AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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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
, @/ G, \3 k3 k. L) M3 T) \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
9 H/ `, m1 b4 V2 T5 r& ^: J0 b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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: J8 ^8 _! y1 vMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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; ^4 P8 r1 Q$ I8 d1 A- OWeather in hex: Moderate rain- O. m4 v8 ]3 S) a- m4 s# l
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 L( A3 U0 I9 ^' t, t, v) Z/ x
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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5 F" e* }" L8 OJapanese aircraft
5 p2 i# X% j5 @ G3M2 Nell x 198 a. z- t! T/ j7 V i6 \
G4M1 Betty x 17( X% O- W, m2 }' q' H
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H81-A3 x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses. {7 v! p% y! |, s( M
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed2 ^. A. r0 S3 Y/ _$ o; Q, q; L
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses# \7 t; z6 d0 |& Q( Q% L( o
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3 ~/ D/ d* V2 y8 p+ HGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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3 K# v' Z7 I& q' e) k8 dJapanese Shock attack% z$ L4 Y5 `! h
9 N2 S% a: [' X' W+ j* V# @& A. nAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out ^/ S& l- b. e9 }# l, F2 k' r
9 c" r# E& R& M0 tJapanese ground losses:( s% H& P- F1 N8 N% {1 H0 x& Y l
826 casualties reported
4 H5 [% a8 D& t, q( u Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled: [1 _3 W* F+ E1 l' r4 c
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled n( m* m. c* a3 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 d: t& F: y+ s; I/ \( C, C* X
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
* [- ]' ]3 \( ]1 Z 1st Ching An Tui Brigade9 V3 o% L) ]; d; O& v. j! F$ k
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8 z9 H* W: o! U+ k 81st Chinese Corps
6 h6 p i1 @. f9 g 3rd Prov Chinese Corps" [( p7 a' s( D& t7 n: Z& L
17th Group Army
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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$ i! I# B7 _& |: [% J3 C4 }0 u
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1216 N( L" g* D# V1 D1 `
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 0 N: \9 W6 B! I, ^3 Y7 [8 c6 @
4 j/ M& \" m' t0 A7 f. tJapanese adjusted defense: 43 9 M1 `" n0 E" q* R( h
7 X0 c4 Y2 H# e$ rAllied assault odds: 8 to 1 ! s! W1 @$ \* ]# I% J
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Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)1 g% m7 C/ ^6 C7 S" k; A8 Z
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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% K/ r4 {& M; `' _' t h/ D 1817 casualties reported; B. {: a# A; k5 G0 d" H
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled4 A: b1 [% {9 q2 a- k
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( |8 y( L" r4 q0 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 r) x! N) A9 A: n
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!" ~+ s0 D0 g. L
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88th Chinese Corps" Y& U# ?2 W7 `( _
63rd Chinese Corps' A7 {7 l0 N! Z# s3 G
94th Chinese Corps, I! P) k T S9 e
12th Group Army6 g8 M/ w1 }+ ?1 o
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4th Mortar Battalion |