AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 42. U7 [/ M& a3 |8 o$ T% R
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日军占领澳东的凯恩斯1 H$ f7 Z, R# A! E3 C: D* T# n
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Ground combat at Cairns (92,140)# E, P% }# Y4 f& D; i$ p7 v) W
( s g4 K4 A4 w/ ^$ qJapanese Shock attack3 ]6 V+ s# u) Q) c+ H: C5 }
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Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 856
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6 N. V, a* x7 f4 ADefending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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Japanese adjusted assault: 972 1 V3 ~! }$ v) _4 M
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Allied adjusted defense: 85
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3 q7 Y, t) g0 KJapanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!
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Combat modifiers
/ N+ l& f9 Y+ \% G6 _% H7 |Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)9 ^! @7 D' @7 ?3 r5 M3 ^
experience(-), supply(-)0 v- z$ c" r' z- F
Attacker: shock(+)
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' s; ]+ R& o/ L+ s# q U. [" eJapanese ground losses:
3 ]) g$ @2 A& l" u 1051 casualties reported8 K/ P0 K" J# N. h* e
Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled4 y" B' L! G1 ?6 A
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled* `3 \0 K& L# q. [
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
" K! ~& O1 a a, R4 r e% H 947 casualties reported9 f; M: E/ R1 {$ A$ {
Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled; b& d7 l9 j( P! m/ \8 }/ X; N
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled
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5 V9 Y% P9 ~/ V) e& G0 C Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)
6 _- X0 i+ m, A Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 V+ S- l7 A% C' @( e+ Z
Units retreated 24 [8 @3 I! k. N: H
8 v% i, o5 a% z- X) S2 wDefeated Allied Units Retreating!# A( Y7 W4 S- x9 c$ I* _* B, q5 }
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Assaulting units:6 G$ ~, c) L h. T. M
61st Division( f8 ~, b U# k( {0 q
2nd Recon Regiment
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1 i: X! @0 v8 X" W0 P2 [& r 1st Ind Engineer Regiment
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Q# g0 W' u4 G2 y6 Q 2nd Engineer Regiment
" z: [/ S9 Q; w3 D 8th Tank Regiment" N" D$ L! S5 @1 ?( @7 i( B
19th Ind Engineer Regiment6 A* ?2 d1 A8 F$ K4 d
2nd Tank Rgt /16 B: u" K( F/ v. `: w( Z8 s
14th Naval Construction Battalion2 [# a8 Z7 N) i! F: K
46th JNAF AF Unit
5 V. v/ C- X& I( ~) n' Q1 \' t 6th Field Construction Battalion
0 K3 x1 X! \$ p! \6 o 2nd Field Artillery Regiment5 N- p6 M) z$ k4 K; D5 I9 D( C
17th Army
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" o: f+ ?* s0 X% ^+ Q+ G. u 16th Army
$ ~' {4 ~: B" z+ V" E- k* R 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment. I2 v. D1 X+ m$ u2 u& b0 a
55th JNAF AF Unit . q2 k1 i) l3 r' T& A& t
44th Field AA Battalion
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1st Motor Brigade, i1 O+ p" D7 {1 d" ^- U
13th RAAF Base Force |