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 G5 m' i' [- m& m( X- PWeather in hex: Light cloud
; R- z' W) ^& D" URaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. g( P$ A8 ~* {7 N7 ?6 P, o9 F9 n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ x1 o, R1 P: T w' f
Japanese aircraft. D+ D6 d2 F: P1 d' h
B5N2 Kate x 132
# `2 w4 k% S3 U) j$ ~No Japanese losses
8 O ?! G' k( N& b; i0 dAllied ground losses:3 a! E0 f( N' m2 r, N9 V- k
271 casualties reported
% x$ S1 G2 C8 p1 T+ u3 ^ Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled0 p; [# s( I. R. m: n! d5 V: k2 e
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled5 ^: G/ W& I) I) {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; i6 c) e; k& N
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)5 e- d$ L; D3 S$ R
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)& @+ p- K6 ~# W' |% l
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
: E8 J6 L3 [: ?3 d/ GWeather in hex: Light cloud! `% J( {$ \6 Z& E0 ], v
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 p4 @/ c* f' l* `5 }# y# {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
% K" h: D! U$ ^1 u& w: h8 A4 QJapanese aircraft/ x/ V; r2 [5 ~9 G7 K( \- x3 Z
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80- h9 V0 u% Y, N0 H! `/ X( \& _
Japanese aircraft losses1 x9 I/ z. B- i. ]1 ]
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged4 _3 ^% l) X* C6 k* q7 Q, z) e
Allied ground losses:* D4 H% A s m) o
142 casualties reported
2 ^, X1 r; H: | `7 @+ d3 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled- U! i! s- }1 s; w/ G, V
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled q; A$ P3 O m g) t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 D3 o! J) u1 n# b# e$ | Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)' n$ e6 @# i R* H! H
1 ?* K( N* o9 N3 h: T5 q
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)7 {* C- A$ u& J7 s* X
Weather in hex: Light cloud
}% X2 O" J* C, U% U2 J1 ?7 GRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
- z8 k% j2 \: r0 B% aEstimated time to target is 4 minutes+ g# G1 k' i6 N. E( {0 z7 V- ~4 ]4 r
Japanese aircraft9 F1 a' ?2 R7 Z+ z) D0 Q
B5N2 Kate x 64
" s9 C" d8 i: m2 c' wJapanese aircraft losses
. e; K! U+ ?- o% d7 {& L. y B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged8 V5 S P8 \2 [" j
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak6 F- u0 P' J+ B' {% u+ w& D v
Allied ground losses:
! s# q8 |1 n+ _$ d' f( S5 F 270 casualties reported
4 M/ ~% }, O+ S j. d. E Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled4 H5 M5 ^! z# c6 U' t6 z' b4 }
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
; T8 x c+ z* S( | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% n" l! l: q# r0 H. I
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)4 ^. ?! Q2 e! p
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 A4 O( I2 v4 l; [2 p1 [Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
+ U+ v" {1 h& G+ B, {+ ]7 g% YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes( i z" r) i, p0 {
Japanese aircraft
5 a, {/ ^% u2 w5 f: c5 ]" I B6N2 Jill x 201! [! w- I0 G1 U h5 V, H
N1K2-J George x 14: w! N5 b5 S9 h8 `3 s5 ^2 o* C" e
Japanese aircraft losses
. b% p1 G: h. z B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged) Z2 p! J7 p4 | s. |# h. W6 `
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
1 X$ _: H V% J2 Z5 l. s# b N1K2-J George: 2 damaged0 S) j4 W9 _) t
Allied ground losses:/ t9 _! ]7 {; g3 O6 p- f6 I
582 casualties reported% U1 l% S9 c; g0 J
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
7 {& Q& n8 {' M. F$ f8 B; } Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled* @- x/ t$ t) N/ H# B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled+ Z, b/ w$ Y+ f/ P, Q5 O( B4 W
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
' W! w, Z2 H% p* @8 h) c+ o Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
( C' P# j6 |/ l. z/ G: GGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)0 P; d0 i6 T- O3 v C* l; ?
Japanese Shock attack* ~; @# A! F9 C7 M) Y0 m1 e, T
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811# k/ a0 ~. C) b& b ?
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3146 }* p7 H' `0 u8 W# ^
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
# Z3 ? D5 T$ H( t$ f/ uAllied adjusted defense: 8
0 m; H: S0 K9 f% N- A" [Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
5 l. k8 I! j( z+ ]Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
9 I; g- v6 \8 D' GCombat modifiers
( {" j& }3 r8 sDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
& U5 I8 ?, k5 Q& P* y3 KAttacker: shock(+)
) Q; T2 \: i5 ~! X) H& uJapanese ground losses:* j# `- w" u2 ?4 C. N" t7 B
93 casualties reported
% ?; t5 \/ e* z4 d) b2 k, b/ i0 V Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* Z0 E) L: e7 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 x. }$ Q7 \. s2 i9 `$ L) h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 p1 a. _2 h6 g; f2 e
Allied ground losses:
" ^9 a7 B# ?, W# D+ C! V# s 1957 casualties reported; L5 `( P R \- ?
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
9 A# @( j$ y: F, b* t' Y Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled, P _: Y2 w4 V9 [" _' h- J
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled g4 H/ I. c- j. _' p
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled) z1 T* N) G; \; ~1 C
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)% n: {/ Y% n$ Z+ F: T, x
Units retreated 31 I( U& u& r; E" E2 X
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
4 q1 Z1 i: j u1 e( H( O8 jAssaulting units:
) ^* Q, C3 V N: X: {4 S* C* Y 1st Tank Division( b7 L4 V) b1 M) k% p
15th Tank Regiment/ A; L" I5 [! P7 `, J& L6 A4 x+ s- R3 s
4th Tank Regiment; i4 i/ E, I- ?( ~6 O; v* v _
3rd Tank Division' |0 C2 H5 \" s0 }7 t
18th Tank Regiment
% k# G( e6 [4 o: S8 {6 [' l0 cDefending units:1 v& `; j3 K6 C0 u+ b
8th Australian Division
0 K2 j% W* u$ [. L3 n: Y 1st Motor Brigade
7 h. C; g' |. R: A# G9 V7 q: D 39th Australian Battalion |