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。. \/ L) Y t7 O% [# }% j( e
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98. d4 i) H' Y/ J: K
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 z& [( L* u& N' N+ `4 v2 K( f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' f. T( l/ w7 H1 S/ Y9 x* P8 }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, Z! n! j$ P2 u& f5 {- T! Z
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Japanese aircraft
7 P9 C+ s% C `- S* r A6M5 Zero x 155
6 \+ j5 o2 j q4 K8 q0 L; x" s- o4 t B6N1 Jill x 95- k7 Y, @' |. [' `
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B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
* D5 Q0 j; K$ ]4 y: R+ Y B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak! l5 D9 b3 d+ X T, ~& Y7 n- s
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Allied Ships# C, I. K1 P6 I
AM Dash$ d4 |" c( I1 r
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk3 C% W/ i! q N% e1 C5 G* z
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 ~3 S) y/ \ M4 Z6 F! @ APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, ^7 X0 J3 q1 u- P, [! U9 ]1 k
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; E8 B9 e' A1 j0 u% h
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 |. C) ~7 x, G/ |! F6 Y APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 S6 u9 a% K' t) V, n& f
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 M/ ]4 j% S* s' g8 g7 k3 W( S- Z& W AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% V }( _: [9 N
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APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. M: Z5 Q4 `: Q, F/ u4 g# z
APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
8 _5 F2 i- t" ~5 M: ~4 } APA President Jackson
0 P+ N( w% a1 k5 {, q APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 p* A F" c. \# d7 I, ]. J6 p2 d AK Bullock
9 x* M* h2 {5 B* R APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 x. `3 d9 w8 |$ M8 O2 ~4 e, Z. Z
AK Alamosa
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7 o3 O9 y, M) s: TAllied ground losses:
: u4 ?* Q6 \$ y+ n Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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, A6 v8 H8 C; g; XMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 M2 R/ {) q; x9 @# R1 B
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# E; \4 B4 U9 u) T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: H; f @( a' o; i2 f8 o+ v
( t- ]2 J+ e. O! Y" oJapanese aircraft% E, ^1 g; k9 i! A8 _0 ^
A6M5 Zero x 27
! a6 Q% t' y R2 b. |1 z B6N1 Jill x 13
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" g8 B* R- _" j% G: p B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged/ D9 N6 `! g: C+ e7 _
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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9 m; ]. f' o* Z! Q) N# r APA Fayette, on fire
" Z( }% ~( `1 ~2 Y+ A8 V APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage* Z2 M) F( k# t2 o Z0 n
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 u9 W; H% l3 R; S( o: H APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ b0 s# v- m2 j
$ S9 u( k _! b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。7 C$ A8 N: \0 J! Z
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。# s1 c0 x8 S) ~: B
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud; q- Y/ T' J, Z( x
+ s9 d2 A+ H7 H1 {5 _+ rRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ }6 E" p6 U: F9 ` q# ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes% b3 a0 [9 w8 {3 w% T. A
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
& ~$ b0 G9 j( x/ x& O. l B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
. H- r! C" L2 A$ q3 ]5 v7 _! m B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
7 ^! C" H+ Q. o: y B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
: l+ {" U7 j6 x6 \& m+ p( ] C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
8 v' B. p! K6 Y0 c: \7 D C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground) ?7 E( i! Q( q6 l% a Y
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged3 _) L. {$ t( w0 ]
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 N2 N- a) F2 _4 C4 f* v6 J$ ~
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
# i* l$ d: v T B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26. O$ \# O7 v& Q9 C l* z1 P
Airbase supply hits 9: a9 K" I2 E6 @: d
Runway hits 751 K& _: o8 v1 y) a0 T
6 v$ G& E( {: F- N6 f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。 |