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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。
( t& h$ h, `$ ~# ^, e+ Z, tGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)* d1 p5 h) P3 z$ X( B
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Allied Shock attack, {' F; H& v( ~
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Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280' Z' @4 p2 P. W h' E4 g4 T8 [
4 ?$ D% I* j% T' N; Q4 a; tDefending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93/ H& V% v9 n# z# c; R
8 T. D+ z% e1 m$ lAllied adjusted assault: 21
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10 & x( b; z: B/ E1 B
1 r# S! A6 k) K% RAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
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Combat modifiers/ R% ]8 H5 r$ o3 z$ M
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
1 C4 H! B o: T/ K( r0 IAttacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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. A6 }$ |- m/ A/ y! NJapanese ground losses:
3 F1 J, x! b( R5 ?2 S 1691 casualties reported7 r. F+ w: A7 Z% f0 V: }, ?
Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled
4 i+ ]: ~$ b( S( |: Z+ O( b Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled4 D7 _( N8 D( a4 S) v/ h
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled6 T1 ]6 w- |2 Q4 c% x4 T$ g
Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)
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* e5 ^& c$ H" g( r/ E& a1 v Z3 { IAllied ground losses:
9 s3 T4 }/ J7 H( v: g9 S- i 599 casualties reported
' ^* ^+ D3 q* o0 a$ e4 y Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled
, _8 e" }% f% u$ n9 N+ b" B Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
N9 W: U; x+ t/ h8 _4 j Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
. G8 X/ J% n6 G( L Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)! J* v! D' P: H. E$ E/ ]
Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)4 t# t; A. C7 ?
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Assaulting units: R; `) L/ c) o5 S, d; U$ Z
3rd Marine Division
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6 S4 h u5 E* ]; K- L' cDefending units:
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Kure 3rd SNLF
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Sasebo 7th SNLF /19 x* ~- |6 F6 S2 z
34th JNAF AF Unit |