AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 42/ K$ r5 s* f. |) o+ l
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Ground combat at Cairns (92,140)* x, V0 b! q& |. b0 S, J
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Japanese Shock attack
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8 B/ k) l/ f# `4 f" l: m2 `Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 856
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Defending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 975 C! G' e. m5 V6 |2 u5 h. H
( p: d* o+ U% i& {- g" w1 hJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 09 u- [9 j# z' y0 [* z s
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Japanese adjusted assault: 972
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Allied adjusted defense: 85
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Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) * }, Y H* Q$ f. i# R& i
! a0 r& e" \5 z" l" ]" ]Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!
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. t7 {. v7 h8 c9 ~) M$ PCombat modifiers
6 S: C1 R% D) T5 B' L+ fDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
8 }& [. L2 G* u+ u0 M experience(-), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:1 j& M; [0 J( ]3 L
1051 casualties reported ]- Q; E$ B, G- L1 {
Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled
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Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
' ]0 a1 W3 m; `: D Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled); l* _ r, A" E* y" G, S
% A* s1 X( M9 z% ~1 |Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled7 Y. W) k0 x5 [! A v& o
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled3 j* `6 I$ x; p$ h4 `( S
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 d q0 d# c) y9 ]5 `6 z9 E Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)
7 M8 y6 ^7 G) D Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled); y7 ~# i# ?- R G
Units retreated 22 [1 e2 x& X' k! @' X2 i
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!6 A( q4 T3 N( B8 B8 y2 A6 r' S b
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Assaulting units:
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52nd Division
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38th Division; h; ]: Z: p1 ], h9 j( T
2nd Engineer Regiment
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19th Ind Engineer Regiment/ l5 ~; `% h3 L: u* T1 G# S
2nd Tank Rgt /15 T8 l: N6 K" h7 z6 c
14th Naval Construction Battalion, B5 ]# o, B. J9 S# ?- u
46th JNAF AF Unit
( ?% a0 I s0 M& D' S$ m 6th Field Construction Battalion; t2 P! c& k9 ]" b: x7 U" m# k
2nd Field Artillery Regiment: O- y* T) X5 Q- f- \- I" m
17th Army3 B- p( H6 Z. ]& q2 A" W
16th AA Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment) L: N! |7 Z: r: c* B5 d4 j3 B Y
55th JNAF AF Unit
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1st Motor Brigade) s1 b8 V4 ~9 e, K* F4 `# u
13th RAAF Base Force |