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)$ \: B# Z! Y9 j% a; o3 q0 i
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 t" ]) [2 ` f* c# e' p" ERaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 o' @8 \0 r, L* G% X1 B$ h9 Y. D6 [' O7 ~3 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
" p9 s* a5 q+ u6 IJapanese aircraft# m. e* a d, y! c7 w& J- L6 N! T
B5N2 Kate x 132
0 [5 f) ~ m/ f4 fNo Japanese losses
o5 [; J% g$ H/ pAllied ground losses:9 Q8 ~5 v8 e4 v7 P, o4 I
271 casualties reported
$ ^ i: g0 \3 m. T+ o8 t Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled' {6 p; p( U# @3 F. I
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled2 ]0 Z- Y9 P# T A9 M( \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# m6 z5 H5 g7 U* {$ g. {6 b3 R( X
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)* D# d- G1 g7 Q+ [# a
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled): {: s9 d4 }. a& Q& C, D
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)- |0 O4 C+ o4 c
Weather in hex: Light cloud" v2 b0 c1 p8 c4 W/ H
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: ?" A% N1 ` H+ [: ], C0 NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
& f h$ V; E7 e" SJapanese aircraft
/ v, S W- R5 e) a Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80. j( Y- d: H& G
Japanese aircraft losses
6 \+ ~2 R5 e6 k Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
/ l7 b/ {- G6 Q# b6 ]* H% }Allied ground losses:! W2 @+ e# r+ V f' z
142 casualties reported3 g9 @' F- x, z. [. L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
% M; B& P. q6 i: Y6 E- P Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
* r- P! a$ H2 T% R/ A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' N! Z9 r/ q; V# u" @6 a
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)6 c& X& j [/ x+ F7 N3 z9 b7 K1 R
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' N/ h j7 c) Z X pRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. U# ~ @ ~& x& x) _- t
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
% _ r: {* M+ S2 \Japanese aircraft
! n, }% @( \8 Q) S \' E( K) O4 U B5N2 Kate x 64/ h+ p* j8 T( P8 m" z% `& h* G
Japanese aircraft losses( B, D8 o, M6 |2 L
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
5 U" a9 `; W: E7 O' K B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
* `% }4 G5 f: b3 d0 J9 qAllied ground losses:
3 W7 M; O) j6 A& w: X' H& m6 A 270 casualties reported
4 x! y: X2 P* m: W4 j Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
, H7 {$ I4 w- G& W1 b Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled" p7 |# j' D' [" Y# g. m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 j) `. B4 Q! @0 F% ~7 C, \
2 S' T( A- A7 |& ]/ i2 x9 YMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)8 F4 G; C$ S! I" E$ |5 e
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 N l& i. t" H4 Z8 G' ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
7 S- _3 |, n2 l' x/ ?) N* p( SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes0 Z. A. R4 r; v
Japanese aircraft% [5 Y- S8 R) S/ z% R/ H+ ~; X
B6N2 Jill x 201
9 n9 @' z- K2 @! H& b/ b7 ] N1K2-J George x 14- G# z3 i& C9 S2 f
Japanese aircraft losses+ c d; e7 _' l# c' v
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
. z- V1 h) p: z# ?! i! a2 S B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak) G3 ?, ?; {7 j: q3 U* f
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
6 A1 P# R4 ~5 K" J, A3 n. ZAllied ground losses:7 S& p5 Z8 j' c8 ~$ H
582 casualties reported
- L7 z1 Z% G0 M$ Y( B9 X Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled; s' W" z5 m& p# v% X, H. I5 s
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
7 d0 u F9 v; R8 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled% ~- s) ?) e, F8 k; C8 u* h4 w
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)2 c+ ^, f9 ~2 `1 d U
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)( T' D3 f6 d; e- w
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
8 k6 `: I, e! |; x1 OJapanese Shock attack; G; m5 m l8 z( r9 D
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811) ] O1 S) j, p4 F( a: i6 k
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
B; m# d& G) X; K6 [Japanese adjusted assault: 649 5 I+ B' }! N7 p( a* H1 H
Allied adjusted defense: 8
: r& s, a7 A. B, W8 tJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ; a6 ~# f' H B0 I" E
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
+ I+ H: l/ [% n1 N% [: U9 z& w: ^Combat modifiers* x. W' k6 p+ h
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)7 V5 R( l5 S, n
Attacker: shock(+)2 o' G f. K( l8 _/ H
Japanese ground losses:
: S$ [5 X3 [* Q( N! G# J; Q 93 casualties reported
. H* {! d q! h Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ q% R" O1 {1 J4 q2 G& c& P. ~: k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ q; Y* Z& J- s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 A0 Z* y N8 S1 `4 L$ \Allied ground losses:. U/ |% v" `) \( ^# X" Z
1957 casualties reported
; V4 |, L4 G; a& @7 k" p4 M Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled$ T1 `/ ~2 U& A: r1 w" ^
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
1 }$ `4 H9 u# x0 N6 x) k Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled6 k$ K' }' h/ x- S% b# U4 e
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 p) | w) m9 x- R9 c
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 O0 V9 Z! y7 s# a' C0 U: [" k* t
Units retreated 3" F( q8 K' U9 t& H0 z) ~4 ]8 E
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
; u* t n! b! M9 ^# B AAssaulting units:* Q% A6 U- w; s: _
1st Tank Division
0 G5 G+ n F$ T* J6 n4 h$ Q9 E 15th Tank Regiment
: L' A+ F/ p' l- N1 ^! j& s5 q$ W 4th Tank Regiment2 s s. G. F% d" G
3rd Tank Division
# W. S( H" `0 k$ H6 E0 d) M5 q- ], } 18th Tank Regiment
. V& t& b& d9 M |0 c- rDefending units:# r; p7 O0 \' X) F. w* T1 P
8th Australian Division, s( [7 q" {( S) D8 G M0 r# X
1st Motor Brigade
$ w8 v7 q7 n+ q. d$ N 39th Australian Battalion |