AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42' S6 A9 B# m' V$ Z( |6 q, O
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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
' d2 }7 @ H) `& t' {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# d5 G) e3 h6 ]. R8 H, [& w D
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* o. H. X/ k" n2 q( B' KEstimated time to target is 8 minutes4 _# L1 g- q% D
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8 K3 |1 D6 d8 I0 d2 S G3M2 Nell x 19; u' @) e4 ?. i( _
G4M1 Betty x 17
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H81-A3 x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses- b5 K3 T: R5 B; t& k
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
' `5 r% t2 d. x% q# F" K t) c! P G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
- H/ p& ~$ D/ w) O G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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3 [6 X N* Q! t" @8 d/ \% y# z# P' |& IGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack, W" W0 D% ?, K: J4 Q
! h% g% n, y5 t7 m0 U5 SAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27! H) n# {! M. I6 x, L* ^ g
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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
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Japanese ground losses:, a% u' m0 }1 g4 U: G- \
826 casualties reported
* f; r0 K5 ?/ l) n6 a3 r0 w Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ?+ A# H2 N+ L& J. y3 f! U Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 f0 @- s5 b5 o& {& z2 Y" |4 f Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. e) g9 q' j& a Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:& v5 Z: c5 s# B3 F: S6 r/ v' @
1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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2 j! {7 @% @$ A* g- ?Defending units:
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: _4 n- E- l) I8 x' } 81st Chinese Corps
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17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack
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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 = 1211 D" e+ b! o5 J+ o: {
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 ) c3 T$ G& }1 q0 H* e
( C6 P! w* A7 WJapanese adjusted defense: 43
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/ d* U( z- R6 x# t! `3 iAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)7 S( ], k# W" B6 j+ O
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)- i Q" X* Z2 @3 D: C0 F) p
w0 N3 A0 x3 L- j- R( B- N4 g7 C/ GJapanese ground losses:: X' g* f+ D. G
1817 casualties reported, f3 N: A% Y+ {- D3 g" H
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled) C+ H" ~7 _3 z6 o5 \
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
: o4 r& F: Z. H7 G1 {/ j- i! } Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:8 p& q% |. F* ?+ u
189 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ u0 {) E" U1 R# Y) z9 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 c" B) S+ s1 x4 m
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!# G, q# ~8 x6 A9 m) x* ]
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88th Chinese Corps
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94th Chinese Corps2 X# i- l9 q% n# T6 e# M
12th Group Army1 o, a$ n: |9 D" h2 }
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102nd Infantry Regiment
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