9月15日. G- } T- N; A
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。
5 [8 U) C9 q' \+ q6 Q, lGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)3 Y4 i. p( u- O9 O
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Allied Shock attack
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( |- n6 M# ]+ b# Z% u* k2 S. B8 oAttacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280) b% w) U) A& u( q) e( v! h" E- f
) `, T$ A" {) M# q# Z" q4 YDefending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93
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) N3 X6 Y' D: {Allied adjusted assault: 21
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10
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9 E& {8 J+ J; Y. ^1 }: i# LAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0! {% z5 u G1 l5 A. V7 @
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Combat modifiers$ E' k y0 Z U" \9 p+ E% J, y0 m2 c( O
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)6 e Y" j4 W+ M% ]! @
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:- R$ q0 r7 F% w' t, L
1691 casualties reported, ?% ^0 a6 o! ?' t* s# I
Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled
/ _1 n1 i1 H$ y+ z! p. Y: w Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled& r8 @6 U& c% E( l, N2 z* Z
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ a. Y! h% e+ h G8 S- ^' \' f& n Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)$ o! n# \7 C8 l1 {
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Allied ground losses:
9 |5 S% t. d, u; d 599 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled. Y+ b. z6 i' ~) ?
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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7 j$ ]9 Y4 C! D; l5 TAssaulting units:5 o' `) p+ _, R7 ?
3rd Marine Division
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Defending units:
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Kure 3rd SNLF
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Yokosuka 7th SNLF
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34th JNAF AF Unit |