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; W; r, a8 ~% ]
Weather in hex: Light cloud
5 `; g# Q5 \) V8 x6 MRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' U" X V- n5 N8 Z) _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) Y! F* i% s8 {# q
Japanese aircraft
9 u/ ?- K2 C) W5 B( v9 g B5N2 Kate x 132: p& J3 ~2 S2 F' q
No Japanese losses
4 i! B1 I! r+ e9 cAllied ground losses:
6 ]9 K, M3 S; L 271 casualties reported$ l/ V% c1 y" J* l. z$ U
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled! Z5 E. R& v4 H8 W0 {
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled, N1 [- S+ o& v9 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) ~; ~# Y w' [% b& T4 v' G: J! p Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ W* m! N4 a$ X- l5 L7 k9 N& U, U
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled); [2 {6 d, P8 ` l- a* O6 r
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)# t$ K" E0 @4 L+ Q i# N
Weather in hex: Light cloud
7 _9 ]( O8 l2 LRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 K. Z! }# {5 m# h% x X) M$ d9 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' v! e4 P& E& g5 \( J* ]
Japanese aircraft
9 [9 F( `" _# u% _ Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80# B, ~( I" j; j4 r" n# E Y9 ^
Japanese aircraft losses3 s0 h7 f3 y; I
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged
( T3 N9 D, F" }& ~. MAllied ground losses:% c% J5 [5 a8 q5 _
142 casualties reported, j: S g% U* R9 z" ` o" {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
6 D2 n$ {& m$ P Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled4 u* n+ w- _* F! b) R v5 K6 q Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ ?* G% o' v L: R# a3 `+ @ Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
, X# x% u! ?% d! V' Y$ w( u5 B6 @7 C; j/ ?! |' n
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
, f. ?/ {# I( q* r. y# Q4 v5 H0 e* @Weather in hex: Light cloud: Z. K( X6 `6 Q6 W. I. J
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.7 B- V7 [% P5 X# E( z
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
+ F( [( u7 a" IJapanese aircraft
8 c* x9 F1 }: k/ A# i# [ B5N2 Kate x 64
5 G7 c# G8 C$ Z# G5 oJapanese aircraft losses
' u/ C' C# p' ~ B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
8 J# B: x/ K" d/ a: R! }, R B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
5 k3 S a, |4 BAllied ground losses:% S( m# J, G5 V7 O+ L V
270 casualties reported, D0 f) p1 m4 s+ P
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled$ j# ]3 r, R* z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
$ d0 E( C1 m% L- Z' \- k9 L C* Z9 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# d4 v+ i2 b5 L2 s8 C6 v, ^
# \5 |6 B. |# R, x' E6 Z' r
Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)
t% B' I8 R- t. E& CWeather in hex: Light cloud
+ S3 x# K2 f0 ]* xRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.; e( A8 e- d/ n) o3 k$ k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
7 f4 o/ x) f ]% k/ OJapanese aircraft8 ?$ ~7 r) c" }# E- S( f# f
B6N2 Jill x 2015 j4 A' L) ?8 k
N1K2-J George x 14- H n* u: J# s5 X: F5 `6 x5 B5 _
Japanese aircraft losses3 ~: n+ s) K6 Z6 Z- ^
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
# _5 l% ~1 P# J B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
0 K" G$ I3 ?4 Q) c0 K N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
0 w8 u- q, O1 h( e' D I# QAllied ground losses:2 ?0 Q9 g- N; T5 S4 b
582 casualties reported
1 o- {0 S/ j9 K, }$ Q! L' i Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled$ T5 M; p6 @4 ~8 S3 S$ t9 q
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled6 F; {9 }, e7 L% W0 g O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled' {; c5 n! e3 \8 R& T
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)- \& }2 S0 e: K1 X
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
4 W0 k- A0 l! B8 f8 UGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)2 o$ z$ u ^1 o; ^& _1 F% R4 ]5 n
Japanese Shock attack" ^1 s) W8 Q F/ ^8 C
Attacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811
# G% D4 |1 q/ q7 `( L. ?& WDefending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314! |8 k; K A2 o$ c
Japanese adjusted assault: 649 ' R2 Z+ C( b+ S. K& {
Allied adjusted defense: 8
7 `& Q" a$ N. ^9 J) z' u0 _Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
; P* i# z' d4 M9 Z8 L1 uJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
. ]7 ?! V$ k5 X: QCombat modifiers
6 t J* ], {, [7 r7 |5 D0 TDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)* O1 }2 I* s" ^4 ^( H
Attacker: shock(+)
- r4 U7 n3 }* }Japanese ground losses:
, x9 T! m) b7 i; g" V. }, O/ _ 93 casualties reported
6 ~% j+ W, H, Y- f, X+ E+ O Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled( J3 `9 s/ t) r; Z+ V5 ^' v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; Z/ z3 C3 F: |+ k4 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( I7 _% l0 a/ {/ A
Allied ground losses:
$ T* r: W7 n- c0 t; E2 a 1957 casualties reported
/ y. Y. k' E" X, E Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
6 g C. u* ]9 C" e Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled2 R% c! M; u6 H* E
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 v2 J' Z" V" p( I( c- b2 | Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ q/ W' l& _+ Y" f. n i3 [ Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
8 O6 H1 b/ n2 i Units retreated 3
* U& x* a, U, o' a UDefeated Allied Units Retreating!$ @+ f! u+ l& r
Assaulting units:$ Q( U1 Q" H: n" u6 f
1st Tank Division
! p! ]2 a8 W/ ?( D6 f z0 H 15th Tank Regiment
; W5 w M: |7 R5 \" V 4th Tank Regiment9 z! {' E( s+ n" ^) I0 G
3rd Tank Division2 y/ A' v2 T: x3 s% }% D1 S. ^" m! i
18th Tank Regiment _% v, [' W- k8 e7 l
Defending units:
& \2 X: G0 B# X: H3 x, a' ~# E 8th Australian Division
0 q. L& Z! `: r0 y9 e 1st Motor Brigade
g$ F4 | H4 d% L 39th Australian Battalion |