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。/ }# R( c5 ]. [
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,981 o7 r/ \& T4 S5 w
6 H8 N# z8 Q& g5 e4 j2 G0 UWeather in hex: Heavy rain0 |7 c a& K3 |8 B
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- x5 D- K( Z. z( c& s1 m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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+ r: o1 @0 ~6 M. k, |% mJapanese aircraft- s; p, K3 b7 K/ G
A6M5 Zero x 155
, J! j/ X& u& n. I) q9 A B6N1 Jill x 95. E B8 ]# Z# P/ O3 W' a5 N3 ]
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& }, B7 J( e- D6 `; R# k B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
/ p5 b5 [* L8 a* n& J4 x: u& [ B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 y; l! S- p2 t6 ~: O7 j
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AM Dash
! {6 Z4 L* j4 Z% x AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk0 r% q4 P9 R& k+ Y$ I3 g
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) j8 v+ S% ~6 n8 K" T8 a APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 }; R4 L5 H6 A# _ APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 ~1 Y/ p. d( C b+ H$ H
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" ]- A' |& s3 e2 D2 q
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% D! V4 W, W8 F% f6 H/ v AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 h% n, f7 ~ e& H: j AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- a9 n/ }0 h/ z# v# d
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5 ] V' V+ d U$ S; R( I APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& l6 b4 s0 Y* }$ U7 g APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk" i# |; {8 c0 ?: |2 m5 x2 p7 F' t
APA President Jackson! t: E9 |* Y! \ b# z( i( l
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
C# m8 f+ z$ b, { |, {2 r8 v3 ` AK Bullock5 ?1 j! |4 p; x) j* Y0 o
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 S) ^' \/ \, x+ x2 V# A8 _# S/ ^
AK Alamosa/ |9 C" r% j( A; e1 t' J) ?0 l8 t
# @, }' g' w s9 ~! `" L8 TAllied ground losses:
) ^' ~7 ~+ p3 C0 g7 K- t* o Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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- }9 Z- [$ [9 b' r! YMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98/ t- C+ C& p5 G" M% X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 g6 U' f( z! J2 qRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
: q, D3 |" o6 L8 j' O0 F, o; N* r A6M5 Zero x 27
5 c' L: \! R5 a/ R B6N1 Jill x 13; U) P9 D2 u0 p; V( X- O- K
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
7 M0 ]& d+ D) R' N- P8 \ B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire4 s* L9 |. [* X1 P6 P% A% H
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
7 @7 {; q9 P. i+ y6 e APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 c2 ? c2 B2 u* C3 s9 e APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 h3 x0 p$ S! K9 E
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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。- s; Z8 P4 c% 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。
7 n' |8 I3 L+ M4 @5 |. |! RMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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& p6 U* N6 z6 R2 ~Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* o4 K, d# k1 J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 p: n6 o/ Y- }: f% x/ [( B G4M1 Betty x 68
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0 j; |( t# O! O3 v6 r; f G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
0 _5 v3 w7 h g; u% D B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
( C+ m) R' \! ^+ H3 V# G B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged5 y7 E% C! U3 h" c. ?% J8 } r& P
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground( S: N$ z. S7 `5 h, K
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged9 ]8 [/ H* {, e
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground" r9 [$ S( m& s1 \! i3 h
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged3 N) a: W8 `7 _. v
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
" I3 f! l- m0 V" m: I/ g& t B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged9 ~5 s% S' G5 _8 h4 n
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground6 H! X8 ~4 E% c- z
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Airbase hits 26/ q" k) \! O- E R
Airbase supply hits 9) E7 e+ P( k1 y" I: y/ N
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。 |