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)
+ d, }( Q/ |4 ?' H }4 K! M( E+ @Weather in hex: Light cloud+ u: @0 K% r# z1 U l; D
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# h8 C, w4 Q/ F2 G& a# xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
+ v& K0 J, k) d0 W# pJapanese aircraft
* f) l+ J6 L& S" Q! ]& i B5N2 Kate x 132$ e% l; f g2 A& p$ p
No Japanese losses
8 o, l3 ?3 Q+ J- C& VAllied ground losses:
+ t8 c; ]% Z+ A3 Y1 { 271 casualties reported
) f3 g. _' C, H. a# R( T( e Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled+ t( | O7 R7 ]- d& K& r# ^4 `* a
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
0 d) y: r! {) B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: | |# b, s9 S3 b
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) t+ T1 J5 x+ g* C8 r1 u, f
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) [2 ^: c& ^# [) H3 q1 R
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)% l5 V" B' d; x
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 I3 ^6 x+ X- R4 n, M" uRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; ~ k% @4 G/ i o3 w y5 o* REstimated time to target is 6 minutes* @% q/ a2 f2 W/ R p7 F! e
Japanese aircraft
& e. C* c6 E& V2 e Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
7 H: R6 M' [- XJapanese aircraft losses
2 |& \ L0 k) ^( `, n/ P Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
7 V1 ~: I4 X& @0 {7 p+ cAllied ground losses:5 c+ M x. c Z2 ]' q
142 casualties reported1 P# l8 ?7 w: y5 c! j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
8 D& V( I8 d5 `& Q- Q Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
$ {/ v+ d6 W4 \6 S4 J( @- D; z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. B" m8 n0 l0 j8 D2 z3 p. Y' a' j" W
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)2 |2 L7 ^5 S" P& K
Weather in hex: Light cloud; J2 F( O# Z' h
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet., S, @( U v6 D
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
4 L! b# K; i9 s0 G& \Japanese aircraft
. Q+ z4 E7 b9 E& n3 [7 l3 m. r6 A" Z B5N2 Kate x 64
& a1 w, R0 X; }Japanese aircraft losses/ @/ k F4 w3 R* d
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
% M4 E1 P7 L9 m2 `5 y% w' w- |1 W B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
9 b( @8 Y, Y) s( J2 r fAllied ground losses:2 O L5 f5 x6 l, @
270 casualties reported
( z. p$ s$ [; x n. Y+ m/ ~ Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
1 D- q0 p7 [( t( ~7 \ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
! v" W- G# C; o9 H$ R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: z4 {+ C9 c9 _) m- t. K6 c
2 g* ~- |; M n% u# p1 g
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers) B i) C/ O. |
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: H' f, ^2 `! ARaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
: }% I3 x! L# LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ [3 h0 m, F' w7 G, C- }
Japanese aircraft
+ W0 y3 [8 J9 ~, n B. z B6N2 Jill x 201
3 b& l% j* f* O$ v: J3 y+ B$ N. \ N1K2-J George x 14
9 y# ]6 q" O9 R" W6 C% r" tJapanese aircraft losses
5 e3 S3 L Y" j# A B3 E z B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
9 N$ _1 }% r# l4 P# s B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, t# M$ r$ b+ G+ f2 i
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
8 G& N+ r; ]! q, V" L1 g& T) kAllied ground losses:/ i: |: |$ t9 e: t
582 casualties reported3 a2 J- S" u9 D& @
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
5 b2 s" c' V) |7 \& O Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled# E5 N% g. _, ^: J; ^4 p. B V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
% i; q( e( o8 k# b* J( ?/ Z- j Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)# B' R' X. ^9 n6 g& m) @
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
0 L5 Z; M$ y' _% MGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)8 B* {4 `9 N d2 @ z
Japanese Shock attack
. v! v( R# y6 o6 J1 {Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811& l0 {/ [9 I; O2 j9 M9 F2 i. ~
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
3 Y0 N1 |2 U# @* eJapanese adjusted assault: 649 - L0 d/ Q- w* ]6 _# k
Allied adjusted defense: 8
8 A$ ?% f6 F9 h% i* `% a/ GJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) D$ W$ r% [5 J* w
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
# q. b" `+ h, Q3 [) b JCombat modifiers9 i6 R6 ^/ e5 x9 A. @% p; U
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)- M& R& ^! N1 N4 U
Attacker: shock(+)
& n& v; [4 L: z' J+ H. z' NJapanese ground losses:( {9 G7 l: @+ b
93 casualties reported# W x% D# z2 [1 a \) {' F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. ?3 j- o5 U' \% H' n+ g, R; e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 A+ w& G3 R( A9 ]' ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ y( j/ C1 A+ d ?* x0 M" F9 c0 N4 w
Allied ground losses:7 }8 E+ J/ g$ Z8 m
1957 casualties reported; e+ j. T7 G# p! I& S5 ~0 \: y
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
' D+ L" x- ~% J% V) M! V' `- { Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled" T) K" N2 Z/ w3 t4 C i
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 q$ y! n( r. w) q Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)# S# c$ ^7 P$ C6 ^# M/ `- B* o5 p
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% C% O/ I j! T/ k Units retreated 39 m# W, a( m6 ? [
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!$ { d2 T! g% C7 c# G) ]7 r5 {6 f' A
Assaulting units:: D. w3 a: Y$ M- ?) Y
1st Tank Division
/ K H. a1 r! z" P& T 15th Tank Regiment6 g$ \2 v6 j% A
4th Tank Regiment
; S$ v; [+ }( I$ L 3rd Tank Division
& e9 v/ D& T( t 18th Tank Regiment
. G2 V, a T) v2 q! r/ J7 I1 |Defending units:
( H$ R# ]; L( a( [7 b 8th Australian Division3 `, V0 f/ M* R9 c! Z
1st Motor Brigade
5 G# m; U8 k D, I' N# x 39th Australian Battalion |