1945年2月18日,在对柬埔寨地区没有进行充分地面炸射进行火力空侦的情况下,
+ r9 ?' i ~0 g; L$ z直接将大规模空降部队投到了日军放置在纵深防守的预备队头上。1 \5 z7 M3 g, D0 M1 ^
A large enemy para force lands on top of our reserves - much like in Market Garden.
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; \) e0 l5 O/ M, n+ c) EGround combat at Phnom Penh
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Allied Shock attack % I0 O% w: z5 R0 ^
7 a# l3 Q# _& y3 N9 `5 h. y& _Attacking force 2593 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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/ [4 Z* j( X3 p: f8 ADefending force 13315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372 " s& x% R$ C1 J
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Allied max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 13 " u3 T* E# ?! p/ [. P8 L8 b
" Q2 }7 S/ E! g* Q7 g5 T1 lJapanese max defense: 350 - adjusted defense: 627 4 R1 L, B' I5 c( Y; A& Q
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Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) $ e" Z, G1 Z1 ~( D5 I3 k' Z7 L
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Japanese ground losses: - B( v" B( @" Z) M
56 casualties reported n8 D/ f: Y K' z; \- f
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses: ; Z0 k0 C& X& V; I; `' Y
608 casualties reported - M5 r) d! X0 g3 |8 m" d6 f, f
Guns lost 17 |