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+ x8 s$ e- `7 m" f+ h* D
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,983 [! Y$ u. E6 {6 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 o. h+ L. S9 p' g$ \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 Q7 ]$ `3 |" B/ ~* C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! k4 r0 p; j: R5 N
4 ^9 @5 C, R7 g* AJapanese aircraft
9 Z" O1 x2 i& W9 l: o A6M5 Zero x 1553 Q! Y$ ~, g, B- i" p
B6N1 Jill x 95# B- B6 P6 u' ]( n8 r. t
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+ \0 m+ D: [* d% n: ^ B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged0 n( w& R" l+ i; U6 w# @& l! C
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 j* z9 d& o/ a$ _% t$ \ AM Dash
, A# @) @+ {! j% o AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
( N" T; S4 \: G+ B; m APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. m- f Q6 h8 y$ h% f- C APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. z5 B2 \) G4 F APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ O- n r M/ Z
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% |1 K# V1 _9 T6 x- b APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% A; u, B& ~. x4 F: t% g
AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- T6 ~$ x+ Z y- ]1 O* } AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. i! }. f( l6 T1 @8 U
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% h2 P) _" y- V. S. @; o* V APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" d, ?* ]% U' k APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
$ d0 K( A* f* ^' x# I APA President Jackson
: _) Y: K4 m1 h. A) S APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage h( Y6 n4 t$ b s, S
AK Bullock R$ h& l u0 X6 x
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) B% Y5 ~* p' o( s( @2 Y
AK Alamosa
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Allied ground losses:
" W! ^2 v% N+ B9 d- L2 s$ m Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)- N0 X4 \' |8 O1 {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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/ r6 s" X: k1 x. }! EWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 n# J- `7 Z8 s0 W" T
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& F b- N6 m& {& ^5 t/ \0 g* q; SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M5 Zero x 27
+ f4 E' Q6 ?/ Y: u0 u8 k5 W6 n' s B6N1 Jill x 13
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0 w7 ?) U) y7 g8 q2 F: D& Q+ J f; nJapanese aircraft losses
6 h/ q7 m! N3 @ B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
% B+ b4 y+ Z+ g9 | B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
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APA Fayette, on fire, T q- ~( e, h5 e i# o
APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
% _, @6 I& p+ Q5 a8 ? APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. L1 [+ P+ e0 o1 f3 |
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* ^# n% B7 S- M' L- C' y
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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。
1 O5 k1 K6 L: T7 k+ d. f7 _6 i# k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。1 _; ?5 }2 G$ ~7 L2 ^7 [0 _. |( l
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 ?6 l! E" U8 A$ L2 |% Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes$ z, o* f& }; K
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Japanese aircraft
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: E+ G( ^5 @8 X7 ^ [Japanese aircraft losses
3 V7 t7 K) L! \0 x* y+ V5 l( e5 A G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
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B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged f8 Q, |6 S _$ ?; U
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
& Q7 T2 d( L1 K, m C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged* @! y) H1 s9 r
C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
9 U) i' l5 H; G& S F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
8 p, ?1 g$ j! h x& z1 Z; ?5 x F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground9 S8 Z, |% `9 n4 h8 n% \- X
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
# L/ j/ e, w/ V6 X% Y B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground8 F1 M# i) q! A# a; E
* e. g+ {8 F' c0 q) D# ~9 v2 SAirbase hits 26' @! F, }! l! R& `
Airbase supply hits 90 ]* Q0 v! s% y
Runway hits 75
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+ |! I5 H9 v5 a; |, Y0 k) s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。 |