AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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4 L4 S8 B9 s7 M7 V5 b! v% |* 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; A$ ?. Z: A: w% o8 S
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
) j5 X& q+ s5 G* `( l2 J" o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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6 q/ Y2 ?( p' n- s7 [. R& yWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 ?7 I5 h9 a. f' u: g; ?$ e" fRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 {# G( ^ _0 t* j
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes" ~" M4 n7 Z( e! P u
, {- s3 x7 S8 n _( eJapanese aircraft
/ T- z# @* t0 d1 q/ T* s G3M2 Nell x 19
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4 j: u8 w1 Y* K* x+ I6 r1 e3 pAllied aircraft% A. ~1 {- E" S; |
H81-A3 x 46$ X' N' a! `. p1 W% }0 ~
3 _) F0 ^5 x' l3 C/ [- E4 FJapanese aircraft losses; D, L4 ?" M; J0 S: r0 `
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
6 K) k4 y1 k4 z! N( T9 d" I G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak2 z6 t+ F1 ~: `0 O3 u
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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8 A( X* O- x" j- g9 NGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)% X5 y8 f; Q) }! W' C
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 275 X% c9 J5 h; o* B0 H9 E* H7 c
. k0 u3 _' H. }) v$ j( `( U: {* y# NDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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1 ?. k9 {2 N* O0 g8 Z7 D2 Y. lAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:9 E+ I2 \6 S S6 Z( W4 @9 J) F) b2 E
826 casualties reported
% d# ]1 `9 M( i Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 a! ?4 F9 {5 t+ _ Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
. B; ]" n& ?) @4 ? b" { K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) s, D: V8 {: ?4 q8 U7 P Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled): y P Z# a+ G8 t
Units destroyed 1
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. ?: o- `- q9 z1 o8 d7 `* R$ [! HAssaulting units:
1 K3 l4 e O0 X& O 1st Ching An Tui Brigade; g$ [5 Z B& M! W
r, u* ^7 _2 MDefending units:
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81st Chinese Corps6 E2 s# q$ _' ~6 n
3rd Prov Chinese Corps! S ~: q! r6 {* A5 J0 h) q% m
17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)( K+ ^# u. i; E( q3 d
+ B6 m- O& K. z+ p# zAllied Shock attack# u. t& |, ~6 E9 V! |4 q$ b
, _# T0 y( L% N/ N9 a% D0 {1 N* }' KAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633; |0 b1 M$ {/ p& i9 V( J" H) Y
2 \8 N# J! G; L9 {/ YDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1210 _/ {" z$ L& g( U/ n( E
$ D; k% ?+ ]* F2 u- c' ?& _; |Allied adjusted assault: 369
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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$ ], Q& W- p: d `5 tCombat modifiers
9 [* \! a$ J! o0 b: {Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)/ h8 v4 p. [* U2 a- T2 Z
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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4 w5 R8 O0 J* M( a p2 A$ qJapanese ground losses:/ y u1 j- j6 g( k+ k
1817 casualties reported( s' l- |" G; ~3 L0 l
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled" H, h) N4 b, z) K0 n" Z! {
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled) g9 e, E7 W! Q `1 u$ ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; N; r7 ~( I3 k3 I1 j1 Q0 k
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)2 }) U( D# _, i1 n9 z
Units retreated 27 f. W$ X9 o1 R1 ^/ a. U+ W
2 H! _% Y5 G! s* K2 DAllied ground losses:( t) `' n2 N1 W& [5 }
189 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 D/ Y8 c) P% K8 S$ v- U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!0 q+ i" I$ R C; ~, |& W
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Assaulting units:1 F# Y1 i% [( H3 E9 R) a
88th Chinese Corps
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94th Chinese Corps
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Defending units:
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4th Mortar Battalion |