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 r4 I! v+ l% X7 N( D7 q! CWeather in hex: Light cloud
* @ i% w8 E* C6 u* [3 D* lRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
M# G8 p# y$ A$ q: x& D' o1 ?0 aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 s2 L5 j+ Y7 z2 Q
Japanese aircraft; e W B) q! l
B5N2 Kate x 132
3 I7 d) @; S& l3 u( E2 MNo Japanese losses4 Q! P+ P" U8 f1 D8 p7 a) w; h
Allied ground losses:' `/ ]8 d$ ]0 q
271 casualties reported% L0 Q: Y# L1 I: |( |- U
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled o8 H1 E& r+ z# I: ?8 I" k
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled+ N! u) [6 `2 O$ z- o/ N' x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 t, k! b1 o7 b% g( p& Q( `
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)# D' }- A0 b) B
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
, D1 Z" u) y+ q, C% w2 X4 oMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
+ Y& k U7 Z9 L5 Q* mWeather in hex: Light cloud V9 D4 w- r) U5 o) _( x
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 z1 H0 s. L4 [2 x3 r4 A; ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
5 Q( j) z: E0 h7 N" sJapanese aircraft
v8 E" V; @5 @* S$ e. b2 n* } Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80$ |/ p' C# S5 P: g) E
Japanese aircraft losses
! E8 ]# B6 O3 R4 ` Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged; C+ B( T+ I4 j
Allied ground losses:7 L# A3 o- i5 q1 }8 J% {; Z% \
142 casualties reported
- M. |) L+ X: A Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
# M5 z& C% q, _; {% ]' q4 M Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled% m( d0 O: [, `+ L' g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: c/ ~: S# f& A ?) J" u9 P Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 g Q3 v2 G W' ~# \# k1 P e# _
5 P! ]% x U3 m7 xMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)5 S0 p( c& ~' I* i# v) D
Weather in hex: Light cloud0 `7 A5 q& o% ~9 ~5 n2 x
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 t6 d$ b! C t+ PEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
# n. P1 n: a# A' ]Japanese aircraft
- w8 W& a8 D% K& w$ z3 }0 A8 \) a& s B5N2 Kate x 64% X7 H$ Q6 S4 }
Japanese aircraft losses+ S& g; L9 G; z+ E# V, X
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
2 O" y) p- }3 ~% g' U- L$ b* M B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
: |2 t* t! p7 c6 ?2 Y& E" hAllied ground losses:
: ?) `+ t( _. q- a$ f3 H 270 casualties reported( M1 Y, y5 q& r+ e
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled& G2 { M% T0 [8 [1 N# w
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
5 m" S% M0 i6 i" x9 w! G) s! m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% t: t( G8 k) V6 X6 {- [
6 h+ V# F0 F# jMorning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)0 o6 T5 z+ j: D- k! d( [3 v
Weather in hex: Light cloud
1 G* i* e: F$ Y- z# `' j0 jRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
- n `% r5 m- \" ]/ O5 PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- N6 p) |. n( h% z, c& `
Japanese aircraft
5 G4 x" Z( e9 l. |% n! M B6N2 Jill x 201
+ O, b3 y$ B& Q N1K2-J George x 14/ {8 @8 {% R) a" _% u
Japanese aircraft losses7 C$ {% X1 i7 [2 m0 x! O; c6 O
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
% M5 _: R3 h& z. I& s9 @ B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
0 y/ D4 A2 A* o* w7 [& f* h* y. C N1K2-J George: 2 damaged6 _5 f& L, g6 o/ I
Allied ground losses:
4 K& N B; Q% C& i4 s& t. ] 582 casualties reported
$ I; C; k# V* u8 |4 Q' P# o( h Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
5 m6 W" q2 j- P7 e8 I; Q3 l, C Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
: z4 r3 q6 P6 G3 f5 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled4 x: M2 X. N% R; H
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)3 ~: Z6 i' e! n8 }
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
+ S( @6 J& V. }Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
6 M( F/ H, T2 a u' m' J% z9 V0 V d- VJapanese Shock attack
, a0 K$ j# ~5 t- X6 sAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
) x: I1 l) u2 ]# C u$ HDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
) T3 H# Y' i( v# YJapanese adjusted assault: 649 - s' }& v: D, t0 p, W8 f4 k( T
Allied adjusted defense: 8
9 _7 ]/ J) @% e; ~Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
8 Q7 V1 S" o! {6 z' yJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
3 J F' u. Z' Q7 VCombat modifiers
+ C8 R2 p( w& C y5 C4 L6 f) h; ADefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)- `1 X- K9 H9 _9 p& ^9 s
Attacker: shock(+)
) i. E& F v& Y" h5 J# T s, h+ c Q" yJapanese ground losses:
" {! [) \3 D7 _# l; s, f 93 casualties reported# a: ]$ V& z$ B, q3 S; f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! Z* Z, p& d$ S1 \& f% j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* y6 d* Y5 Y Z: I4 k* X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& T9 ]$ W3 q: H/ U. V
Allied ground losses:
. M, F% X: A. z6 N! z) r 1957 casualties reported
4 I ^" ]/ m$ G; p# L( h) P Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
: |7 |2 _$ }7 P Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled
0 h' m: o9 V+ X* X: _- x Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled) C2 Z$ y6 k y+ y$ v1 v& W; d k+ V
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
' h( l7 H. p8 o' ~ Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ T# m% c& Z. K0 w, ^ Units retreated 3
' Q+ h! M0 M% e4 }% |8 j6 e. x7 y3 UDefeated Allied Units Retreating!$ C! P: R7 Q3 v1 H# F
Assaulting units:( l, t+ G: M3 y) y+ u+ l
1st Tank Division: a4 D3 w# c6 C7 D3 J* q1 \
15th Tank Regiment
5 K5 F x& M( a% I 4th Tank Regiment& Q0 a' e' O9 \2 Z
3rd Tank Division
1 x6 M4 {( r$ F; S# ^* c& I 18th Tank Regiment
) b0 i5 M$ A% z& U- V2 h) LDefending units:
, q$ o/ |# p C 8th Australian Division
9 b! b0 l3 g4 n 1st Motor Brigade0 N; |, i% `* H6 w: D
39th Australian Battalion |