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。9 I) ?( R S- r# o8 ~; _6 K
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.
2 W( c. D3 D- Z. s# v; \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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, X c! ~/ B, K ^% r6 Z" _& d' @/ IJapanese aircraft6 D% m: j' ]7 K3 T, j" A
A6M5 Zero x 155
9 B5 G/ Y! K; M/ E* K- d B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 A+ [6 I8 H* }2 `5 H2 E) O B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged. s6 H3 W/ R5 L0 b) {
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships! F/ H5 L" L: [6 B2 E+ R' n
AM Dash
6 X& n# i% ^; H: `0 I0 p. B; M AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Y/ K* `$ E! T3 ]* q+ e' R! P
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& o$ E% s1 X k+ K APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' m8 w) e9 e. q3 L% D7 X* M S, `
APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 h) @* y+ H9 n% \1 z" C/ I
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# N- Q- V0 r% k4 i/ k& X
APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 Y! |: _ N3 ?1 i! r& x% G AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ G, N6 S: O( J3 k6 c* F$ ? AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 u/ c7 j" r6 j; K5 p SC PC-580
4 @/ X1 b" ?. v$ {# c APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 |8 H C% }6 i$ D APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
. S* C* D) @ M, i! V/ x! @: e APA President Jackson% d3 D' n9 d. l3 \) |: `8 z3 l
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! Q. F3 _/ k6 n6 c; x
AK Bullock) O- U/ o4 j x- Q! @" x) p
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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- I$ {, b6 Y( z: @# V4 W. C/ J/ [Allied ground losses:
- X( N0 ?) H( t$ E. W Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled): k' x6 H% G3 K$ Z" x
; T9 l/ q, n, x' SMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98! d. z& Q4 R& K/ b9 S- _
; F2 u& A9 y M0 XWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& c f9 ?' h4 q9 {' KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B6N1 Jill x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 c+ k/ J( b( ` B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
- r$ ]0 m+ w9 R& D' W B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships5 S; H7 U% A0 [. m- l! ]
APA Fayette, on fire
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/ b6 e, m @7 ?+ `7 E4 P- ] APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ x5 O( Z6 E7 e5 n: h
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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- X( l% T# q9 M, z+ m8 ?( @6 u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。! R/ k6 M$ w$ h& @0 t+ n* {; 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。
6 @, t. W" ~5 n3 j: yMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 ! x2 @5 e7 u7 h' n; P. _0 M
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" m7 k7 m$ |$ v! l* [5 S
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
; A5 n7 V0 w6 E1 d, ~ G4M1 Betty x 68
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Japanese aircraft losses7 ]- d5 g8 P2 k5 E
G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged8 h, @- p" S( ~8 t3 m
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged: j& d* } s& ?/ F, o7 @% L
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground0 p! ?& ?7 b0 h6 y
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged
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C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
U$ e% ^4 ]$ i0 M7 \ C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground( f. ^7 T, k9 n5 d
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
: F& x j4 x1 A. \4 u! o* j8 T F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 G7 ]9 v1 v; P1 Y K/ X$ O- n: m
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged# u; I- |7 ]! m; y) t2 N
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26. m0 R- f4 h$ U5 z2 _% z3 }
Airbase supply hits 9
4 H, u8 N+ B/ Y2 g" ]" Z0 gRunway hits 75# L. ?0 I& S& L, d Z! M
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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。 |