AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 42" }! @! \/ [% g: H% J- I1 j! A4 h
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日军占领澳东的凯恩斯, T& N1 b5 q* ?+ M2 {; _ R
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' r0 J% A* Y8 w" }9 Q+ ? V4 ^Ground combat at Cairns (92,140)0 @8 E1 w8 s3 O% |
5 U; E& B% x' I! qJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 856
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5 G/ q. L1 p/ Q: a7 D4 `2 R9 T$ Y8 VDefending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97# N1 F9 c/ L0 S6 y2 j
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0# V0 P$ E/ k4 }
8 i9 h& @3 v3 g6 A) C2 MJapanese adjusted assault: 972
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0 t0 |4 l& j% y1 mAllied adjusted defense: 85 1 \0 C+ k \. T# {" Q- q" m8 P, `5 ^
/ z+ S& Q8 _( ?4 B$ L0 @8 |Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
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3 e4 G# j3 c* j7 D9 oJapanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!) i; l% P2 z3 j9 s1 V
/ K; |( ^( C% S7 |% B# d$ qCombat modifiers
* i8 U2 k' Q1 s9 nDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)& e1 Q% |' r# O6 R5 ?- h' z5 h
experience(-), supply(-)
' h& X `% K XAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:1 g9 [# H( U' B+ A, e# z, Y
1051 casualties reported* v& H, W1 k; m5 u* [+ V1 W
Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled
4 D" p& m$ i6 h, A Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled/ `! q1 \# e* y; h
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled: i# j( H" A& c/ w. V0 m* |6 G
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ l/ H/ u1 b) e
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Allied ground losses:- S6 T9 c* x1 [7 X8 w m N) k) O
947 casualties reported! K2 g8 q# C% x) j# p& P2 r
Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled3 W+ h+ K8 S6 m, H$ J
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled
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Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)9 `' v; m! ~* x5 P
Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled)
8 Z+ I4 ?( X9 M& H& A# ]- k( G8 @ Units retreated 21 l6 A. K5 m; t
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
# B- y7 t$ S/ W4 I 61st Division
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52nd Division. i3 q2 `" U: k4 @
1st Ind Engineer Regiment: P2 }1 D$ x) z
38th Division& S8 \& F! u+ J: H8 Y) o, T! M
2nd Engineer Regiment
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14th Naval Construction Battalion
1 F) o! \. |, T; e 46th JNAF AF Unit
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment- U8 G7 t8 v- _( k' R$ X
17th Army
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment$ o* u/ t/ @2 F7 X* s6 Q
55th JNAF AF Unit ; e$ T( Q% N! R9 \ a( A- \' Z
44th Field AA Battalion
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, h) z% |! @; Q$ G% VDefending units:
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! h$ a$ l0 b: u5 ^( u 13th RAAF Base Force |