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)
7 D! e7 m( J0 W5 [0 ~, n( X1 AWeather in hex: Light cloud
6 |" Z5 N8 \2 I5 F$ n$ v2 {) }; k& x+ d0 pRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
|& H z/ Z4 F" S5 V( i. l" EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( d7 \! q" o8 y
Japanese aircraft3 s2 ^5 d% _3 P
B5N2 Kate x 132 ?9 f/ S3 r, r! ?
No Japanese losses1 y( Y5 e) J/ s; w+ r$ e
Allied ground losses:
3 G, a3 \3 w$ l, A# [% Q+ z7 F 271 casualties reported
6 s1 G% H9 T; z6 y; C Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
* M M+ j4 u/ C$ {" U6 j Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled" R& x- X9 M: M5 ~. M6 T0 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 j5 y0 V# c) Y3 ]6 C! H' `. J Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
4 T4 d# l6 k: u* \' j+ _* Q, X1 V Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
6 Q7 x [; }/ ZMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)' {6 [4 M! T! K! P3 g- t3 r
Weather in hex: Light cloud
* G7 R) }" q1 _- g& R A: mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# g( _& U5 W7 Y8 A# u* J5 k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 C @. [9 T3 u1 DJapanese aircraft
5 W: \, {: Q, G. f( @ Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80' @& {( f, _, F! G, x# r
Japanese aircraft losses
7 O6 e: V' k- x; o1 u# I Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged* H9 o; ~" F. Z
Allied ground losses:
# b+ W' M! a1 K 142 casualties reported9 h3 [2 H/ z* a- p6 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled0 x& a% B) P2 g- n4 p
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
7 A& Q9 z. H, a" n: f% m8 F) j1 n9 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ m3 d( L- t! n8 C1 [. _ Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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7 a# m3 [ U9 `0 {/ D* rMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
/ }- s; f, Z9 C$ |% X+ ^) Q& aWeather in hex: Light cloud% v' s6 N( p% K( r% v
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' [' P$ D5 p& q% a' X: E
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes1 e. k3 O4 W/ C, O
Japanese aircraft
( `$ p1 b; I7 o- Z$ y8 Z: _8 i5 a B5N2 Kate x 643 r+ ~) a! T& C% n
Japanese aircraft losses7 s" J4 z9 w( ^# u: p, @4 v
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged. ]+ J0 K4 W5 K1 c
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
# R3 S( M" V! \! z2 G- LAllied ground losses:
6 `+ O# o* J& u 270 casualties reported J% ~2 t* x; m# D( |) z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled/ E p8 D! e% S1 Z5 Z% ^ t3 `
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
6 u0 k# }( E) d$ Z7 b8 ^- ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 Q" @( Q/ Q( m. Q# I+ F
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
' E3 [: [3 B. r* \' A# h y: nWeather in hex: Light cloud; Q$ {2 h; L: N8 [1 W7 l
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.: D6 ^# n" R3 X% l6 b9 E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; N3 q2 `9 ]" @9 ^- k
Japanese aircraft
9 B3 X: A1 ^( s. h; p$ r B6N2 Jill x 201
" {! W1 B, V* v6 o7 L6 N N1K2-J George x 14
" d; x- z0 H/ j) T4 b. SJapanese aircraft losses
, L( t* H/ G2 y( ^7 n: d- v B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged; ~, L) M" f- g: j( Q6 [# z( y0 A
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
. G! x+ D0 R, y8 \. ]9 U N1K2-J George: 2 damaged4 l6 s. o- ?$ p6 X, h) }9 p! ~
Allied ground losses:
3 a: A/ L: y) H' O4 O" W 582 casualties reported
8 \9 g. D5 x- ~ Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled$ U3 L5 ]0 @, S% j% a
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled+ k0 u% ~% u# q% U0 y6 [- F e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
4 C: [$ c% L6 E) ]8 `$ I Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
2 T3 D6 Z% V4 u- g* x# ^% { Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)8 ]: b& t- c& k& i
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)- ^9 x, E8 @) ]; l; u
Japanese Shock attack9 e2 P' w2 z U2 C
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
2 u1 H$ H2 @3 {4 l0 ?( X3 s4 I7 W C" ODefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
( m" ]5 J. o0 M/ R# TJapanese adjusted assault: 649
8 J$ c) ?& C/ c! @" G1 DAllied adjusted defense: 8 3 E2 @/ r. }7 \7 k% V& W
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) , {7 d. U, l4 l r8 F/ q& Y9 Z ]
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!- i! S8 r4 E5 F* H: d2 N" K4 ]
Combat modifiers1 `: \, I+ H2 b2 j
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)6 w: L$ A r& D# w; X# n
Attacker: shock(+)
: G1 _' R6 D! D$ b# B/ \6 ZJapanese ground losses:
& U' m" S4 @# ? 93 casualties reported+ |- }2 j. r$ w, i$ S+ F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ F }+ `/ D8 V3 n+ T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
|" R" P* l/ g0 v; _+ a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 T" E4 b; j ?8 s5 Z$ XAllied ground losses: Z. ]7 j b9 J, q/ O
1957 casualties reported5 H5 T+ s6 V& {& M+ m
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
$ Q. ~* i6 M$ x [; R2 B- W Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled* K9 w! Z0 Z8 o) _2 w
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
' U$ i5 h7 [/ d5 p Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 T: i3 K' S: O; Z8 W% Y Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; r2 Y4 F* A" {# f+ z Units retreated 34 w* ?# e' B- U& t
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
& B* i. f7 _/ Z; qAssaulting units:; f; @$ j6 a3 j% _
1st Tank Division
6 j+ D) ~- H/ {+ Z3 A' N% m: [ 15th Tank Regiment
/ s+ M0 J6 M: P; A$ C. e3 Q$ w8 Y 4th Tank Regiment0 u8 H. E7 q, }: \
3rd Tank Division
: v. Z( u( l$ Z* o4 c 18th Tank Regiment- [# s2 {7 s" Z1 g
Defending units:0 i4 {1 z" j& s N; E) l) @
8th Australian Division
, y9 S1 S; U) q! s5 x+ U: i. f 1st Motor Brigade
, T" Z6 [' j% v4 e2 t/ z0 ~ 39th Australian Battalion |