AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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: r$ H8 q$ C' i3 m5 f; i/ Q; `. P! L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- J' U+ J) y1 N5 \; F
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
5 N. c: l9 \% c! g4 R* s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
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K6 b- } B5 e+ ]4 JWeather in hex: Moderate rain3 o: m# t4 _, z) K! W9 B
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' {! k( I& F- _* f# c0 |, ?Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, X8 D/ G1 j& B' B7 Y G3M2 Nell x 19
* J: j$ G; x9 l! X' S1 S G4M1 Betty x 17% s; E! D5 r$ w; [9 x& h+ d# p0 Z
2 y# z# d$ { a$ {4 OAllied aircraft7 G. _- [$ L* |1 n7 d) t: ]; Q
H81-A3 x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses1 u; j$ p( Y: H) u2 Y% B
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed! Y! Z8 K, n- w
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak/ E! o0 B" {% a/ q
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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' B8 U, e' `1 [- k9 S7 iGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)2 g, Y8 x0 _9 r- J
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Japanese Shock attack
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! P% L8 Z- Q tAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out3 ^ S0 W9 O8 K+ Q, e8 O, v
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Japanese ground losses:
9 [& Z3 U/ [9 O$ ^, w+ y 826 casualties reported
7 i& a" f* c7 d& | Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
* h- b: ~9 E( Z1 w9 q5 r Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
B8 x. ]( R- {- e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) r& |& h- f7 s8 x Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 f( H7 ~* G- P0 ]0 _( t' @0 k) W2 F Units destroyed 1
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/ @1 m0 G/ L2 w( S( v& @Assaulting units:" ^) S2 ~: o# _) `5 Y0 X
1st Ching An Tui Brigade. L# m! z: S* c8 l
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11th Chinese Corps2 q* `2 A7 y/ u2 q* Y V! e4 T( }1 i O
81st Chinese Corps5 K5 h6 P4 O; {" r! \) Y
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)+ t7 R1 Z. y! C" E; Y, Q
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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" ^8 o8 q2 V$ j% E8 N6 zDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
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! F; E9 l' T: A) {- YAllied adjusted assault: 369
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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& m7 i% S/ H# ^( ~Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 ) i9 g9 S: `' H# S! n
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Combat modifiers
% ~! i, W' [; U( ^! B3 j3 hDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
: s* u9 l* t& K: ?Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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# N$ f; G9 j* t& x& |Japanese ground losses:) c8 p+ W: E; d0 N; `
1817 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
1 S9 j. y) ^0 j" X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 D- o. e, E1 \8 b% P' {9 P& e- h1 E Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
3 [# Y& |6 n7 Y0 B9 P. O6 A Units retreated 2
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189 casualties reported5 e: h5 R3 v ~* a1 r; G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled9 i1 h9 ]: a. r# q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 e1 M: H5 w& J3 y; F" v& e+ `8 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 q5 B9 Z) j. E! s' X9 U
' c x7 H! a. T& \2 E+ N3 g# G2 E% _9 |Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!. L1 J! W) u5 O+ X* B9 F
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Assaulting units:
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94th Chinese Corps
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Defending units:
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