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Ground combat at Satawal
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Allied Shock attack# p: Q0 Q5 e( U- U( I+ Z
2 X. `9 [* ]3 w, a# a/ }/ e D7 OAttacking force 210034 troops, 1922 guns, 549 vehicles, Assault Value = 5364! V5 ^5 D" |" p" R
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Defending force 84452 troops, 870 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1556; ?; ?7 d1 c. k) i5 S' h. _
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Allied max assault: 8150 - adjusted assault: 1517
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* ?, r) F/ w, s' `# ^" kJapanese max defense: 1309 - adjusted defense: 696 4 @: P0 N: ^* x! r' M, C0 v3 a; G
0 l7 X; H/ r& ]! x' `7 C( s( M8 n! HAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 9)
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H2 h4 h' }5 D, j8 oAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 7
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 267
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 400
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