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): h2 y# x5 n M) h& q
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 g3 a, N r9 t2 z7 R# }+ ~
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 O U7 R# i6 L4 \; u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 {7 Y/ N# z! X1 r* a" v
Japanese aircraft
$ c! v1 t8 L& q' U. P* I B5N2 Kate x 1323 ]$ D. {: i; s+ ^* R
No Japanese losses
; T( A, P! P% A2 [& XAllied ground losses:5 x# W* B0 B0 @* j) x
271 casualties reported+ T8 v; H: x$ ~- f* q# h: ^5 [ W6 ~
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
: ^ M7 m5 r! P) `6 b. i Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
# B6 f' i) X5 B9 t7 m) ]; Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 y: o) l4 G+ ^/ _- ] Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
, y! n- p" y/ K! h% S* | Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)% Y- f& J( t$ y( o8 j
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
2 z* O7 W: U+ r9 F: \0 L8 vWeather in hex: Light cloud, P" K3 j* P/ \& d) i, L9 d/ h: d
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# ^7 _- c1 U2 d9 bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
; N, ~" d" K$ gJapanese aircraft
, [, \, T3 s) U4 ^0 K- T Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
: G+ `3 S2 k1 S }- }4 WJapanese aircraft losses4 g" X1 g; @" j/ F7 O/ u5 u
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
5 P; F! @, f0 z& ]Allied ground losses:5 M$ q- T4 j- }
142 casualties reported
. A6 L3 Z+ M' f0 _7 q! L Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
0 F5 m9 u8 T6 a2 d6 ~# G a Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
3 a% I* j+ U) {+ H- }) } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) v* b7 j0 P. J1 A; ~
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 P0 ^- d: }8 Q) L1 L/ ^/ J' a
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)9 D. n/ E9 J6 u. e! t$ @, v
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: L1 N9 W) q# x0 [- Z( [) g' oRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
2 A! e( y$ [( ^7 W" J! YEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
, k, [0 `. |9 e: S: g' t$ I' l& u0 nJapanese aircraft
- [3 i7 @7 c% @9 e* h B5N2 Kate x 64. }7 k3 x R, f& ?* s# Q6 h
Japanese aircraft losses* n3 O5 K( C* h+ u) @+ t) a) T/ a& z
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged- g4 T8 K) U. o% w, _; S. ^
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
2 E: _* }( h4 i6 K, F# R0 oAllied ground losses:
/ t. e# m; Q: V 270 casualties reported
3 D# J$ z3 \ R! g Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
% f! @ @& S! Z3 E. N+ s Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
) z- }; g0 b; j1 D$ ^( a; W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. j6 F, l7 K5 e3 |, s' q
9 [/ `; t+ T# _0 h6 W; bMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers). }* K& z4 ^# W1 Q) |
Weather in hex: Light cloud
6 H! G+ a) T6 l2 ERaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
1 q4 {4 k% _9 z* dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 Z/ h1 d6 ?( Q0 A
Japanese aircraft) X4 H9 z. i( I
B6N2 Jill x 201
b9 O6 P9 u4 L; [! m M N1K2-J George x 14
" C' M5 ?+ O! z XJapanese aircraft losses
& R, o: G4 d, U% i% Q B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
& T$ X$ E5 @0 S8 R- r# T B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
7 w' A) l* a0 T1 T, o3 |# T- L: R* i( d N1K2-J George: 2 damaged9 T9 L) y @7 Q) x; q0 A( {+ H
Allied ground losses:
, |. g1 z8 J+ ^5 }- [$ h5 c6 C 582 casualties reported
$ Z d" ]) z! ` Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled/ m9 c2 }; I/ _: k
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
. U' E, C. W, P, G2 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
: Y g* V% H; ^( h+ V# x Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled); r. r! ^# I9 W
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)8 m5 U' s) G3 H
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
; `/ Q Z% |$ H4 i! T! v1 k, v2 Y% OJapanese Shock attack2 o4 h- F! I- m, p% ?: B
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8113 N+ @" {) ? f& A) y
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314) `# s4 z5 y8 v2 x( g& S& |
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 ) M, }# G5 V" ?# q& h% U4 D3 k' D) m
Allied adjusted defense: 8
6 X% l6 V f2 O X& W8 FJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ' |1 y. _* m8 z7 _ u' h7 B
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!; H0 O0 ^; W+ B0 @3 n. n2 v3 S1 Z; I
Combat modifiers
) E9 H* q9 [7 D$ ?- M# T5 dDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-). C6 @9 R- x' ?* {
Attacker: shock(+)
! ~- N3 ^% p/ OJapanese ground losses:4 N4 Q9 v, o8 ]8 f! @& q$ z
93 casualties reported
6 Q* d; g" S) N7 ~) s! N Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. s! K: b* B+ W; m/ H5 K/ {2 p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( t1 H0 ]: O6 Q( `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% [4 B% @6 B. w" p' cAllied ground losses:
" ^: C' o' C+ M+ |% _+ Z* y- H: F 1957 casualties reported
( h- m" G; C+ w Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled$ n3 Y% I0 c+ w' `. | p
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled! S/ t0 _; K! K
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 x& D+ X& A4 ^. G4 O9 J! G Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)2 _ A% w& v+ H7 O
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled): w& D+ X+ k& S2 m6 k7 {) { D
Units retreated 3
- S0 L) h' a: {* EDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
; `/ l8 P( b* K: K5 c! y. AAssaulting units:
2 |$ m9 I' E# @0 C9 X) S: { 1st Tank Division
" U' S% `5 r2 C( [6 R+ S; W 15th Tank Regiment
. ~( m6 X) X# ] 4th Tank Regiment
1 @ J7 m c: C4 G6 y" ] 3rd Tank Division
/ I4 S' ? s6 x+ E; g 18th Tank Regiment
& _2 W7 W4 L% t0 k2 v5 ZDefending units:
. L; ~2 G4 H& E5 E* Q4 ? O 8th Australian Division% a( g5 b& i* v' c: J; a9 E& K7 @; d
1st Motor Brigade
) O' N0 w7 {$ D5 O' | 39th Australian Battalion |