AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 422 w1 `9 s6 Y8 g* f" K# N& j; b
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5 e; Z; O& T* W9 N: N7 Y! F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9 {0 j& R4 `( k! e) X, b: Z' 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9 L% f( d. K- P I. x; N% A: e( W/ A
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' s1 m- d ~9 N# K+ D5 M( @; Y0 B
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# r0 y3 s$ X; _ K( c
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& B" S( s e) a x# |3 j. WEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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( K0 m9 `2 ^3 e+ cJapanese aircraft
7 w2 r; H4 L' E/ s G3M2 Nell x 19
) f: v) d9 x$ d1 t C- ] G4M1 Betty x 17& ^& \6 J8 ~% D( x! m, @4 ^, ?
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" [6 L0 S9 a- o5 @5 XJapanese aircraft losses4 W$ s% G) ?1 r2 D
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed) z* p) A5 z. ~: |' }0 y
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
& u( m# p/ Q% {! D& D+ z G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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; F' k. [4 P1 J0 H1 t/ _No Allied losses
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- l1 g" J: X& K$ {8 `: Y& vGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)2 `" J5 s2 X, M& r. f$ D: N1 ]
: d. W* H) O( q2 w' xJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27/ `7 x3 X% e3 e! ^0 Q' K* a
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Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
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% h& k6 z9 o- ^: \ J& m' q9 EAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out; |& E9 U6 ~4 n
. S+ Y( y. e% P# W. NJapanese ground losses:9 g4 g: a# {' ^2 n8 M
826 casualties reported/ u) r1 m# Z* H% R9 p8 d" T. K
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled$ P, T! Y8 h A8 k% s% S+ w! K, l
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 X' b# P( }: ?1 u4 E' u
Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:" b# i3 {: M1 {
1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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( \* C4 [1 ^8 i6 ~ `9 fDefending units:0 o3 C+ |" M; V9 {6 V; r, h
11th Chinese Corps+ `1 n, z; @0 c! X. j: H K
81st Chinese Corps" I j3 u" u% d5 c
3rd Prov Chinese Corps0 Z8 g+ x# Y3 u, O0 k- N! J) F1 Z
17th Group Army
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. m" X& K2 H; T( h: ]! P8 zGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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( Z) G0 n, k: s! E. |Allied Shock attack# {' s3 r4 z! k% X; J
8 Q4 e# t$ @+ M: _; f4 e! Q' N7 JAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633# R2 x1 e- H8 e. J; W
( s" r1 `. \* M2 MDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
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4 f+ X' |. u$ _# D6 y/ p% XAllied adjusted assault: 369 5 u) x! Y; K2 b" t- ~9 z! u
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers
+ o% X: s/ {- m2 fDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
0 b+ s, ^% T+ V) x! w6 z0 ^' zAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled: F, |) c) H- @+ o* l" G
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
3 ~+ L$ K, i4 }9 x( R4 ?: n$ J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 F3 ]- s ?; O% A5 D
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
5 s! F5 f0 |0 J0 i1 v Units retreated 2
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189 casualties reported; g( A+ S2 _& P" e, ^/ P0 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled( c, d" }" k) P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 _4 ~% V8 L4 N5 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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& k) F- Z" s6 B$ Y& ]Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:" m- B+ C+ ^% c$ @# A9 D0 v
88th Chinese Corps' z) o& i" D& }) D4 p. O
63rd Chinese Corps
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12th Group Army) N+ z0 ~; A- }0 W* _
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Defending units:+ X8 c0 p. f1 ]
102nd Infantry Regiment+ w( L' H7 i4 E0 ]9 {5 M7 m
4th Mortar Battalion |