Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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Katherine: First the B-17's then the B-24's take their turn over the IJA 20th Div North of Katherine. Then the Anglo-Australian force tries a river assault. We probably did not need the bombers. Ground combat at 76,127 (near Katherine) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 24221 troops, 537 guns, 832 vehicles, Assault Value = 1255 Defending force 6894 troops, 115 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 64 Allied adjusted assault: 1492 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1492 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 5056 casualties reported Squads: 354 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 109 (104 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (15 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 2 Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 9th Australian Brigade 6th Australian Brigade 2/4th Armoured Regiment 4th Armoured Brigade 1st Motor Brigade 3rd Motor Brigade 3rd Army Tank Brigade 18th British Division 205th Field Artillery Battalion 108th Tank Attack Regiment I Australian Corps 1st Medium Regiment Defending units: 20th Division 38th/C Division Sayonara 20th IJA Div.
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