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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。& j+ [* {) ]9 E$ Y5 A1 e
Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)/ Y3 w, f3 h/ W4 }
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Allied Shock attack$ k$ B+ u. Q6 w6 G7 @0 C
" C5 n0 K8 o% y2 {) L0 V2 R: OAttacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 2805 e9 k2 w6 W, ?5 E n& p
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Defending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93: \# H; I2 }! h6 Q* t& X
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Allied adjusted assault: 21
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10
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1 ^) k- |9 B2 J) e6 L* `4 E5 vAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) ! v, m' n' V/ M- H8 L8 g* F. E2 y' ~
% n! [, r4 K% u- h# ^! }Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)) g2 M# y9 R/ k5 Q( N
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Japanese ground losses:9 T" m" f7 k# A
1691 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled( c- x$ W g( R. F8 B3 |
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
! {7 b! Q2 V8 W8 O% O Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)" G4 R }( m: Z% h* |, Y
) s! r9 Z& Q3 o g/ L' N! T* h" \ [Allied ground losses:
& u" Z- o0 Z9 X; E: I9 t! T 599 casualties reported
% c$ O$ `5 w; v$ ^7 F5 U# s5 ] Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled
+ w! U2 a* V, Y Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
) A# g' u# B; ` Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 o- u) |5 X5 @ Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
0 {; o! ~$ w" ^8 w Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Assaulting units:# v) o8 j" O+ x: k, \: m
3rd Marine Division
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7 b, C* t- Q! a4 h: a( ]5 ~* jDefending units:; ^$ I" s. i3 D7 d% |7 M$ S
53rd Naval Guard Unit _( J3 `, P, K
Kure 3rd SNLF
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" b b+ V1 H5 S& u- y) Q. K; q# O Yokosuka 7th SNLF \% c9 Q3 T1 T! f/ s4 s2 \2 t) f* S
Sasebo 7th SNLF /15 T& I8 W; K2 m
34th JNAF AF Unit |