1945年2月18日,在对柬埔寨地区没有进行充分地面炸射进行火力空侦的情况下,
4 B( h. d+ v1 I$ G- a直接将大规模空降部队投到了日军放置在纵深防守的预备队头上。$ m! x; p4 m; T0 @" t! Q
A large enemy para force lands on top of our reserves - much like in Market Garden. * D' e0 r; o7 B6 W6 o; Y6 v
They will be getting the foot tomorrow. , w, ~, w' L* Q' o7 I5 K
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Ground combat at Phnom Penh
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Allied Shock attack
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$ A" K4 C7 u( u# |Attacking force 2593 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 : G, p d$ y9 N8 f; d8 W# o
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Defending force 13315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372
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1 A, Y9 |( [% r$ E+ b- ~Allied max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 13
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Japanese max defense: 350 - adjusted defense: 627
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Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) 0 y6 |0 e8 ~4 V _1 t& |! k
* \. N; c& B, y. F1 gJapanese ground losses: . J& O. I( S [
56 casualties reported # Y' e' @" t, r
Guns lost 2
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o9 }# e* D+ E, fAllied ground losses: + U% T; }* F9 p2 b
608 casualties reported
5 s5 q- f$ I/ ^( ?Guns lost 17 |