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)
4 s( \7 @7 i% W, M; W+ J' s) YWeather in hex: Light cloud5 W" \3 N& R1 G, l; I! V1 N
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 }5 D- @2 u& N- ]5 BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 j: M7 V- v9 ^- N* Z+ X1 u9 p! r
Japanese aircraft
8 U) p: o: R% L" V2 k- U- R6 P B5N2 Kate x 132
8 |' `: l7 n6 kNo Japanese losses
- ?$ ]) a2 i, ^; _7 TAllied ground losses:# j, l; H# G& N5 f! }/ a* Z
271 casualties reported1 q+ R3 H. d; l t' U4 V& _0 B+ H
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled3 k2 ?$ f) a2 D
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
0 x" c" q+ w; p4 Q+ p- _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& R5 _2 ~6 Y. A' h" b4 ~ Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ c: i8 S8 f$ \& p7 C
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
+ O0 g* p' v; T) [0 OMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
5 b, _, g5 p$ gWeather in hex: Light cloud
2 }( H. S0 c" a7 t. `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 D. j s" q; S. GEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
: @( `8 a* v% N, E# u, _, xJapanese aircraft
4 j9 n* f N3 Y& e7 F2 F1 Z Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
4 {4 J" B9 a. m' i. f _Japanese aircraft losses
/ W* V) y) \* s1 ~ Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
! W* C! ]& _( K( }! B) Q1 h: [Allied ground losses:5 Z4 ^- x4 Q/ J( s2 d# k
142 casualties reported: t8 ~' T6 y, ^& {9 Y- ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled; H7 K9 e. u1 e/ L7 w R0 `# {
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
1 K y+ r5 h- g5 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- p2 v& r+ q% Z! t6 T
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)6 q* y, _/ A( Q
Weather in hex: Light cloud
. k9 `7 L" l1 ]5 j. }. CRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ {* p: Y" k9 d% N! z1 y
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
" d3 o- y D: q% v- x" LJapanese aircraft
1 T2 h. s2 p- p2 T- x9 x B5N2 Kate x 640 E) _$ g1 A# g: y5 d: \9 y4 y
Japanese aircraft losses( v0 @/ b9 x9 ^& ]9 C
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged. w5 J) ?% T2 y- D2 C2 L8 Y
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
; A8 M& l# R, Y- _" W5 ?Allied ground losses:
: B+ m: Z& y1 w( J% E 270 casualties reported
2 y% D' |$ `3 S3 G0 _6 _ Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled- O' G6 y. s, {5 ]& ]% _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
6 E* U/ a- e# _, I: F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 O- U# B8 L; }" x UMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)# n- `( l. W8 p6 |) I
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 F0 t( t% K5 r6 {0 w; |0 b
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.8 s. ?1 j1 B# ?6 X8 d3 y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
& d+ y+ k- j! M5 C9 f4 p5 Q" S+ wJapanese aircraft
/ d" _5 X9 Q6 E- T! f B6N2 Jill x 201
+ E6 d z; [& @! p, p6 T N1K2-J George x 14
+ P2 c7 i: @0 u, ?2 ^% OJapanese aircraft losses
( v7 O3 H" o4 k; G# o# j0 P0 I B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
0 t0 W$ q8 S: P B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak' c& x, Z( Q# J2 b
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged8 ]: q5 @1 J! ?+ `0 B
Allied ground losses:- S! v, x6 R+ V# c5 M: R7 ^
582 casualties reported
$ P8 d- _/ Y5 L9 _% r Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled( A- i! K h2 K' l; B) ?
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled7 d" |" d' m% \2 R2 G. ]6 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled2 v" Z6 F$ M4 g# `; x. p
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled); P. O0 f1 ?( I* S. q) V+ a
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)1 r1 e K8 ]$ m8 l
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)( w0 R' w4 @6 r: _$ j
Japanese Shock attack- c. j c. N& j2 t
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811) S a Z* G& E1 M- ]9 ?* T
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
3 I, r/ u" M( D( \( k; ]0 H# U' FJapanese adjusted assault: 649 ) ~' v" ^3 w, g
Allied adjusted defense: 8 * N2 j+ o! Z$ b% S; [6 A& c- p- W
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ; h* L3 P! |9 p
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
$ P( e6 _: u, y3 e, d4 u( [Combat modifiers6 y0 [" ^! O6 f1 r
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
9 l. c% m. _" K8 _9 T9 } h7 @Attacker: shock(+)
y% v) t' b$ N4 c XJapanese ground losses:; {+ A' a6 b* X$ x# E
93 casualties reported
, e4 N+ n% D- |# a; d4 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" K$ \* O+ D3 U$ R @' j5 F8 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% J7 o( u- i6 Z, [. ~ t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; M; w$ X# i: {- S
Allied ground losses:7 E$ k7 O M! q
1957 casualties reported& C: D% B G) [/ g! h/ e W: `3 B
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
+ N) T1 o; C! K Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled. D% N, _5 y8 a
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled7 I- {8 n& g8 V& ]3 b- r. \; z/ K
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# ` |2 f( B$ f Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled): M7 A- R$ D. _- \% r
Units retreated 3
; P6 U) [! J% e1 W9 N4 y: KDefeated Allied Units Retreating! p# \ O: d6 j- k( _8 D' F4 i
Assaulting units:) Q8 Y5 B$ c5 M( Q
1st Tank Division2 j* s! V; b( p
15th Tank Regiment7 G5 L, Y0 ~8 D9 Q7 M3 P9 |; i7 t
4th Tank Regiment! y* S$ F* M# Q/ ?( j" `$ g* y; k# Q9 t
3rd Tank Division
: s( o; H J& j" Q# m0 x- b 18th Tank Regiment. F: k& @6 R" T$ R! [
Defending units:& H. M" d' @- |8 w; q( l: t
8th Australian Division# J- C$ q" W! v8 R
1st Motor Brigade
3 [# |3 S9 ]% X9 ^) z! A 39th Australian Battalion |