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): Y" q* a5 |5 m% a& U. k$ ?' S
Weather in hex: Light cloud# B$ t ?% R; d+ x: p
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 u/ A7 h0 e* |! }; ~6 s9 @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( s- i( f8 \* d3 g# a" Q
Japanese aircraft
+ y9 a9 j" ?0 m8 E B5N2 Kate x 132
4 k9 }2 r6 z: v1 W/ @; w. ~No Japanese losses
" G! \( W' f6 IAllied ground losses:2 K7 t) J, g0 F% W- i/ B p' Y4 _
271 casualties reported [2 V- T x1 y+ w$ v; y
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 T+ E! W/ m! p2 y E: l7 Q Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled% a: @& Z$ h2 n5 r$ _# A: a }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( ~5 v; Z. Y& H! x' s
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled), H, W, O! }; U+ C1 i0 k
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
# I* X; G) ~7 A' J* R0 h! c0 iMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
q2 `, w9 i( t6 T5 _' zWeather in hex: Light cloud
- H; N5 I9 _* A! H5 y* hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., q6 S" z3 \8 ?" E: X. W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
1 J0 F( U0 _6 ~; hJapanese aircraft
$ c4 }* T" G; R6 p, P Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
" x. v& p; O* WJapanese aircraft losses
( s5 b- M0 \* |& L Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
6 c8 m- l' P* U0 }; |# YAllied ground losses:0 @" o6 @/ H3 o% M, \: j
142 casualties reported% m! q0 E+ k1 y8 E4 u% C1 g! L7 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
/ S! M/ b5 {5 |. B2 c% V' A6 E Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled8 g& `6 b, R9 i6 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# E8 f5 N/ c/ B* n
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
/ j( z5 J# K0 \% QWeather in hex: Light cloud
3 y& U0 ]9 _; K/ s( c+ u$ o- cRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. b* ]; s6 p; ?6 V9 a
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
* ? B- Y2 L8 J9 F9 h0 HJapanese aircraft+ y4 g9 h. F- t
B5N2 Kate x 643 O6 p6 E2 w3 @1 y
Japanese aircraft losses" H4 k/ v" R0 x6 X6 i. x' y
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
6 J8 b% Q; v6 f. A' Z- S B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
" v- x* B! z( m8 t# a( y7 E& NAllied ground losses:
2 I" k4 b" T- K* g$ L1 A: h6 v 270 casualties reported6 ^ J1 G9 L7 l3 N5 K3 D
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
; d0 P, B5 I1 O8 w2 T Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled2 m Z! K% j7 |- w2 i# V9 @7 U/ X+ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, G, y5 x* N, q+ k# e& f- T, e1 Z2 a4 s
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)# w: D4 y+ W7 v. {0 j" k
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' M" o/ a6 w& S" V3 ]Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.2 Z1 s" D' p) s @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
8 f/ w, ~# Q; Z! F2 NJapanese aircraft4 z! q, f! W6 `. p N, X" w [8 ?
B6N2 Jill x 201" m% p" U$ @0 n
N1K2-J George x 14
$ N/ h/ n+ [- q! T$ M# xJapanese aircraft losses
) V. k- X& b( l' r B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged% _ {( E5 q$ v, i4 C* p
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
$ |7 b5 c3 ~2 H7 k% H7 k N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
8 U2 p7 o% \2 C5 d! lAllied ground losses:# Q* {. z4 |1 V9 ?0 _
582 casualties reported. S+ R" Z* @# P2 L$ a2 y8 _( |
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled/ r; t4 X; M( t) o7 I3 o! z% G
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled" r7 r9 Y2 `) C1 Y1 D6 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled3 G1 B1 R, [. y, |; }
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
6 q' V: M8 p0 \' I0 |' i# l Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
; K, b* D$ [6 w- C- C8 r1 BGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
5 M: j% f) ~# t XJapanese Shock attack4 V3 Z) x0 T, b0 _; b7 D
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
" a# F l& ?8 D e1 @/ c4 ODefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
~4 Z6 @- o$ P* g$ JJapanese adjusted assault: 649
/ t- ]2 `: Q" K3 R! o2 Z& JAllied adjusted defense: 8 $ ~ |; ^' Q( t7 e. R: D
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0) : A _% N; ^; j) M" `* P
Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
3 ]; _; W+ _4 Y. DCombat modifiers9 E9 X7 r2 L/ m; } k
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)1 \& _ T1 v7 r% w- v# t3 n
Attacker: shock(+)
% Y9 G A7 J# }+ s2 g- CJapanese ground losses:
$ T' g1 ^0 A) Q, G7 ?0 d 93 casualties reported3 N# A7 M9 |/ Y( g. j. }/ R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ _/ l) W5 `6 L4 G' T) t% D7 J [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 `9 B, z* R3 n# K, \! j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& Y6 t! Y) q0 e0 R4 Q8 L
Allied ground losses:5 Z( |7 p5 C' A4 U9 F9 {7 w
1957 casualties reported( e) X w. Z) D+ Z" B n
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
, B9 C, @/ l( C4 p" M Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 v5 L6 J* H1 q6 Q- @ Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled {. M) x! c4 j
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled); R% \) @% K Q* f: ?- q
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# E; h! ?; {2 K3 E6 B7 X Units retreated 3
# v/ ?4 l, I5 e1 hDefeated Allied Units Retreating!* y3 W8 ?6 o0 ]4 J: f6 N. p( M X
Assaulting units:
) |# |- v! f, E$ U. s7 D 1st Tank Division7 p9 t1 t+ {4 v' r
15th Tank Regiment/ h7 W% ?( i5 k H9 h
4th Tank Regiment: H) v( o& l' o [. C H% d9 p
3rd Tank Division
+ D) k% g. b4 q7 e3 ], O7 R+ ? 18th Tank Regiment0 Q+ X! k* Y: N0 n# Y
Defending units:
8 I+ h; q$ u5 q* s 8th Australian Division8 _ |1 y+ \+ X7 x; h' r' F
1st Motor Brigade! p8 S- t# Q4 Z# U* O- B
39th Australian Battalion |