AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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+ Z" s$ D5 o' `7 N7 \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$ r) Z% X" U6 r" m
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
; ~+ s# p% o) G/ S5 z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9 o/ ]; ?" K; ?" J/ j: G5 E6 h
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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2 B& H# v0 ]# Z, LWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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% h4 M" E6 b4 Z2 }6 i2 f/ lRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( O& b1 W; D0 @/ O* M# v5 _) _' U' q
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes9 H* b/ O* e5 W) A5 N; ?0 v
. G4 U3 }1 x& S s& `! MJapanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft0 I, A8 U: V8 i5 t1 w* P. N# I
H81-A3 x 46
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G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
1 r/ q& y% S9 S7 u7 i1 U G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak- q& Q) O7 L, J$ q! o* ~, {
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed2 J# P* [4 i, B; L! A/ `1 p
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No Allied losses' P' w- e. q9 |
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9 u% A0 n: e; {9 HGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack: F0 q7 u4 x3 c7 F/ E
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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7 C2 k/ F0 R$ M' w$ M! ?5 iDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out/ A5 F( a0 r- f4 U0 J: X$ @0 E' ]
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Japanese ground losses:7 ^* v- P9 v8 ]- Y0 S3 |
826 casualties reported4 M- \. A- G# @( i- K
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
# k# C8 O9 k8 I" R5 ~ Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled! |# j: z7 c) j4 j: w$ ~2 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 P# z0 I+ B: S- A
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)& D R1 C" `; ]' H7 J
Units destroyed 1+ g2 O0 `9 u3 t0 G C8 m1 d
1 o* m+ y7 X: s$ nAssaulting units:
2 U' P! m, V. N 1st Ching An Tui Brigade% Q; n1 J! ]! U7 C1 L" ^5 X& v
3 N* F1 F+ U; Y* }0 a7 p; ADefending units:
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81st Chinese Corps
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, v& m" k' v3 b 17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)/ }6 N& x: Z7 I$ V' i( t
# w0 @7 u4 s5 T. X1 Y% DAllied Shock attack
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# i" _$ z7 i/ [! ]6 L& vAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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3 Q9 |$ w/ o: q$ d2 p6 H. lDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121. a3 l8 O2 j6 k, k' O
, a8 D" [: ?) F& k4 [Allied adjusted assault: 369
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers# {. t6 l% j& O4 b- n+ p1 E
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
! L: @7 D' n- b- m7 TAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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( Q- G2 _8 {% JJapanese ground losses:
4 ^& Q0 u+ F4 b& R- c 1817 casualties reported3 o/ ]/ i+ w5 t' |/ P6 M! M8 ~
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
% E. P, s( h) g! u6 W$ w Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled+ m) p0 H: m& t4 y! {+ [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ A' m, m" y s+ R Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)+ P1 w# _* p( t, c7 n9 Y V& w
Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:3 i7 D7 ^$ o8 _6 l
189 casualties reported% Q3 R D' [, {7 o* o: x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled' {4 \( o' C' \1 `& K2 H2 _0 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" h. \3 Z2 {* L: e( s# s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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: @3 F# E7 B4 j' e/ Z3 tDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!# E0 C4 j4 l2 k' _2 Z
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Assaulting units:9 M; C* N) r4 u$ u7 }
88th Chinese Corps5 k+ a7 P# ]8 m2 g7 V |
63rd Chinese Corps
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102nd Infantry Regiment
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