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5 `# }: j0 U' u6 W* I7 c
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4 T% N: i( s: S3 l
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& Q' o# D, t2 E. y: r0 T
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) q* Z+ f) v1 Q2 h4 @* W& _! Y' xMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 4 f. f7 f, N9 N! K. W" s$ ~% K$ Q
+ ^9 ^! n5 q0 X0 E& hWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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, Q" ^6 P, j6 k& {- @Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 a. `. f$ z1 \( x/ B8 p# ^
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 Q6 h1 |1 G) X: H+ x
G3M2 Nell x 19) }7 D: U3 l* |; q8 g- q/ |5 b7 K
G4M1 Betty x 17 e8 |* `* t2 d0 }: T3 [: v
, u& @! \( X5 x# TAllied aircraft
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8 g1 E- I2 S: C: |Japanese aircraft losses
5 c' s% b* L u1 B d) d- L G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
8 R: h0 N1 E3 I) Q# U6 z G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
) M2 t( }! @: l' ?7 i G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed3 P, D, K$ m2 r$ |
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No Allied losses' _) R# G( y. d# b, _+ o
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)( _& I. R: U3 k' d$ t
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Japanese Shock attack
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# e) V ~) j; y* i7 }! S" gAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27; i; N6 u# a9 Q0 P+ j% ?' n
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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% V9 p/ K4 R1 ]6 @/ B' W
* Y' X H) O7 f: x$ M% OJapanese ground losses:
. j8 }% C8 E- X4 O& w5 j 826 casualties reported
' K0 L& e1 A" @/ [+ ^( l$ w Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled) ^. e% V; U: b5 o) h& W6 q- r
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled/ t; U( [. }9 g0 Y% ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- R9 p: J3 l$ `( _9 r3 J4 [% l
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% F) q. E! m" i. y( ` Units destroyed 1
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3 J j. Y' y% x+ w8 w! m- P* X# `8 YAssaulting units:
) j& {7 |6 a' ^& D$ ?& Z 1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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# @5 [+ Z1 F& ~3 ^3 r" |0 O* dDefending units:
3 x3 k# q( B' G# Q3 | 11th Chinese Corps
Y& l$ i, j: W" P# a# s. f 81st Chinese Corps
1 M/ `3 P' |5 E6 v4 m! }% l& N 3rd Prov Chinese Corps% z* f- X$ e- D" ]3 J
17th Group Army
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6 K; t5 U. L: w) e- {9 y4 y/ q4 lGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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7 Y ?) `- u- WAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633; g6 ~; v! u% ^: M
; A, C$ C! O L- N7 b- tDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
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Allied adjusted assault: 369
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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5 Z2 J- s! C' iCombat modifiers
5 W% A$ r) H& Y$ x! rDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
7 N" p) S3 J1 p7 T* UAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)5 q. h9 D0 j3 [2 R( f6 j
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Japanese ground losses: Y/ _' `3 e+ |5 b% _0 K
1817 casualties reported/ ^2 v! [3 W0 M/ H7 F
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled+ T5 T3 @7 H+ ]+ w
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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) y) D- v3 q1 \7 U Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
% V& ~1 }7 D+ f4 }% K Units retreated 2/ p! K7 g* F* p5 D7 i( P8 D) v
. u: i) T, O3 ]6 I- \; zAllied ground losses:
4 f7 m* e, k; P/ U 189 casualties reported( \& C' `; T: M$ U& ^& R! l1 k- C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled8 k7 u; R$ p4 j/ d! o+ G4 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled x# X: s0 I V6 o! U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# S2 O* ~0 a& X4 x; `8 R" l9 z
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!, r0 z I, [( W) W( S+ ~2 U" y
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88th Chinese Corps
$ T) m' X3 x$ P, A7 U% E 63rd Chinese Corps
6 H& W) M' X/ E! y' [ 94th Chinese Corps+ B1 y) C1 w5 ?* @/ y
12th Group Army7 m$ v! p- T6 ~! y
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Defending units:0 O9 J1 ~; D1 e% V+ Z ]# w+ y
102nd Infantry Regiment
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