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)
4 N2 g3 k1 V) B( z* x! K9 KWeather in hex: Light cloud% I) P; Y: E E" M6 e
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
+ ], j. d: \/ k) y8 p+ _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
# G2 k: Z, p/ n C2 U1 uJapanese aircraft% V* V$ d% V$ ~& k) {
B5N2 Kate x 1321 ^0 i& A" j! u
No Japanese losses0 x7 T6 P$ ]: k" m$ x- r
Allied ground losses:+ T6 G. u$ y2 ?, F; e0 D( ~, G' }1 r
271 casualties reported0 r. G( u2 A$ Q6 E# F& [
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
: H& x. x! Y$ W: |: U Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled; S t4 E: y; i3 K8 h5 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 S u) e; H5 {) q5 }* S Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)' y9 |/ q9 Z$ R1 X
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
1 q' B# C9 h) Q! | z; RMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)1 }8 g( P- A, U' K% Q
Weather in hex: Light cloud
4 H) f/ ~0 w k' a" N) u* oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." V; @" c! n+ v+ k( r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
0 r I1 h, A" G6 g% t1 {! L& B ?Japanese aircraft
6 U4 ?' E) I3 F5 t Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
% L! m+ N. [+ r, ]- QJapanese aircraft losses' o( w' g+ c o: C7 j) `- e
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged) c2 a1 R6 f b
Allied ground losses:
% M% @* R+ o% T2 W; }1 M 142 casualties reported# N6 i% e6 Y/ W, E8 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
: l. C' Z; G& g6 T8 k+ \ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled: d: [0 C# a, V9 D- j* [" P5 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ R. n8 W. W& V- D; z" @7 f
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)' h" q' v: J4 i5 @
Weather in hex: Light cloud) w. q) z' L( |* ^% |' b
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' Q% j Q8 j; @( e
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes/ Z- e( L5 J7 z7 f4 q# F
Japanese aircraft# O# H, i( P9 I8 d
B5N2 Kate x 64
5 l# ~# l( \- _) O- ?1 h w4 eJapanese aircraft losses
1 i! J2 ~4 K7 a' X( S) { B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
2 W% d/ {, m' K g: m9 l8 T' O B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak8 N0 F% d0 }5 G# d! [/ I
Allied ground losses:7 M1 T M7 O* B7 M; a- P: |
270 casualties reported' c/ O) R- u/ h' V7 P* X
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
5 e% Z' p, z3 S4 v* \$ W/ M Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
# E" n; b+ y- Q7 B- ^9 l) M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
2 Y1 C" a8 i- B4 {; X( D, r X) ^Weather in hex: Light cloud
) P; M; W8 \0 C- B' L/ p( \8 CRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.9 S: {% p. d, ^, f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
; K) i5 E+ o1 ?4 m1 X( |Japanese aircraft. r! l# F' m/ y1 Y5 u' Y
B6N2 Jill x 201- s- V; ?$ Q5 w- o; k
N1K2-J George x 148 G: l+ w# h2 @4 S
Japanese aircraft losses
) t; R, ~. ]9 Z' [& p B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
! ?9 {( v/ T0 B9 A% K( k B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak$ d8 J5 G3 j7 m: x8 {1 ~) X4 u+ s
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
# n( x. ?7 I1 L3 cAllied ground losses:
- q5 R& j' Q+ _' x: I* w 582 casualties reported
% y$ r5 G, z% {' f Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
2 i8 k8 d' l$ Y8 a: P" M Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
$ D( |2 ~+ T# k) ~- n1 C' w2 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled7 A5 H8 h; T+ L- I
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
$ [0 u) r9 x; _1 m: f Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
$ |- s" w0 R+ X6 s% B! YGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
M2 b, E# H( o& }" f2 FJapanese Shock attack0 t( ?6 l+ t; e/ D5 Y4 W |
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811! ~" R0 V8 G; k9 _
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
) Y* ~3 J: U5 w& I+ J, |1 uJapanese adjusted assault: 649 ; p0 K5 n H( D7 C" t
Allied adjusted defense: 8
+ `% a+ r0 A8 H+ z2 MJapanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
) _- t! [! ]" S; R& p, _4 y0 }Japanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
$ X& q4 ^+ f- x- l$ LCombat modifiers$ R7 S, r! _2 i* e' s; {
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
6 Z( c. \" ^ CAttacker: shock(+)
9 r& c3 `- C; o2 AJapanese ground losses:
* N: T3 P6 k2 w6 V: i4 v 93 casualties reported
+ h+ B; u/ j" {: G Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 K8 l: o& R6 g3 G0 }+ v {: N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 m3 l! h0 y" N) y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ e" ?2 ^$ c7 `. f/ _* cAllied ground losses:1 b3 J7 K$ n$ X/ j, k
1957 casualties reported# N+ e8 w' S3 V: L1 E/ \$ k" M
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled4 E$ e/ L. v% Z5 F/ ^. j0 D
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled/ z+ v3 V& p/ i4 b. Y1 e
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled; y- P% g/ |" i
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 t- r. G+ r/ m \) L
Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 {- Z" ?! [) X$ i r
Units retreated 39 P8 q- T5 `" k( ^; K& A& @
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!/ O0 j$ Z; F" G5 @9 U9 Y
Assaulting units:7 h/ O3 m% e) d8 p# v
1st Tank Division
/ i* g* O3 @, Y( v6 f' _2 E, C 15th Tank Regiment
- v2 ~' @+ P# n! B 4th Tank Regiment
t2 }3 S* C' L/ s. [4 S& p 3rd Tank Division. N* c+ c- }, }/ u1 n
18th Tank Regiment' i4 r5 t: ~4 m0 N3 @3 u
Defending units:
& {' l& ~, `( S: k: s 8th Australian Division6 B- v# f* w* L; `) w, w
1st Motor Brigade: f, ~7 w; x. R, G" t
39th Australian Battalion |