9月15日
: I; d: F; _( w6 S6 Z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。* ]: f6 T* [ D* X) s" s$ j
Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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. z3 I& V. D: v t( {) V+ |* kAllied Shock attack; `# r" j+ `" t! e2 }
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Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 2801 n/ Q1 W. i. X3 i- D/ f% o2 D
3 g+ _! ~4 D1 P2 K5 LDefending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93
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. b8 |3 z) _; B. qAllied adjusted assault: 21
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10
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7 T7 g, H; o7 o3 r0 Y0 n- gAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) # \" |/ l( J! _! y
* j' n) P Y& _& J- a, h/ BAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 0$ z5 J3 ?+ G& w( Y( S9 v. K
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Combat modifiers) ~; h# f- ]4 s3 {- u8 L% {
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)$ ^/ h9 r$ p* [% _; ]% I0 l% x
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-). o3 x1 F4 \0 q: j& O
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Japanese ground losses:' h' u, ?8 V* a6 z
1691 casualties reported* M; j8 O3 ^+ Z6 ?* q" {
Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled
! w% ]8 Y9 m c. F- Q8 S0 d, _4 M Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled- T, j5 V6 p9 h
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled- m; J6 ]1 }2 R2 T2 t1 ]# G
Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)) H2 C9 \; R# R! i- }' B
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Allied ground losses:% c \3 J7 I& D! f# s6 L
599 casualties reported
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- n, Q3 F* g: ~( S; D$ b Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
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+ t' \" f# y) q5 r2 ?7 P5 R' m6 k Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
7 p9 {& [' j/ ?7 Y Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)3 I! u4 k" ?2 G; m: ^: B( D
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Assaulting units:/ ^# R) o2 e! y- ~: ^
3rd Marine Division
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Defending units:
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Kure 3rd SNLF8 I+ Z; w- a. V/ {* X
Maizuru 2nd SNLF5 q0 F# V8 [4 Y& t4 Z
Yokosuka 7th SNLF& [! C s) P' M. l+ V
Sasebo 7th SNLF /1" o0 J* V: H# L f
34th JNAF AF Unit |