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)
- m, o' ]1 c8 T+ |+ ?& G% XWeather in hex: Light cloud
( [/ j U( ~# |4 M$ E* CRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ y. `( I: l4 x, \5 Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
8 j+ b6 Y2 m* g: q- \& nJapanese aircraft& A7 f& S0 Y* x
B5N2 Kate x 132) ?9 w' f- q( E: V, M
No Japanese losses
3 \ F$ N9 K5 j. EAllied ground losses:' g% n& r% b1 Z9 ]4 q( i) R
271 casualties reported( s: i; B# i& u7 t/ r, c( m! B
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled/ g4 i* `' Z8 |' J4 ]* Y
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled& d) B8 l- v9 S: P2 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. x0 o7 \( s) m& p
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)" W6 T* ~& U: d6 a* q
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
6 Z" S$ b5 [# @1 mMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers); ?" }6 B9 V" r$ l
Weather in hex: Light cloud$ _! U% u2 t4 c4 A. h) }! Q
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 d- U' _# [* K4 X- x: M- j$ YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: O5 s( \+ g, p5 r
Japanese aircraft! x5 a2 ?$ C6 c' J9 w! Y3 w
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
' D5 Q( c# C5 z( s7 VJapanese aircraft losses
! ] C5 Z ?) j Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
# _3 P: t8 U: q. sAllied ground losses:3 P0 a; X" h+ F7 M2 Q
142 casualties reported
: I0 Y; l+ }/ B3 q/ y( M$ E4 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled2 C& R+ Z1 L; S2 h# m; C
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled2 N: y) f+ t# i( \7 h8 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ l; z7 N( ~# n4 J6 b9 k
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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z8 @/ X" G0 ?4 E1 w) lMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
8 C/ B. B+ L7 o n8 hWeather in hex: Light cloud5 u v% S3 x9 u9 e
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) {6 C. ^6 M# Z3 ], `; \; E1 W3 @! P
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
, o2 \8 C2 f% Y8 y0 P. W4 \: [( QJapanese aircraft0 W2 b+ ^! T0 P! E3 ^1 W$ b
B5N2 Kate x 64
9 D! {& A/ L$ f8 w" U9 zJapanese aircraft losses5 z6 v$ u4 s/ R7 o7 V. v9 V4 _
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged* x: H1 B3 ^0 {1 P+ c9 ? q& ]" c
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak' u; J. H6 P% a1 ^7 l- {# ^
Allied ground losses:/ A8 [! E7 S5 l' v
270 casualties reported$ m6 ~3 D5 O5 i; z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled# r/ ]4 n6 l7 ?- z' R
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled W! {6 i* U/ _9 z/ i) }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ e1 F! g/ y, ]
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
4 B" l% b I" J+ c5 }Weather in hex: Light cloud' L5 ?, S* v+ E
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
}* i. _$ u0 @% z& NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
' j6 X7 m' U! _" wJapanese aircraft% r% U/ X" S4 ^; d2 `& }
B6N2 Jill x 201$ e0 x' o$ e+ E% h& O/ Y9 |2 y( g' P
N1K2-J George x 14
; B" q' b4 O' d! Y# [% XJapanese aircraft losses
9 W7 I. j# T$ R- V. e6 {5 H/ u B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged' u: t B' n$ k( H' j# L
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
6 m; X9 I1 \' f* B5 s0 W N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
. W. [. c0 V/ P0 G+ ^, M: wAllied ground losses:
" Q$ Y8 w& l) Q* I M9 X 582 casualties reported
3 {6 T' m& w$ `6 |, v& } Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
6 K. K9 Y) I$ W9 e Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled" w- W; J. d/ r- q: A) s* |0 o4 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled( z) \; W% v9 Q* \7 D" L- l( Z
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)* g1 X4 P2 w, V* M
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
6 H5 B& P+ |; {& V+ gGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)7 D# A$ f4 u8 P# a) o" p
Japanese Shock attack7 c+ x3 z( f9 X' V. }0 V( ~
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
- u( n* q6 |* R* K+ |; s8 rDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3146 ^, |4 F- v( _# r
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
K G$ [: Z3 p5 v. v7 i$ `Allied adjusted defense: 8
1 |( |" i! }8 N# i! r( l6 V+ m0 B4 tJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
* o) |3 s5 M, d; H$ w" IJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!# Y9 E3 E5 R3 \* B
Combat modifiers
# C+ D# B+ \7 n U4 X! C8 `Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)5 I+ y' M1 [3 l& i+ |
Attacker: shock(+) d& |5 I8 B5 n ~+ j, W1 z
Japanese ground losses:
4 t% k; c6 R' y0 m2 Z 93 casualties reported
, E( G, v& h/ R# X7 { Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ E; m* W# O* A- z# S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 G) o6 z7 f" J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 g; ~- } f5 I/ a5 |" D& x
Allied ground losses:
$ B6 {( p8 I. \ 1957 casualties reported
) h* v) W2 R- O3 W1 ?9 c' E Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
- ]0 U* |. l" Z' G" P Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 w5 Q/ q; O1 q1 v Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" }7 F! M0 B' w5 X
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 i# S* U! N3 k, @! B
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)# E/ R" U1 u/ r
Units retreated 3
4 |0 v, P6 _) tDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
" N' O: \5 v Z5 }# d- T* q2 cAssaulting units:. E+ L4 P2 h7 @( C" ?2 s& B. b, R8 H
1st Tank Division
& b$ | R( Q9 O. b 15th Tank Regiment
7 D1 D. r3 v9 ?' ] 4th Tank Regiment
, K' R0 h6 d7 F( {' L7 g3 p, r 3rd Tank Division& W7 ~6 ?3 l2 a: F4 [. H6 `6 }
18th Tank Regiment% R1 B) f. ^/ r# q2 z5 }9 |/ j
Defending units:
5 l* R1 G+ ~' S" V. ` 8th Australian Division
$ W: J: B: ], C9 } 1st Motor Brigade
+ o: R/ Q% t. X+ y 39th Australian Battalion |