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
; n+ Y' {! }6 c4 S3 D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
- A# l- l5 D- b, y5 P2 Q0 C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8 n" ~8 A4 P: Q h
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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3 A: y5 M; K7 m$ p5 l/ E' RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 S1 }9 i1 W9 A4 WRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' k: {" Q7 y: U; lEstimated time to target is 8 minutes) ]) S8 r0 x& ]
Q. N# B7 ?, v; E& H- h BJapanese aircraft8 u6 F C7 [! x9 W! n" Q) o p
G3M2 Nell x 19
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses O$ x# ?% c7 `) h
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed- }2 Y' D, K' y# Y% F
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak6 s( B; Y7 P4 x$ `
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed' D s# x1 {9 J
& v/ d! Z* e |No Allied losses
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+ F9 l! V9 o( K0 rGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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3 z/ U/ L3 `8 cJapanese Shock attack
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! V2 R: c6 d0 M- uAttacking 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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6 _. D; e/ a0 q T( z6 }Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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3 W! @6 p, k% A8 L: X$ @6 cJapanese ground losses:. o+ o L3 t8 t! z
826 casualties reported9 C# _( @" _! Q/ p* H% q) c
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; b) i/ N# i( W, W
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ n* w$ p, N! u' t: }# c8 e Units destroyed 1' D" E2 n- T7 i8 L2 T" i* Z; n
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Assaulting units:
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Defending units:
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81st Chinese Corps
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17th Group Army' H5 D: Y, A, J- J. w2 l: q4 s
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0 f3 u+ F; p' v: @3 I, @Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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( d) w# j, O5 d' T+ v4 a! jAllied Shock attack( H! S ~: ?3 R
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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- M9 A5 t. J: c- N! `( O
, g5 h) K( K2 _9 z8 u P! OAllied adjusted assault: 369 * n( g) B" F* }& b+ I/ V' ^, y! S
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43 0 D! p; Y$ V8 X6 u
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers3 V& f% { ~' O% u. P
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
( J+ g: e7 [# v. V+ m% AAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)2 z' s5 r% s2 R! n
9 R) T: ], X( J+ XJapanese ground losses:2 S" f& f. V# ? p: V( i
1817 casualties reported7 o2 c5 i8 E5 m5 e4 s7 K
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
8 L7 A1 }$ n5 R0 S& T/ { Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled% i: B9 E& ]% Q& Q9 f c% q" N5 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: K) G8 q. _, d( n Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
1 O. b+ o1 o# ?3 J Units retreated 2
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2 F) \% z* N7 H. @$ F5 ?Allied ground losses:
; K. ~9 v& _; O+ \7 h- w Y 189 casualties reported
2 ^9 W* Q& E/ t! y& [8 D' Q5 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled5 z Z9 n4 z! p: j, O7 ]0 U# P+ N3 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- E! W% K+ b: J' f2 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( z1 L3 I% P3 z! H& c
1 w* X8 X& Y0 J, I/ n' V6 KDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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+ ~9 p- `0 m8 }3 p6 B+ ~Assaulting units:
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63rd Chinese Corps$ @; F/ g% G. d M
94th Chinese Corps; @" l, Q3 U9 n( m' u
12th Group Army
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102nd Infantry Regiment: X8 A& F A$ n% f8 n1 Z
4th Mortar Battalion |