AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42
% F1 j% u8 [6 r, ~: h! {--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' ?# M4 | G F& w. J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- ~% j7 U: B: v$ ^3 ~0 ~9 x1 j
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
) u) z5 q. P8 R& ~! q0 w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& E5 Z6 B8 F0 a# q: f
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------& [* A% c {( s1 l/ L# G
Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 . O' ]3 Z0 A5 y& I) `) A9 y; g
9 e- q3 ?) }9 v' R7 Q: ^
Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 B9 \( ~# m% ~: w( ?! m8 | F
$ m& W) O! e2 u6 B2 f f$ V
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ n- O+ t4 S" g& C
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes# P8 p9 e1 }; B: g( \
" l% k8 l N' h3 DJapanese aircraft& a8 y5 l8 s& [
G3M2 Nell x 19
" Q! }& x) ]6 b G4M1 Betty x 17
4 A; z2 V& O6 |: O% Y( n
8 L+ u& \0 {' _) w \) Z9 N4 vAllied aircraft$ j" D! z6 l3 q5 w5 J
H81-A3 x 46
' {1 G# c4 O. K2 v; l2 J/ ] ' y$ |9 ]) C7 T( s% B' H. |
Japanese aircraft losses. U/ N( g+ H9 I# y4 Y
G3M2 Nell: 11 destroyed4 e! S$ z- s& F% N9 `5 E
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak: t8 _4 l7 X3 Y
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
0 G+ x! I, x: X
2 Y! |1 \& E& ENo Allied losses
5 u$ v7 T. {/ j* n. F2 s: W--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- T1 I: n+ w9 Q4 ]7 X9 c2 G ) |. g. ^7 {( |! b/ S
Ground combat at 90,32 (near Paotow)) l7 t2 L7 @+ U
# [# w" ]: K$ W7 p" J% J+ [ x
Japanese Shock attack
8 ^( S }0 W D; m7 x ) t; q/ M* b+ t* O
Attacking force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
5 i1 T, r& O3 D9 q+ ?
$ X; F3 o# h0 R& a! jDefending force 18450 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 506
$ K( a1 K0 T4 y: r: \
8 H8 Y. X# Y1 G4 QAssault collapses, attacking force wiped out
5 E, \* Q2 j9 Y! p - O# d; Y, ?* W: [ A* @# F. `
Japanese ground losses:
% U @9 t, N6 j 826 casualties reported
' Q' R) f' i- T, f2 G; O Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
- F8 I! ]8 j! a+ s8 a' K$ J; o Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 T9 J6 O3 ]. d- E. w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 V6 d6 r- C) Y4 g" O
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 A: }7 n2 v2 y7 j- }, o Units destroyed 1
' l5 v! Q4 u* L! H
6 @! g. ^2 n+ a/ aAssaulting units:
6 I1 b+ k4 c) y: I( h 1st Ching An Tui Brigade3 N7 m( f5 _; R2 A8 f3 Z: g2 {
0 f4 t5 _+ C; F sDefending units:
- r5 F3 O5 q7 _( P7 j. G 11th Chinese Corps
8 g9 [, L b& z; v 81st Chinese Corps7 ~( M0 T# C; c0 ]! q
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
% }. n: [6 O7 F) t: _ 17th Group Army
* h+ z* b: B; D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! w2 U# \: X& I3 b0 ? 6 l% M4 u3 n& v
Ground combat at 79,55 (near Kukong)3 Q8 f5 R7 }' [% v' [" w
) {- p% l, l% s% f- O# ]5 d3 G0 t- uAllied Shock attack: {- \# t. [8 N, k2 q" c8 g7 n
4 c+ o4 B9 \9 ]& m' I9 u: CAttacking force 21168 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633
* ^- x: V" c* F) L- v7 l7 v
. B9 v9 C8 O+ P, RDefending force 4733 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121/ s3 P: f7 H* \) f9 G3 r+ g
8 f/ X) i5 J: ^! M4 W" H" }7 xAllied adjusted assault: 369
' }/ }1 G. w$ L3 x% b: L# U
7 h# L# E; [ M0 W( p# VJapanese adjusted defense: 43 , m2 `3 J; H2 c$ D3 i# `
, u/ }1 W/ n+ b0 e `Allied assault odds: 8 to 1
4 I- R9 _# b) @$ E$ b! ? ' \3 V1 Z" s) R" L* s4 |
Combat modifiers( x5 x9 E% H3 u" V7 V& b
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), supply(-)
/ ^0 \6 U/ d% P: rAttacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)/ F; W* u% V4 N1 _' F& H
) O* L+ G, R8 t3 u, l z2 Y
Japanese ground losses:; H. q1 }4 C7 k- U0 j& D1 ?
1817 casualties reported. N/ s& H# q2 F; A0 G
Squads: 46 destroyed, 110 disabled
4 x. _% v& R o! v' O' ~2 Q Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 23 disabled
& K- I* E$ K/ E3 B4 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( e' m/ s, n9 _' y0 i! z Guns lost 38 (11 destroyed, 27 disabled)
2 O+ r, c$ u5 o3 [6 t( o Units retreated 2( M' A2 D5 A- R& k
5 q# f) {7 Q3 [) U
Allied ground losses:
! T6 _" a0 F0 }1 e* S$ ~$ L 189 casualties reported
5 N' Y+ \* f' Y2 D' x$ d Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
5 F2 q3 W% \0 x1 l) U! T- D# E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# t0 X1 J- l% N# l& A8 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 L3 b( p0 l7 D% Z K
! [2 h* \/ H3 y- h6 J: BDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!1 c# A. U7 _; p* G& d1 I
" G; i7 {8 J& M. cAssaulting units:
" v) t/ c" Z8 a0 i7 X: N4 k* Z 88th Chinese Corps
$ Y) K4 ?& a q& c5 G) L 63rd Chinese Corps; q D! V/ D& Z. @+ l$ ^ f
94th Chinese Corps
- n G9 A" y1 g 12th Group Army% k6 P$ Y* G. n" w0 Z, R2 X
% |- z& N3 j s! d; |' x IDefending units:; f d; R' l5 H9 H% [4 u" b
102nd Infantry Regiment
, m# k/ y, C) p& H2 P! J* q) P. ] 4th Mortar Battalion |