AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 42
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( w1 P0 E3 D3 Q$ O日军占领澳东的凯恩斯3 L4 T1 l, k; K. N4 x/ k
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, G9 c- {3 W$ u" S( rGround combat at Cairns (92,140). g5 r6 Q) d3 }$ w
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 8566 S' W$ R( Z# i4 q. e7 n! p
4 D w* g' E o* C2 K( c; _Defending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 977 R, N6 d& C% G
- h! c, S4 |* p, m% iJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 E2 {; u2 k1 k
% V- ]1 |8 o* G9 Y8 r% o$ |Japanese adjusted assault: 972
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Allied adjusted defense: 85 7 i' T2 J& @! b( ]
9 E' v1 n( t! U$ E( ] @, k9 w9 gJapanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) : W" U8 s7 @! b! x" M$ D" k
% w2 K7 u1 X' p- V7 ?Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!" b% ]1 f2 c4 m: H
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Combat modifiers6 b" `% z& \ R1 M% A/ I5 ?, A
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
' T' b8 X' H0 e& }/ _! z$ z experience(-), supply(-)& M+ A8 a% w. u8 `4 r2 A
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:: [! t5 o& `5 J/ m" \9 ?$ u
1051 casualties reported
7 x$ h" t6 ?0 s# t Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled
- S% `3 N: d& _1 z5 k" B Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
" x% X: S+ ^3 @* |+ Q Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled; Q% }5 |0 t4 R
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled). {' Z3 }! c2 v4 C/ N( m' l
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Allied ground losses: y7 w3 r. {' M5 |
947 casualties reported9 `$ a: g1 o, ?3 u! K
Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled& W9 f( ~$ ^; W
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled
' S6 u6 d. Z# p" L9 x. W Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled5 u5 p8 I; A2 w" N( s7 O
Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)1 u1 n, J+ ~1 V/ r
Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled)
' G1 `3 }$ R# f$ X Units retreated 2
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!- G+ J. C1 }/ Y3 c" ~& Z8 L
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Assaulting units:
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2nd Recon Regiment H/ M0 d$ P: Y' Y
52nd Division
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) M- ~1 m6 M- H6 o" S 38th Division
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8th Tank Regiment
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: }6 R4 i! G: J 2nd Tank Rgt /1
8 U! q6 X% z2 B& K 14th Naval Construction Battalion; s& _3 z: J! [9 Y' J/ O
46th JNAF AF Unit 8 \9 R& W( c Q `& Y
6th Field Construction Battalion5 N1 m1 A' a8 E# p. \1 b
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
7 v' X8 [6 y" Z1 w 17th Army
: _+ [4 @+ U5 r& \ y ?, I; a 16th AA Regiment" X. K& M5 s7 N# }' z z% _& C
16th Army. K0 n U' h1 o4 T
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment/ l/ N3 A& g- z% a
55th JNAF AF Unit + t E5 `% }6 E
44th Field AA Battalion( y& M! r l1 Y. H/ [
85th JAAF AF Bn $ y/ v" N; \ F7 r2 [/ |# _
; B" F8 X+ D9 U, j6 @: x) R2 B5 wDefending units:
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13th RAAF Base Force |