AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 425 i# e7 s- x9 C2 E" I) C
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4 i: A! ]' n$ a. D8 Q- V; H6 l3 V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
2 A/ R2 \& [& |2 ~+ D: {. O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7 G' B! Q& {5 \( ]
国军在韶关附近突击了一支企图迂回的派遣军部队,将其击退,挫败了其包围前线国军的企图& f( Y+ `9 o+ v) T1 p! q
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2 D( I% a! e4 i: w. L! FMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain M5 v0 B* P3 W( v& ?! s
& Y5 b0 C8 g) G+ \6 D1 U( yRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 o6 \; t' V- x3 u4 v+ c4 |# r
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 {* ~ e3 _5 \
( O) b6 u0 i9 l1 F( O; \Japanese aircraft
Y- @; v8 Z" h( G' ^) [ G3M2 Nell x 19
; J, y- u" v/ D& N G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
! v' @/ l, ^' Q6 U H81-A3 x 46% y+ ~. u/ Q/ Z: X+ C* i5 N+ m2 v
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G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed8 I4 m0 q: r5 }" H
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses$ Q% K" z2 F5 Q! Q3 k
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)' ]: i P% L( H* _! N; \6 V
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Japanese Shock attack' c/ V# Z1 e( x+ ?/ R/ D
* L2 [2 w/ ]0 A+ f0 S, XAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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8 p$ C2 u3 k, J' W v1 w/ iDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out! Q1 X- o% W1 Y' m; i9 T
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Japanese ground losses:
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0 q8 u. U' i* [ j# f( _. F Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled* U- J: t2 X( H9 w
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 T' R8 w+ E; D! P$ J; } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( F& @6 U, \& ?! ^0 P
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- I/ V& m, H- | \' x: K Units destroyed 1( _5 `- k8 y/ V' W
3 ?/ H2 E' P" |9 C# y1 a6 w9 sAssaulting units:: N, P) \) c# Q0 q8 @! m
1st Ching An Tui Brigade& B; @! N/ i- C2 Z% {# @
" }6 ^, G) a- b& g6 `Defending units:! [2 U5 K7 e2 T" O+ B# G
11th Chinese Corps e$ M7 D* o+ P% j; Q$ Y5 r! R
81st Chinese Corps
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17th Group Army
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6 L1 N0 S/ X+ R/ pGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)- _$ e/ E$ N" w7 G
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Allied Shock attack
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/ {6 C$ o) g' n' \# dAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633: h. f1 x$ o. u2 S3 Z- K4 s6 B7 i( u
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
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& Y5 L$ l/ c( j; } { fAllied adjusted assault: 369
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43 & t" A U6 |" y5 c/ W
2 P9 b/ f/ n& n% V7 D. T- gAllied assault odds: 8 to 1 2 H) Y9 X6 X: b/ b: [ Z( B
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Combat modifiers
' _ _4 y0 {: M% P+ xDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
& X" [8 w2 R* w0 o' i+ c1 fAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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+ i- J: q+ Y, Q; |, PJapanese ground losses:
2 r# u6 p% x. \7 s1 w 1817 casualties reported; A: j. |1 T% U. J
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
. m$ z% y6 N: s6 u6 E" J. t0 t Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
! W, b2 r% ?/ | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* ~4 l0 _. o* Y Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
{3 j$ C" U5 h) p Units retreated 2
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2 M( }$ M. k# Q, W& DAllied ground losses: X @) }8 n7 s, F. k$ R
189 casualties reported" X# a( P! F9 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled6 E, a6 O6 d+ L! {7 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- x. s9 H0 ~ F" v7 }+ A4 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 ^. B6 K' C: I, p
" v6 i$ N3 R- \7 V) [ {( kDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!1 i. s- D' n6 `1 Z, l2 \
4 R) l+ U& I" l, vAssaulting units:4 N" D1 o# {. ?! _7 f, H$ \
88th Chinese Corps" w: \* v4 O. A* J5 Y
63rd Chinese Corps
3 Z. ~( _# ^+ \7 J% h+ P 94th Chinese Corps( f- g% [# w! A; M
12th Group Army; b& x3 |0 ]( h- i/ ]6 {1 f
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Defending units:' N U5 m, a3 p
102nd Infantry Regiment
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