AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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$ ?* S% ^8 \# u5 U( F" h! O- l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* Z0 I1 {" u" H: W1 c8 h
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$ d% g7 a- I; u1 [4 C
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 ! n% s/ l( Z4 Z( F
2 m7 |) R8 {! K" x8 d* ]1 eWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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" q! H& U3 R e; jRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, }* G3 M0 p9 E2 TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes" u$ ^3 N7 Y# p: X9 L# B6 X
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Japanese aircraft$ t5 ^ U8 M- ]8 ^ g1 q3 K
G3M2 Nell x 19
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Allied aircraft( {& R `9 N2 T% w2 s
H81-A3 x 465 R+ y& f+ |$ W+ U$ h5 |) q& i
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Japanese aircraft losses- k$ @7 U: i) f% T5 S/ Z
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed! ^- f2 V3 f, A" V3 f5 h$ @# R
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak7 t' p+ R3 b2 ?! K! D
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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( P' v4 [- F* c' N# c6 W0 JNo Allied losses
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Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27$ D# x; O% b9 m0 u7 @! W; x. a; O/ T
' L0 N* z. p. `Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506+ T4 E. ]. ^' |0 J% B
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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Japanese ground losses:
+ C( H) h# _' T: ]6 P6 V4 q( A, i5 B 826 casualties reported8 u$ y2 {* A) {8 `/ t8 K. ]
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled1 A7 }" P7 s# g, w& U# o: Q
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled s% Y! _& }& P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' H2 f8 G$ K7 I9 u
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)" O" g; K8 I0 f1 W3 [8 Z/ H
Units destroyed 1( Q9 T% K: f: \: H6 x
& X) J* N+ W3 |5 O3 XAssaulting units:
1 F7 i" C; l% P: J+ D 1st Ching An Tui Brigade
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Defending units:
0 K: D; t& B* l3 R9 y! S6 j7 s& | 11th Chinese Corps* ^' T* z+ c' n1 Y4 X( D
81st Chinese Corps
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17th Group Army u$ ]5 v; v% i7 ]5 D( Z
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack
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/ y7 M* z) e/ ?Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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3 n0 }8 J: ]( l9 i4 }Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121$ Y* T7 A) b5 S6 ^& V
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Allied adjusted assault: 369
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43 7 B- `) ^4 N0 L, ?7 ^+ x+ t0 Y
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 $ D" b, x! r# r7 p# d$ @# A
5 {. k9 S6 i, \0 Q* Y( zCombat modifiers0 z3 p6 N5 m0 U+ F& z
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
, c) W" S" p r z3 VAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)" R. x3 `0 v8 I+ l' n# c3 E- K$ G6 y
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Japanese ground losses:
* c% ]( c3 E2 I H; t 1817 casualties reported
0 M2 R# G( W; q6 m! |2 m5 H Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled# D! ]- K& N: J+ w+ C5 @
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled# W* K' k. K9 h: z( k P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, ~+ A6 p0 Y8 M
Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)+ u5 L0 ^; g9 Y* A1 }1 f1 k5 {
Units retreated 2, W4 |* `2 A: A9 D
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Allied ground losses:
5 a' Z0 f5 T6 C' ~9 Q8 u 189 casualties reported; b3 r; F. B) U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled8 a: Z! M4 }# t7 x3 V5 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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( } z4 k, l& B3 u0 d/ `Assaulting units:
* F6 H# _. M+ {3 @) C$ f 88th Chinese Corps6 w9 D7 J. @9 a/ Z
63rd Chinese Corps
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12th Group Army
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102nd Infantry Regiment
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