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)! f* C6 H2 f1 m
Weather in hex: Light cloud- M. F: ]4 W7 z- f
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' Y; E1 f2 E1 ^# ~4 R1 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
3 f4 T9 u% P" ~! q+ aJapanese aircraft! Y. l9 ^9 k$ @: F4 r1 p
B5N2 Kate x 1328 \$ u' U% F7 n! u% p& X5 R7 {
No Japanese losses8 z& R& i5 u- ~ U" y6 a& R
Allied ground losses:
1 D' Q: P2 e, P 271 casualties reported
5 U: U* T. N8 o3 a- D Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled. g! z. b7 l6 H9 Q
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
7 w! M5 s; T( B4 o- W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 ?1 W: U1 H/ V+ [$ \5 Z
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
8 I ~8 S9 ]# Q% ? G3 |6 t Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)0 S- O: o/ T7 _% S
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)4 m% @6 H5 j! P) n
Weather in hex: Light cloud, a* c5 B4 j/ q0 Z8 m/ h. m$ N! ~
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 Y$ |% F* T9 O# U3 MEstimated time to target is 6 minutes f% n& A8 l0 ]: Y
Japanese aircraft
2 K& U' c$ ?5 S2 l Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80" Q0 m! s: [& `) h& i) x7 a. o
Japanese aircraft losses% S8 D0 @# L' K1 f7 b% C( @# L
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
/ ]0 O3 u0 U) A$ jAllied ground losses:; l4 h, Y: ?1 p. e; F
142 casualties reported
, P% {5 X9 v I8 u& b! F. l Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
' G: U. {2 T3 `& W8 O6 N) ^- ` Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled z0 d+ r9 o/ q. K/ z' S0 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 o& }, L1 [- C+ x. N: u6 m
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 K7 t5 S9 ^! v6 G) A& l
% s) m4 }* o) O8 c' Z* g$ W6 E4 X9 yMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ ]- k3 k6 T4 sWeather in hex: Light cloud
3 I+ n/ t, r2 @6 c3 k/ U+ `Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
, G! ^6 `6 l" zEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
* Y; B9 l% l( R v, nJapanese aircraft# l/ I. ]; ~. ]- p+ K
B5N2 Kate x 64# r4 P# X' w; e6 S( [
Japanese aircraft losses9 T5 u2 ^2 r k* S
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged7 ~% z# B* P/ @, r u% p
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
# |2 E9 }7 ]' \( tAllied ground losses:8 v7 b& G0 J/ D: h+ q% n3 S% e+ z
270 casualties reported
a* E4 a6 \. Q5 s# ~ Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
+ S9 y. s& M! t/ B# H' k# r! j Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled( [% D4 T/ L* l# {3 ]7 [. T* \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
8 i: V# \8 f# Y5 c( c. @6 IWeather in hex: Light cloud5 O% L/ b9 x$ z. T
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.) S/ B: m: {" h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 J% I" t- x! O/ P% u0 e
Japanese aircraft- G, U. S, x9 Z% |( n- k9 g5 q, v
B6N2 Jill x 201* ?. v8 g: W% l! M2 i/ {
N1K2-J George x 14: A; I- L/ B% V1 b0 Z8 U
Japanese aircraft losses, t5 I/ D; e& D0 C2 N, t A
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged7 ]& W# `# U9 f9 F3 \4 D
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak% m6 U0 b8 D; A) G" A+ V- W9 m% H
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
4 B9 ~$ \/ ~: Q) W% d8 NAllied ground losses:
& U7 A& S- r( T' X3 z 582 casualties reported
& r, q2 V; e. r0 Q5 F6 V$ p- ? Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
* f. D# T) l. _* y Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled s9 \# ~: |. S# a, ~5 v/ E Q' s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 B; J( b- b; E' Q) \+ k: n+ J& N Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
3 N1 T! R: l% s/ V5 A Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)# r, v. O" J! O0 K: W! o
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)4 K1 \. h+ |0 B
Japanese Shock attack+ a" D5 t1 S0 |/ r K3 f
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
; M0 A) e, ^9 g# K& D, D; i8 e, u& [Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3146 U6 W0 C1 `, y) T% z8 o, L
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 r; Q6 `5 B9 }; V. P% @
Allied adjusted defense: 8 3 p5 O0 A- G6 \2 L/ T( T4 k
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
! s4 ?% k! p+ O) G/ B1 SJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
Z7 A, v; P$ uCombat modifiers
. h) P8 A: v( A) U* ?Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
" M. r3 \/ J4 fAttacker: shock(+)
/ `2 ?4 S8 @3 Q# u3 Z2 {3 EJapanese ground losses:3 S# l- H# q1 k* y- T+ K7 C0 Z
93 casualties reported3 u7 n @1 x3 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& x% `8 r+ b$ N/ X, G7 ~3 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# Q; H6 H6 v* {# V. e8 L& Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- P+ {0 h' C) z+ h, ZAllied ground losses: d! j; [8 f6 d2 p
1957 casualties reported! E L" z, [' B6 C8 p
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled8 }9 |& Z, N2 N* d
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
& q% s: D6 E" W, K" ?1 f Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled! D% A* a) N- w8 `
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
* Q' K& ~& u3 _6 z! J7 d& Q Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 N% K8 n( v; T. H. |
Units retreated 3! x! u$ e* T1 N' ?
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
% e0 `$ Y8 K% M: DAssaulting units:
7 _3 ]$ A; E5 z* s$ g+ P: S 1st Tank Division8 { M3 o* a: S$ n/ }8 ~
15th Tank Regiment
U, T6 @3 P2 N( p' s" w 4th Tank Regiment. H: t; H; d) k
3rd Tank Division
0 j" [6 U" u' p8 Q 18th Tank Regiment9 p7 T m/ X: h
Defending units:
# q5 B$ K1 R8 h T 8th Australian Division
% f, N& j4 G* T- W 1st Motor Brigade* u0 a2 V, Q+ g0 b
39th Australian Battalion |