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)9 u) x, e' P" c3 f( U
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* j/ z3 F# [+ o) {0 n% ` eRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 w( w' O4 n* ^* k! m/ ^/ f$ X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes _# ~" M" b# C! V! ?, B5 {
Japanese aircraft
# G' T9 j m' x% u; @0 ?( \! O B5N2 Kate x 132
. {* r$ y( f. H" n: qNo Japanese losses/ Y# `: w' \9 m. |+ g
Allied ground losses:
! @% r7 b1 N& \0 S7 V6 g0 H% r, f8 X4 w' f 271 casualties reported
) s2 Q: [" l: j" T5 U3 G Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
( F3 y5 z1 ?8 Z! w3 C3 v2 a Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled! J1 b2 W# N) ~' m' D- F0 G8 o$ G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) r/ _* i; X0 U% ~
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)6 T" R2 M1 Q I- J$ r
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
" H6 Y5 y5 Y0 b# F: b% |/ O4 bMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
! W D" g& S, _, P/ k7 JWeather in hex: Light cloud4 L* N& y ]- X# X
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ N+ I6 P6 }1 [0 R! ]& L6 S9 r2 uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
, b# t# D) \4 `) X1 V, GJapanese aircraft
% y$ `% {9 L! z% x5 n( b9 h: i' E Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
4 w a' @! w( t- W$ O! N8 \) M' HJapanese aircraft losses1 f+ ]9 |- } P, }
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged' n$ m' s' s% F& ~
Allied ground losses:: X2 T. p! v' D
142 casualties reported
* U" A. ^5 J. }7 ]+ L* s Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled+ p& F! x2 Y7 D+ F+ W
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
+ ]( |: z) {' s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ a- V! C% V7 Z
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 b+ O. [2 x- V0 k
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)0 i+ _4 F2 Y1 L
Weather in hex: Light cloud
+ D E4 @# x2 q. ~* jRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
9 q2 a; P1 j" |' b2 p, ]" Q1 z1 ^Estimated time to target is 4 minutes6 H, b) [! c! P$ l5 e
Japanese aircraft) s7 z* _. x. H5 F6 J/ |: w% @$ x
B5N2 Kate x 647 }* l1 q" V2 I, r6 f2 F) P* V
Japanese aircraft losses
; Y# b2 y0 \6 I1 `+ b2 A- o* _/ c B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
: ]* J4 R' `% h B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
; i/ r$ ?: z; _Allied ground losses:+ s+ V6 Z' J N7 O
270 casualties reported/ B. X5 T3 `& K
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
, b1 ?. }/ s9 ~4 [/ f2 A Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
* y3 Z0 C2 o |: g3 m0 ~! Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 S' x' B* y& f, i* b+ h' P
* c5 w% {5 o) ?0 HMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) {, S5 T8 j! @+ R8 }+ T! z+ U
Weather in hex: Light cloud$ a1 m/ R. \% U4 U6 `5 i8 N4 K. Q2 s. S
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
9 E, {6 \; `5 s" Q1 xEstimated time to target is 6 minutes @, z2 w- H: m# h/ O5 q
Japanese aircraft
U4 L- u% c. b) _ K) U B6N2 Jill x 201( W4 X5 R! ]( V/ y
N1K2-J George x 14
9 X7 x# Q4 }: g! J- C. u. \Japanese aircraft losses* d2 h2 x/ g3 l& Y5 S3 r
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
4 N% O8 \9 E6 j9 N# R- F( k B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak" \& m2 D7 @8 D# x, I
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
* H; X& s. L# F2 q, Q/ \0 FAllied ground losses:6 y, {* ~! c0 R G
582 casualties reported; ]' ]4 U- {8 T2 b
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled3 Z# h" H" W7 [- k, ~/ c) t
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
4 f b9 F9 D5 E/ G& x% }$ r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& R4 R# z# t2 m' H T D Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)$ |' x% L. I6 H! a9 n
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)/ ?' p* Y/ ^8 b, F2 D9 w6 K: F
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
+ v2 j* e% C; d5 h o; c1 s1 e" iJapanese Shock attack
0 \9 U2 G6 W$ WAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
3 R7 G9 J2 g, g1 F4 C3 XDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
, r2 d6 s7 m( Y0 tJapanese adjusted assault: 649
+ g+ O) F8 U: x hAllied adjusted defense: 8 2 F7 u- Y: \" Z& s! t
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ; u) \, X V# \. W/ H
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!0 z$ i$ s- f4 u* s; E
Combat modifiers
/ Y t" z$ m; x9 R; ADefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
! E; b. f3 X+ h( E" }Attacker: shock(+)3 g+ u/ R8 M( ?3 S; b6 d/ B
Japanese ground losses:
- A3 Z; l6 s2 r" v4 s 93 casualties reported# G" ~) J4 N1 E& ^# J7 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" Y* }7 i: l% F3 v8 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; |) t- c; }" A+ Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! U2 y$ H; B! K) s9 i, g$ wAllied ground losses:
" U9 O9 n* \/ q( E" e 1957 casualties reported
3 R' a/ P' U" t Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
+ P8 }! z) O( d n9 J Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled! @! E1 m" `7 n5 l- R3 p& _0 `
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled6 B! q& m& V: q
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
+ u8 \. ?8 x$ b2 ^ Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled); t2 h0 S$ u% F) e
Units retreated 3- e+ x7 z! p4 b
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!. J5 i g' t) o' u0 c" c. I
Assaulting units:
9 W5 N' w3 f+ T) ^ 1st Tank Division
- a% r1 Y" N+ P+ B; ^$ D5 P 15th Tank Regiment( k9 U( Q2 W" z6 o7 U1 x3 \
4th Tank Regiment
# y; Z' P/ a! W; ~# U# r2 _1 p 3rd Tank Division% D3 ?7 O" }6 e( z
18th Tank Regiment
& x1 M2 b% A$ u RDefending units:2 ^: t7 z; B- r& @& e
8th Australian Division
3 U# ^2 s. H1 U( g3 k, i5 d1 n- k 1st Motor Brigade8 I6 I9 g6 Q( |- P# h
39th Australian Battalion |