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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Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143), H' \" a3 c& Z% Q
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Attacking force 14232 troops, 163 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 523
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J' C7 f8 T* e/ z3 ^1 E* cDefending force 2424 troops, 103 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 70
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9 ?5 A! L* S" z8 z& s; ^Japanese adjusted assault: 56 & w, \; e( `# @ U4 i+ H) Z& Q1 W& B
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Allied adjusted defense: 3
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Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 3) " b5 }) a i V7 D! X: A: j# Z6 A
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!% s( |+ j4 x- K' q c. @3 V
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4 Q; I. i5 O4 W9 C' R* L/ ADefender: disruption(-)
+ m- C4 L7 M E% v' a. NAttacker: shock(+), disruption(-)6 W7 _( j9 w, j0 ^. g1 \
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Japanese ground losses:+ J$ E! |5 I! K+ r5 d0 Q
4744 casualties reported) @& V/ f5 O: l) u( {% Q
Squads: 224 destroyed, 28 disabled
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Guns lost 28 (19 destroyed, 9 disabled)" C7 I/ x0 Z- E) g* \+ u# `5 K
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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8 w9 x9 U9 Z" cAllied ground losses:
. \$ y4 X. S; r$ e( a& L 2403 casualties reported
" h/ h/ p" E3 B1 B Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled, k" o- I# _3 p/ k1 s3 e) v) E
Non Combat: 254 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 {1 j8 L5 }) [: X3 ^" e Guns lost 104 (104 destroyed, 0 disabled): k5 q( l( s% D& i
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# |8 g4 |$ ]1 C0 J Units destroyed 6
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6 _5 \% c3 t% u! u4 p8 mAssaulting units:
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52nd Naval Guard Unit
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Defending units:
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8 O9 \3 A W6 r) B7 \% w1 O& Z* l. p 297th Infantry/ 1st Bn /1$ W! U& Q/ P4 [& ^3 h: }! X
7th Marine Defense Battalion
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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!! |