9月15日
& z+ v) ~1 g% x! R, ?6 x/ u1 @, t% O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。0 `) P _5 `9 `7 m
Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)4 G C3 {3 x: Q) D
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Allied Shock attack
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. Q0 h. |9 f0 x7 M1 XAttacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280* W* C0 P1 L) e* [6 X
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Defending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93
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8 ]/ |" L, P* u+ m6 S8 PAllied adjusted assault: 21
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' R& |3 R/ n/ v9 a% P& y. F8 L: CJapanese adjusted defense: 10
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' Z4 D* ~* d( s5 e3 g/ GAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
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( G3 u$ f8 @0 z( Q; S. B% mAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 03 o; Z) o' ~: d& U+ L
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Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
]8 ~) ^1 @' R; J3 C7 c8 X: KAttacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:, O4 J5 Q( O, C8 z% C6 S
1691 casualties reported/ v2 B3 H+ c8 d, o
Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled
# L' M# E- O. M: e Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled7 s4 a8 h$ x% Z. A8 r' R
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
( y/ L3 `/ f( e7 [6 h Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled). ^6 U i4 J \' j! [
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled8 i; {6 u1 |9 h9 y: I- I3 H
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
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1 ~1 z1 d5 ~7 _) ^ Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)# C5 y: c) ^2 v6 c# W
Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)& g! _& L; m1 L) L. V: P) B
, g* K5 e& y1 K% w F0 F8 \Assaulting units:
: w h! ]0 J) u g; r8 t+ J: d, W 3rd Marine Division
4 D5 h3 j! }, m! x& E1 H 2nd USMC Tank Battalion
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2 ^* D* e5 \) H2 m$ A3 |; NDefending units:4 ~3 l m Z( I8 m$ g: w+ h$ L) {
53rd Naval Guard Unit5 J9 F i/ ]5 I
Kure 3rd SNLF
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, s7 z" }4 u( E6 `! q Yokosuka 7th SNLF# n; I5 j6 m, L
Sasebo 7th SNLF /1* \' i( c+ ^& M8 X" u+ ?
34th JNAF AF Unit |