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,
& K5 u; u! Y0 L9 U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。* u& _5 U4 S1 l: u0 J' D
A large enemy para force lands on top of our reserves - much like in Market Garden. ! J# W5 _% I5 L. }6 h' C- \( e
They will be getting the foot tomorrow. 0 H# p; L& M6 A i7 `
/ b- k% L) D/ m9 [Ground combat at Phnom Penh
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! }+ K3 y5 a5 v: e" R2 {" bAllied Shock attack
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% ^9 c/ Y A1 I% x, y' XAttacking force 2593 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 ) u7 @$ @0 ]1 ^0 y6 x* ]# F0 C, D9 u: K
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Defending force 13315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372
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4 h; f1 Q" m* H B6 M" ZAllied max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 13 * ?; G( A2 L2 O
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Japanese max defense: 350 - adjusted defense: 627 }1 ~$ L1 C v2 H6 l: e. o
, q- m1 h8 _, z) TAllied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) 7 @* ~' b5 X& D/ H& @2 Y. ~! M; m
Z3 Z0 `+ Y5 `Japanese ground losses: + o+ z6 M% g7 C% c! Y5 h
56 casualties reported - a; A/ G9 J' g" T b
Guns lost 2 . C4 v. C2 v; A5 @7 C
7 L) S' b+ X5 L) x f6 j4 N+ W$ D" KAllied ground losses: q1 |6 y @- X. V/ T. U% X
608 casualties reported
7 ~! l! I* S" I$ `7 l; m. [" Y$ CGuns lost 17 |