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,
5 ~( O1 }; U, e# r$ a8 Z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。3 O3 b1 H( r2 o: [' \2 Z# [
A large enemy para force lands on top of our reserves - much like in Market Garden. & K y4 |0 Z8 x$ V$ L+ I8 v7 |' q9 j2 c
They will be getting the foot tomorrow. : f) s$ A9 C* O/ Q* A& R$ g
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Ground combat at Phnom Penh
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# \$ f. n4 \7 \8 a' C% MAllied Shock attack _; y. g! V/ r) T6 O0 \. ]
0 v8 w& m, k4 w' U' i3 C& p% ?% a, P0 rAttacking force 2593 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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8 G& ]& B) f. [+ A5 }) PDefending force 13315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372 7 N' E5 _- N# e% ?( P) |/ v( B; Q
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Allied max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 13 & k- l2 t" h! i$ X3 v; ?
1 l- d; {: P4 o! U$ G/ |Japanese max defense: 350 - adjusted defense: 627 ( H ~0 I2 A! T8 j/ c4 j$ s
7 [9 s+ a' o' G- l; n) V6 ~9 N1 x& IAllied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) T$ v: t' d* U, o7 H. S1 k
2 Q2 x! [) i1 g8 @4 p) S6 cJapanese ground losses:
" U, r+ n- l$ C4 V# F$ W5 n56 casualties reported
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 17 |