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)5 @2 O! u9 x/ q# ^& Z$ B" s
Weather in hex: Light cloud
% w1 O+ ~. z ]' X, k% } mRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' U# k, ^, c$ K7 A! Z9 W C' J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- O9 D: n/ }( X B' {
Japanese aircraft% V+ H% L# {* h' `1 D9 S
B5N2 Kate x 1325 T- u4 f l) V' e0 i r p
No Japanese losses" C9 u2 S. q% B/ A6 ~6 @
Allied ground losses:
0 b, ^. p9 w2 H% C/ g `5 ] 271 casualties reported
) P5 x7 ?( |+ J, [# L9 Z% u Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
: t3 J) M/ D' W6 c5 V7 F- d9 ]1 u Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled: ?3 Y2 m; E3 m" X1 i0 v) ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 d: x$ ?, r7 h6 A& U+ r Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
e- C- j6 L" B D% A( f Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
8 b7 \& N( ?/ x5 [# H/ yMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
\2 r8 Z) V2 P! dWeather in hex: Light cloud
* c& X" `! E' ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% J; i7 W) D: T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
: h+ K! r0 H) UJapanese aircraft6 L7 c$ B8 Y% `/ g. }7 b- ~
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
* E$ V# k8 f0 {& gJapanese aircraft losses0 A" F' z; [% x7 |/ `' V
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
! I" [2 u; t1 t9 t& z: j. MAllied ground losses:. d+ _" L4 Q, l3 H( M& }
142 casualties reported G. U4 v4 X$ \+ S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled5 O0 I$ ~. G" h/ v+ P* q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
" C* R. i' i% J$ |' Z, I) l$ B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& A6 ]; V- L6 i! O7 \6 K Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)* g& q( T% V2 j* W
& f+ ^! H/ G: }( `3 z; vMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( [! W+ \. W: I* T* l2 xWeather in hex: Light cloud( S8 G6 R# I( } ^$ m
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- }8 q( c* {/ Z# M
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
7 V$ d# e3 X' }8 b7 J# z1 t6 uJapanese aircraft
& m3 X! p4 v' F/ h6 j/ X0 j B5N2 Kate x 641 _3 y' t, S7 [! d, j. }% L
Japanese aircraft losses
' v( H4 ]! Y' w B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
7 {0 v) B& N5 \2 J+ T0 k1 P# k B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak( R' G- J1 p; t
Allied ground losses:+ H: `& E# {9 _0 {. |. y3 h3 a
270 casualties reported" G8 O5 c$ g f6 N: A9 [
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
6 g; i# }3 R9 h2 m1 {5 R Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
" y7 z+ T9 i: O6 T3 [& W& ^1 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K Z7 M: n2 f/ I/ |- y
0 }: ~& ^3 l7 u: c4 F0 C7 b
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( z, }5 G; G. o4 {* IWeather in hex: Light cloud0 I8 D! j7 i$ f" `* h7 \
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.4 s: t! U; c% P. w6 J$ }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 ^) v' O4 } j! h$ P' r: S. d* ~' S6 }
Japanese aircraft, h" G( ]8 {7 k0 O$ v9 N
B6N2 Jill x 201
. P+ W- K" b0 X: C6 Z h- F N1K2-J George x 14
9 l. t& D7 w& t: `/ {' r' mJapanese aircraft losses
& |8 U7 @; j$ }5 b0 K B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged( s: f/ _! \* b& _0 `" r5 j6 Y
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
- J3 [9 y* b- L2 M N1K2-J George: 2 damaged3 S+ Z1 c2 F) x* w. {6 q
Allied ground losses:' _& u' H/ X% @& o
582 casualties reported& l' Q5 g8 F9 I6 T7 W5 j- \( j
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled- h4 c% c. G8 u2 c7 G
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
, ~8 C, X/ a+ N6 n% h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled; Y5 J% \; j3 C
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
$ ]& d* M! f0 a3 K Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
. N& M- j# c' [. ?% p4 L4 b5 TGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
0 \/ m+ f' j. q z9 XJapanese Shock attack
' U7 S- s" }, B% b6 I7 z( V; CAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
( i' |8 o# H7 M* k* iDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
: u @' G- _% y' vJapanese adjusted assault: 649 7 S; {% E1 [4 ^* `
Allied adjusted defense: 8 * X x% x: g& W' s" O
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) " V K* h' _' e3 F
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
* o j1 \( [) B8 M: `3 u3 W; d5 U2 }7 `Combat modifiers
# h% q% V4 u9 z' e- p9 c7 sDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-); N8 {: E7 n# ~
Attacker: shock(+)
8 e6 h, [; i/ E- NJapanese ground losses:
2 G* Z/ C9 h! j' F: u! | 93 casualties reported
9 P1 M+ `; R, M3 C0 Z* j; b Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled ? U2 Z+ f! v! g3 V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. @3 d2 |, S- W- G/ C0 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ ~8 j, V. s4 }7 P- v
Allied ground losses:
+ m) F( I+ _1 {. u @8 R 1957 casualties reported
F; w" Y" J. G$ u- ^ Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
$ u$ u5 B# U& O+ i% a Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
. S4 r/ G0 r: N$ \4 s Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled6 p' n5 f; P0 }6 R
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
& \0 \; O3 k4 N* \ Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, [2 o8 j' R F9 r2 @" f Units retreated 32 J! ]. I @8 a; b$ ~) T
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
5 a b$ L% a0 p) [# O( N8 YAssaulting units:# ?/ C0 B3 D1 J3 }+ f7 D
1st Tank Division
( k2 ]3 {) d3 I. j 15th Tank Regiment$ [8 O$ F9 m- w$ j
4th Tank Regiment: V: S K% }3 u: j4 Z, J: \( H
3rd Tank Division2 F( f2 Q( i5 m3 m( C; h6 e
18th Tank Regiment* ` ]3 ^" g. T8 V# e
Defending units:
n, J: ^# a0 E) Z0 Z" x 8th Australian Division. D0 o& _3 z8 K! |9 J5 U
1st Motor Brigade
7 U! I$ k# @/ c% |. e 39th Australian Battalion |