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)& X) ]9 u3 N' M& p# k
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' V5 N3 _. r' J4 k+ j$ ?Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( I- V" G4 T3 `% c8 s' }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ Q; q9 N( {9 S- U6 R) n& L
Japanese aircraft) r4 K$ {) k3 P* y) r2 @
B5N2 Kate x 1324 l0 f) l j2 {3 e, G
No Japanese losses2 R0 F6 l/ K3 @ u8 b
Allied ground losses:
* L( r/ M( t/ h0 Q7 x' H4 a& y 271 casualties reported) b1 @4 L9 W! G# d
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
; V% q3 N2 _- G8 t+ m4 [- b+ x1 k+ _8 x Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
! v9 q) c1 g$ r( P3 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 P1 c1 N8 v" C- R7 l. F
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)3 I% x$ x9 @- _
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled), o: Y/ Q u, k$ k
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
$ o: t8 g. D+ m/ d( bWeather in hex: Light cloud' d i' q6 R# L- U# Z
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 R- g B* Q: {+ C4 V+ B; e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: B) `' f% v1 \: g6 _
Japanese aircraft; r2 p3 n0 v+ ]$ H9 T3 U4 R
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
* u) _. I3 L# B4 r% ^Japanese aircraft losses
) _# D9 }$ K9 P) y, t Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
- t$ j: m$ `) H3 t! vAllied ground losses:
" S1 S! }' w3 w, t# r/ ?) L 142 casualties reported
7 ], j8 p7 O0 d( E1 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled% \1 ^. n9 n3 ~" V
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled8 W5 z( p0 I( U2 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ s- p$ f: g4 ?5 J0 C2 q: L
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% X- W1 i8 [8 j$ ]1 n6 H7 d2 y
Weather in hex: Light cloud
9 o5 q! T6 e6 D! [. ERaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( C' O; g2 Y/ f8 lEstimated time to target is 4 minutes0 Q7 Z. \0 G3 {$ L
Japanese aircraft6 }& ^. z Q ]6 f8 v& y
B5N2 Kate x 648 V5 c" s+ L% ^ `! t/ _4 i$ a
Japanese aircraft losses) e; W/ T5 T5 C$ S7 L3 `4 q
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
- w! Z' q7 S' B# ^4 |% U' V8 v, P' ?; D B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
, b7 L7 d9 n1 ^0 u5 q4 UAllied ground losses:
1 B7 S+ w7 C i$ V& a 270 casualties reported
9 b+ S% u$ x) C Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled* c# ~/ ^" |% U( x1 f3 ?
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
+ U0 q, G/ B- f/ o9 b( p: C0 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ]; J, H# u& q' g( U# ^1 k5 o
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
, f2 y, s& Q! ]; q+ OWeather in hex: Light cloud/ y. K( v9 m$ |1 Z' l k+ ?
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
( |6 \% |0 `7 J6 zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ U2 l& _1 c6 j$ ^
Japanese aircraft
$ d& d1 { [6 F+ S9 t B6N2 Jill x 201" [. A) E+ e& ~, E( j+ f: U/ I
N1K2-J George x 14
0 ?8 N2 A9 G" |8 X2 `- HJapanese aircraft losses
+ y& {# L1 ~7 A3 `/ Z- n1 G- K2 x$ V* N B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged& a/ g% L" e/ Q; G# ~ T" ?1 q8 N
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
, ?1 D6 t. i: L: a# `% {* I" e N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
1 e% x. }4 p, y# _( s, @3 PAllied ground losses:0 |1 H; C3 E. ]& I4 z' c
582 casualties reported
; J0 F1 ]& ?4 Z; L5 F Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled% j) `# A x z# D4 d- s3 R Q% K
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
. j8 Y. ?1 U( C/ _; [9 C6 U1 T. P/ X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled3 U: s- g" f) ?! s! o
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
% e! z/ U. f7 L0 S# ` i- `0 ^ V& F Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
0 J& G' g5 V% V& f w& }$ j( a; SGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
0 R) o1 F# z% L& [$ D/ r5 { z" jJapanese Shock attack
: N6 ]( T" @% {! p6 zAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
% G' d" Y1 n/ [- _5 }0 TDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314 e2 A2 z; g: [2 m: o- p# H: L
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 - } E3 v/ r9 _ l% X6 S
Allied adjusted defense: 8 8 }' [6 G( J( g( J1 Q
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ; n+ s# J2 V5 X2 S3 M6 w- S5 x
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!2 p3 {' R8 M# ?+ }' b$ S9 o
Combat modifiers
L- G6 s7 K4 u& r- ]# NDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)7 C) \2 V% j/ \
Attacker: shock(+)8 o' H& D& j8 |; X( i
Japanese ground losses:8 O; ?! Q+ f t+ e7 B) v- _: M I6 U
93 casualties reported8 s8 u& r$ W$ |' J+ `; }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 @# ? w, p$ V' [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ X0 m7 k0 h6 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 Z. T6 K8 C/ _) ]2 X5 {& {! ]Allied ground losses:
: E: h6 o0 L$ ^$ X6 E4 L [. R 1957 casualties reported$ a5 S) `) o, k, ]' D4 `% T
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled( N& N+ X4 F8 u7 d
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled4 N2 C$ p9 a* f; r
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 J; x7 ]! z. U6 t Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# M. {9 @ W& G3 Q Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)) t3 K* J8 \$ g" g$ c% u' a% K
Units retreated 3! C* E2 Z1 t E9 L, A: p: j
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!4 Z. b) O% x; R$ A3 H) }" L
Assaulting units:
/ q. z" {+ P) | ^& ]: j 1st Tank Division$ ?% ] _9 d$ Q |) @
15th Tank Regiment
3 P, ?- [ Q1 R! J/ B 4th Tank Regiment
. n) k% n! Q4 o# `3 Z+ c {- _& r; O3 U 3rd Tank Division
7 E" x# [7 P' m6 n: Y4 t 18th Tank Regiment; [0 P$ X1 G! M" d
Defending units:, `7 E. d# R' _
8th Australian Division
9 a' Y) j# g1 w0 @+ V M0 Y 1st Motor Brigade
" `0 T7 M g5 n: k1 { 39th Australian Battalion |