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)
# P5 S. F, ~% Y, }( dWeather in hex: Light cloud' S; }( d8 b+ P9 u3 u' w& \
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) J; K* Z5 Y+ k3 L/ z! q7 x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
$ H8 { z* i1 z- h; QJapanese aircraft
7 ]7 e7 t7 v9 n9 j, _" I1 _ B5N2 Kate x 132" T8 x3 p1 h7 Z4 b' e. f+ \$ V- M) n
No Japanese losses0 S4 J6 x, Q5 [/ P5 \% |0 W
Allied ground losses:- o2 _, o \) v+ v
271 casualties reported( {! D0 u, @) \6 J" ^/ `
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 G3 H2 ^: m2 U/ \, D- I% p& c6 J. } Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
. O1 S7 T4 f' g5 R/ e% @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 M! @2 q1 {& ], [* h2 K' [& U& ~- N
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
- e, N3 f+ o0 H. G: _$ g9 ~ Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
# A) L# M( h5 T: x% \Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
1 o# m, {0 p. W; z6 P n/ jWeather in hex: Light cloud
& w% d& m; p2 B `; j" qRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# K- i7 P; A) R5 m( A$ qEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
6 t4 @3 J" o- L, S9 x5 U& k2 AJapanese aircraft5 i9 B; d/ A; @/ G# n
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80% G+ r- h( u2 L t6 L
Japanese aircraft losses1 L, K6 S' p& j" }- n
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
8 k' M9 w$ @5 A t) R2 @' z' TAllied ground losses:
" I) m6 I3 l! }6 W5 D4 y5 K0 y1 g( j- R 142 casualties reported
1 m- f: d" \/ D; ]7 A( a: b Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled0 e7 L, f2 H$ D* X. q! a
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled7 |: _8 A9 q% ^& M3 p/ \9 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" }6 V$ }6 } h7 J
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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) Y: A, B3 `# o* g, D# x7 X% `/ MMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
' ?" J S, r; YWeather in hex: Light cloud, C' Q+ \; Z& b3 ~1 m* U7 Q
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.& m! X: L5 `# g# E9 e
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes9 u5 |4 |8 x2 w; D5 J
Japanese aircraft
T7 r9 z, o# G9 A8 j$ V B5N2 Kate x 64. B+ M$ ^1 o" [7 k& S4 n {) ~
Japanese aircraft losses
% A1 `3 ]8 @3 I5 S2 W B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
+ Z$ T, k0 }1 J1 N B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
* z* ]! D! O% p7 s* uAllied ground losses:
+ V* D) n& u3 _ [, Z; Z 270 casualties reported
; A: X/ U) ]% p Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
/ _) `: _, |' ^" M6 L" t9 D' J Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled) ?3 E! o. t- X" m# M t c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 n) o9 g7 N+ H$ g' @$ _ c
# O1 \3 o9 [5 [5 W* U9 F" jMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers); x+ i2 v% _) {
Weather in hex: Light cloud
# Z, O- g$ Q% e% r. C; G: U$ tRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
+ K, S& R* f5 w7 i# _. _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' x& N3 ?8 h6 R' f) d/ \Japanese aircraft
$ x8 X4 }( e0 r, m/ F, O1 Y B6N2 Jill x 201; K, P4 w: E5 ]# L- s# R( L6 s
N1K2-J George x 14
6 L0 f7 O) S+ n- E- @# IJapanese aircraft losses2 V0 S- t0 i2 Q8 v7 Z
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
4 p9 m2 V$ U- G# @ B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak# x5 y2 I) m3 v
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
; I# ~: D/ D* ?0 {/ l$ j" d4 ^- b% PAllied ground losses:- q) w( W9 f9 p9 l6 c
582 casualties reported) u. P' t8 M+ p) s8 v! p
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
: y4 X0 O! w N) v Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled* x. `2 Q: a2 C# [! Z3 Y6 G) e, |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled: z4 y3 L# `3 O/ r4 Y: S% d* \6 C
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)! ]4 m2 Q' Q7 e0 z/ F
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
6 u$ E4 D3 ?, w* GGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
! \1 v1 s" p& i) B* N4 A5 U& I7 EJapanese Shock attack: j- y$ V; p! u# N9 m0 n) ]% X5 C
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811, M3 B8 U" O% n
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
, d) F4 u9 s2 @' {7 \% ~8 dJapanese adjusted assault: 649 2 T" i8 @& ], h) L7 p a' f
Allied adjusted defense: 8
2 P7 Y% x3 D3 ?6 zJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) - F+ C0 q& G; G
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
g. S9 U! q" r1 j. }* m% MCombat modifiers0 ~2 d2 o& e1 [1 [! a/ w2 s9 A+ [/ B
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
% ^" C7 n% p, PAttacker: shock(+)0 H5 L' k' f1 c
Japanese ground losses:
4 d6 t" D. l! m 93 casualties reported8 Y8 |9 p1 U# @* p* z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 P4 o/ m- b, X9 c: q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ X0 d( r# {9 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ `# {6 o$ K" ~Allied ground losses:/ |. r5 M0 |# _" v' K
1957 casualties reported* ?6 Y1 M1 z( X0 V/ z+ ?& K2 {" y
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
/ E0 c5 M& d5 y& ~* x( Q. V7 ^0 G Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled; t! u6 s( [2 U) i
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ^+ ~' z! \ q; Z" j3 _ Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled) _0 Y+ a8 @! {0 [2 R5 w# n1 _
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled), u1 {' U" Y) Q; t' \! g
Units retreated 3
9 a' j X5 f+ c" ?; |3 z& BDefeated Allied Units Retreating!% u- Q7 F: d% _
Assaulting units:+ k3 J5 T+ f0 |, T/ w$ ?* z
1st Tank Division
# U- n$ `( G+ G: I s 15th Tank Regiment' |& \* o, Y& Z7 ^6 Q* }2 a( ]
4th Tank Regiment
( q+ L7 K, J$ I5 e4 e 3rd Tank Division
! Y5 z! N7 d8 ^( o4 |+ r: r6 m 18th Tank Regiment
\$ h$ A: ]4 N6 aDefending units:
* Y4 N: h5 m1 M 8th Australian Division
5 R2 e# x- `0 j) i 1st Motor Brigade. y( a& o0 N: A9 n% p
39th Australian Battalion |