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)
0 N) o, i# _% a! o) X ?" pWeather in hex: Light cloud
) K# M8 b. [' v& `Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 `& ?3 ] N5 HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 n1 [( H I6 `3 I5 S
Japanese aircraft2 |/ Y! U# i# A) q& r
B5N2 Kate x 132
+ l- u1 K5 ? w& B# N3 ?No Japanese losses
; {6 a) D" t) F5 t5 D+ HAllied ground losses:4 h, {: J5 o- @2 z
271 casualties reported
$ c7 j' o4 [: m4 `* M3 j Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled. M7 [; R4 x3 u: x
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled1 i: a4 g( {; G0 a; R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ ?8 ]; U& U# p1 }9 r$ k+ W Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
. g+ u% O: v! B& b2 W Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
|' s( ~- j- ~: rMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" p1 e; v8 J0 Z1 Q8 j
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 ]( F$ z. K% L: h7 |: l2 G/ MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% r7 E- e/ V' L7 _" ?% v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
# f* A: P, L2 S5 c$ @$ C. qJapanese aircraft: G% J0 _& y( u) f1 X8 n( H
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80, g! j$ P/ N K
Japanese aircraft losses5 z3 h, z9 n% R- B' b: X% T+ S
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged7 v% I, u6 \- K
Allied ground losses: E9 Q* q# u( ^
142 casualties reported
# o2 T+ H* D: m6 L& F \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled7 X* \% {/ |5 l& b
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled9 T7 G |5 E2 _5 e1 @# t3 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: [/ T& k2 C, M* j1 t+ B! j
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)0 c' U- q0 F# D+ P! x
Weather in hex: Light cloud0 w! T" m. w/ }- ~" V$ b
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) H) u# c8 e( k5 |( U
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
1 L) _9 `' P# ~/ e B; ^2 LJapanese aircraft, F Z9 o5 T2 \2 \7 N5 D% L
B5N2 Kate x 646 u$ L" N& Z$ |9 D9 C1 I+ C5 M9 D
Japanese aircraft losses! a( S* O$ v4 {: Y- G- Y8 g$ \7 X! }
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged. R! U8 G: ?. u$ v3 B+ x
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak _) t2 W# v3 C" O0 Q; K
Allied ground losses:3 {; R# H j2 d
270 casualties reported3 p" H( L$ J) a. e( C
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled6 [3 R, q/ r% B( k" p
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled6 I8 h& g0 f$ B: E) Z5 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( a" H& u) I0 F% c$ j7 }Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)5 ` Y0 p1 s. q8 ^# O+ z. z: h r
Weather in hex: Light cloud
/ H0 B9 N8 \8 p9 h1 \8 x) kRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
K" D: w. K( D5 z% `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes' _' m: y6 f/ l2 w/ \
Japanese aircraft
# L" u( j/ E/ D; f2 H# H9 \ B6N2 Jill x 201
& B7 P- _& }" s3 v N1K2-J George x 14; r, ^+ z3 h: Y, |/ |/ a7 g1 b7 c
Japanese aircraft losses
" l# J$ h4 h9 `; h* f w F B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged/ ?1 ~- L0 K1 _3 W# }5 _! ^$ p
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
1 o. M" V7 H! p& m/ A. G( V N1K2-J George: 2 damaged4 `" w$ Q- `, T8 i( `2 l! j$ i! V
Allied ground losses:
: r- e- _" [0 X5 B2 @ 582 casualties reported
2 E7 ]+ P4 Y/ F# [ Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled; D6 x9 [/ V/ _9 ^! h) h/ ^. B+ ~
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
3 L/ t; f: J# _/ M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& u8 T* s( l" i* x7 _; z3 Z Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
: x) v+ V) S4 N: {' ^: V! W! K Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
/ O5 J9 m$ m; IGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)0 r* F2 A6 B! _: u( x- c! c1 }
Japanese Shock attack
) a6 [: G- K9 y; X( jAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
$ ]8 A" p3 A6 H: e. sDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
, p7 U. c+ e- O$ o. j- ~Japanese adjusted assault: 649 : i ]" v$ R; Z7 D
Allied adjusted defense: 8
& Y S- F8 G; ]Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
7 x) w" O- U6 gJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!, Q" D2 f/ P; \
Combat modifiers+ B' Z5 o7 A3 U) q7 j' U; M6 T: G
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)2 E8 w7 v& s. j# f. H! |
Attacker: shock(+), E0 X" p8 Q9 |- s
Japanese ground losses:
, g5 e( a+ v# F 93 casualties reported
% A4 f- E! X& K& h: N: u Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. N& n5 o" c: H$ J4 H& v7 A$ R% P+ g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' [1 H1 W9 j3 @, n: @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: X/ ^; K& c7 g9 S$ Y7 r3 s& t" pAllied ground losses:
: D7 L( ]! p2 S' p( {+ w& e 1957 casualties reported; z% b$ v4 A: a4 \
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
( {9 _( D5 h. j0 m. ?" P+ g Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
- q. ]* @9 q8 H! m Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled/ y0 C, R) |4 C# Y, O$ w u
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 E( [& G% x5 I4 d
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 \, p) k1 ^+ e/ l6 E9 `: \& U4 E( | Units retreated 3; D' V, I8 X$ L# w* a" |1 V) ~
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
- K7 O0 s& X3 i" Z9 G/ {; AAssaulting units:
' c* i9 B6 G# V6 H$ o 1st Tank Division: c( z5 I( t0 |4 Z
15th Tank Regiment
) v& I4 r! B: {' b* \ 4th Tank Regiment
6 p7 x& E% W3 s' W 3rd Tank Division
% z/ T+ ~' K3 ~8 L) Z 18th Tank Regiment
7 K( @9 p" S5 @1 r0 i; hDefending units:5 m2 A3 M; C- }* `
8th Australian Division6 m. _! M* @, K4 ], ]
1st Motor Brigade) [: ]8 ~3 i/ M" F& G9 z- @
39th Australian Battalion |