AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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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$ D; T* s. `+ f+ @( B
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3 y' p' [; s# P! i; _0 p
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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' z A- i/ s* i: tWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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: X) ?6 Y- O/ E( G, I6 N' J- P7 sRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 Z2 Q/ N5 w) X U* V$ T
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes: X! \( j- [) |
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Japanese aircraft+ c& a: y0 L0 J+ z5 y0 z% l
G3M2 Nell x 19. q$ f9 |! X0 b
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
B, S4 z) R9 J6 T+ u/ \2 | H81-A3 x 466 l# C( g* p3 H8 G, U) C) d
0 B3 S9 U5 X) ?4 t( A' b% _7 BJapanese aircraft losses
{6 w+ ^+ w; L; \- M4 P/ U' } G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
( O: P4 i8 {' f G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak8 l4 [, h0 K5 E, M1 H
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses. `0 X1 q+ v; Q; p" D- I1 n8 ~9 d$ U1 v! I
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)% P/ a1 e% D% Z- t
! w) d" i( d' r$ w# }% H5 RJapanese Shock attack
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' c% x) I% w! c! T4 S) F7 f3 FAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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0 k. w0 I5 z* W+ \Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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# d% H& Q$ l6 rAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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" v& @; G% L* P/ YJapanese ground losses:, V3 o+ Y" r8 o0 W0 U& }( H+ D
826 casualties reported3 {& j/ ]0 ~, K% V
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled2 S t- M3 a) B0 s; v6 D; F
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled6 y. M; v# w0 H; t6 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# C9 V- S) `' ~3 t3 b
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 ^ I9 H- H+ @/ U6 F Units destroyed 17 g; w( ~( ?* X/ y0 J
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Assaulting units:
" b" {" ?( B) @4 Y$ W" u- ` 1st Ching An Tui Brigade( s. i& m$ y- C) z! J
2 ?6 @& |6 E% d( B2 N2 q1 g/ _9 Y0 nDefending units:. X4 q& Q# n" m9 S) ?
11th Chinese Corps' }9 W7 A/ k/ l' e3 S5 j
81st Chinese Corps
- [% S3 d, q9 S- j 3rd Prov Chinese Corps
4 Y1 {0 @5 L Y: C9 d" M5 V6 P 17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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. |! b) k! u0 E. \6 p1 H0 iAllied Shock attack
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! X: _1 i% p% E s$ WAttacking 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
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 7 b! r- m0 U$ C I
' Z0 j; @- l1 I! U3 q2 zJapanese adjusted defense: 43 4 _" J( `- T# A4 @+ }) B2 g, k% ]% M
3 e% T- W& q( Q9 L/ Z8 CAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
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: M# Z3 Y( B7 y0 e; D UCombat modifiers
`* S3 A, V5 L1 ?$ Z# C9 z) [Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
* G: d. v$ ^0 H- u" c3 ~3 D+ ~Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)8 e7 R+ u5 K+ E# c8 D0 E
5 D6 t7 [" `& K4 Z# ]Japanese ground losses:4 i s" G1 q- v" {: C* t
1817 casualties reported. D6 J0 A( P; \$ ^) x4 Y x. B @
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
/ q3 ]) s, X& W# f3 h/ Z& u Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
9 s- A+ B. W5 A* q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) i# u& p- L* C$ K/ B/ D. n Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)' {% t' D4 g. ?+ x" N
Units retreated 2/ t+ n6 v6 P. x$ k- p# A4 F& R
: t1 F0 r) Z5 q, q eAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:* o, B3 D: H Q. m8 y4 e' y
88th Chinese Corps( C' B. J- x) y* r# f g
63rd Chinese Corps
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12th Group Army2 P0 @- @5 z3 i* u& T1 R0 |9 C; v
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Defending units:
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