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 B) |' _" p( t+ g/ h w& dWeather in hex: Light cloud0 F4 G f9 i. b# X" j Z6 E
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% m+ u- N1 R$ Z1 W/ _, QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes- f& \# |3 ^2 O; ?' L* N$ H H
Japanese aircraft! N' U; y( L9 a# ^0 o+ K0 `+ g
B5N2 Kate x 132
; E! @- Q; R6 q1 i! x$ q8 H$ u/ eNo Japanese losses7 v* } U! Y0 }! m5 {) l
Allied ground losses:- U. O- g5 O7 T& }/ c- g* U
271 casualties reported) n( l( k. a) k2 g6 N0 E" Y
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled2 n5 m) {. B" O- g
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
9 H- r* I) E3 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) b& n) y- O! h+ [5 d Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled); x) p( i o! H5 s' R+ h2 X% W
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)4 G9 G. ^: D& l
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
' M0 p3 O% M2 I( m9 N- t0 s9 LWeather in hex: Light cloud
% C M' \- A5 MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: R$ z+ c7 G `1 G# k1 ~2 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 C+ G! X* R* O5 eJapanese aircraft+ |- k- a5 F% \3 ]; S
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
, \3 r% |# q" x% s3 `Japanese aircraft losses
7 V7 T! R0 [% i( T Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged+ G+ h7 Q+ | i8 n
Allied ground losses:
: y' {6 q7 c1 ~! _% n 142 casualties reported
! }, ~) y' y, ?! S Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
; f: o# ?) I6 V/ R4 F E Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
' {% w* T/ @, |. n* g" W$ x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 z# r6 c- }& q. \9 Z( Q Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
* _6 s6 `8 \4 m! r$ X0 s& ?0 cWeather in hex: Light cloud1 ?" C% v9 v% U" A% h
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
0 ]2 w' v6 E3 kEstimated time to target is 4 minutes7 d9 B: Z4 k3 V S; @
Japanese aircraft, K) ^) w! d. t2 m1 Z6 a
B5N2 Kate x 64' q" i8 \# J5 q; q0 Q
Japanese aircraft losses
6 h+ A2 }5 y$ j9 v/ U) H B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged, |! J* N9 q" B. F3 Z2 k' k
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
; ]# [1 T+ G. x8 {& DAllied ground losses:: p4 ?0 D: Z f! I) {
270 casualties reported
* w7 Y6 y4 h' m( u" Y2 t4 U( t Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
8 ^9 T {/ R& q4 ~4 m Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled( a6 o G' E2 [+ i5 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)6 o9 k5 P, g" R! g" W) s* N
Weather in hex: Light cloud
9 z$ g2 |7 L# W! T' \: K uRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
+ ~; l8 V/ o" `& OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
) O+ c/ b* w8 rJapanese aircraft
. |, Q8 P( L& g& {. T B6N2 Jill x 201
8 a( t1 A3 q, N. D' Q g N1K2-J George x 14
6 ]# g+ X& q! Z) C+ Z" E" Q# CJapanese aircraft losses$ ]3 p9 c! l3 t
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged: q- w j0 u3 K) [
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak1 E" W( B: w( r; \3 B
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged8 X/ `1 x1 x( ^4 R* A0 H( Y
Allied ground losses:
; u, [0 F" [6 y; Y8 L/ y 582 casualties reported7 j+ M+ v) o6 b" R. c2 j
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled# p' H: @5 G1 K
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled' L) A$ }4 m' o, k. l; r0 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
+ H( Z/ k% }9 F: A) q" U9 K Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled) E, z: ~ b& {+ C' u
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
7 w9 O2 f* R- q& q; _% DGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
, {8 p# n0 n7 E# U4 A( uJapanese Shock attack( r4 t- s) ~+ L: C- D
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
% i% x! v3 X0 ]' G! q# xDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
' l' C+ B/ a5 f1 z! }Japanese adjusted assault: 649
) P( c, M! f7 M- `Allied adjusted defense: 8
* V P b; C7 f% g$ V+ tJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) ) M. f ~, l; D: _4 Q' ?4 C% i% P4 |
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!' E6 h3 S; ?0 Z# T" q2 v! D6 \
Combat modifiers
& Q, C7 z* d9 f8 k, \- l2 [# k. J5 r GDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
9 e' c7 p% v2 f4 e5 PAttacker: shock(+)( r" u) t8 X/ B) M, X
Japanese ground losses:
3 b/ { Z0 X( A. L \+ [ 93 casualties reported
4 k" |2 i- W, p) ]$ d) M# @; ^0 |9 M Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* N3 j6 j. |+ p9 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 s# L+ |3 c( x, A4 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: k+ @( d( s- t6 t' }
Allied ground losses:
b* q, ?7 I' V* P- F# U# J `* N 1957 casualties reported& k5 B" z" g# O
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
. m k% l5 A' {( ~1 E [ O; @3 i Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
% [7 E. z2 W* X8 [; ]3 \+ W Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
, \( j4 `# t3 D Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)' h! B2 U' k) F! ^
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 g* [: k/ C* M! [ Units retreated 3
( q0 q6 I, B5 A% Q) L) mDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
6 Z, t6 @7 [$ Z( F4 iAssaulting units:1 b+ M ~; f' I. j$ g% u) ]
1st Tank Division
7 s% t& n' g, }. D 15th Tank Regiment% D7 X% ^1 l R- Q
4th Tank Regiment X7 H4 s, K3 F5 v
3rd Tank Division# X" |7 W; A- g- D) f7 X r5 R
18th Tank Regiment
0 G, E, T* C% z0 [6 f8 t8 vDefending units:
4 t, I6 J, M% X 8th Australian Division, v0 b- s; d: M0 G* B/ {
1st Motor Brigade
/ y; o8 P8 f3 c4 U' u' H# E 39th Australian Battalion |