AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 429 G, P5 E) b% H; J8 f g6 P! v
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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# V r4 w8 Q9 c3 b0 `+ y
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
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 Z- n) u, S5 e1 ~+ vEstimated time to target is 8 minutes: s5 v# |, w3 b) R5 R6 q7 \7 s- i
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Japanese aircraft: m% u: ^9 r+ v+ L
G3M2 Nell x 19
3 V+ Z7 R A7 R6 i1 n7 k G4M1 Betty x 17
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) l7 }, m5 J# p, m: MAllied aircraft
% x0 ]% j2 L g+ v H81-A3 x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses
' b2 k: w$ b7 u& L; H G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
3 j }9 p' M! G5 D* h) s G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
0 n$ r G# Z' _# [/ R7 a) | G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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* O8 p6 v% Z7 z4 M. Y, b5 K! H4 fNo Allied losses$ o8 }& {& ]* W) s
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8 I% G7 F) d: X) J3 q4 M8 W2 JGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack1 G0 U- l3 ?- x2 f% P4 x
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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Q* a" H' a9 Z/ d4 t# bDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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- L$ W& ~3 a2 v5 u# I$ E- DJapanese ground losses:
! S* o! Q# \! V 826 casualties reported
9 V8 Y% |7 b; N' e, S& A& g Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled" o5 A: B: H8 D( x1 f9 {
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled8 U; n5 \( ~* ~" ]! V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# l* O9 G5 ^' [% d
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)& Z" b2 A( |0 F. P' a
Units destroyed 1. \/ Q6 _: Z8 \9 b) H1 G
2 A: e; J6 W* x, _Assaulting units:
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) t1 o2 ?2 j, a' ^4 ]Defending units:: b$ B' D& t9 N
11th Chinese Corps
) ?& i0 Y" f2 U 81st Chinese Corps( l7 ~3 b6 T1 b1 I$ }! |- H
3rd Prov Chinese Corps. i) i d. [2 ?5 u2 Q1 @# A9 l0 O
17th Group Army+ u% f8 R; m1 o# F* k \
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633# U; h. u3 k+ v
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1219 a) A4 W5 n; @1 r) R6 t( z8 s% ^
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Allied adjusted assault: 369
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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4 K$ o9 p6 j2 ]& }! U hAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)- p" E3 g, Q4 E) U. r- U3 U, c" k
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)3 R$ k; i; c! l, v+ x0 c
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Japanese ground losses:
7 y3 P1 |1 |! \, G$ i 1817 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled5 C6 p( j0 P/ q" i9 F7 `: O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! P6 T8 {0 @7 j9 Y4 i U+ | Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
/ e F9 t0 _# e+ q Units retreated 29 N% y1 w, |7 Q: o: h3 R9 E5 \
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Allied ground losses:) O x) n* u3 L. V
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
6 H( P2 T0 z8 B( U8 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 S! c8 T+ ~$ h% N' G' m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 N! r' X/ a3 m9 N% C# q+ i7 v kDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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7 B1 p) w8 w. kAssaulting units:; E. S7 W7 O! K! X$ l) ]( k$ M
88th Chinese Corps
( Q" T7 F. V+ H" Q4 m9 d& Q 63rd Chinese Corps/ L# o/ v; X. v4 I, T
94th Chinese Corps
$ F9 D6 R. b+ Y 12th Group Army
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Defending units:
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