9月15日& h- t3 S: {0 @) _9 }
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。
5 e/ W. e+ ^! q O9 O! RGround combat at Wake Island (136,98)
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) ^, g9 E% K/ v" p- r3 r( d: _Allied Shock attack6 | P8 s! W7 g0 ~# d# F! v
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Attacking force 9777 troops, 188 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 280
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Defending force 4037 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93
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Allied adjusted assault: 21 - n& E5 l/ I+ u, ^" N
# X5 D: k! |9 @4 UJapanese adjusted defense: 10 3 V9 C! Z; _4 x% j# S* J1 w$ M
- L6 Y" A$ G1 C% J3 ~Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) 5 Y; h# h" O; L( ` y. Z
* _0 j! Q5 ^ MAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 0/ C* Z# ]3 _% q. P. r
- j- t) U0 ` c* R2 RCombat modifiers
) H) Y/ g& m# w9 V+ ?5 qDefender: disruption(-), experience(-)
' E3 S4 ^. I6 M+ X- oAttacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses: E) O& ?. [9 v) G! `6 ]) S3 u) _2 t" ~: J
1691 casualties reported7 N' G8 [+ ~: r% h. Y# b
Squads: 75 destroyed, 33 disabled& D3 i, m P: M3 r
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 33 disabled
- p+ O% Q: N, ~ Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled- J2 q! G- z* j6 f
Guns lost 39 (19 destroyed, 20 disabled)% R5 b6 O+ [! n3 e3 T- A( R4 o
$ G" l+ x0 a3 M; `; |3 CAllied ground losses:
* c" c: F0 X- ?/ \" Q 599 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled* v3 g5 W5 m- e# A' s
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled5 B+ S7 t* m' v+ O: `6 a4 V
Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)7 M& ~* U9 {/ M% R% B
Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled). M, i$ r, E# F% Q# m
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Assaulting units:4 {& | I, V9 e( k: F
3rd Marine Division
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Defending units:6 W9 o! k7 j$ x
53rd Naval Guard Unit( v5 n7 V1 L2 G
Kure 3rd SNLF, H& F0 b/ C, F% Z& V8 I# C+ s
Maizuru 2nd SNLF/ d; b! q( j$ ^
Yokosuka 7th SNLF6 y) X s, G' T& w S
Sasebo 7th SNLF /1
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