连续突击的第4天,萨塔瓦尔被攻克
+ f1 B% J# h+ X% C8 B, lGround combat at Satawal
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Allied Shock attack. r, \, I% B' C0 P6 K/ O* V
1 S+ s1 |5 g4 ^' cAttacking force 203614 troops, 1318 guns, 801 vehicles, Assault Value = 3183
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- h7 R1 |0 }$ j( W& `6 s/ g% E- WDefending force 59793 troops, 176 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 913( t" e, Y0 b; a9 P# O9 O
: N" V! n# y2 cAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 12 g" y# B: t( [! m$ w# }6 b+ m
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Allied max assault: 3136 - adjusted assault: 1319 $ a; g+ j$ a7 J9 m# R' q
/ M6 z7 @' M- L, O/ j- D, R5 jJapanese max defense: 586 - adjusted defense: 339
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Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Satawal base !!!8 F" q& R/ `( w" Y
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Japanese ground losses:
* L* v1 h, s3 F* i o1716 casualties reported: A# }) F+ c8 v8 i8 U2 X
Guns lost 69
1 t4 p( v/ I: m9 \2 H7 G+ u( o4 UVehicles lost 1
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# c( |1 x# L! f: VAllied ground losses:
[7 Y' V% k7 ~3 r0 l) C2449 casualties reported
. }& X! E# t! e( l ]3 K, OGuns lost 62
" G5 `5 l( [' qVehicles lost 14 |