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  1. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 12, 43
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  3. Sub attack near Kobe at 108,60
  4.  
  5. Japanese Ships
  6. DD Akizuki
  7. DD Yamanagiri
  8.  
  9. Allied Ships
  10. SS Sunfish
  11.  
  12. SS Sunfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Akizuki
  13. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  14. Escort abandons search for sub
  15.  
  16.  
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  18. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  19.  
  20. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  21.  
  22. Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  23. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
  24.  
  25. Allied aircraft
  26. Kittyhawk III x 11
  27.  
  28. No Allied losses
  29.  
  30. Aircraft Attacking:
  31. 11 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  32.  
  33.  
  34.  
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  36. Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127
  37.  
  38. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  39.  
  40. Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
  41. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
  42.  
  43. Allied aircraft
  44. Kittyhawk III x 14
  45.  
  46. No Allied losses
  47.  
  48. Aircraft Attacking:
  49. 14 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  50.  
  51.  
  52.  
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  54. Morning Air attack on 26th Indian Brigade, at 37,31 , near Hyderabad
  55.  
  56. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  57.  
  58. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
  59. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  60.  
  61. Japanese aircraft
  62. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 32
  63.  
  64. Allied aircraft
  65. Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
  66. Hurricane FR.IIb x 5
  67.  
  68. Japanese aircraft losses
  69. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
  70.  
  71. No Allied losses
  72.  
  73. Allied ground losses:
  74. 19 casualties reported
  75. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  76. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  77. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  78.  
  79. Aircraft Attacking:
  80. 18 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  81. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  82. 5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  83. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  84. 2 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  85. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  86.  
  87. CAP engaged:
  88. No.6 Sqn IAF with Hurricane FR.IIb (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  89. 5 plane(s) intercepting now.
  90. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
  91. Raid is overhead
  92. No.607 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  93. 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
  94. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
  95. Raid is overhead
  96.  
  97. Also attacking 42nd Cavalry Regiment ...
  98. Also attacking 26th Indian Brigade ...
  99.  
  100.  
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  102. Morning Air attack on 42nd Cavalry Regiment, at 37,31 , near Hyderabad
  103.  
  104. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  105.  
  106. Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  107. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  108.  
  109. Japanese aircraft
  110. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 34
  111.  
  112. Allied aircraft
  113. Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
  114.  
  115. Japanese aircraft losses
  116. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
  117.  
  118. No Allied losses
  119.  
  120. Allied ground losses:
  121. 6 casualties reported
  122. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  123. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  124. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  125.  
  126. Aircraft Attacking:
  127. 14 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  128. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  129. 19 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  130. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  131.  
  132. CAP engaged:
  133. No.607 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  134. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  135. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
  136. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
  137.  
  138.  
  139.  
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  141. Morning Air attack on 1/1 Det. West Coast , at 39,28 , near Nander
  142.  
  143. Weather in hex: Moderate rain
  144.  
  145. Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
  146. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
  147.  
  148. Japanese aircraft
  149. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 11
  150.  
  151. Japanese aircraft losses
  152. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
  153.  
  154. Aircraft Attacking:
  155. 11 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  156. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  157.  
  158.  
  159.  
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  161. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  162.  
  163. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  164.  
  165. Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
  166. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
  167.  
  168. Allied aircraft
  169. Kittyhawk III x 8
  170.  
  171. No Allied losses
  172.  
  173. Aircraft Attacking:
  174. 8 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  175.  
  176.  
  177.  
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  179. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  180.  
  181. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  182.  
  183. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
  184. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  185.  
  186. Allied aircraft
  187. Kittyhawk III x 2
  188.  
  189. No Allied losses
  190.  
  191. Aircraft Attacking:
  192. 2 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  193.  
  194.  
  195.  
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  197. Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127
  198.  
  199. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  200.  
  201. Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
  202. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  203.  
  204. Allied aircraft
  205. Kittyhawk III x 2
  206.  
  207. No Allied losses
  208.  
  209. Aircraft Attacking:
  210. 2 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  211.  
  212.  
  213.  
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  215. Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127
  216.  
  217. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  218.  
  219. Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
  220. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
  221.  
  222. Allied aircraft
  223. P-40K Warhawk x 3
  224.  
  225. No Allied losses
  226.  
  227. Aircraft Attacking:
  228. 3 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet *
  229.  
  230.  
  231.  
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  233. Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Division, at 38,31 , near Hyderabad
  234.  
  235. Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
  236.  
  237. Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
  238. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
  239.  
  240. Japanese aircraft
  241. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 28
  242.  
  243. Japanese aircraft losses
  244. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
  245.  
  246. Allied ground losses:
  247. 5 casualties reported
  248. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  249. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  250. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  251.  
  252. Aircraft Attacking:
  253. 28 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  254. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  255.  
  256.  
  257.  
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  259. Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127
  260.  
  261. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  262.  
  263. Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  264. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
  265.  
  266. Allied aircraft
  267. P-40K Warhawk x 21
  268.  
  269. No Allied losses
  270.  
  271. Aircraft Attacking:
  272. 21 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet *
  273.  
  274.  
  275.  
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  277. Afternoon Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  278.  
  279. Weather in hex: Light rain
  280.  
  281. Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  282. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
  283.  
  284. Allied aircraft
  285. Wellington Ic x 9
  286.  
  287. Allied aircraft losses
  288. Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
  289.  
  290. Japanese ground losses:
  291. 9 casualties reported
  292. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  293. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  294. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  295.  
  296. Aircraft Attacking:
  297. 9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
  298. Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  299.  
  300.  
  301.  
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  303. Afternoon Air attack on Nagpur , at 44,28
  304.  
  305. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  306.  
  307. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  308. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
  309.  
  310. Japanese aircraft
  311. A6M3 Zero x 27
  312. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 40
  313. Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 25
  314.  
  315. Allied aircraft
  316. Liberator II x 3
  317. Wellington GR.VIII x 3
  318. B-24D Liberator x 3
  319.  
  320. Japanese aircraft losses
  321. Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged
  322. Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
  323.  
  324. Allied aircraft losses
  325. Liberator II: 2 damaged
  326. Liberator II: 1 destroyed by flak
  327. B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
  328. B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
  329.  
  330. Airbase supply hits 1
  331. Runway hits 7
  332.  
  333. Aircraft Attacking:
  334. 3 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet
  335. Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  336. 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
  337. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  338.  
  339. CAP engaged:
  340. 251 Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (9 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  341. 9 plane(s) intercepting now.
  342. Group patrol altitude is 20000
  343. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
  344. 5th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (8 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  345. 8 plane(s) intercepting now.
  346. Group patrol altitude is 14000
  347. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
  348. 25th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (13 airborne, 27 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  349. 13 plane(s) intercepting now.
  350. Group patrol altitude is 15000
  351. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
  352.  
  353.  
  354.  
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  356. Afternoon Air attack on Nagpur , at 44,28
  357.  
  358. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  359.  
  360. Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  361. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
  362.  
  363. Japanese aircraft
  364. A6M3 Zero x 22
  365. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28
  366. Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 24
  367.  
  368. Allied aircraft
  369. Wellington Ic x 8
  370.  
  371. No Japanese losses
  372.  
  373. Allied aircraft losses
  374. Wellington Ic: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
  375.  
  376. Runway hits 7
  377.  
  378. Aircraft Attacking:
  379. 8 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet *
  380. Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  381.  
  382. CAP engaged:
  383. 251 Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (9 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  384. 9 plane(s) intercepting now.
  385. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  386. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000.
  387. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 68 minutes
  388. 5th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (4 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  389. 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
  390. 16 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  391. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
  392. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
  393. 25th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (9 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  394. 9 plane(s) intercepting now.
  395. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  396. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
  397. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
  398.  
  399.  
  400.  
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  402. Afternoon Air attack on 48th Recon Regiment, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  403.  
  404. Weather in hex: Light rain
  405.  
  406. Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
  407. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
  408.  
  409. Allied aircraft
  410. Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
  411. B-25C Mitchell x 3
  412.  
  413. No Allied losses
  414.  
  415. Japanese ground losses:
  416. 36 casualties reported
  417. Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
  418. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  419. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  420.  
  421. Aircraft Attacking:
  422. 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
  423. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  424.  
  425.  
  426.  
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  428. ASW attack near Hilo at 181,124
  429.  
  430. Japanese Ships
  431. SS I-22
  432.  
  433. Allied Ships
  434. AM Matai
  435.  
  436. SS I-22 is sighted by escort
  437. AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
  438. AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
  439. AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
  440. AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
  441. AM Matai fails to find sub, continues to search...
  442. Escort abandons search for sub
  443.  
  444.  
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  446.  
  447. Ground combat at Jubbulpore (46,27)
  448.  
  449. Japanese Bombardment attack
  450.  
  451. Attacking force 21227 troops, 400 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 1473
  452.  
  453. Defending force 15201 troops, 203 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
  454.  
  455. Allied ground losses:
  456. 30 casualties reported
  457. Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  458. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  459. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  460.  
  461. Assaulting units:
  462. 22nd Division
  463. 6th Guards Division
  464. Imperial Guards Division
  465. 16th Guards Regiment
  466. 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
  467. 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  468. 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  469. 10th RF Gun Battalion
  470. 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
  471. 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
  472. 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  473. 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  474. Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
  475. 1st Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
  476. 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
  477. 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
  478. 12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  479.  
  480. Defending units:
  481. 19th Indian Division
  482. 46th Indian Brigade
  483. 77th Chindit Brigade
  484. 8th Medium Regiment
  485. 1/2 Det. South Ind
  486. IV Indian Corps
  487. 4/3rd Det. NW Front
  488. 8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
  489.  
  490.  
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  492.  
  493. Ground combat at Bangalore (32,37)
  494.  
  495. Japanese Bombardment attack
  496.  
  497. Attacking force 11428 troops, 297 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 320
  498.  
  499. Defending force 13183 troops, 154 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 383
  500.  
  501. Assaulting units:
  502. 14th Guards Regiment
  503. 37th/A Division
  504. 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  505. 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  506. 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  507. 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  508. 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
  509. 5th Field Artillery Regiment
  510. 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
  511. 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  512. 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  513.  
  514. Defending units:
  515. Tippu Fortress
  516. 22nd Indian Brigade
  517. 88th Indian Brigade
  518. 23rd Indian/B Division
  519. 1/3 Central Detach.
  520. 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
  521. 2nd Central India Base Force
  522. 1/1 Det. South Ind
  523.  
  524.  
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  526.  
  527. Ground combat at 40,24 (near Jalgaon)
  528.  
  529. Japanese Shock attack
  530.  
  531. Attacking force 1468 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
  532.  
  533. Defending force 560 troops, 2 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
  534.  
  535. Japanese adjusted assault: 52
  536.  
  537. Allied adjusted defense: 2
  538.  
  539. Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1
  540.  
  541. Combat modifiers
  542. Defender: leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
  543. Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
  544.  
  545. Allied ground losses:
  546. Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
  547. Vehicles lost 41 (41 destroyed, 0 disabled)
  548. Units destroyed 1
  549.  
  550. Assaulting units:
  551. 86th Naval Guard Unit
  552.  
  553. Defending units:
  554. 2nd Indian Heavy AA Regiment
  555.  
  556.  
  557. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  558.  
  559. Ground combat at Bhopal (45,24)
  560.  
  561. Allied Bombardment attack
  562.  
  563. Attacking force 15714 troops, 330 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 1001
  564.  
  565. Defending force 13719 troops, 179 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 517
  566.  
  567. Allied ground losses:
  568. 17 casualties reported
  569. Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  570. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  571. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  572.  
  573. Assaulting units:
  574. 6th Indian Division
  575. 3/6 Ghurka Rifles Battalion
  576. 5th British Brigade
  577. 5th Indian Division
  578. 224 Group RAF
  579. 117th RAF Base Force
  580.  
  581. Defending units:
  582. 13th Tank Regiment
  583. 35th Division
  584. 14th Tank Regiment
  585. 55th Mountain Gun Regiment
  586. 2nd Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
  587.  
  588.  
  589. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  590.  
  591. Ground combat at 47,22 (near Bhopal)
  592.  
  593. Allied Bombardment attack
  594.  
  595. Attacking force 36872 troops, 835 guns, 1344 vehicles, Assault Value = 1141
  596.  
  597. Defending force 13869 troops, 238 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
  598.  
  599. Japanese ground losses:
  600. 14 casualties reported
  601. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  602. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  603. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  604. Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
  605. Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
  606.  
  607. Allied ground losses:
  608. 18 casualties reported
  609. Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
  610. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  611. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  612.  
  613. Assaulting units:
  614. 8th Indian Division
  615. 31st Armoured Division
  616. 10th Indian Division
  617. XXI Corps Engineer Battalion
  618. XXI Indian Corps
  619.  
  620. Defending units:
  621. 48th Recon Regiment
  622. 4th Guards Division
  623. 5th Guards Cav Regiment
  624. 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
  625. 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
  626. 1st Mortar Battalion
  627. 2nd Mobile Engineer Regiment
  628. 20th AA Regiment
  629. 41st Field AA Battalion
  630.  
  631.  
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  633.  
  634. Ground combat at 37,31 (near Hyderabad)
  635.  
  636. Japanese Bombardment attack
  637.  
  638. Attacking force 7995 troops, 68 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 335
  639.  
  640. Defending force 1239 troops, 19 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 69
  641.  
  642. Assaulting units:
  643. 7th Tank Regiment
  644. 17th/B Division
  645. 17th/C Division
  646.  
  647. Defending units:
  648. 42nd Cavalry Regiment
  649. 26th Indian Brigade
  650.  
  651.  
  652.  
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