AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42( [. z# E+ s `: P) ~
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2 f5 Q/ H- H1 Y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
. w9 e) a% ^9 R0 v$ H0 V% A* L% L5 {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$ N3 m b; j1 n' Y' N/ [0 B5 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( h! G1 u9 Z/ ^7 }6 E7 Z/ R# ?
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2 |2 g Q' a; C& {1 eMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 0 W3 |6 {& n8 G' C) ~8 }. k" }( @/ Z2 p0 n
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" w, g+ e# q3 s( `9 w9 _( I2 L
3 k* ?2 ^$ V/ aRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% N' p A* z$ ]Estimated time to target is 8 minutes3 \" i: d* {) S+ U
5 s1 Y% E, B, H" SJapanese aircraft
( Q) i! x+ G- o$ Z9 G G3M2 Nell x 19% S& B. |: s( R, D7 m
G4M1 Betty x 170 H% M; \. Z; c1 x
4 l! L3 b* k. @! a. n3 G# WAllied aircraft
( ] ?2 I- }& U% N, T H81-A3 x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 V3 r! k# L: i% u G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed% c8 x7 ^* {$ m( a) ~( W N
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
( O; H+ {/ e1 M6 u G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed$ `& u, V Q$ A8 @4 S
% \& [- ~0 D4 `! `! ~5 [% VNo Allied losses
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0 }/ {! ^4 N( q7 nGround combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)
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. C6 K5 i) e4 p2 j6 U9 S8 P$ p5 pJapanese Shock attack) F* M0 I$ s5 ]
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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5 s( z2 l! e2 H1 R( Z$ r A. w. @Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506$ A' y- B. \* D+ j: ~) e9 A T
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Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out
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2 M/ M' r, m# FJapanese ground losses:/ y" o+ A2 z5 W& U/ a
826 casualties reported
0 f, @4 L- F4 } Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 p1 o# @, ^# D- `& B Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
) h% C' _8 K1 T# w6 A# a. E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" b3 S2 i& F5 r8 s
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)- |- M, R% a8 j1 s- [% j
Units destroyed 1
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5 k% f! l/ _4 D2 w* [ \ Y: A/ {Assaulting units:
1 i$ M6 K9 A$ H' q 1st Ching An Tui Brigade0 E& C9 \6 B% z, j$ x6 t+ G
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Defending units:8 {1 S' v- k& G }2 l& Z
11th Chinese Corps4 f/ }4 i1 y- n0 U# Z, K6 B
81st Chinese Corps
3 O3 i$ P4 ~/ H- P- m! \2 k2 O 3rd Prov Chinese Corps# V9 P- l* {0 s8 E( e- n# j
17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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I+ K4 J% n( O2 j7 b$ ^' [Allied Shock attack, X3 U% |, y) p4 e; [' u
z( J7 |' \7 |3 xAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1219 u/ _7 `9 l R& d4 H! k1 N1 L9 S
; t. b, C# u# T9 r) O2 q9 h, _Allied adjusted assault: 369
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Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers
. l+ f& s3 T- t4 _8 {2 [6 SDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
5 M% g! M( z6 e7 f3 i+ N$ FAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)1 `* O5 A5 Y# g% v
: n5 O, \) X Y% k0 xJapanese ground losses:
/ j% [7 X4 m1 p7 i 1817 casualties reported3 ~) ?0 a* D; G# @9 k& n
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
( b2 k& i, x) x6 D" M) \ Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled; ]1 A3 ?) g) X0 r( v/ t y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 R6 A6 F* p3 j$ Z Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
2 c5 S$ H# q$ o; w- D- Q* B Units retreated 2: F2 R: W3 B0 M
, m' P' J; z, Q$ h8 Q+ ZAllied ground losses:
7 M6 w* G( Y5 E, L }3 l. v 189 casualties reported
% M Y5 M$ t. e+ J Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
$ i+ N# F1 R+ l( l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& n1 N4 r$ m( v6 q" I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' p4 d$ b7 [6 \5 M E
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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88th Chinese Corps/ Z. W1 `& G+ i R, U. k" }4 Z( k! y
63rd Chinese Corps+ ?1 [7 k; f( `# e; V. L
94th Chinese Corps/ z4 I, o6 w) g" G, n# \; x
12th Group Army' t7 a0 F2 `9 A2 i0 a
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102nd Infantry Regiment
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