AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 20, 42
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缅甸战场,曼德勒陷落,N多机队不及撤离,只好花PP点重建
8 J+ H/ [7 F) i) P B$ k: ]4 u9 U: Y北太战场,KB分队又出现在阿图岛以南海域,貌似还多了一队水雷战队;盟军打算一俟登陆阿图岛的地面部队准备妥当,则58将前出,扫清一切登陆障碍
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" r! X/ C, {; eGround combat at Mandalay (59,46)# s% h* W: P, ]' M3 g0 K
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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) x) K4 d+ S/ I z! p7 DAttacking force 15203 troops, 217 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 495
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* H* V( R0 k! i# [; v/ `/ x$ p( UDefending force 3922 troops, 31 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 619 i; N" O, P" v6 J5 I1 W$ R y0 g
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2( ], Q, ~+ o3 c8 |: S/ \. \5 k
/ X' E% _' W6 z7 ]Japanese adjusted assault: 473
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Allied adjusted defense: 44 ! l6 }- `: \' p, ?% v G
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Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!0 d- @: g" C. k+ o4 s' ~/ ~1 `3 ^
0 {5 o4 [* n' h E. S$ qAllied aircraft
2 s, p$ B5 n2 p4 i1 u* I no flights
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Allied aircraft losses& L/ w2 ~0 } R
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed- A) \) \/ C( c: d7 _, x
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
. l/ i" c" m+ D( l. f5 ~8 y Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed* J* g I/ C" e: j
Blenheim IV: 8 destroyed$ G8 {/ g- }/ k# @
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
& L3 e( h5 O$ H$ Z Hudson IIIa: 2 destroyed
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/ _$ z& }2 s% xCombat modifiers
$ v' ?9 f: h9 K; J M* t0 ?Defender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
9 {0 K- P- g- l' gAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:1 W6 z# g6 K2 @; C) `
98 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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5 O; ^& @2 V3 e. V4 Q; e. m8 JAllied ground losses:
! j2 F+ Q1 T+ V" a$ L& y 2464 casualties reported
$ U5 \ W! S& z1 }( a4 u$ C6 F1 r Squads: 22 destroyed, 24 disabled1 Z4 }7 l O" O: V
Non Combat: 190 destroyed, 5 disabled v. {- e) S" g" X
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ r3 i( T* g5 z7 X. d Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ `. O/ \# J& `9 L& D" J, w4 {& |
Vehicles lost 48 (48 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 v5 ?; X6 f7 L8 X& K x8 f
Units retreated 3
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8 j: n3 v; j: C, kAssaulting units:6 C; {( f' \9 H' C2 f7 E7 K* o
5th Division
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5 q# Q2 X5 P) `. I( x: F 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 q! X. N5 ?- I' G' N# s- f2 K 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
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3 Z# ^* {/ R6 K+ H2 X$ F$ jDefending units:
J* \' d, W. F8 u% \! [ Mandalay BMP Battalion5 N7 M; @% t" S6 _4 H T g
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
0 r3 G5 y0 f, c Burma Corps ! M7 ]+ A% |, [0 H1 a+ d/ W
103rd RAF Base Force |