AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
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3 U2 {5 s8 ?( `3 D b5 t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
& D7 B" `" U# `2 s: P; s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9 t+ A& L6 ~5 b3 N
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. s1 ~) P- ^1 b) u: h0 D' }
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 / d# ]/ \9 S F9 A) g: i; `2 j' G
! m& H I/ N" S/ eWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( w' X* Q* Y+ U& Y7 F4 g
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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G3M2 Nell x 19. }1 G+ P4 N/ U
G4M1 Betty x 171 p8 H1 v* d# U8 _
1 u7 x$ w) B; N( ]1 f8 dAllied aircraft1 ?4 n, Y0 o0 B8 ] I8 K) y
H81-A3 x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses. ]' h8 a# l# q+ f1 B/ R% G+ D, T( b8 O
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed4 B( {* H* k1 U p) e3 f/ h
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak& U5 G" H! H" K0 s
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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0 T( Q& X/ G7 C+ }6 tGround 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 = 278 f0 C0 Z4 z3 w* u+ _/ M
* V2 q0 j9 s' a3 ]" ~Defending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506% W9 y) p3 ? O+ A9 |5 N
0 F7 H% n9 s5 t" E' KAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out( E4 `; X9 i7 n7 G
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826 casualties reported5 ^! |& U* q+ H+ |/ p
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled9 k5 N0 T/ R" c2 Q
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
) I n, a# |3 R* ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) J% e' a J) L( E* w3 h( [4 K Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 F2 q+ J/ z+ e9 S/ v, Q! j
Units destroyed 1/ E% J" H4 F2 K3 z( C0 D9 O3 e* z" v
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Assaulting units:
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11th Chinese Corps
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( ~, \2 T) g" }* Q! L, J( B 3rd Prov Chinese Corps
7 J p) H; a0 }$ C9 ?9 @ 17th Group Army
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Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)- O% @2 f" u9 }+ U1 a
5 S4 @. \2 q \5 q1 UAllied Shock attack! a5 h% G. h5 W+ y- M; N
; x6 {9 H1 b/ t1 @9 G, HAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6339 i$ z/ t8 S, ?* B) C* E
# s5 H* [+ E r7 U1 \; ODefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1211 H5 Z- U: ]2 L
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Allied adjusted assault: 369 v5 U1 i& G, V4 l
) }3 H! u5 |0 m5 h8 w4 M* xJapanese adjusted defense: 43 ) B8 q$ ^& b! u& D' X) O$ [
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Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
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Combat modifiers
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" t( {/ Z1 c/ d5 GAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-): R( ]. j$ Z5 B* M$ D- }3 @8 {
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
; \+ S7 [! v7 | Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)4 W1 i7 J6 a2 u! f- n9 N( W% l
Units retreated 2% O1 ?$ E1 X. W2 _( w. G; S) ~
; \* i0 D( b0 ]# ^7 D& e, D: XAllied ground losses: {9 o- J! i* T9 R t) J1 J
189 casualties reported; ^5 i( v R5 ]- {: c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled% u2 h0 b) w% ^% s# {! I) q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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88th Chinese Corps
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8 S$ f+ l, A2 u; C$ T! cDefending units:
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4th Mortar Battalion |