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)
3 p% U- N0 D) a: E! o+ o( S% x* v) n' D- N1 MWeather in hex: Light cloud
7 L! h3 Z4 W/ VRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ K! t* ^$ N6 NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
. T* }3 j& U9 U3 ]3 [: |Japanese aircraft
6 y9 ]# Z) u8 w* @5 B- h B5N2 Kate x 132
0 N1 `0 w [8 \0 XNo Japanese losses
2 F% |. _$ \1 u6 r0 n& LAllied ground losses:
( J: Y/ Q+ }9 @3 V0 X+ _4 b: t 271 casualties reported5 I9 ~- r/ q9 Y8 s3 w
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled! @3 g( W$ K( l/ c. W& n9 z' V* d
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled' n3 ~# b' b: h2 G+ M/ F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ `5 A! m0 `3 ^4 ]+ j Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)6 y" _; ^ c1 n2 P
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
8 {$ g7 x9 q. J& @Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 [; t$ h/ ?: r7 \
Weather in hex: Light cloud
/ C3 f( I4 w$ I+ j% _" R, VRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 N, `/ U2 ?" }, JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
0 f- P! y, } K1 j+ ~2 e) fJapanese aircraft
- p7 k6 h o1 O8 v- v/ |) A Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
4 ^8 v" U P: \0 g+ q; m+ [4 ]Japanese aircraft losses3 k$ P/ x$ t; J
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged; l7 w6 r) [# N* Y3 ^
Allied ground losses:2 a% |5 {, m+ v% w: n4 w1 M* D8 I
142 casualties reported& f/ D, c- B' r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
9 ~0 m3 O7 C( V q6 { Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled! r; L" C9 M, ?6 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 \0 n! P' b; t7 x: o5 ]- U Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
$ p& a) `' ]4 U: C
8 C" P: j- H3 xMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ x2 U# a: t6 W( I5 TWeather in hex: Light cloud; K n, J3 e3 x+ F. u4 l
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.0 L, k" z& @ O% I- Q" i) c
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes/ k. N' G' H" j, G& L. d7 @
Japanese aircraft" c. q& {& g" ?5 ?' v4 F
B5N2 Kate x 641 s$ d% w8 v6 x( Y4 n% s
Japanese aircraft losses$ q& r+ l) Y0 G
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged7 D/ m+ K$ U0 I$ g, ]8 `* m
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% j+ j7 a7 A: h! f7 r, v6 M" t) B
Allied ground losses:8 f9 C0 h% V; C
270 casualties reported( d5 j5 i5 W% Z% j9 o. P6 M
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled& i" v1 v8 e- J: {
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
. d1 T/ U& e9 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ O+ e, R5 Z5 U$ R5 v' C
( `' ], S5 z2 K) iMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
* R1 |* g( Q# a$ B# O+ RWeather in hex: Light cloud* a' K* F" ^- O$ c5 P
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.( ~3 E* \' @! j- {4 j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
5 X7 `8 f3 w; D4 ^: d' |: `) G/ ZJapanese aircraft. j4 O- U3 c8 _0 I* D
B6N2 Jill x 201
7 A1 z9 p8 | O N1K2-J George x 14
. C2 J* k+ X& f8 [# X2 S; R+ ZJapanese aircraft losses- D& E T2 g6 K/ X4 X% O: q
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged6 J9 d& R: I! V9 [8 Q$ ]
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
+ v. m$ G. ]3 s6 o N1K2-J George: 2 damaged* a9 [5 a8 E. q; n( `* p
Allied ground losses:3 R& a, {1 t4 M/ e, ^) F" q
582 casualties reported
, O: _3 U$ I1 P Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
% d- @4 k" B/ C1 m Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled7 K' I2 ]6 _( z# J7 G. i- E$ J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled. B2 R3 h/ k, }1 X6 \5 I
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)- P$ ]) D' x+ B) C* k
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
& m" V/ F* y" Z' z8 M4 r! P/ p1 @Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)+ N8 w4 ]3 q+ W
Japanese Shock attack
% d' T( ]$ c1 P/ R3 p- ~& ^Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8114 N6 p! J) Q3 p9 a
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
- X9 L- B1 J$ ^Japanese adjusted assault: 649
, {# i5 D0 g' y' PAllied adjusted defense: 8
! k$ h* G. t( P. v6 VJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) % ^8 D* ^! g+ V C; r
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!* Z, b6 J& `+ t& K
Combat modifiers
: | T( ]7 u% h- M6 ADefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
* k) }6 D, d, {, D( v: z Z$ ]Attacker: shock(+)- y1 m8 I; r8 Z8 z' f' a7 h2 z* V
Japanese ground losses:
) P) r6 O" P' L: v! l 93 casualties reported v7 _+ A6 e* t* Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" q8 w' p) ~7 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, n/ L& r( \/ w* U5 w$ T3 Y* ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 F k1 V& j n6 N# DAllied ground losses:
# A9 J# S; s; a7 f. Y0 b 1957 casualties reported0 r8 g$ U3 h9 {# K% s
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled6 u! j, X: }5 T, l
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled1 F; ?6 |9 E! H( j* |
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
, T6 K2 s6 \' o$ d5 x# ]: c Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 ]+ A$ g5 l5 E1 |$ g Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)* m5 _# D3 c: I3 h! N8 S! C2 w
Units retreated 3 n. ~" L9 B" f6 |6 R/ e
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
+ a2 B E' s9 c5 V: F0 vAssaulting units:) d! z( ]2 R* ]$ j( o0 \
1st Tank Division
; X3 h$ B, g( f5 B, n E( Z 15th Tank Regiment, l+ Z! `, `' Y* `( u
4th Tank Regiment1 T. H; C3 |: g- E" H5 j. R
3rd Tank Division5 N+ P0 h/ G' W% x( n% ?
18th Tank Regiment: h C! ?" r: f* F
Defending units:* H% m( {" D4 r
8th Australian Division+ e- ?# F q( m* L: W2 G
1st Motor Brigade: o, P, S) z5 p/ o
39th Australian Battalion |