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)5 x+ r1 ^, i8 ~& v3 F U% W
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 e4 k% ]* f4 I. LRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ |7 g1 V6 U( f1 z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
; c* Z; u# I0 v( X EJapanese aircraft
& Z+ |9 o9 C; C8 h# R8 ] B5N2 Kate x 132
5 T- V6 a& l% | n% ^" g+ fNo Japanese losses( v: A4 v! l) X
Allied ground losses:/ h% G, _. o$ q, c' {+ A
271 casualties reported
$ F4 R% e- H) O" b" D Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled/ Y3 n/ g0 k+ t
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
3 e8 R' i3 ^1 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- X5 t: u- T& \( `+ H* {/ t Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)0 S* ^3 c/ M& |! N+ P7 T
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
: M, j: S1 W! L. D! v8 gMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 o+ B S( J h* w* H. n
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 o* B; ^5 \: l8 p* L6 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 I; V( U" x5 B) b5 \# \/ k( @ p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes T1 k: J# s5 _. i
Japanese aircraft
, n3 z6 ~7 y7 Q) C Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
: Y v: Q, C d3 n0 C: ~; V2 EJapanese aircraft losses1 u( P- b( {6 o7 D4 F* C
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
# F4 r+ k+ W7 H; n& j: |Allied ground losses:; {, W c6 D8 ~. P8 ]# B. h
142 casualties reported
+ u$ ?; n, N0 E( C" z' s Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled4 y2 C/ R; G1 [
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
5 i$ |/ y! d: V/ [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 {3 P; N$ A5 r" ~0 A: u1 ^7 j Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)& [1 v) M( Y' W; b
Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 Z' U4 g/ N, b7 y+ MRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.5 n7 \) j" ~6 d3 F% z8 M) I
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
/ o/ Y; d" d: ~* p. cJapanese aircraft# `+ N* N: \4 R; F3 |, j! ^: [
B5N2 Kate x 64
( v& I/ m# X( [ |Japanese aircraft losses
' I5 z% r+ b+ K9 w+ Y9 b B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
; _( k. o+ D) `0 V3 R0 X: H B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
8 P8 _, u# z: wAllied ground losses:/ P' Z. @$ H/ V3 m
270 casualties reported+ A, A% c1 p2 ~+ j
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled. A9 F! ~9 W9 ?* E) x2 T0 P! S' t0 f9 m% K
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
+ K) t- Q9 N$ H# q0 [7 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# A. E$ p1 u4 e; U5 M T
4 F& j4 n. S' \" t+ H9 vMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
" ~0 c8 I7 J9 M4 V, F9 uWeather in hex: Light cloud- b" ^9 e( `( h) I& W
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
3 ~! N0 T& t" lEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 I) L+ t! f, r7 U( {
Japanese aircraft
; Q8 ?3 h) U: y5 A& r" W2 a" `- g1 | B6N2 Jill x 2017 ~) f1 V8 W; Q* }; Z$ B8 `5 Z
N1K2-J George x 14
7 h6 A& @1 J" d5 c/ HJapanese aircraft losses3 @& n& q6 b* d0 x0 K) g1 n, v$ r/ A
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
+ D- g. j* T) @% r& l# ?3 [3 L B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 o* Z# |3 f8 r5 e( E" u
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
" y C" [/ v- F' ?Allied ground losses:3 I2 u1 e! q0 u* N* v
582 casualties reported
7 q% d5 r+ q6 f1 Y7 I! j1 d' T/ y* d Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled6 \# Z2 k# N' A2 a) h
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
; P) @- O) b# \" k+ ~# Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
# }6 T- a2 Q. q/ G1 w Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
4 J; `9 G5 [# l/ W0 X Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled). R/ q8 x) y, V* Y
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
, ? {! S* d' q5 ?* R4 AJapanese Shock attack
! ]; U5 y4 r# j: Z$ M2 A% |Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
% b4 G+ k# \( q/ gDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
9 ^7 h2 ]0 V" \. `2 z7 OJapanese adjusted assault: 649
$ Q) h' W8 {6 ?2 h% \$ L* N6 _Allied adjusted defense: 8
! L, ]5 Z8 [2 ], g' TJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 b5 T( M2 ?/ t" M' ~# W
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!7 j; g3 Z2 ]3 l* A
Combat modifiers8 H F% Q3 Y/ F C3 |' L1 N8 r
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)$ Y/ a3 `& [4 h3 y/ M# C
Attacker: shock(+)3 L. w& m; [0 O6 G: Y% e3 j0 K9 p3 g
Japanese ground losses:
7 R: b( H! \2 A, r$ G, @0 T% P8 { 93 casualties reported
8 B* Q& ^6 }4 a& L5 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ F7 e9 S& [, u! F& R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# A3 V: S" [' }" N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) `' f7 h: T% Z) y1 p# t/ ]* ]6 \3 k
Allied ground losses:. M/ X: s L. F2 {$ ^
1957 casualties reported" _# \8 Z( m$ C- g# q
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
% j' t& T3 U( P) g3 g' V6 P Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled1 h6 o' N+ v$ o# c& u
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled2 V9 l! X0 Y' A4 l7 W
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)* u9 k; S! \/ l. O+ n
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 r/ o, ]( T3 }1 I$ k2 J! N8 \ Units retreated 3 ]! ~7 y, b0 }: m+ `% k# `
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
3 g8 ~9 X' b8 S" YAssaulting units:2 s8 U+ i6 `8 z: B$ L* l" S
1st Tank Division
. Y' ^* w4 L; P6 S, Q 15th Tank Regiment
! p4 n- F v: j 4th Tank Regiment, N2 S/ |" s" i& i- w$ o$ a
3rd Tank Division' z, H9 ?3 Q( T2 Z, u7 j! w' r# [
18th Tank Regiment. X+ ^( I6 w0 \( r0 a
Defending units:
, ]0 _' Y/ ]2 w; v: \ 8th Australian Division
! F! Q. `; N0 f( W 1st Motor Brigade
4 i. j( y# A1 K 39th Australian Battalion |