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)6 X7 b- C- |% C3 B
Weather in hex: Light cloud
+ s0 e8 _ D& i5 XRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 X `. A$ U) }- ?4 S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
: G- |* O; x' P- {0 B' } }Japanese aircraft4 _) n! {( ?7 c7 |: z& K) ]. |: T* p
B5N2 Kate x 132
1 s3 E0 W h* J0 JNo Japanese losses# x8 ~3 O' B1 Q
Allied ground losses:
% _2 v! L8 F- M- \9 }' W1 e 271 casualties reported' ~0 A4 e+ m# h4 g; _+ M
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
! a. B" ~9 k( f% N, c: z7 h Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
! L" i- f1 D$ | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# @! t% Y: G s) P1 u" u4 ]: H
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
9 z3 ]# k" q! }; n& w' o [4 l Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)7 f- n; t7 h1 B' }
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
* I- C3 m# l6 l2 j: j8 ZWeather in hex: Light cloud6 j- m8 f, I7 P" f# m5 p5 T
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 k! G9 ?: w9 |" T0 |+ Q+ _ Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 \5 m; T1 [) [1 a, Z7 `; F
Japanese aircraft7 r b. y: q, _# K) W0 j# u
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
8 G: C! C9 T6 ?6 t- E5 V0 A2 LJapanese aircraft losses
+ V& e) d- g, F, r3 p Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
, V1 {" @2 [8 e* [Allied ground losses:
& A3 Z' U! t! }8 u 142 casualties reported
+ P2 S" @) I* z! \, H" l* P Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled' }( P0 [2 u! Q+ }! w
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled* i# l7 e+ d! l6 J; _, ^8 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- }0 U, n a3 _. ~
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)! X7 ^' C8 F1 ]
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)3 V. r/ _5 A; U' M) |2 }
Weather in hex: Light cloud5 s" a& @/ Y D6 c
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet., ]: d# A# d* e! f$ G
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes! T) A2 K7 q/ B4 J5 D
Japanese aircraft
^* U4 t, e+ y/ q/ X B5N2 Kate x 64
% c) e1 Y# S' [7 x7 T2 FJapanese aircraft losses
" \3 o$ L8 W( S, `. S7 ` B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
* L/ V5 R4 O& k5 M4 } B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 s5 T7 v# Z! cAllied ground losses:/ s; r" @. h& L
270 casualties reported7 Z; |; T) c' I. B4 O3 I3 e
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled' |, e8 k1 A2 [' e; x' z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
( j, i8 z, Y- k, x* `8 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)8 s% I J% U# f A. D+ M
Weather in hex: Light cloud
) ^0 {4 o/ B# M2 S1 \' ^6 fRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.- Q( v$ n: S8 t' x _& y/ q: O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
& @% V3 a; d/ Y, |! p: lJapanese aircraft4 i5 G: J0 q6 x
B6N2 Jill x 201% e) m" h% I: j u* ~
N1K2-J George x 14
/ _- I" l6 D H: G, c% J" L/ M5 mJapanese aircraft losses
]6 k: x8 {1 B" r/ D( }# [# j B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged7 z& I1 {6 [2 v! H" |2 ]
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak5 r; K: z+ _5 ?9 x7 @; l& L3 F* a
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged' ~* I; ?; T. ?. W
Allied ground losses:3 O5 a6 R. g4 q! }
582 casualties reported# t8 m: R9 E( g: F# Y) W
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled! u5 W8 I% x3 j! N0 c; m6 P5 d
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
" \8 }( Q7 F" P; a2 D) u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
$ }! Z/ @5 l; h) A Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)! ]& |1 P/ j% j$ w6 N
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)0 S' r% Q' Z3 [/ `) P& I- L/ l
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)$ b$ \$ d0 P X0 X8 ~6 p0 ]1 ?: B
Japanese Shock attack
3 {& A+ |- b0 a8 z; I, M8 T0 x1 NAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
) _; Z6 Q3 I, wDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
6 Q( |/ K+ p3 W) D1 m7 N8 {5 fJapanese adjusted assault: 649
5 Z$ u1 |7 }# jAllied adjusted defense: 8 : w- D3 b8 q7 y/ Y$ p1 I
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 6 A, j4 b& d6 K7 @/ w2 M# z; I
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!# c3 t* A- e, _. D0 m) q0 _
Combat modifiers
! y1 n {$ S3 ?+ z& Z" iDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)* Y; s5 e4 B* a, c: p
Attacker: shock(+)0 K- l2 m/ D0 m
Japanese ground losses:
! z. Z' W, J6 X 93 casualties reported
+ V; m9 K4 N: P0 ^' ?' G Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- P$ d: m8 p& l/ i8 E+ W: q2 Y: n* t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' T6 u1 R7 q+ k2 N8 p( ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 L& f# z% Z9 k# O7 vAllied ground losses:9 r3 j l' j8 N* b, R" g/ v& |
1957 casualties reported
0 V% f% X% C0 f$ f- n Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
, q7 Z" l7 r# V& `) B3 T# t Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled" g; z; Q X* c, L% y+ q/ v/ t2 ^; Z$ Z
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
L2 J7 O( f$ [$ {0 n6 Y Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
+ K* T M; i5 N$ M Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 s: |# \. s, z& W! A4 I2 P$ j Units retreated 3
/ S! J9 {" g( X* UDefeated Allied Units Retreating!0 H) |( y9 @" o" w1 [: Z% a0 O
Assaulting units:& h5 R0 n% W) X& L& p# t
1st Tank Division. P9 V/ f+ Y, L- m7 @- L
15th Tank Regiment
- F" F& O m7 x' R* B# g 4th Tank Regiment, w7 ^6 I; t8 {5 E% x
3rd Tank Division* v" R6 ]1 h" e! d- k: L
18th Tank Regiment s6 N* S' d- W- n% h. P9 J
Defending units:$ |$ Y* J$ D/ S: C. V
8th Australian Division1 o' v6 j. P) c0 P: N, ]
1st Motor Brigade4 E9 f! Z6 C2 }
39th Australian Battalion |