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," W+ r3 {( T( D- I" A1 j
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。/ P% c9 P3 E; v* U& x1 i
A large enemy para force lands on top of our reserves - much like in Market Garden.
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Ground combat at Phnom Penh ) s4 `9 V8 k( u5 `5 V% D9 E; O
, A+ k% y! m' W* |Allied Shock attack
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3 u6 z# S8 t$ _6 D, UAttacking force 2593 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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Defending force 13315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372 % j0 v g" Z: C: z H
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Allied max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 13
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# D0 |6 U, E; D# L7 NJapanese max defense: 350 - adjusted defense: 627
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2 I/ G, ^8 H' k, y1 oAllied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)
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; C' C! s/ p4 V$ _Japanese ground losses: 5 @( v1 P) g8 S. U" i
56 casualties reported
; l. G# q$ w/ ^& V/ QGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 17 |