AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 20, 42
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北太战场,KB分队又出现在阿图岛以南海域,貌似还多了一队水雷战队;盟军打算一俟登陆阿图岛的地面部队准备妥当,则58将前出,扫清一切登陆障碍& U2 q: i* }* }# f/ z, C: H
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Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)# y; {2 D- F$ L, x
' a9 S2 L& }7 l) d* ZJapanese Deliberate attack$ O/ r9 \( ^1 a6 c! H
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Attacking force 15203 troops, 217 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 495( p6 p& Z" l' I; Q+ Z, I+ j
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Defending force 3922 troops, 31 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 61) E- K6 g4 Y7 A. V) G/ x8 s
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 24 h3 B9 E& P% W+ H2 z8 n
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Japanese adjusted assault: 473 1 g( e, L" l+ B) L* |
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Allied adjusted defense: 44
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9 t# q- H2 J) L+ CJapanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2) 2 h0 H: f0 k% P$ U. o$ T7 D
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!7 n& }8 R" s2 o" \
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Allied aircraft( g: M" c1 ?: \! w* y
no flights
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; c; F) x* ^: `' ^" S* B: ?8 HAllied aircraft losses$ ^2 c3 H1 b& j3 \; j! O& N) `0 Q
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed
9 o) Q0 B3 g5 p, o8 @! l: O C/ d Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed+ Y, `4 \ F5 r' g
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed: H2 t- D5 c. M! V; q6 M6 f: ~4 u
Blenheim IV: 8 destroyed0 ~! L2 M& ]( C5 ]4 P
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
2 [$ j5 k9 _ {, z+ r0 V) R) h+ s Hudson IIIa: 2 destroyed4 W `+ W3 o: U1 E& m; E
+ [) O6 r. h. v2 h/ i0 h- DCombat modifiers
e2 e m9 o% X2 R" O; LDefender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
- o3 R6 U1 I4 KAttacker: % e, j) o3 ^: h; m. c- {
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Japanese ground losses:! f* s" |* d; [$ J. ~+ P3 u
98 casualties reported' `: f# I" O$ o5 n# L
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
) D. |6 X( }: e! a; o7 ^& Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ Q0 ~* h1 c3 D/ K- V# a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* V |1 {4 E" t4 D
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2464 casualties reported) J; _1 ?7 Z6 n4 U n
Squads: 22 destroyed, 24 disabled
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Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 E# i* |% D1 k, l Vehicles lost 48 (48 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; n# A+ K) Y4 v% R2 x Units retreated 3
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0 A( W. e0 L0 ?9 {/ G; i; EAssaulting units:
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55th Mountain Gun Regiment4 ?% o3 H* f2 b# l8 n" k0 _ s
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment; O) ?+ E) @3 k6 i9 y
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
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Defending units:& r3 z. A$ M: e9 v& Q
Mandalay BMP Battalion
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Burma Corps
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