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)0 e5 b3 F/ G! Q4 K' p' A
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 p+ ]1 {$ F* r$ X9 xRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 ~+ K% k5 |8 c, {- E' d2 QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( ~9 b; {! |" R( P9 f
Japanese aircraft! j4 d7 o6 v3 m/ O H: H
B5N2 Kate x 132
9 C( d0 z2 ^4 S1 S, u; ]No Japanese losses
, e5 {- W) ?" Q$ S7 P! Z& |Allied ground losses:9 u4 T% j1 H' n& y! ]3 k2 w
271 casualties reported r* X' _; ^ P J% F
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled2 @& q/ f& D( s$ h0 h# j3 X6 c
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled1 _- |. n. u9 c" k) N6 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# m4 R# L- @9 M( b8 y6 G
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)4 R" T5 ?; q% l- K
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)5 L* X+ t m ~ H7 T
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)) A4 s- k! @8 |" M! ^6 O' U: b" Y
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 {9 j# x9 F) `! aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
2 n2 H W9 H& H V$ W' h, I% EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
4 R- r) f" t* AJapanese aircraft
: u' p. D) W- i6 g Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
& q, p/ L5 T& i& {Japanese aircraft losses/ f) N- l# m( }- M
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged. A9 O( S, z+ s5 M1 l% x. Z
Allied ground losses:1 L$ M- y- A8 t- Y% l
142 casualties reported
# M. r3 C! E; h: S. J Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
1 g9 j- E B8 C Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled$ h5 M; M+ T1 h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% P2 W+ |8 x, e, U# d) h/ ]* w$ j
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
8 {2 `8 G/ E+ f; E% e1 O9 kWeather in hex: Light cloud
: Z, k1 i9 b7 V3 S# G. NRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 z' M7 \2 l7 a5 I6 }
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
" `& s. x, g+ n" I: O7 i5 bJapanese aircraft
) V. F4 ^/ ~8 v- w! Z: H- V) ^6 k B5N2 Kate x 64 C/ ^% P8 _: F/ b, V8 p9 u* M
Japanese aircraft losses8 }4 H& H3 w0 R2 ]- f
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged3 _- Q# ?$ P4 k2 D& M
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
/ g5 ^+ M& k' o7 gAllied ground losses:: Y3 G& U! F- E% G; e: E
270 casualties reported
, s, \' G9 l, d" V Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled: z5 D2 Y A3 w& X4 J+ }
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled) ^ ^: t5 p" v# n. h) I6 l. @% {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 f, `9 F; @& J6 g
5 p* p8 [7 ^) _8 t3 a3 @% s1 yMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)' ~; D$ T& A9 x+ z
Weather in hex: Light cloud
, X. l3 y2 ^# M& k2 B6 h% zRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
8 b+ ^7 ?' y6 K5 [ r- AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 a$ l1 T6 D/ z& ~7 ?# ~. _. }
Japanese aircraft
+ O% }& M' f; P2 y- T B6N2 Jill x 201
1 ~, d; n4 l' {1 U% O N1K2-J George x 14
! N1 r" q6 i/ b7 VJapanese aircraft losses( \+ K8 W) @2 L! G
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
* o3 o( j' t. j2 @' E B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak8 |& L4 B' X2 U: \' K
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged5 s! ]* O, B6 t) u' D
Allied ground losses:
7 t/ e( H8 ~, |1 _# d# e 582 casualties reported
6 p9 j! }( H# L W8 ?, y- N Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled" A- [, |+ t' c# d
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled8 h: v* v+ d# B! y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled* d' e. _# y8 h) W' A
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)- y5 X; j0 a3 [4 [9 K/ ]
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)( X$ w. x; C* l `% q
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
! O+ h. O* G0 M! g0 |Japanese Shock attack$ j5 C! }1 p! J' ?
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
5 g* N6 Z+ T, N. xDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314. v+ @9 O) X# Q+ e2 d8 `: W
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 1 Y& l. p, @( u0 g
Allied adjusted defense: 8
O$ t8 Y( H0 W% g9 Q- J6 I- ^Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ; |& X+ Y! o' o
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!7 N3 w3 n+ p' y# }3 ~" S0 ^6 o
Combat modifiers
, M, E3 e- l. M2 l4 `; ^% f3 FDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-): i8 y( }. f6 n
Attacker: shock(+)
) q- x. M2 w: d+ V7 s. d/ f, ]1 QJapanese ground losses:
}' |. @' z- y$ \, Y( u! @ 93 casualties reported% m5 F3 }% I7 @+ j# o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 R3 Z U- V7 E. M4 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; J+ r7 X7 `+ u; F1 Y+ S0 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 Q/ u- I- W: J- K( t" n- H
Allied ground losses:
8 w# E" V$ s1 x 1957 casualties reported9 z/ f1 H" i- Z4 e' [2 K p& x
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled& l4 U5 P- B' F% _3 h$ e/ ?/ C
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled! i& c3 K; J% ?' y5 x8 P
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled. K* W( z: c% r" @& a" U
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
. R% Y; x6 i u' [ Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled): F/ X; g9 \% |" W$ _
Units retreated 3% i9 G U) x* G2 c
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
9 \6 q. O6 i, nAssaulting units:
2 [6 m, }* I8 e1 L& J5 ` 1st Tank Division
# G' B' G1 x: R" c 15th Tank Regiment! O. y) A) n# [! g& d. K
4th Tank Regiment D' V: D7 I) _' F3 ]7 s& ?
3rd Tank Division
2 j# V- {8 g5 R& N 18th Tank Regiment8 r2 l1 ^4 B' i5 g
Defending units:
5 g* O G& ?+ S& X' k 8th Australian Division" i, e0 }) l& _
1st Motor Brigade
' B$ h, T; a) X* k4 |- u1 {! B 39th Australian Battalion |