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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。
3 r; [3 u; j5 Q# h# [Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)" g& T9 B# l8 b+ x5 y5 b+ C+ C
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Allied Shock attack( B, _/ J) q$ i
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Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280
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Defending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93- @1 U* J6 m# j ~7 y: W
% X0 H/ a) v8 G1 ~Allied adjusted assault: 21 4 Y. l! N7 [" X" i; v. [
7 ~ N' j4 R. L1 A% uJapanese adjusted defense: 10
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( l. A- `6 C; s6 AAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
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z' C9 w( W' I1 i% c# d9 kAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
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) `5 u: e* d( O9 S% |0 ACombat modifiers
/ f0 z, V: Z4 N& UDefender: disruption(-), experience(-)$ c, ?! p, h+ [ E* _
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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1691 casualties reported
# t! s" w# f. X/ C/ ^$ T Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled* e; d+ ]2 Q1 d& x( }% J/ O
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled
' [" T, ]6 I- B$ t Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
, @) J4 l# ]: |2 u Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)
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599 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled( E+ X6 i4 j% O: z" V
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled9 l: h. d5 |- b# A9 _ |' O
Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
@ R. H' [+ e, H; G& B6 S Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
u0 z: p: z9 q$ l4 ?' x 3rd Marine Division# L" P' H+ t$ \: l
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
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53rd Naval Guard Unit& B6 ~! q8 [6 X4 ?0 Z9 X2 h
Kure 3rd SNLF
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Yokosuka 7th SNLF7 h/ O/ U" z L- ~, ^: f
Sasebo 7th SNLF /1
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