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)1 V9 A: N- V" s" I* F: q4 x6 `
Weather in hex: Light cloud2 A% E/ D' L9 s* ~' p2 o; h% a
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, a* u6 @4 J5 n& C* KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes# U4 V. ~( r* |5 S3 C# H# W
Japanese aircraft- z6 G: J2 w, k+ b; B. x: ~2 E6 T
B5N2 Kate x 132+ D. s- L$ K" E! {
No Japanese losses) x" j- m' b. Q" g7 D' j
Allied ground losses:; k' H6 N9 J. G" F* r1 S
271 casualties reported
( c8 n% N6 Z6 V6 o6 X Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 s" H3 e9 j. F7 H* h/ I2 J Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled6 o* G. [: S( _. z/ g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! r- T4 V k/ C( T Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
# v u- }! [' a8 n3 @4 B5 a: F$ b2 a Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)# ]( x9 H$ ]$ G
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
9 y+ A" u, I$ ?. E# o4 ^% S3 NWeather in hex: Light cloud8 K, K1 z" I4 V! Y5 V' L
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 |! z; {( C% M7 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
5 }1 B) m# y2 XJapanese aircraft
) U0 O% `" q9 P8 l5 J9 X# V: T Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80' O" g% l$ f# o% Z; C2 d6 d
Japanese aircraft losses
" K4 @' g# c, h6 E; n4 ]& @! f Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged- i8 a- K: v% B9 q9 U4 t" W
Allied ground losses:
& H: l9 N9 I$ }6 g5 D6 S 142 casualties reported
' Q1 W/ b% e, V c+ z( Q6 X6 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
( v8 C6 f D' R4 o9 H Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
2 u" [/ t# b' D' p O7 g( k& v7 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' i1 f" y$ I& h6 }/ g$ L- Q- `- v; z Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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* Y+ j. T- O4 ]& rMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)$ p. n+ ]+ p! [+ H8 G, e
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 a! ~- A! ?9 P* i% R- YRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet." _& s1 t V2 i6 w; S1 \
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes# H- g" R. g. Q+ Q
Japanese aircraft
: I0 P- _2 |0 b: z) _2 B) s B5N2 Kate x 64
- H: ?2 V$ R. `- F8 tJapanese aircraft losses
9 V* f& A- W1 l/ X/ a B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
3 b [! M" T1 E3 K+ d7 X- E B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
7 |. ^% b# b+ a+ V4 R' VAllied ground losses:' F$ @' I9 b, y0 D8 q# w
270 casualties reported( s) u0 t. b4 u! P$ V8 A8 {
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
2 l9 T+ Z# a, K; I$ |0 L7 l* ]! _ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled6 A1 [$ `7 j. d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ?8 o! ?2 J& A( K+ g1 a; A {
! ?0 L) |* a6 k# w2 A+ hMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
; n s, Q" b3 f: mWeather in hex: Light cloud, r% v" l, ?5 b- A
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet." y+ \ S& U: ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ R9 }- H" ^- S- b
Japanese aircraft
. p+ ^% ~ C e B6N2 Jill x 201, f* ~* z1 e) w# x: t2 C# D
N1K2-J George x 14# P6 m7 O# u, K. F* H2 \+ G5 b
Japanese aircraft losses
. o; X; D5 ]% @8 w2 k+ ^* @8 @ B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged4 P4 m! f/ p! H: ~
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
6 x( Z/ m7 ~6 C0 P0 P0 ? N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
# K0 F4 W7 b2 y1 wAllied ground losses:
& B! _4 E. \5 D6 ?" h 582 casualties reported
% Q* m2 [5 r! K7 m; b( f7 j Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled1 S, I1 O/ \/ W& U: a
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
* X, d6 @; G# V. W0 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
7 k9 W" z. `$ \ i+ k! P; I9 i Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled), l, ?! \' c/ M: d; q6 T6 T, N }7 U
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)) k$ I4 l' g1 B- `- n
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
5 x$ [1 \! }4 C [, BJapanese Shock attack6 ^+ H9 }, j; R6 g2 `3 h
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
' v' ~ n! |# J1 c0 wDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3143 ?: @8 ~8 o! Q `8 T, `
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 " S5 i d$ o6 G) `
Allied adjusted defense: 8
4 l3 C8 H3 @# x! n' W9 OJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
1 C* S1 l1 ?! [) m$ ?3 zJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
3 J7 f6 T+ ~1 ]0 j' s: O) jCombat modifiers! [: w5 A" |5 [9 l- I4 c" x/ u5 Y
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
# ]3 u$ g4 w5 e' yAttacker: shock(+)
9 M1 c. N: d; x9 ~' y- G! L! wJapanese ground losses:* \ R; \: A% ]5 I9 y: a
93 casualties reported
1 w" C% R0 b' C W- G Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 k$ A" C* b# U5 }+ j4 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 g1 ]7 I( _$ |4 x3 G: M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 d( ~3 K) ?. w- @: BAllied ground losses:. t2 C9 \2 [. M i' @" U
1957 casualties reported
) o% u" L, l2 k0 e, v5 P" n$ W3 p Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled! m3 x; E3 \3 H; `$ Q s' R0 j
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
1 c" S5 S; X3 c0 {' t! C Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 a7 y7 J; s4 R2 Q8 D Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
7 _/ }1 `. @+ U4 Q Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 E' U) F! F$ ] Units retreated 34 K" } l7 i3 d! z" n$ |0 t0 E
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
z3 g2 V; o; v8 ]% A# s5 wAssaulting units:5 b1 ^+ p/ e, i& E! p
1st Tank Division
. S% T% o" v" \ 15th Tank Regiment q5 M7 ^; _; ?/ r, N
4th Tank Regiment3 T6 C- k2 B9 }- b3 k
3rd Tank Division
s& Z4 l- L, U3 }, }- g3 @; h, O 18th Tank Regiment1 R' V9 w Y' H8 i+ u
Defending units:
9 I2 o8 A l& y: V$ Y 8th Australian Division
7 C4 Y# Z: C9 Z: I 1st Motor Brigade
( B x& }# ^" U, J" m 39th Australian Battalion |