9月15日. @3 U& l9 I6 r1 q! H
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 ^. O, X7 w) Z& {) eGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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/ p s9 z8 i: V S# q" e$ M; tAllied Shock attack3 X" W' d/ W$ Y4 ]* R. g% V1 a
/ a7 C6 W' v: ?9 K Q3 `Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280, L: }- e6 e& ] x7 o
6 {3 U2 Z& a$ w) @, U% _, fDefending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 930 z' F+ _; B7 V: _- q2 M. b
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Allied adjusted assault: 21 ! V: ~1 F' Z [1 I. |5 N2 X% j
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10 . P. O0 C0 v1 C% v4 \: P- C
. D9 ] K! u! H0 t% hAllied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) 2 Q- B q0 i) X. ~' F- S5 E6 K
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
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$ }9 D O/ W7 J+ gCombat modifiers" y4 d9 K7 C, f" y
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)4 ?! e, k# v6 `) N% c! c, n; T" y
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)% I. B) y2 s$ p) r9 {1 Y
- r$ t% Q* C( w8 m: D C3 R' X# qJapanese ground losses:( R. G/ C6 ]: ^% S ?5 L
1691 casualties reported. _( |- [, j* r# V
Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled
# C2 g0 w% K$ n3 u5 R* k4 I Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled8 j0 T2 V8 y( l* ]( O
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ^ _. z6 w/ a8 Q. Q* D4 [
Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)! B/ |$ @$ m! y F$ P) |
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Allied ground losses:) Z2 X& ~1 c" y- P9 B$ m$ M/ u
599 casualties reported, M, Z- F; ^9 @, U6 m2 R6 F
Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled7 ^4 ^4 ~& O, P+ o5 J0 S9 ^
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
3 q' M$ J/ g8 Q% Q Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 g) S% o8 n) E7 c3 _ Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
! E8 f s! _( x, J8 Z8 U. b( m Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)& ?4 u4 @0 v. T& b/ f
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Assaulting units:
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2nd USMC Tank Battalion. |: Y1 B% g4 r/ m. M( n: K
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Defending units:
& P+ b7 J& Z0 X% F- l1 f* P 53rd Naval Guard Unit
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7 u; j5 ~8 M- Q; A Maizuru 2nd SNLF5 i8 O' q0 `) i q% o) O3 r/ r
Yokosuka 7th SNLF
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34th JNAF AF Unit |