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)4 `7 Q: A5 ~7 F$ o6 n( n
Weather in hex: Light cloud. u! ]( N" q6 v
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." `4 Z# L. J3 c* M( p% F; U1 F
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: g) m; ]4 J- o% \! n
Japanese aircraft
4 H: @ H9 [6 K8 j B5N2 Kate x 132* V# o2 `7 W) ^5 p8 w. \
No Japanese losses
" `( C8 R2 ~ A) d* O, ^Allied ground losses:- k `4 d. i" x! u4 I
271 casualties reported& W4 `+ G, ~) {# O/ `2 T& S
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled$ X; c! h$ `9 j. e& ]% t
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
& T+ T7 k$ _2 j3 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
* g: l5 H3 s$ B3 b* ~ Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
* ]1 c& a+ {6 M Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
5 L' m- ^ D! Q2 @Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
) A* t' v& r( SWeather in hex: Light cloud- {0 a" K& Q' n
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) l7 {2 `* j+ u! o' F, y3 vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 y4 y' Q- g3 V' d
Japanese aircraft
" @; Y8 g2 D$ C& ~ Q2 \+ [ Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
$ H; C. x+ ^1 F3 h3 P# V' XJapanese aircraft losses, [/ C% e T# a/ I8 Y% }, Y4 S
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
* n1 {5 H* d8 x% H8 u% VAllied ground losses:9 y, o, ]1 W& K" l& \" ]/ Y8 k: i- h
142 casualties reported
6 I6 T7 D2 i# ^- U Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled- }2 S7 {& z; v% N1 ?5 a3 S! e( H3 F7 k
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
6 ~8 V" b( U0 v0 t0 i* D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 W' S: Y! ?% S c% ?6 e/ y Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 ^9 T+ @) F1 L. i7 x$ {# ^
9 F4 `2 o; Q( ?3 ~- z& YMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
: U8 c8 Q1 A( X3 F& OWeather in hex: Light cloud
% l4 ?; u( Z% t& w# zRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 k. _+ `* C, k9 i+ l. EEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
2 a$ O' I- A4 oJapanese aircraft
3 |% e7 i5 r$ U: x! \ B5N2 Kate x 64
6 Y. x* d# `0 k5 I& uJapanese aircraft losses3 W7 D- t o( y6 w/ M* |
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
, `7 W+ g" D: Q6 _ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
! d1 L8 M4 L. G5 _Allied ground losses:0 A) y1 }/ X- z% Y4 k$ x$ r0 R# Q5 w
270 casualties reported g$ Y6 ?8 d! r& r. c2 C: A
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled3 Y8 l3 V2 T* e4 \! H3 r0 O
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
, s* N, b5 [# h2 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! X5 \+ k' N" J) u
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
* ~2 Y8 o) W+ y% B& \6 NWeather in hex: Light cloud w7 j3 Q& d5 A% C5 y3 j2 J; B
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.0 h# f8 s# C2 y, j7 L8 v! S- j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
/ S1 M. R4 q# M: `0 E/ |/ TJapanese aircraft
( h0 {5 t5 I5 ?( A! G B6N2 Jill x 201
, K# H. k& x: z S7 E: J3 ?; A N1K2-J George x 14- H# l/ k2 T! H/ r
Japanese aircraft losses
4 h3 L/ L8 T$ g B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
$ }7 _5 r% V) h0 Q B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
- B# l" g2 p- W# I N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
5 U! {& ~# t. `& M4 kAllied ground losses:7 f; }; D3 v) n* k
582 casualties reported- ~2 [; d E4 y3 n' z# C7 p
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
$ l3 T6 Y. S8 d9 {2 i Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled* c6 R8 ?7 d; X% W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled: f! R' ~% C3 j! b
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
- p8 j- P6 E/ d0 f% D6 j, a( } Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
+ A& W2 J% s% iGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)2 q( q* h! s- n {; S
Japanese Shock attack$ e) A! G' T# |
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
O% [% N5 R- _. k, eDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3146 K0 D$ `9 `1 P
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
$ h, U: Q$ a5 `* E# U4 f2 o* OAllied adjusted defense: 8 3 I+ h( a3 {/ N6 w0 ]8 k
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) * e0 b" N V2 X# e) h0 g. ?
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!2 T% V+ S6 [0 c" f- p# W& X- S4 p: k
Combat modifiers( c: n8 Q9 a8 g
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)0 Z. _! I/ F6 X0 W3 |* P! h0 G4 ^
Attacker: shock(+)3 k! c8 |7 ?! C5 l
Japanese ground losses:
5 {8 V5 C9 G; L+ w! d 93 casualties reported
$ _, R$ L# U j; Y5 K Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 i" L+ {* L! U$ \) w5 @/ D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! a0 K* w8 l8 G7 {, Q+ e# b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
( d4 `( A4 u: o# hAllied ground losses:
7 B$ I. P/ h6 j& K. q 1957 casualties reported6 u/ W' Y$ R4 d+ S% J
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled' r; k% [) T2 V9 y: v* t/ T- Y2 d
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
% F0 C- {4 d4 E% ` [ Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
& n9 o& }" c/ B- t( J' [5 |$ U% G Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
P' t" h% L% w! m- j Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 e5 `# A) H+ p/ J% p! D
Units retreated 3
3 w; `: Q0 u$ u# Q$ l0 m8 ODefeated Allied Units Retreating!/ z( H) D0 [- d8 }& T1 [
Assaulting units:
( l7 j$ W! X: h# p' E2 w6 P 1st Tank Division& G$ t0 d" b, n) U, i( C8 p
15th Tank Regiment" S. X5 m3 c2 I: e: B5 E9 V
4th Tank Regiment$ T- D. A! N! X* I' x* T& [
3rd Tank Division" j; f$ l! `4 Q2 Y4 I
18th Tank Regiment5 |) L, l' r$ |0 n
Defending units:
' |( o# F2 w; e 8th Australian Division* ~- d( H( G- l5 D
1st Motor Brigade
, c' i7 k% _" q. N6 M 39th Australian Battalion |