2月14日,自攻下南鸟岛后盟军终于又有所动作,出动一小队运输船装在陆战队一个团攻占了已经被盟军双发轰炸得焦头烂额的恩尼威托克岛,此岛在战争中第4次易手。 X6 M& Y; }* I3 U/ \/ ?
Ground combat at Eniwetok (127,108)6 _1 I, E" ?6 p8 r
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Allied Shock attack
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. Y0 R3 S# r7 w2 r/ ~Attacking force 3447 troops, 94 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 136# @. ^* m9 L0 s9 [% r5 d! L' R
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Defending force 769 troops, 33 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 2- |! C$ ?( v' G+ B& u) x
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Allied adjusted assault: 158
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 158 to 1 (fort level 2)
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9 h3 ~# {1 I6 O8 SAllied forces CAPTURE Eniwetok !!!
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, ?+ n8 W3 B' Y* h( |* mJapanese aircraft7 p; [' p, d" U4 S3 R
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Japanese aircraft losses0 z, H" g" U: `
E13A1 Jake: 4 destroyed. o1 ~# z/ I" t# a
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Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)0 L& b, x& Z' H3 q
experience(-)4 u* h( ^7 [; ^
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)8 y7 b1 Z8 k4 M$ B n% c
8 w% p$ D5 B: B# dJapanese ground losses:4 r0 D' Q2 D! J0 Z2 m% l
1015 casualties reported" y; ^0 Q5 X9 A% j1 _
Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
, {: Y( s0 p, r3 }- Y Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% L7 d& E+ u9 W: P9 \. E: \5 y Guns lost 45 (45 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" t. R( g0 G' m Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 C/ Y. M6 q( Z# H Units destroyed 22 D4 t7 Y( f/ {
9 I" N4 o2 J }; MAssaulting units:
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Defending units:
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日军地面部队已经被炸成残渣,伤员都通过大艇不断运输后撤,留在岛上的部队已经不足实际番号的1/5.也因此得以逃过全军覆没的命运,仅仅损失了一小部分人马。
# A4 `6 N' U7 K/ ?4 i同时帝国海航部队也继续出击,空袭了盟军的登陆船队,击沉数艘盟军运输船。* P' a- f) ]1 S5 m
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Eniwetok at 127,108
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Weather in hex: Overcast# Z" ?' a9 s# _( T2 `
4 F3 X) E+ F& ^9 ARaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! X0 v5 P- R3 X; k' J+ M0 yEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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( V* ~+ Q7 u6 K3 z! z+ q B6N2 Jill x 25
3 d, Z, Y9 M" G4 [- h Ki-84a Frank x 29
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B6N2 Jill: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships
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LST-43, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& C4 B d/ S8 |1 l7 A9 g$ [
LST-40
3 d+ ~- }! S5 F5 f LST-170, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 F: m8 N4 ~4 K. P0 R/ b) U; S+ u$ ` LST-120, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* i4 u3 Y( K$ r$ C2 P1 L LST-169, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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LCI-525, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ a1 N* W# ~1 K6 M" I2 }$ b
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25 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet- f) |7 U+ L9 N
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo; A$ b, W2 @; u9 j6 z8 c. A* j
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7 x1 ^" M. S+ ?+ o. W# g* Q; a从大局来看,恩尼威托克岛攻略战仍然只是盟军的声东击西之计,对于全局的实际影响有限,同时,盟军对于霍洛岛的轰炸日复一日的加强,昭示着盟军即将展开行动的方向。 |