AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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# w3 E9 T! z, }& A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
4 }( a2 a4 j8 Q+ y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
1 R0 x: J6 }% @: H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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$ ~, x) c" G) f/ b, @+ DMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 " ^: b1 f! E! l: I9 F* K5 J: m/ H
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& H( ?: a1 D2 o: e% G
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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8 R* O0 E; L7 f6 r2 A7 |% Q! fJapanese aircraft
, O" @/ e- U" w) Q G3M2 Nell x 19
8 I3 B' Q" C Y G4M1 Betty x 17+ e: i6 U. C" y5 \
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H81-A3 x 46 E: N% Y) l( \, [- D
, J% h& ?/ h! J9 p6 [Japanese aircraft losses
3 H, a6 B+ \3 U s G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed9 c9 C; p' K2 H5 m8 Z. f
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak: {; v! B5 h @# p' N! H6 |& M
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses6 F' O( I' w$ V; A7 H3 ^+ \
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) W! `2 }8 V% d3 w# kGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack' V( x ], @0 R1 Y. ~8 l W, n
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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% A* {* m( G9 u3 E9 ZDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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" z8 n' a" E9 s8 H& V% XAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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3 S' F* Y% Y O* U; u! n mJapanese ground losses:
& `4 u$ M# i/ I, O 826 casualties reported2 k8 R" Y+ I3 F5 @
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled3 l) \% J3 L3 ^: q& `, N
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled' G# S6 b* }" S8 u8 I( u8 e0 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" Q T( W( r' q) J/ s6 w6 p Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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9 G6 V. `" X) t2 n" F8 n0 M+ bAssaulting units:
8 y( U; {' d, B9 y4 k, H 1st Ching An Tui Brigade6 M1 [3 {+ ]& k y7 o4 T7 ?# C
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Defending units:! g9 E* i2 s2 A- ^3 O5 G( _6 ?; I
11th Chinese Corps
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17th Group Army' g/ E/ _* C0 F$ ]( w; X- h
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/ x. K0 Q* M, }. e2 H1 D9 SGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)) s# E" }' w5 z! d- Q) G/ X
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Allied Shock attack8 H4 R/ Z6 v u4 n) 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
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3 G$ q) ^& _/ |4 O0 s/ uAllied adjusted assault: 369 2 N; S; x/ s$ x4 A. v, g; S5 S
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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( |4 Y* X" ^! q8 K! ~Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
X# ]1 x7 ]1 j8 ?+ v) wAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
' I T- i; ~" L+ U- E) b- ? 1817 casualties reported4 C! ^$ } {- F( l r4 A8 S4 a
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled( Y' i) `% Z. P) {, V( J
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled) e0 O3 y, c) e: t. ^) a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ k* \/ j# d- v3 c7 [" a3 A
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)* x9 [+ ~9 e- ]
Units retreated 2. Z6 M" V: _7 ^
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Allied ground losses:
1 \2 u* L- q3 k+ \3 L% o5 G7 c 189 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 w1 U8 T+ b! U7 o/ r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!! e% D4 E7 l$ q) y) \) M( B5 q
$ a4 g/ Q, P5 g' w7 Z5 GAssaulting units:
! N# Z1 K. \4 b/ }( g8 x0 T 88th Chinese Corps
0 s# r; G8 p! @. D1 a; c- z 63rd Chinese Corps
: A, l* o& Y+ ^1 p: ]9 O 94th Chinese Corps6 p; a0 r _) F9 `
12th Group Army
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102nd Infantry Regiment
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