AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 42 n" T4 @, s1 \
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Ground combat at Cairns (92,140)$ q9 A5 O% A# V% m) @$ M
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Japanese Shock attack; X3 |. |; f# E3 K/ Z0 N
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Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 856
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! z! W- r$ e- P6 Q; vDefending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97/ K5 M3 r' r5 P4 @# o
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0- T# k6 o- F" w% V
% L/ h1 m; G7 }1 s1 g, ~Japanese adjusted assault: 972 ) x! L) v; |) K. l
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Allied adjusted defense: 85 ! D: w) Y$ e; a: C- q& S
; N4 ]+ g% N8 h3 M) PJapanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!! g3 i( @+ {) r. D. F; x b
( D" ~% f, l5 y% s2 _Combat modifiers
( M$ O) W" I4 v: XDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-); I/ A: O- ^2 f; L4 j" d
experience(-), supply(-)
% ~. k, a$ k- O- ~, C( ]Attacker: shock(+)1 U# X: L. C3 V1 j4 k! Y
r. @7 ^4 X" ` k- b, y4 u% @2 IJapanese ground losses:
2 S& M$ N8 n/ y0 H: ]: v$ [ 1051 casualties reported
( d+ t- [! `+ [9 Q* N: S Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled
2 f1 t# H: f i6 g Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled3 |) ~- K- A* }% \
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
0 w) I/ L" t+ m# j4 J6 |# t Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled); W: c/ G( W8 K# ]
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Allied ground losses:0 ~; ]' h& p5 H: E
947 casualties reported- `; y2 T/ c' K, f, C: l& Z0 |
Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled% o- j5 x" I& T
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled0 [( D B' Y2 r: g
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled \1 x5 [5 Z5 V1 o9 C7 j
Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)
( m( o1 l2 K$ y2 p3 y Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled)
1 ]4 q/ Z/ c+ o) {0 V% m* h: }( b Units retreated 2 Z! _* L3 |7 n" A- u
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!- [; n( i/ b @/ h" w$ R; d2 H
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Assaulting units:+ D. s0 f, j [& X& N
61st Division% V8 d: Y% p9 X# }
2nd Recon Regiment: p5 E1 N" G* {% r
52nd Division
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8th Tank Regiment
6 _" g$ r5 H! r7 N Y2 c 19th Ind Engineer Regiment
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+ R0 n0 b& Z2 m* n, [ 14th Naval Construction Battalion
7 F) k! d4 U/ Q3 r: T! J 46th JNAF AF Unit : [3 p8 [! u2 {& _
6th Field Construction Battalion8 K/ ?! } L; i" q& g; |! Y
2nd Field Artillery Regiment) T$ p- h/ D/ J0 b
17th Army
2 I8 t" E% _, G6 K. J2 i 16th AA Regiment! o* w) a! t4 _/ D' p- | |( N% p
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment& M/ s, Q5 m: P# i0 K8 z
55th JNAF AF Unit 5 i" A9 o3 W% A* b3 t
44th Field AA Battalion' K# h" g' m/ l2 m- e8 e
85th JAAF AF Bn
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7 Y5 l1 S! \0 a' S1 j8 p1 oDefending units:
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