AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 07, 42
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Ground combat at Cairns (92,140)3 O* A. ^( {- T+ N& b( D* e3 B
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Japanese Shock attack" k6 T1 ~% g0 \+ d3 y/ o# K0 Y
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Attacking force 36101 troops, 401 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 856& V4 L. {8 ?4 k$ ^, Y( A+ y' ?' _
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Defending force 3091 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
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, i0 R& R6 q* z" EJapanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0: f. k+ O- Q: l
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Japanese adjusted assault: 972 K! e+ A8 T8 M) g1 t# r* @
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Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) ( |8 [4 n# u+ A! B5 @% r& d
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns !!!; n. _9 L( L+ }
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Combat modifiers$ i1 n* ~$ h5 C+ G% d
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
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Attacker: shock(+): ~3 `' u0 e( E
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Japanese ground losses:0 v; n+ ~( a8 P9 m) @6 q
1051 casualties reported6 {/ E5 f5 O" \+ U
Squads: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled/ N, k! R* L4 a2 v) N
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled) M g+ |, z$ ` t: F; a) ?3 c
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled/ g+ D. U! \' l, A: q/ N# ~
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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( Y1 z, k9 n* L# tAllied ground losses:
t8 D+ `+ w" z4 { 947 casualties reported3 _* I1 F% Z, H! s8 X3 w8 }2 u8 r1 u
Squads: 44 destroyed, 29 disabled' a# O& u9 W2 u6 U2 Y9 q7 T
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 18 disabled
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' G1 X8 ]' v' K+ p) y: _ Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ }- a) A4 c' ^$ C+ {1 }
Vehicles lost 47 (46 destroyed, 1 disabled) G: a8 w4 r0 V4 A/ u
Units retreated 2; ?' K3 ~6 _0 n* o# l( Q7 Y
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!- ~+ T" x) \3 K1 {
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61st Division
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52nd Division! C# j( a% n* d$ q5 T0 M5 z
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
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2nd Engineer Regiment
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2nd Tank Rgt /1' a# {" q) p; z% \: x" n
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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4 A7 F( o- K' E3 y- S 6th Field Construction Battalion" T# ^5 f* Q P: y$ z2 P* V& P& J& t' X
2nd Field Artillery Regiment5 @+ l% l. l. P2 }' S
17th Army
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55th JNAF AF Unit
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85th JAAF AF Bn
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Defending units:
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