AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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3 r/ `3 X' y2 ?" b驻扎在仰光的飞虎队多次挫败日军轰炸的企图,在扛住了零战扫场后,再次火鸡了陆攻
& ~5 r0 [# ?. X' e! r5 c* `3 |大陆战场,西北包头国军回访时,派遣军一支小部队一头撞墙,当场被碾碎消失1 A/ A3 c5 r% l+ i( X
国军在韶关附近突击了一支企图迂回的派遣军部队,将其击退,挫败了其包围前线国军的企图* p8 p, q( E2 ?, @
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& y$ T7 K$ o- `9 O1 nMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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|) Z, B" T, k. ^1 fWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 P2 P9 a) r- R3 I+ x5 u, W3 V5 U* CEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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2 Y2 k, y9 D Z8 lJapanese aircraft
- z9 @. }6 Z( l G3M2 Nell x 190 p7 o- A7 \! I. b; P/ R% f
G4M1 Betty x 17* B& L% }( s8 N0 z' N% }5 F
0 T* b; G' g) X+ a5 wAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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0 r/ V8 g7 E( N0 U" Z# c5 }; w G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak( L2 `! ] Y E- ]/ s: r
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed4 ^6 u/ L# A5 A7 z; |1 i
0 D3 y/ `; r. Y3 tNo Allied losses
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2 z# C) k3 `$ u( |6 C0 a5 O) \2 XGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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8 [/ | \8 p R1 zJapanese Shock attack. j% S: U. |, A& o4 N9 e
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27' n4 f; h! C0 X9 E0 ?( Y- p2 e, i& B
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506) c9 I5 m7 q5 o5 z0 @( \4 Y5 k8 x
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:! S; z( a# \# O" E
826 casualties reported
; C% D: u4 l9 w Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 w! V' ?4 ?- ~! F2 W; T Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
& r0 o/ a4 R% \5 i Units destroyed 1( p( J5 F8 s5 _; C4 v1 R4 ^
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Assaulting units:
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Defending units:
& R* g# B0 L8 `6 c' L( K' _ 11th Chinese Corps: E0 w9 K% L; k. i5 L- J3 Z. ]
81st Chinese Corps' V, W4 G# T2 e, }5 g# V
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack- r9 }9 z" c S
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633" p3 {6 @' ]3 U. L7 B q
/ Z1 z1 q) A! R$ UDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121; y4 p, P1 C) [/ t6 l9 b
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Allied adjusted assault: 369
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) z8 A/ q* Y K% gJapanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 ( D0 N$ t# j `1 L0 P
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Combat modifiers0 z1 Y) L: V: r' _1 ^$ d0 j
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
8 k. k5 Y4 e( z5 xAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-); z# g& ?5 r- n* ^4 `# x
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Japanese ground losses:. a2 Z: j; y" N
1817 casualties reported
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4 {( W/ @& m. K- l' B; v5 s1 f( i Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)2 _' A4 n; G7 F5 G1 Z
Units retreated 2
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8 H8 V* I2 Q s B8 A0 ~Allied ground losses:$ g. w6 ~& B: {. G; @
189 casualties reported0 }& q0 d0 ?, {1 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled0 V: a, @) P8 q, M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
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63rd Chinese Corps# s8 z+ V/ o+ u, T" B
94th Chinese Corps* i/ R, k& B' K
12th Group Army
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4th Mortar Battalion |