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)
" i0 F- u4 L. J: hWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 D! Z0 S0 n, b& w8 o3 jRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( O. o6 U& h3 P% j' OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
0 H1 k8 q# W$ s9 e1 m9 h+ iJapanese aircraft2 P" {! c& F6 ]/ g
B5N2 Kate x 132+ S# b( v- T2 ?$ d
No Japanese losses) _' r- W6 q6 w- H2 _3 Y* [
Allied ground losses:
0 @% o1 J6 Y7 ` 271 casualties reported
/ A" d3 W! d( R0 t$ N Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled3 D1 c3 z* u' u) X
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
i7 t& t/ X( N% ^% L% _7 d5 f2 R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# _5 r$ i# ]8 [1 F! P
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
4 W& A' D2 g6 y Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
0 K2 \( f0 [2 S9 G. J# y* S# sMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)9 b5 f: [, Y+ s- G# h$ O/ ^' A
Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 M, Y2 M0 v. T' d8 ~" MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 Y) v& g9 u8 f, g- E* d* h- w$ mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 i' j& |9 N" E+ hJapanese aircraft# r* I# ~8 |/ V) X$ O- F3 v& Y; B
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 806 R2 X: V+ d0 W1 s& O: o
Japanese aircraft losses
" C7 e. D$ |3 R& I5 y; r" `3 b Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged" N: V) P/ J3 b0 O/ h( g; K0 D
Allied ground losses:
2 m3 q2 k4 K8 Y5 a/ @ ? 142 casualties reported
/ a( w, t/ {% q6 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled6 ?* M% I$ k& ]7 n2 \
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled" ]8 ^8 B! o* ~, `2 E! }& p6 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; d5 W8 m% M( H3 Z5 A Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 z6 f5 |4 S T! W2 F0 \0 N
1 z$ X: i) ?9 U1 X2 s mMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
" A! ~8 s6 E% S# s0 ^9 j; B! OWeather in hex: Light cloud
( E/ [% \! i3 { L# l* z2 ~Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( ^) x$ I3 I: v' D g; yEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
6 b8 H2 d: S+ |' C; BJapanese aircraft
- s m& T+ A0 L# \ B5N2 Kate x 64
- J3 }) p$ v" j9 J7 IJapanese aircraft losses
0 S6 m7 _7 c' y$ m$ F8 X( W B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
K' M9 W- [" |: k, i4 j( k B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak9 b/ E2 y. S6 v4 X" D6 N9 |1 d9 j
Allied ground losses:- m2 ^- h- D1 ^; ?
270 casualties reported' X1 ~5 `( @7 y" Q2 h- y2 \) P
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled& Y( {/ Y0 `2 T0 |3 V9 y0 d
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
8 O3 g: n5 }* H. r9 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 Z3 c; D& r9 H' Y, e- |# \: B# s$ A/ {- m V/ d a$ i' @* J- q
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
4 j, J- S& q6 d0 B: s: JWeather in hex: Light cloud4 s$ n2 R7 e# N- O3 @
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet." J' R( N, f# }& K% X; ?* G, e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( l1 n, J' S/ U, Z2 B6 E% @8 `' L
Japanese aircraft
* s7 k8 A1 u9 S) U0 K8 r- F B6N2 Jill x 201
5 p- X, h# c! f V N1K2-J George x 14
" E6 G; V! K( ^' d7 ?. q6 iJapanese aircraft losses2 a5 X4 B: p& p9 O
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
; f8 M: Y+ R# |( H Z, D B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak: O% C; G! n7 } A; f# n) ?
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
" F1 a3 W, u8 _' U3 k% x5 _" MAllied ground losses:# r5 C0 g3 }' r: }" k5 Z9 \
582 casualties reported4 O6 Y. l7 i" \, P- }9 s8 \% A0 p7 C
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled' ]# S, O6 q7 o- j' u
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
; V6 D9 j2 h. m; f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
* y, n5 w6 ^$ p# `' y$ b2 f Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)+ V1 }4 f0 @3 g" D- S: F
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)0 B! `+ u8 t; m7 Y1 k6 e
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
( N% S6 E* L3 dJapanese Shock attack- o6 y% P' n4 _$ c5 x+ F( s
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8114 c7 b7 d" g, p, f! H$ e r
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
1 b% Q9 y% F/ w6 v; a9 vJapanese adjusted assault: 649
& J) k% B3 h& P, _) h8 r8 SAllied adjusted defense: 8 $ g) p! w4 ^" A, B: U8 v8 `1 b
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 I+ a i* Q: I4 R+ B
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
' k% v$ X' Y/ M% K; a. |Combat modifiers9 s; U5 F+ q( u/ L
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
2 f5 U* r3 b& k2 f/ |0 AAttacker: shock(+)9 r7 }, g! O5 g3 V# W2 E
Japanese ground losses:, r5 Y0 Q3 J3 b; l
93 casualties reported
9 F1 o3 f. Z2 w* ~+ m8 V* ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 h! f5 a1 b+ q8 A6 B8 C; w8 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; n* ^& z7 ]' V! \" a# b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' C- d8 h$ q( x) }4 h: _" q
Allied ground losses:
: z+ X% n' q# e$ E2 I; \4 c 1957 casualties reported# _9 I% ~* u) P* N8 m3 p7 b& D
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
- C0 s5 Z* a6 u# q& H2 i Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 A4 z! `" {. R& y% w Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
% ~5 y; O$ r) T d- e2 N4 m. G1 Z Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)' X! T" p; {+ c7 Z) X' S. ` D( [9 c
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 ~# g) {; s# L1 t! R. s7 u1 a& @+ P% `
Units retreated 3; b7 b$ F1 ~( Q* {4 i
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
) z' L, {4 D# z1 u, QAssaulting units:2 R) E4 t9 T% C* u ~. k4 x% H, r
1st Tank Division; j+ ]4 e/ A9 N1 g, u
15th Tank Regiment
. u" b6 d" C( a5 i+ h$ L 4th Tank Regiment
) l' M( ?/ m) Y 3rd Tank Division7 { P; W `! P( [& B
18th Tank Regiment
2 \' g4 M$ h' H# |5 r7 @Defending units:, i5 N" ?% h. e# c1 h% i/ p# D
8th Australian Division" Y$ a( i( B6 H
1st Motor Brigade2 w/ W9 [7 A( k' k
39th Australian Battalion |