1945年2月18日,在对柬埔寨地区没有进行充分地面炸射进行火力空侦的情况下,
' m8 @5 H( C1 o. r直接将大规模空降部队投到了日军放置在纵深防守的预备队头上。
3 W: r2 X8 p6 f' S% YA large enemy para force lands on top of our reserves - much like in Market Garden.
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Ground combat at Phnom Penh
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Allied Shock attack 8 F% s) h2 r2 J
! J/ r" m, E. H- P: q' IAttacking force 2593 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 ! a+ F! |& f2 d. T( I
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Defending force 13315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372
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Allied max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 13 0 i% z+ R$ m; b9 G% g' u$ M! F
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Japanese max defense: 350 - adjusted defense: 627
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+ i5 c) P E9 U" P% k% \1 nAllied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) % i, g+ Y3 J v! N
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Japanese ground losses:
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( e' ^; Z# x! bGuns lost 2 . ?# W% S" d: t' ]
: K1 b1 k4 Q0 IAllied ground losses: 9 p4 V1 m; m' e2 E
608 casualties reported ' a. Y3 f z! s/ Q' `; |( M2 H
Guns lost 17 |