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。- q0 Z: ~* J' G+ |+ ^
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: j2 b# [6 u4 K2 e2 J
' E: O6 N3 D; ?& P- yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' A+ ^2 u" J6 H! ?, ?) l' m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) E9 O: s9 B# N) m! k& p
A6M5 Zero x 1552 {$ {" j8 h6 V
B6N1 Jill x 959 E9 G$ {7 z8 ?8 b1 h7 E% O- h
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Japanese aircraft losses( @( H8 D. C S% ?
B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged
) ]- T+ G% |' R9 |1 L1 s- X4 J B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships0 p# R" z2 q- s( L
AM Dash" g0 e8 W' }$ W
AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
/ [* V5 {, G. i1 R! @2 C APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: k: W4 t1 X& W; u9 E& A% q7 R APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 Y, [5 a f( P! @5 ]* N- v: o APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 e" T# o7 D P. {$ w0 K
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ u3 T$ K, H) ^8 I; d2 v APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 b4 T& |( `$ T4 o M T AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 n2 C% D( B4 t8 C4 R4 H: G: o AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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" @7 B2 f" e3 o( B; a APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& }/ z* ~' v8 \( O/ N% F+ b( @% z APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
' J! n* ?' l6 Y" [ ], o) n" ^5 k ~( n APA President Jackson
# T5 [' J7 S# v4 L: c APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 W- J& k# Z/ t' A; H0 n5 f AK Bullock. o9 Q; C; X: O8 f+ d* y) h
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ t a% I7 R7 T, X( `2 Y
AK Alamosa5 C, r, W. T- Q, N" `' W9 o
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Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 w4 [ s6 W6 j6 S8 e. x
7 X$ l; U" E2 {: H5 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! |9 j$ D9 K1 s6 {: RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 F, i0 m) H& S0 h9 M+ O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 Z8 X6 Q7 C. a- x* C" p4 f
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Japanese aircraft
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; A0 |4 x( T! Z3 ?" h" ~ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged' a) r! `& E9 ?7 \( K! D7 k
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire
8 D$ G' D% P8 Y APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
v! n5 `. C' j i! s' M5 C/ q4 V APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 T7 v' K5 u" S3 x
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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7 S: P9 d+ B2 l U: U* T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。2 V+ u$ e1 b0 G* \( 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。9 ^, m% F4 C l9 D/ B/ H2 F
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128 5 C4 p# x# [' o$ f2 y! R
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Weather in hex: Light cloud; g. x z8 O- v; Z* q$ }( U# ^3 ~
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ q+ h% A7 E; ?( r: t1 v: x* j- E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 Y( Y/ l, u: [; ]) p% L* g% v
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Japanese aircraft
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4 K) z1 \/ b9 l4 P( A( P& ~Japanese aircraft losses
4 H' N* O, g+ ~) g3 ~' f3 ^3 u G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged9 O1 K7 }% q/ C% z' |: n, ?9 J- @
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
* N: Z, y4 C: ~) m B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged F' l3 p( C+ P; v8 H2 D
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
% o4 O3 D$ x# e C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged2 q8 r$ J! e4 Z7 O* t
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
9 J. r; K K8 C! O F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged9 E! \6 n& k9 J
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" [5 G1 {' `# h" y3 I6 t. r
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
3 o7 _ e- C( d5 p3 A- f B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground$ t3 S1 k; y0 S
2 }8 }" H6 e2 B" m! ?6 K' HAirbase hits 264 m0 Q# E2 D6 d6 z: p
Airbase supply hits 9
& B0 W. k9 _" f( \' }+ s: _2 y/ N0 m! @Runway hits 754 Z& e1 i* W' B, C! @
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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。 |