1945年2月18日,在对柬埔寨地区没有进行充分地面炸射进行火力空侦的情况下,
" z) I) t0 P' K直接将大规模空降部队投到了日军放置在纵深防守的预备队头上。9 q1 u* _. k5 ~* i8 T
A large enemy para force lands on top of our reserves - much like in Market Garden. 3 l$ t; P8 t2 C5 a6 {1 A$ {
They will be getting the foot tomorrow.
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Ground combat at Phnom Penh X: r9 ^9 R9 w p( `/ ]
' g7 b# @; G/ h% q& O7 W# K* U$ uAllied Shock attack / |2 \3 R) y, B2 Z4 H. D% y* ]
6 L* Z) z: A/ k+ Z, F2 JAttacking force 2593 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 & ~, ]1 Y- _, z; a
3 N( i. A& G: v: e$ j! [Defending force 13315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372
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Allied max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 13 ( S% g/ S7 C- N) F. }4 v: W5 \* y# F
# O d4 z4 ~/ ~7 y: C6 ]Japanese max defense: 350 - adjusted defense: 627 ( L1 ?7 y- u3 A" H
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Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) 1 E5 Y. u- j; ^0 E. \
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Japanese ground losses:
1 y9 L3 C) d8 p& L56 casualties reported
* N: @/ C- P0 }* ~- W7 {* Y4 n) eGuns lost 2 + i U5 H' W/ _( z2 U0 B' u
; r1 G) J: ~ o3 ^0 c4 K) NAllied ground losses:
& j; \9 V3 w8 e0 [8 A% v5 }7 u608 casualties reported
7 `8 J, L+ K. XGuns lost 17 |