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)% c$ q1 ^# ]7 c7 T1 f
Weather in hex: Light cloud: J! D: J! p# O g8 `9 I
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! m0 @) `3 Z' L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" P: _/ n ? n! H4 J
Japanese aircraft2 I$ j& j3 a% d5 q
B5N2 Kate x 132
2 g' l: p" U% n( D2 x3 kNo Japanese losses$ U2 I# F. G% E3 j8 K! A: O
Allied ground losses:% x; ^. p! N! i% o0 P* M+ M
271 casualties reported6 U: h3 _: i# r9 B5 ~2 J
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
6 T2 \4 D3 |8 r+ q! F3 I) X Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
' B2 j1 n, o1 C- R. A& N$ A* l/ | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ {5 J9 Q8 R# m4 i; V Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)$ @; C5 v9 v& Y7 M; T5 I
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled); \. m% F; ^: @; C
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
# C) r, K) Y' \, \5 K! c. W3 C. \Weather in hex: Light cloud. G6 U) G* V2 [5 r7 F' G6 x8 H d- a5 K
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: k& T& z( R, f1 x1 l/ c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ b& y( r. V1 F" J
Japanese aircraft
3 h3 [& S. |1 g6 }, L9 p Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
( k# x$ @( d( Z# n- q2 mJapanese aircraft losses
( _4 T4 V3 r6 l! Y% W" l Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged3 W+ O% {0 E9 _+ ~! s+ h' A Q+ E
Allied ground losses:
1 f) p4 j1 }- y7 q 142 casualties reported. z( z: `0 Q2 x. _; Z. a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
* `6 B& B4 n9 y) T Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled5 s8 x+ Z6 P6 Q- B* {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Y4 J, a9 h2 f5 T) ^* }: T1 E0 D
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 ]0 \$ ^% o C6 D: ~$ s9 Q! }
: _8 a, Z0 b7 d3 _Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers); A' W% Z. n3 [# j# L& x2 C/ e8 E# l
Weather in hex: Light cloud( C l Z7 t7 _/ C. t3 ~2 R
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 p i2 z) ~+ x% k1 u8 K( y; D+ [Estimated time to target is 4 minutes3 g% p: r7 E$ [- [! A- K
Japanese aircraft% H" ~) N' M0 f9 W
B5N2 Kate x 64
# s( W- x( L OJapanese aircraft losses
; X0 Q; V$ M% s$ D& A B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
, Y. l. ~* R6 E, [& I B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
+ L$ d+ P* I: PAllied ground losses:
. s& n% {" h& d$ ~, S/ w) ]8 q 270 casualties reported8 a! T) z+ x, U6 s: Z
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled9 D$ B* i. X8 i1 U9 Z% _& n+ ^' a
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled$ E+ i/ V. l+ s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
* V! X- y* ` O- r4 v9 |/ WWeather in hex: Light cloud
4 M- o3 B x* K1 j: L# T% _9 BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
}% [. X# K- wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 c" {4 t0 h' d6 |5 w9 s
Japanese aircraft
" _: \" P- ^4 X, g" N$ b+ I B6N2 Jill x 201
# m7 B' x/ w2 C8 k$ ?% P N1K2-J George x 14
! [' S" K" S7 zJapanese aircraft losses( e0 @( [. j. ], v
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged% j- C: d- E/ u' ]: K% q% R4 e, Q% A
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
; O) m3 t4 z5 D1 |$ m N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
2 U& d3 q4 y& z+ c# [" K" QAllied ground losses:) H C% J* K7 P4 `5 z$ K1 o
582 casualties reported: d( v. u% s0 r0 k
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled; |0 ]+ Z/ Q( Q% K$ u$ B
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled6 b3 ~/ |3 K# X9 G. C4 W* }) R, @& p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled5 A/ ]* ^8 a7 c& \: A5 {1 M
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
: ]0 ]. ^. w' ?0 n! Q" B Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
2 {5 g6 j6 @5 F, r6 @ X8 iGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
4 F1 d! }" n1 k$ l/ f" eJapanese Shock attack4 w5 a. a6 r6 z, c! R& F
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
6 o2 [1 |( w* R! o9 sDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314# l% D+ ~' C+ h
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 % a' ?. U8 F% t3 y9 }
Allied adjusted defense: 8
' b. _$ F0 _! J6 n' [8 l& [Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) / d/ B( ^: I9 o7 L0 n8 y8 U' j
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!! r v3 q$ g& D8 }. J$ N
Combat modifiers
$ Y$ E% K* X: t kDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
8 G5 g; S8 u$ B. ^Attacker: shock(+)
% I% i1 L5 }0 Q0 u( x; R! iJapanese ground losses:
1 T* w8 p5 x, T q3 p; N 93 casualties reported1 e* d) N+ r) X' _/ H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: L% V9 I- ^! Z, a( y j+ { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! U8 l2 R9 c' a! d" o2 G( U5 z- X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) B& x, b( o' O* d" NAllied ground losses:8 l. E+ ~$ n. p9 a( G4 u
1957 casualties reported
b+ C% z7 `8 Q Q/ ~ Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled; ~& @; i# [5 E1 h6 a2 Q3 D
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
% t8 K% W; `9 a2 N) [ Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled0 |/ k1 x8 E q( { Y/ ~* M
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
7 D# D& s/ M0 ~0 _: o. e Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 n8 d/ c2 E; f) L9 O( k Units retreated 3
8 Y5 ]7 Y& b$ a LDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
, p# B+ t/ J# RAssaulting units:& p2 }. c$ D+ {7 a) c! V ^ w% F( \
1st Tank Division' f+ }& I5 t2 \( N2 w3 D/ a
15th Tank Regiment
4 V& q! J* X5 Y) u 4th Tank Regiment
' W w; m# O4 t; A `" Q5 j7 A 3rd Tank Division
' ]0 b; Z+ K, _( Z: w7 | 18th Tank Regiment$ p6 E* H8 ?- V2 c6 z6 r8 a2 N- Z
Defending units:9 |, T" Y# Z0 ^$ W I* v, {
8th Australian Division
8 `5 @! [3 I) m; t% C5 } 1st Motor Brigade
+ H' f" [1 \9 Y' V 39th Australian Battalion |