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). H5 `: `; I7 |
Weather in hex: Light cloud
2 ~/ _8 u [; URaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- R' C6 `9 ~4 D; B% HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
% y, r% i$ r$ @, s# aJapanese aircraft
$ B2 l- U4 ^( @- t) p8 ^7 G B5N2 Kate x 1328 |7 Y* f: S7 k) }
No Japanese losses
0 { @2 {8 j, m( D: n. j8 |Allied ground losses:" s" j n0 f2 a; T9 F5 q
271 casualties reported
, b- f U+ w8 P0 g. n x Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled$ E; l0 T% d) C( ~# `) j
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled( m3 O9 D4 [! G5 f @' q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 ]- B6 [/ m2 w/ p( R, Q
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)6 o3 g" q1 c4 _& s- y1 B
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
' v; T1 T2 j/ W v# k: g3 ]& iMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)0 P2 f' S" I$ z; Z* m9 K t( |
Weather in hex: Light cloud d0 U6 r' y4 c" G% w
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 R7 q9 i% B( v* {5 o! |* C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 q5 W8 y, n7 n( H
Japanese aircraft- {# `& \) _6 A$ X2 |6 z
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80& n* T _; v4 P6 C5 M) N
Japanese aircraft losses/ r6 c( \1 ~$ p5 R c; u
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
) x) |* n |* L" `Allied ground losses:
6 v% r4 N4 ?3 F6 F7 t 142 casualties reported8 S% @) E0 j5 o* [: |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled# r' Y6 o+ |6 K& U! x# X
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
; a; H* s! I$ i' M$ U- Y o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ]" O' P- A/ x2 o4 D
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% m6 ?" J0 g$ q! _
Weather in hex: Light cloud* w$ y8 _9 I, Y/ `% d# l- j2 i
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
6 V1 \) j0 S2 R# q; g# ]Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
% k* L' c8 m5 _; iJapanese aircraft
L& ^7 v# I! ~4 U6 @ B5N2 Kate x 64
/ r8 e& j8 Z2 k, K/ H' f$ I+ RJapanese aircraft losses' d$ A( P$ f5 S3 R
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged7 N7 |3 X/ O+ \) ]# L
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* d7 \- s: Y0 |0 ~
Allied ground losses:. Z9 @! l; g7 Z4 c
270 casualties reported9 L2 B. k' H T; G( N Z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
. c/ S3 ~4 H* m; ~+ J Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled$ J$ T/ O/ c. i8 r' a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
! h% e1 v& H9 f: j: L o. fWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 j: a! C4 J% v* h6 U: b) ]$ SRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
" B7 [9 Z ` }$ }& L$ e! l5 D5 C" [ C. |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
8 q! H- o) n, i8 iJapanese aircraft
( c T0 K. m1 S$ V+ ? B6N2 Jill x 201
{; e8 M o4 h7 }; B2 m" ]% u N1K2-J George x 14* u% _5 x" @# ^% i8 g- {
Japanese aircraft losses
' H$ P" A$ V5 _2 h5 {! S B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged4 T4 H( _. J+ h
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
. R$ K: q$ Z2 i3 I s" w, P N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
, A9 ~: B; g* v) s/ FAllied ground losses:
- Q9 x @* K) L/ B% M 582 casualties reported. @% c8 a6 n1 C& {% H, k g
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled; R: y/ m2 r/ B( J# ^3 \) z) c
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
* b9 T; l4 D7 G7 M) Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled/ j; [' `$ f8 D
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled). r6 b. S$ Z0 w L: T
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)) j3 e1 Z6 y+ {1 n+ {- e% S
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)6 E* U3 P( X: ], s% P0 m: }
Japanese Shock attack
4 }$ U" U7 F% e# pAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
- L2 p4 t/ ?* B5 ^; wDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
4 L3 p: `3 z+ n- ~: a IJapanese adjusted assault: 649 0 a& v( L. J2 `, Z
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ! E/ U9 [$ U( w# o2 v* m
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) , a# G/ O! \9 ?6 y' K8 W& v$ k
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!; k3 R; x; U& {# V' S' [
Combat modifiers7 l y2 r' j7 g3 i0 v& B# o
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
5 R3 Y8 h8 T* r' q9 w5 z6 w) E3 DAttacker: shock(+)
0 S4 T' Q, Y! a* wJapanese ground losses:
6 P$ w: X) g- a A8 e 93 casualties reported. }* [0 l! B8 t: P# J1 n8 j9 o6 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& T' `! l1 ?. E4 f- ?8 R6 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ t0 T$ U2 G- k0 c. q0 u( ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 [- {+ F, z# \- b7 fAllied ground losses:
+ Y1 A" c3 b. ^) M+ g" r! Q+ J 1957 casualties reported
( [! q" v3 O1 z1 K2 u9 t9 p: ?; ^# N Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
* n) V8 J7 V! \1 c Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 ]# i+ ]2 u- _6 v, D Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled' s' q& _. X( i1 n* z3 h% {$ G
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)% m) a' i8 L C) j7 I2 a
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
R" E8 o* \- F* c! Q Units retreated 3
0 R2 E! r9 _8 f1 @/ `Defeated Allied Units Retreating!4 v. P' Y" O' e; O
Assaulting units:
4 K$ P: m6 z1 A7 h 1st Tank Division
3 y: `* f+ @; j5 z 15th Tank Regiment
. y( Y5 G" p3 R) b2 I; O: w 4th Tank Regiment# `' A3 _7 z; U5 g4 b
3rd Tank Division
9 U g2 e7 \" W; d 18th Tank Regiment( G& f5 n0 C, W- S8 u7 ?3 v
Defending units:/ u' |; ~& H; }+ \/ m
8th Australian Division
4 d6 _4 T& y7 a! ]- L 1st Motor Brigade7 A+ \! q9 M7 G$ \ L" i; p
39th Australian Battalion |