AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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J# r* }6 u, G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
3 s9 n8 |$ r: `4 H1 N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
* |7 F' \# Y3 @ I6 y( r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, O" P: ~9 |8 g. w& K$ S' q5 \* _
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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3 U+ T3 h3 q; Y: ?Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 @9 y/ E. g0 L8 hRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 M R' v, k9 f( v$ N0 ?Estimated time to target is 8 minutes( d) D( H O' f/ N) W
7 U6 `! r% c \4 f7 H% hJapanese aircraft
- B: y& {/ G& L1 u/ n G3M2 Nell x 19
8 l6 B3 {6 o: l/ S G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 p/ d U6 y% T( N3 d: s! Z2 w. V G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed+ ~+ \/ q2 Y0 N ?& G
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
: K1 l3 J, P# W# n, q- | G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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, `/ O5 g* `4 J3 Q" T N' D0 N eNo Allied losses
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. @8 b3 ` [& V0 e2 x# Q: `4 FGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)- v2 F- N. [* t3 i5 F' y
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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7 v: U# D3 K! ]6 Y- [Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5060 L) Y" d5 R2 R" M0 U8 u
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out b! H/ W5 N1 }( C3 D8 o
+ u% b2 k8 T) ]5 Z- V0 TJapanese ground losses:7 M( M- t0 w( s# D/ x# `. H6 A* _
826 casualties reported+ j1 j7 v9 u7 w9 s* }' r7 v
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled& w: C& ^2 g, ?( m% L7 |5 f
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
( [3 `& n; w$ J4 r; u& R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 O2 d6 H1 \# I3 p( b
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 x% c( q1 D3 t" h7 I& ]- ~5 J Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
: ~6 X7 K% e7 G: p" Y D/ \0 c4 z 1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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11th Chinese Corps
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3rd Prov Chinese Corps) Q4 y _& |0 F/ ]4 T& | ~$ \
17th Group Army
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: t% e% e7 j7 h4 F4 [Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)+ k& u$ e; U" _$ L3 V; a8 r- [8 w l X
; Y4 j5 |; w; a/ E# y& \Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633; G) U# A8 O, _8 d
" \$ `- }# X# j$ k0 k' D, {& O$ `Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1217 G; y6 `' l+ Y
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 * v1 t. \- u& b7 a# R
# N( \5 p! S- X& k0 j$ bJapanese adjusted defense: 43 1 V! M# l% l6 i# @& o4 h. s
' p- X8 v' d: E- G$ b8 P, cAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers
1 H7 E- W- `0 d4 j) A7 qDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:# }9 Q ~( V! D( D# ^$ e1 M
1817 casualties reported' |4 G( U# q3 s. p( p' u) t" _
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
- J; s& }+ k; S0 t" }: Y Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
5 h( J" |3 r4 @, T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" ^" {( P/ d& p/ q) t* c0 W Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
9 C$ s0 H: g9 ^- c Units retreated 2. O' H! E P9 U, {( f8 P! B
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" H+ g3 Z2 `, d G1 m8 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# D0 O+ c2 R5 j. u0 R
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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' V8 J& ]7 y5 l6 W& wAssaulting units:
4 z0 a1 Y* I; h. Q7 t R, P 88th Chinese Corps
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{3 z ^) O5 ?8 q$ J 94th Chinese Corps
, G3 Q- |3 P! p) Y) P 12th Group Army
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102nd Infantry Regiment4 r$ s7 ^5 Z" R: Z) V9 [% P
4th Mortar Battalion |