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)" ~6 u, X8 W( k w
Weather in hex: Light cloud
- f: k3 n/ C9 W: c9 RRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 c" E5 S7 e! S+ z5 k3 A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 F( f* S) B6 ~8 D/ f; ]( P
Japanese aircraft
* \$ t8 x" i( e; }% z W) X8 g g B5N2 Kate x 1324 L$ u p: f: B
No Japanese losses- {0 z1 e! Y8 u( N! o9 i% S! ^: X
Allied ground losses:+ `: ?8 f1 `, a1 P9 g6 v/ p/ X( x
271 casualties reported: h9 Q2 k0 B4 L% C& y! X" N
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled6 C5 H% N1 ?/ P; ^& l& ]+ |
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
3 d7 j3 C4 U- u' X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ e( S% T4 D: v& M2 _
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)* c9 H0 s \- u3 @8 |4 x- }$ G
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
4 M% s/ E! p3 ?0 y, p; a- pMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)' b7 S7 Q' f9 K8 f
Weather in hex: Light cloud
3 d6 D# X; t2 @- A9 W) l+ vRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 N2 T3 M2 {( f% Y& q, N, A" ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ `; f% m4 f0 X' f
Japanese aircraft( \7 }' y9 W6 \3 ]5 ]4 {. d
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
) j$ {1 m5 ^1 U F( [Japanese aircraft losses
; h& A% v. D4 B/ g/ z# L Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
7 X V: d6 I! o3 a8 {Allied ground losses:
+ y1 m4 f, ^( L 142 casualties reported* l. l5 w! L! v: ~% Q6 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled5 P3 j3 h+ v- t" l$ i
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
* m9 s- S ?8 a7 S0 l& k' Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 v! H2 y `7 v/ F
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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; ^( w3 U- Y! AMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 S/ X5 x, B0 W
Weather in hex: Light cloud7 O& I7 o7 N7 [( e+ E; A
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.* f, ~, s% r5 u
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
2 `0 V; b( i+ X. A: e4 ~Japanese aircraft' V( l$ W$ U2 e, x- p6 S
B5N2 Kate x 64/ X. s' m7 m. T6 j
Japanese aircraft losses/ P2 C; a1 G/ j0 V8 R0 i7 Z. |! E
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
+ _3 s$ b3 H' c- s/ M; z6 {8 W$ f B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak9 n: p* Z v4 n! s0 {
Allied ground losses:
9 e* [+ Z; I- u- K, P2 g 270 casualties reported
: A( T' j( [* ~0 o1 U Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
; _$ d' n( _7 C Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled- @. Q# `2 W/ x- H: J* }+ e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" @* p$ ^6 p, U3 X3 u) X/ WMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
( h8 s8 K7 \( O0 H, j- v& f. mWeather in hex: Light cloud
2 V+ C) O+ C' y {# z3 E9 E/ _Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.) W/ h+ ?1 Z! L# n5 a& |: j4 m, `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* f0 j( L% @6 M4 l" f, y% V
Japanese aircraft
" a/ C! h4 Q( N% k# l5 x `4 q: G B6N2 Jill x 201
6 n- ~5 d" ~2 g9 y0 u N1K2-J George x 14% c- Z7 T( u( d- o* ]: I
Japanese aircraft losses% j& q6 f# x/ H' M) J/ i7 O
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
7 D7 b2 _& U% A& l B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak, S1 _- a* ~: x0 P2 y
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
- a( d! a+ c, N) u: yAllied ground losses:& R2 N1 p. l) T$ i6 y8 |
582 casualties reported: S# D! ]0 k: C
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled. _" D& d- f6 ~& M' t- C
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
6 L ?$ K3 x9 z0 y7 S' S: ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled+ Y& r# X. Q% K. p v0 ^9 l
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled): C" j9 h. G: W( `/ Z
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
; w0 A1 Z5 f$ t) o) m, mGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
* u; p k& ?& r& b U7 iJapanese Shock attack
K$ z: E8 F$ p' u* ]( UAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 8112 `2 Q2 Y& A) L1 q/ ~
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 3147 u4 Z. N" d2 M8 v1 {( P- b1 B
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
6 D" _# T; z3 I5 w) T7 ?+ fAllied adjusted defense: 8 9 o; g# k0 P) [1 Z
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) 6 g2 ^% W; \( t+ E* E
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!7 @( u8 z+ u8 G
Combat modifiers
1 C( r4 |$ s; D% [" ?9 x& X/ tDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
; S; @1 j& k, F( F6 t2 xAttacker: shock(+)3 S$ ]9 m3 ]6 M H8 s+ ^# W0 ?. W
Japanese ground losses:
) z6 m4 G: Z S' J 93 casualties reported1 ?2 w% [. Z- d0 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 v, Z$ l3 F8 x; j+ m8 d5 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 G8 X1 q+ V$ L5 _7 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& }% \8 V5 t' z
Allied ground losses:6 r# O* l! q O8 }1 _2 @" s! z/ f
1957 casualties reported
! `& d5 }. T* n3 l9 x4 h( A Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled. M2 ]7 A* d# M2 C( p
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
8 d$ a$ ]2 E8 b# p: v Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled" o! r6 i, ]0 g+ Q
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
; _4 X. L- Z1 l3 h! t% ^: R1 f Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled), {; O4 S/ |2 \3 m5 q
Units retreated 3
1 \) j# p! m3 X0 m( X# n$ zDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
: s; Q" Y. W3 p4 D' QAssaulting units:
4 }9 ~4 m8 ` L2 d 1st Tank Division
( _; [( J7 ?2 U( J+ ^: T7 K 15th Tank Regiment) S& U+ g* e5 X. j! y3 u
4th Tank Regiment
3 T1 T( g0 m" ^$ i; y! g) S5 m 3rd Tank Division1 u* A! b1 Y# _6 {
18th Tank Regiment" l- E6 U3 ~" z6 T7 ]
Defending units:
3 K( H7 e0 M: R& I/ d 8th Australian Division
: u0 k) }) |4 K) X* k( s- R 1st Motor Brigade8 \; k: L' p6 X0 \5 ?2 L
39th Australian Battalion |