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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。
" ~8 y2 C" }/ NGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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Allied Shock attack; x, ]6 x7 M ]4 U
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Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280. Y u$ P/ A' R# `; T% v
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Defending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 930 r* U3 D) w& m( n i9 t( m( |
r! D7 ^1 [7 a' V6 kAllied adjusted assault: 21
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Japanese adjusted defense: 10 6 a$ L3 Z* V: K ?& g
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Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) ( y4 t' f' q9 }4 N G# z
* G* h2 Q& d/ r& E& V7 SAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 0- E: R% m/ ^) u' O" w+ c
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Combat modifiers: z& r/ h8 T; r% [1 ^
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
( [ X q4 V) q9 v' WAttacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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! [3 O+ N- K9 Y) {Japanese ground losses:5 N0 ]* m( Q; j% u
1691 casualties reported. F% ]1 Q( d$ d# a* G' \( o
Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled
9 ^4 G. l2 C( z4 U4 A Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled4 b9 k2 A, y5 C: h
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled- W1 \2 }5 J! g4 S; T# b
Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)
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' V9 {' G9 o2 d2 U0 \7 G& UAllied ground losses:$ n& N+ t* e5 \' Z1 K; B/ n
599 casualties reported* S! |% ~, ^. S/ e7 f
Squads: 21 destroyed, 49 disabled- c! o# E1 s2 s7 b( B
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled/ N& V4 ?3 W B; x
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled ]" V6 |% j- B- e, G8 W
Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
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2nd USMC Tank Battalion! w4 |+ S5 s# e
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Defending units:
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Kure 3rd SNLF. g9 D( b2 a8 R( h. ~! A
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
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/ `7 ~- w# L9 |! W6 t/ J Sasebo 7th SNLF /1
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