【战例回顾】瓜达尔卡纳尔岛简称瓜岛,是所罗门群岛的主要岛屿之一,长145公里,宽40公里,陆地面积约6500平方公里。它是控制美、澳之间海上交通线的枢纽。1942年8月至1943年2月,美日两军在瓜岛进行了一场持续半年之久的登陆与抗登陆战役。这次战役,目军投入的3.6万多地面部队中,有2.1万余人丧生,约1000人被俘。美军参战的海军陆战队和陆军部队最多时达6万人,战死近1600人,负伤约4200人。 [Review of the case] Guadalcanal Island referred to as Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands is one of the main islands, 145 km long and 40 km wide, about 6500 square kilometers of land area. It is the hub that controls the maritime traffic between the United States and Australia. From August 1942 to February 1943, the U.S. and Japanese troops carried out a landing and anti-landing campaign in Kuala Lumpur for about six months. In this battle, more than 21,000 people were killed and about 1,000 people were captured in the more than 36,000 ground troops that the military deployed. The U.S. marched at a maximum of 60,000 Marines and Army units, nearly 1,600 were killed and 4,200 were wounded.