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)
- b2 i5 n7 m; z9 ^Weather in hex: Light cloud+ G+ |9 o) k7 ^( a5 r5 J+ W1 T. `
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 \* S' G# o4 Z& y' v. e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- ]8 O/ B0 l* \4 A; U
Japanese aircraft
G& v( O* Z2 n; v& m, K4 g B5N2 Kate x 132% [$ l% o2 q& Z; Y2 K8 w
No Japanese losses
( m+ d5 Q' b- y. \" N7 fAllied ground losses:9 u5 ?+ t8 \. P$ }7 u- c' w' Q' n3 k; P
271 casualties reported7 j" f8 R7 s1 ^& ^! D' ]
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
, X% s* G5 b) m& b# Z4 O. u Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
4 B: @' E E) z9 s9 j4 j# N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 z8 k* M4 Z' R7 u; ]
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
8 ~ l: o1 h1 q4 F3 A" J Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
" O( Z& B. A- B, p1 t9 ~3 c) UMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
- W& |6 `) _9 s3 M6 fWeather in hex: Light cloud
# y. l$ D* ~. S; t9 c* T* O. bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ P% ?/ p9 q2 R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 Z" G3 a! A" Z
Japanese aircraft
Q( x1 ]9 [2 L; ` Ki-49-IIa Helen x 806 N- B+ C- n9 R6 d+ r3 g
Japanese aircraft losses
- L$ a( S4 S% D& x; s( { Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged: I/ P5 _3 n8 R+ E# R
Allied ground losses:/ ~* x# @1 }. V& P8 e" R' }8 J
142 casualties reported
7 d6 ?/ I0 c: m Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled/ u9 w) Q) T$ e3 K F$ |! [& F: W- o
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
" F0 Z' y3 u: ~! v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, Y1 u: f" m3 O* Y2 P Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ ]+ q* h# ?! s5 }9 r, Q
7 u6 s |$ O F0 \: U9 G% p! n
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
$ O+ }3 n+ A' d b, y8 vWeather in hex: Light cloud1 t) B1 H. }% {
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. T3 k) ?4 t6 ]# j- ~$ V( s
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
1 P+ y0 m) |' Q: h9 o. o9 vJapanese aircraft* G! M5 f& I$ y# O0 Z4 [9 k
B5N2 Kate x 64) v$ N& @# P2 Z0 ?1 O2 i
Japanese aircraft losses* B' N3 b' F, c3 @+ X, m# g
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged4 m" j: X! ?) [
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' ~& F) {" s% S8 w, W8 g% T4 v
Allied ground losses:
9 ^" M0 L: r! i1 z% W1 w S 270 casualties reported
2 ~5 n' x' h5 X& Q Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
8 b) O& x5 g j' M, r7 Y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled; z N9 ?# Z a1 _) A% R s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 r% D" o8 F# k: E4 a6 @( Y( f* ~. L5 h3 u9 W- F
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
G; ~6 T% i# c0 ?0 O5 l4 p! F. _Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 \5 D% `2 w+ HRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. D+ P \! {- k/ N! k/ r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
2 z/ h% }* W2 F9 O- G1 ?Japanese aircraft& |% x. b+ ]2 P. r
B6N2 Jill x 201
( s9 Z0 v7 Q' J8 ^. A N1K2-J George x 14
9 A% [. { J: k2 p+ W) vJapanese aircraft losses; D8 a! e; ] j) @
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
$ w! N( J n7 | B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
% O9 `3 x7 _, f# T" L. G' R N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
7 o7 D2 [8 D# ^- h$ A3 ?! OAllied ground losses:
& B. o. X, B2 t0 G4 A/ s 582 casualties reported+ b' v P7 ^$ ?8 H
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
1 C7 ?* d; Z( K7 M( z/ I; S- F* q Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled6 X' s' d( `7 S9 R7 s4 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
( ?' l _1 Y% H; z- ^# K Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
" K' b% g5 C- S Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
7 f9 Z4 }' J \3 b/ D; w& rGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145) q8 A0 Y/ K0 @2 W+ V* r. T
Japanese Shock attack0 H! j" x7 Q4 W) _, H {9 b# P
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
8 H# W7 s1 D) F+ LDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
' @- H( }9 J- t5 b' L: z2 _Japanese adjusted assault: 649 : I2 c, l6 q/ |
Allied adjusted defense: 8 + G7 E# m7 A N$ @& p4 } t) b3 f
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 0 B+ E% }5 i( a) K0 C. Y% m
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!& m: k3 u4 V6 h5 P0 n
Combat modifiers
+ T1 B& ]/ ?- v) ~$ i: cDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
$ C1 g6 t' \& I. v* kAttacker: shock(+)* F& L: P. C K* U* N% p. D% z
Japanese ground losses:3 j' x+ ?1 }# _0 e+ c
93 casualties reported+ O! Z, Q" k3 H& @; ~; r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 S+ g" r( A: ?) j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled E3 c5 c/ a! E% f9 N/ o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' h" }' {% y: W& W& z v" \2 Y! O% ZAllied ground losses:& f# f; j. c! O: O; M7 O9 x
1957 casualties reported
6 j, O- \$ G/ v Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled$ w. B G6 o9 C' f
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 k& j4 j6 ]; U: X$ v2 U- C6 }0 e Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
x6 _0 r4 T' ~3 f$ T/ i# g# r& f) f Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 ^& y G# d% P1 }0 G. X Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" h- X0 O; L0 X# o2 d Units retreated 3
1 j2 B; l; e5 {7 J- I6 qDefeated Allied Units Retreating!3 S3 j( \9 I" ?
Assaulting units:; r* \7 [0 M* O7 R
1st Tank Division; |6 b# k. r9 u$ {
15th Tank Regiment
2 s: y6 u) _! \3 H- j# M 4th Tank Regiment
" E( H d1 [# h3 A( a 3rd Tank Division
; b. Q$ H4 f s: p2 J# Z/ o: O. t# x 18th Tank Regiment
3 ]* D, h& E5 h; m0 r v# mDefending units:
4 j- v% ?0 a7 U3 P7 P 8th Australian Division/ D. `2 v$ e7 k
1st Motor Brigade5 ?) e( w' W- e" f, c4 |0 U7 b
39th Australian Battalion |