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)9 u3 P, J% N1 W I
Weather in hex: Light cloud
& n0 \) h$ @4 D1 h( ]Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' y4 _% F t; _3 f# V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# }5 [/ i) z v
Japanese aircraft0 S) `( A/ n, t4 e0 B
B5N2 Kate x 132
- i+ @8 C) Q% I9 [1 z- H6 bNo Japanese losses
, D* @. J: c$ Z0 J! R S) z# gAllied ground losses:8 q" D0 }4 m! }$ k7 A. X& m
271 casualties reported! k0 @- J# Q$ e0 m7 M3 z
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 k1 S8 c$ W; N E" m4 ?: a' F Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled0 v3 h, R6 T& I8 v! H' J$ R: ^( w3 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" h; Y1 \$ B% \
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
. O W% q$ {5 v6 I0 @1 w$ [ Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)) ]7 y' Y$ }' H/ g3 Z% M. p
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
, t& h- N0 S& ^( K4 v" z0 @Weather in hex: Light cloud5 m+ {/ C& u( V- G' F: N" m$ T+ u
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." y; P: M, U& o1 j& J9 }
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
( a* c, F$ \3 c9 j4 ^( m1 u( \Japanese aircraft0 J0 M' e& t/ R k' ?+ x
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
& _0 o7 Q; G" N f6 B, UJapanese aircraft losses
( j) s& K7 n5 F- \; A& } Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
( a! M8 s" M2 NAllied ground losses:
! @( q: u( \9 s6 l4 \% B( x 142 casualties reported
0 L E) i: O1 s6 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled9 U6 @) B: |& ?/ W/ _3 I# m# [
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled7 F9 H: Q6 E l- o7 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( W3 N Z/ }, U1 O
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)' s; m7 x' \% Q
$ k1 |" r( b9 `2 o) C9 P
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( S c! @% A9 D2 ?2 x$ p( ]Weather in hex: Light cloud4 W6 v: I) A( S
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ i9 \: P7 d/ s- J% m) o4 G
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
; B" E% l* n- m9 w; @. ]Japanese aircraft9 A8 j' D! u W' @
B5N2 Kate x 64
$ L* i; \0 H. W8 z }! _1 O9 [Japanese aircraft losses
; p5 F$ H$ F2 T3 @+ Y2 m B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
7 D1 t) U) M/ ]8 z& k& {/ I5 r B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak$ I+ j7 C7 Q3 v0 p& @" _
Allied ground losses:
5 ?5 e" w2 m* D" {4 o 270 casualties reported M$ V, H8 |9 r* D9 j) O& n
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled# K- |9 G8 u# U+ B% Q; _
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
; ~1 b, [' c4 k1 |$ @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. e- h. s7 {$ J) y
& v9 d8 I: \4 H1 h, a6 ~Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
# c! |; @, U- DWeather in hex: Light cloud
3 \7 V& ^* D! I6 D V. N7 WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
; O" h: ~ Q7 _; o6 ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes) z, z( F/ _& h% J1 _
Japanese aircraft
+ {& Z4 v) ~& m& I7 g2 T/ Z B6N2 Jill x 201
2 p3 e @& Q0 K8 t N1K2-J George x 140 F+ e+ o: D8 X3 @. y" K
Japanese aircraft losses& J1 E' @9 i- z
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
' O6 }' V2 L+ M: U! I6 l2 y2 c. {* t* C B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak3 l# ]) C# H3 s Y; B
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
3 A! ~! Q1 g( T" a9 v' E8 P# {Allied ground losses:
' ] A) T/ c. v8 o" Z2 j 582 casualties reported5 h% A" u. X# I+ K4 X7 {2 ]
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled# P+ W7 G( ~" K% f a- r& {" X
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
; \' z* @, X; t5 b: H6 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled; i! B8 o' `% W; ~
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
* a- G7 _- ^/ R1 J' D7 D1 g Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)0 G) ^, N- L- f* j- a+ Q
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)4 E5 _8 b( _! ~- V. Y) s! y
Japanese Shock attack+ r, z8 w5 ?4 R' y6 t8 V
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
& Q: a& r# u3 d8 vDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314/ M7 m' r1 N! y
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 6 ~$ N3 [+ Z0 _* k, y! P7 E
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ( ~+ m! D% g f8 ]& f
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
/ |+ X. h, i0 x7 EJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
; A6 g( X* j% Z4 PCombat modifiers# z- l# T: o% V) k! V Y! W
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
$ f' }! e; u( Z' q/ ?8 }Attacker: shock(+)
; p, y- U7 q/ d4 [/ M! n7 ~3 BJapanese ground losses:/ F% f2 }5 m; p B, k- \( B* S
93 casualties reported; _' _' `" u! G* c0 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ X$ Q* ^) j8 [) o! ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- K! `, m9 a8 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 D8 S* w/ @0 ^, V$ }
Allied ground losses:- p" u/ K- F) B1 u2 j7 L7 G
1957 casualties reported
& O0 [( f: j2 m* |" m Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
5 W2 e2 D7 I6 I$ i Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled" {) j6 s' w$ a! y" P1 j% T
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled$ P, L; G( p" H2 w, |/ q9 B
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 }0 Z" B- ?+ \* b0 d# P
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 B/ h6 w( z1 F- B
Units retreated 3
6 D8 K W# v+ K, F ADefeated Allied Units Retreating!2 @3 u- K) L" n ?
Assaulting units:
* Z% s( t5 m& C' K 1st Tank Division+ ^' m) [, ]/ v- }2 x% G: J! y( c
15th Tank Regiment# b3 g. T% H$ {# Z! V5 z
4th Tank Regiment
0 ~9 O V, \& `" ~5 \" o3 |$ l 3rd Tank Division
+ `9 Y8 @: O7 l8 ]% f2 g" }; ~7 X/ T+ ~ 18th Tank Regiment/ N% J p8 g* i0 a
Defending units:
; I& E- s- m/ z" c6 G, X 8th Australian Division, t) W2 t- Z' G3 ^2 t+ u+ h5 L5 c
1st Motor Brigade: {1 c- P# Y& l6 J2 @4 b& O3 x
39th Australian Battalion |