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Battle of Leyte, an Uncommon card
The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the overall command of General Douglas MacArthur.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Battle of Leyte quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Battle of Leyte card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The combined forces fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the ______ led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
Answer
Philippines. The combined forces fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita. From the Battle of Leyte article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The operation, codenamed King Two, launched the Philippines campaign of ____–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation.
Answer
1940s. The operation, codenamed King Two, launched the Philippines campaign of 1944–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation. From the Battle of Leyte article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of rail transport. History of rail transport 87 · Paul Wolfowitz 84 · Qian Xuesen 80 · Battle of Leyte 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The combined forces fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
- The operation, codenamed King Two, launched the Philippines campaign of 1944–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Battle of Leyte article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Battle of Leyte (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. Army Signal Corps officer Gaetano Faillace [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
![U.S. Army Signal Corps officer Gaetano Faillace [1]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Douglas_MacArthur_lands_Leyte1.jpg){kind=link}