AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 15, 42' J6 B6 @* D& Z# C) i
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- X. h% m2 _9 j# B* U2 M6 z5 A
日军的补给编队被痛扁,盟军的炮火连大统领都看着咋舌# i0 M4 `$ \) ]. F( [) _: ~' P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 136,98, Range 12,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* E, I4 n7 } F PB Fukui Maru, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 [- _- W( M, H PB Hakkaisan Maru, Shell hits 1$ ^; g V& i0 R7 \- Q
PB Shotoku Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ T0 i0 h+ H2 o- l& z- H PB Sonan Maru #5, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" M$ k/ H4 c, `: i- \
xAK Tsukuba Maru9 Y/ J- H' q2 Y; ?# F7 Z/ f
xAK Meiyo Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 e8 e0 J- U; t xAK Hakonesan Maru8 P: L1 g6 }+ F0 @) P
xAK Yamayuri Maru, Shell hits 18 S/ I5 b$ z0 o' H8 C
xAK Heian Maru
, d9 N3 h$ {0 T: |; Q xAK Saiho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) V" o1 n2 E8 }! ~, q PB Yahada Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage6 A. c7 w6 H( w; H
PB Sureboko Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships, L, X9 Y( Q( l: v. M; R& \
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DD Sims, Shell hits 1
6 ]$ u& w5 P2 `) }/ p# _/ L- h DD Hughes
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DD Mugford, Shell hits 1
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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Allied Bombardment attack* m5 O; ?% [8 ^& C( v
. j" ]" {1 s+ s+ l! I% QAttacking force 1405 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55
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Defending force 4937 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82
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5 w6 _5 d3 R4 i: f2 X d6 |9 \4 _Japanese ground losses:- X; L( y: F# D8 B* U' K# o* E
560 casualties reported$ H8 b* c+ Q$ [, S- m& A
Squads: 34 destroyed, 7 disabled P# ~/ u( W1 p* i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
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, R% V( B/ K# ^% e- L5 B" P! GAssaulting units:
[3 A/ ?# g* L6 r# A+ | 1st Marine Defense Battalion
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6th Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:
; g1 M7 z& L/ s5 u8 a 144th Infantry Regiment4 _# h6 k* R4 X# o J* A
51st Naval Guard Unit
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