h8 k% b. I8 @! M' x
AM Dash
$ o# O% K' P1 u9 w1 k AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
4 S6 _3 y0 F' z! d APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 ^. m$ _/ ^& C6 c
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- r, B+ A) x' s S0 t5 t
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 I* k% E$ S5 D& h$ ^
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- t7 W! H" u' y# I L" f2 P$ n APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; x2 f, A% G) G3 x+ A4 u
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 c; R; |. n) O- k" c* T6 d
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% V# y$ D9 y# S0 F$ j
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ D+ o- z+ @, L5 D; L3 k% R* n APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
( a0 D8 k! f; _) ` APA President Jackson- |% Y3 X8 [( I0 m/ D8 e2 d9 U4 x
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 {" W) U( i: S
AK Bullock# O+ U3 x9 L* c7 e% }! S; c' ]
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 U9 J' u) E+ J5 {0 ^1 g4 z; W
AK Alamosa
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3 u7 d' o2 ~% ^* K8 g Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)) C; @% N/ x+ H! p& e4 o
) m! p9 j8 d4 E: @! AMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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5 l1 Z6 [- P% AWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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2 ?4 x7 @; ]* W9 S. `& uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 D9 A: k4 w# | i' r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 o8 ~# x0 p! a# l A6M5 Zero x 27) P; a& O& ?1 U" q, S
B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged4 k: [) P* u1 t1 K0 P' s4 k
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak2 n/ f8 c: s+ m9 y8 i Y0 d3 r7 W
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Allied Ships
8 K3 X$ X& S+ G9 J1 Q4 k APA Fayette, on fire+ S' K& F+ ^6 n, P. g( p' O7 A
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
6 {* I: U, G" Z) X0 W2 p APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ s$ M! V' U8 w. P$ p
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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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。
6 x, q9 J2 |9 S( ?# @8 M- e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。
" }# J/ z7 n) b( P" k" r1 n: JMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 - Z( v- `) j5 S1 z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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* Z, L- K! ?7 t' p$ n, H0 }Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. r+ t& U, S5 C! }Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 ]7 ~& Z% F/ }& f6 b% f, \
B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged- a- D+ Y( W# d# i! M2 H3 I! k6 I
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
. b0 r, {/ N6 @5 X3 M B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
' g; a; s8 R1 s; K. A6 S( g B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
8 H5 X7 M3 l# X! i C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
b- J6 Y$ l! f& h6 h1 V C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground8 X( d/ ~; r8 m+ `% N# U1 T
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged! {+ ]4 G1 Z, k, r
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
5 S; C- L( }; v; q B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
1 r9 |+ S) S1 b" f8 T B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
3 ]% _* q: @5 g" n5 |4 n8 x- {) ^Airbase supply hits 9
: m& L, R7 t$ G+ ARunway 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。 |