Luis osses
[loss rate]
PENYA BARU PE
6.580
(6000 paratroopers)
2.096
(Killed in action: 683)
5.093
(killed in action: 1715)
[30%]
[15%]
[15]
[Battle of Malaya: 125 dead, 9.612 3.507 wounded, 6,105]
Ratio of British/Axis losses
2.39
(Y)
2.11
(killed in action: 31)
0.73
Battle of Malaya: 14 431
Relative loss rate of defenders to invaders in combat
4.60
0.68
weighted by relative strength of invaders to defenders
1.74
Battle of Malaya: 28.861
(Y/N)
The British defenders of Crete and Singapore outnumbered their invaders. The German forces that invaded Crete had a strength that was only about 50% of the British garrison. The garrison in Singapore had a numerical superiority of more than 2 to 1. Yet, Crete yielded in 14 days and Singapore surrendered in one week. The outnumbered garrison in Hong Kong, however, was able to hold out for more than half a month.
The loss rates for the three invasions for both sides were high in the Battle of Crete. The Axis loss, including missing figures, was 30%, which also meant a hard blow on Hitler's paratroopers' strength. The British loss was 5% higher and was almost 40%. In the case of Hong Kong, the loss rate of the British forces measured in terms of killed and wounded alone amounted to 34% whereas the Japanese incurred just 5%. If we compare only these rates of Hong Kong with those of Singapore, it would seem that the Hong Kong garrison was less effective in inflicting casualties on the enemy. Both the Crete and Hong Kong garrisons had sustained a relative loss rate of more than 2 to 1. However, if we weigh the relative loss rate of the British garrison by its relative strength vis-à-vis the invaders for each battlefield, then we might come to the conclusion that the Hong Kong garrison was most effective in inflicting disproportionate casualties upon the invader. As
Luis osses
[loss rate]
PENYA BARU PE
6.580
(6000
paratroopers)
2.096
(Killed in action
5.093
(killed in action:
683)
1715)
[30%]
15%)
[15]
[Battle of Malaya
125
9.612 3.507 dead,
6,105 wounded]
Ratio of British/
2.39
Axis losses
(Y)
2.11
(killed in action
31)
0.73
Battle of Malaya
14 431
Relative loss rate
of defenders to
invaders in combat
4.60
0.68
weighted by relative
strength of invaders
1.74
Battle of Malaya 28.861
to defenders
(Y/N)
The British defenders of Crete and Singapore outnumbered their invaders. The German forces that invaded Crete had a strength that was only about 50% of the British garrison. The garrison in Singapore had a numerical superiority of more than 2 to 1. Yet, Crete yielded in 14 days and Singapore surrendered in one week. The outnumbered gar- rison in Hong Kong, however, was able to hold out for more than half a month.
The loss rates for the three invasions for both sides were high in the Battle of Crete. The Axis loss, including missing figures, was 30%, which also meant a hard blow on Hitler's paratroopers' strength. The British loss was 5% higher and was almost 40%. In the case of Hong Kong, the loss rate of the British forces measured in terms of killed and wounded alone amounted to 34% whereas the Japanese incurred just 5%. If we compare only these rates of Hong Kong with those of Singapore, it would seem that the Hong Kong garrison was less effec- tive in inflicting casualties on the enemy. Both the Crete and Hong Kong garrisons had sustained a relative loss rate of more than 2 to 1. However, if we weigh the relative loss rate of the British garrison by its relative strength vis-à-vis the invaders for each battlefield, then we might come to the conclusion that the Hong Kong garrison was most effective in inflicting disproportionate casualties upon the invader. As
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