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)! T$ d+ x: D2 Z+ Z7 k. ~+ X
Weather in hex: Light cloud" Y& W9 A% O |/ f4 d$ Q
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 A. t& o/ b9 ]$ ]6 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ F q% w( y' [$ \' q
Japanese aircraft- U" G) h1 O/ I9 u% e7 t9 _$ p0 ^
B5N2 Kate x 132# o( m8 d; B; R6 J
No Japanese losses
: Z9 j4 E0 v& LAllied ground losses:
7 X$ v- S; q; J5 O 271 casualties reported4 P% v* j T+ D( i6 m2 T# J" F" _/ J
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 z2 P8 J3 C" f. Y0 q Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
/ U6 C2 p/ U! J, _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% ?2 j9 @6 G2 A6 I9 x2 v
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
2 E Z+ a% C* j) _7 Q. `# Q" { Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
) e' `% v! V B# q* ?7 IMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" {8 n5 u, F, u0 y
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' d4 `; |+ e. ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 b# V* H3 \1 R3 s0 F% yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
; t8 T! m0 }( A2 O3 `5 EJapanese aircraft& I4 V4 |' C) m
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
6 | _8 Y; I& K) X$ C* ]Japanese aircraft losses
, E$ U: ?% C: ^4 k/ D. Y% o/ u Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
1 z8 j s8 S# j6 ~( oAllied ground losses:) E( z; ^4 [8 L$ ^; R7 K
142 casualties reported
% Y' B; L, z: _; N. j' H! k& j# \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled4 V5 J* N7 i! G; o
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled; f2 Q: |: r3 f( ^0 J. l6 M2 a h* {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- R3 e Y5 \0 L: B8 g Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% V6 ]/ ~% h1 N) u
Weather in hex: Light cloud
7 m% {* M3 Q8 C! a) M* S: F5 KRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
& l' c$ [6 G4 J' w- AEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
+ Q c$ z0 w, i. }, V) HJapanese aircraft
# E' K/ g+ M% e& `0 T; _/ ]2 ^ B5N2 Kate x 64
8 e7 Y) P: `, ~8 W4 |& n( JJapanese aircraft losses
: Y; a Y; [. {) p8 b B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged; p2 v0 J3 _0 {' {
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
; m1 C+ T l0 d3 i; N) z+ ~( s' AAllied ground losses:
1 m8 u# W" q& ]9 h. n- V 270 casualties reported1 n: U% Z" x I4 p s( B9 A
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled/ w+ g7 T- D; ~2 w
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
: S5 b) D2 G' C& j) r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
. e" r, R2 C" ]' t( m' Q. yWeather in hex: Light cloud5 R1 V; t* @7 X1 }% O/ N
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
$ z' S, p2 g/ wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ [. t# Q, ^/ H2 O. `Japanese aircraft& D% d A8 |8 h
B6N2 Jill x 201, @4 H9 Q, T! j' v
N1K2-J George x 143 o4 [: M8 v/ }5 ^; ], _, @
Japanese aircraft losses
' d6 M2 D8 A0 p. H& m B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
$ p3 b/ v% l; t7 y7 U- x B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
2 V( |; H! |* [& z6 |6 F" l N1K2-J George: 2 damaged* g/ G1 K! H" {8 F2 X
Allied ground losses:5 g: o6 c2 A2 u/ M+ y9 S. S/ K( r3 _
582 casualties reported
6 k' P1 O4 x6 f% p3 k/ X! N- y Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled5 l8 C2 f2 r1 z' A" C. k
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled- ~# v: d/ k ^0 D* f" \9 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled+ I w7 C* z8 B) S; T/ A" L0 k* v
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)0 |0 T# p2 o% h* ~& w6 C
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)& Q; M6 b: S+ @& h! o
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
( y& X" a# K2 k( u# HJapanese Shock attack3 u& `& u5 f# a
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
; c' ]" n% D1 q0 \* P8 EDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314! R- D4 m, r+ Y/ t& J1 [2 F
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 % M- X, y" r; L- L8 `7 t
Allied adjusted defense: 8 , j* J; {# n% v0 R! v% v
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) $ h) r2 s3 c/ R, U( |$ B* }( `
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!! ]! I: @$ [" o% R0 H8 A* J; B7 |
Combat modifiers' J& I$ G1 e7 ~1 ^' i
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)2 y' _! y B( W
Attacker: shock(+)& n) w: D( L$ D L! v% D) E7 o. k
Japanese ground losses:# {+ m& n w/ B
93 casualties reported
9 q9 |" \) }2 p9 M0 `! A7 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" q; M6 {/ c5 V4 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 I+ I9 ` h8 B9 l/ k2 }" J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: T3 q! X9 k3 [/ z9 u1 n
Allied ground losses:2 {* p0 [# @0 e# c0 ?
1957 casualties reported4 u# V0 F2 X1 g4 g/ @
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled/ Z+ u' y0 t! ^ r
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled+ B' v; C9 R& a7 X2 D. I
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled- ^% B8 F0 T2 j u' s) w
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)- A( ^9 q3 |) \- k" L0 F, A8 |3 \
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ y( W/ i0 Z9 T2 N7 ~/ B" E; p5 t Units retreated 3
# b1 V! u7 K1 e! fDefeated Allied Units Retreating!2 z1 `1 p) y% x! W4 p8 H
Assaulting units:
) q4 a' w& a+ E' ]8 l( ^ 1st Tank Division
$ K: A5 p8 E( {% |9 X* q2 a1 P 15th Tank Regiment( c9 X: X* l" p" V
4th Tank Regiment
1 ]1 q, E# n; @ Q* D, t 3rd Tank Division% p) @6 d/ G$ E8 n( c4 c
18th Tank Regiment
7 M# |, F" k, ~) g- U( @ `! oDefending units:
. v ~7 u2 O# R d4 z9 O 8th Australian Division9 X6 z" I$ v {* x. {- a
1st Motor Brigade5 ] w/ R! x, d# \' k% ^# i' v
39th Australian Battalion |