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。7 H R9 _/ o" i5 o$ ^' @& u
Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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* F9 l M+ g1 X- o; s1 fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.% {. c7 d/ P: d" V+ z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% X/ Q$ A) W+ W
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Japanese aircraft
5 g& Z0 w8 M9 @% n A6M5 Zero x 155$ h7 ?, h1 _) J% Q1 e2 b
B6N1 Jill x 95
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak" R3 @7 M* T6 |* o" D: c; Y
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AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
3 Z9 h( ^/ n8 ?: D APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" e9 @7 {6 ?6 Y# ]4 O8 c
APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ ?" a3 a( K- k5 s APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; P7 d; l4 x4 \
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 x* F. ], h4 h. r1 M9 h APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& k0 G6 j Z( D" z5 [* L AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; x+ [! O0 _" V4 b; a3 Z
AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; K% P& r! A' g3 S$ r
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7 [$ h# `$ s- F- o" o5 {) H APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& c% y/ r/ q- e0 r% I- f. q APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk: D6 s5 r9 H2 F8 r! e
APA President Jackson
/ a, Q$ A/ U* | APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ N6 F8 S5 B1 Q AK Bullock! [; [, |6 O9 J$ S/ {8 F
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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% }) F; V- J1 [5 DAllied ground losses:
1 b9 A& g7 W# ~/ ~( n/ Y- O" h Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)( v8 R( A0 \9 B2 t1 ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98: y: [" n0 i" Y, k" b
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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0 W9 f- _. R6 K0 FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: j: w" a1 u1 @3 _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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! O3 E8 H n' ?1 {. w3 q B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged) X# ?3 d+ U/ h* H" {
B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak! n# ?, h- y7 H9 k7 @
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" k1 ~ |8 e/ X0 \$ [ APA Fayette, on fire
% D$ Z* q" J+ \' X. L APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage
( _" T: ~. T/ N7 X" P, Y APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ A% V9 u+ X0 ~
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" G, O0 O9 s l# I9 _& x4 R
. D+ J: l7 e% M6 a- i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 V7 T2 S/ W# i+ s& [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。, _) Y$ m1 {! W0 W' Y' z/ P
Morning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 c6 H4 @- v6 _6 F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 68
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7 A) S( J* ? ^. S G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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9 |" f& T$ k( S. S, z6 K) v B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground- s) {* E; x+ w: G
B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged* J" x! D; {: n
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground# e2 A+ e! ?+ B. N0 d
C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
) y8 V! q7 O6 O6 C% j. K- I C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground
9 {6 q! X3 ]3 z4 c2 d# j n F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged
4 c8 |- A7 \, ?& R$ G F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 x2 q7 L8 W$ a. s2 t
B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged& h" I3 d' T9 t; h7 {
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 26
' p6 t) s! u! K7 vAirbase supply hits 9" p( q8 r6 I! c/ [( h5 |6 ^+ n
Runway hits 75+ U+ \; O/ A! {/ u5 h
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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。 |