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)# n9 B! F& B3 z# L
Weather in hex: Light cloud
( A) L" {, \+ O' ~# jRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# i: v+ B% j; k2 l {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" G/ t1 X. \2 i8 Y
Japanese aircraft' L- s4 S+ j0 R+ `9 {0 X% {
B5N2 Kate x 132
1 C3 i* }. K, M1 i+ J2 qNo Japanese losses
: i; ]. a" Y4 D- \3 y& i8 O WAllied ground losses:
# n! ~1 f) t; q5 y4 E% D5 O 271 casualties reported' q) {4 a9 k9 q8 C7 ^, W2 ]
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
: M% N, a, Q4 p; u8 u9 E+ K+ R Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled: d0 K$ F+ t3 w. }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
% m' P& x J8 p! i: `. h$ `8 T( K Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)2 {" q( H# J& A' t# Y+ H# l
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)& n0 E! `' G2 j( z3 b) x
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers), M/ U5 O4 }7 C
Weather in hex: Light cloud6 h6 b1 L: Z9 |
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 J! e+ A. }2 G0 O, O3 S% H2 vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 y' n& D2 w; UJapanese aircraft
, F0 C8 k1 V6 i. K" W Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80# u% ?& w* ~# p8 ]0 b
Japanese aircraft losses4 E3 \& l& T# W6 T
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
/ B8 d# o9 S# D' h9 ]; \/ ^Allied ground losses:
3 I: V+ A3 [, \, g2 m2 e6 O. L 142 casualties reported
/ {6 p( t9 z5 E7 e5 O( g1 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
' Q" g; v" Z$ L5 @+ {' L+ W Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
7 A1 g9 B" M3 {- {1 O' v& A! b$ A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# _ f) p" C" f Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)# R, u. u* c5 H, r: q" `/ V
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)* d8 [/ T, _/ e
Weather in hex: Light cloud
$ I- [% b- L. n0 T6 HRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
+ L( i; h# m, I$ l# k5 Y# r7 aEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
`; Y. s2 J9 y4 l% S3 zJapanese aircraft
5 X6 B/ ^+ s2 Q& z2 j! v6 }7 D B5N2 Kate x 64
" r4 w) N3 o: l3 u MJapanese aircraft losses
( E: m/ w! D4 W8 `* ? B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
, e' |# m M b% N, ^( b1 ~ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak6 K: H1 T5 K8 ^- ?7 k$ {' ?! l8 a3 W% C& e
Allied ground losses:$ x' T, r: }9 i9 S; ~
270 casualties reported
, D' v0 ^. d9 P* _' E# x Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled5 S* A& D, I: }9 [" _( t
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
' A2 \, h" Z0 u: n+ i* q* o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)# e, ^5 w: x4 i, B$ R1 S
Weather in hex: Light cloud
" f( \0 l) j' N" \Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
2 y% X! S- r5 I" \2 a# cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
. s3 N9 D4 F/ \& @4 k4 ]1 jJapanese aircraft ^9 `5 w7 [! Y# N4 ~( m4 Z
B6N2 Jill x 201
: p2 g3 c+ a0 z N1K2-J George x 14
4 G: k9 }7 c0 d. [1 ?. z, a S( `7 UJapanese aircraft losses
9 m, ^ L( d9 u9 m5 i B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged2 Q4 t ~) r. d6 z
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak9 F3 P6 t" w" U- f o" W; W
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
' f; `2 ?7 w+ v) K2 ]Allied ground losses:( S3 r, J& K" S$ @
582 casualties reported+ l& |% p) M1 n7 ]
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
( F3 a/ i- _5 \: [2 ^% n" u+ x Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
" S4 S4 q! t" |/ O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled/ B4 c& o- N% K" p
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)" l b4 n- g0 ]4 m+ Z
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
3 x+ o$ g$ Y( P4 UGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
8 x4 _. K% v1 K- f& [% M6 PJapanese Shock attack, U4 P9 `: M D0 o# Y# W3 u
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
& Y! O1 `* S- {: I/ d: l/ XDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314& a' H* h% n) U G$ O
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
1 q( D4 ]5 L5 O9 A: BAllied adjusted defense: 8
7 p+ p O" g4 i/ S: |Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
. S5 k: E: p8 Z2 {8 @1 G. qJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!, V: H% X3 M% y5 R( p
Combat modifiers
- _) k& {5 Z* z T& tDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
. \* V/ h) ]. h7 @( z) K, kAttacker: shock(+)& A6 E2 N% c- L% m, ]! E
Japanese ground losses:
Y2 S* A$ C6 @) H A 93 casualties reported. Q; G& k* v, L T- e! m8 A I3 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 g. d9 q8 _$ a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: z4 v+ f' @+ J) L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- t8 Y/ C! d7 {4 O9 [) N. i
Allied ground losses:5 L0 A9 J, g7 k3 D9 q( i
1957 casualties reported
c6 p& t# I# ~8 D1 @ o8 j Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
# \6 W Y) \9 a: J Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 {! O: j6 j( v* E+ }0 @ Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
; q0 t3 C% r( k/ Y4 ] Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled) J9 u7 T/ U! X2 H* j i
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 ?0 {- b n8 i+ p) } Units retreated 34 ^& u! q: y) g
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!/ W% I% \% Z' v* X+ ^
Assaulting units:# u. ~9 Z1 }) a
1st Tank Division
8 l4 [/ {: Y/ \+ x$ Z( T$ H- N* A7 \5 n: j 15th Tank Regiment$ {" Q4 T9 D8 A% _7 j' ^' N" F
4th Tank Regiment9 q. ]0 i" t4 M4 {, g H# a- ]
3rd Tank Division! r h: Z' V' Y! W) @
18th Tank Regiment7 }, w3 J. G- m: Z2 v6 L$ u& D
Defending units:; q w" s; J. K" u3 c' \) {4 a
8th Australian Division) F! W# @! C- S I" j; {$ U
1st Motor Brigade
# P0 X+ B5 }# y% m: b 39th Australian Battalion |