AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 425 {! }% p/ H5 t
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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; i2 U) e7 I. K) a: L
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* T- y! u% o8 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
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1 a8 u% }; D2 f0 @6 P3 a( z3 `" kMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 0 A3 E' c$ h( g, d* Z0 W4 L
' A9 P$ U- K3 R$ h) @: g- F7 l) a: DWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.% B/ M; O5 \- S, R
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes- F1 n. |1 \6 E8 g% A5 m# U% Y& w* r
. V1 V0 [& x6 ]) G4 z# ?% RJapanese aircraft# G o& C" p: P3 }# g7 V7 X
G3M2 Nell x 19
$ a3 G* [+ k6 |3 n G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
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+ s1 U8 ?& M5 n1 x# Y, jJapanese aircraft losses
- e! B6 s$ \2 p) z% ~+ _ G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
7 {5 ^+ e( e# _0 u* j2 J G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
. I9 C* v2 e- u: A6 P G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, p% d) m, }8 N0 V
% Q5 n) y3 X$ [& V" sNo Allied losses3 Y U3 Y `) u) ]/ \, M
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* `" w7 w* u* {: M- [" KGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack7 h# n2 f: z+ M7 H3 h9 o
* e8 R5 B! i6 b: {$ r) gAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27: H0 S" }( h( j( C" R
5 g+ Z' m( b+ M! Z9 c2 P- K. `4 f6 YDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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) K% N4 o4 u$ O# ?5 fAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:
9 ~9 W, N2 e' ~) W 826 casualties reported
0 m; a$ b: \% }4 Z% }9 @ Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 k# {7 J" V+ _ Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled' V- T+ ~0 V0 X" o# r# U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- m1 y8 f4 N! U. E/ U
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ j* }) I6 ?) f$ e Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
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Defending units:6 \3 Z7 y/ K' p" }) }0 ?
11th Chinese Corps ~' I- r2 }% H3 M
81st Chinese Corps; u' I+ m; r9 O- z$ F% y% u
3rd Prov Chinese Corps5 X: M7 ?7 H* H9 p# s. O6 ?. |
17th Group Army- f9 ]) K, O' _" z0 ?
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4 J3 h3 o: q; z# y: @4 UGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)$ D' M4 p/ Y( e1 ~& v
# @3 D9 s/ e& gAllied Shock attack* I+ \! ]. G! \7 V) Q5 K" r
$ B v( N$ C+ V* N+ ?: J6 eAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633+ G" V& d3 \8 j. |/ Z
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
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; G' V0 W7 i% b* nAllied adjusted assault: 369 9 I/ S* a1 m/ l4 g: }& U
: p0 l: [2 J [% SJapanese adjusted defense: 43 " Y3 K5 o) W: n9 A
; j( a( }: g! ~7 EAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
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& c0 ^: w1 m8 r2 I- a/ r3 r* @0 H& NCombat modifiers
3 D# ~0 z5 \3 m# IDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)( Q P; _0 M7 s
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)' \" B6 h+ x. |/ U. `
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Japanese ground losses:% ]9 T( G$ \" ]3 A8 Y
1817 casualties reported
3 z9 B Z# j* d U Q Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
! y( {& x* Z6 p Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
. Z, t( u4 l" U( h- d4 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! y( ?6 C- K( f' S, \2 c% u. C9 S
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)2 b A% Z- a" M; ]1 A1 M
Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:4 M5 R! S9 W- v; W& C
189 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" j: ^5 [6 _2 |+ n9 w# y& n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!* K+ M) P& R$ S! M" T" o
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88th Chinese Corps- \2 A: x' L7 p+ `* Y
63rd Chinese Corps
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# C6 `5 n# Y6 c 12th Group Army$ I O3 p) |" e
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Defending units:
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4th Mortar Battalion |