9月15日
# d: h: r/ `# h( H* G2 Q) N1 T2 `% i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。, F N0 P1 r5 u& j
Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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/ [4 }5 V; V& L: A" e' F, yAllied Shock attack
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7 u/ G; }- r' U2 PAttacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280
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Defending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93! m( J' X) P. u, p1 j' a. g; O
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Allied adjusted assault: 21 8 w' a3 d* e6 f
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10
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" x. Q- t( F2 n5 AAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) / ^. C2 ^ ~7 }" d9 u; v
7 w& J* r5 Y/ W6 IAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
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Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)2 q& U. q+ s* z& Q# B5 S' [
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:' e: u* `0 m3 N; ?# Z/ F
1691 casualties reported
! Q2 M- z' ?5 v Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled* a: C& y; _0 D6 p9 c8 @* W5 K
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled
5 x2 j0 \/ d0 I1 c ^7 _* t Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled( w4 Q8 x4 q; C
Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)% t( m. y* ?% h: }
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Allied ground losses:5 w, g" d' @( }9 B
599 casualties reported& E: G6 D, k# W/ i6 A: i+ f
Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled
, E3 X( t* U& ] Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
( H4 j9 ]5 o# d! r+ R Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
, g9 U$ }2 E8 u2 z0 T; D) \ Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)% e( g) d2 ?7 @. `% F- ~- _
Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)3 M1 X, i& K5 g& Q+ p
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Assaulting units:
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53rd Naval Guard Unit t) t, Z; q; i. m
Kure 3rd SNLF
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Yokosuka 7th SNLF
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34th JNAF AF Unit |