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8 C- O2 r \; \" h B! @; P) Z @
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2 P' |) y# I: e/ @5 M, p% B+ B
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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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 {3 v) v# U1 l- F9 n. tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* E1 [/ z7 |# v+ i7 D
G3M2 Nell x 19
, u8 x2 J$ e7 k G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft7 Q5 X0 I% G" |" V3 C* \- o5 O
H81-A3 x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses
) r( ^0 B: F( o w# V G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed9 g0 V0 z( y S3 i- ^) y
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
9 o7 A" ?1 B6 l# W8 U8 i G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses+ u! S: @3 f7 n- k, \9 g ]
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. D, h! \) f- E* [- l) }$ OGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)/ Y0 ~/ O5 f% s! l
0 p% w* q. [" ^7 ~Japanese Shock attack6 z$ n% Q2 N; V" N& i
$ \/ B! G& {9 a+ Y& TAttacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 271 O. b+ j5 M& g( a! ~$ W
) a; d9 A* Q$ a6 M$ {+ dDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506( r8 n6 M+ W7 f, F E3 w, L
* k) O4 G0 b: u8 Y3 q6 QAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:
5 v6 X F) b v+ O0 \: U' } 826 casualties reported
8 P0 @! j; e; e, S: v Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled# _* L: J+ x( p/ j4 L: b
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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, \) _2 I0 I5 y. R B0 dAssaulting units:! K4 U) X( U( l1 P- |
1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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81st Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)% i! M' ?: Z2 g. K ]
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Allied Shock attack* L. z7 P6 `+ S1 J$ v4 V
' }- k2 X2 T1 j/ \' {' ^- eAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633( s/ S0 K* ^0 [/ O. x6 L$ T
; ?* A' H0 F, N" E4 uDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121+ ?* j! w2 W. M7 H2 y
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 . z( [3 d! _/ s1 U, L
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43 & K; h" E) j5 a9 u$ n( p
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)& X6 y# F' E" _0 {2 p
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* ], n" M" s2 L! ^% b; ]6 m4 c Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
% v: R& B' H" ^* l( j1 [ Units retreated 2/ a+ n# v+ C9 U* K! H) Y% O$ M
* l4 r' ?" y$ F* q+ h$ RAllied ground losses:
: Q3 l" F# V( F: U 189 casualties reported
4 [9 o: T1 U4 H r! k6 F, I* m Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled6 I5 [' }* N* E# R& ^% H. ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 x1 |, ]* }+ u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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5 o0 s& ^5 l$ J% q, q 88th Chinese Corps& }6 h8 L, j. r' G5 ]( D8 n: J
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94th Chinese Corps4 F7 C4 h3 i; f5 X/ h
12th Group Army0 [1 ~. C& ^7 A% G4 m% z
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Defending units:
: T/ h, Q7 n T, j 102nd Infantry Regiment
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