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)( n9 S- X) Z. k# }; f
Weather in hex: Light cloud
+ s" f! z$ d! z/ ], VRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 W3 L2 ]1 a m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
P0 H1 m* @1 M% c5 [0 qJapanese aircraft, z0 y' Y' C0 ^' i# N6 v
B5N2 Kate x 132
6 }0 q$ T" e) m4 C7 ^No Japanese losses$ `3 k/ n. V$ e: f
Allied ground losses:# T% D; D. l2 p* I
271 casualties reported
: p) G* Z# B+ B$ I5 M Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
" K- K$ ~$ ]+ i6 n8 O$ j- ^0 X Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled4 O3 \( P4 W: G' S' I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- k, @9 I, F6 u$ x. W7 s
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)$ c/ a5 S. R1 Z% l+ D5 v
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)4 [7 c" o; c9 k
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 m; d6 D5 x/ S: V. ?9 \! i
Weather in hex: Light cloud" C* O' {& l, ^
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& L [& a$ O. w6 H* X: }; T2 q: `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( V3 v4 F9 Q" a5 a
Japanese aircraft+ X1 Q9 k7 J5 x( T5 {* L L* _
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
! ?$ T1 J' D4 D4 u0 q* l; V! UJapanese aircraft losses
* b- ]5 d+ k' B2 t+ u7 x. K* T Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged% v7 E- X6 G) Z4 G
Allied ground losses:& y; J0 U @0 w5 R0 v( v
142 casualties reported2 R/ A# G/ w! ?$ s. k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled5 z) X7 w: h, s. |" v' M
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled, y0 R2 z8 @. L/ W2 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( @5 F5 d! ~& L' {/ t3 h+ C Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled): L5 R3 p) J0 I( S y7 V# J
0 A/ _9 l0 i6 l
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)( x% W8 ~& @3 {2 T9 M& h0 \
Weather in hex: Light cloud' _* s! I* r3 J7 ]$ C8 I* L
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( m$ l0 a- L. K8 j! f: Z3 p5 G- O" U
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes2 n5 w* b: i5 X
Japanese aircraft
: M9 }. M e: M% m6 s B5N2 Kate x 64
- f2 F d9 l% o9 Y' PJapanese aircraft losses& f6 q5 w2 E! s$ a
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged3 U# O# g9 q" e1 x8 a) F9 x& @
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
7 Q. ]# b. g8 o/ S/ G" aAllied ground losses:
+ Y, a$ \% i3 S- }! V$ n) A 270 casualties reported
3 a( T6 i( a2 P. }/ r% ^9 c Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled6 b5 W9 O2 D5 e0 y0 g, Z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
* `( R/ Z/ q3 j% `+ g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- v5 S% A8 E3 d+ U* k# D1 L
6 e3 M9 E* J, p8 d0 s2 D' T6 aMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
8 W) ?+ s7 y8 x( xWeather in hex: Light cloud% z) w$ o$ Q5 b1 h: f
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.: M, b0 C+ @; a, f) [& B+ s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ ^' C) Y+ H/ {( |' IJapanese aircraft
( u9 ?: T& y% H# p B6N2 Jill x 201
9 X2 B1 q; m- O& s N1K2-J George x 14
- l" S, S" G2 rJapanese aircraft losses
. m) q( H5 N( ~* [+ N B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged; e. c2 P! A. b0 | m- x4 [3 _
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
x( [% s1 l. S- d N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
4 m$ }+ {# O+ @4 a9 ], _Allied ground losses:2 b+ @) d( ?; [ o# k
582 casualties reported
9 v( v& I: W4 |& p Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
, t% S0 }: l" X" o5 V6 p, a Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
! b0 e7 T" R9 s0 ]' L3 ] B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
" y d4 o$ G s/ _7 y' S Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
3 {, u7 n) c5 H h0 S8 @( I! N+ o: h Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
. s# O5 }$ Z' j% W$ UGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)$ `% ]# e0 @( D; J
Japanese Shock attack
M- T3 }6 @- @! fAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811. S7 ~# ^4 g2 g( n
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
2 i2 k$ j( v4 J6 k- mJapanese adjusted assault: 649
6 d. I1 \: r; m% T! IAllied adjusted defense: 8 . j1 p v8 r: n/ ~ A V
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
9 \1 y; i. t% i4 W- g: ~0 eJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
+ g: q4 d- C# |% U& k9 SCombat modifiers7 e2 o. R c3 L% n$ Y
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
4 f2 y; p6 L. q% `. {3 k0 |Attacker: shock(+)
& W: |/ I! _, y6 K8 IJapanese ground losses:* J/ @" q' i+ U* n% O
93 casualties reported* T8 h3 R) t+ w4 f( E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% z0 m) } K& o2 E* f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! {5 n5 g, }2 P5 ?9 g8 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! V9 {* @1 S. o( \* b9 D, yAllied ground losses: s& t. J# F2 O
1957 casualties reported
7 c, U! a: c' Z; ]0 q7 j3 u T. R$ x Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
7 j& Q E2 U0 I3 y7 @) [9 O Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 e6 H$ P" }, M! d/ l5 ? Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ }1 |% ~* w& y; i' ~$ R2 _# k Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)- S$ |" ~# i/ p+ e) R% ~/ q' C
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) z7 T9 c0 A1 T) q$ q3 N" p" V8 n Units retreated 3, \9 x: M. i4 u r/ v, _, w
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!2 W* ?4 O0 q; F
Assaulting units:
1 R/ n- U$ k' x3 c3 X9 } 1st Tank Division
/ a* f7 H7 G+ F* M; V 15th Tank Regiment
- M) U) \& M n( z/ v8 \; g7 O 4th Tank Regiment
! j& [* ]- a6 F1 k* w+ i. P 3rd Tank Division6 |9 {5 M: Y# |7 k( {
18th Tank Regiment g' B, n! Y! p5 I4 y; [
Defending units:- z" a3 P$ j( J4 N0 o
8th Australian Division& p% X" S% }: b2 y% v. O
1st Motor Brigade) B9 T/ q4 N- L* m& _
39th Australian Battalion |