AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 425 a( V$ T0 Y3 c2 Y4 N
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6 z* O: O3 i3 R- ~, P) b/ r: K! W; LGround combat at Cairns (92,140)- _- k- K# r1 |7 ^# \- f, c3 A
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Japanese Shock attack: S! b- c' j# `% t% t
7 j5 h J, ?- a+ p0 h7 O( D- yAttacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 856
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Defending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97$ V) v& S3 h3 g, N9 H7 u& z
- @- D( b O- w6 |Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
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/ Y3 ^* ~4 E7 ]Japanese adjusted assault: 972
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. _0 @+ f, K XAllied adjusted defense: 85
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( c+ O; o, p: _! rJapanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
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2 z/ d* ]! ]2 w# W1 Z1 s* FJapanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!# D! X: @% L4 ^0 Z
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Combat modifiers$ o! s0 J) z$ p3 Y! l, M3 v* p
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
2 D, V' s2 M" ~, G$ g1 \ experience(-), supply(-)
! ^+ U8 O+ t8 Z5 p$ g1 o S) u+ R. nAttacker: shock(+)5 A" v5 O+ u3 W. Z! f1 @
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Japanese ground losses:9 p* q+ b* L+ f) ^) Z
1051 casualties reported/ b' U! ] [ y$ K+ p8 I4 C$ A
Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled; q2 b+ W G2 J( ~
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled, Y: J. Y) A6 C
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled+ F' b1 L" w6 Y/ g! K M! ^
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ ?- x6 j! U1 W) ^
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Allied ground losses: N( }8 f2 t0 Z& Z0 o4 u, N+ J6 @" q
947 casualties reported% l: i8 c, j" Q& ?9 K% G$ b& }3 k7 I
Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled; G- z+ e, ?: {0 V7 M4 M
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled, g0 F4 p2 O" g2 G6 L( ^; J
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled; p, ^+ l9 x7 G
Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)( N$ }& l* p0 n1 c* }/ `
Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 K* A& ~/ q( k& {7 H# Y
Units retreated 25 b" C7 C, t, t- d2 d
1 }; c e4 D5 p# ^; f4 zDefeated Allied Units Retreating!# c, P2 g% w2 T x
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Assaulting units:
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2nd Recon Regiment, L% m6 B6 F% T6 [! B0 k
52nd Division
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38th Division5 A3 G4 c- v" o4 z$ `2 Y
2nd Engineer Regiment
/ w$ x. ~% u; U' L" F6 r 8th Tank Regiment
' N( e0 e% ~( \/ }5 i 19th Ind Engineer Regiment1 l- h8 N5 K! a) v2 ?4 E- n
2nd Tank Rgt /1
b# G, Q" H2 _- Y' j* ? 14th Naval Construction Battalion
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) k" w6 U- u- z$ ` 6th Field Construction Battalion
- m/ o2 r# t# Q" R: I 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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16th AA Regiment5 I8 B: w( w+ C; }
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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44th Field AA Battalion
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