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 l8 |! r7 F: T
Weather in hex: Light cloud0 p1 I; R9 e% }" O h4 R& j
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 m2 R& `5 L# Z! o% W4 W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ u3 G* t7 [8 g3 N' |5 T
Japanese aircraft
3 J( R6 g6 e0 }3 _* b( Z3 I B5N2 Kate x 132
( z; h Q* ]) FNo Japanese losses
: g0 m" D8 Q( R0 `+ [) U3 W8 @+ XAllied ground losses:
' u4 B& x$ q6 l9 s. a 271 casualties reported
. P; x7 R/ I0 k; ?. Z Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
; i0 Z# h2 c6 y Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled& o! w8 l2 ^$ q* b& b- ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled0 C8 P7 g0 T/ V, M
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)+ g9 F! y2 ~4 ]
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
, x c$ D4 A# r7 {7 y' ]5 bMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% j% y( s$ S6 @$ X8 Y
Weather in hex: Light cloud( |# M; U3 G& [
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, B- T7 C1 f& Y# b$ EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
4 I8 F5 B+ i- t: \4 _Japanese aircraft
5 p4 B. F( Q& p Ki-49-IIa Helen x 809 B9 `- [ N; O- n R
Japanese aircraft losses+ P, G3 r5 V# H
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
8 u9 G; E. n+ ^ `' D2 |Allied ground losses:
+ ?8 C, W2 L) {+ D* J- i$ J 142 casualties reported
: Z' s4 A3 Q: I$ J Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled9 b- ?# w) q w: H7 G1 K. p7 I
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled- z+ v+ b* d9 E& V F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% H+ D) b$ y. o: y/ N; X Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
* O5 X9 S; a/ x" P# s8 e) v8 GWeather in hex: Light cloud% j ]- T3 W/ f2 F# z9 N
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 W& u! O; W: k
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes ]. M# k7 y A
Japanese aircraft6 ]% L/ G) \% Z; n" E
B5N2 Kate x 64! Z0 b W1 K# W0 y7 n# }' T7 l5 y* N) R
Japanese aircraft losses
# }0 @* p* N4 z: c7 X+ S$ |& _ B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
5 p; i8 y4 ~) | B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
( P6 T1 N2 T( F2 K, t$ gAllied ground losses:& A# G8 m% I$ v( ]+ x9 t: p
270 casualties reported5 l4 j x, R! X. I
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
y- s0 u' z9 R1 z/ M; e Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
8 t% |1 S) `9 _& p A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ B# X1 v' [/ B2 l' c+ n, O
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
* [% [8 ?: ?' wWeather in hex: Light cloud
k8 ?+ P& ~: B, }7 ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
9 p" N S: c" _6 s# m5 gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
% X; |- P5 O3 @- W4 b9 M r l& yJapanese aircraft6 F N5 K% U9 X6 {. G# S' H
B6N2 Jill x 201
( X- t- l0 V2 Q" q1 t N1K2-J George x 14. J& b+ J& G; B! [& L9 N+ D$ b/ l
Japanese aircraft losses
' v2 Y" n+ K) l6 l! v B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
: K8 y- c& `9 n B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak" h! s; [' L( `& U8 D) u; R C; a
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged- T. K6 w+ V# y7 e
Allied ground losses:
$ @; a8 g# y+ G" w% g3 d3 f( ` 582 casualties reported9 Q: g1 H* W8 C9 t- e6 Y
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled% l) X8 L! G* x, f x2 }
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
% N+ o( R! d) O) s2 U1 [$ w8 P+ z, b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
) P( H7 ~2 A+ k2 w A8 U4 H; q Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)2 ], X; D! w( s7 C( F3 @( [& }! N: W9 m
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
+ g' i! e7 H' q0 l2 x; ZGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)% D; N j) ?% Y# p4 I
Japanese Shock attack6 ]+ B3 m" j+ P- M% d6 y6 [
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811- R' v% Q/ O: _" @0 c) R2 A
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314/ t4 [* N4 Z; z7 ?, [$ }, b
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 1 z& o& B( z4 `! m3 ~, {
Allied adjusted defense: 8
8 D5 l' ~6 X7 R6 Y2 qJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 2 f$ |6 I# j$ F. j. n
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
3 h) S9 U- J0 E& tCombat modifiers( l) T$ x, D% }" n
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
) E3 N4 L/ J4 Q6 `$ Q0 w! @3 WAttacker: shock(+)
, |( {" q+ K' U9 P8 [& qJapanese ground losses:1 d: E2 C; K* ?& ]
93 casualties reported/ V8 O. X. x5 M; @; K2 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled5 D. d9 V8 h9 Q/ }) U' `5 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 B% k( _7 J* u+ Z5 c4 q) p7 m0 U: q7 |# V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- V( ]# q5 E! T2 K4 AAllied ground losses:, t9 |, l) H2 p! `& K" I4 E
1957 casualties reported
# W' ^+ Y- {7 D9 q8 C) n4 e, y Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
# y5 _8 K% V @* n, [9 p Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled6 c2 J k* @' V; c
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 V9 I* ~ s! a6 v! w) I Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 k1 Z g8 N9 X6 y D8 z% I: i Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 p1 k; P b3 g" c Units retreated 3
q3 i8 H$ H8 B6 q0 W- ?1 z: YDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
- K% F* B) n% l4 i6 S3 D( Q# X7 X. B% NAssaulting units:) z% S. ^. M6 Z
1st Tank Division! G8 k; i2 J; @ {9 X
15th Tank Regiment+ S$ m3 L3 u: g1 s( g" ~
4th Tank Regiment6 m9 g( B0 {2 L5 y: g5 q
3rd Tank Division
I# ^. e, G# T, b 18th Tank Regiment! R0 {4 X. }; K
Defending units:
$ p0 k5 B1 W2 e1 L" v3 o 8th Australian Division
4 X3 B2 g. \2 k, `% o5 d. E" O 1st Motor Brigade ]) U7 \) l6 ^- G
39th Australian Battalion |