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)- r6 M/ \" Q* S0 [' k5 e% j2 l
Weather in hex: Light cloud
, L- y: E' O+ l2 {2 B) A( t- rRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 m9 l; z$ l( ?( t; w7 i/ _, CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 J- z5 g2 p5 E; j, _, s) N
Japanese aircraft
, g# [$ L5 b# c( k0 r) i B5N2 Kate x 132$ `3 u, y* B& T0 q
No Japanese losses
8 i( \7 \4 p* WAllied ground losses:
* R A' g! I# K+ G 271 casualties reported
: ?: i/ G# ]' }, k; P2 m/ a1 g Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled& P# L. ?. M9 D M$ e' n1 e
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
: o& Y! F n$ {% E2 K' E6 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 }- i# i5 l) K" Q8 t# P
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
6 k/ P& C+ z* i0 ]) S Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
; O$ _& C; y" y+ Y, c" VMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
- H3 {6 c: t" ^/ q) z( jWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 |2 l) ^ L9 \% n/ bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# ]+ K& O0 y* W; f( AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! ?3 m/ f" R9 q
Japanese aircraft* | u6 U7 x- E8 E4 b8 z
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80/ g# @3 c# j5 Z
Japanese aircraft losses
2 R' s; v8 X# K& {; h Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged4 K, T2 [9 y2 M' K! l
Allied ground losses:# @. O; M9 d% N$ A, J5 H" {/ K
142 casualties reported
$ g9 b, F) W3 I. N0 q1 p0 T- O8 ^7 _4 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled# u5 G W9 p" c! T5 Z4 D
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled i4 H6 M0 f" G1 W5 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ^2 z0 [2 B$ F6 D# _4 a Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)" s S5 W1 \3 u9 ?% i
7 \; d( v6 U8 n: s2 k. J: sMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
0 L. J* G" }3 e8 y P& C7 x* s9 K# PWeather in hex: Light cloud
5 `2 g8 d) }8 r* h( V4 bRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 @6 \( { r1 g/ Y6 G
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
6 y' Y2 N0 P U% b. s% v, m( VJapanese aircraft) x+ D" H V* P6 w* p' F, `3 A
B5N2 Kate x 64% A1 T0 w' X2 m% t% M4 y# x4 v
Japanese aircraft losses, ~' q a/ c) |% ?
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged' B- o! S6 q7 g' h: H6 K
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 f" S8 P/ a; {! m# [
Allied ground losses:
+ }' f& n& f B 270 casualties reported9 C. j) X! s5 E! W; A5 @3 Z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled! t' q) {8 t) _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
+ j. a2 P c$ F4 i5 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 ~( C! Y- ]6 L' L
Weather in hex: Light cloud6 U9 ?9 B4 q% o9 g( o( I' d
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
, \: t1 }& _( K# O. fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
4 e: f, r0 k* P) S2 n9 Y2 ]Japanese aircraft( f3 T7 w& z0 M3 ? i! M/ v6 l
B6N2 Jill x 201
6 ~: d2 g6 h2 i. K! ~ S N1K2-J George x 146 m6 p/ \; c, z! i* |
Japanese aircraft losses9 M/ c3 y; b; Q6 D
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged: K+ H0 z% S1 e5 B( V" Q) ]- d) S( o
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
- p3 Z% i: e+ {& a( S N1K2-J George: 2 damaged/ v5 {) z6 a2 _, J, Z
Allied ground losses:
0 b; B3 I$ V I! d 582 casualties reported! \) B1 T: h$ {6 t" z
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
' {: ?+ j L5 ^! c Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled" I- U: Z2 F4 c+ p- Y8 A' W! F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled$ N! g2 ~. n. v) G4 R/ R
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
9 g3 X( ? J1 R4 v; w Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
6 x2 y- _8 f; P6 L; W2 c. dGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
( k; f! ? e4 HJapanese Shock attack
, _3 B) q& N% ]; j" y$ PAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
3 ?5 t2 y6 A+ n$ j# _Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
1 X" c* |8 | D5 r ^- hJapanese adjusted assault: 649
+ s3 i8 ?, H( NAllied adjusted defense: 8 0 x2 K0 o4 O* D6 G/ Y
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
0 s4 U* ]8 n9 l+ VJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!: C- O7 `4 [( F
Combat modifiers' C& O$ O7 r; T7 k* J2 _( t2 Y
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
2 q( `+ D4 U2 WAttacker: shock(+)
5 e* ~/ l* l: t' k' zJapanese ground losses:
) n8 {) u5 |6 I; u 93 casualties reported
- y# ?9 q0 a. D9 p5 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 n. h1 G8 K6 X/ c: Z6 H" C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 B. t' ^9 @7 b# L) @% d% g7 ~! @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ D0 B3 l E' f1 O( K
Allied ground losses:
* T7 l. H: S( }8 c2 g 1957 casualties reported6 ^. H" k9 C* |& _* E# c
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
2 l9 ^1 G$ X# E* ?* p' J& p Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled4 v6 _8 K4 E0 ^" e: Y" z& {
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled6 f" o6 f; _# i
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
+ W- E& m% F) T2 z3 j( }# P Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)& ? k# @7 @* e- ?2 L/ f
Units retreated 34 b; M; I+ Q9 T8 r. A
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
3 Y1 D- t# o, W" @. G& v3 B) D7 BAssaulting units:
+ X' g. x4 m- q 1st Tank Division, S$ ^* T( i0 b8 `! q- t
15th Tank Regiment+ D/ H5 W% ~, R I# J2 V# G
4th Tank Regiment
9 U: {) g* l. U( R/ d8 { 3rd Tank Division; p. Y- K0 o$ V8 ?0 Z4 s6 B X
18th Tank Regiment6 C$ B" O" O$ h/ d& n
Defending units: n+ a! `, H5 p+ G" Z
8th Australian Division
3 G/ b: l; K" f, l+ A 1st Motor Brigade
5 H1 a' ]! C# t# Q& x) ? 39th Australian Battalion |