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Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, an Uncommon card
The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, 3–13 January 1945, was an Allied amphibious operation in the Philippines during World War II.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In the early morning of 6 January 1945, a large Allied force commanded by Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf began approaching the shores of Lingayen from Lingayen Gulf, on the island of Luzon.
- U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy warships began bombarding suspected Japanese positions along the coast of Lingayen from their position in Lingayen Gulf for three days.
- On "S-Day", 9 January, the U.S. 6th Army landed on a roughly 25 mi beachhead at the base of the Gulf between the towns of Lingayen and San Fabian.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Invasion of Lingayen Gulf (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. Navy photo 80-G-59525, Post-work: Cobatfor ( Pennsylvania ´s radar antennas added tha, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
