AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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6 {4 V) Q# w, c+ I6 P+ }; p- n8 C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 X+ m2 T$ C# r' j. T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
/ D" M. |2 o8 b' p, r( v4 s/ 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
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 ! |% B) D3 X$ O4 P2 F* u; H7 D
$ t6 o; U0 {' \/ vWeather in hex: Moderate rain& D- y# B& v* A5 s
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 K% K2 n& K* E3 E8 B, UEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 C% |. a3 k" B ~- g3 s
G3M2 Nell x 19
: `+ O3 `7 ] V6 x G4M1 Betty x 170 e$ s" g/ ]* G4 ]% y
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7 o; e1 Y3 Z3 R. u5 [/ O H81-A3 x 46
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3 P9 r8 ~: n% T& F" w! J4 kJapanese aircraft losses
5 p8 a% |; ?5 @( o P G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed
* T# V1 j5 ~7 u0 S- ?7 o G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak: ~/ D% b6 n9 L6 H
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed% [# c) o, ~: P) e- n/ B4 k
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No Allied losses2 H. O5 @6 r* p) B; {; |" M/ [
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3 n9 F, E: S" W1 s$ o2 @Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow) z ?, ~; c. ^7 ?+ w! {
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
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+ G* B' p3 Z) ?* ADefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506+ \: g3 P& M+ t3 Y
2 y& Q5 j h" E3 `# ]# S- ^% x/ m/ }Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out4 S, b9 p8 M$ L. [$ K* o7 ]
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Japanese ground losses:+ R& M: q# K# E% P" Q
826 casualties reported
4 d! @2 A8 Q- X Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled4 c- _3 h L, E: r# T& e( p
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled0 l2 S% A5 I- A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 L0 C) a. q0 C1 g; q
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) V" P4 J- q6 o) Y Units destroyed 1
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1st Ching An Tui Brigade, s0 k( U; u# d) N5 m
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81st Chinese Corps
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17th Group Army6 @' d+ p+ v# ?' e1 h1 t$ a
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( z" I3 I1 m* d1 S0 \3 A6 YGround combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
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Defending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121: `6 v @# f, O6 X* W7 A* q
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 + v N: E! j' O( T5 t0 z
& u/ x3 n4 c( y% s# ]Japanese adjusted defense: 43
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3 z) ^) V k# J3 N, A3 YAllied assault odds: 8 to 1 : e# R1 Q0 a7 k! K' |1 Y( j9 ?6 t
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-). I* _. q' N8 x( R- _! j7 W! r( D
$ M8 ^5 d6 C. S; Y# U0 E3 `' z+ mJapanese ground losses:
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/ @, H1 O9 q$ @3 u7 L, B$ B p$ N Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled# G) A; X. Z8 t3 R; _0 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 t6 V1 A; c" V; a% N6 ]4 q, e* i0 ] Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)2 y- A9 w2 I* B& S2 b# }5 v$ ?
Units retreated 2
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- y' ?8 }; q/ [3 K* u# \: @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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2 c1 f5 y9 L" I& h* z+ b" V* T9 RAssaulting units:
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63rd Chinese Corps
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7 f, p; C; c q# }6 `- b 12th Group Army
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102nd Infantry Regiment
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