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。
0 V u8 s! I7 ^" S W1 q1 k6 n. GMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,980 X# a$ I$ W6 o
& F; j; K. \% h, g5 TWeather in hex: Heavy rain3 q' a! w- J8 u5 A4 C2 \
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.% a3 V, A0 h' f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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: h* {/ O' B, ~Japanese aircraft
8 J9 C8 g8 f: M A6M5 Zero x 155
7 x5 w. F8 @& s' L) t B6N1 Jill x 95
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4 Q) i) F) L, s! @" k M, Q; lJapanese aircraft losses
7 }0 Z. d( e# O' E B6N1 Jill: 12 damaged7 I4 Q3 D& |2 r: S- {
B6N1 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak M: y" ~1 s7 x! |+ O
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Allied Ships; X i }; t8 z1 [
AM Dash
7 X( f) X' p8 P& ? AK Blount, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk5 p- Y0 K6 w( L( U5 H8 ?5 U
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 h! E9 E+ R+ a" W. r APA Fayette, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 X% R8 k* j3 |) I$ D APA Arthur Middleton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, r/ q, ]4 T% [! j; W APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) l$ d1 u- N6 B* s APA Callaway, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ S0 i! A7 o/ ?" t( F" b# X AM Constant, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 U2 v6 [; {7 n AM Firm, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; r. @, C3 ^8 |: Q+ {4 G$ `- {# n( a
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# D+ f% \' J; K- \6 J. ] APA Cambria, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ p% e, U. a$ ^' T) z% r$ K0 T1 _ APA President Adams, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
5 f. ~, S4 _: w( @ APA President Jackson& s% t- r* I! ^# J0 a! f
APA President Polk, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ l: o6 n# [/ \* h; w
AK Bullock+ [' P6 S7 c3 ^9 r0 e, K
APA George Clymer, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ [: i9 K p# \9 B( ]! X- r5 S AK Alamosa
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2 ] `8 w# }$ Q+ f- N2 | E) _9 t; FAllied ground losses:
9 |" N \3 ~" z; ^ Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 Z' ]! `" U; }
) \5 K- M- z3 G. t @. F" yMorning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 M) U* b: D8 Z) X5 _
) ^3 w1 V! X' h. O o4 p5 V. ^* ], z* }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( Y' B1 d( M. ^0 dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) E2 s0 u2 }9 ]
A6M5 Zero x 27$ b7 u, S3 z1 O
B6N1 Jill x 13
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B6N1 Jill: 2 damaged
1 l0 I' Q( {, x0 o6 j8 M B6N1 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak& ]# ^ p( j. N0 `
7 y/ i# b* S0 I' g& WAllied Ships
- }& K" R \( K APA Fayette, on fire
9 p: {6 x3 g! J9 x k APA Callaway, on fire, heavy damage0 w$ a8 t& J, t
APA President Jackson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) p6 W* C4 k7 N8 {% i
APA Bolivar, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ ?1 R2 Z! B8 M( H3 r% D. E
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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。7 Y% q3 s* [# n4 Y4 m; I ^& m/ 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。
3 s, @3 N; b$ H) K9 ]- Y( VMorning Air attack on Tarawa , at 136,128
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: P0 t j" Y1 O, R! @Weather in hex: Light cloud6 K$ }$ ?& P4 |7 `3 N [; C" \1 A) o
7 S. C$ U, m/ k& xRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* H# n9 M4 l* w- ~: l
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, g& f; [) M& ]0 w3 ?! U
- N& S2 W c6 l) u% p, r! m. ZJapanese aircraft. _/ |5 A8 y; U7 P! y. s
G4M1 Betty x 68
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 15 damaged
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* B/ I/ ~- m0 \& b: m- W: lAllied aircraft losses
9 b! b3 F) c2 M, O B-24J Liberator: 45 damaged
- w- c# t0 z8 {6 n B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground
5 a3 x5 u3 n, F2 A0 W9 ?" g B-17F Fortress: 28 damaged; R9 F& N* I4 C' q5 G
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
8 {5 G- R/ i: |7 ^8 r+ m8 N. p C-47 Skytrain: 24 damaged
; g* @# [. A7 [0 F9 @: Q C-47 Skytrain: 2 destroyed on ground; p4 Z3 X( b) t% ]7 u( L* I4 _
F-5A Lightning: 1 damaged G. C* @$ E& O" } m* \
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
: e6 k3 b7 ?# A* l/ `4 `4 n4 B B-24D1 Liberator: 22 damaged
5 w7 Q( |0 t! N5 _ B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed on ground: ^) @; c. C V0 M: b7 `2 V
1 U6 U7 S/ r; }+ P$ rAirbase hits 26
" l& q! V% q1 CAirbase supply hits 9
! S2 [7 X5 x# Z$ nRunway hits 75
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* a" P- c5 w; Z* i& d) ~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。 |