AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42* I w" K# E7 k5 t! c2 X# @
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4 v. i: m( A" x+ w$ [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7 o' Z; _: Z6 t' j
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
5 L( Y( m9 X+ ` o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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' G2 V( H5 E9 w, ?3 dWeather in hex: Moderate rain7 J7 a G% @& x `
9 X: F& Q( y# N8 v8 @0 U/ h |Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; g' n) G8 a& Q, \% W* X6 {* D1 H9 C
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; {/ Y! a1 s6 a% D2 r4 W. _9 \; t
G3M2 Nell x 195 w. i0 V3 m1 U% W' K. b2 W0 c
G4M1 Betty x 17
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$ B( B2 t( G# hAllied aircraft
) i% ^ w4 L( T! U9 R8 e" W H81-A3 x 46
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: ]5 H: ?4 V) x# i) n' \8 uJapanese aircraft losses
8 _! k( T* ^- k G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed2 y9 c9 m2 u6 D2 a
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak( T" D8 s" ^& Q/ ]3 Y8 ~
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 276 s8 l$ Y- n7 h; C6 J, s
! ?; N* n' p. y0 z$ w5 C$ Z% eDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506; R! W. ]3 O: U' {! t/ c
' r- @, P+ N1 |, T4 d9 PAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out! X5 @' ~/ |& X5 E
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Japanese ground losses:
4 e2 M2 z0 l( k6 F* O 826 casualties reported
1 e. b+ k, a' C Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled' n' S: a" p* K7 Y/ V
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled2 M0 G4 T3 @/ R* i, u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 O5 j9 K! [% P* O" i) h
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
[6 \3 j0 U# g5 n/ _! C Units destroyed 1
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3 b* G2 a. w; ~" M2 O7 C! T2 dAssaulting units:
/ z2 m! Z3 F5 F9 V9 s. v2 o 1st Ching An Tui Brigade$ n) D& B- _- V4 `$ f c0 X
" e% ?2 P7 R1 G$ U+ w1 @Defending units:
9 y0 d/ A6 w6 Z1 Q3 j$ g6 u* | 11th Chinese Corps/ y S) J! o! v Z" e
81st Chinese Corps
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17th Group Army; d$ @9 [. k" _1 E' C$ D$ o. D/ v
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6 v* |- d. H5 v, o# dGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack
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% ~+ R' v @; A4 q) i% {Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121' E& v) C! D( d& F3 }4 f2 E
$ U4 B* y" {' T1 JAllied adjusted assault: 369
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3 N' e( u. J" c4 u& GJapanese adjusted defense: 43 0 U' }" C e/ ?9 _. J- W7 w
+ s4 {/ M, V( P+ G( E8 tAllied assault odds: 8 to 1 8 K* T7 ^9 C1 L( D: {# `
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Combat modifiers* D9 c* H2 @; @0 Z
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
/ O, l( |( K* {% J! ^2 lAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:& w, I+ O& D- C* E' _
1817 casualties reported0 @# E2 T8 H8 K, E+ Y( o8 I, V( X
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled4 F9 i) z! H0 F% H* o9 n0 U
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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8 M: Y7 a! G$ F7 H Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)5 Q& ]8 p( W7 A8 I
Units retreated 2; k3 o# V3 j9 Y* ~$ u
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189 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled z/ _+ z* C* o% b4 T6 j7 t' b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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4 S# c/ \7 Q& R" dDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!) f& _6 V- Y: B; [8 Q
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Assaulting units:. [( J' D" n v j& B5 f |/ G
88th Chinese Corps0 u) Z) s( r* k5 \& |* r8 u( n% q
63rd Chinese Corps; v1 I. j( z8 D$ v' f
94th Chinese Corps+ y- J- T/ z" R+ X
12th Group Army+ L5 M* C: x! w. [" \7 p
4 f' d5 w0 b4 O! M2 [1 qDefending units:
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4th Mortar Battalion |