AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 425 r0 [8 B/ }9 f& m+ N) O* Z
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' _& l9 R% ^# I* Y, OGround combat at Cairns (92,140)
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3 G G3 Q" J8 g* c( y( e7 U" c% `Japanese Shock attack* q7 u) T q" t' W
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Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 856' r; A& F F; U* S0 H
$ x4 I$ h! k! `6 \) MDefending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97( L0 u+ D2 r. w* t8 o
" q* G( E$ D, c- TJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 03 y+ m# X$ N8 [! H4 a1 x
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Japanese adjusted assault: 972 % K G# b, Y% i/ N
$ H0 T' r+ S% \' R. x# I. UAllied adjusted defense: 85
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Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) & G, \" }* \: p1 D8 n
3 n& a/ K, @: j' d0 ~Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!
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. M! U) K' x3 W" e PCombat modifiers
3 [1 N4 s0 G$ P4 F4 {0 o- P+ t0 ^/ YDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)4 d6 n' |0 S5 [3 y2 ^5 g1 }
experience(-), supply(-)
7 }8 O! u& z2 `- T2 Q7 |' X7 FAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
& x6 Y4 Z1 t7 t+ {) @ 1051 casualties reported
9 N; Q: l; ~& Z2 _ Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled
5 [6 \2 Z8 g/ H. Y' F u Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled$ ^. X8 R$ T7 t
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
# L& i6 b% D. \; D: \' w: s Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ Q7 B( h7 u+ Q1 f! F
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled
, L- {/ p8 o' x+ K- [ P" T2 ^ Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled8 n, T# F* m4 F) N, U7 ~$ X" g
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ~3 Z' F# A; T
Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)
) R5 o3 @1 I3 ]# r' z3 c Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled)
- t; _- G' X0 ]4 _0 S" m Units retreated 2
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' R) d2 ]+ |6 {& F4 xDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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" f8 k6 X% _* Y# V+ ?3 n/ r+ eAssaulting units:
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2nd Recon Regiment
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1st Ind Engineer Regiment' F2 ?0 [) ]% z7 E
38th Division
: y( m' r+ b. R- A' T- ^: s 2nd Engineer Regiment
: e( }# S4 ?9 ~3 n! C: X 8th Tank Regiment
1 O4 L- i% d3 V# t$ f3 f0 c 19th Ind Engineer Regiment7 H( C) K' @& v
2nd Tank Rgt /1
7 e5 i% q3 p- o2 _; o5 i 14th Naval Construction Battalion
* c7 R6 H) R6 l. Q7 b6 H* Y 46th JNAF AF Unit * F( o) x. G1 h- ?' m. r, s
6th Field Construction Battalion; F. ^- C" Q$ C5 W
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
0 r; t' d y; G o6 g& w 17th Army9 D7 I: T1 v* K( ^
16th AA Regiment% W9 M6 @+ E4 w9 R/ Q
16th Army
8 }9 @- e/ G8 J0 g, r0 n, D* ^ 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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44th Field AA Battalion
, E9 [8 B2 X: x9 K9 J 85th JAAF AF Bn . d/ N3 g& G p7 W: U1 j4 {& t5 l
" f7 ^9 r( f3 n, \7 WDefending units:
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13th RAAF Base Force |