AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 420 @0 H7 E; _2 x: P3 N2 }3 B2 P
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0 W5 o& I! W9 v: x2 T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
3 q: n0 Z4 d7 \& D( t5 H* h/ \1 P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 r+ X6 y5 q* h5 h! a
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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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 & C) q9 ?2 p7 ^& L6 }
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 U1 t2 Q+ w1 N# v/ |- Q
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, R: m( R- H' o; O/ CEstimated time to target is 8 minutes9 W2 }) J @! D: R
& Q# V) s$ ]# L# I) R! d8 JJapanese aircraft* h( ?2 q* l. O* z, \0 B; P3 E
G3M2 Nell x 198 q( }2 h7 S- L1 _* w) U
G4M1 Betty x 17! ?; c% G, y! ] z5 v( p
1 |2 \8 ^2 c! y" Q( R* v* t4 AAllied aircraft" o$ D j! \- D* b- o
H81-A3 x 46. s2 m- W+ z/ X9 v# P
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Japanese aircraft losses, h ~- ~; t9 d* O
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed! p, ^! i# ]6 P& `
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
o$ n F( O5 s) G- p' r7 L N G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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& n1 s9 R: X3 U/ `1 S5 R% |Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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, N3 [3 T& S0 M! o ? TJapanese Shock attack# _3 |1 C# v* F1 x6 Q
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 277 X r# G5 s8 |4 [+ y5 Y
$ P6 T- e1 ]3 d' o) p9 _7 B% EDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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% u4 O/ ]3 C" Q* K# V) ]6 EAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:& d1 y* \4 a8 d. u3 U/ m
826 casualties reported
3 b ~' A Q8 [3 m4 t" O Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled4 H7 b' x8 b( D$ R
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
' f: e Z* u& Z7 P6 q7 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! V( l/ g' S- v. t' y; g1 W; J; U Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)' s% }: J! c5 m
Units destroyed 19 H+ S8 F. z/ F$ A
. [1 Q* {- q+ m1 c- `5 `8 W# G; W$ n: |6 i/ mAssaulting units:) b9 M) y# n5 D% X) T6 ?6 U6 r
1st Ching An Tui Brigade. z! j" ^# ^, g) @3 h7 ?
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81st Chinese Corps
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y6 c( E9 m& T* g$ b. R( o 17th Group Army
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5 W: g. L, @( ^Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)! n/ M) y! v s! n
- g' @$ g W( N( N6 q% A. O( @5 QAllied 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 = 121
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 . p5 W4 n- }7 x
8 \6 E1 V# r I) `- `/ s8 N1 ?Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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& I/ {; Y8 S6 @, |' [5 t; yAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers
& K, ]" f$ M2 C y& ?" P4 MDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)- {9 |0 G% G/ v' F4 H
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:: J) j/ d- G5 {, m8 w5 @: x
1817 casualties reported" h) x3 X& k N% N) U
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled' _) y9 Q a0 i' k; O
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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' C/ ?0 h# r) \' G Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled) o6 T8 x7 u, D: S3 F
Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:$ ^% r) I/ U5 R4 k$ o/ y6 H
189 casualties reported) U& j% B" [. y) ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled5 q$ p1 k7 ]$ T( B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ u4 H, [- t* y, p3 G" |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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9 O* N* D7 N& UDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!8 |) M0 ?) O2 R
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Assaulting units:
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94th Chinese Corps. J5 ~0 z2 A9 T0 I' _& W Q
12th Group Army x8 _. _7 A4 k" g# K6 ?# u7 {$ B
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Defending units:
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4th Mortar Battalion |