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)
+ O2 E* [5 m9 y9 ^, K( kWeather in hex: Light cloud4 J6 C; p2 N( S& k+ Z
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# D! }" A0 H4 X$ B/ qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 [; B; ?! [+ r$ f
Japanese aircraft" U. c0 G) ]1 f! k+ P
B5N2 Kate x 132
6 z0 x! z0 r: x3 l+ WNo Japanese losses ]* ~) A+ p' l4 o2 j
Allied ground losses:- J' \/ b8 M4 U( v/ f
271 casualties reported
4 C5 ~! v9 @/ `; r Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled/ D4 v2 R4 ~* p7 @% n4 k0 w
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled% d4 D Y8 I+ M8 m8 v. b, x% V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 K. r3 _1 e5 J! H& r Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
' B4 V6 `# p" G0 H6 e0 }; a3 y3 q: | Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled): h) s2 u7 O9 A& p3 F
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)7 P/ ~) H0 N4 Z
Weather in hex: Light cloud+ s' l2 ^ [/ J2 N: e
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., N/ X2 K _. d" s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 ~* J4 e& g( P
Japanese aircraft
3 j: I+ H* w4 K! K$ ^5 K Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
0 h+ d# r% H3 y, w; J4 SJapanese aircraft losses
3 T; V) d' h; ~, h! J1 ~ ] Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
- t& a. L" m! k! V* I, uAllied ground losses:/ U& y. u/ v$ A' t. e7 t3 k
142 casualties reported( n, w/ E# w4 W- D% @) e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled a! y# \, {5 M( m4 `, \
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled; { m# V# R7 W. ~, K2 ^. @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. K8 b7 k* @0 k& V Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)& n) _1 c! ^! G2 @; w0 f
) O( \7 {% }( E5 q7 SMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)7 N$ T# p! n5 g6 `
Weather in hex: Light cloud% X" r: z4 q' O6 A$ ?
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 W: T0 M2 X2 |" c) M) I6 JEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
% w9 N) z7 |7 |0 n& J# pJapanese aircraft' ]& b$ g7 m- |, g6 u6 F
B5N2 Kate x 64. S; }" ^$ s: R9 D+ M
Japanese aircraft losses5 s! ^+ J( c7 [$ d9 }$ g. I
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged$ j% Z( S1 u. G; Z/ x" H% v; i
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
9 o1 L4 s# ^5 G q6 ~" J0 i& \Allied ground losses:1 j) F0 K, H& y, _
270 casualties reported
/ |- p% A! d3 J# s# _! L Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled$ R6 r' B+ I# a: a( l8 Y: W: [9 M
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
- k( x% z" P5 o# o J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)' R! ~6 [3 K Z9 N
Weather in hex: Light cloud
9 W( H+ X0 @: o: R1 qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
. e% x0 j. i) o: m: k6 e( G: ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
* s$ a" o5 `' }& h% E+ GJapanese aircraft0 O0 \. C ^4 {9 S+ I: C6 Z
B6N2 Jill x 201
; L4 X/ e* {& A$ T; ~/ N3 m$ D/ R N1K2-J George x 14
6 _5 e7 j6 F# S, ZJapanese aircraft losses
& O$ a2 T, }1 B, g- i8 I: C B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
- v; B% Z7 [7 D' K4 d# h$ ^" q8 p B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak. h% i# Z- z! {- A) B% u
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
+ X8 t+ s! P, x. N/ f5 w: W+ qAllied ground losses:
1 B( c2 Y. _, h& {- X 582 casualties reported
4 L* a4 I" P# u8 w6 | Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
" u5 m2 s1 o+ Z% |4 ^4 R Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled7 l5 O3 k1 ]( D/ ]6 F; |# y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled+ m) V7 @. S1 x; M' m0 ]
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
8 i1 F) s# C# e Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)2 e3 z' t8 C. ]: Q* S. D$ U( i M
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)( k$ R+ N- y' F2 n0 T) j9 U% `0 Z2 _/ t
Japanese Shock attack
' K4 F0 R" D# C# D) g7 tAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
! k* S0 D3 \, _Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
; c$ Q0 Z+ I c! zJapanese adjusted assault: 649 4 G, C) E- X- p$ x0 X8 p
Allied adjusted defense: 8 1 [. ^4 k# u! }
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
2 C4 P, |3 v& L4 @, p* aJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!7 ]" z6 o0 R; y w* I
Combat modifiers
+ n l0 V' Q9 Q+ X# u, _0 p( h- FDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
; N2 v k9 @1 f! K2 @6 a: bAttacker: shock(+)6 b* y' r0 x% {- f8 z
Japanese ground losses:
. y$ {# {" w6 S 93 casualties reported, j% e3 X% z8 b1 [8 f: L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 U( v' y t8 G. K# l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& L5 m. g* d; L2 m7 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ M, r3 R. |3 Z7 f* _; A$ [Allied ground losses:6 g- w" D9 S: r( A, _: K
1957 casualties reported
: `/ b- r! y, U- p; Y) _9 t Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled$ y$ c1 q: X7 a% F- P
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled5 ]8 q# u& ~$ G2 b& M1 Z `# w/ W
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 U. `6 M3 q$ B& E }6 a. O Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled) x) {7 Y9 e' p8 P3 d
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)' ]8 I: M9 u" k' f p
Units retreated 3
. L5 a& U, I+ H2 D3 M: SDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
5 L) K, O! _" _" WAssaulting units:: E% ~" ~0 s7 T# D% V
1st Tank Division
8 G" U+ W1 e9 V8 J3 f- r/ N 15th Tank Regiment
- J( k$ K# W' {- z% l 4th Tank Regiment% ?, t; [$ c) h" Y9 c1 U
3rd Tank Division
7 u" N/ I: K+ S* g4 F+ ]7 r4 W4 o 18th Tank Regiment6 q, c) Q7 l7 P7 N0 `6 O# J6 j( C, F) F
Defending units:; \. r) U- E5 i* b8 U( D3 `
8th Australian Division+ X: \+ t6 _$ Y `6 }" I0 f' F" {& X% O/ d
1st Motor Brigade: } S+ @7 ~5 e( s% n* {" j4 d. V
39th Australian Battalion |