AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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3 _& K& N3 t0 L7 o" t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, g. S1 t6 M& ]2 }- |% q
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 Y5 V9 y: z2 H( J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+ d; b+ @8 M2 @8 K. ~7 c, h
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 ( O$ q$ O8 p8 M2 e. u& }( K0 ^
0 D7 P4 e- p6 F. b7 m* [Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 q0 K: K9 i8 DEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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/ s3 |( l7 P" R0 e7 ?; Y+ F. a" xJapanese aircraft7 B% M4 h1 F+ @$ G" H6 O" i- V
G3M2 Nell x 19
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H81-A3 x 468 R$ J( q5 ~; }1 E9 X
7 t- _( H# p" j1 V3 BJapanese aircraft losses
% C8 ? V3 _: U$ l4 t0 J G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
. J/ G' Q, |& e" L8 S" `3 ^ G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
! p S* E& Y: a) j1 y. [: z0 t G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed6 [/ |" g+ I% k
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No Allied losses
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack
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/ G( D! g8 G& g8 ~Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27# A) |. d1 s: a2 w- G6 _4 R, d, V, Z ~
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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# y, K W/ x8 L }Japanese ground losses:
( e7 t( E1 s- Q 826 casualties reported& Q2 o I$ }$ C D8 T4 h6 h- s7 y
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
- u1 E8 Z; m$ V6 [* f5 N Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
! |' l- v% a' z6 v: l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& l3 W! p6 q/ u2 m( Z Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 W, H) h2 m" y, F1 Y- q3 v Units destroyed 1 y: U. ?9 y! T" P6 a
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Assaulting units:
- G9 [% e& X. r+ U 1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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% q% z* D9 i# J5 _6 d1 w; B( }1 m ]Defending units:
; C5 }* \6 x8 F; A7 m# K 11th Chinese Corps
6 l- J7 d4 N+ b9 a8 F# s+ Z 81st Chinese Corps/ |' j$ j# y1 y g3 H8 O
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
8 ` z# j: [. R6 n7 C 17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack; J" f! a5 J- a; D
/ w0 ^* }( n1 {( f( CAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633( E4 ?! v% F0 D, Y- V8 W& z( v# c, G
7 K' O) n) l: h3 aDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1215 \/ F8 B4 L% `/ f* G) V p
4 K7 W. ^6 M3 N6 J/ UAllied adjusted assault: 369 # x- `" B* ` Q$ M+ L: Q) Z
0 U& l, K3 q5 F% ^! ?( ^Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 : x! W2 g9 `3 U% E
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Combat modifiers+ i& D+ u" |2 I$ L
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
. A1 U# }: o( f5 tAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-): Q1 L' e5 M1 E+ e3 U
1 \1 d3 P) Q8 d' t" X8 GJapanese ground losses:
) k5 s+ O' b/ r6 u) B) j/ j 1817 casualties reported( \; ?1 N8 }8 F) ]2 X4 N
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled. w* V9 ?+ o( T( G D- j$ d5 S, G
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled! z9 g0 { [0 g" }+ `- o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 C2 {0 R+ D8 Q+ T Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)( f3 E; ~9 g$ e5 j
Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:+ R% E1 K* b1 Z m" s9 Q8 p
189 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
k7 L* c5 D1 U; C p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 D& Y8 x- h% Z7 z
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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1 P8 [- @5 Y5 V# iAssaulting units:0 v! v/ P0 z. @: w+ k
88th Chinese Corps- g) ^2 [) y8 n8 |5 W! _
63rd Chinese Corps, W ]! g( D* {
94th Chinese Corps
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Defending units:
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