8月8日,在经过连续1个多星期的炮击和轰炸下,增援的帝国61师团联合4个海警部队第二次攻击总算将坎墩岛攻克。这次坎墩的攻略堪称艰难,帝国付出了10多艘AK,AP沉没的代价,外加30多驾轰炸机,以及伤亡上万人。。。在登陆加成过后,日军的岛屿进攻确实艰难,但帝国总算完成了目标,构建了完整的太平洋防线!!
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: Q! r: I9 I7 ^/ U1 XGround combat at Canton Island (153,143). [$ u9 @, u- K# W" `* [' r; R
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Attacking force 14232 troops, 163 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 523
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" t+ h) _( E% S* Z u! v2 R& P) mDefending force 2424 troops, 103 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 702 T6 A2 }0 N7 Q/ @7 f
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Japanese adjusted assault: 56
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6 U4 a9 x) V- f3 J0 a5 kAllied adjusted defense: 3
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: ]* O! w, ]9 q/ e; j+ d& nJapanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 3) , `1 C( @" r* x5 e7 K: D. r
0 s7 B" c# H! J' y* P' K& @Japanese forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!1 h3 t _2 `% [
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Combat modifiers
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2 k6 l7 z- |$ zAttacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
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6 z0 D8 ?4 x8 Q. dJapanese ground losses:7 e/ F9 [1 P: v
4744 casualties reported
! W: M, O& r0 n, P! X; p Squads: 224 destroyed, 28 disabled
5 t( e1 h7 {; i Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 22 disabled' V( x" X6 \3 `. x
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled! y3 n$ j# h& S! k G0 A- @
Guns lost 28 (19 destroyed, 9 disabled)
) x) ]0 [, l3 T9 C Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled+ S+ C% w* f0 e1 W# Z+ X4 N9 N
Non Combat: 254 destroyed, 0 disabled0 s" C8 F: M, s: V7 [
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
; t# H" {- L: h: E$ c$ S Guns lost 104 (104 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ ^# j/ d) W6 B; E: V$ b8 a) e
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)( \7 B1 d, N$ O7 m- W* t: |6 A" K
Units destroyed 6
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6 p/ y( [+ }: O ?Assaulting units:
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52nd Division
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7 g: s, w Z% y5 }/ yDefending units:- Y2 I/ l( P# k3 P% q
3rd Marine Raider Battalion
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7th Marine Defense Battalion3 o( y4 R, U) i& U9 n1 l) ~
4th Marine Defense Battalion
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34th Combat Engr Rgt /1
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另一方面,骑士桑对于旧金山的袭击耿耿于怀,纠结20多万的大军反击印度的吉大港。。平原地形遭到轰炸的5个泰国师陷入了危险的境界!! |