AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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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& }) U# e e+ B5 c$ i( x# p" U
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: x" H" i5 u, o5 |9 b- d
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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9 W# ]5 a; `; ~1 d# |$ CMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* h- u- d: p# p* x6 v
0 [7 e0 o5 y8 r3 ^+ |/ X; oRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- l: Z U/ ~$ YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 F. X/ l# G! A% H+ {
G3M2 Nell x 19
* r6 B" G( b' ~0 N0 U [ G4M1 Betty x 17, h! s" P( G+ t x# Y
$ n, I1 x7 N! hAllied aircraft
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6 ]0 _/ ?2 l" A: u5 c2 |1 fJapanese aircraft losses3 \% ]: |6 B1 T* T6 w* }$ Q, q
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
1 a6 o* t/ x* \3 T( q* d G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak( w: e( r6 U+ {, y# `2 w
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed; m7 I0 S! p! V
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No Allied losses4 L. g+ Q2 b- v& a
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, X6 i9 f2 o$ m. c. _/ m" YGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)4 }3 N Y- \: _- l
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27$ Z6 q3 d, v8 n7 r
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506; W! \9 G" ~3 C: k' _( V
, {5 ^( z+ i" z5 D9 I' ^' L- UAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out, ]+ A$ p3 t5 U& R' c3 I- y( r
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Japanese ground losses:& _7 P; f: l6 B4 y
826 casualties reported3 H4 @0 x' _9 e! u; l' U. w2 _" x
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 \1 H$ p% w0 o Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled0 g3 a9 f0 x: e, e) R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* j8 \9 F3 I0 R Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)' g2 n' a" w% Z8 v1 J
Units destroyed 14 G1 ^1 _ b5 p+ `0 ?3 @
& Q1 n3 F0 c8 `* e( L$ d, \Assaulting units:
G5 l3 {4 h- Y( f* N7 w 1st Ching An Tui Brigade+ ] m) {8 d0 B% {
7 H" ^2 C" K2 h9 B* j& }Defending units:
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3rd Prov Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633' G0 M# u3 t8 n! f
% f1 }9 Y: A! TDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1219 g4 o, y1 r, \ i
0 j$ [7 [( v* C$ x1 |( R0 f. |Allied adjusted assault: 369
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) x( a$ H9 c& U' z2 R0 N0 CJapanese adjusted defense: 43 5 r, Q1 y A" J7 X5 L3 C4 a
; L$ q R$ `, vAllied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers
: j0 v4 s. v+ i" }7 QDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)- a% R5 E1 Q A" q# T
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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4 d. e1 s1 |3 N6 {, OJapanese ground losses:( ]* N* a0 Q5 C! [) K' i7 J: A" a
1817 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)3 @7 [" d7 P* \+ t* X5 a
Units retreated 2! N! D- z- u+ D6 m/ w! R- w0 G
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled) y* g; I3 b) l1 G. q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; c8 a/ @* y& F% t6 tDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!9 b4 j- ?& ^8 f% m2 c3 I
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. i" Q* n$ [: Q/ G, K Q 88th Chinese Corps
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( R" c1 `0 y4 f, H H 94th Chinese Corps
w' B6 B/ @+ c) R) u 12th Group Army
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102nd Infantry Regiment
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