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)/ K0 y/ `1 O, A- k
Weather in hex: Light cloud4 J% [7 D* t4 E5 R3 [
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 G; g: _) `, Y' Z, REstimated time to target is 7 minutes
* L% v8 w' c+ p+ ^. hJapanese aircraft% U* ]8 E7 G7 g8 @- t
B5N2 Kate x 132; C1 b' }" c) m$ f
No Japanese losses4 [/ ~6 x# s& z* h0 X6 V- _* x8 V, u+ n
Allied ground losses:" c: K7 v0 d: V- N$ @+ W
271 casualties reported' t" R( F/ z! X' }5 n5 S
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled2 q* f- D& c4 P( P/ Z
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled2 U* s8 O6 z' D i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; a+ ]! Y; N; G" ^3 o/ U Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)9 f4 s3 x, F( u' d4 j- ^3 Z
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled). G. Y8 o! E" T/ S+ n5 u% p; V
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( Z/ D( M' m( h) d( p! n) g$ XWeather in hex: Light cloud" Q5 m2 P7 O3 Y$ X3 ]3 W
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 E3 K. T7 x1 B( z4 f) v p, fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% D: V) c. Y3 O" @8 C1 }
Japanese aircraft
7 u; j8 C, k& ?6 }0 ]# H @$ C Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
9 y5 b- Z3 c/ R0 vJapanese aircraft losses( ?! G. }/ u: h" n
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
( j2 ?! W# t5 o& {# W( g) iAllied ground losses:
' G+ O6 X% u' `% C$ y 142 casualties reported4 {8 T! c3 y2 A" P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
, c8 X2 N+ @8 g9 c" o4 @3 l Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled. b" W. ~* K; s" B& V" L4 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 @3 f* Z- M. X' y
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ J3 w6 e8 ^/ J: s* d8 t1 y
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
. n9 i- }. s0 f8 r. E! T2 P, C; k. g: O* cWeather in hex: Light cloud
& v+ ?6 O$ {! P. [Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 X9 r. t7 \; [4 ?' ?Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
6 L! f$ [# m; v/ ~Japanese aircraft# N P8 W2 e* P- o# m, r& f+ ?
B5N2 Kate x 64. R5 b6 ^$ I+ A7 t: k9 ~
Japanese aircraft losses. O7 Q, U. I* _7 w1 _, B) u
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
0 S) `( x$ D9 b B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% k- S8 l0 |/ \& g
Allied ground losses:2 D; x$ k5 B7 D: Z
270 casualties reported
$ w8 }% t; I" E* } Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled( }0 M* C& o$ _6 O1 T% |4 o
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled2 ~0 p. ^( f/ X6 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)* |$ \+ y, ?' S) D
Weather in hex: Light cloud
" C) P3 G) K( {- GRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
$ F/ `. R, _$ g2 TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 }( ~( ]* ~( @
Japanese aircraft/ ?& }6 D; Z- Q; c; z0 `
B6N2 Jill x 201
% e0 r9 K# I7 D: B' } N1K2-J George x 14
' [/ ~/ G7 ?9 e) O9 q- @, X4 VJapanese aircraft losses
& q) M" M4 ?4 Q B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
9 t4 I( |! a0 F8 } B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
6 }; D0 g: }! P9 C+ _ N1K2-J George: 2 damaged; ^' Y' A# R& ^
Allied ground losses:
, \1 T$ C) X: Y, _, ~( n% Z& P2 L 582 casualties reported! B+ [- c9 x& o ?& D3 k6 e' j, J
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled3 C0 n9 b( l! S) v
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
" T8 z: V" B7 A2 A& T8 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled5 L7 n( x$ ?) t+ K3 Z
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)9 {6 g2 o: z7 X! b$ t+ Z
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)4 @ [ _' n' N, {) v* x( a
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145): }+ {6 i- {! U
Japanese Shock attack F; p1 T- V4 J; W
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811( V5 F A7 c+ E5 c1 F
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314( ]9 s; @, b+ c- R8 f3 t
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
; d `6 Z7 }) h$ EAllied adjusted defense: 8
8 L7 q! \1 I# F @. p; dJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 g; _5 x" b. q/ _
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!7 @+ l( T# C1 |
Combat modifiers* [6 \ w4 I d2 @4 b, Y! J
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
5 J( L/ z+ i- T7 I# I0 [5 CAttacker: shock(+)
- @# Y8 W; M& |* AJapanese ground losses:
' X9 K: z7 q6 W9 j( D% T0 z/ y 93 casualties reported, C- c t) R" l0 C: ]( t- `/ D% |; O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: b l' D. Q& d) T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 X; X, f, `! B" G% ?+ K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
E/ M7 k! v/ `' ^% L1 d+ }Allied ground losses:( R5 ?/ f- |" p
1957 casualties reported
; ~$ e7 E9 u6 A Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled( q6 V. V8 ]7 m( M' G4 g
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled; O6 U1 U2 g u( I( g, y% d
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" b9 ^( k: |2 ^6 _4 r3 u
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! H% {4 K, n# A9 d) S% p( K& b8 }- L7 R Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 k) t3 A: \0 R# V l; `1 I
Units retreated 3
# o V, W) w9 Y' i% M( lDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
. I6 f T! ~9 Q2 A7 |7 V. lAssaulting units:
/ T/ Z+ E( T; m( z8 N9 ` 1st Tank Division1 h4 G! r- ^' J) V- @$ Y7 A5 W4 w
15th Tank Regiment& S$ o/ G4 T k2 z9 p/ ~
4th Tank Regiment' P6 V1 m# j% C" k/ x; _/ M4 i
3rd Tank Division
' o. ^( T, A0 r6 Z6 u 18th Tank Regiment) ?) x2 e6 G# c z O: ]# k0 e. ]
Defending units:. l. e2 ~- [& a
8th Australian Division
) X) h$ X, W0 f& F: T 1st Motor Brigade0 S. @+ O+ R; j1 ]5 {+ k
39th Australian Battalion |