AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42# U! p3 h# r4 y. {
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" H; f$ S0 ~; H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 ?; p4 j7 o3 U( M ~' {
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, H) H1 t6 I! R% Y
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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7 o ]6 [( s/ @6 q# o$ eWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 Q# x) W8 Z: n( K( gEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: L" k5 a$ Y1 @/ S( j G3M2 Nell x 19
/ r5 z9 T1 M I G4M1 Betty x 17
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Allied aircraft
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( l4 \0 a! N* O; t; T3 @+ eJapanese aircraft losses$ [2 L7 z! r6 f' ^- y( }
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed# a0 H4 A' X) I3 `. }* w
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak# @0 [' ]2 j! D
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed' _1 R: e8 a4 [6 y8 d1 c6 k
2 c6 z4 f" H: h, t$ P" RNo Allied losses
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( z- m k+ z* @) EGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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t. l$ X2 u5 n+ b0 O5 zJapanese Shock attack. g* y8 Y0 j9 B+ [ d7 ]3 |
9 n! v5 E5 M4 J3 O% x% [Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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8 }5 F& b/ [' L" |Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506# Y( F, E& e; W5 ^& n1 G
9 c) r! a% |: r) G: f0 ]! qAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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; Z0 Y3 j+ A t6 W7 D8 IJapanese ground losses:& X, q9 m% ? F4 s: I6 Z
826 casualties reported8 @, U2 \$ n1 _' n v r1 j
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled7 [; `8 X: ]& g1 W; W! T8 ~
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled% O0 V% ~2 a9 T9 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 L$ g0 k+ k6 a% t* c4 u9 W Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. v! V4 B2 Z; d4 t a- |% ] Units destroyed 17 b- e6 ?' b1 n1 t" i
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Assaulting units:
. q u, S5 }) j6 p# S% ?% B 1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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Defending units:
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3rd Prov Chinese Corps0 B0 [& Z$ Y" X- S. j5 `2 d
17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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9 Z7 K! _' X# Z, M9 |) G4 DAllied Shock attack
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5 m; r- ~+ w: EAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6339 m. |4 |4 b" ?5 A
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121. Q% B5 m! \+ v: }
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 9 ?) o6 q- u. C$ T Q% {! p
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 ; E. G/ ^% \ g, q. l8 J3 e
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Combat modifiers
" r! g0 I% L( r, V, HDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)1 `" ]& i- ~9 X6 R) [
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)7 ^% ^& x& O+ Q' u
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Japanese ground losses:, B: F& F9 Q! g. Q
1817 casualties reported
b6 P0 [" u0 s" K Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) F# u4 @" `! t
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled). ~9 U2 }2 F+ I8 t! a8 x
Units retreated 2" ?6 p7 u6 V. W5 l; S
3 Q; M9 w8 @9 kAllied ground losses:1 t3 n. Q$ @" v3 T0 }
189 casualties reported
( f- f+ t) A: Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled' r+ K0 m2 G. f" `7 q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 a' g; n6 z- v# \& \- Z3 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 {8 ?) Y, Z3 K" k0 C E" F0 }
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!* A6 S/ x% b m
; i/ A& ~$ o- |9 k1 i; v9 mAssaulting units:
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63rd Chinese Corps
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12th Group Army2 a7 |* H/ Z, D9 {6 x9 Q
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Defending units:
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