AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 421 H/ j7 e2 S, x3 Y9 g
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* i) i5 B# }9 B- f2 |, VGround combat at Cairns (92,140)
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Japanese Shock attack. J8 J0 t m$ g- ]) E
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Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 8562 Y* T5 q/ B3 I" y/ k
+ n$ ]; w* [- ?6 a. G n O5 p1 B7 `9 ~Defending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97& N! Y( F$ G) t6 a6 i* e
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0/ B* x9 w" v! A( b5 G8 a- r9 d- A; ~
" H' A7 P/ C( o# RJapanese adjusted assault: 972
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Allied adjusted defense: 85
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( T# Z3 J$ w: x. A; }( ~Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) , L, c- w( E% i
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!
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/ j, y5 w; C& ~9 R3 U+ V! d0 bCombat modifiers. X! `2 k. |8 J$ h' R5 ^% C4 y
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)4 O$ {" W5 X4 c) b! c
experience(-), supply(-)
* p9 x* f/ C& h$ D: a# yAttacker: shock(+)
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- P- Y# J; c/ H6 R# lJapanese ground losses:% ]6 I+ z2 i/ y' p3 s
1051 casualties reported. ~% m# B! h1 H e0 R
Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled ~4 X3 A* ~/ z$ I5 D
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled
, S! G" F7 A/ i5 m, Q R3 c1 O Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 k7 r, w* W" h0 z X$ z Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)
, O( u# ^! u% V% j5 ^1 ? Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled)* w! z; w9 X9 x9 w3 W/ ?
Units retreated 2
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Assaulting units:
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2nd Recon Regiment# y+ O( e. n# T7 n4 m1 }
52nd Division
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: M6 [ J8 t; M+ J* {, m O! ?" \ 38th Division3 E9 p5 @: M) x2 {! X4 T: I* Z
2nd Engineer Regiment
" A' W' M! z+ p5 K5 i4 [& l+ \ 8th Tank Regiment
/ ?& Z/ A. K1 A& H* V' y 19th Ind Engineer Regiment, D) T2 y- i& |) \
2nd Tank Rgt /1
: U4 V4 \7 E# |5 f$ ? 14th Naval Construction Battalion
3 \" l9 \4 N- m t# h 46th JNAF AF Unit v8 s6 E: e/ e& m
6th Field Construction Battalion
7 M. _( L0 I; @, J i; k' A 2nd Field Artillery Regiment u! g# i8 q2 Q9 `+ h/ Z
17th Army9 h5 a1 _8 G6 e# _0 W
16th AA Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment* X1 a' Y- u) `1 B
55th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:4 q/ ?; o- w# N3 Q2 Q# R
1st Motor Brigade- X5 ?# R, G6 d% O
13th RAAF Base Force |