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威克岛上盟军在压倒性的优势火力下稳步前进,地面上的帝国守军继续顽强奋战在越来越小的阵地上,当天再次以劣势的兵力抵挡住了盟军出尽全力的总攻。+ C; I, |0 B- f" N0 H( Z' G; Y/ r" ]
Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) N( ], |+ S g, C% j
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Allied Shock attack+ k4 p- x7 r b
' q- a% f' \! W" {Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280
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$ L& d# o' d' z# ^; Z) tDefending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93* }" }/ B6 F" s1 b' @; r2 d# f. k
9 Q5 ]# L, o4 J1 b: C2 \$ {Allied adjusted assault: 21 6 p0 a" x8 O% W8 h' Y/ d
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10 / k, ^6 S/ d5 m9 T
6 z9 }/ n) o' |: FAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
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Defender: disruption(-), experience(-) j+ x3 g- B- K2 P8 j2 V. m
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:$ z; C9 R: K& l1 }- P2 F! h
1691 casualties reported
) @9 m/ I3 g3 z" ?/ H R5 J/ z }# G _, c Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled
2 j. j) n9 D3 O2 o# h Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled1 i4 F9 B& y) V' s% B4 Z
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled( f& W, ~5 d3 m/ H. \' n! O! p. w& U' v
Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:3 y9 B% S! C; i+ S* I
599 casualties reported) X' o0 U6 D- c0 n5 P" m
Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled& _, t' p& Y" ?2 o! b' N0 P
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
/ J: r1 h4 v9 x Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled6 M* o" C/ L( R( o4 q; J5 c
Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled) E$ \" F, V3 W& O3 g" T4 R
Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Assaulting units:8 N- U3 o) @& J3 U
3rd Marine Division4 B4 `) _& x/ d4 E7 |
2nd USMC Tank Battalion) [( b6 V8 X) D4 a- [
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Defending units:
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Kure 3rd SNLF
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Yokosuka 7th SNLF
6 U$ ]$ l, y5 _, u" \, I: W Sasebo 7th SNLF /1
`, T7 T1 k. I5 Y. z 34th JNAF AF Unit |