AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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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 J, w! M% ^ v" Q4 y- ?, K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 |6 T9 Z' |4 b8 i7 ~7 ?* 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4 e/ a" E- ]+ Y$ \5 V0 X" N* D8 A# s
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 9 E- {# |& g$ M
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 C' v/ ~( ]2 k; m2 k
, j* X. h0 \' |4 U% x* k( zRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., K) {: U- M4 p: A2 ]) J4 |
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes' e9 n3 I- r) x0 Z' _( h, G
@+ P/ W5 z1 {) xJapanese aircraft5 I4 d: D/ ~! O7 e, y
G3M2 Nell x 19. C/ O0 F7 s5 y& r7 W
G4M1 Betty x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses" e" S$ W3 @& s' M5 f* H
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
, Q4 v* f; j. g/ A( m$ Z- N" q8 C G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak) Z3 r: S! V1 H* a% k
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed- v0 d. s9 R# B k/ e0 R. t
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No Allied losses g8 {* M( |1 [! J( }# C- \
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack' H; p% q+ q4 r, ^! h: S
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272 r: z( N( m7 O! Y
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506- o ^) H1 C0 m! f& l: i. @8 G4 ~
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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& g1 S+ w' Y& T* C1 SJapanese ground losses:4 v M4 J; K' L0 O" V7 N: W+ L
826 casualties reported
& z p4 ~" u+ e" B: g2 \! T x* v3 L Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
- J7 j$ U9 u, W. }8 x" h Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
' }; ~2 I/ G6 p4 \! U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# Q( E, n K) \" N
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 j P' y0 H: E8 S# g Units destroyed 1
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& W, E/ Y3 v& A/ s1 P4 sAssaulting units:* r5 w; p% ^8 h" N
1st Ching An Tui Brigade$ N* W( K. m8 P# v4 Z
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Defending units:8 h! T& _3 D- j- e
11th Chinese Corps
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9 D% ^/ p/ d) h6 G- \' R7 _ 3rd Prov Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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) \5 E8 ?% s9 hAllied Shock attack. j" m0 [6 F/ }( U/ \2 P8 j) l4 i
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Attacking 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% t9 [6 [" B/ U
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 & x9 L$ v% `! `/ c0 e
9 L" O3 V3 |8 U: W8 QJapanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 9 z) s+ ~3 I' m) [8 o0 H) N
3 G6 E6 o/ `2 yCombat modifiers9 j% n$ E; P+ X7 f) e4 y) u& m
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
/ x; \' y6 f1 nAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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: x# R, f; r) b! P0 vJapanese ground losses:7 V! K1 z7 {; }% A7 x
1817 casualties reported
( ~. l9 o+ b" X; ~* h Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
3 C3 }; {- B3 J' m% J( ^ Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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# S, T9 J& l+ b: [7 ] Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
( {, u) T* ^! i1 e3 s Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:
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7 N4 m# u$ k+ F7 b# Y) i Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled6 {4 v. Z7 _7 A/ @4 n6 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!$ i' l. Z3 q! m7 ^) z$ j) j
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Assaulting units:, F/ h5 @' E8 U- B B- {3 ]6 {2 i
88th Chinese Corps9 Y$ W- b% T3 \" t
63rd Chinese Corps
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12th Group Army
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102nd Infantry Regiment: m: r) t5 e8 ^& `, C; @$ s
4th Mortar Battalion |