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)
5 \* y5 @% y! }6 m( U+ E& U: }% V/ iWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 t; c! z2 z2 o2 Y' d' MRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! A7 s" G0 B4 C; D* O5 SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: r# o3 B, S" Q4 |) l# `8 D
Japanese aircraft. H- O) U, |; g, b. H
B5N2 Kate x 132# O$ ~' ?( O: Q' t V9 v
No Japanese losses
& S" j5 g1 e7 |; F2 }2 T1 b M$ m6 B p9 aAllied ground losses:
1 @9 d7 M4 a! t" v; z 271 casualties reported
3 N" X9 k9 ? p Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 f q' o7 ]0 _; }4 d6 Y4 {$ d Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
* r# }' U5 ~2 f, @. m$ @9 C+ |0 K" J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
' o2 v T/ D( n, M0 ?3 A# F Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)( u3 h: Z$ w5 Q" `+ Z1 F1 V
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
5 J& [0 f2 C0 M7 _3 k4 |6 ] wMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
8 t# A3 ~7 r+ Z3 G/ J. aWeather in hex: Light cloud9 w. \. j" Y6 L: f0 Y
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# ~2 X6 D: g _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
% k$ M/ I6 g m6 CJapanese aircraft+ R( C; t: L" L" E8 }
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 801 `! Y8 t- V0 _# Y. ?
Japanese aircraft losses g7 G/ `! j: R1 Z t- r, y1 O
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged' D, k% G& L1 m" l- H2 N. b P
Allied ground losses:9 i1 h' e U# o
142 casualties reported2 t7 `0 s! x( s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled1 K, s4 t" r2 [! D3 j% A6 O
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
6 k; C" ^0 X6 C' C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: i- p8 c' D+ O. L9 |. R' \+ o
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)% p4 ~& a2 R" f
$ D9 G- n5 _' a# PMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
9 g2 V: C& V8 c: M6 o- W: P; GWeather in hex: Light cloud
, f R$ k: P( s1 T% RRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. R V& g0 I; _: D) I
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
" o: D/ @! p8 B% RJapanese aircraft; G; b, z2 i! V5 Z, r- T( |4 M
B5N2 Kate x 64$ y) p' ?3 X0 U1 y
Japanese aircraft losses
% S* r' x5 A' y8 n! l- ` B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged& T* z3 _: r+ a# G1 w
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak( P5 Z( X6 F( F# B7 s6 w
Allied ground losses:8 f1 J+ m3 \3 l$ i
270 casualties reported7 z. j: U p& B7 a) X
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled& u: ` Q2 o6 M; n
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled8 q& a, m) ?5 V3 V1 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 K9 B d# P: ` B% p4 p
! o3 ~3 V7 l( U' [ n; D" z
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
" p8 @ D) r+ a8 d% ^/ uWeather in hex: Light cloud# V0 v7 ?! a" [/ c
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
/ A& z* y' l- ~3 w0 XEstimated time to target is 6 minutes* Q" C- i; [2 R& C$ ^3 P1 J2 g
Japanese aircraft
1 U4 [& N" R% z$ ^) w$ Q# U B6N2 Jill x 201
8 w* Q+ q6 p/ |& u% C/ F N1K2-J George x 14
) D2 M6 {" q6 ~6 M3 X' E; w8 A2 OJapanese aircraft losses* _& I& t+ ~# {& D0 L" o8 x
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged8 Y$ {, z5 C$ E! V4 F7 u, E
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak# H5 J$ C8 j t2 d4 K' u4 `' J* m
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
7 H" S$ u7 K; C3 BAllied ground losses:
, I9 h* _/ p9 _: v$ Q3 _" N 582 casualties reported
( [ } @- H# j5 ]! N5 d% [2 E Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
/ E4 y( J7 s2 h/ E, M/ t Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled+ w) Y2 k% ]& f r$ [" [1 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
" D) C7 K, @0 X8 O6 r Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)! `5 D( j3 S0 z3 f, s
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
: B, d( j/ U9 |" P% bGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145): J' r% v* |( O" b4 G! @2 z. g
Japanese Shock attack
5 p# v& ?7 D, hAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
' \0 V$ R/ X$ |, w! e6 S; E eDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314; r/ ]! U- i x. m- G$ T
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 / C" A" O) I' y$ W
Allied adjusted defense: 8 , P& n6 Z7 q4 m- ~
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) , q+ d4 Q8 f1 p M' P5 p# L
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!# J& L \' w- W4 E0 l. s" `! e) r
Combat modifiers
- h8 m. L. g2 gDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-), H6 H# Q8 C, d0 b: n4 s
Attacker: shock(+)
3 G/ d1 V, X9 a3 S) O5 n5 M$ |Japanese ground losses:
! [5 p j: {, ~" I! n7 W* A 93 casualties reported5 {8 h; D) U2 b/ H q7 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: y5 \3 K/ O& F8 _6 x- }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; |- e: b, s+ R6 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& T* b& Y4 d) L1 {3 j
Allied ground losses:
& E. b% ~* I; z' ]9 d" w( p 1957 casualties reported; F4 h- I1 K+ q8 E3 e! B! ~# M
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled/ E$ S# Y @2 F0 P% w/ c6 ?
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
. |. ~6 M: R) r2 W Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled: M2 R. u% U, C* j2 G' o
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% u# y9 }, S0 F, }' V" W9 p1 N/ j& O Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; x* r& V. U) c4 a Units retreated 3
6 ^/ o+ _0 u- r* a5 NDefeated Allied Units Retreating!0 ~) x$ s2 ~4 N4 A
Assaulting units:1 o6 v8 V8 G7 }, l9 I' Z0 \- D
1st Tank Division w/ X+ I+ M C( A% z6 A
15th Tank Regiment
, {, B* ?7 a+ f+ C1 P 4th Tank Regiment0 b+ P/ t- U" ^) A
3rd Tank Division/ i o7 Y' C) z: n
18th Tank Regiment
) l1 h% P8 n9 J6 { Q: eDefending units:
% t9 K% l' Q$ J. i+ f, D, G 8th Australian Division% {7 J N9 Q I3 b/ C
1st Motor Brigade/ W# n- a1 l q$ G5 O% i6 p
39th Australian Battalion |