AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42* I/ q3 [5 H* Y1 D/ K& j& k" o
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' N9 ^7 V0 Q7 Y' m1 f# t f( Q4 E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
0 z, R! y( |* U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% D2 G4 c9 v9 k0 t6 c) W, ?) h2 l
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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# p; Q8 l% Q8 h" u5 J; R+ oRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ \* @! c- p9 h& K- \* ZEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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! j' c7 b, E$ q) B# f9 O4 FJapanese aircraft" \; {9 ?& G6 T
G3M2 Nell x 19
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* H# o$ ^$ O/ S- E% e8 ~. e. sAllied aircraft
2 T& I% _9 F# D- V H81-A3 x 469 {6 P$ A' T: S+ Z
- I. b1 c1 f+ \: E& AJapanese aircraft losses1 n+ D j& b& T4 n! G
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
& T5 u) n: f% j+ ]" F3 {) F G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
3 f& x5 [6 U8 x( q9 b: [* u7 _ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses5 \$ d$ Q) \& E3 @! `3 }. x, J1 _
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+ O [& E8 h1 e% E( ^Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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% ]( B3 y/ T/ V3 R! t% ]; e% j% sJapanese Shock attack9 q1 u- q6 L% t2 a( q, Y4 L
- A7 @# S8 o' K+ z5 Z4 HAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27# j, G( [" f$ ~' V; a
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out) D( @9 \+ j9 I E: F1 ~1 q
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Japanese ground losses:& U! V% V! u4 j
826 casualties reported
$ J1 j0 b4 }5 e# m# \2 u Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 R- P# f' I" H! ~ h3 P, z. i* q Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ` q) Z1 O- F. n* _" P3 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, p" @( {+ t" n, i7 v' q( [
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 h x. z: Y9 _6 C+ n. {
Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:5 u. J, T, h7 E, X/ A
1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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0 }$ V7 d) i9 v9 q/ SDefending units:
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81st Chinese Corps
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! [4 J- f# D. m/ ^7 s 17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)5 o, z( }+ w0 e
. r c9 W/ {7 @% Z* T. @Allied Shock attack( m$ E) b) u5 ?5 a, F, l0 N% Y
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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' ?6 f, Y d* X$ x1 H' n. v; D2 TDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121. d/ l O8 g0 D
! k8 G6 ~% `( g8 w& n- U0 N5 U4 i3 dAllied adjusted assault: 369 ) l6 h6 Y0 c1 h
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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$ y7 ~7 q' N& H4 J$ FAllied assault odds: 8 to 1 [0 {6 b; N# D2 o0 _- ]6 f
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Combat modifiers/ G5 ^% a8 X: L% C- k2 R/ m
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)2 C1 ~6 m: b4 X; |: r, y
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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5 W3 [9 _' u; o# r l# kJapanese ground losses:
$ ~- T6 O* p% z: u 1817 casualties reported( k: E+ t# X0 J2 Y1 s
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
5 a- |/ M7 l; P, ^6 ^* p Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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3 s' Y# B. [( n- q3 E+ ~, F5 j Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)" K# r5 p8 F; d* M' J. G& Z
Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:
3 R$ d" \- n q 189 casualties reported% M; b# t( f( y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!, Z/ f0 `% y! y9 F8 O9 ?/ f! f
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Assaulting units:+ _' r8 X6 g* N" {& P6 w8 |3 X: T7 o; _
88th Chinese Corps! Z6 y% C) c7 ~8 b! Q
63rd Chinese Corps
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12th Group Army& J* _& i4 p6 B- E: E! m0 }# _
, j% E# o7 j, E9 Q& c! SDefending units:
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4th Mortar Battalion |