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)
1 l: e' `2 ^: _% I1 |Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 i% Y5 t5 ~& r/ v/ M' C: bRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# L' t# {2 B' j( ]( \9 C0 y8 Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 Q B" y* Q/ k
Japanese aircraft
" u' ^$ P8 n, H& y! l B5N2 Kate x 1321 [9 Q8 x# [8 k
No Japanese losses& z0 L0 r. d: X2 m6 f. x+ ~
Allied ground losses:& ]4 w# c; Z$ p- }7 n7 }. l% X& h
271 casualties reported
/ {- q! U( n" s Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled5 y; T1 M% U* h
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled5 S- O0 s6 ~5 {& ^7 a& r" I4 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* e. D" S! w) i- j
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
% g/ }* b8 s0 w) Y6 M$ A+ ~$ V Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)) s1 l! d4 f% c5 S# j
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
2 k7 z W, V& F" W: \Weather in hex: Light cloud
8 a; j% R$ h% O3 uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. V1 @& N. c6 R! V g: }7 w9 N, P
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
. d* i6 [) I/ }' G6 D- IJapanese aircraft
% E# v7 A1 F6 L# K Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
$ |# [% a) Y8 e; m: MJapanese aircraft losses
) h5 X9 b+ q% ?0 F& z Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged9 _- @9 p: q6 |( q
Allied ground losses:$ C$ g7 _& `; Q
142 casualties reported
6 `- o K: I8 v6 j/ y* b' h) Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled& e/ g; e) B% N: t/ v% u# \" l- \
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled1 {% @4 F0 \1 K9 `4 E( ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" Q8 u/ h/ m0 r, }$ ^$ ~ Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)! z! y1 \8 ` G1 o; I8 n! z" Z
5 W: B+ w7 g8 l$ H0 z
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers): j# M7 X% d. q
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 h% X( l0 N7 @7 h# fRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.2 ^. C' a. y9 U7 q$ G; ^
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes; A0 W( g% z/ x4 t- T" l2 U
Japanese aircraft
5 }1 G# \5 }" S B5N2 Kate x 648 E8 c; y% U; P# [5 S9 T
Japanese aircraft losses$ \2 f" C* G" }, {( t+ N
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged }0 v r l7 m( R8 l4 u- ?
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak0 C; C4 W8 N2 `
Allied ground losses:( J& k/ \+ ] X j5 W2 R' W
270 casualties reported
$ x) j' _, k6 X# I% B$ g Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled1 G, N/ m! V8 e; u' A
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled5 n! x) o" C! ^: Q2 l, f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: q4 Y. \: u& P
# S: {) @; w2 `3 ]6 gMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
! p. h5 Q4 A0 y- @1 DWeather in hex: Light cloud$ \- S" Y5 M0 C/ X3 j7 X- K
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.# J- B% U& c' W9 J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
( c5 Y) Z# d7 V, {& B% @Japanese aircraft
# ?7 _! M; }5 ?, F B6N2 Jill x 201
2 E: Q* G0 G, s0 E. |6 s7 | C3 w% T N1K2-J George x 14
9 e9 Q7 B. O5 c: `% u. iJapanese aircraft losses* ?2 V4 v+ X f- G5 Y! N; O
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged# c& a. b# O: E W, ^
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
6 r3 O8 @/ Y% a& f1 b+ u" c; T N1K2-J George: 2 damaged; B- n. H: {& D$ n4 g3 p
Allied ground losses:
# v! H$ q. Z" \$ ~0 d 582 casualties reported
y" Y- _1 U! s; Q Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled E) i" _% i0 z, u7 M O
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled& W& Q# J7 B9 `4 x# f* @$ M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled9 d% L7 }4 g' M7 w( y
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)+ y: V7 g4 U, D0 i. u
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)+ N0 w& P: }6 b# H5 _- D! |
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
0 i0 t m4 d% UJapanese Shock attack
4 q) P& k% z Q K7 cAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
; m4 ?5 [4 O* bDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
5 X' a) } p% o7 q! P3 P+ c3 l3 UJapanese adjusted assault: 649 9 G; V0 T4 P- v F- B! W
Allied adjusted defense: 8 3 V! r3 Y& T0 {% I
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
1 j# o+ @5 T6 f8 X" iJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
3 b' ]! L0 F& B5 Y' g0 GCombat modifiers
& a$ b2 x9 I0 t/ p8 Z( Q; `+ I% X) mDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)# ?; e- d, g3 D, m3 G
Attacker: shock(+)2 q* q; ^; j: n& a! H) \
Japanese ground losses:
* F; C+ X' p z! ? 93 casualties reported" q# Q3 A9 B: _+ H" J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 _, [8 t9 x: o9 Q& B9 v1 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 o9 x& w' b; r( H9 ^& H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& A3 X- n! N) U5 ^1 d2 w0 h
Allied ground losses:
# J, B* U. a( M0 M0 p: B" v, s: d 1957 casualties reported) P f* ?* M2 S+ G0 i8 @+ J
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled9 t; e" M. j$ y8 }
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
' Y/ T3 s3 b' C. W& g Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" t+ Y8 v6 E! l( f. u
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)! N$ K" \4 W3 E
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 n9 _- y) [9 C" d Units retreated 3; Q8 n; r& v1 P0 @& D
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
# V6 W/ m* z/ A: | i' I% xAssaulting units:; P2 p, U4 f9 Y& O6 q+ d
1st Tank Division
. d9 m/ L/ s4 m! A! C 15th Tank Regiment
5 j$ w( b! b& v* U4 c 4th Tank Regiment3 C8 f. Y) A& j9 W1 X& ]9 P) F7 N+ {
3rd Tank Division
' ^; n- L: a: s4 |4 r" S 18th Tank Regiment+ a$ V- M8 l+ s% U' R% L( l, i g }
Defending units:
: N+ _! A$ f3 x `$ F( D 8th Australian Division
0 ^! ?5 C' ~+ ^1 m- Z M 1st Motor Brigade
( `1 M. G0 H7 a! _ {0 B1 H 39th Australian Battalion |