AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42. i2 S% Z5 e4 U$ D v f8 j
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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, l ~1 O% i& B! n, E2 a9 K
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
. J3 x% {6 c% v" Z) d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, @6 ~5 P3 M; l2 _
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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5 O3 W; K% v6 w7 r0 ~" H$ [4 Q8 JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 r5 [8 @* i, c) D
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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K7 P! n, ]' i1 x, XJapanese aircraft: V. P+ @& P) I$ ]
G3M2 Nell x 19
+ b4 T. i% k' D G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft/ }& z% p' l; p* H: I( R: g
H81-A3 x 46; }5 Y, T7 a7 l8 ]7 j# E5 @
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Japanese aircraft losses$ F8 W- c9 D* V9 Q7 l" I J
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
; b# X: d8 ]& I8 [! d$ {0 r G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
; z5 H: e' i1 ^ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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5 W* `$ n: y3 B1 _6 t* \Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)! B+ u3 V- f S' E
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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6 Q1 L5 b5 C- P9 rDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled5 w) k) L7 Y) f
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled; A4 P; b7 I$ n8 ?+ n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' `2 z4 ~. h& g) s
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled). \7 e' Z# r# r
Units destroyed 1
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) G1 a5 c7 l( U' qAssaulting units:# |7 d$ i* @4 G3 W$ |: |# w' m
1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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Defending units:
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3rd Prov Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)- I) W( v# K/ Q f1 H9 }: P# T* K
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633. D: l$ y/ e& z0 l( k; r
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 M" V7 M$ S+ A8 u
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 5 G7 {/ b8 z& a
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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: F' e8 g2 [, o/ tAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers
, _% \! H; [$ A. x5 i0 dDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
" q# y, s7 m! \ s& H# gAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
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4 ^( U" j+ u$ \7 P8 j% S# \& v: t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ S3 ~) }) A! M, U% ~! V) \ Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
0 m9 @8 s5 Z1 L4 G0 l; q+ y Units retreated 22 o* Y5 Y9 D' \3 V3 F' S$ @2 {" T
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Allied ground losses:& D: V9 f+ ~- Q! b
189 casualties reported Y/ S2 T" r* n6 E& a8 V1 y% M3 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled' J8 v; o6 `- i( o# b) G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ `# Q) z5 m2 Q7 @8 gDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!$ K8 Y, Q) ~% z9 Y: X0 ^1 H" r
" a- n. u, ~0 K" m$ }+ x5 u; gAssaulting units: o9 z+ R( O9 E) ]9 Q5 u) X: ?
88th Chinese Corps+ o. E8 N* F7 e9 q B' J* F
63rd Chinese Corps8 ^; J$ F' [. i" b7 P G; o3 W
94th Chinese Corps2 ?: P. l2 a) w* t( S" u
12th Group Army7 s D+ \' s1 z. L1 M/ X: k u- d4 J
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Defending units:
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4th Mortar Battalion |