9月15日
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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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Allied Shock attack; R, g$ P/ m5 d- ] N" T" m3 l
! a% n5 j/ a4 b1 W8 E4 ]" H- iAttacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280: |- c( |, u/ P. H+ K5 C3 q a J
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Defending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93; f5 k9 H. P9 _1 x
' b* S# F0 S1 ~' O- b) zAllied adjusted assault: 21 \' O! K* Z+ G% |4 F: S
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10 : Z8 Y, n4 H* a9 E+ r2 |1 B
& C M2 o/ \3 ^Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0' L1 O1 D" ]. E5 N& c
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Combat modifiers: \; o c6 P2 |1 a
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)$ t& B w& v% D3 ^1 I5 a
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled. Q2 S$ n- p2 T% A& E# z2 h
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled
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Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:! c' a, P) e- g3 \" y: F: b
599 casualties reported; ^0 C8 w' [- F& k- O( \
Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled
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Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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Assaulting units:: g/ l8 ^7 U p
3rd Marine Division
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Defending units:
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Kure 3rd SNLF' m' {: R2 X( u( I
Maizuru 2nd SNLF) |# Q$ M. ~* c; Y5 W
Yokosuka 7th SNLF- ^5 l |6 l. l5 _, m
Sasebo 7th SNLF /1
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