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The Allies plan to land three hundred and twenty-six thousand men
盟軍計劃讓32萬6千人登陸
in just one week a daily average of ten thousand men
僅僅一周內每天平均有一萬人
three hundred two thousand vehicles and fifteen thousand tons of supplies on ferry across
3200輛車輛和1萬5千噸補給品越海運上岸
In order to accomplish this a harbor is needed
為了達成此目標盟軍需要一個港口
But the Allies decided to stay away from the big ports which was too well defended and to land on the beaches of Normandy
但他們決定避開防御太堅強的大港，而在諾曼底海灘登陸
Instead they brought their harbors with them gigantic construction kits is called "Mulberries"
他們帶來自己的港口名為“桑樹”巨型建筑物件
146 concrete cassions
146個混凝土潛水箱
61 meter long and weighting 6 thousand tons were assembled to create breakwaters and piers
長61公尺，重6千噸組裝成防波堤和碼頭
by the "Liberty" ships that they were called could unload their cargo
所謂的“自由輪”在此卸下貨物
American shipyard has turned out one of these ships everyday
美國造船廠每天交出一艘這種輪船
In less than three years the war industry has turn the United States into a super power
不到三年，戰(zhàn)爭工業(yè)讓美國成為超級強國
The country has moblized more than 11 million men
美國動員了超1千1百萬人力
Its armies are now in France, Italy, North Africa and Asia
其軍隊如今分散在法國、意大利、北非以及亞洲
The power of the United States is such that just a few days after the Normandy landing in Europe
美國的國力強大到在歐洲諾曼底登陸僅僅數(shù)天后
is able to assemble a second fleet on the other side of the world in the Pacific
就能在在世界另一頭的太平洋組成第二支艦隊
In order attack Mariana islands which under Japanese control
目的在攻擊馬里亞納群島，這里正受日本控制
having taken the island of Tarawa the year before
前一年拿下塔拉瓦島的美軍
the Americans now want to use the island of Saipan as a base for bombers taking off the Japan
此時想把塞班島當作進攻日本的轟炸機基地
Some one hundred and twenty-seven and a half thousand troops
近12萬7500名官兵準備戰(zhàn)斗
Two thirds of them are marines prepare for combat
其中三分之二為海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊
15 aircraft carriers and 900 planes will crash the Japanese airforce
15艘航空母艦和900架飛機將在一場空戰(zhàn)中擊垮日本空武
in the air battle which will come to be known as "The Great Mariana's Turkey Shoot"
這場戰(zhàn)役后來被稱為“馬里亞納射火雞大賽”
A fatal blow is also dealt to the Japanese imperial navy
日本帝國海軍也遭遇致命一擊
After which Japan's defences in Saipan are battered
日本在塞班島的防御就此宣告瓦解
