AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 20, 42
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: Y' ?. Z, b8 t缅甸战场,曼德勒陷落,N多机队不及撤离,只好花PP点重建7 J1 Q9 m$ P! {0 c3 l' h: K6 |
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* N+ p( s$ O7 I. f+ [. s5 s' o9 h
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Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)
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# p& U# M1 L- {& s6 ]& q t L- a( c- m0 VAttacking force 15203 troops, 217 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 4955 l3 W- H# V, D1 g- T, e
" _# \' ?3 o @! \* [Defending force 3922 troops, 31 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 61# R& e2 r, h# U4 z2 i( L3 k1 y( g/ @
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2; u& r5 o' _5 Z4 @, c! ^. E
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Japanese adjusted assault: 473 / f) j5 m# o6 @9 |4 G1 M
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Allied adjusted defense: 44 ( n) J9 G8 M5 E! N+ }0 @
6 X8 _2 K% j& ? B( G* VJapanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!; R/ K* O! u$ s1 Z
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no flights! `5 `+ Z5 `+ }% B, t, n
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Allied aircraft losses5 { C/ `; P* h0 g0 ?3 s, u% w3 f
PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed
" p! E6 Q3 ?5 i4 _) A, U Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
9 z* q, a/ u4 k" S: S Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
2 b* [1 O! V$ J9 F" ~% M! x Blenheim IV: 8 destroyed
y8 P' H6 V( e7 L4 p V% R Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed) G; C$ E2 k! N( i b- U
Hudson IIIa: 2 destroyed+ o1 [- R; U! T0 {
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker:
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( l/ H [ B, t9 B5 z0 iJapanese ground losses:
% N2 A$ `' I* @: [0 l 98 casualties reported
! R# m* ?+ Z" E, e; n; g Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
& L; w% k+ k, ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* H7 Y9 e: ~& N- l' ]6 e2 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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f5 Z. m( A4 e- }0 ^( gAllied ground losses:2 z. O% H }) |+ C. c$ {* C, [
2464 casualties reported+ u8 v* `8 T+ [# d
Squads: 22 destroyed, 24 disabled
) F: y! K9 P* Q1 [/ x# r8 S- x1 C Non Combat: 190 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- C% F9 H* a5 v( M: J0 ^ Vehicles lost 48 (48 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 g7 [, z% R& b3 r1 K
Units retreated 3
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6 u6 h& e, d1 a0 dAssaulting units:# }! F! I/ D g3 B9 Y) r
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3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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1 U i+ _/ n4 o3 Q* W& VDefending units:
2 E6 d P6 E- d. @1 |9 g- G' ` Mandalay BMP Battalion
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103rd RAF Base Force |