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)
/ j* |( n! s9 Z+ x9 R6 ~- dWeather in hex: Light cloud6 H* ^9 b$ R: Q( V3 L5 t! f- B/ B* f! [
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; ^& J: b3 S! |3 D2 {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
; u* {( k. @ b; Q0 P; S8 IJapanese aircraft
* j! X" r( l( B- U/ H B5N2 Kate x 132
8 p6 A* \, v( W# `$ WNo Japanese losses- L7 w, V; R6 \( r9 N+ l
Allied ground losses:
! J0 Z ?% G0 m" |0 K+ I+ {3 { 271 casualties reported% v7 d' o* P6 M8 O3 |3 ^! N t
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 s ~. e7 D" N- i5 ~( A5 ^ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
% E# A8 a! C; e V2 B+ ~$ f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 b3 }4 u- u4 ^+ S K; @8 W/ S
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
' j, ~% I4 ~1 `1 u3 k: B Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)& |/ b- i7 A( F y; Q' A/ D/ d1 j. j
Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)' j2 q$ J1 f2 e9 e& n
Weather in hex: Light cloud0 q5 C+ c, a% u8 e) @
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. J" f9 `8 `7 I- V6 ^8 b/ l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
& _0 w; ~3 h+ { pJapanese aircraft' a# m( ^# d: F) n& B( M
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
- z* x f2 p+ L/ A1 |; YJapanese aircraft losses
( X) `7 D" L0 ~ Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged2 b/ I. C8 {0 f& f% V- v
Allied ground losses:
; p1 s' Q; o b) C6 N 142 casualties reported
* k" ~1 n `9 z% Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled; |; F0 D% u2 Q, I1 S
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
4 o" B/ p2 [# V1 G8 @6 F1 v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" U, B' Y$ b! f3 L- U0 C Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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6 R" X2 }/ G" }* vMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)! x# J6 ~" b" C3 \2 f7 c& H
Weather in hex: Light cloud
: T: j1 | A- l( XRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
" q3 U" ^5 N/ C1 `7 aEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
5 J, g- t2 I5 `# x$ q- lJapanese aircraft2 l/ ~# ^, f5 P7 a! `
B5N2 Kate x 64
# b7 ]6 W% Z) z% bJapanese aircraft losses
$ y3 k) s+ ?- M( e) v* ?& I& c B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
9 x; X( e! N% s3 I, W B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
7 e( I6 Q6 Q6 Y. T. w9 [: q$ H" ZAllied ground losses:
) v( |2 {7 H( t/ ` 270 casualties reported
% n4 ?. N! ~$ d Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled: S, {/ ?7 H- M3 O% M0 D3 l
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled& Z1 n: Q% Q% q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 n6 u- G- z5 Y0 g; x. P' X' y2 e
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Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)- ~' E% S* |- F: f% _" }
Weather in hex: Light cloud' n! u4 Q' u4 [* D8 a3 B
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
" c' [2 S V" b4 {# ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# g1 `5 x# X" F5 e& Z7 \
Japanese aircraft0 f& g8 G/ x$ L' f4 E
B6N2 Jill x 201
8 o4 {6 I" D7 R' F& x6 }5 e N1K2-J George x 14
4 X8 K1 s3 m/ \3 S2 u. q% iJapanese aircraft losses% x; x5 O t y& M9 U( C
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged
( _5 A) X+ b( p3 ~6 Q B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak5 k1 P3 {: D1 ?: t v
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
& |0 \9 O7 U1 M! KAllied ground losses:
! ?2 s6 u' ?4 ~3 i. P 582 casualties reported4 R; q1 o' s! R6 X3 Y+ K2 d. F2 I
Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled
7 g5 A+ A+ t/ P6 e7 [. h$ g Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled( b( a# [$ L @, n/ ?: R4 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled- J0 `- d* Z, G
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)( M2 k, C0 P0 I2 |; Y+ x
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled). Q9 v) W; ~+ x0 O: m
Ground combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
0 g' A9 Y4 v9 \3 `2 l4 JJapanese Shock attack
+ j4 {% Y7 s3 N7 DAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811% q- X9 s0 l c# `; w9 a
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
7 E$ ~' y! A- h/ q ?1 kJapanese adjusted assault: 649 - X" M+ S$ p# _
Allied adjusted defense: 8 ' l! h5 J f9 G) Q+ B/ |+ Q' I( b5 s
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
/ j6 s. z0 Y }1 N; U' w2 |5 a! QJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!! y/ y: D% t" ~. I3 h7 R
Combat modifiers# Z2 b# e5 S3 _) v' V- m6 |" }$ ~) V
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)9 L4 ]9 H: }3 }- G4 O
Attacker: shock(+)3 u4 _# i. O( u+ m) T
Japanese ground losses:
$ K3 G. b T7 Z# y% W 93 casualties reported8 B: E6 m2 d$ j, s4 V# J3 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
; ^! O( c* x0 O3 X5 Z$ X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 i- n H$ i/ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, |* H. a3 D3 B ~( x. n( rAllied ground losses:' f/ B. s3 w! d
1957 casualties reported$ V) D5 {' q# Q, F5 I
Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled# N- E0 b3 k. a. v9 d; F- V
Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled8 c! E$ _; z' ^/ F2 z8 k
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled+ }# ^4 A. x( t) }. N
Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
' q o3 S3 q$ `- Q$ w Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 J" g; t a U6 G0 W p3 b, a
Units retreated 3
+ O+ q& C+ p1 ?* YDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
& ~5 r/ ? q# W" G6 N$ {* h0 ?Assaulting units:
1 u3 b6 A# N# E3 y) P8 w: E 1st Tank Division
( u0 z3 z7 H$ Z 15th Tank Regiment% u8 ^. V5 Q+ f3 P0 ^
4th Tank Regiment
4 R- X9 z8 [/ |8 M 3rd Tank Division5 q' O0 e$ E6 R$ X8 [
18th Tank Regiment$ t: W6 Q0 s$ a9 c" V% g
Defending units:, p2 d* {8 R8 E, K8 v" q
8th Australian Division+ x& E8 z) N, M# K1 X6 ]! H
1st Motor Brigade
7 b& [" {- A' h! }! L d 39th Australian Battalion |