AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 42
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日军占领澳东的凯恩斯8 }8 q* Q+ v7 C' X5 n2 \
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0 Z9 R* E. n) d XGround combat at Cairns (92,140)7 T% d4 C( G' X+ U, q. ]" f
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Japanese Shock attack; E% \7 {- y9 v0 p
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Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 856# u4 e' L! ^( ?3 O) [: H S" s
& Q+ B5 y7 }! R6 WDefending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 03 Z0 k" z: N; i0 `
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Japanese adjusted assault: 972 ) S+ O- r7 n3 m; a1 F! c- E+ W1 D
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Allied adjusted defense: 85
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0 ]4 U9 t4 @2 y8 j: H' kJapanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) - H5 g( p; \* j& Y8 h& F% [
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!
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Combat modifiers
' I! K& A/ M- i& ~2 vDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)& [" T! @8 ^; U8 _ m( K
experience(-), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
7 V1 U! `6 C; ^( M 1051 casualties reported
( {, @( t( u' h- x' a# [ Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled
# R1 a0 i; k8 e2 u Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled& y- o1 d7 p% u3 e/ g3 n9 n
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled; C$ O2 A8 a& p6 P) w7 ] `* G
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
4 M5 V' H% J4 [- b& O" C/ x* l2 M" h 947 casualties reported( L2 J3 C; m. m: |( w
Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled
8 e0 d% |0 @ n0 D8 k8 t E0 ` Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled
! }2 ~4 }9 v% d m/ v! V6 f Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
! ], W. m4 s/ g' v" @8 D8 P Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)
! J. \8 X' x& I4 W+ n Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled)
! V. r, d. l" \' h6 M L Units retreated 2
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!- R/ i- J" g4 U7 [5 i0 u7 p
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( n2 c" u$ Q* ], p! ` 61st Division6 k( N5 Q& F+ {# c% \, _
2nd Recon Regiment* k+ J2 o8 f; x; v/ |! F+ ~; A' r
52nd Division+ p8 G- U2 c3 i. j1 L/ m9 h( a; ?' e t
1st Ind Engineer Regiment, g9 Y0 m9 s b* a& V; a
38th Division
# Q2 E$ f b& R7 r 2nd Engineer Regiment
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19th Ind Engineer Regiment7 O( w" _ n/ v4 j; I6 }8 g
2nd Tank Rgt /19 D; c. G; n% V2 B. E
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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6th Field Construction Battalion$ }! I% n- X% J; F I# q
2nd Field Artillery Regiment- U* @, @; ]# P0 ^8 k$ X3 ^- F
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16th AA Regiment# l9 }2 ]$ K( _" h+ k1 b
16th Army
1 t. O- Q/ C) ]: @( R# I* X1 b 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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/ { f) C% z* S* V W8 } 44th Field AA Battalion& D% q; m% x% b$ q# V+ z1 r/ t
85th JAAF AF Bn
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13th RAAF Base Force |