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)
( u" t: h3 _8 G* ^$ A2 B6 ?Weather in hex: Light cloud, S. U1 x4 l- e" |
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 X' O% |9 Z7 u9 M+ Q+ F: S0 f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 A6 q: }$ h+ |! G- B k( l
Japanese aircraft6 s' o; L- M* c
B5N2 Kate x 1321 Q$ o9 c( X8 h! V5 g5 i! Y# ]/ B' g. e
No Japanese losses: R- T7 z0 S4 c) ^7 j9 @, `, e6 ]
Allied ground losses:9 c2 Q' P1 t# x7 b
271 casualties reported
8 G4 C% V( ~, u* O Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled/ J5 g" k8 o# M2 t2 }7 S8 E
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled+ I' ]+ E( w; _2 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% H( M) B" i; Q8 E* m: Q
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
; s/ t# O7 \; t |: v& @ Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)4 G! i& y5 P0 m6 s! |9 ^6 n( X0 O/ g
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
. M9 v5 M0 i. |Weather in hex: Light cloud
( I9 k ], a0 Z" Z( yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 D3 C" ~" }+ ~! d8 x+ V: v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
H: i4 V- g4 h( tJapanese aircraft; l% Y7 T4 D! p: J4 v9 H# N
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
2 ^' A. W' L* [9 l( O/ g: GJapanese aircraft losses
" z* N/ K: T; B- N" D! `. Z) r Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged* R) c* I d3 g. s) S8 P
Allied ground losses:
7 Z/ W& t! l( {* H% X' z 142 casualties reported
3 k! {7 I: M. y Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled! ?1 R( b; |$ A, G; I7 L# I
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled( \4 f+ C- N. F: y1 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* G7 C! x# k, p9 k: T Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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. _* b' W( [1 ~% L- O' CMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
6 O7 U2 S3 {) o, |Weather in hex: Light cloud5 }% v0 C8 S+ l& X3 P( }* Z
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* ]2 ~* k; I+ f5 w: wEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
. I) [" m( W! u! w" j. d+ {3 `Japanese aircraft
; h" e$ F9 n1 ? B5N2 Kate x 64. t6 _0 j5 f6 _! |' V7 }) i) C8 g0 t
Japanese aircraft losses5 Y8 t8 V- ~. x8 n9 g# k
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged7 _6 `( B- p! R4 i, @' y5 Q u
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& r" W' G. H* I, F+ L
Allied ground losses:
* X( k3 e1 n% {/ ~* d( L+ ]; k' |# T 270 casualties reported1 b8 J7 D( H# _ ~, v2 u4 x. @
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled: S X |) }8 ]; q( Z6 f5 E4 P9 Z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
1 ^. y/ U0 P; L' q8 P+ r, m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)$ R% E1 r8 H+ _, M7 k
Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ h6 l9 N r4 N# Z3 PRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
. ]0 [7 l" N" [4 ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes4 C& k9 a+ V6 b0 }% `8 l
Japanese aircraft2 h& V0 G7 [. n0 `
B6N2 Jill x 201
6 m \" @7 f- }1 Q1 g' E0 g N1K2-J George x 14
6 L3 J/ \/ S/ t0 rJapanese aircraft losses
& d" `4 E7 g7 @ B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged6 P8 N- z+ c: b" ~* p' [8 m
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
7 z) c% w5 q% w/ _) W# Z4 i1 r N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
+ A% Y T3 P0 v. b- A7 \9 d$ `Allied ground losses:
7 ~1 Q6 Q" g8 E: r 582 casualties reported
, W7 e' H5 ?1 b/ L$ k" B* K Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled: U/ d" g" J" P. j4 _3 y
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled N+ X0 {3 N$ {. k: K. A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
@' a8 @) N1 u- g5 ~/ o& g Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)% G/ H8 ~+ h T; U" b" q5 A
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)' K% p Q! ] w5 l9 l4 [$ |2 Q
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)# H' A% W( I% M. {5 q( ]3 }) ^- Z
Japanese Shock attack
2 Y" u" _% V) ^: \, I. g) lAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
+ q) N( n. F. C" c7 hDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314! W/ k2 m p2 [# I, N
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 ; X# i9 p0 b, X
Allied adjusted defense: 8
" b: k) F8 f1 z% W) E3 TJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
6 F/ o% C- S0 ~7 X4 S7 f& D4 jJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
# S- r% I" ~2 Q9 h- rCombat modifiers
& `) {7 s4 s' N2 ~! I# ]( B( rDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)/ X) _5 p( z. M0 u" w& ^/ N
Attacker: shock(+); e% W' T3 F c) ~7 _7 t
Japanese ground losses:, h( \! I5 U" K
93 casualties reported- U: D, T7 o, a" \2 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 y" j i; ?$ ^) Y. f4 c. j: x( X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ c+ g- ^5 K. A7 Z- R- A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 B/ l! W9 K( O( kAllied ground losses:
" B4 n, Q7 F% D" G" x0 F 1957 casualties reported. B. ^; u2 a/ C l
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
- l' N, o3 t8 r# D; t Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
: L2 o- i7 t& \ Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled4 |" ]$ \# ^% a9 _& k; A
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
' w/ y$ v9 b/ t: W+ E' H, Z+ v Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 g& s8 u9 M9 [' N, V
Units retreated 3- d" p; ]- N B
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!: K; X9 P6 D. q1 B
Assaulting units:* K$ B0 R1 {. `( j& a! T
1st Tank Division; v2 [$ V' z9 p& e0 L
15th Tank Regiment
" G5 ]/ s/ m' X$ B3 Q8 ^# @2 R. y 4th Tank Regiment$ I: t G7 f# [5 I- z
3rd Tank Division. |; h" B0 C9 @" d6 F$ e% O* D
18th Tank Regiment u) q0 v. K$ ~7 o1 [
Defending units:
, I( l2 a: d9 n' n9 F! P" v% h x 8th Australian Division" q0 s& U/ B. u& n; C* }/ r C
1st Motor Brigade
+ i6 \1 l1 i8 z9 |! h8 |0 ] 39th Australian Battalion |