AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42. d4 M* T9 J3 p7 m$ k
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ Z+ `+ f( Z$ e" o( F( e$ ]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0 [# b* T* }) ]5 A; d6 E
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
& U$ A: W' K0 U4 G- K9 V% D- g$ t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0 d0 }) ~# k# \9 I k; S" ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- j- r, Z% ^1 Q$ [% @9 ?Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
+ A& c6 ` s4 G2 o 4 G# d- s T- u
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
8 k8 R) M8 w& d: I; R( |/ V- C" i
- d/ g- z4 f; L( S: Y- T. QRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) v) E; K$ W: Y* K9 m$ g
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
/ { I- D( k' `. V % d- l1 E0 C y; L% u
Japanese aircraft# T! I7 K9 R: K9 B- g/ B: S! V
G3M2 Nell x 198 o7 h, @% X. b. n8 _
G4M1 Betty x 17 ^6 K$ g! z+ {* q! ~: I0 ]
( [; Z, {' }) Z1 K6 c
Allied aircraft
3 l7 B& W0 f- I( w H81-A3 x 460 L; H* ]" W$ w. J# Q
9 B8 t% \3 G# c: Y3 ?
Japanese aircraft losses
# a* e( T; A8 R- D% ]( }* M G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
4 [& a- j" ?4 @( m' l9 ` G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak5 T% B9 ^% H X# M; v, Q6 b8 V3 d8 X
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed) d5 b6 f7 J2 {9 Y4 J+ W
2 e' e1 p1 B9 n& ^& ZNo Allied losses
; l; i& { ]& l2 x# r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------: L2 @# [) K5 W2 [4 G
) C2 u! i+ P% B8 ~Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
8 H D4 n& H/ {& B! Y- Z2 ~( ^% k # W0 Y* ~7 ` L" U& n
Japanese Shock attack
% Z5 Q" V1 j* A4 Z$ x ! l4 ~9 E$ L8 G9 C4 w
Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
( K$ }* X( W" G2 r- h- g & v8 H9 |3 ?4 E
Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
9 B1 h' c0 R5 q5 ~" y
& `: M! |2 W6 dAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
) n w! ?: C9 \8 L+ d
/ L% h* y' J# _( v! h2 {Japanese ground losses:
, q1 N* G5 ^7 p- L, U: T 826 casualties reported
3 g: \, s0 m4 }0 x Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled0 ]0 e+ {1 z" Z/ r
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
# e* w K- ?) G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 L' F0 n6 ?( H; B% y! h5 p6 o r Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 F; f- q4 U' Y, N8 N2 f8 b
Units destroyed 1
& a i; }0 U; G- F, O
( x# f1 m9 c# L% B4 ]Assaulting units:4 K2 a: M( z% I& a; G: A S
1st Ching An Tui Brigade* Y( T- E8 u/ M4 J/ e" N. M
- K, _1 q; m* A% `1 h. L# `, ?
Defending units:. ^# H p1 d) M+ C6 v- v
11th Chinese Corps5 h: P5 M0 C' u+ S' v
81st Chinese Corps
( n; L) S3 g7 Q( b/ d5 w9 Q4 a0 ]$ Q 3rd Prov Chinese Corps# X9 r* W8 m& o3 m/ \
17th Group Army0 H' c9 `4 l d' F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 I% b6 l3 o& l+ g, Z% Q F2 J
% ~8 \5 y. a8 H0 T4 D$ T4 v
Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong) i- [) C) Z. n l
! b+ K- c* L. ?% n: G
Allied Shock attack
' ?4 M; |" i; F, s2 h
! i* R( D# C, c+ B1 h, HAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
4 ?/ w# E8 p+ y: F4 G q
! X3 Y. m2 K9 S* _' V" N) O0 QDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121; p; N' w, v3 ?8 @' a
0 k6 ?* p- m) f) |Allied adjusted assault: 369
4 X2 e9 ~5 p. t: s4 H5 }( A2 d 5 N* X( n8 |) M4 K! y3 U
Japanese adjusted defense: 43
6 B& S! K) s" C
5 P7 W1 N3 p4 D' A+ H, wAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
; |* L( y. U2 D' u, e* z+ |6 n 3 t' ~# y9 U2 P* G
Combat modifiers
, `9 M' x8 Q5 \( |Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
; _( O: C5 |' l( Q6 N1 Q0 ~& YAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
' Q8 h! `: {5 t8 E
, m; S& C& }4 Q$ w. d5 MJapanese ground losses:
4 }9 @, T4 G3 b% ^+ A6 c 1817 casualties reported: A9 `' E, Y7 i# N) z* U
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
5 O+ `9 u* r+ [% h Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
5 Y4 ]. \/ l7 Z9 P% ^5 R! ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- P( {2 ]+ D; o$ P f3 t |
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)" r* c d' I) X* U' q2 P5 \
Units retreated 2
6 ^8 R0 e. F: ] j 2 E7 ]5 \" j3 l2 T. w5 E
Allied ground losses:. Q! L5 m3 b! M* w7 D! K
189 casualties reported
; u; I0 b+ M. @3 M; m8 k. v Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled# ]9 U/ G* F; E5 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 m, m' l, ?5 a3 }, R+ t |; T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; L/ e; ?- @+ T6 o/ b/ A
. l. ?% z$ b* j9 F6 A/ Q% j! sDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
) Z7 O( k$ b! S) b / [) v: @8 O' L3 @+ a7 p! {7 L8 V
Assaulting units:$ S3 A, T9 {) n! Z( C0 F
88th Chinese Corps8 s- `' u& ^+ N+ w0 K% Z! ^
63rd Chinese Corps1 @" |. {. q5 C$ q9 p- z4 ?+ k
94th Chinese Corps
& I0 A- j: U0 `; J 12th Group Army8 j+ ~' K5 X# k- o/ ~- T& Y! V+ `
, W2 U. `0 k3 M) h0 C
Defending units:
, b4 `# X" q; C e5 X1 Y' F 102nd Infantry Regiment/ l0 y# v) Z9 H2 F; g
4th Mortar Battalion |