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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。
, X' B* f' N- Q$ n+ j7 B8 [Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)4 R) x' p# f1 c- `6 E* @/ p% `
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Allied Shock attack" ?) G; H F7 ^3 u& @+ g" n& O
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Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280' T1 {3 V/ M2 b
1 _) @" x$ W8 R# S$ o* XDefending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93
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* C+ \1 f6 u5 M- m: X& DAllied adjusted assault: 21
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10 / r1 y3 t1 \6 r# U& c
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Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) 2 H6 ^7 @3 A! }* u
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0) j, p; Z! K; X: N9 r4 N
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Combat modifiers
4 r/ ^% S4 _. S% {5 W* C, K0 w. |Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
- U- g2 `+ s; `; k+ AAttacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
9 A& E3 g8 o# K7 m) @1 P 1691 casualties reported
+ C7 u4 B; Z' `& X' N Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled/ r4 P3 S3 [3 G9 U( ?! P& J
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled* b0 L3 M' \" ], _) }- G
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
, S# m: v: z& s( b9 s% g' J Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:1 T5 Q5 B9 ~; X* @, k3 `4 F, r! |
599 casualties reported
) l) i/ ~0 Y7 J) g" s) D! V Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled
5 w# v! L" y% f* A Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
: E1 w, d: A: a8 ~: @ Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
( F+ l8 W' V; b" @5 i Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
: Y/ W5 {' ]! F1 M& e/ O Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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+ C5 d3 @6 \; K/ r" `) c3 G; GAssaulting units:
1 t. g1 t6 B- x% b- U0 I 3rd Marine Division4 L$ M; k; e- G3 u2 x
2nd USMC Tank Battalion% C% ?# W% A& Q1 W5 O
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Defending units:
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Kure 3rd SNLF
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% V8 t! s: L. m: b) ^ ~, Q9 |# b Yokosuka 7th SNLF
, q& S, x/ b$ H" p4 |8 w4 T- b Sasebo 7th SNLF /17 f( k( B) a7 C) Y4 X
34th JNAF AF Unit |