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)
7 `" n ~+ }" G( L0 WWeather in hex: Light cloud
) ?0 X5 O: Z9 M3 WRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.( B% J( Q* a8 }1 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
w7 C/ O, Z5 {- d/ G5 \! PJapanese aircraft3 u" M2 X6 A: S7 U/ V2 x s, g& y
B5N2 Kate x 132
% Z+ w: |' r, h8 u+ cNo Japanese losses
8 E5 W0 M) A" ]# Q6 ~" j8 sAllied ground losses:
6 ]8 J9 g3 L; b7 I O, P% t3 d 271 casualties reported) ~( o* U1 D" \ S* t1 T4 Q/ M- e
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
- b" n" p4 X& w. A: o- x Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled2 T3 p' X- p7 T( O9 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled0 w5 Y5 {8 W1 R( q* o
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ P/ N$ P; H4 P& z
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
) S7 ~2 u/ F4 C1 L& D1 ZMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ ?1 ?* ~) Z4 X5 ^0 }; s8 G# }Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 w3 X' [8 D' ?$ b2 g s5 ]& _9 LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- |! e3 ~' ~. f' |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) B/ W% P$ p7 N! R
Japanese aircraft
$ L8 U4 ~0 f7 }% {8 \5 e5 S2 x Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
$ d' U# F3 K$ Q7 h4 h9 BJapanese aircraft losses
8 X3 ~) e; ?: Y: K Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
, M1 |8 d# u7 S2 b1 ]Allied ground losses:
/ G3 z6 T! H& g4 m7 t 142 casualties reported9 d0 z* o: L2 l o1 O8 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
$ K3 R. t* v1 J( k/ y+ h, Y, l" u* V Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
. U& K4 w: K4 Z7 h S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 c' \ n, R9 Z1 D- W3 j Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
3 v6 P# R, F- g- d1 s, x. d: c A U: S% d
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
3 p% O% Y5 u. ?4 {4 H8 Q5 s' q9 \Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 ~" n4 x; P7 l) @& QRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! z7 y0 e. \- E( ]# e2 PEstimated time to target is 4 minutes' b2 L- Q! K/ @( u/ _
Japanese aircraft
8 a: ]7 t2 a0 W6 n! i/ R* }& A, P1 j B5N2 Kate x 64
& s9 } |# R) t+ L+ M# MJapanese aircraft losses
- l+ X6 s) `( o- w B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
3 r* k7 a( G! o- }7 l B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
9 F. V6 q2 M+ y, rAllied ground losses: s5 G) B; ]# i* w
270 casualties reported
2 X- e$ B7 Q5 W- l% A Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
4 y- n0 ^, s1 \3 b. ~$ x Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled' H2 u; s# n0 _3 W( Q# K. v0 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. d* I7 S+ M; `6 W
! s8 X& ]. v1 D% Y s
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
, v4 [" e; v- k, q) H* `Weather in hex: Light cloud$ I& Y+ S7 x: I5 I
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
+ |4 A1 _( x/ ` ]2 s' sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
! Z* Y. G- c1 v# O. ~& dJapanese aircraft/ j& e/ t, S" a
B6N2 Jill x 201
$ V2 k" a# Q R* [2 \ N1K2-J George x 147 \. [& N) e7 w4 o3 S
Japanese aircraft losses5 U0 h# L* c: M: l
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
5 }* f" C4 K3 O0 p B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak( _" S Y7 f; k8 d
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
7 |. R; {' F5 ^3 r# U, c# oAllied ground losses:
% g5 S$ h$ V% q2 s 582 casualties reported4 R2 r; E$ o, i* C
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled' [! }7 \( t6 D! V9 s, k. f
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled$ G/ I& S" @/ g5 n* Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled2 c0 r% K) S8 m" s) @) \. b
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)1 r- b4 K& B8 b$ ]
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
s( {$ p# K/ s# UGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145) a5 ~5 \, u; |; X5 ~3 p& y
Japanese Shock attack
- S: z5 q& q1 H* Q! @Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811% y1 E3 ]3 b. `( h- E; h3 g6 Y& j! `
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314( O6 a8 z' I# P$ G
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 + p& N1 N: I: N
Allied adjusted defense: 8
% W- {( S m8 [( cJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) / S0 C6 w& Z! y; E
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!# x$ h: l9 M5 w7 r D: u' F' p
Combat modifiers4 j+ e+ ~4 m0 T" o
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
B& M4 T) y( C3 Z/ NAttacker: shock(+)
; z) K8 N6 k" b; NJapanese ground losses:1 U8 i3 A$ t, Y" D5 c( W, W' h C5 c
93 casualties reported* u3 |+ a# \9 ?' C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
, F- b! y" \- d N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 ^" G3 \" z* v1 @5 e! s0 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" `, P7 c4 A5 d+ ]! Y& q/ B" nAllied ground losses:
) | @6 v" O! Y, i9 E9 `! A/ }3 c4 E 1957 casualties reported
5 V7 v `3 ^' B" {8 h Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled- R9 d; s8 v$ U6 y& Y/ N
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
* B7 V7 a# `( z Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
( _' q. f' m. L5 Q9 P% ~4 W$ {0 ]! ` Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 B5 B1 Q0 t$ M. p0 D6 [& b0 _
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" K/ C: i% b) B0 ]) i. U Units retreated 3* \( |" |3 [& u/ Z
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
O4 ], i" ~ W7 c* s- nAssaulting units:
3 U& [& i' N$ \4 T 1st Tank Division1 X6 V% s- t: \* G/ ?
15th Tank Regiment
+ M3 s& P9 Y: o 4th Tank Regiment
3 ^6 j+ X1 E" c. Q$ A9 `$ e6 j 3rd Tank Division4 K% A3 k, e/ h% C
18th Tank Regiment8 t0 Q+ \' k) [
Defending units:5 C8 z9 h6 `; A! W2 L% S/ [' H
8th Australian Division
' X. ]6 N. i/ z X3 W4 q: V1 ] 1st Motor Brigade
/ @. p9 g8 F7 }% j 39th Australian Battalion |