米酋有心反击查特斯堡,却派出了一个不伦不类的阵容,拉出了核心战力澳军第八师,却又不给任何重炮战车高炮的加强,汤斯维尔几万人在后面看戏,明知有日军有强大的装甲集群,如果实实在在的反击则兵力严重不足,作为骚扰却又兵力过剩了。结果先是几百架舰攻的狂轰滥炸然后被2个战车师团轻松打成崩溃状态。一个主力师白白葬送掉了。Morning Air attack on 8th Australian Division, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)7 u v8 U$ {8 N
Weather in hex: Light cloud6 y% f# D+ q! E( W" b" v9 P
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& L+ n8 s% z: z! _8 w8 g# L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 N: J k4 _3 C$ a
Japanese aircraft
; V; U7 V+ A ^9 W1 J2 A4 R B5N2 Kate x 132; p, B( d3 N# O5 L$ Q+ p/ v; |
No Japanese losses& D1 x! E! o- E8 i
Allied ground losses:
; K4 a6 n1 K& b3 V1 s2 O0 s 271 casualties reported. P$ s( f* b5 T4 W& b$ L; M
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 C" d) W. u0 ?0 G! X U2 ]5 V Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled5 p+ t& T* k6 C: p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
. K/ H) Z- n' @* G; X Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
5 L" t* C* ] @ a9 K% P Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
7 H$ c: D, ?5 w4 P- f" AMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
3 k, E+ q# |" i; C. w; J) E+ r, dWeather in hex: Light cloud4 u h' @5 z3 r f, \2 s
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 _) ^! ]& B, C1 c6 ^
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
, g6 S9 e% l4 cJapanese aircraft
5 V* T5 i# b6 Y0 n( t Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
1 V4 a& K( X5 f1 `) kJapanese aircraft losses
6 D6 S, q+ Z! { Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged9 f3 J: \4 y4 y
Allied ground losses:# A# \! K9 ^" ? h
142 casualties reported- G) B+ |4 u; ~, m% C9 @ a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
" l3 j1 m! b/ u" P% G. E Z Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled9 L3 f8 P$ f. m$ K$ ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 S N# V K/ v Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 x7 Q4 ?- h% r1 s
$ x* \9 `1 {7 o' _7 VMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
& g9 m2 y# \8 ~: h9 iWeather in hex: Light cloud
, L; ^( Q1 ]# J' P" @+ RRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.0 L8 X: j1 H) \8 S; Q( D8 ]. a) E
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
- j3 M! A& \1 f. |8 X# ]Japanese aircraft4 v0 m$ T. `; V* s9 l
B5N2 Kate x 64
% I' W" W4 M7 Z6 w' RJapanese aircraft losses
0 u5 ?' s/ x3 ?2 ` B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged1 ]2 a v0 j$ |/ y; s5 A
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak: A1 i$ z" S, _! g1 Y7 X. S
Allied ground losses:3 w# ]6 a( D- c M; p
270 casualties reported
, f+ `( b0 |. a Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
4 o3 i' |! j. X1 m Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
/ \9 h* w d+ Y7 L$ I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 V+ O/ ?# b# I8 `( g8 N0 @& hMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)4 s2 I& _" F8 ?0 H. e: S9 f
Weather in hex: Light cloud
" h q! I( O/ r6 }$ }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
- d' R/ ^( v$ W0 ?9 cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( w# |+ L1 W$ v/ N* d5 _
Japanese aircraft
, F6 ]" v% j& p6 j B6N2 Jill x 201+ j9 S# S" [/ C% n' Z4 }
N1K2-J George x 14" ]7 I( b- j F5 X8 R4 d
Japanese aircraft losses. i3 r Z' k- z3 K, a
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
' }8 c1 }2 w5 h4 p& M B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak- B: }0 R }$ W9 o
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged! M- Z1 w5 O4 P3 H" p. e* O& G
Allied ground losses:
$ @% x& |1 [, m: u* e 582 casualties reported: d% a% H, t: a, @5 ?5 e& [8 D- u: r
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled ]) C2 ?: C5 D) Q9 `
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled2 I9 a2 U: g* i/ N1 q0 ?$ y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled0 [0 ]5 \. t% \+ z6 Q7 _- f6 |' e
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)0 x! F* x$ c2 O) w7 i
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled): T% W7 ~3 u5 S. W5 G5 s& n
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
3 W9 K5 k* a3 g& FJapanese Shock attack
& Y" s6 y6 Z( IAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
1 i/ y, B( a, M- O zDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314, t) ?9 o9 a" N, `
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 2 h5 g P2 O j5 Z
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ! _. a$ o1 {0 \$ K0 h3 O4 l9 _( K
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) & i0 J' d" e L
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!# b- X/ G& R w4 s9 n* d
Combat modifiers
9 l) a4 M7 g$ ^/ [Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)) J& H9 }* q6 Z2 d u+ m1 g
Attacker: shock(+)
1 h4 r0 B5 T- P3 O2 n( X) }Japanese ground losses:( a; p+ n) |9 ^$ u0 S
93 casualties reported' z7 o- q( }% S, S+ i8 {* M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- h1 M0 Z( z6 e" g: j9 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ T: ~: q! J& d2 ]0 x/ t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 L5 v& q& t3 X! uAllied ground losses:$ k0 d8 a3 h; e) n- l
1957 casualties reported
3 ~1 P3 |+ R* P$ [/ E9 h Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
- P) {; e% K) w: N' `% a Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled8 |# p- X4 k% `; Z
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled' w0 @. J( G$ _" D0 y3 n0 A
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)- W4 m7 d$ q7 Y
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 ]6 ]' @3 Y; p Units retreated 3
' W& Y0 F& q3 f. c/ V5 DDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
+ {9 o$ Q4 b0 X5 \; |5 l/ G8 wAssaulting units:# Z( n( [; G$ ?, w7 i$ P+ ^) _
1st Tank Division
6 x$ `$ O" x; p* t [3 Q 15th Tank Regiment; [6 q+ P5 l9 x3 e/ Q
4th Tank Regiment
- E, s. {- h2 [' y+ _ 3rd Tank Division0 C8 I# `* C G2 l0 K0 r
18th Tank Regiment$ g2 z7 K' }- K) n* O# I
Defending units:& `6 x6 U; c$ b; o U+ K0 |0 F8 C& y
8th Australian Division
; J# F" ?0 g2 ` 1st Motor Brigade6 D0 J$ I+ d+ C6 `
39th Australian Battalion |