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)
$ G8 K" N _* ]+ I0 _- B G4 Q! e/ MWeather in hex: Light cloud
+ u% O5 I3 w- KRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 o V" A7 I/ y% _$ M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
, {. G* f* j" A5 v! I& pJapanese aircraft# p1 V1 j. H4 Q4 ` p; y3 @1 W6 V% c
B5N2 Kate x 132
9 }; I6 m8 S1 [9 qNo Japanese losses
. r( Q* s; B' r/ B7 f _# r2 S3 IAllied ground losses:
$ j9 a# E* u: Z 271 casualties reported
, g' q U6 i2 q0 P Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled( P! `& s; @) y
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled3 v. x |9 A4 J9 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, n( g9 E4 x8 F Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
# V' `: @9 K- I; Z! @ r Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)' s% S6 e- i9 M+ h; s5 K
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers), i0 F5 g) Y) t6 I
Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 P8 [. w0 j q1 }* k# RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: K% r- ~# x" a, p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ j, M, T) r; S1 ]" PJapanese aircraft
8 y" H5 `4 t! E t$ Y1 P+ {# C Ki-49-IIa Helen x 801 I4 a; Y, r6 z3 p/ f( _/ K& }
Japanese aircraft losses" g% M9 F6 v" G& Q
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged- A: t7 k" Q5 K
Allied ground losses:" Y. G9 f8 o2 u' o+ |
142 casualties reported
7 S. G( A1 v/ |3 S0 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled z) s. T: L) F; |6 S
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled1 Y' h$ [- `2 _$ \; m; {1 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' L+ k9 T1 \- X( G8 N9 v Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)- B' ]/ Q) f% B- E' d
Weather in hex: Light cloud' y" O. ~$ O, I% v3 @! w% j
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ X: @) z9 j+ e& V, c* L, a( g
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
+ |* e( w, M7 B) w9 P* `. HJapanese aircraft
' d7 q1 ]$ k4 z6 k# ~ B5N2 Kate x 64/ K- j% h: Y8 ]1 |
Japanese aircraft losses
9 e" K z$ O6 ?5 R B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
# s& B; x' R# w3 z0 \ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* k, I6 A# u$ |3 E: ^9 S n
Allied ground losses:
( M) a# q2 g4 Z$ T+ {9 m6 w 270 casualties reported
. ?/ [! y4 e' F( ^% n: {$ i7 K( P M Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
+ {. ^7 z8 H( T+ h9 W9 ^ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
0 f* M- f! J4 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& b9 k/ l- p" n1 I3 K
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers). X4 o( L, F; A3 _$ H
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& D% a5 ~ t' l9 H8 v, \Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.3 V! x Q! X( z: _- @# F
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# k; l5 b: c5 F
Japanese aircraft, Z6 ^* x9 k' a+ U
B6N2 Jill x 201* l4 C/ H) g& n. c" {5 s
N1K2-J George x 140 U& c% w5 P, P; e3 }
Japanese aircraft losses3 t. ]/ e8 T& P( m7 ~1 m" ~: p" Z
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged- u, b Y4 Z/ `0 _. ]
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak: t9 n9 k. D) X
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
5 H# ?/ {. i3 `5 ]Allied ground losses:
Z. I$ s+ t3 g3 i4 [ 582 casualties reported
# O1 a ]! Z* j; Q4 q' M) C Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled: P) o( U/ ~$ W! i2 Y
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
6 y' J6 E& r. y3 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
( |/ |) i- C" A. R. k Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled): T% @8 g" _: N- K+ \5 H
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)! [% P, O/ x( T6 K5 M$ b: V% s0 j1 h4 q
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)7 V$ b# G' {% ?" N% Q5 R; {( M
Japanese Shock attack+ H C; n- W7 _4 m, y" T
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811$ ~8 M: h, E' o3 D
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314! z: O5 X% B* m+ o
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
5 l6 `6 N( k7 h* TAllied adjusted defense: 8 $ }, v3 I4 N1 y- B( s: u
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
, j# y! w% _" r! R6 D+ z0 uJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!; d2 W$ q, y& C1 b# A
Combat modifiers
9 V- M. }0 z; S0 f$ U9 RDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
/ c" D0 F$ O# ^# |) [$ o! BAttacker: shock(+)8 n) G" T6 p, Q
Japanese ground losses:
2 I( R1 |* M$ s 93 casualties reported: d" `8 ^% S$ ~( z% p9 E H5 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, V. S' Y5 Z: q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 ?* c" ]2 v1 e# q" P6 h' {, o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; D3 E: w( g9 A
Allied ground losses:
2 K' ~8 Z6 j5 n9 s5 N% Y 1957 casualties reported; J" A: ]. ~) j; l$ w- W# B: F
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
) Y4 V( @9 d, ~% l+ E Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled! ^2 c+ x; V0 Q9 p# S; C
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
& \2 E) j8 {$ C( m8 Q: a( o, G% K Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 c/ x5 x' H) m# W7 h' K9 b Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; U1 r L' L5 R+ C( x1 g+ q Units retreated 3
7 v# b- }" s, h$ l8 y) \Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
9 @- D8 i& R# [# e* S' nAssaulting units:0 [( [3 U2 f6 A' w. N3 \! k' N, I, x
1st Tank Division
+ k [+ {; u8 m4 E/ X 15th Tank Regiment
5 N; [( y9 Q. F; ~( B3 M1 Z 4th Tank Regiment: U( E% E, f p+ Y% @$ O) N7 V
3rd Tank Division5 T1 o* [( p3 q" Q; O
18th Tank Regiment
1 L& w1 |' |+ _Defending units:
& e2 f9 P# D, e: [0 S 8th Australian Division. ~, b1 L% K- z0 |; E$ y
1st Motor Brigade
, X: y9 a) f' m 39th Australian Battalion |