AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 15, 425 i, [+ V7 W) a8 \$ `4 S$ }
威克岛成为菜花天蝗的瓜岛战役,三个梯队轮番上阵,岛上的日军每日绝望地数炮弹
. F) G7 X0 r) k5 q) r/ ^0 {- m日军的补给编队被痛扁,盟军的炮火连大统领都看着咋舌0 Q- c$ ~& i+ m& O! _1 i' T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 136,98, Range 12,000 Yards2 K0 D) O0 Q& b4 W4 i
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Japanese Ships
$ G+ d0 }8 I' w- Y PB Fukui Maru, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage2 t6 u8 \. g: z; o6 Q( F) U$ b
PB Hakkaisan Maru, Shell hits 1' H2 n' r3 f. E$ e$ Q% D
PB Shotoku Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage' v _: L4 m& J) L7 E o# p ~6 H
PB Sonan Maru #5, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* L8 N6 F; d' K4 o( [ xAK Tsukuba Maru* O2 k8 C, e; e
xAK Meiyo Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& L) B" j& s: b+ Y. k xAK Hakonesan Maru; K* r* \6 v2 x. J) |
xAK Yamayuri Maru, Shell hits 1" n8 `8 n! G9 W- x# }0 m; z) z
xAK Heian Maru
& X9 I7 F# E1 K4 ~* E' b$ d xAK Saiho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" B% C) U* r7 X$ U6 B2 h
PB Yahada Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
) x% b/ i7 l! M2 e PB Sureboko Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage4 @; T7 {; q: j8 C$ ?% ?3 b9 [
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! R; R \, O. k' ? CL St. Louis3 c4 E' j$ \ Z8 Y9 f
DD Sims, Shell hits 1, u: _5 a+ y) J$ O% [, H
DD Hughes
8 D; W; _% F2 B, A) y DD Anderson( ]0 c1 ?7 w; w4 }; H
DD Mugford, Shell hits 15 K% S, C7 Q8 m( I
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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: D7 [% k4 L, }- B9 ]Allied Bombardment attack9 O6 U1 A% Q' U& Z: Q( g& Z
' S$ I8 D0 q4 T1 k5 G$ F* t, qAttacking force 1405 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55' ?- b: T. n3 E! ~) j# y; k- c+ B
8 J. U% I& P/ Z5 K" QDefending force 4937 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82
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Japanese ground losses:
. \' J% h+ E; B2 H$ t! G- J 560 casualties reported0 t& @7 O/ }4 J E, Y# e/ ?" P/ v
Squads: 34 destroyed, 7 disabled
9 E4 K: g' t9 v+ P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled4 U: ^* L$ E; }% o2 S9 v( L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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$ }' l/ }7 ]. {4 V, _9 b* R0 X+ ZAssaulting units:
& v, {! N8 Q$ u9 P e6 {; s. ?4 B 1st Marine Defense Battalion# t: V/ E& m+ g9 I7 z& ]! c) E8 [
Wake USN CPNAB ; d3 F' K* K" [, n& g, M
6th Marine Defense Battalion- ^, `5 }& ^9 Q R3 Q+ `+ P5 k6 k+ n
% a2 C) O: w" m5 g1 ~8 U& K* QDefending units:
( Q% @3 v. M9 w0 h( w( I 144th Infantry Regiment
* @& I: \7 P& A 51st Naval Guard Unit
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