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+ u# ?, |6 k* K7 u9 fWeather in hex: Light cloud
/ C/ @; ?7 `0 x4 v5 fRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
' b( a! B$ v+ zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 k% b" ]- y" }& G: [ ?& Z1 K: c8 G
Japanese aircraft9 A7 j5 }/ r4 W/ z2 A5 Y: {
B5N2 Kate x 132+ L( N/ E! T+ Q$ [! h
No Japanese losses
& E/ @* G$ m( {Allied ground losses:
- u/ @% K% L/ H" B% e3 w 271 casualties reported6 i' q. o, }% D" ^+ M
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled! G3 w+ P3 L$ m5 Z4 f
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled: c# l$ O9 L: i* v8 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) U: ~" s4 X7 X6 m
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled). R: N4 p2 ?' W; E
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
; E% `" W( v! F# j9 VMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ l1 K8 V) D5 yWeather in hex: Light cloud
2 C2 t8 r0 M( x/ C! lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
U: x2 ^7 U0 p+ Q9 c6 }( A( KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! c) _; b% X- r* q- S i
Japanese aircraft
' g8 b+ z& E* n. l ~; X Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
- g1 Y8 ^2 c9 _; Q" o* T0 N7 u; YJapanese aircraft losses
, i5 c0 p' @% J/ k& S0 g' q Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
6 h! _4 ~7 z8 s# V6 ?Allied ground losses:" `' }( C9 n+ d. T5 w
142 casualties reported8 ~3 Z' x3 k% X% W* q2 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled9 [- x% |$ l: y( ?
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
' e' ?; K8 F; `- x2 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) `: Z3 I; M! c$ W& y
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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5 Z6 v9 U4 N2 Q+ j" C8 rMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)" O3 d4 w& `8 ~+ |! k
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& d5 c8 _3 k: H5 K4 y2 ORaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.$ A L& X, H: c' C& [/ R
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
" L$ @3 v" O/ R$ i4 K) vJapanese aircraft
0 h- b- N1 [3 }: M" T B5N2 Kate x 642 l, j* H0 v/ U, |! d' t
Japanese aircraft losses
6 z4 J- e9 k# P: [, y B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged+ \# b$ i9 w+ Y. ~5 u9 m
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
) b$ I$ B% V) e- j7 y* FAllied ground losses:
" [( l4 `8 }6 |; x 270 casualties reported
" K3 t) S x, U+ R+ O. \ Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled6 ~6 W5 K/ g. p, }5 m
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
8 }+ ^( s- }) h2 ^" G; F! w- D2 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# _% s4 O% f- v! n4 O4 @
7 G% ]* x+ S( HMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers): w: O; O3 Y% p
Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ p0 h0 a! Q' O# iRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.: J+ U" A( a, C9 @$ w' p0 m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' {0 m2 F; {6 G3 M. l1 l( D- ?Japanese aircraft
! O* V( o+ _* p. S B6N2 Jill x 201
7 f) M0 m2 t2 p; Z. r9 U N1K2-J George x 14( O6 a: Y$ P5 U/ J* |
Japanese aircraft losses8 i9 ?% Y0 M$ ]1 S9 ?
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged( W! i8 t5 p+ Z: z2 G F2 g
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
& p3 m3 a" \8 g, c0 |8 O8 v9 p N1K2-J George: 2 damaged$ n7 H4 |. y4 C. L: N' I. p4 w
Allied ground losses:
* F+ _6 l8 `+ T' t9 u8 o$ V' [: g 582 casualties reported8 E2 ]7 ?# C+ [" b; m' ?
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
$ A. v! d7 @& [! ~ F( ^2 s Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
e& @ g* G9 j$ ? k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
; R" n: L8 \+ m Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)9 F/ O. h' q0 z4 C
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)# V9 R8 ]1 O: G& C; L
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
$ U# h" O f4 J0 F6 OJapanese Shock attack$ _3 ]! Y- V8 m R. p5 J
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
0 }! l* X: q6 e' q" `Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314: \5 [ N K- u& Y w0 X4 h+ |
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 . C ]+ ]5 a8 I/ [
Allied adjusted defense: 8
& V2 z$ Y$ x2 T, o+ e" _8 cJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 v; F; P( R) }$ t; `" G, G; k
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!: u& M* _! r! B/ `0 }
Combat modifiers
: L* X3 W( ?2 j+ ~% FDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)0 d4 K% ?, \. b& H- D: l- w- l; |) E
Attacker: shock(+)
) Z% t6 e0 s3 q1 G' ^* QJapanese ground losses:
6 {2 V" B! k2 a4 N0 t/ z 93 casualties reported' S. b5 K& {, {& [( g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled2 v+ T! ^' A* [ a$ a# U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* ]* K8 e9 f7 R: T( Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 T' ~1 |2 W4 N+ \6 qAllied ground losses:
. ~4 _: ]; B0 a, S% y: U 1957 casualties reported) f. z2 Y; j0 C( x
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
: b4 {: q% q- Q0 R5 O/ a+ j7 v6 _ h Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 i, ]" n- W1 b6 B1 v* w Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
! p& b8 Y! j- K" M7 u Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% Y$ d2 K3 E. S# r1 t Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 a" m1 ^3 T, L4 F T! \ Units retreated 35 R: g3 y% [: x5 h5 Z: ?
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!0 L' g/ l2 q0 ~! e6 j, k7 k8 H
Assaulting units:
$ Z( \+ \4 t4 B- j' O 1st Tank Division4 ^4 i7 n" k1 L8 _$ g
15th Tank Regiment
3 R2 M8 z7 p/ p" q+ y 4th Tank Regiment9 {/ g" }% Q- P' `1 |
3rd Tank Division
# E1 a: z* J! q1 |+ C X 18th Tank Regiment( T! d D q& O C- W
Defending units:
, X+ G% A* h0 _2 \) L. t: N% @ 8th Australian Division
) ?# W. S$ _+ g) M/ `" a: t$ Y6 B 1st Motor Brigade; C0 f( d- s. _% B4 A' r6 O9 ^& ~. H
39th Australian Battalion |