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). v! h+ z/ {; p0 h' ]. O
Weather in hex: Light cloud$ j2 h; [( R$ Q" Q* a2 n2 }
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; F! n: d: E, B- \; _ eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
: V. E/ C0 b0 pJapanese aircraft3 |1 a$ \* v$ C4 M1 A6 B! D1 I
B5N2 Kate x 132
+ ~0 K- a7 t9 WNo Japanese losses
* w n0 W1 C- iAllied ground losses:
2 H; Y4 b: E* C8 d- n: }! V 271 casualties reported
; b h* i" R: S/ v6 q3 { O Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
! U: D3 v; X# ~3 T5 @ Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
8 v8 n7 m9 U: x" w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 c g) Q* m6 D( c" a: S Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)6 Y% N9 O! C) {0 ]4 `# t, o: I9 @. i
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
* @% b& Q8 C* [0 G7 IMorning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)8 d7 K0 _' C! B& Z5 F
Weather in hex: Light cloud+ o! P4 Z0 F8 D- g4 |2 Z9 E
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. o4 Z" R/ h5 ?, N( T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. o1 y* d$ g8 S( u" M: j
Japanese aircraft
/ A+ I5 @# R' t4 J W2 ^/ z4 Q Ki-49-IIa Helen x 80
3 B4 `2 l: M( Y4 e8 _- xJapanese aircraft losses1 W/ B/ E1 ~# }/ {
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 32 damaged% v/ @8 i" E: a( q- e
Allied ground losses:+ h# n: q% X& h1 J! R3 _
142 casualties reported* y' F4 T4 x: f J& `+ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
( W. M2 o+ q7 e* I, | Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled/ ]! `' A1 n, K* T, `8 _" \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( n; m# u) g- `& K6 t, v* D; c: @
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)' h+ W3 {3 a/ j/ p) l
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Morning Air attack on 39th Australian Battalion, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)! ?: A& }+ ~ O4 c) C
Weather in hex: Light cloud: F" R" F1 v& L' r% j! z& D, B3 y" X
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 a |- [3 F# L
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes5 t2 j7 G( ?' {; b
Japanese aircraft2 R& t! V6 G; ^3 l! B
B5N2 Kate x 64
' x, D& a \; {: T5 M2 yJapanese aircraft losses, L: k4 D; {9 u" a4 G
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
6 d0 N$ ^; [7 f B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
% l/ _3 a2 _; B8 H+ f! mAllied ground losses:
# {: J# G0 ]- l 270 casualties reported
% e: I X; n* }/ k3 X4 G% ^ Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
, ^5 f7 i! T: j6 k( ? Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled1 D; Q% N; u, j% l/ j: e+ H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 {& j7 ]1 j* j) O; I; o- ?5 W" E: ^Morning Air attack on 1st Motor Brigade, at 91,145 (Charters Towers)) a M2 K( K" R4 R$ f. B
Weather in hex: Light cloud
0 d/ @' F( o2 ?- e% T; i! VRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
c" u# x& G; _& Y# ~% c' u/ rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- Q9 h; [! a2 K! d) X# D5 t
Japanese aircraft6 V) f" s; R/ o: }4 l7 J
B6N2 Jill x 201
3 u. F2 V: x- g' ` N1K2-J George x 14
& ~1 ?! g8 i8 p2 vJapanese aircraft losses; p+ c% J' X3 l& F2 O7 e
B6N2 Jill: 10 damaged8 a/ j! B3 g2 k1 f0 `: J
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak2 `1 }& ^+ ]# n; R5 w& d' ?
N1K2-J George: 2 damaged
* |7 E* F! w/ F7 H' h2 ?' \, n0 |Allied ground losses:
, k$ H5 A# y+ a0 L8 q9 E6 b 582 casualties reported
2 H5 }- l( Y% t2 m Squads: 4 destroyed, 52 disabled, l* g5 G2 X5 a& ~' \, L+ J* K
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled1 M, t* y1 G9 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
% J7 g1 Z0 r2 b Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled); @) s0 n; s) s5 v8 d0 p( I& Q
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
/ G% m. ~5 P$ V! N; o' P, b1 HGround combat at Charters Towers (91,145)
) n- E/ A7 V! F4 g- ^$ H8 `7 V" BJapanese Shock attack
6 Z% z+ ?* B, x) n2 f: ~4 x+ ZAttacking force 17439 troops, 242 guns, 1340 vehicles, Assault Value = 811* S+ J" N0 n6 a; m" Q8 @: Y
Defending force 8286 troops, 118 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 314$ c& Z. I) J% L1 X0 {' U0 |4 @. X
Japanese adjusted assault: 649
/ K7 C8 d$ C/ C& o5 @' n% RAllied adjusted defense: 8 % j' y4 U5 j" o
Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 0)
3 w, l# I, l+ K; FJapanese forces CAPTURE Charters Towers !!!
: l2 i: Y! R4 x- O. g/ [; F* E2 bCombat modifiers# ]( [0 q) m6 r5 C
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)+ n/ q5 e/ E9 W8 m
Attacker: shock(+)
+ ?8 U. `# c" G; p) G. `Japanese ground losses:4 o$ W9 d1 A$ G H
93 casualties reported: t+ A7 S9 y0 c" r2 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 U& y9 @+ G# f6 A8 o$ P/ } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 w7 X0 m2 {$ Q3 u+ i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, e- X4 ^. Y/ Z( _/ M& P
Allied ground losses:
' q0 [: S7 P! w+ N5 c2 l9 O: o; X 1957 casualties reported
* v4 J* u4 c( j: R# ^ Squads: 79 destroyed, 93 disabled
* h+ P4 }" a% r* C+ {6 j# R Non Combat: 208 destroyed, 9 disabled* z; ]8 S ?$ b/ V2 e
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
, G- t- g% R5 l. [# c( f$ \ Guns lost 62 (58 destroyed, 4 disabled)
; d/ n( \2 M+ s0 L Vehicles lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) A" L7 E5 f7 g/ u( K/ S& O Units retreated 33 }7 I' h* w* R( R5 O$ t$ I
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!5 z1 R8 k$ A0 E2 f8 H4 @# P
Assaulting units:
; F; ?- J/ H3 j2 ?/ W; c 1st Tank Division
, O+ B; }7 M3 t: R8 M$ w 15th Tank Regiment
3 j2 S6 u! j0 r+ q- t 4th Tank Regiment4 j( T( T8 Z3 T+ ~
3rd Tank Division
7 g# x8 A8 x. {0 k2 E$ x1 j1 P 18th Tank Regiment; p9 |# H3 d0 Z! X
Defending units:6 u+ ~. F0 w) s. _' h
8th Australian Division
1 i b. d, E# Z- Y' X) T 1st Motor Brigade) S9 c2 w. G' U% d* S2 T& o# x
39th Australian Battalion |