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)
$ C& a8 G9 K2 o1 LWeather in hex: Light cloud! i: V# t7 {: P/ W/ k; x/ I9 S- s& R
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 t2 y7 ^" B" x/ oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 b0 A' e3 c- p( a+ c, H E
Japanese aircraft( _! I' ?0 P' B$ w6 C
B5N2 Kate x 132
r. _7 [* U+ O! i% p% @No Japanese losses
0 i/ o# ^1 c% i3 k2 u; fAllied ground losses:
- s: A# B+ B9 i5 S6 q! K4 ^ 271 casualties reported* k7 y! |5 V# z+ ^
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
$ j1 u# I" t5 A u4 h Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled k$ i$ _* A# L3 c9 w3 t' o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; h0 `+ {' {2 }
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)2 A; m% H/ z! L# L _
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)/ w. G. N' } G4 e
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) }8 \3 g9 E) n; ~* z: z
Weather in hex: Light cloud' h, ^9 {+ }, z& M" j( E
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% a* _1 ]( w9 D/ q3 M( B# C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
3 d { Q! B0 i1 T; B( T& IJapanese aircraft1 Y' ]1 a9 Z, ^) d
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
R, x m# F: O$ B* I( JJapanese aircraft losses# J0 Q1 u" Q1 Y/ j$ ~
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged V! U) `. }0 p" D6 l6 w+ R
Allied ground losses:. Y F6 u) t u' k2 T, D: R; N
142 casualties reported& ?0 G. @; E2 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled3 S; {3 R a/ [! Q% R) B( v
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled ~% V3 t7 }% q" r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Y$ G" `+ u7 h, n _5 I Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 o( K, M- U) C& t# X* B% _. Q
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" ]: C+ g$ ^* t: z
Weather in hex: Light cloud7 }! f. ^) I% P6 S/ u
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
7 v9 L( L$ I2 j9 f7 h: L6 e3 ~Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
7 Y0 }3 v) K0 i0 d) P1 V6 O/ tJapanese aircraft# E: ]6 V# t- u6 t9 r
B5N2 Kate x 644 Z# W5 l6 }: B1 }, m ?
Japanese aircraft losses3 {9 x' R0 L2 y
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged% K3 X# i! C8 F) R
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
) B5 r% Y& S% G4 q, \Allied ground losses:
1 [8 I* [/ B; X/ H 270 casualties reported' C0 N! M# F- b9 c7 O: V) Z4 U) H
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
: X/ W. z; }4 V6 s9 j8 K" j Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled u! R0 H9 `, v7 A# K& l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 z. D/ N% @! [4 [1 m2 jMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)4 R8 i, H! l8 m2 O5 ?
Weather in hex: Light cloud$ M7 C+ z, i% _/ a$ o' d
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.' A, O4 L$ x$ {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
! H$ M. B% R! J) IJapanese aircraft3 q! K8 O/ p( o! B4 ~1 J! B1 m
B6N2 Jill x 201' c( P" U2 Y' H: |+ ~/ u3 M
N1K2-J George x 14
a$ F9 A/ r9 E6 P# C! T( TJapanese aircraft losses
; `% L# d1 |+ z B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged. B, P; A6 [: \/ V% p* x" T- U3 U1 N" j
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
& @- g0 b, `2 B' o" O( l& ~. W N1K2-J George: 2 damaged; I1 x, K {* z
Allied ground losses:0 W0 V& ?3 F1 L4 x& R( V Z Q
582 casualties reported
9 J, R" a( n/ D7 @$ B- }/ Z( m8 f$ V Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
' U5 J+ ?! ~2 c. v5 h7 l9 m# d! \ Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled4 J7 _9 c- x2 o7 O6 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled! g/ v1 R- }4 `4 u* W. P
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)' {, o- t5 r2 O' J( U& c2 b
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)9 @" ^$ ~( s3 W% P( K5 M- r% l
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145). t- ^( o0 b1 Q1 z n' [/ I
Japanese Shock attack
- I8 V3 r% K7 j/ _; @4 kAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811( }+ V# N1 W" ]+ C0 c
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
$ g9 h0 p9 V0 I6 E# cJapanese adjusted assault: 649
) D* q- s. b$ m6 sAllied adjusted defense: 8 - Z8 q) Y# U% @1 V) r- o9 D$ k
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
! t1 O- p' a( v+ LJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!$ W, s, p" r& t+ O" ] k1 D ?$ h
Combat modifiers( C9 t7 d/ j3 ^% V, [8 F
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
+ N# o3 Z Y. I* l8 A1 bAttacker: shock(+)
( d7 Y- \- c% E2 v5 N! } NJapanese ground losses:
- i% ]! u3 j6 w, C 93 casualties reported, o! H. t! n f4 y/ y6 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 {; M8 D9 ?: A- F! u* S, F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 }) D6 l9 w0 ?2 G+ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 ~! m! K, \3 n* s% K. n- T/ SAllied ground losses:3 T) |& F2 W: s
1957 casualties reported# O6 l. t; H0 j" D! W& h
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled9 l& A5 H5 f7 b0 |# o
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled$ e' \1 A) v; e7 l' _# B
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ e( d" C4 `' a q# t Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled), N" s9 R4 S* n9 d. l3 b
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! W/ ?! h' L d: | Units retreated 3* t% m* p9 N1 a# W6 a1 x
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!% s! O1 n2 c1 k/ B2 w; ?. f
Assaulting units:# B; Y6 v3 y; E4 D; j1 x
1st Tank Division
3 m: h9 P7 n) r2 K- z2 O/ [ 15th Tank Regiment
/ L! s5 `7 x/ J* R 4th Tank Regiment
- \3 n" B1 [% ]4 D6 j 3rd Tank Division9 n' P. c3 U: k" \( N J1 p# w
18th Tank Regiment
( @* R! Q( }+ ~" B7 j" I& gDefending units:. `; n& N( |: \/ A6 w# v
8th Australian Division; H3 K" b0 a- l5 S
1st Motor Brigade) e- m8 y: k. f0 b; S
39th Australian Battalion |